EX-99.1 2 d645657dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

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Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.

Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2018

(Unaudited)


TURQUOISE HILL RESOURCES LTD.

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Stated in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

(Unaudited)

 

          Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
       Note      2018   2017   2018   2017

 Revenue

   4      $       246,536       $       246,944       $       833,871       $       688,078  

 Cost of sales

   5      (181,027     (197,774     (589,518     (581,010

 Gross margin

        65,509       49,170       244,353       107,068  

 Operating expenses

   6      (62,590     (74,465     (148,954     (150,760

 Corporate administration expenses

        (5,818     (4,099     (18,083     (14,253

 Other income

          4,428       4,013       4,762       5,327  

 Income (loss) before finance items and taxes

        1,529       (25,381     82,078       (52,618

 Finance items

           

 Finance income

   7      38,644       39,074       118,934       118,458  

 Finance costs

   7      (9,509     (37,072     (50,311     (122,075
            29,135       2,002       68,623       (3,617

 Income (loss) from operations before taxes

          $ 30,664       $ (23,379     $ 150,701       $ (56,235

 Income and other taxes

          (15,510     71,061       148,603       133,238  

 Income for the period

          $ 15,154       $ 47,682       $ 299,304       $ 77,003  

 Attributable to owners of Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.

        53,169       65,345       310,156       130,159  

 Attributable to owner of non-controlling interest

          (38,015     (17,663     (10,852     (53,156

 Income for the period

          $ 15,154       $ 47,682       $ 299,304       $ 77,003  

 Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.

   18      $ 0.03       $ 0.03       $ 0.15       $ 0.06  

 Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding (000’s)

          2,012,314       2,012,314       2,012,314       2,012,314  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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TURQUOISE HILL RESOURCES LTD.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Stated in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     2018   2017   2018   2017

 Income for the period

     $ 15,154       $ 47,682       $ 299,304       $ 77,003  

 Other comprehensive income (loss):

        

 Items that will not be reclassified to income:

        

 Changes in the fair value of marketable securities at FVOCI

     (1,111     983       (3,409     1,822  

 Items that have been reclassified to income:

        

 Gain on revaluation of marketable securities transferred to the statement of income

     -       -       -       (39

 Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period (a)

     $ (1,111     $ 983       $ (3,409     $ 1,783  
                                  

 Total comprehensive income for the period

     $ 14,043       $ 48,665       $ 295,895       $ 78,786  

 Attributable to owners of Turquoise Hill

           52,058             66,328             306,747             131,942  

 Attributable to owner of non-controlling interest

     (38,015     (17,663     (10,852     (53,156

 Total comprehensive income for the period

     $ 14,043       $ 48,665       $ 295,895       $ 78,786  

(a) No tax charges and credits arose on items recognized as other comprehensive income or loss in 2018 (2017: nil).

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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TURQUOISE HILL RESOURCES LTD.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Stated in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

(Unaudited)

 

            Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
       Note        2018   2017   2018   2017

 Cash generated from operating activities before interest and tax

     17        $ 52,548       $ 94,715       $ 216,875       $ 234,659  

 Interest received

        24,196       15,982       64,164       42,656  

 Interest paid

        (77     (494     (130,884     (120,311

 Income and other taxes paid

              (509     (1,145     (6,211     (5,623

 Net cash generated from operating activities

              $ 76,158       $ 109,058       $ 143,944       $ 151,381  

 Cash flows from investing activities

           

 Receivable from related party: amounts withdrawn

     19        310,000       230,000       860,000       500,000  

 Expenditures on property, plant and equipment

        (328,845     (234,029     (932,609     (587,071

 Proceeds from sale and redemption of financial assets

        -       984       -       1,047  

 Other investing cash flows

              -       -       616       173  

 Cash used in investing activities

              $ (18,845     $ (3,045     $ (71,993     $ (85,851

 Cash flows from financing activities

           

 Net proceeds from project finance facility

        -       1,118       4,158       4,200  

 Payment of project finance fees

              -       (384     (192     (2,294

 Cash generated from financing activities

              $ -       $ 734       $ 3,966       $ 1,906  

 Effects of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

              35       235       (78     301  

 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

              $ 57,348       $ 106,982       $ 75,839       $ 67,737  

 Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period

        $ 1,463,274       $ 1,378,509       $ 1,444,783       $ 1,417,754  

 Cash and cash equivalents - end of period

              1,520,622       1,485,491       1,520,622       1,485,491  

 Cash and cash equivalents as presented on the balance sheets

              $   1,520,622       $   1,485,491       $   1,520,622       $   1,485,491  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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TURQUOISE HILL RESOURCES LTD.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Stated in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

(Unaudited)

 

       Note        September 30,
2018
  December 31,
2017

 Current assets

       

 Cash and cash equivalents

     8        $ 1,520,622       $ 1,444,783  

 Inventories

     9        245,458       274,142  

 Trade and other receivables

        43,942       29,089  

 Prepaid expenses and other assets

        33,893       49,552  

 Receivable from related party

     10        1,067,500       1,367,586  
        2,911,415       3,165,152  

 Non-current assets

       

 Property, plant and equipment

     11        8,404,514       7,346,972  

 Inventories

     9        22,263       43,379  

 Deferred income tax assets

     14        643,290       473,742  

 Receivable from related party and other financial assets

     10        1,241,322       1,804,074  
                10,311,389       9,668,167  

 Total assets

              $ 13,222,804       $ 12,833,319  

 Current liabilities

       

 Trade and other payables

     12        $ 500,669       $ 435,869  

 Deferred revenue

              63,037       67,598  
        563,706       503,467  

 Non-current liabilities

       

 Borrowings and other financial liabilities

     13        4,174,489       4,159,119  

 Deferred income tax liabilities

     14        41,100       25,788  

 Decommissioning obligations

     15        128,363       125,721  
                4,343,952       4,310,628  

 Total liabilities

              $ 4,907,658       $ 4,814,095  

 Equity

       

 Share capital

        $ 11,432,122       $ 11,432,122  

 Contributed surplus

        1,558,129       1,558,102  

 Accumulated other comprehensive income

        310       3,719  

 Deficit

              (3,771,352     (4,081,508

 Equity attributable to owners of Turquoise Hill

        9,219,209       8,912,435  

 Attributable to non-controlling interest

     16        (904,063     (893,211

 Total equity

        $ 8,315,146       $ 8,019,224  
                           

 Total liabilities and equity

              $ 13,222,804       $   12,833,319  

Commitments and contingencies (Note 20)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

The financial statements were approved by the directors on November 1, 2018 and signed on their behalf by:

 

  /s/ P. Gillin   

/s/ R. Robertson                      

  P. Gillin, Director   

R. Robertson, Director            

 

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TURQUOISE HILL RESOURCES LTD.

Consolidated Statements of Equity

(Stated in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

(Unaudited)

 

 Nine Months Ended

 September 30, 2018

   Attributable to owners of Turquoise Hill               
     Share capital       
Contributed
surplus
 
 
    


Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
 
 
 
 
    Deficit       Total         

Non-controlling
Interest

(Note 16

 
 

    Total equity  

 Opening balance

     $ 11,432,122        $ 1,558,102        $ 3,719       $  (4,081,508     $  8,912,435          $ (893,211   $ 8,019,224  

 Income for the period

     -        -        -       310,156       310,156          (10,852     299,304  

 Other comprehensive loss for the period

     -        -        (3,409     -       (3,409        -       (3,409

 Employee share plans

     -        27        -       -       27                -       27  

 Closing balance

     $ 11,432,122        $ 1,558,129        $ 310       $  (3,771,352     $  9,219,209                $ (904,063   $ 8,315,146  
                                                               

 Nine Months Ended

 September 30, 2017

     Attributable to owners of Turquoise Hill                     
     Share capital       
Contributed
surplus
 
 
    


Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
 
 
 
 
    Deficit       Total         

Non-controlling
Interest

(Note 16

 
 

    Total equity  

 Opening balance

     $ 11,432,122        $ 1,557,913        $ (402     $  (4,262,755     $  8,726,878          $ (822,892     $ 7,903,986  

 Income for the period

     -        -        -       130,159       130,159          (53,156     77,003  

 Other comprehensive income for the period

     -        -        1,783       -       1,783          -       1,783  

 Employee share plans

     -        84        -       -       84                -       84  

 Closing balance

     $ 11,432,122        $ 1,557,997        $ 1,381       $  (4,132,596     $  8,858,904                $ (876,048     $ 7,982,856  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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TURQUOISE HILL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

1.

Nature of operations

The condensed interim consolidated financial statements of Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (“Turquoise Hill”) were authorized for issue in accordance with a directors’ resolution on November 1, 2018. Rio Tinto plc is the ultimate parent company and indirectly owned a 50.8% majority interest in Turquoise Hill as at September 30, 2018.

Turquoise Hill, together with its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “the Company”), is an international mining company focused principally on the operation and further development of the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Southern Mongolia. Turquoise Hill’s head office is located at 354-200 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 1S4. Turquoise Hill’s registered office is located at 300-204 Black Street, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, Y1A 2M9.

Turquoise Hill has its primary listing in Canada on the Toronto Stock Exchange and secondary listings in the U.S. on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ.

 

2.

Summary of significant accounting policies

 

  (a)

Statement of compliance

These condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) applicable to the preparation of interim financial statements, including IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting. These condensed interim consolidated financial statements are compliant with IAS 34 and do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements.

These condensed interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS, and in conjunction with the Company’s condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2018 which include the impact of adoption and the accounting policies applied with regards to IFRS 9, Financial Instruments, and IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

 

  (b)

Changes in accounting policies

The accounting policies applied in the preparation of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements are consistent with those applied and disclosed in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, except for the adoption of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15, both of which were effective and have been applied from January 1, 2018.

 

  (c)

New standards and interpretations not yet adopted

A number of new standards, and amendments to standards and interpretations, are not yet effective for the year ending December 31, 2018, and have not been applied in preparing these condensed interim consolidated financial statements. The following standard may have an effect on future consolidated financial statements of the Company:

 

  (i)

IFRS 16, Leases, which will replace IAS 17, Leases, is effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 and is available for early adoption. The objective of the new standard is to report all leases on the consolidated balance sheet with the exception of short term (under 12 months) and low

 

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TURQUOISE HILL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

2.

Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)

 

  (c)

New standards and interpretations not yet adopted (continued)

 

 

value leases, and to define how right to use assets and related lease liabilities are measured. Under the new standard, a lessee is in essence required to:

 

  a)

Recognize all lease assets and liabilities (including those currently classed as operating leases) on the balance sheet, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments not paid at that date;

 

  b)

Recognize amortization of lease assets and interest on lease liabilities in the statement of income over the lease term; and

 

  c)

Separate the total amount of cash paid into a principal portion (presented within financing activities) and interest (which companies can choose to present within operating or financing activities consistent with presentation of any other interest paid) in the statement of cash flows.

The Company continues to evaluate the impact of IFRS 16. Generally, it is expected that under IFRS 16, the present value of most lease commitments will be shown as a liability on the balance sheet together with an asset representing the right of use. This will include those classified as operating leases under the existing standard. Information on the undiscounted amount of the Company’s operating lease commitments at September 30, 2018 under IAS 17, the current lease standard, is disclosed within Note 20. In addition to the increase in assets and liabilities, the Company expects an increase in depreciation and accretion expenses and also an increase in cash generated from operating activities due to the removal of operating lease payments. Cash outflows from financing activities are expected to increase as finance lease principal payments will be treated as financing cash flows.

To date, work has focussed on the identification of the provisions of the standard that will mostly impact the Company, a detailed review of contracts and financial reporting impacts and embedding the new lease management software system. The Company intends to apply the modified retrospective approach and will not restate comparative amounts for the year prior to first adoption.

None of the remaining standards and amendments to standards and interpretations are expected to have a significant effect on the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

 

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TURQUOISE HILL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

3.

Operating segment

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
         Corporate    
         and other    
     Oyu Tolgoi   eliminations   Consolidated

 Revenue

     $ 246,536       $ -         $ 246,536  

 Cost of sales

     (181,027     -       (181,027

 Gross margin

     65,509       -       65,509  

 Operating expenses

     (75,291     12,701       (62,590

 Corporate administration expenses

     -       (5,818     (5,818

 Other income (expenses)

     4,522       (94     4,428  

 Income (loss) before finance items and taxes

     (5,260     6,789       1,529  

 Finance items

      

 Finance income

     10,996       27,648       38,644  

 Finance costs

     (98,191     88,682       (9,509
       

 Income (loss) from operations before taxes

     $ (92,455     $ 123,119       $ 30,664  

 Income and other taxes

 

    

 

(19,354

 

 

   

 

3,844

 

 

 

   

 

(15,510

 

 

 Income (loss) for the period

     $ (111,809     $ 126,963       $ 15,154  

 Depreciation and depletion

     45,406       -       45,406  

 Capital additions

     393,467       -       393,467  

 Total assets

         9,376,386           3,846,418         13,222,804  

 

  (a)

Revenue by geographic destination is based on the ultimate country of destination, if known. If the destination of the concentrate sold through traders is not known, then revenue is allocated to the location of the concentrate at the time when revenue is recognized. During the three months ended September 30, 2018, principally all of Oyu Tolgoi’s revenue arose from concentrate sales to customers in China and revenue from individual customers in excess of 10% of Oyu Tolgoi’s revenue was $50.0 million, $30.6 million and $25.2 million (September 30, 2017 - $57.4 million, $46.3 million, $40.8 million and $33.9 million).

All long-lived assets of the Oyu Tolgoi segment, other than financial instruments, are located in Mongolia.

 

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TURQUOISE HILL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

3.

Operating segment (continued)

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
         Corporate    
         and other    
          Oyu Tolgoi       eliminations       Consolidated

 Revenue

     $ 246,944       $ -       $ 246,944  

 Cost of sales

     (197,774     -       (197,774

 Gross margin

     49,170       -       49,170  

 Operating expenses

     (83,413     8,948       (74,465

 Corporate administration expenses

     -       (4,099     (4,099

 Other income (expenses)

     4,995       (982     4,013  

 Income (loss) before finance items and taxes

     (29,248     3,867       (25,381

 Finance items

      

 Finance income

     15,093       23,981       39,074  

 Finance costs

     (95,391     58,319       (37,072
       

 Income (loss) from operations before taxes

     $ (109,546     $ 86,167       $ (23,379

 Income and other taxes

 

    

 

57,596

 

 

 

   

 

13,465

 

 

 

   

 

71,061

 

 

 

 Income (loss) for the period

     $ (51,950     $ 99,632       $ 47,682  

 Depreciation and depletion

     78,152       -       78,152  

 Capital additions

     302,780       -       302,780  

 Total assets

         7,812,188           4,925,490        12,737,678  

 

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TURQUOISE HILL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

3.

Operating segment (continued)

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
         Corporate    
         and other    
          Oyu Tolgoi       eliminations     Consolidated

 Revenue

     $ 833,871       $ -       $ 833,871  

 Cost of sales

     (589,518     -       (589,518

 Gross margin

     244,353       -       244,353  

 Operating expenses

     (185,790     36,836       (148,954

 Corporate administration expenses

     -       (18,083     (18,083

 Other income (expenses)

     4,872       (110     4,762  

 Income before finance items and taxes

     63,435       18,643       82,078  

 Finance items

      

 Finance income

     37,519       81,415       118,934  

 Finance costs

     (290,372     240,061       (50,311
       

 Income (loss) from operations before taxes

     $ (189,418     $ 340,119       $ 150,701  

 Income and other taxes

 

    

 

157,500

 

 

 

   

 

(8,897

 

 

   

 

148,603

 

 

 

 Income (loss) for the period

     $ (31,918     $ 331,222       $ 299,304  

 Depreciation and depletion

     166,360       -       166,360  

 Capital additions

     1,198,235       -       1,198,235  

 Total assets

         9,376,386           3,846,418       13,222,804  

 

  (b)

Revenue by geographic destination is based on the ultimate country of destination, if known. If the destination of the concentrate sold through traders is not known, then revenue is allocated to the location of the concentrate at the time when revenue is recognized. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, principally all of Oyu Tolgoi’s revenue arose from concentrate sales to customers in China and revenue from individual customers in excess of 10% of Oyu Tolgoi’s revenue was $137.7 million, $96.3 million and $92.2 million (September 30, 2017 - $171.9 million, $143.4 million, $116.4 million and $75.0 million).

All long-lived assets of the Oyu Tolgoi segment, other than financial instruments, are located in Mongolia.

 

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TURQUOISE HILL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

3.

Operating segment (continued)

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
         Corporate    
         and other    
          Oyu Tolgoi       eliminations     Consolidated

 Revenue

     $ 688,078       $ -       $ 688,078  

 Cost of sales

     (581,010     -       (581,010

 Gross margin

     107,068       -       107,068  

 Operating expenses

     (176,151     25,391       (150,760

 Corporate administration expenses

     -       (14,253     (14,253

 Other income

     4,369       958       5,327  

 Income (loss) before finance items and taxes

     (64,714     12,096       (52,618

 Finance items

      

 Finance income

     50,066       68,392       118,458  

 Finance costs

     (279,656     157,581       (122,075
       

 Income (loss) from operations before taxes

     $ (294,304     $ 238,069       $ (56,235

 Income and other taxes

 

    

 

137,963

 

 

 

   

 

(4,725

 

 

   

 

133,238

 

 

 

 Income (loss) for the period

     $ (156,341     $ 233,344       $ 77,003  

 Depreciation and depletion

     233,277       32       233,309  

 Capital additions

     822,218       -       822,218  

 Total assets

         7,812,188           4,925,490       12,737,678  

 

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Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

4.

Revenue

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2018         Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
     Revenue from
contracts with
customers
   Other
revenue (a)
  Total revenue         Revenue from
contracts with
customers
   Other
revenue (a)
  Total revenue
  

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 Total revenue:

                

 Copper

     $ 193,611        $ (13,245     $ 180,366         $ 682,653        $ (26,506     $ 656,147  

 Gold

     63,985        (679     63,306         167,033        609       167,642  

 Silver

     2,886        (22     2,864               9,977        105       10,082  
       $ 260,482        $ (13,946     $ 246,536               $ 859,663        $ (25,792     $ 833,871  
     Three Months Ended September 30, 2017         Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
     Revenue from
contracts with
customers
   Other
revenue (a)
  Total revenue         Revenue from
contracts with
customers
   Other
revenue (a)
  Total revenue
  

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 Total revenue:

                

 Copper

     $ 196,486        $ 12,716       $ 209,202         $ 559,835        $ 19,640       $ 579,475  

 Gold

     33,439        763       34,202         96,459        1,869       98,328  

 Silver

     3,458        82       3,540               10,050        225       10,275  
       $     233,383        $       13,561       $     246,944               $     666,344        $       21,734       $     688,078  

(a) Other revenue relates to gains (losses) on the revaluation of trade receivables.

 

5.

Cost of sales

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     2018    2017   2018    2017

 Production and delivery

     $ 135,852        $ 123,386       $ 424,647        $ 361,786  

 Depreciation and depletion

     45,175        77,355       164,871        230,653  

 Reversal of provision against carrying value of inventories (Note 9)

     -        (2,967     -        (11,429
       $     181,027        $     197,774       $     589,518        $     581,010  

 

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Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

6.

Operating expenses

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     2018     2017     2018     2017 

 Oyu Tolgoi administration expenses

       $ 33,254           $ 28,650           $ 74,346           $ 82,127   

 Royalty expenses

       15,504           14,532           50,678           41,428   

 Inventory write downs (a)

       7,701           25,040           2,400           4,978   

 Selling expenses

       5,900           5,446           20,185           16,701   

 Depreciation

       231           797           1,489           2,656   

 Other

                         (144)          2,870   
         $       62,590           $       74,465           $       148,954           $       150,760   

 

  (a)

Inventory write downs include net adjustments to the carrying value of ore stockpile inventories and materials and supplies; refer to Note 9.

 

7.

Finance Items

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     2018     2017     2018     2017 

 Finance income:

                   

 Interest income (a)

       $ 38,644           $ 39,074         $       118,934         $ 118,458   
         $        38,644           $         39,074         $ 118,934         $       118,458   

 Finance costs:

                   

 Interest expense and similar charges

       $ (99,523)          $ (88,433)        $ (281,808)        $ (259,956)  

 Amounts capitalized to property, plant and equipment (b)

       91,258           52,699           235,303           141,520   

 Accretion of decommissioning obligations (Note 15)

       (1,244)          (1,338)          (3,806)          (3,639)  
         $ (9,509)          $ (37,072)        $ (50,311)        $ (122,075)  

 

  (a)

Finance income on the related party receivable relates to amounts placed with Rio Tinto under an agreement for cash management services in connection with net proceeds from the project finance facility (refer to Note 19).

 

  (b)

The majority of the costs capitalized to property, plant and equipment were capitalized at the weighted average rate of the Company’s general borrowings of 8.1%.

 

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Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

8.

Cash and cash equivalents

 

     September 30, 
2018 
  December 31, 
2017 

 Cash at bank and on hand

     $ 81,253       $ 95,822  

 Money market funds and other cash equivalents (a)

     1,439,369       1,348,961  
       $     1,520,622       $     1,444,783  

 

  (a)

At September 30, 2018, short-term liquid investments of $741.7 million (December 31, 2017 - $741.7 million) have been placed with Rio Tinto (refer to Note 19).

 

9.

Inventories

 

     September 30, 
2018 
  December 31, 
2017 

 Current

    

 Concentrate

     $ 70,278       $ 92,882  

 Ore stockpiles

     67,102       65,556  

 Provision against carrying value of ore stockpiles

     (3,305     (10,129

 Materials and supplies

         185,509       193,902  

 Provision against carrying value of materials and supplies

     (74,126     (68,069
       $ 245,458       $     274,142  

 Non-current

    

 Ore stockpiles

     $ 29,206       $ 51,144  

 Provision against carrying value of ore stockpiles

     (6,943     (7,765
       $ 22,263       $ 43,379  

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, $181.0 million (2017 - $197.8 million) and $589.5 million (2017 - $581.0 million) of inventory was charged to cost of sales (Note 5).

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, net write down charges of $7.7 million (2017 - $22.1 million) and $2.4 million (2017 – net reversals of $6.5 million) were recognized in the consolidated statement of income relating to inventory write off and movement in provisions against carrying value. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, inventory on which there was a provision against carrying value of nil (2017 - $15.9 million) and $4.0 million (2017 - $49.3 million) was sold and recognized in cost of sales for the period.

 

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Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

10.

Receivable from related party and other non-current financial assets

 

     September 30, 
2018 
   December 31, 
2017 

 Current assets:

     

 Receivable from related party (Note 19)

     $ 1,067,500        $ 1,367,586  
       $ 1,067,500        $ 1,367,586  
     September 30, 
2018 
   December 31, 
2017 

 Receivable from related party and other non-current financial assets:

     

 Receivable from related party (Note 19)

     $     1,228,784        $ 1,788,698  

 Marketable securities

     5,032        8,441  

 Other

     7,506        6,935  
       $ 1,241,322        $     1,804,074  

 

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Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

11.

Property, plant and equipment

 

     Oyu Tolgoi         

 Nine Months Ended

 September 30, 2018

  

Mineral

property

interests

 

Plant and

equipment

 

Capital

works in

progress

     

Other

capital

assets

  Total

 Net book value:

            

 January 1, 2018

     $ 834,310       $ 3,197,491       $ 3,315,171         $                 -       $     7,346,972  

 Additions

     16,851       -       946,081         -       962,932  

 Interest capitalized (Note 7)

     -       -       235,303         -       235,303  

 Depreciation for the period

     (38,239     (101,975     -         -       (140,214

 Disposals and write offs

     -       (479     -         -       (479

 Transfers and other movements

     -       33,195       (33,195       -       -  

 September 30, 2018

     $ 812,922       $ 3,128,232       $ 4,463,360         $ -       $ 8,404,514  

 Cost

     1,242,960       4,573,397       4,463,360         1,152       10,280,869  

 Accumulated depreciation / impairment

     (430,038     (1,445,165     -         (1,152     (1,876,355

 September 30, 2018

     $ 812,922       $ 3,128,232       $ 4,463,360         $ -       $ 8,404,514  
     Oyu Tolgoi      

 

 Nine Months Ended

 September 30, 2017

  

Mineral

property

interests

 

Plant and

equipment

 

Capital

works in

progress

     

Other

capital

assets

  Total

 Net book value:

            

 January 1, 2017

     $         854,089       $         3,394,948       $         2,167,962         $ 32       $ 6,417,031  

 Additions

     44,760       -       635,938         -       680,698  

 Interest capitalized (Note 7)

     -       -       141,520         -       141,520  

 Depreciation for the period

     (39,761     (185,128     -         (32     (224,921

 Disposals and write offs

     -       (2,785     -         -       (2,785

 Transfers and other movements

     -       23,389       (23,389       -       -  

 September 30, 2017

     $ 859,088       $ 3,230,424       $ 2,922,031         $ -       $ 7,011,543  

 Cost

     1,223,599       4,506,881       2,922,031         1,152       8,653,663  

 Accumulated depreciation / impairment

     (364,511     (1,276,457     -         (1,152     (1,642,120

 September 30, 2017

     $ 859,088       $ 3,230,424       $ 2,922,031         $ -       $ 7,011,543  

 

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Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

12.

Trade and other payables

 

     September 30, 
2018 
   December 31, 
2017 

 Trade payables and accrued liabilities

     $ 386,050        $ 360,697  

 Interest payable on long-term borrowings

     70,948        10,161  

 Payable to related parties (Note 19)

     42,668        52,308  

 Other

     1,003        12,703  
       $ 500,669        $ 435,869  

 

13.  Borrowings and other financial liabilities

 

   

     September 30, 
2018 
   December 31, 
2017 

 Project finance facility (a)

     $ 4,162,314        $ 4,146,601  

 Finance lease payable

     12,175        12,518  
       $     4,174,489        $     4,159,119  

 

  (a)

Project finance facility

On December 14, 2015, Oyu Tolgoi signed a $4.4 billion project finance facility. The facility is provided by a syndicate of international financial institutions and export credit agencies representing the governments of Canada, the United States and Australia, along with 15 commercial banks. The project finance lenders have agreed a debt cap of $6.0 billion. In addition to the funding drawn down to date there is an additional $0.1 billion available, subject to certain conditions, under the Company’s facility with the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and the potential for an additional $1.6 billion of supplemental debt in the future. Under the terms of the project finance facility held by Oyu Tolgoi, there are certain restrictions on the ability of Oyu Tolgoi to make shareholder distributions.

At September 30, 2018, Oyu Tolgoi has drawn down $4.3 billion of the project finance facility:

 

     September 30, 2018                 Annual interest rate  
Facility    Carrying Value (i)            Fair Value    Term            Pre-completion      Post-completion  

 International Financial

                

 Institutions - A Loan

     $ 766,275        $ 918,254        15 years                LIBOR + 3.78%        LIBOR + 4.78%  

 Export Credit Agencies

     870,836        969,923        14 years          LIBOR + 3.65%        LIBOR + 4.65%  

 Loan

     261,581        288,755        13 years                2.3%        2.3%  

 MIGA Insured Loan

     675,522        750,348        12 years                LIBOR + 2.65%        LIBOR + 3.65%  

 Commercial Banks

     1,588,100        1,708,354        12 years          LIBOR + 3.4%        LIBOR + 4.4%  

 - B Loan

                                        Includes $50 million 15-year loan at A Loan rate  
       $   4,162,314        $   4,635,634                                     

 

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Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

13.

Borrowings and other financial liabilities (continued)

 

  (a)

Project finance facility (continued)

 

  (i)

The carrying value of borrowings under the project finance facility differs from fair value due to amortized transaction costs, and changes in the estimate of fair value between the initial recognition date and the balance sheet date. Project finance borrowings were initially recognized at fair value on the relevant draw down dates, with aggregate initial fair value being $4,336.8 million before transaction costs. At September 30, 2018, these borrowings are stated net of $174.5 million amortized transaction costs.

 

14.

Deferred income taxes

 

     September 30, 
2018 
  December 31, 
2017 

 Deferred tax assets

    

 Non-capital losses

     $ 329,770       $     349,956  

 Other temporary differences including accrued interest

         313,520       123,786  
       $ 643,290       $ 473,742  

 Deferred tax liabilities

    

 Withholding tax

     (41,100     (25,788
       $ (41,100     $ (25,788

 

15.

Decommissioning obligations

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2018     2017  

 Opening carrying amount

     $ 125,721       $ 118,903  

 Changes in estimates and new estimated cash flows

     (1,164     163  

 Accretion of present value discount

     3,806       3,639  
       $       128,363       $       122,705  

All decommissioning obligations relate to Oyu Tolgoi. Reclamation and closure costs have been estimated based on the Company’s interpretation of current regulatory requirements and other commitments made to stakeholders, and are measured as the net present value of future cash expenditures upon reclamation and closure.

Estimated future cash expenditures of $268.4 million (December 31, 2017 - $266.5 million) have been discounted from an anticipated closure date of 2055 to their present value at a real rate of 2.0% (December 31, 2017 - 2.0%).

 

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Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

16.

Non-controlling interest

 

     Non-controlling Interest:
     Oyu Tolgoi (a)
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     2018    2017

 Balance, January 1

     $ (893,211     $ (822,892

 Non-controlling interest’s share of loss

     (10,852     (53,156

 Common share investments funded on behalf of non-controlling interest (a)

         120,700             51,000  

 Funded amounts repayable to the Company (a)

     (120,700     (51,000

 Balance, September 30

     $ (904,063     $ (876,048

 

  (a)

Since 2011, the Company has funded common share investments in Oyu Tolgoi on behalf of Erdenes Oyu Tolgoi LLC (“Erdenes”). In accordance with the Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement dated June 8, 2011, such funded amounts earn interest at an effective annual rate of LIBOR plus 6.5% and are repayable to the Company via a pledge over Erdenes’ share of future Oyu Tolgoi common share dividends. Erdenes also has the right to reduce the outstanding balance by making payments directly to the Company.

Common share investments funded on behalf of Erdenes are recorded as a reduction to the net carrying value of non-controlling interest. As at September 30, 2018, the cumulative amount of such funding was $967.0 million (December 31, 2017 - $846.3 million). Accrued interest of $473.0 million (December 31, 2017 - $387.7 million) relating to this funding, has not been recognized in these consolidated financial statements, as payment will be triggered on common share dividend distribution by Oyu Tolgoi, the certainty of which cannot currently be reliably determined.

 

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Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

17.

Cash flow information

 

  (a)

Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow generated from operating activities before interest and tax

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     2018    2017    2018    2017 

 Income for the period

     $ 15,154       $ 47,682       $ 299,304       $ 77,003  

 Adjustments for:

        

 Depreciation and amortization

           45,406             78,152             166,360             233,309  

 Finance items:

        

 Interest income

     (38,644     (39,074     (118,934     (118,458

 Interest and accretion expense

     9,509       37,072       50,311       122,075  

 Realized and unrealized gains on financial instruments

     -       (257     -       (6,682

 Unrealized foreign exchange losses (gains)

     (35     (235     78       (301

 Inventory write downs (reversals)

     7,701       22,073       2,400       (6,451

 Write down of carrying value of property, plant and equipment

     -       -       -       2,612  

 Income and other taxes

     15,510       (71,061     (148,603     (133,238

 Other items

     (423     895       10       622  

 Net change in non-cash operating working capital items:

        

 (Increase) decrease in:

        

 Inventories

     2,106       16,579       16,927       30,144  

 Trade, other receivables and prepaid expenses

     5,781       (1,253     (17,479     6,909  

 (Decrease) increase in:

        

 Trade and other payables

     (6,640     (9,417     (28,938     9,905  

 Deferred revenue

     (2,877     13,559       (4,561     17,210  

 Cash generated from operating activities before interest and tax

     $ 52,548       $ 94,715       $ 216,875       $ 234,659  

 

  (b)

Supplementary information regarding other non-cash transactions

The non-cash investing and financing activities relating to operations not already disclosed in the consolidated statements of cash flows were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     2018    2017     2018     2017 

 Investing activities

          

 Change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities related to purchase of property, plant and equipment

     $           (28,615)      $         9,916        $         24,037        $         75,021  

 

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Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

18.

Earnings per share

The basic earnings per share is computed by dividing the net income attributable to owners of Turquoise Hill by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. All stock options and share purchase warrants outstanding at each period end have been excluded from the weighted average share calculation. As at September 30, 2018, the number of potentially dilutive shares excluded from the earnings per share calculation due to anti-dilution is nil (September 30, 2017 - 401,771). As of January 29, 2018, there were no longer any outstanding options in the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan. As a result, the Turquoise Hill Board of Directors decided to repeal the Equity Incentive Plan on March 14, 2018.

 

19.

Related parties

As at September 30, 2018, Rio Tinto plc’s indirect equity ownership in the Company was 50.8% (December 31, 2017: 50.8%). The following tables present the consolidated financial statements line items within which transactions with a Rio Tinto entity or entities (“Rio Tinto”) are reported. Rio Tinto entities comprise Rio Tinto plc, Rio Tinto Limited and their respective subsidiaries other than Turquoise Hill Resources and its subsidiaries.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Statements of Income    2018    2017    2018    2017 

 Operating and corporate administration expenses:

        

 Cost recoveries - Turquoise Hill

     $ 133       $ 112       $ 278       $ 984  

 Management services payment (i)

     (8,034     (6,508     (22,020     (19,206

 Cost recoveries - Rio Tinto (ii)

     (7,317     (8,150     (26,945     (23,836

 Finance income:

        

 Cash and cash equivalents (iii)

     5,383       3,489       14,407       9,563  

 Receivable from Rio Tinto (iv)

     29,233       33,477       94,164       102,192  

 Finance costs:

        

 Completion support fee (v)

     (27,105     (27,051     (81,267     (81,099
       $ (7,707     $ (4,631     $ (21,383     $ (11,402
     Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 Statements of Cash Flows    2018    2017    2018    2017 

 Cash generated from operating activities

        

 Interest received (iii, iv)

     $ 21,171       $ 14,048       $ 53,802       $ 37,420  

 Interest paid (v)

     -       -       (11,918     (12,646

 Cash flows from investing activities

        

 Receivable from related party: amounts withdrawn (iv)

           310,000             230,000             860,000             500,000  

 Expenditures on property, plant and equipment:

        

 Management services payment and cost recoveries - Rio Tinto (i), (ii)

     (17,349     (12,794     (53,221     (32,264

 

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Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

19.

Related parties (continued)

 

     September 30,       December 31,  
 Balance Sheets    2018     2017  

 Cash and cash equivalents (iii)

     $ 741,711       $ 741,711  

 Trade and other receivables

     16,604       12,819  

 Prepaid expenses and other assets

     17,143       35,736  

 Receivable from related party and other non-current financial assets (iv) (Note 10)

     2,296,284       3,156,284  

 Trade and other payables (Note 12)

    

 Management services payment - Rio Tinto (i)

     (12,810     (14,128

 Cost recoveries - Rio Tinto (ii)

     (29,858     (38,180
       $ 3,029,074       $ 3,894,242  

 

  (i)

In accordance with the Amended and Restated Shareholders’ Agreement, which was signed on June 8, 2011, and other related agreements, Turquoise Hill is required to make a management services payment to Rio Tinto equal to a percentage of all capital costs and operating costs incurred by Oyu Tolgoi from March 31, 2010 onwards. After signing the Underground Mine Development and Financing Plan on May 18, 2015, the management services payment to Rio Tinto is calculated as 1.5% applied to underground development capital costs, and 3% applied to operating costs and capital related to current operations.

 

  (ii)

Rio Tinto recovers the costs of providing general corporate support services and mine management services to Turquoise Hill. Mine management services are provided by Rio Tinto in its capacity as the manager of Oyu Tolgoi.

 

  (iii)

In addition to placing cash and cash equivalents on deposit with banks or investing funds with other financial institutions, Turquoise Hill may deposit cash and cash equivalents with Rio Tinto in accordance with an agreed upon policy and strategy for the management of liquid resources. At September 30, 2018, cash equivalents deposited with wholly owned subsidiaries of Rio Tinto totalled $741.7 million, earning interest at rates equivalent to those offered by financial institutions or short-term corporate debt.

 

  (iv)

As part of project finance (Note 13), Turquoise Hill appointed 9539549 Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto, as service provider to provide post-drawdown cash management services in connection with net proceeds from the project finance facility, which were placed with 9539549 Canada Inc. and shall be returned to Turquoise Hill as required for purposes of Oyu Tolgoi underground mine development and funding. Rio Tinto International Holdings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto, agreed to guarantee the obligations of the service provider under this agreement. At September 30, 2018, the resulting receivable from 9539549 Canada Inc. totalled $2,296.3 million, earning interest at an effective annual rate of LIBOR plus 2.45%. The interest rate reflects: interest receivable at LIBOR minus 0.05%; plus a benefit of 2.5% arising on amounts receivable from 9539549 Canada Inc. under the Cash Management Services Agreement, which are net settled with the 2.5% completion support fee described in (v) below.

At September 30, 2018, the fair value of the receivable approximates its carrying value. The fair value has been estimated with reference to a market yield, the variability of which is considered a reasonable indicator, over the projected timeframe for returning funds to Turquoise Hill, of movements in the fair value of the receivable. This is considered a level 3 fair value measurement.

 

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Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

19.

Related parties (continued)

 

  (v)

As part of the project finance agreements (Note 13), Rio Tinto agreed to provide a guarantee, known as the completion support undertaking (“CSU”) in favour of the Commercial Banks and the Export Credit Agencies. In consideration for providing the CSU, the Company is required to pay Rio Tinto a fee equal to 2.5% of the amounts drawn under the facility. The annual completion support fee of 2.5% on amounts drawn under the facility is accounted for as a borrowing cost and included within interest expense and similar charges (refer to Note 7). The fee is settled net of a benefit arising on amounts receivable from 9539549 Canada Inc. under the Cash Management Services Agreement described in (iv) above. The fee payment obligation will terminate on the date Rio Tinto’s CSU obligations to the project lenders terminate.

The above noted transactions were carried out in the normal course of operations and were measured at the transaction amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.

 

20.

Commitments and contingencies

 

  (a)

Capital commitments

At September 30, 2018, the Company had capital expenditure commitments at the balance sheet date of $51.5 million. These commitments represent minimum non-cancellable obligations and exit costs for cancellable obligations.

 

  (b)

Operating lease commitments

The following table presents the future aggregate minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases as at September 30, 2018:

 

     September 30,       December 31,   
     2018       2017   

 Less than one year

     $         14,777        $         20,317  

 1 to 5 years

     11,875        25,621  

 More than 5 years

     2,393        3,125  
       $ 29,045        $ 49,063  

 

  (c)

Other commitments

During 2017, Oyu Tolgoi signed a new power purchase agreement with the National Power Transmission Grid (“NPTG”) of Mongolia. The power purchase agreement was executed in connection with the power import arrangement between NPTG and the Inner Mongolia Power International Corporation (“IMPIC”). The new arrangement took effect on July 4, 2017, subsequent to the expiry of the previous IMPIC agreement, for a term of up to six years, with possibility of early cancelation after the fourth year, if a domestic power plant is commissioned earlier.

At September 30, 2018, the Company had power purchase commitments of $366.8 million. These commitments represent minimum non-cancellable obligations.

 

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Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

20.

Commitments and contingencies (continued)

 

  (d)

On January 16, 2018, the Company announced that Oyu Tolgoi received a tax assessment for approximately $155 million from the Mongolian Tax Authority (the “MTA”) as a result of a general tax audit for the period covering 2013 through 2015. In January 2018 Oyu Tolgoi paid an amount of $4.8 million to settle unpaid taxes, fines and penalties for accepted items.

The Company is of the opinion that Oyu Tolgoi has now paid all taxes and charges required under the 2009 Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement (“Investment Agreement”), the Amended and Restated Shareholders’ Agreement (“ARSHA”), the Underground Mine Development and Financing Plan and Mongolian law. Following engagement with the MTA, Oyu Tolgoi was advised that the MTA could not resolve Oyu Tolgoi’s objections to the tax assessment. Accordingly, on March 15, 2018, Oyu Tolgoi issued a notice of dispute to the Government of Mongolia under the Investment Agreement and on April 13, 2018, Oyu Tolgoi submitted a claim to the Mongolian Administrative Court. The Administrative Court has currently suspended the processing of the case for an indefinite period based on current procedural uncertainty in relation to the tax assessment disputes.

Chapter 14 of the Investment Agreement sets out a dispute resolution process. The issuance of a notice of dispute is the first step in the dispute resolution process and commenced a 60 working-day negotiation period. The parties were unable to reach a resolution during the 60 working-day period; however, the parties can continue discussions in an attempt to resolve the dispute in good faith. If unsuccessful, the next step would be dispute resolution through international arbitration.

The Company accrues for such matters when both a liability is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company believes that Oyu Tolgoi has paid all taxes and charges as required under the Investment Agreement, ARSHA, the Underground Mine Development and Financing Plan and Mongolian law and in the opinion of the Company at September 30, 2018, a provision is not required for the amount of approximately $150 million disputed by the Company relating to the years 2013 through 2015 or any additional amounts related to the period January 1, 2016 to September 30, 2018. The amounts that could arise related to the period January 1, 2016 to September 30, 2018 would be material. The final amount of taxes to be paid depends on a number of factors including the outcome of discussions with the government and possible international arbitration. Changes in management’s assessment of the outcome of this matter could result in material adjustments to the Company’s statements of income and financial position.

Due to the size, complexity and nature of Turquoise Hill’s operations, various legal and tax matters arise in the ordinary course of business. Turquoise Hill recognizes a liability with respect to such matters when an outflow of economic resources is assessed as probable and the amount can be reliably estimated. In the opinion of management, these matters will not have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

 

21.

Financial instruments and fair value measurements

Certain of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Certain non-financial assets and liabilities may also be measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

The fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities measured at amortized cost is determined in accordance with accepted pricing models based on discounted cash flow analysis or using prices from observable current market transactions. Except as otherwise specified, the Company considers that the carrying amount of other

 

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TURQUOISE HILL RESOURCES LTD.

Notes to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements

(Stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted; tabular amounts in thousands unless otherwise noted)

 

(Unaudited)

 

21.

Financial instruments and fair value measurements (continued)

receivables, trade payables and other financial assets measured at amortized cost approximates their fair value because of the demand nature or short-term maturity of these instruments.

The following tables provide an analysis of the Company’s financial assets that are measured subsequent to initial recognition at fair value on a recurring basis, grouped into Level 1 to 3 based on the degree to which the significant inputs used to determine the fair value are observable.

 

   

Level 1 fair value measurements are those derived from quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

   

Level 2 fair value measurements are those derived from inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1, that are observable either directly or indirectly.

   

Level 3 fair value measurements are those derived from valuation techniques that include significant inputs that are not based on observable market data.

 

     Fair Value at September 30, 2018
     Total    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3

 Money market funds (a)

     $ 308,544        $ 308,544        $ -        $ -  

 Marketable securities (a)

     5,032        5,032        -        -  

 Trade receivables (b)

     17,009        -        17,009        -  
       $ 330,585        $ 313,576        $ 17,009        $ -  
     Fair Value at December 31, 2017
     Total    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3

 Money market funds (a)

     $ 272,928        $ 272,928        $ -        $ -  

 Marketable securities (a)

     8,441        8,441        -        -  

 Trade receivables (b)

     13,695        -        13,695        -  
       $         295,064        $         281,369        $         13,695        $             -  

 

  (a)

The Company’s money market funds and marketable securities are classified within level 1 of the fair value hierarchy as they are valued using quoted market prices in active markets.

 

  (b)

Trade receivables from provisionally priced concentrate sales are included in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy as the basis of valuation uses quoted commodity prices.

 

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