EX-99.1 2 exh_991p.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited - Expressed in United States dollars)

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE TO READER

 

 

Under National Instrument 51-102, Part 4, subsection 4.3(3)(a), if an auditor has not performed a review of the interim financial statements, they must be accompanied by a notice indicating that the financial statements have not been reviewed by an auditor.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared by and are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

 

The Company’s independent auditor has not performed a review of these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements in accordance with standards established by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada for a review of interim financial statements by an entity’s auditor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entrée Gold Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

For the periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

(amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

 

   Note   2017   2016
Expenses               
Exploration   12   $259   $498 
General and administrative        926    605 
Depreciation        8    9 
Foreign exchange (gain) loss        (18)   434 
Operating loss        1,175    1,546 
Interest income        (24)   (29)
Interest expense   7    57    69 
Loss from equity investee   6    47    46 
Operating loss before income taxes        1,255    1,632 
Income tax expense (recovery)        -    - 
Net loss        1,255    1,632 
Comprehensive loss               
Foreign currency translation adjustment        (96)   (1,399)
Net loss and comprehensive loss       $1,159   $233 
Net loss per common share               
Basic       $(0.01)  $(0.01)
Fully diluted       $(0.01)  $(0.01)
                
Weighted average shares outstanding (000’s)               
Basic        169,233    149,105 
Fully diluted        177,373    149,105 
                
Total shares issued and outstanding (000’s)   9    172,803    152,520 

 

 

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

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Entrée Gold Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

As at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (Unaudited)

(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

 

   Note   March 31, 2017   December 31, 2016 
Assets               
Current assets               
Cash and cash equivalents       $17,550   $13,391 
Receivables        14    35 
Prepaid expenses        216    275 
         17,780    13,701 
Equipment   4    64    68 
Mineral property interests   5    39,179    38,875 
Long-term investment   6    103    146 
Reclamation deposits and other        530    490 
Total assets       $57,656   $53,280 
Liabilities               
Current liabilities               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities       $517   $455 
         517    455 
Loan payable to Oyu Tolgoi LLC   7    7,408    7,334 
Deferred revenue   8    23,167    22,987 
Deferred income taxes        3,015    3,015 
Total liabilities        34,107    33,791 
Shareholders’ equity               
Common stock, no par value, unlimited number authorized, 172,802,967 (December 31, 2016 – 153,045,408) issued and outstanding   9    184,861    178,740 
Additional paid-in capital        20,520    20,863 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss        (6,965)   (7,061)
Subscriptions received in advance        -    559 
Accumulated deficit        (174,867)   (173,612)
Total stockholders’ equity        23,549    19,489 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity       $57,656   $53,280 

 

Nature and continuance of operations (Note 1)

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)

 

Subsequent events (Note 17)

 

 

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

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Entrée Gold Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

For the periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

 

       Attributable to equity holders of the Company 
   Note   Shares
(000’s)
   Share
capital
   Additional paid in capital   Other comprehensive (loss) income   Deficit   Total 
Balance at December 31, 2016        153,045   $179,299   $20,863   $(7,061)  $(173,612)  $19,489 
Net loss for the period        -    -    -    -    (1,255)   (1,255)
Foreign currency translation        -    -    -    96    -    96 
Issuance of share capital   9    18,529    5,179    -    -    -    5,179 
Issue of share capital – stock options   10    1,229    383    (343)   -    -    40 
Balance at March 31, 2017        172,803   $184,861   $20,520   $(6,965)  $(174,867)  $23,549 
                                    
Balance at December 31, 2015        147,331   $177,206   $20,517   $(7,778)  $(168,949)  $20,996 
Net loss for the period        -    -    -    -    (1,632)   (1,632)
Foreign currency translation        -    -    -    1,399    -    1,399 
Stock based compensation        -    -    42    -    -    42 
Issue of share capital – stock options   10    60    16    (5)   -    -    11 
Issuance of share capital - Sandstorm   8    5,129    1,338    -    -    -    1,338 
Balance at March 31, 2016        152,520   $178,560   $20,554   $(6,379)  $(170,581)  $22,154 

 

 

 

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

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Entrée Gold Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

 

   Note   2017   2016 
Cash flows from operating activities               
Net loss       $(1,255)  $(1,632)
Items not affecting cash               
Depreciation        8    9 
Stock-based compensation        -    42 
Loss from equity investee        47    46 
Interest expense        57    69 
Unrealized foreign exchange (gains) losses        (122)   408 
         (1,265)   (1,058)
Change in non-cash operating working capital               
Decrease in receivables and prepaid expenses        80    51 
(Increase) decrease in other assets        (39)   4 
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accruals        62    (916)
Deposit on metal credit obligation   8    -    (5,500)
         (1,162)   (7,419)
Cash flows from investing activities               
Purchase of equipment        -    (6)
Proceeds from sale of equipment        -    3 
         -    (3)
Cash flows from financing activities               
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock   9    5,179    - 
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock – stock options        39    11 
         5,218    11 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents        4,056    (7,411)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period        13,391    22,786 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash        103    171 
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period       $17,550   $15,546 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information (Note 14)

 

 

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

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Entrée Gold Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

For the periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

 

1Nature and continuance of operations

 

Entrée Gold Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia on July 19, 1995 and continued under the laws of the Yukon Territory on January 22, 2003. On May 27, 2005, Entrée Gold Inc. changed its governing jurisdiction from the Yukon Territory to British Columbia by continuing into British Columbia under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). The principal business activity of Entrée Gold Inc., together with its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Company" or "Entrée"), is the exploration of mineral property interests. To date, the Company has not generated significant revenues from its operations and is considered to be in the exploration stage.

 

All amounts are expressed in United States dollars, except for certain amounts denoted in Canadian dollars ("C$").

 

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the assumption that the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company currently earns no operating revenues. Continued operations of the Company are dependent upon the Company’s ability to secure additional equity capital or receive other financial support, and in the longer term to generate profits from business operations. Management believes that the Company has sufficient working capital to maintain its operations for the next 12 months.

 

 

2Basis of presentation and functional currency translation

 

The interim period financial statements have been prepared by the Company in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. The preparation of financial data is based on accounting principles and practices consistent with those used in the preparation of annual financial statements, and in the opinion of management these financial statements contain all adjustments necessary (consisting of normally recurring adjustments) to present fairly the financial information contained therein. Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in the financial statements prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. These interim period statements should be read together with the most recent audited financial statements and the accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2016. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017.

 

The functional currency of Entrée Gold Inc. is the Canadian dollar. Accordingly, monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date while non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated at historical rates. Revenue and expense items denominated in a foreign currency are translated at exchange rates prevailing when such items are recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss. Exchange gains or losses arising on translation of foreign currency items are included in the statement of comprehensive loss. The functional currency of Entrée Gold Inc.’s significant subsidiaries is the United States dollar. Upon translation into Canadian dollars for consolidation, monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date while non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates. Revenue and expense items are translated at exchange rates prevailing when such items are recognized in the statement of comprehensive loss. Exchange gains or losses arising on translation of foreign currency items are included in the statement of comprehensive loss.

 

The Company follows the current rate method of translation with respect to its presentation of these consolidated financial statements in the reporting currency, which is the United States dollar. Accordingly, assets and liabilities are translated into United States dollars at the period-end exchange rates while revenue and expenses are translated at the prevailing exchange rates during the period. Related exchange gains and losses are included in a separate component of stockholders’ equity as accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

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Entrée Gold Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

For the periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

 

3Significant accounting policies

 

These consolidated financial statements follow the same significant accounting principles as those outlined in the notes to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016.

 

 

4Equipment

 

   March 31, 2017   December 31, 2016 
   Cost   Accumulated depreciation   Net book value   Cost   Accumulated depreciation   Net book value 
Office equipment  $46   $39   $7   $46   $38   $8 
Computer equipment   210    181    29    208    177    31 
Field equipment   125    101    24    124    99    25 
Buildings   42    38    4    41    37    4 
   $423   $359   $64   $419   $351   $68 

 

 

 

5Mineral property interests

 

   March 31, 2017   December 31, 2016 
Ann Mason Project (a)  $38,285   $37,988 
Other (b)   894    887 
   $39,179   $38,875 

 

Title to mineral property interests involves certain inherent risks due to the difficulties of determining the validity of certain claims as well as the potential for problems arising from the frequently ambiguous conveyancing history characteristics of many mineral property interests. The Company has investigated title to its mineral property interests and, except as otherwise disclosed below, to the best of its knowledge, title to the mineral property interests remains in good standing.

 

The Company’s two principal assets are the Ann Mason project (the "Ann Mason Project") in Nevada and its interest in the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi LLC joint venture property in Mongolia (Note 6).

 

a)       Ann Mason, Nevada, United States

 

The Ann Mason Project is defined by a series of both unpatented lode claims on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and title to patented lode claims. The project area includes the Ann Mason and the Blue Hill deposits, several early-stage copper porphyry targets including the Blackjack IP, Blackjack Oxide, Roulette and Minnesota targets, and the Minnesota and Shamrock copper skarn targets.

 

Certain of the unpatented lode claims peripheral to the Ann Mason and Blue Hill deposits are leased to the Company pursuant to a mining lease and option to purchase agreement ("MLOPA") with a Nevada limited liability company. Under the MLOPA, the Company has the option to purchase the claims for $500,000, which, if exercised, will be subject to a 3% net smelter returns ("NSR") royalty (which may be bought down to a 1% NSR royalty for $2 million). The MLOPA also provides for annual advance minimum royalty payments of $27,500 which commenced in 2011 and will continue until the commencement of sustained commercial production. The advance payments will be credited against future royalty payments or the buy down of the royalty.

 

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Entrée Gold Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

For the periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

 

In September 2009, the Company entered into an agreement whereby the Company may acquire an 80% interest in certain unpatented lode claims to the southwest of the Ann Mason and Blue Hill deposits. In order to acquire its interest, the Company must: (a) incur expenditures of $1,000,000, make cash payments of $140,000 and issue 85,000 common shares of the Company within three years (completed); (b) make aggregate advance royalty payments totalling $375,000 between the fifth and tenth anniversaries of the agreement ($150,000 of which has been paid); and (c) deliver a bankable feasibility study before the tenth anniversary of the agreement.

 

In February 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with Sandstorm Gold Ltd. ("Sandstorm") whereby the Company granted Sandstorm a 0.4% NSR royalty over certain of the unpatented lode claims, including the claims covering the Ann Mason and Blue Hill deposits, in return for an upfront payment of $5 million (the "Sandstorm NSR Payment") which was recorded as a recovery to acquisition costs.

 

In addition, certain of the patented lode claims peripheral to the Ann Mason and Blue Hill deposits are subject to a 2% NSR royalty.

 

b)       Other Properties

 

The Company also has interests in other properties in Mongolia (Shivee West), Australia (Blue Rose), the United States (Lordsburg) and Peru (Cañariaco NSR royalty). During fiscal 2014, the Company recorded an impairment of $552,095 against these properties.

 

 

6Long-term investments

 

Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, Mongolia

 

The Company has a carried 20% or 30% (depending on the depth of mineralization) joint venture interest in a large, prospective land package that includes two of the Oyu Tolgoi deposits in the South Gobi region of Mongolia (the "Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property"). The Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property is comprised of the eastern portion of the Shivee Tolgoi mining licence, which hosts the Hugo North Extension copper-gold deposit, and all of the Javhlant mining licence, which hosts the Heruga copper-gold-molybdenum deposit. The Shivee Tolgoi and Javhlant mining licences were granted by the Mineral Resources Authority of Mongolia in October 2009. Title to the two licences is held by the Company.

 

In October 2004, the Company entered into an arm’s-length Equity Participation and Earn-In Agreement (the "Earn In Agreement") with Turquoise Hill Resource Ltd. ("Turquoise Hill"). Under the Earn-In Agreement, Turquoise Hill agreed to purchase equity securities of the Company, and was granted the right to earn an interest in what is now the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. Most of Turquoise Hill’s rights and obligations under the Earn-In Agreement were subsequently assigned by Turquoise Hill to what was then its wholly-owned subsidiary, Oyu Tolgoi LLC ("OTLLC"). The Government of Mongolia subsequently acquired a 34% interest in OTLLC from Turquoise Hill.

 

On June 30, 2008, OTLLC gave notice that it had completed its earn-in obligations by expending a total of $35 million on exploration of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. OTLLC earned an 80% interest in all minerals extracted below a sub-surface depth of 560 metres from the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property and a 70% interest in all minerals extracted from surface to a depth of 560 metres from the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. In accordance with the Earn-In Agreement, the Company and OTLLC formed a joint venture (the "Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV") on terms annexed to the Earn-In Agreement (the "JVA").

 

The portion of the Shivee Tolgoi mining licence outside of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, Shivee West, is 100% owned by the Company, but is subject to a right of first refusal by OTLLC. In October 2015, the Company entered into a License Fees Agreement with OTLLC, pursuant to which the parties agreed to negotiate in good faith to amend the JVA to include Shivee West in the definition of Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. The parties also agreed that the annual licence fees for Shivee West would be for the account of each joint venture participant in proportion to their respective interests, with OTLLC contributing the Company’s 20% share charging interest at prime plus 2% (Note 7).

 

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Entrée Gold Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

For the periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

 

The conversion of the original Shivee Tolgoi and Javhlant exploration licences into mining licences was a condition precedent to the Investment Agreement (the "Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement") between Turquoise Hill, OTLLC, the Government of Mongolia and Rio Tinto International Holdings Limited. The licences are part of the contract area covered by the Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement, although the Company is not a party to the Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement. The Shivee Tolgoi and Javhlant mining licences were each issued for a 30 year term and have rights of renewal for two further 20 year terms.

 

As of March 31, 2017, the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV had expended approximately $29.0 million to advance the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. Under the terms of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV, OTLLC contributed on behalf of the Company its required participation amount charging interest at prime plus 2% (Note 7).

 

Investment – Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property

 

The Company accounts for its interest in the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV as a 20% equity investment. The Company’s share of the loss of the joint venture was $0.0 million for the period ended March 31, 2017 (2016 - $0.1 million) plus accrued interest expense of $0.1 million for the period ended March 31, 2017 (2016 - $0.1 million).

 

The Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV investment carrying value at March 31, 2017 was $0.1 million (December 31, 2016 - $0.1 million) and was recorded in long-term investment.

 

 

7Loan payable to Oyu Tolgoi

 

Under the terms of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV (Note 6), OTLLC will contribute funds to approved joint venture programs and budgets on the Company’s behalf. Interest on each loan advance shall accrue at an annual rate equal to OTLLC’s actual cost of capital or the prime rate of the Royal Bank of Canada, plus two percent (2%) per annum, whichever is less, as at the date of the advance. The loan will be repayable by the Company monthly from ninety percent (90%) of the Company’s share of available cash flow from the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV. In the absence of available cash flow, the loan will not be repayable. The loan is not expected to be repaid within one year.

 

 

8Deferred revenue

 

In February 2013, the Company entered into an equity participation and funding agreement (the "2013 Agreement") with Sandstorm whereby Sandstorm provided an upfront deposit (the "Deposit") of $40 million. The Company will use future payments that it receives from its mineral property interests to purchase and deliver metal credits to Sandstorm, in amounts that are indexed to the Company’s share of gold, silver and copper production from the current Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. Upon the delivery of metal credits, Sandstorm will also make the cash payment outlined below. In addition, the 2013 Agreement provided for a partial refund of the Deposit and a pro rata reduction in the number of metal credits deliverable to Sandstorm in the event of a partial expropriation of Entrée’s economic interest, contractually or otherwise, in the current Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property.

 

On February 23, 2016, the Company and Sandstorm entered into an Agreement to Amend, whereby the Company refunded 17% of the Deposit ($6.8 million) (the "Refund") in cash and shares thereby reducing the Deposit to $33.2 million for a 17% reduction in the metal credits that the Company is required to deliver to Sandstorm. At closing on March 1, 2016, the parties entered into an Amended and Restated Equity Participation and Funding Agreement (the "Amended Sandstorm Agreement"). Under the terms of the Amended Sandstorm Agreement, the Company will purchase and deliver gold, silver and copper credits equivalent to:

 

·   28.1% of Entrée’s share of gold and silver, and 2.1% of Entrée’s share of copper, produced from the Shivee Tolgoi mining licence (excluding Shivee West); and
·   21.3% of Entrée’s share of gold and silver, and 2.1% of Entrée’s share of copper, produced from the Javhlant mining licence.

 

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Entrée Gold Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

For the periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

 

Upon the delivery of metal credits, Sandstorm will make a cash payment to the Company equal to the lesser of the prevailing market price and $220 per ounce of gold, $5 per ounce of silver and $0.50 per pound of copper (subject to inflation adjustments). After approximately 8.6 million ounces of gold, 40.3 million ounces of silver and 9.1 billion pounds of copper have been produced from the entire current Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property the cash payment will be increased to the lesser of the prevailing market price and $500 per ounce of gold, $10 per ounce of silver and $1.10 per pound of copper (subject to inflation adjustments). To the extent that the prevailing market price is greater than the amount of the cash payment, the difference between the two will be credited against the Deposit (the net amount of the Deposit being the "Unearned Balance").

 

This arrangement does not require the delivery of actual metal, and the Company may use revenue from any of its assets to purchase the requisite amount of metal credits.

 

Under the Amended Sandstorm Agreement, Sandstorm has a right of first refusal, subject to certain exceptions, on future production-based funding agreements. The Amended Sandstorm Agreement also contains other customary terms and conditions, including representations, warranties, covenants and events of default. The initial term of the Amended Sandstorm Agreement is 50 years, subject to successive 10-year extensions at the discretion of Sandstorm.

 

In addition, the Amended Sandstorm Agreement provides that the Company will not be required to make any further refund of the Deposit if Entrée’s economic interest is reduced by up to and including 17%. If there is a reduction of greater than 17% up to and including 34%, the Amended Sandstorm Agreement provides the Company with the ability to refund a corresponding portion of the Deposit in cash or common shares of the Company or any combination of the two at the Company’s election, in which case there would be a further corresponding reduction in deliverable metal credits. If the Company elects to refund Sandstorm with common shares of the Company, the value of each common share shall be equal to the volume weighted average price for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the 90th day after the reduction in Entrée’s economic interest. In no case will Sandstorm become a "control person" under the Amended Sandstorm Agreement. In the event an issuance of shares would cause Sandstorm to become a "control person", the maximum number of shares will be issued, and with respect to the value of the remaining shares, 50% will not be refunded (and there will not be a corresponding reduction in deliverable metal credits) and the remaining 50% will be refunded by the issuance of shares in tranches over time, such that the number of shares that Sandstorm holds does not reach or exceed 20%. All shares will be priced in the context of the market at the time they are issued.

 

In the event of a full expropriation, the remainder of the Unearned Balance after the foregoing refunds must be returned in cash. 

 

For accounting purposes, the Deposit is accounted for as deferred revenue on the balance sheet and the original Deposit was recorded at the historical amount of C$40.0 million. As a result of the Amended Sandstorm Agreement, the deferred revenue amount was adjusted to reflect the $6.8 million Refund which was recorded at the foreign exchange amount at the date of the Refund resulting in a net balance of C$30.9 million. This amount is subject to foreign currency fluctuations upon conversion to U.S. dollars at each reporting period.

 

The $6.8 million Refund was paid with $5.5 million in cash and the issuance of $1.3 million of common shares of the Company. On March 1, 2016, the Company issued 5,128,604 common shares to Sandstorm at a price of C$0.3496 per common share pursuant to the Agreement to Amend.

 

 

9Share capital

 

The Company’s authorized share capital consists of unlimited common shares without par value. At March 31, 2017, the Company had 172,802,967 (December 31, 2016 – 153,045,408) shares issued and outstanding.

 

a)Private placement

 

In January 2017, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement in two tranches issuing a total of 18,529,484 units at a price of C$0.41 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of C$7.6 million. Each unit consists of one common share of the Company and one-half of one transferable Warrant. Each whole Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional common share of the Company at a price of C$0.65 per share for a period of 5 years. No commissions or finders' fees were paid in connection with the private placement. The securities issued in connection with the private placement are subject to a hold period expiring four months plus one day after the issuance of the securities.

 

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Entrée Gold Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

For the periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

 

b)Share purchase warrants

 

At March 31, 2017, the following share purchase warrants were outstanding:

 

Number of share purchase warrants (000’s)   Price per share C$   Expiry date
 8,655    0.65   January 10, 2022
 610    0.65   January 12, 2022

 

 

10Stock-based compensation

 

The Company provides stock-based compensation to its directors, officers, employees, and consultants through grants of stock options.

 

a)Stock options

 

   March 31, 2017 
   Number of shares
(000’s)
   Weighted average exercise price C$ 
Outstanding – beginning of period   12,010   $0.48 
Exercised   (1,228)   0.31 
Forfeited/expired   (2,542)   0.78 
Outstanding – end of period   8,240   $0.39 

 

 

At March 31, 2017, the following stock options were outstanding:

 

Number of shares
(000’s)
  Vested (000’s)   Aggregate intrinsic value C$ (000’s)   Price per share C$  Expiry date 
685   685    116   0.210.73   Sep 2017 
2,845   2,845    487   0.30

0.56   

Mar – Dec 2018

 
935   935    411    0.21    

Dec 2019

 
1,370   1,370    423   0.330.38   Jun – Dec 2020 
2,405   2,405    557   0.390.42   Mar – Nov 2021 
8,240   8,240    1,994           

 

For the period ended March 31, 2017, the total stock-based compensation charges related to nil options granted and vested to officers, employees, directors and consultants was $0.0 million (2016 - $0.1 million).

 

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Entrée Gold Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

For the periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

 

11Segmented information

 

The Company operates in one business segment being the exploration of mineral property interests. The Company’s assets are geographically segmented as follows:

 

   March 31, 2017   December 31, 2016 
United States  $39,465   $39,169 
Canada   17,416    13,327 
Other   775    784 
   $57,656   $53,280 

 

 

12Exploration costs

 

   2017   2016 
United States  $194   $271 
Mongolia   41    189 
Other   24    38 
   $259   $498 

 

 

13Financial instruments

 

a)Financial instruments

 

The Company's financial instruments generally consist of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, deposits, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and loans payable. It is management's opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest or credit risks arising from these financial instruments. The fair value of these financial instruments approximates their carrying values.

 

The Company is exposed to currency risk by incurring certain expenditures in currencies other than the Canadian dollar. In addition, as certain of the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries’ functional currency is the United States dollar, the Company is exposed to foreign currency translation risk. The Company does not use derivative instruments to reduce this currency risk.

 

b)Fair value classification of financial instruments

 

Fair value measurement is based on a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value which are:

 

Level 1 — Quoted prices that are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 — Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets that are observable.

 

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

 

At March 31, 2017, the Company had Level 1 financial instruments, consisting of cash and cash equivalents, with a fair value of $17.6 million.

 

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Entrée Gold Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

For the periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (Unaudited)

(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

 

14Supplemental cash flow information

 

There were no significant non-cash transactions during the periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

 

15Commitments and contingencies

 

As at March 31, 2017, the Company had the following commitments:

 

   Total   Less than 1 year   1-2 years   Thereafter 
Lease commitments  $568   $64   $213   $291 

 

Under the terms of the Amended Sandstorm Agreement, the Company may be subject to a contingent liability if certain events occur (Note 8).

 

 

16Related party transactions

 

The Company did not enter into any transactions with related parties during the periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

 

17Subsequent events

 

Strategic Reorganization

 

The Company announced on February 28, 2017 a strategic reorganization of its business (the "Arrangement"). Pursuant to the Arrangement, Entrée’s Ann Mason and Lordsburg projects (the "U.S. Projects") will be transferred to a newly incorporated company, Mason Resources Corp. ("Mason Resources"). Shareholders of Entrée will receive common shares in Mason Resources ("Mason Common Shares") in proportion to their shareholdings in Entrée. There will be no change to shareholders’ existing interests in Entrée.

 

It is intended that, as part of the Arrangement, Entrée shareholders will receive Mason Common Shares by way of a share exchange, pursuant to which each existing share of Entrée is exchanged for one "new" share of Entrée and 0.45 of a Mason Common Share (the "Consideration"). Optionholders and warrantholders of Entrée will receive replacement options and warrants of Entrée and options and warrants of Mason Resources which are proportionate to, and reflective of the terms of, their existing options and warrants of Entrée. The reorganization will be effected by way of a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "Plan of Arrangement") and must be approved by the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the "Court") and by the affirmative vote of 66 2/3% of Entrée shareholders, as well as Entrée shareholders, optionholders and warrantholders (collectively, the "Securityholders") voting together as a single class. An Annual General and Special Meeting of Securityholders to approve, among other things, the Arrangement, will be held on May 1, 2017 (the "Meeting").

 

On April 25, 2017, the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) conditionally approved the listing of the Mason Common Shares. Mason Resources does not have any of its securities listed or quoted, and has not applied to list or quote any of its securities, on a U.S. marketplace.

 

On March 24, 2017, the Company filed and mailed its Information Circular (the "Circular") and other materials for the Meeting, which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website at www.entreegold.com. The Circular contains, among other things, details concerning the Arrangement, reasons the Company’s board of directors has recommended the Arrangement, requirements for completion of the Arrangement, the procedure for receiving the Consideration under the Arrangement, how registered shareholders may exercise their dissent rights, procedures for voting at the Meeting and other matters. Subject to receipt of all required Securityholder, Court and regulatory approvals, the Arrangement is expected to become effective on or about May 9, 2017.

 

 

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