EX-99.1 2 tv498956_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited - Expressed in United States dollars)

 

June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

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 Resources Ltd.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Gain
For the periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)
(amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

      Three months ended June 30   Six months ended June 30 
   Note  2018   2017   2018   2017 
Expenses                       
Exploration  14  $26   $109   $96   $178 
General and administrative      221    660    685    1,375 
Restructuring costs  2   -    -    -    195 
Depreciation      6    9    12    7 
Other      11    (52)   (13)   (52)
Operating loss      264    726    780    1,703 
Unrealized loss on held-for-trading investments  5   69    -    69    - 
Foreign exchange loss (gain)      88    (100)   223    (57)
Interest income      (27)   (46)   (52)   (69)
Interest expense  9   76    84    151    142 
Loss from equity investee  7   62    55    75    103 
Operating loss before income taxes      532    719    1,246    1,822 
Income tax recovery      -    (72)   -    (72)
Net loss from continuing operations      532    647    1,246    1,750 
Gain on sale of asset  8   (370)   -    (370)   - 
Net loss from discontinued operations  2   -    23    -    176 
Net loss      162    670    876    1,926 
Foreign currency translation adjustment      (505)   1,708    (1,212)   1,612 
Net loss and comprehensive (gain) loss     $(343)  $2,378   $(336)  $3,538 

Net loss per common share

                       
Basic and fully diluted – continuing operations     $(0.00)  $(0.00)  $(0.01)  $(0.01)
Basic and fully diluted – discontinued operations     $(0.00)  $(0.00)  $(0.00)  $(0.00)
Weighted average shares outstanding                       
Basic and fully diluted (000’s)      174,310    172,865    174,185    171,102 
Total shares issued and outstanding (000’s)  11   174,372    172,903    174,372    172,903 

 

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

 

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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (Unaudited)
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

   Note  June 30, 2018   December 31, 2017 
Assets             
Current assets             
Cash and cash equivalents     $6,226   $7,068 
Investments  5   903    - 
Receivables      254    263 
Prepaid expenses      77    119 
       7,460    7,450 
Property, plant and equipment  6   98    112 
Mineral property interests  8   -    532 
Long-term investment  7   84    151 
Reclamation deposits and other      12    12 
Total assets     $7,654   $8,257 
Liabilities             
Current liabilities             
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     $157   $192 
       157    192 
Other deferred liabilities      55    55 
Loan payable to Oyu Tolgoi LLC  9   8,002    7,841 
Deferred revenue  10   23,440    24,658 
Total liabilities      31,654    32,746 
Stockholders’ deficiency             
Common stock, no par value, unlimited number authorized, 174,372,449 (December 31, 2017 – 173,573,572) issued and outstanding  11   140,209    139,689 
Additional paid-in capital      21,808    22,175 
Accumulated other comprehensive income      6,442    5,230 
Accumulated deficit      (192,459)   (191,583)
Total stockholders’ deficiency      (24,000)   (24,489)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficiency     $7,654   $8,257 

 

Nature and continuance of operations (Note 1)

Plan of arrangement and discontinued operations (Note 2)

Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)

 

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

 

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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficiency
For the periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (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
income (loss)
   Deficit  

 

Total

 
Balance at December 31, 2017      173,574   $139,689   $22,175   $5,230   $(191,583)  $(24,489)
Net loss for the period      -    -    -    -    (876)   (876)
Foreign currency translation      -    -    -    1,212    -    1,212 
Stock-based compensation  12   -    -    23    -    -    23 
Issuance of share capital – stock options  12   799    520    (390)   -    -    130 
Balance at June 30, 2018      174,373   $140,209   $21,808   $6,442   $(192,459)  $(24,000)
                                  
Balance at December 31, 2016      153,045   $179,299   $20,863   $(7,061)  $(173,612)  $19,489 
Net loss for the period      -    -    -    -    (1,926)   (1,926)
Foreign currency translation      -    -    -    (1,612)   -    (1,612)
Stock-based compensation      -    -    188    -    -    188 
Transfer of net assets to Mason      -    (44,214)   -    14,772    (14,772)   (44,214)
Issuance of share capital – inducement bonus shares      100    37    -    -    -    37 
Issuance of share capital – private placement      18,529    3,919    1,129    -    -    5,048 
Issuance of share capital – stock options      1,229    383    (343)   -    -    40 
Balance at June 30, 2017      172,903   $139,424   $21,837   $6,099   $(190,310)  $(22,950)

 

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

 

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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)
(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

      Six months ended June 30 
   Note  2018   2017 
Cash flows from operating activities             
Net loss     $(876)  $(1,926)
Items not affecting cash:             
Depreciation      12    7 
Stock-based compensation  12   23    235 
Loss from equity investee  7   75    103 
Interest expense  9   151    142 
Gain on sale of asset  8   (370)   - 
Unrealized loss on held-for-trading investments  5   69    - 
Unrealized foreign exchange losses (gains)      161    (804)
Other      -    11 
       (755)   (2,232)
Change in non-cash operating working capital:             
Decrease (increase) in receivables and prepaid expenses      50    (442)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accruals      (37)   252 
Increase in other assets      -    (10)
Discontinued operations  2   -    475 
       (742)   (1,957)
Cash flows from investing activities             
Purchase of equipment      (3)   (94)
Net cash outflow on sale of asset  8   (103)   - 
Cash paid in connection with the Arrangement  2   -    (8,843)
       (106)   (8,937)
Cash flows from financing activities             
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock – private placement      -    5,038 
Proceeds from issuance of capital stock – stock options  12   130    39 
       130    5,077 
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents      (718)   (5,817)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period      7,068    13,391 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash      (124)   192 
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period     $6,226   $7,766 

 

Supplemental cash flow information (Note 16)

 

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

 

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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

1Nature and continuance of operations

 

Entrée Resources Ltd. 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, the Company changed its governing jurisdiction from the Yukon Territory to British Columbia by continuing into British Columbia under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "BCBCA"). On May 9, 2017, the Company changed its name from Entrée Gold Inc. to Entrée Resources Ltd.

 

The principal business activity of Entrée Resources Ltd., together with its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Company" or "Entrée"), is the exploration and development of mineral property interests. To date, the Company has not generated significant revenues from its operations and is considered to be in the development stage.

 

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

 

These interim 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.

 

2Plan of arrangement and discontinued operations

 

On May 9, 2017, the Company completed a plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") under Section 288 of the BCBCA pursuant to which Entrée transferred its wholly owned subsidiaries that directly or indirectly hold the Ann Mason Project in Nevada and the Lordsburg property in New Mexico including $8,843,232 in cash and cash equivalents to Mason Resources Corp. ("Mason Resources") in exchange for 77,804,786 common shares of Mason Resources (the "Mason Common Shares"). Mason Resources commenced trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") on May 12, 2017 under the symbol "MNR" and on the OTCQB Venture Market on November 9, 2017 under the symbol "MSSNF".

 

As part of the Arrangement, Entrée then distributed its 77,805,786 Mason Common Shares to Entrée shareholders by way of a share exchange, pursuant to which each existing share of Entrée was exchanged for one "new" share of Entrée and 0.45 of a Mason Common Share. Optionholders and warrantholders of Entrée received replacement options and warrants of Entrée and options and warrants of Mason Resources which were proportionate to, and reflective of the terms of, their existing options and warrants of Entrée.

 

The assets and liabilities that were transferred to Mason Resources were classified as discontinued operations and classified on the balance sheet as assets / liabilities held for spin-off ("Spin-off"). The discontinued operations include three entities transferred to Mason Resources pursuant to the Arrangement: Mason U.S. Holdings Inc. (formerly Entrée U.S. Holdings Inc.); Mason Resources (US) Inc. (formerly Entrée Gold (US) Inc.); and M.I.M. (U.S.A.) Inc. The Spin-off distribution was accounted for at the carrying amount, without gain or loss, and resulted in a reduction of stockholders’ deficiency of $44.2 million.

 

3Basis 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 (“US GAAP”). 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 US GAAP have been condensed or omitted. These interim period financial statements should be read together with the most recent audited financial statements and the accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2017. The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2018.

 

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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

The functional currency of Entrée Resources Ltd. 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 gain / loss. The functional currency of Entrée Resources Ltd.’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 gain / loss. Exchange gains or losses arising on translation of foreign currency items are included in the statement of comprehensive gain / loss.

 

The Company follows the current rate method of translation with respect to its presentation of these interim 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’ deficiency as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

 

Certain amounts reported in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation.

 

4Significant accounting policies

 

These interim 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, 2017 (the "2017 Notes"). The following provides further elaboration of the existing accounting principles which were outlined in the 2017 Notes.

 

Exploration and development

 

Costs of exploration and costs of carrying and retaining unproven properties are expensed as incurred. Exploration costs are charged to operations in the period incurred until such time as it has been determined that a property has economically recoverable reserves, in which case subsequent exploration costs and the costs incurred to develop a property are capitalized. Exploration costs include value-added taxes incurred in foreign jurisdictions when recoverability of those taxes is uncertain.

 

The Company considers mineral rights to be tangible assets and accordingly, the Company capitalizes certain costs related to the acquisition of mineral rights in the period incurred.

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost (including development and preproduction costs, capitalized interest, other capitalized financing costs and all direct administrative support costs incurred during the construction period, net of cost recoveries and incidental revenues), less accumulated depletion and depreciation including write-downs. Following the construction period, interest, other financing costs and administrative costs are expensed as incurred.

 

On the commencement of commercial production, depletion of each mining property is provided on the units-of-production basis, using estimated proven and probable reserves as the depletion basis.

 

Property, plant and equipment are depreciated, following the commencement of commercial production, over their expected economic lives using either the units-of-production method or the straight-line method (over one to twenty years).

 

Depreciation is recorded on a declining balance basis at rates ranging from 20% to 30% per annum.

 

Capital works in progress are not depreciated until the capital asset has been put into operation.

 

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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

5Investments

 

On June 8, 2018, the Company acquired 478,951 common shares of Anglo Pacific Group PLC ("Anglo Pacific"), a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and the TSX through the sale of the Cañariaco Project Royalty (Note 8).

 

The common shares have been designated as held-for-trading financial assets and any revaluation gains and losses in fair value are included in the Statement of Comprehensive Gain. The fair value of the common shares is determined based on the closing price at each period end.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recorded an unrealized loss on the common shares of $0.1 million.

 

6Property, plant and equipment

 

   June 30, 2018   December 31, 2017 
   Cost   Accumulated
Depreciation
   Net book
value
   Cost   Accumulated
Depreciation
   Net book
value
 
Office equipment  $54   $12   $42   $55   $8   $47 
Computer equipment   145    128    17    149    130    19 
Field equipment   37    33    4    39    33    6 
Buildings   44    9    35    45    5    40 
   $280   $182   $98   $288   $176   $112 

 

7Long-term investments

 

Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, Mongolia

 

The Company has a carried 20% participating joint venture interest in a large, prospective land package that includes two of the Oyu Tolgoi porphyry 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 majority of 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. The Company is entitled to 20% or 30% of the mineralization extracted from the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, depending on the depth of mineralization.

 

In October 2004, the Company entered into an arm’s-length Equity Participation and Earn-In Agreement (the "Earn-In Agreement") with Turquoise Hill Resources 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").

 

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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

The portion of the Shivee Tolgoi mining licence outside of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property, the Shivee West Property, 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 the Shivee West Property in the definition of Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property. The parties also agreed that the annual licence fees for the Shivee West Property 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 9).

 

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 June 30, 2018, the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV had expended approximately $30.1 million (December 31, 2017 - $30.1 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 9).

 

Investment – Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV Property

 

The Company accounts for its interest in the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV as a 20% equity investment. Historically, all Company expenditures related to the interest in the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV have been expensed as incurred through the statement of comprehensive gain / loss or recognized as part of the Company’s share of the loss of the joint venture.

 

The Company’s share of the loss of the joint venture was $0.1 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2018 (2017 - $0.1 million) plus accrued interest expense of $0.2 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2018 (2017 - $0.1 million).

 

The Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV investment carrying value at June 30, 2018 was $0.1 million (December 31, 2017 - $0.2 million) and was recorded in long-term investment. This amount is related to certain prepaid license fees which are capitalized beginning January 1, 2018 in accordance with the Company’s accounting policy relating to exploration and development (Note 4).

 

8Mineral property interests

 

Cañariaco Project Royalty, Peru

 

In August 2015, the Company acquired from Candente Copper Corp. (TSX:DNT) ("Candente") a 0.5% net smelter returns royalty (the "Royalty") on Candente's 100% owned Cañariaco project in Peru for a purchase price of $500,000.

 

On June 8, 2018, the Company sold the Royalty to Anglo Pacific, whereby the Company transferred all the issued and outstanding shares of its subsidiaries that directly or indirectly held the Royalty to Anglo Pacific in return for consideration of $1.0 million, payable by the issuance of 478,951 Anglo Pacific common shares. In addition, Entrée retains the right to a portion of any future royalty income received by Anglo Pacific in relation to the Royalty ("Royalty Pass-Through Payments") as follows:

 

·20% of any royalty payment received for any calendar quarter up to and including December 31, 2029;

 

·15% of any royalty payment received for any calendar quarter commencing January 1, 2030 up to and including the quarter ending December 31, 2034; and

 

·10% of any royalty payment received for any calendar quarter commencing January 1, 2035 up to and including the quarter ending December 31, 2039.

 

In accordance with US GAAP, the Company has attributed a value of $nil to the Royalty Pass-Through Payment since realization of the proceeds is contingent upon several uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the Company.

 

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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

The Company recognized a gain on the sale of the Royalty of $0.4 million as of June 8, 2018 as outlined below.

 

     
Consideration received  $1,000 
Mineral property interest cost - Cañariaco Copper Royalty   (514)
Transaction costs   (116)
Gain on sale  $370 

 

The fair value of the common shares received was determined based on the volume weighted average price for the thirty (30) trading days immediately preceding June 5, 2018 at GBP1.57 ($2.09) per common share. The common shares received have been designated as held-for-trading financial assets (Note 5).

 

Other Properties

 

The Company also has interests in other properties in Mongolia (Shivee West Property) and Australia (Blue Rose joint venture). During fiscal 2014, the Company recorded an impairment against the property in Australia and, as a result, there was $nil recognized as an asset on the balance sheet.

 

9Loan payable to Oyu Tolgoi LLC

 

Under the terms of the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi JV (Note 7), 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.

 

10Deferred revenue

 

In February 2013, the Company entered into an equity participation and funding agreement (the "2013 Agreement") with Sandstorm Gold Ltd. ("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 the Shivee West Property); and

 

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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

·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.

 

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.

 

11Share capital

 

The Company’s authorized share capital consists of unlimited common shares without par value. At June 30, 2018, the Company had 174,372,449 (December 31, 2017 – 173,573,572) shares issued and outstanding.

 

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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

Share purchase warrants

 

At June 30, 2018, the following share purchase warrants were outstanding:

 

Number of share purchase warrants
(000’s)
   Exercise price per share C$   Expiry date
 8,655    0.55   January 10, 2022
 610    0.55   January 12, 2022

 

The fair value per share purchase warrant was determined to be C$0.37 based on the following weighted average assumptions using the Black Scholes option pricing model:

 

      
Share price  C$0.55 
Risk-free interest rate   1.01%
Dividend rate   0.00%
Expected life   5 years 
Annualized volatility   72%

 
12Stock-based compensation

 

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

 

Stock options

 

The Company has adopted a stock option plan (the "Plan") to grant options to directors, officers, employees and consultants. Under the Plan, the Company may grant options to acquire up to 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company. Options granted can have a term of up to ten years and an exercise price typically not less than the Company's closing stock price on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") on the last trading day before the date of grant. Vesting is determined at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

 

Under the Plan, an option holder may elect to terminate an option, in whole or in part and, in lieu of receiving shares to which the terminated option relates (the "Designated Shares"), receive the number of shares, disregarding fractions, which, when multiplied by the weighted average trading price of the shares on the TSX during the five trading days immediately preceding the day of termination (the "Fair Value" per share) of the Designated Shares, has a total dollar value equal to the number of Designated Shares multiplied by the difference between the Fair Value and the exercise price per share of the Designated Shares.

 

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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

Stock option transactions during the six months ended June 30, 2018 are summarized as follows:

 

   Number of shares
(000’s)
   Weighted average exercise
price C$
 
Outstanding – beginning of period   9,175    0.38 
Granted   100    0.63 
Exercised   (799)   0.45 
Cancelled   (1,271)   0.45 
Forfeited/expired   -    - 
Outstanding – end of period   7,205    0.36 

 

At June 30, 2018, the following stock options were outstanding:

 

Number of shares
(000`s)
   Vested (000`s)   Aggregate
intrinsic value C$
(000’s)
   Exercise price per
share C$
   Expiry date
 785    785    233    0.26 – 0.36   Sept – Dec 2018
 860    860    335    0.18   Dec 2019
 1,320    1,320    369    0.28 – 0.32   July – Dec 2020
 2,240    2,240    473    0.33 – 0.36   Mar – Nov 2021
 1,900    1,900    92    0.52 – 0.62   May – Oct 2022
 100    50    -    0.63   Feb 2023
 7,205    7,155    1,502         

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2018, 345,000 stock options with an exercise price of C$0.47 were exercised and the Company received gross proceeds of C$162,150. In addition, stock options to purchase 1,725,000 Designated Shares with exercise prices ranging from C$0.27 to C$0.47 were terminated and an aggregate of 453,877 common shares were issued.

 

13Segmented information

 

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

 

   June 30, 2018   December 31, 2017 
Canada  $6,367   $7,226 
Other   1,287    1,031 
   $7,654   $8,257 

 

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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

14Exploration costs

 

   Three months ended June 30   Six months ended June 30 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
Mongolia  $33   $45   $65   $90 
Other   (7)   64    31    88 
   $26   $109   $96   $178 

 

15Financial instruments

 

a)Financial instruments

 

The Company's financial instruments generally consist of cash and cash equivalents, investments, receivables, deposits, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and loan 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’s investments are held for trading and are marked-to-market at each period end with changes in fair value recorded to the statement of comprehensive gain / loss.

 

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 June 30, 2018, the Company had Level 1 financial instruments, consisting of cash and cash equivalents and investments, with a fair value of $7.1 million (December 31, 2017 - $7.1 million).

 

16Supplemental cash flow information

 

      Six months ended June 30 
   Note  2018   2017 
Non-cash investing activities             
Acquisition of investments from the sale of asset  8  $1,000   $- 

 

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Entrée Resources Ltd.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 (Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts and where indicated)

 

17Commitments and contingencies

 

As at June 30, 2018, the Company had the following commitments:

 

   Total   Less than 1 year   1 - 3 years   3 - 5 years   More than 5
years
 
Lease commitments  $518   $109   $344   $65   $- 

 

Under the terms of the Amended Sandstorm Agreement, the Company may be subject to a contingent liability if certain events occur (Note 10).

 

18Administrative Services Agreement

 

On May 9, 2017, Mason Resources entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with Entrée whereby Entrée will provide office space, furnishings and equipment, communications facilities and personnel necessary for Mason Resources to fulfill its basic day-to-day head office and executive responsibilities on a pro-rata cost-recovery basis. The total amount charged to Mason Resources for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was $0.4 million (2017 - $0.1 million).

 

19Related party transactions

 

Other than those described in Note 18, the Company did not enter into any transactions with related parties during the six months ended June 30, 2018.

  

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