EX-99.1 2 exhibit99-1.htm FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005 Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Taseko Mines Limited - Exhibit 99.1


 
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
 
 
 
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

These financial statements have not been reviewed by the Company's auditors



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

    December 31     September 30  
    2005     2005  
    (unaudited)        
Assets            
             
Current assets            
 Cash and equivalents $  20,422,209   $  21,728,789  
 Accounts receivable   9,184,021     6,746,378  
 Concentrate inventory   12,395,400     16,284,800  
 Supplies inventory   5,487,106     4,589,431  
 Prepaid expenses   1,636,899     1,914,214  
 Current portion of future income taxes   4,479,000     4,479,000  
 Current portion of promissory note   3,462,521     2,637,499  
    57,067,156     58,380,111  
Restricted cash   5,000,000     5,000,000  
Mineral properties, plant and equipment   9,892,243     9,916,992  
Assets under capital leases   20,291,000     20,794,000  
Reclamation deposits   18,610,669     18,281,420  
Promissory note   69,949,017     69,680,355  
Future income taxes   8,944,000     8,944,000  
  $  189,754,085   $  190,996,878  
             
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity            
             
Current liabilities            
 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $  10,619,672   $  12,580,463  
 Advances from related parties (note 4)   330,093     105,067  
 Current portion of vehicle loans   200,616     214,715  
 Current portion of capital lease obligation   2,119,973     2,092,334  
 Current portion of deferred revenue   4,860,506     14,748,000  
 Current portion of royalty obligation   3,462,521     2,637,499  
 Income taxes   19,645,000     19,645,000  
    41,238,381     52,023,078  
Vehicle loans   143,317     181,901  
Capital lease obligation   12,447,885     12,984,805  
Royalty obligation   65,706,207     66,153,298  
Deferred revenue   1,356,250     1,400,000  
Convertible debenture (note 3(c))   12,127,213     11,830,241  
Site closure and reclamation costs   17,747,000     17,314,000  
    150,766,253     161,887,323  
             
Shareholders' equity            
 Share capital (note 3)   163,764,441     160,829,442  
 Convertibe debenture – conversion right (note 3(c))   9,822,462     9,822,462  
 Tracking preferred shares   26,641,948     26,641,948  
 Contributed surplus   5,565,460     5,334,614  
 Deficit   (166,806,479 )   (173,518,911 )
    38,987,832     29,109,555  
Contingent gain (note 5)            
  $  189,754,085   $  190,996,878  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Approved by the Board of Directors  
/s/ Russell E. Hallbauer /s/ Jeffrey R. Mason
Russell E. Hallbauer Jeffrey R. Mason
Director Director



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

    Three months ended December 31  
    2005     2004  
          (restated -  
          note 2 )
             
Revenue            
 Copper $  36,148,473   $  –  
 Molybdenum   5,122,755      
    41,271,228      
Cost of sales   (26,046,632 )    
Treatment and transportation   (6,276,902 )    
Amortization   (848,888 )   (512,173 )
    8,098,806     (512,173 )
             
Expenses (income)            
 Accretion of reclamation obligation   433,000     393,500  
 Exploration   269,629     32,047  
 Foreign exchange   (32,151 )   (364,270 )
 Loss on sale of equipment       2,177,992  
 General and administration   1,029,967     397,707  
 Interest and other income   (1,626,954 )   (6,437,221 )
 Interest expense   1,082,037     906,314  
 Restart project       7,561,446  
 Stock-based compensation   230,846     164,549  
    1,386,374     4,832,064  
             
Earnings (loss) before income taxes   6,712,432     (5,344,237 )
   Income tax expense (recovery)        
Earnings (loss) for the period $  6,712,432   $  (5,344,237 )
             
Earnings (loss) per share            
Earnings (loss) per common share - basic $  0.06   $  (0.06 )
Earnings (loss) per common share - diluted $  0.06   $  (0.06 )
             
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding            
 Basic   104,598,186     95,773,608  
 Diluted   112,243,221     95,773,608  
             
Consolidated Statements of Deficit            
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)            
(Unaudited)            
    Three months ended December 31  
    2005     2004  
Deficit, beginning of period $  (173,518,911 ) $  (196,808,684 )
Earnings (loss) for the period   6,712,432     (5,344,237 )
Deficit, end of period $  (166,806,479 ) $  (202,152,921 )

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

    Three months ended December 31  
    2005     2004  
          (restated -  
Cash provided by (used for)         note 2 )
             
Operating activities            
 Earnings (loss) for the period $  6,712,432   $  (5,344,237 )
 Items not involving cash            
     Loss (gain) on sale of equipment       2,177,992  
     Amortization and accretion   848,888     512,173  
     Accretion of reclamation obligation   433,000     393,500  
     Stock-based compensation   230,846     164,549  
 Changes in non-cash operating working capital            
     Accounts receivable   (2,437,643 )   1,299,421  
     Inventories   2,991,725     (10,400,405 )
     Prepaids   277,315     48,261  
     Accrued interest income on promissory note   (1,093,684 )   (1,042,367 )
     Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (1,960,791 )   (4,875,226 )
     Deferred revenue   (9,931,244 )   (43,750 )
     Accrued interest expense on royalty obligation   377,931     370,054  
    (3,551,225 )   (16,740,035 )
             
Investing activities            
 Purchase of property, plant and equipment   (321,139 )   (2,774,622 )
 Proceeds received on sale of property, plant and equipment       22,050,711  
 Restricted cash       (5,000,000 )
 Accrued interest income on reclamation deposits   (329,249 )   (59,846 )
    (650,388 )   14,216,243  
             
Financing activities            
 Principal repayments under capital lease obligation   (509,281 )   (5,213,046 )
 Bank operating loan       (767,016 )
 Principal repayments on vehicle loans   (52,683 )   310,042  
 Advances from related parties   225,026     80,624  
 Common shares issued for cash, net of issue costs   2,934,999     1,168,950  
 Accrued interest expense on convertible debenture   296,972     269,975  
    2,895,033     (4,150,471 )
             
Increase in cash and equivalents   (1,306,580 )   (6,674,263 )
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period   21,728,789     14,892,947  
Cash and equivalents, end of period $  20,422,209   $  8,218,684  

Supplementary cash flow disclosures

Cash paid for:            
   Interest $  785,065   $  636,339  
   Taxes $  –   $  554  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2005
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

1. Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation
   
These interim consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. They do not include all the disclosures as required for annual financial statements under generally accepted accounting principles. However, these interim consolidated financial statements follow the same accounting policies and methods of application as the Company's most recent annual financial statements, except for the change described in note 2. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's annual consolidated financial statements.
   
Operating results for the three month period ended December 31, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending September 30, 2006.
   
2. Change in accounting policy
   
Effective October 1, 2005 the Company adopted certain new provisions of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Handbook Section 3860, Financial Instruments – Disclosure and Presentation, which came into effect on that date. The standard requires that convertible debentures which may be settled in cash, or by common shares of the Company at the Company's discretion, be presented as a liability. The accretion charges that were previously recorded through deficit have been eliminated and are now included as interest expense. For the year ended September 30, 2005, this amounted to $1,075,478 (2004 – $977,705). For the three months ending December 31, 2005 it amounted to $269,972. This change had no effect on net income (loss) per share.
   
3. Share capital
   
(a) Authorized
   
Authorized share capital of the Company consists of 200,000,000 common shares without par value.



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2005
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

(b)

Issued and outstanding


      Number        
  Common shares   of Shares     Amount  
  Balance, September 30, 2004   94,767,619   $  150,481,429  
  Issued during the year            
     Share purchase options at $0.25 per share   50,000     12,500  
     Share purchase options at $0.30 per share   100,000     30,000  
     Share purchase options at $0.38 per share   20,000     7,600  
     Share purchase options at $0.40 per share   22,500     9,000  
     Share purchase options at $0.55 per share   610,000     335,500  
     Share purchase options at $0.81 per share   45,000     36,450  
     Share purchase options at $1.36 per share   270,000     367,200  
     Share purchase options at $1.40 per share   44,500     62,300  
     Share purchase options at $1.65 per share   10,000     16,500  
     Fair value of stock options allocated to shares issued on exercise         742,000  
     Share purchase warrants at $0.75 per share   2,313,336     1,735,002  
     Private placement at $1.45 per share, net of issue costs   5,204,361     6,993,961  
  Balance, September 30, 2005   103,457,316     160,829,442  
  Issued during the period            
     Share purchase warrants at $0.75 per share   3,913,332     2,934,999  
  Balance, December 31, 2005   107,370,648   $  163,764,441  

(c)

Convertible debenture and conversion right

   

On July 21, 1999, in connection with the acquisition of the Gibraltar mine, the Company issued a $17 million interest-free debenture to Boliden Westmin (Canada) Limited (“BWCL”), which is due on July 21, 2009, but is convertible into common shares of the Company over a 10 year period commencing at a price of $3.14 per share in year one and escalating by $0.25 per share per year thereafter ($4.64 per share as at September 30, 2005). BWCL’s purchase of the convertible debenture was receivable as to $4,000,000 in July 1999, $1,000,000 on October 19, 1999, $3,500,000 on July 21, 2000, and $8,500,000 by December 31, 2000, all of which were received. BWCL has the right to convert, in part or in whole from time to time, the debenture into fully paid common shares of the Company from year one to year ten, but has not requested any conversions to date.

   

From the commencement of the sixth year to the tenth year, the Company (which is currently in the seventh year of this debenture term) has the right to automatically convert the debenture into common shares at the then-prevailing market price. Since the Company has the right and the intention to settle the convertible debenture through the issuance of common shares, notwithstanding the Company’s right to settle the debenture with cash, it has been included as a separate component of shareholders’ equity on the balance sheet. Commencing October 1, 2005, as a result of a new accounting standard which the Company adopted on that date, the estimated present value of the convertible debenture is presented as a long term liability (note 2).

   

Accounting standards in Canada for compound financial instruments require the Company to allocate the proceeds received from the convertible debenture between (i) the estimated fair value of the option to convert the debenture into common shares and (ii) the estimated fair value of the




TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2005
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
 

  future cash outflows related to the debenture. At issuance, the Company estimated the fair value of the conversion option by deducting the present value of the future cash outflows of the convertible debenture, calculated using a risk-adjusted discount rate of 10%, from the face value of the principal of the convertible debenture. The residual carrying value of the convertible debenture is accreted to the face value of the convertible debenture over the life of the debenture by a charge to earnings. The continuity of the convertible debenture is as follows:

      Three months        
      ended     Year ended  
      December 31     September 30,  
      2005     2005  
  Estimated present value of convertible debenture            
       Beginning of period $  11,830,241   $  10,754,763  
       Accretion for the period   296,972     1,075,478  
       End of period   12,127,213     11,830,241  
  Conversion right   9,822,462     9,822,462  
  Convertible debenture and conversion right $  21,949,675   $  21,652,703  
               
               
      December 31,     September 30,  
      2005     2005  
  Summary of the convertible debenture terms            
       Principal amount of convertible debenture $ 17,000,000   $ 17,000,000  
       Price per common share of the unexercised conversion right $  4.64   $  4.64  
       Number of common shares potentially issuable under            
             unexercised conversion right   3,663,793     3,663,793  



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three months ended December 31, 2005
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

4. Related party transactions and advances
   
Related party transactions not disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements are as follows:

      Three months ended     Year ended  
      December 31     September 30  
  Transactions   2005     2005  
  Hunter Dickinson Inc.            
     Services rendered to the Company and its subsidiaries            
         and reimbursement of third party expenses $  525,237   $  1,222,603  
  Hunter Dickinson Group Inc.            
     Consulting services rendered to the Company $  –   $  12,800  
               
      December 31     September 30  
  Advances   2005     2005  
  Advances to (from)            
     Hunter Dickinson Inc. $  (330,093 ) $  (105,067 )

5.

Contingent gain

   

Glencore Ltd. ("Glencore") purchases the whole of the copper concentrates produced by the Gibraltar mine pursuant to the terms of a written contract (the "Contract"). Gibraltar Mines Ltd. ("Gibraltar"), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and Glencore have a dispute concerning the interpretation of the Contract. Glencore asserts that the Contract provides that the price to be paid for the concentrates should be reduced by a deduction referred to as "price participation". Gibraltar asserts that the Contract does not provide for any such deduction. To December 31, 2005, Glencore has withheld approximately US$3.3 million from invoices rendered by Gibraltar and is claiming repayment of a further US$0.5 million, on the basis of its interpretation of the Contract. Of this amount, US$1.6 million was withheld during the quarter ended December 31, 2005.

   

The dispute is set for arbitration in London, England, in June 2006. If Gibraltar is successful in the arbitration, and there is no appeal, then Gibraltar should immediately receive the full amount that has been withheld by Glencore.

   

These amounts have not been accrued in the consolidated financial statements of the Company.