EX-99.1 2 exhibit99-1.htm INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2007 Filed by Automated Filing Services Inc. (604) 609-0244 - Taseko Mines Limited - Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 


 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007

 

(Expressed in thousands of Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)

 

 

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


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

    June 30     September 30  
    2007     2006  
    (unaudited)        
             
ASSETS            
             
Current assets            
 Cash and equivalents $  44,306   $  89,408  
 Accounts receivable   16,203     9,342  
 Investments (note 4)   16,375     11,500  
 Restricted cash (note 7)   4,400      
 Inventory (note 5)   12,744     24,218  
 Prepaid expenses   2,641     1,221  
 Current portion of future income taxes       11,601  
 Current portion of promissory note   1,238     2,157  
    97,907     149,447  
Deferred financing costs       1,382  
Mineral properties, plant and equipment (note 6)   136,843     43,445  
Reclamation deposits   32,653     32,004  
Promissory note   72,128     71,009  
Future income taxes       174  
  $  339,531   $  297,461  
             
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY            
             
Current liabilities            
 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $  20,646   $  21,961  
 Current portion of deferred revenue   175     19,759  
 Current portion of royalty obligation   1,238     2,157  
 Income taxes   13,166     3,985  
    35,225     47,862  
Income taxes   22,523     21,058  
Royalty obligation   63,825     64,632  
Deferred revenue   1,094     1,225  
Convertible debt   42,173     42,775  
Site closure and reclamation costs   19,864     18,975  
Future income taxes   5,591      
    190,295     196,527  
             
Shareholders' equity            
 Common shares   204,052     197,592  
 Equity component of convertible debt   13,655     13,655  
 Tracking preferred shares   26,642     26,642  
 Contributed surplus   7,430     3,648  
 Accumulated other comprehensive income   2,750      
 Deficit   (105,293 )   (140,603 )
    149,236     100,934  
             
  $  339,531   $  297,461  

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 and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited - Expressed in thousands of Canadian Dollars, except for per share and share amounts)

    Three months ended June 30     Nine months ended June 30  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
                         
Revenue $  55,907   $  59,921   $  164,428   $  138,703  
Cost of sales   (26,113 )   (40,839 )   (87,251 )   (102,379 )
Depreciation, depletion and amortization   (1,374 )   (812 )   (2,488 )   (2,514 )
Operating profit   28,420     18,270     74,689     33,810  
                         
Expenses (income)                        
 Accretion of reclamation obligation   339     433     1,016     1,299  
 Exploration   2,188     2,958     6,647     3,698  
 Foreign exchange loss (gain)   1,454     323     (523 )   (157 )
 General and administration   1,333     2,456     5,550     4,958  
 Gain on sale of marketable securities (note 4(b))           (1,508 )    
 Interest and other income   (2,438 )   (1,579 )   (8,191 )   (4,752 )
 Interest expense   883     2,311     3,167     4,436  
 Interest accretion on convertible debt   1,321         2,776      
 Stock-based compensation   1,865     1,685     4,954     2,451  
 Change in fair value of financial instruments   2,331         1,308      
    9,276     8,587     15,196     11,933  
                         
Earnings before income taxes   19,144     9,683     59,493     21,877  
 Income tax expense   (5,020 )   (2 )   (9,290 )   (4,412 )
 Future income tax recovery (expense)   (1,718 )   (5,601 )   (14,586 )   (3,601 )
Earnings for the period $  12,406   $  4,080   $  35,617   $  13,864  
                         
Other comprehensive income                        
 Unrealized loss on reclamation deposits   (675 )       (761 )    
 Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities (note 4)   (1,560 )       3,511      
Other comprehensive income $  (2,235 ) $  –   $  2,750   $  –  
                         
Total comprehensive income $  10,171   $  4,080   $  38,367   $  13,864  
                         
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.                        
                         
Earnings per share                        
 Basic $  0.10   $  0.04   $  0.28   $  0.13  
 Diluted   0.09     0.03     0.25     0.12  
                         
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (thousands)                        
 Basic   129,371     115,047     128,784     110,403  
 Diluted   145,846     126,852     144,572     119,582  


TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity and Deficit
(Expressed in thousands of Canadian Dollars, except for share amounts)

    Nine months ended     Year ended  
    June 30, 2007     September 30, 2006  
    (unaudited)              
                         
Common shares   Number of shares     Number of shares  
 Balance at end of the period   128,388,175   $  197,592     103,457,316   $  160,830  
     Share purchase options at $0.55 per share           1,500,000     825  
     Share purchase options at $1.15 per share   321,333     370     451,833     520  
     Share purchase options at $1.29 per share   75,000     97     60,000     77  
     Share purchase options at $1.36 per share           1,970,000     2,679  
     Share purchase options at $1.40 per share           3,405,500     4,768  
     Share purchase options at $1.50 per share           10,000     15  
     Share purchase options at $2.07 per share   233,300     483     33,333     69  
     Share purchase options at $2.18 per share   190,500     415     7,500     16  
     Share purchase options at $2.63 per share   20,000     53          
     Share purchase options at $2.68 per share   7,500     20          
     Share purchase options at $3.03 per share   490,098     1,485          
     Share purchase options at $3.07 per share   15,000     46          
     Share purchase options at $3.48 per share   240,000     835          
     Share purchase options at $3.67 per share   404,632     1,485          
     Fair value of stock options allocated to shares issued on exercise       1,171         4,869  
     Share purchase warrants at $0.40 per share           375,000     150  
     Share purchase warrants at $0.75 per share           3,913,332     2,935  
     Share purchase warrants at $1.40 per share           8,000,000     11,200  
     Share purchase warrants at $1.66 per share           5,204,361     8,639  
 Balance at end of the period   130,385,538   $  204,052     128,388,175   $  197,592  
                         
Equity component of convertible debt                        
 Balance at beginning of the period         13,655           9,823  
     Convertible bonds - August 2006                   3,832  
 Balance at end of the period       $  13,655         $  13,655  
                         
Tracking preferred shares                        
 Balance at beginning and end of the period       $  26,642         $  26,642  
                         
Contibuted surplus                        
 Balance at beginning of the period         3,648           5,335  
     Stock-based compensation         4,954           3,182  
     Fair value of stock options allocated to shares issued on exercise         (1,172 )         (4,869 )
 Balance at end of the period       $  7,430         $  3,648  
                         
Accumulated other comprehensive income                        
     Unrealized gain (loss) on reclamation deposits         (761 )          
     Unrealized gains on available-for-sale marketable securities (note 4)         3,511            
 Balance at end of the period       $  2,750         $  –  
                         
Deficit                        
 Balance at beginning of the period, as originally reported         (140,603 )         (173,519 )
     Adjustment to opening deficit - change in accounting policy (note 3)         (307 )          
     Net earnings for the period         35,617           32,916  
 Balance at end of the period       $  (105,293 )       $  (140,603 )
                         
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY       $  149,236         $  100,934  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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

    Three months ended June 30     Nine months ended June 30  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
                         
Operating activities                        
 Net earnings for the period $  12,406   $  4,080   $  35,617   $  13,864  
 Items not involving cash                        
     Accretion of reclamation obligation   339     433     1,016     1,299  
     Depreciation, depletion and amortization   1,374     812     2,488     2,514  
     Interest accretion on convertible debt   1,321     295     2,776     886  
     Stock-based compensation   1,865     1,685     4,954     2,451  
     Future income taxes   4,499     5,601     17,366     3,601  
     Unrealized foreign exchange gain   (2,926 )       (1,995 )    
     Gain on sale of marketable securities           (2,083 )    
     Change in fair value of financial instruments   2,002         1,308      
 Changes in non-cash operating working capital                        
     Accounts receivable   (4,217 )   (3,901 )   (6,861 )   (9,573 )
     Inventories   1,704     9,052     11,474     12,821  
     Prepaids   (1,499 )   (265 )   (1,420 )   804  
     Accrued interest income on promissory note   (1,074 )   (1,062 )   (3,000 )   (3,221 )
     Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (6,536 )   4,074     (1,315 )   383  
     Deferred revenue   (44 )   (8,716 )   (19,715 )   (14,704 )
     Accrued interest expense on royalty obligation   354     361     1,074     1,100  
     Income taxes   5,139     2     10,645     4,412  
     Site closure and reclamation expenditures   (75 )   (52 )   (127 )   (52 )
Cash provided by operating activities   14,632     12,399     52,202     16,585  
                         
Investing activities                        
 Purchase of property, plant and equipment   (37,121 )   (2,260 )   (95,886 )   (3,071 )
 Accrued interest income on reclamation deposits   (344 )   (164 )   (1,410 )   (595 )
 Restricted cash       (2,475 )   (4,400 )   (2,475 )
 Investments   (480 )       (18,470 )    
 Proceeds from redemption and disposal of investments           17,574      
Cash used for investing activities   (37,945 )   (4,899 )   (102,592 )   (6,141 )
                         
Financing activities                        
 Principal repayments under capital lease obligation       (14,108 )       (15,077 )
 Common shares issued for cash, net of issue costs   4,897     12,848     5,288     20,771  
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities   4,897     (1,260 )   5,288     5,694  
                         
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents   (18,416 )   6,240     (45,102 )   16,138  
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period   62,722     31,627     89,408     21,729  
Cash and equivalents, end of period $  44,306   $  37,867   $  44,306   $  37,867  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the nine months ended June 30, 2007
(Unaudited – Expressed in thousands of Canadian Dollars, unless stated otherwise)

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. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's annual consolidated financial statements.

     

Operating results for the nine month period ended June 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending September 30, 2007.

     
2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     

These interim consolidated financial statements follow the same accounting policies and methods of application as the Company's most recent annual financial statements, except as described below and for the changes described in note 3.

     
(a)

Revenue Recognition

     

Under the Company’s concentrate sales contracts, final copper and molybdenum prices are set based on a specified future quotational period and the market metal price in that period. Typically, the quotational period for copper is four months after the date of arrival at the port of discharge and for molybdenum is one month after the month of shipment. Revenues are recorded under these contracts at the time title passes to the buyer and are based on the forward price for the expected settlement period. The contracts, in general, provide for a provisional payment based upon provisional assays and quoted metal prices. Final settlement is based on the average applicable price for a specified future period, and generally occurs from one to five months after shipment. The Company’s sales contracts do not contain embedded derivatives as the Company enters into such arrangements only to meet its expected purchase, sale or usage requirements.

     
(b)

Comparative figures

     

Certain of the prior periods' comparative figures have been restated to conform with the presentation adopted for the current period.




TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the nine months ended June 30, 2007
(Unaudited – Expressed in thousands of Canadian Dollars, unless stated otherwise)

3.

CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES

       

Effective October 1, 2006, the Company adopted the following new accounting standards issued by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (“CICA”) relating to financial instruments. These new standards have been adopted on a prospective basis with no restatement to prior period financial statements.

       
(a)

Financial Instruments – Recognition and Measurement (Section 3855)

       

This standard sets out criteria for the recognition and measurement of financial instruments for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2006. This standard requires all financial instruments within its scope, including derivatives, to be included on a Company’s balance sheet and measured either at fair value or, in certain circumstances when fair value may not be considered most relevant, at cost or amortized cost. Changes in fair value are to be recognized in the statements of operations and comprehensive income.

       

All financial assets and liabilities are recognized when the entity becomes a party to the contract creating the item. As such, any of the Company’s outstanding financial assets and liabilities at the effective date of adoption are recognized and measured in accordance with the new requirements as if these requirements had always been in effect. Any changes to the fair values of assets and liabilities prior to October 1, 2006 are recognized by adjusting opening deficit or opening accumulated other comprehensive income.

       

All financial instruments are classified into one of the following five categories: held for trading, held-to-maturity, loans and receivables, available-for-sale financial assets, or other financial liabilities. Initial and subsequent measurement and recognition of changes in the value of financial instruments depends on their initial classification:

       

Held-to-maturity investments, loans and receivables, and other financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost. Amortization of premiums or discounts and losses due to impairment are included in current period net earnings.

       

Available-for-sale financial assets are measured at fair value. Revaluation gains and losses are included in other comprehensive income until the asset is removed from the balance sheet.

       

Held for trading financial instruments are measured at fair value. All gains and losses are included in net earnings in the period in which they arise.

       

All derivative financial instruments are classified as held for trading financial instruments and are measured at fair value, even when they are part of a hedging relationship. All gains and losses are included in net earnings in the period in which they arise.




TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the nine months ended June 30, 2007
(Unaudited – Expressed in thousands of Canadian Dollars, unless stated otherwise)

In accordance with this new standard, the Company has classified its financial instruments as follows:

Marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale securities. Such securities are measured at fair market value in the consolidated financial statements with unrealized gains or losses recorded in comprehensive income (loss). At the time securities are sold or otherwise disposed of, gains or losses are included in net earnings (loss).

   

 

The Company’s investment in a convertible promissory note of Continental Minerals Corporation (“Continental”) contained an embedded derivative which required separation from the host contract and measured at fair value. This change in accounting policy resulted in a mark-to-market adjustment of $307 to deficit and a similar increase to the carrying value of the Company’s investment in Continental at October 1, 2006. In February 2007, the Company redeemed the convertible promissory note for cash (note 4).

   

Reclamation deposits invested in government backed securities are classified as available-for-sale securities and are carried at fair market value, with the unrealized gain or loss recorded in shareholders’ equity as a component of other comprehensive income. These amounts will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to net earnings (loss) when the investment is sold. Previously, reclamation deposits were carried at cost, less provision for other than a temporary decline in value.

   

Promissory note relating to the Red Mile Resources No. 2 Limited Partnership Agreement (“Red Mile”) is classified as available for sale.

   

 

Convertible bonds and debenture are classified as held-to-maturity and are measured at amortized costs. Deferred financing costs relating to the issuance of convertible bonds are no longer presented as a separate asset on the balance sheet and are now included in the carrying value of the convertible bonds.

(b)        Hedging (Section 3865)

This new standard specifies the circumstances under which hedge accounting is permissible and how hedge accounting may be performed. The Company currently does not have any hedges.

(c)        Comprehensive Income (Section 1530)

Comprehensive income is the change in shareholders’ equity during a period from transactions and other events from non-owner sources. This standard requires certain gains and losses that would otherwise be recorded as part of net earnings to be presented in other “comprehensive income” until it is considered appropriate to recognize into net earnings. This standard requires the presentation of comprehensive income, and its components in a separate financial statement that is displayed with the same prominence as the other financial statements.



TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the nine months ended June 30, 2007
(Unaudited – Expressed in thousands of Canadian Dollars, unless stated otherwise)

Accordingly, the Company now reports a consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss) and includes the account “accumulated other comprehensive income” in the shareholders’ equity section of the consolidated balance sheet.

   
4.

INVESTMENTS


      As at June 30, 2007  
            Unrealized        
      Cost     Gain/(Loss)     Fair Value  
  Continental Minerals Corporation – Common shares $  9,880   $  2,566   $  12,446  
  Continental Minerals Corporation – Warrants   3,118     (1,615 )   1,503  
  Investment in public companies   1,480     946     2,426  
    $  14,478   $  1,951   $  16,375  

  (a)

The Company held a convertible promissory note (“Note”) of Continental Minerals Corporation (“Continental”), a public company which is a related party by virtue of certain common directors. The Note contained a right to participate in Continental’s equity financings at a 5% discount to the price paid by other parties in the financing. In February 2007, the Company redeemed the Note and exercised its pre-emptive right to participate in Continental’s equity financing. The Company received the principal amount of the Note ($11.5 million) plus a 5% premium, for total proceeds of $12.1 million. The proceeds were used to subscribe for 7,318,182 equity units (“Units”) of Continental at a price of Cdn$1.65 per Unit. Each Unit consisted of one common share of Continental and one Continental common share purchase warrant, exercisable at a price of Cdn$1.80 per share for a one year period from the completion of the financing. The proceeds paid for the Units were allocated to the common shares and warrants received of Continental based on the pro-rated fair value of the common shares ($9.0 million) and warrants ($3.1 million) at the time of the financing.

     
 

At June 30, 2007, the estimated fair value of the Continental warrants was estimated at $1.5 million (using expected volatilities averaging 53%, risk free interest rate of 4.15%, dividends of nil and remaining life of approximately 0.6 years). Consequently, a mark- to-market adjustment of $1,615 was charged to operations.

     
 

As at June 30, 2007, the Company held 9,817,726 common shares and 7,318,182 share purchase warrants of Continental.

     
  (b)

In February 2007, the Company sold 3,234,900 common shares of bcMetals Corporation (“bcMetals”), a public corporation listed on the TSX Venture Exchange for $5.5 million and a realized gain of $1.5 million.




TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the nine months ended June 30, 2007
(Unaudited – Expressed in thousands of Canadian Dollars, unless stated otherwise)

5.

INVENTORY


      June 30     September 30  
      2007     2006  
  Copper concentrate $  594   $  16,213  
  Ore in-process   2,368     2,114  
  Copper plating   1,492      
  Materials and supplies   8,290     5,891  
    $  12,744   $  24,218  

6.

MINERAL PROPERTIES, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT


  Plant and equipment - Gibraltar Mine                                
      June 30, 2007     September 30, 2006  
            Accumulated     Net book           Accumulated     Net book  
      Cost     Amortization     value     Cost     amortization     Value  
  Buildings and equipment $  6,060   $  1,789   $  4,271   $  6,060   $  1,443   $  4,617  
  Mine equipment   53,847     8,606     45,241     35,680     7,494     28,186  
  Plant and equipment   56,027     1,421     54,606     14,637     1,223     13,414  
  Vehicles   1,465     685     780     992     498     494  
  Computer equipment   3,034     2,040     994     1,766     915     851  
  Land   152         152     152         152  
  Deferred pre-stripping costs   21,569         21,569     285         285  
  Total Gibraltar mine $  142,154   $  14,541   $  127,613   $  59,572   $  11,573   $  47,999  
                                       
                                       
  Mineral property interests             $  15,986               $  2,628  
                                       
  Net asset retirement obligation adjustment     $  (6,756 )             $  (7,182 )
                                       
  Mineral properties, plant and equipment   $  136,843               $  43,445  

In June 2007, Taseko completed the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of a private company with a project in northeastern British Columbia, Canada (“the Transaction”), for a total cash consideration to the acquired company’s shareholders of $1,500,000 as well as a share settlement to the value of $2,970,000 (consisting of 894,730 common shares).

   

In the above Transaction, Taseko purchased the residual net smelter royalties from Teck Cominco Metals Limited (“Teck”) for a total cash consideration to Teck of $300,000 and a units settlement to the value of $835,200 (consisting of 240,000 common shares and 120,000 warrants). Each warrant is exercisable into one common share at $3.48 until June 4, 2009.

   
7.

RESTRICTED CASH

   

In February 2007, Taseko issued a standby letter of credit, collateralized by cash in the amount of $4.4 million, to British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (“B.C. Hydro”) to provide security for costs relating to the electrical system reinforcements required for the Gibraltar Expansion Project in accordance with “Credit Support Agreement” between Gibraltar and B.C. Hydro. Under the agreement, the Company is required to submit a Revenue Guarantee in the amount of $4.4 million in order for B.C. Hydro to initiate procurement of major equipment as part of




TASEKO MINES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the nine months ended June 30, 2007
(Unaudited – Expressed in thousands of Canadian Dollars, unless stated otherwise)

systems reinforcements. The letter of credit will be released over time, as Gibraltar consumes power.

   
8.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES


  Services rendered to the Company and its   Three months ended     Nine months ended  
  subsidiaries and reimbursement of third party   June 30     June 30  
  expenses                        
      2007     2006     2007     2006  
     Hunter Dickinson Inc. $  1,156   $  867   $  3,683   $  2,046  

  Balances receivable (payable)   As at     As at  
      June 30, 2007     September 30, 2006  
     Hunter Dickinson Inc. (1) $  40   $  26  

(1) Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.