CALGARY, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CANADIAN PHOENIX RESOURCES CORP. ("Canadian Phoenix") announces its consolidated results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010:
SUMMARY OF SECOND QUARTER AND YEAR-TO-DATE 2010 FINANCIAL RESULTS For the three months For the six months ($000's except as indicated) ended June 30 ended June 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 2009 2010 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avg P&NG Production (boe/d) 530 882 761 975 Avg realized price - ($/boe) 54.50 53.27 60.09 43.55 P&NG revenue 2,628 4,278 8,280 7,683 Netbacks - $/boe 16.09 22.74 20.54 17.15 Equity Investment loss (1,543) (836) (1,026) (5,780) Income (Loss) for the period 16,389 (11,083) 12,868 (20,292) Per share - basic & diluted $354.34 ($0.24) $278.21 ($0.45) Funds from Operations (3,898) 149 (3,200) (148) Capital Expenditure 85 1,070 566 8,036 Cash on hand 66,934 474 66,934 474 Working Capital (Deficiency) 65,844 (11,533) 65,844 (11,533) Total assets 70,114 107,795 70,114 107,795 Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding - Basic & Diluted (000's)* 46,252 45,276 46,252 45,276 Number of Shares Outstanding (000's)* 46,252 45,276 46,252 45,276 Number of Shares Outstanding - Diluted (000's)* 74,447 73,634 74,447 73,634 * all figures have been adjusted to reflect the 25 for 1 share consolidation effective Nov 16, 2009
During the second quarter of 2010, Canadian Phoenix made two significant divestments:
- On May 26, 2010, the shareholders of the Corporation and the shareholders of the Corporation's subsidiary Serrano Energy Ltd ("Serrano") approved the sale of all of Serrano's shares to an intermediate oil and gas producer. The disposition of the Corporation's 10,981,000 shares in Serrano yielded gross proceeds of $24.8 million, of which $2.1 million were immediately used to repay the Corporation's mezzanine loan. - On April 27, 2010 the Corporation entered into a voting agreement with its 58% owned investee Marble Point Energy Ltd ("Marble Point", now Teine Energy Ltd) and a third party, pursuant to which the Corporation agreed to vote its shares held in Marble Point in favor of an amalgamation between Marble Point and the third party, subject to receipt of requisite shareholder and regulatory approval. The Corporation's shareholders approved the transaction at a special meeting of shareholders held on May 26, 2010, while the shareholders of Marble Point approved the transaction (under slightly modified terms, none of which impacted the cash consideration available to the Corporation) on June 25, 2010. Gross proceeds on the sale of the Corporation's 90 million shares in Marble Point were $45 million.
With the closing of these transactions, the Corporation now has significant cash holdings (approximately $67 million) to go along with approximately $61 million of tax pools, and is positioned for a significant re-investment into the oil and gas sector. The Corporation's Special Committee is currently analyzing and evaluating opportunities in this regard.
Financial Summary -----------------
Note - the results of Serrano are included to the disposition date of May 26, 2010, and the equity results of Marble Point are included to the disposition date of June 25, 2010.
The second quarter of 2010 saw oil prices remain at levels consistent with the past two quarters at around US$78/bbl (WTI), but poorer natural gas prices which averaged $3.86 (AECO spot) compared to $5.36 in the first quarter of 2010. While oil prices are expected to remain in the $75-$90 range for the remainder of the year, natural gas prices are likely to remain at the current low levels due primarily to excess supply in the North American market. With the disposal of the Corporation's investments in Serrano and Marble Point, movements in oil and natural gas prices are more relevant to the Corporation's re-investment strategies and opportunities than their impact on the Corporation's financial performance.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 the Corporation recorded income after tax of $16.4 million and 12.9 million. Heavily impacting these results were the accounting gains recorded on the dispositions of Serrano ($13.2 million) and Marble Point ($12.8 million) noted previously. Excluding these gains, and also excluding a $5 million impairment charge on property, plant and equipment, a loss of $4.6 million was realized in the second quarter, and a loss of $8.1 million year-to-date.
Netbacks from oil and gas sales were approximately $0.8 million and $2.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. After general and administrative costs of $4.5 million and $5.9 million, funds from operations were negative at $3.9 million and $3.2 million for the respective three and six month periods.
The $5 million impairment charge recorded at June 30, 2010 was in relation to the Corporation's property, plant and equipment, as the carrying value exceeded the future discounted cash flows associated with proved and probable reserves.
Financial Position
At June 30, 2010, the Corporation had cash on hand of $66.9 million, net assets of $67.5 million, and no debt. As noted previously, the significant increase in cash on hand is due to the dispositions of Serrano and Marble Point.
The consolidated financial statements and related MD&A can be found on SEDAR's website at http://www.sedar.com/ and the Corporation's website at http://www.canadian-phoenix.com/.
Cancellation of SARs Plan and Issuance of Options to Directors --------------------------------------------------------------
The Board of Directors approved today the termination of the Corporation's Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs") Plan, which was originally put in place in June 2009. Under the SARs Plan, termination of the plan results in the immediate exercise of all outstanding unexercised rights. The estimated payout of the 1.92 million outstanding SARs to holders is $1 million, which had been accrued in the June 30, 2010 consolidated interim financial statements as a liability.
Concurrent with the termination of the SARs Plan, the Board of Directors approved the issuance of 2.3 million options (5 % of outstanding common shares) to directors of the Corporation. The options, which vest immediately, will have an exercise price of $1.28 (the current share price) and a five year term to expiry.
About Canadian Phoenix
Canadian Phoenix Resources Corp. is a publicly-traded junior oil and gas exploration, development and production company with operations in Western Canada. Canadian Phoenix's shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "CXP".
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Canadian Phoenix Resources Corp.
CONTACT: Michael Atkinson, President & CEO, Phone: (604) 689-1428; Tim
Moran, Chief Financial Officer, Phone: (403) 920 0040
