EX-99.2 4 tm253306d1_ex99-2.htm EXHIBIT 99.2

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

 

 

Gran Tierra UK Limited 

(Formerly i3 Energy Plc) 

unaudited Condensed consolidated
interim financial statements

 

for the Three and Nine months
Ended 30 September 2024

 

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Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc) 30 September 2024

 

Financial Statements

 

 

Contents

 

Financial Statements 3
   
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 3
   
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 4
   
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 5
   
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow 6
   
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements 7
   
Appendix A: Glossary 25
   
Appendix B: Alternate performance measures 28

 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc)2 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc) 30 September 2024

 

Financial Statements

 

 

Financial Statements

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

 

      Three-months Ended   Nine-months Ended 
   Notes  30 Sept 2024   30 Sept 2023   30 Sept 2024   30 Sept 2023 
     

£’000

(unaudited)

   £’000
(unaudited)
  

£’000

(unaudited)

   £’000
(unaudited)
 
Revenue  4   22,334    37,220    82,662    112,709 
Production costs      (13,343)   (16,704)   (46,854)   (53,141)
Gain / (loss) on risk management contracts  14   6,486    (7,756)   5,027    (4,413)
Depreciation and depletion  8   (8,088)   (9,496)   (24,748)   (28,906)
Gross profit      7,389    3,264    16,087    26,249 
Administrative expenses      (2,892)   (2,792)   (9,137)   (6,875)
Transaction costs      (1,276)       (1,276)    
(Loss) / gain on asset dispositions  8   (3)       15,776     
Operating profit      3,218    472    21,450    19,374 
Finance income      81    163    369    412 
Finance costs  5   (884)   (2,792)   (3,999)   (7,474)
Profit / (loss) before tax      2,415    (2,157)   17,820    12,312 
Tax charge  6   (1,206)   (323)   (8,242)   (3,848)
Profit / (loss) for the period      1,209    (2,480)   9,578    8,464 
                        
Other comprehensive loss:                       
                        
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:                       
Foreign exchange differences on translation of foreign operations      (5,001)   2,838    (8,675)   (1,611)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax      (5,001)   2,838    (8,675)   (1,611)
                        
Total comprehensive (loss) / income      (3,792)   358    903    6,853 
                        
Earnings per share      Pence    Pence    Pence    Pence 
Earnings / (loss) per share – basic  7   0.10    (0.20)   0.80    0.71 
Earnings / (loss) per share – diluted  7   0.10    (0.20)   0.79    0.70 

 

All operations are continuing.

 

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

 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc)3 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc) 30 September 2024

 

Financial Statements

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

 

     Notes  30 Sept 2024   31 Dec 2023 
       

£’000

(unaudited)

    

£’000

(audited)

 
Non-current assets             
Property, plant & equipment  8   183,526    205,667 
Exploration and evaluation assets  9   61,813    63,133 
Other non-current assets  12   929     
Total non-current assets      246,268    268,800 
Current assets             
Cash and cash equivalents      6,068    23,507 
Trade and other receivables  10   18,745    20,534 
Income taxes receivable      853    205 
Risk management contracts  14   4,793    1,701 
Inventory      1,298    1,847 
Total current assets      31,757    47,794 
Current liabilities             
Trade and other payables  11   (27,380)   (27,640)
Risk management contracts  14   (304)   (136)
Borrowings and leases  12   (127)   (14,001)
Decommissioning provision  13   (3,609)   (3,244)
Total current liabilities      (31,420)   (45,021)
Net current (liabilities) / assets      337    2,773 
Non-current liabilities             
Borrowings and leases  12   (45)   (20,568)
Decommissioning provision  13   (76,445)   (78,109)
Deferred tax liability  6   (14,194)   (9,817)
Other non-current liabilities      (680)   (84)
Total non-current liabilities      (91,364)   (108,578)
              
Net assets      155,241    162,995 
Capital and reserves             
Ordinary shares  15   120    120 
Deferred shares  15   50    50 
Share premium  15        
Share-based payment reserve  16   7,487    6,892 
Foreign currency translation reserve      (4,845)   3,830 
Capital reorganisation reserve  15        
Retained earnings      152,429    152,103 
Shareholders’ funds      155,241    162,995 

 

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

 

These condensed consolidated financial statements of Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc), company number 10699593, were approved by the Board of Directors and authorized for issue on 18 December 2024. Signed on behalf of the Board of Directors by Pedro Zutara – Director.

 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc)4 

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Financial Statements

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

 

      Ordinary
shares
   Share
premium
   Deferred
shares
   Share-based
payment
reserve
   Warrants
- LN
   Foreign
currency
translation
reserve
   Retained
earnings
   Total
(unaudited)
 
   Notes  £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000 
Balance at 1 January 2023     119   48,646   50   6,311   2,045   8,052   99,523   164,746 
Total comprehensive income for the period                    (1,611)  8,464   6,853 
Transactions with owners:                                   
Exercise of options        13                  13 
Exercise of warrants     1   2,045         (2,045)        1 
Share-based payment expense              475            475 
Dividends declared in the period                       (10,215)  (10,215)
Balance at 30 September 2023     120   50,704   50   6,786      6,441   97,772   161,873 
                                    
Balance at 1 January 2024     120      50   6,892      3,830   152,103   162,995 
Total comprehensive income for the period                    (8,675)  9,578   903 
Transactions with owners:                                   
Share-based payment expense  16           595            595 
Dividends declared in the period  15                    (9,252)  (9,252)
Balance at 30 September 2024     120      50   7,487      (4,845)  152,429   155,241 

 

The following describes the nature and purpose of each reserve within equity:

 

Reserve Description and purpose
Ordinary shares Represents the nominal value of shares issued
Share premium account Amount subscribed for share capital in excess of nominal value
Deferred shares Represents the nominal value of shares issued, the shares have full capital distribution (including on wind up) rights and do not confer any voting or dividend rights, or any of redemption
Share-based payment reserve Represents the accumulated balance of share-based payment charges recognised in respect of share options granted by the Company less transfers to retained earnings in respect of options exercised or cancelled/lapsed
Warrants – LNs Represents the accumulated balance of share-based payment charges recognised in respect of warrants granted by the Company in respect to warrants granted to the loan note holders
Foreign currency translation reserve Exchange differences arising on consolidating the assets and liabilities of the Group’s non-Pound Sterling functional currency operations (including comparatives) recognised through the Consolidated Statement of Other Comprehensive Income
Capital reorganisation reserve Represents the offset for the deferred shares and share premium arising on the bonus issuance of the capital reduction deferred shares on 15 April 2024.
Retained earnings Cumulative net gains and losses recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

 

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

 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc)5 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc) 30 September 2024

 

Financial Statements

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow

 

       Three-Months Ended   Nine-Months Ended 
   Notes   30 Sept 2024   30 Sept 2023   30 Sept 2024   30 Sept 2023 
     

£’000

(unaudited)

   £’000
(unaudited)
  

£’000

(unaudited)

   £’000
(unaudited)
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES                    
Profit before tax       2,415    (2,157)   17,820    12,312 
Adjustments for:                        
Depreciation and depletion  8    8,088    9,496    24,748    28,906 
Loss / (gain) on asset dispositions       3        (15,776)    
Finance costs  5    884    2,792    3,999    7,474 
Unrealised (gain) / loss on risk management contracts  14    (4,479)   6,026    (3,168)   5,698 
Unrealised FX (gain) / loss       218    18    (190)   3 
Share-based payments expense - employees (including NEDs)  16    156    165    595    475 
Expenditure on decommissioning assets       (1,161)   (603)   (2,209)   (2,524)
Current tax expense  6    (316)   (2,151)   (3,050)   (7,597)
Changes in non-cash working capital – operating activities  19    (1,515)   (4,920)   1,093    (11,787)
Net cash from operating activities       4,293    8,666    23,862    32,960 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES                        
Acquisitions       (58)       (58)   (13)
Additions to property, plant & equipment       (9,940)   (1,269)   (13,925)   (16,494)
Disposal of property, plant & equipment       13    263    17,969    263 
Disposal of E&E assets               1,234     
Additions to E&E assets       (24)   (19)   (385)   (1,219)
Tax credit for R&D expenditure  6                184 
Changes in non-cash working capital – investing activities  19    6,361    1,220    933    (9,509)
Net cash used in investing activities       (3,648)   195    5,768    (26,788)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES                        
Exercise of warrants and options                   14 
Repayment of H1-2019 LN facility                   (28,856)
Issuance of Debt Facility  12                44,481 
Repayment of Debt Facility  12        (3,708)   (35,272)   (4,946)
Net draw on Credit Facility  12                 
Payment of deferred finance costs  12            (1,307)   (2,039)
Interest and other finance charges paid  5    (83)   (1,019)   (1,079)   (2,585)
Lease payments  12            (60)    
Dividends declared  15    (3,084)       (9,252)   (10,215)
Changes in non-cash working capital – financing activities  19        (8)       (1,758)
Net cash used in financing activities       (3,167)   (4,735)   (46,970)   (5,904)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash       (212)   523    (99)   503 
Net Decrease in cash and cash equivalents       (2,734)   4,649    (17,439)   771 
Cash and cash equivalents, opening       8,802    12,682    23,507    16,560 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, CLOSING       6,068    17,331    6,068    17,331 

 

Additional cash flow information is provided in note 19. The accompanying notes form an integral part of these interim financial statements.

 

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Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc) 30 September 2024

 

Financial Statements

 

 

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

 

1Summary of significant accounting policies

 

General Information and Authorisation of Financial Statements

 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc) (“the Company”) is a Private Company, limited by shares, registered in England and Wales under the Companies Act 2006 with registered number 10699593. The Company’s ordinary shares were traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the AIM Market operated by the London Stock Exchange prior to the acquisition by Gran Tierra Energy Inc., as discussed in note 20. The address of the Company’s registered office is 100 Longwater Avenue, Green Park, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 6GP.

 

The Company and its subsidiaries (together, “the Group”) principal activities consist of oil and gas production in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (“WCSB”) and of the appraisal and development of oil and gas assets on the UK Continental Shelf (“UKCS”).

 

2Basis of preparation

 

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’ (“IAS 34”) and the AIM rules. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared using the accounting policies that were applied in the Group’s statutory financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 and are expected to be applied in the preparation of the financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2024. The condensed interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023, which have been prepared in accordance with UK adopted international accounting standards (“IFRS”), and in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).

 

The reports for the three and nine months ended 30 September 2024 and 30 September 2023 are unreviewed, unaudited and do not constitute statutory accounts as defined by the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements for 31 December 2023 have been prepared and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditor’s report for these financial statements was unqualified.

 

The financial information is presented in Pounds Sterling (£, GBP), which is the Company’s functional currency, and rounded to the nearest thousand unless otherwise stated. The functional currency of the Company’s UK subsidiary, Gran Tierra North Sea Limited (formerly i3 Energy North Sea Limited), is GBP, and the functional currency of its Canadian subsidiary, Gran Tierra Canada Ltd. (formerly i3 Energy Canada Ltd.), is CAD. A summary of period-average and period-end exchange rates is presented in the table below:

 

   Nine-months Ended 30 Sept 2024   Nine-months Ended 30 Sept 2023 
Period-average GBP:CAD exchange rate   1.7371    1.6736 
Period-end GBP:CAD exchange rate   1.8121    1.6504 

 

In preparing these interim financial statements, management has made judgements and estimates that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income, and expense. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The significant judgements made by management in applying the Group’s accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty that could have a material impact on the condensed consolidated interim financial statements were the same as those disclosed in the Group’s statutory financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023.

 

Going concern

 

The Group ended the period with cash and cash equivalents of £6.1 million and net current assets of £0.3 million. The Group’s debt primarily consists of the CAD 75.0 million Credit Facility which was undrawn and available to the Group as at 30 September 2024. During the nine months ended 30 September 2024, the Group generated £23.9 million of cash from operating activities.

 

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Financial Statements

 

 

The Directors have given careful consideration to the appropriateness of the going concern assumption, including cash forecasts through the end of 2025, committed capital expenditure, and the principal risks and uncertainties faced by the Group. This assessment also considered various downside scenarios including a combined downside scenario with a 15% reduction in strip commodity prices and a production run rate of 80%, risks which are partially mitigated by the risk management contracts the Group currently has in place.

 

On 31 October 2024 Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc) became a wholly owned subsidiary of Gran Tierra Energy Inc (“Gran Tierra”). Refer to note 20 for further details. Although the cash flow forecasts demonstrate that the Gran Tierra UK Limited is self-funding throughout the lookout period, the Gran Tierra Group has expressed its continued financial support through the going concern assessment period.

 

Following this review, the Directors are satisfied that the Group has sufficient resources to operate and to meet their commitments as they come due over the going concern period which considers at least 12 months from the date of approval of the condensed interim financial statements. Accordingly, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements for the period ended 30 September 2024.

 

3Segmental reporting

 

The Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) is the Board of Directors. They consider that the Group operates as two segments, as follows:

 

UK / Corporate – That of Corporate activities in the UK and oil and gas exploration, appraisal, and development on the UKCS.

 

Canada – That of oil and gas production in the WCSB.

 

Such components are identified on the basis of internal reports that the Board reviews regularly.

 

The following is an analysis of the Group’s revenue and results by reportable segment for the three months ended 30 September 2024:

 

  

UK / Corporate

£’000

  

Canada

£’000

  

Total

£’000

 
Revenue       22,334    22,334 
Production costs       (13,343)   (13,343)
Loss on risk management contracts       6,486    6,486 
Depreciation and depletion   (1)   (8,087)   (8,088)
Gross (loss) / profit   (1)   7,390    7,389 
Administrative expenses   (837)   (2,055)   (2,892)
Transaction costs   (938)   (338)   (1,276)
Gain on asset dispositions       (3)   (3)
Operating (loss) / profit   (1,776)   4,994    3,218 
Finance income       81    81 
Finance costs       (884)   (884)
(Loss) / profit before tax   (1,776)   4,191    2,415 
Tax charge for the period   (150)   (1,056)   (1,206)
(Loss) / profit for the period   (1,926)   3,135    1,209 

 

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3Segmental reporting - continued

 

The following is an analysis of the Group’s revenue and results by reportable segment for the nine months ended 30 September 2024:

 

  

UK / Corporate

£’000

  

Canada

£’000

  

Total

£’000

 
Revenue       82,662    82,662 
Production costs       (46,854)   (46,854)
Loss on risk management contracts       5,027    5,027 
Depreciation and depletion   (3)   (24,745)   (24,748)
Gross (loss) / profit   (3)   16,090    16,087 
Administrative expenses   (2,446)   (6,691)   (9,137)
Transaction costs   (938)   (338)   (1,276)
Gain on asset dispositions       15,776    15,776 
Operating (loss) / profit   (3,387)   24,837    21,450 
Finance income       369    369 
Finance costs   (1,499)   (2,500)   (3,999)
(Loss) / profit before tax   (4,886)   22,706    17,820 
Tax charge for the period   (2,720)   (5,522)   (8,242)
(Loss) / profit for the period   (7,606)   17,184    9,578 

 

The timing of revenue recognition has been disclosed within Note 4.

 

The following is an analysis of the Group’s revenue and results by reportable segment for the three months ended 30 September 2023:

 

  

UK / Corporate

£’000

  

Canada

£’000

  

Total

£’000

 
Revenue       37,220    37,220 
Production costs       (16,704)   (16,704)
Gain on risk management contracts       (7,756)   (7,756)
Depreciation and depletion   (1)   (9,495)   (9,496)
Gross (loss) / profit   (1)   3,265    3,264 
Administrative expenses   (1,134)   (1,658)   (2,792)
Operating (loss) / profit   (1,135)   1,607    472 
Finance income       163    163 
Finance costs   (2,146)   (646)   (2,792)
(Loss) / profit before tax   (3,281)   1,124    (2,157)
Tax (charge) for the period       (323)   (323)
(Loss) / profit for the period   (3,281)   801    (2,480)

 

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Financial Statements

 

 

3Segmental reporting - continued

 

The following is an analysis of the Group’s revenue and results by reportable segment for the nine months ended 30 September 2023:

 

  

UK / Corporate

£’000

  

Canada

£’000

  

Total

£’000

 
Revenue       112,709    112,709 
Production costs       (53,141)   (53,141)
Gain on risk management contracts       (4,413)   (4,413)
Depreciation and depletion   (3)   (28,903)   (28,906)
Gross (loss) / profit   (3)   26,252    26,249 
Administrative expenses   (2,444)   (4,431)   (6,875)
Operating (loss) / profit   (2,447)   21,821    19,374 
Finance income       412    412 
Finance costs   (5,124)   (2,350)   (7,474)
(Loss) / profit before tax   (7,571)   19,883    12,312 
Tax credit / (charge) for the period   184    (4,032)   (3,848)
(Loss) / profit for the period   (7,387)   15,851    8,464 

 

The following is an analysis of the Group’s assets and liabilities by reportable segment as at 30 September 2024 and the capital expenditure for the period then ended:

 

  

UK / Corporate

£’000

  

Canada

£’000

  

Total

£’000

 
Total assets   56,542    221,483    278,025 
Total liabilities   (3,370)   (119,414)   (122,784)
Capital additions – E&E   385        385 
Capital additions – PP&E       14,190    14,190 

 

The following is an analysis of the Group’s assets and liabilities by reportable segment as at 31 December 2023 and the capital expenditure for the period then ended:

 

  

UK / Corporate

£’000

  

Canada

£’000

  

Total

£’000

 
Total assets   56,041    260,553    316,594 
Total liabilities   (35,606)   (117,993)   (153,599)
Capital additions – E&E   275    1,006    1,281 
Capital additions – PP&E       23,155    23,155 

 

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Financial Statements

 

 

4Revenue

 

All revenue is derived from contracts with customers and is comprised of the sale of oil and gas and processing income, net of royalties, as follows:

 

   Three-months Ended   Nine-months Ended 
  

30 Sept 2024

£’000

   30 Sept 2023
£’000
  

30 Sept 2024

£’000

   30 Sept 2023
£’000
 
Oil and condensate   18,961    24,729    60,563    73,579 
Natural gas liquids   4,323    5,665    14,418    17,700 
Natural gas   1,806    10,174    13,900    30,990 
Royalty interest   106    656    824    2,176 
Oil and gas sales   25,196    41,224    89,705    124,445 
Royalties   (4,286)   (5,358)   (13,453)   (15,898)
Revenue from the sale of oil and gas   20,910    35,866    76,252    108,547 
Processing income   1,442    1,354    4,613    4,055 
Other operating income   (18)       1,797    107 
Total revenue   22,334    37,220    82,662    112,709 

 

Revenue from the sale of oil and natural gas liquids is recognised at the point in time when title transfers to the purchaser. Processing income is recognised at the time the service is rendered.

 

5Finance costs

 

   Three-months Ended   Nine-months Ended 
  

30 Sept 2024

£’000

   30 Sept 2023
£’000
  

30 Sept 2024

£’000

   30 Sept 2023
£’000
 
Accretion of loan notes               1,615 
Cash interest expense on loan notes               951 
Accretion of decommissioning provision (Note 13)   642    649    1,891    2,057 
Interest on Debt Facility (Note 12)       1,022    796    1,340 
Interest on Credit Facility (Note 12)           101     
Amortisation of deferred finance costs (Note 12)   160    300    1,673    393 
Bank charges and interest on creditors   82    (3)   186    294 
FX gain on Debt Facility       824    (648)   824 
Total finance costs   884    2,792    3,999    7,474 

 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc)11 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc) 30 September 2024

 

Financial Statements

 

 

6Taxation

 

Taxation charge / (credit)

 

The below table reconciles the tax charge for the period to the expected tax charge based on the result for the period and the corporation tax rate.

 

  

Nine-months
Ended 30 Sept
2024

£’000

   Nine-months
Ended 30 Sept
2023
£’000
 
Profit before tax   17,820    12,312 
Rate of Corporate Tax   23%   23%
Expected tax (credit) / charge   4,099    2,832 
Effects of:          
Interest and other expenses not deductible for SCT or EPL       1,155 
Permanent differences   294    849 
Foreign tax rate difference   (233)   (3,938)
Change in estimated pool balances   4     
Derecognition of deferred tax asset   1,414    3,134 
Deferred tax provision for future intercompany withholding tax   2,706     
Foreign exchange impacts   (42)    
R&D tax credit received       (184)
Total tax charge / (credit)   8,242    3,848 

 

  

Nine-months
Ended 30 Sept
2024

£’000

   Nine-months
Ended 30 Sept
2023
£’000
 
Current tax charge   3,050    7,413 
Deferred tax charge / (credit)   5,192    (3,565)
Total tax charge   8,242    3,848 

 

The current tax charge of £3,050 thousand in the nine months ended 30 September 2024 resulted from taxable income in the Group’s Canadian subsidiary, i3 Canada, which was payable on instalment throughout 2023 and into the first half of 2024. In 2023 the Group received £184 thousand in R&D tax refunds in the UK in respect of the 2020 and 2021 fiscal years.

 

In 2022 the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) was introduced at a rate of 25% with effect from 26 May 2022, increased to 35% effective 1 January 2023, and further increased to 38% effective 1 November 2024. This, along with the Ring Fence Corporation Tax (RFCT) at 30% and the Supplementary Charge (SCT) of 10% brings the overall tax rate in the UK to 78%. The EPL will remain in effect until 31 March 2030. The Group will not be impacted by the EPL until such time as taxable profits are generated in the UK. The combined corporate rate of taxation in Canada remained unchanged at 23%.

 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc)12 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc) 30 September 2024

 

Financial Statements

 

 

6Taxation - continued

 

Deferred tax

 

The components of the net deferred tax asset and the movements during the period is summarised as follows:

 

   At 31 Dec 2023   Acquired during
the period
   Recognised in
income
   FX movement   At 30 Sept 2024 
   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000 
UK:                         
Deferred tax assets:                         
Losses   38,367                        809        39,176 
Unrecognised deferred tax asset   (15,764)       (726)       (16,490)
Deferred tax liabilities:                         
Provision for future intercompany withholding tax           (2,706)       (2,706)
PP&E / E&E   (22,603)       (83)       (22,686)
Net deferred tax (liability)           (2,706)       (2,706)
Canada:                         
Deferred tax assets:                         
Decommissioning provision   18,711        1,103    (1,401)   18,413 
Losses                    
Other   214        75    (18)   271 
Unrecognised deferred tax asset   (3,771)       (365)   288    (3,848)
Deferred tax liabilities:                        
Risk management contracts   (360)       (729)   56    (1,033)
PP&E / E&E   (24,611)       (2,570)   1,890    (25,291)
Net deferred tax (liability)   (9,817)       (2,486)   815    (11,488)
Net deferred tax (liability)   (9,817)       (5,192)   815    (14,194)

 

Deferred tax assets of £16,490 thousand and £3,848 thousand have not been recognised in respect of tax losses and allowances in the UK and Canada, respectively, due to uncertainty over the availability of future taxable profits to offset these losses against. The unrecognised deferred tax asset in Canada relates to a portion of the Group’s successor mineral resource tax pools which can only be utilised against future income from certain properties acquired from Toscana in 2020.

 

The Group recognised a net deferred tax liability through a net deferred tax charge of £5,912 thousand for changes in net deductible temporary differences in the period, partially offset by £815 thousand for FX movements during the period. The deferred tax asset has been recognised in Canada to the extent that the Group anticipates probable future taxable profits against which the assets can be utilised. The deferred tax liability in the UK resulted from a deferred tax provision in Gran Tierra UK Limited for withholding taxes on intercompany dividends expected in the foreseeable future.

 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc)13 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc) 30 September 2024

 

Financial Statements

 

 

6Taxation - continued

 

  

30 Sept 2024

£’000

   31 Dec 2023
£’000
 
UK:          
Taxable losses   42,818    39,233 
Mineral extraction allowances   53,090    52,705 
Total – UK   95,908    91,938 
           
Canada:          
Canadian exploration expense (CEE, deductible at 100% p.a.)   1,494    1,611 
Canadian development expense (CDE, deductible at 30% p.a.)   31,058    33,502 
Canadian oil and gas property expense (COGPE, deductible at 10% p.a.)   27,666    50,744 
Undepreciated capital cost (UCC, deductible at 25% p.a.)   19,031    20,194 
Other (deductible at various rates p.a.)   1,946    930 
Total – Canada   81,195    106,981 

 

7Earnings per share

 

From continuing operations

 

Basic earnings or loss per share is calculated as profit for the period, divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares, adjusted for any bonus element.

 

Diluted earnings or loss per share amounts are calculated by dividing profits or losses for the period attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period, plus the weighted average number of shares that would be issued on the conversion of dilutive potential ordinary shares into ordinary shares.

 

The calculation of the basic and diluted earnings per share is based on the following data:

 

   Three-months Ended   Nine-months Ended 
  

30 Sept 2024

£’000

   30 Sept 2023
£’000
  

30 Sept 2024

£’000

   30 Sept 2023
£’000
 
Earnings                
Earnings for the purposes of basic and diluted earnings per share being net earnings attributable to owners of the Group   1,209    (2,480)   9,578    8,464 
                     
Weighted average number of shares                    
Weighted average number of Ordinary Shares – basic   1,202,447,663    1,201,874,464    1,202,447,663    1,198,071,454 
Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares:                    
Share options   3,095,847    12,889,509    2,961,838    13,439,080 
Warrants               3,811,171 
Weighted average number of Ordinary Shares – diluted   1,205,543,510    1,214,763,973    1,205,409,501    1,215,321,705 
                     
Basic earnings / (loss) per share (pence)   0.10    (0.20)   0.80    0.71 
Diluted earnings / (loss) per share (pence)   0.10    (0.20)   0.79    0.70 

 

As at 30 September 2024, the number of potentially dilutive Share options outstanding was 48,463,468 (Note 16). All outstanding options were net-settled in cash on 31 October 2024 as part of the Gran Tierra acquisition described in note 20.

 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc)14 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc) 30 September 2024

 

Financial Statements

 

 

8Property, plant, and equipment

 

  

Oil and gas assets

£’000

  

Right of use assets

£’000

  

Other fixed assets

£’000

  

Total

£’000

 
Cost                
As at 1 January 2023   297,714        184    297,898 
Acquisitions   436            436 
Additions   23,155            23,155 
Decommissioning provisions incurred   195            195 
Disposals   (709)           (709)
Changes to decommissioning estimates   (8,283)           (8,283)
Exchange movement   (9,341)       (5)   (9,346)
As at 31 December 2023   303,167        179    303,346 
Acquisitions   58            58 
Additions   13,925    265        14,190 
Decommissioning provisions incurred   87            87 
Disposals   (3,839)       (27)   (3,866)
Changes to decommissioning estimates   5,340            5,340 
Exchange movement   (22,362)   (11)   (9)   (22,382)
As at 30 September 2024   296,376    254    143    296,773 
Accumulated depreciation                    
As at 1 January 2023   (61,346)       (87)   (61,433)
Charge for the year   (38,206)       (26)   (38,232)
Exchange movement   1,984        2    1,986 
As at 31 December 2023   (97,568)       (111)   (97,679)
Charge for the period   (24,645)   (84)   (19)   (24,748)
Disposal   1,110        17    1,127 
Exchange movement   8,044    2    7    8,053 
As at 30 September 2024   (113,059)   (82)   (106)   (113,247)
                     
Carrying amount at 31 December 2023   205,599        68    205,667 
Carrying amount at 30 September 2024   183,317    172    37    183,526 

 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc)15 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc) 30 September 2024

 

Financial Statements

 

 

9Exploration and evaluation assets (Intangible)

 

   Nine-months Ended
30 Sept 2024
£’000
   Year Ended
31 Dec 2023
£’000
 
At start of period   63,133    62,060 
Additions   385    1,281 
Disposals   (1,234)    
Exchange movement   (471)   (208)
At end of period   61,813    63,133 

 

Included within E&E assets is the Group’s UK P.2358 Licence, which commenced its four-year second term on 30 September 2020 and contains the Serenity discovery and the Liberator West and Minos High prospective areas. In September 2024, the Group was awarded an 18-month extension of the P.2358 licence.

 

Also included within E&E assets are costs associated with land purchases and preliminary appraisal drilling in the Clearwater play in Canada. During Q2 2024, the Group disposed of certain undeveloped mineral rights in its Northern Clearwater assets for £1.2 million, while retaining all associated Clearwater mineral rights throughout its position.

 

Management conducted an assessment of indicators of impairment for its E&E assets as at 30 September 2024, concluding that no indicators of impairment were identified. This assessment focused on the 18-month renewal of the P.2358 which was secured in Q3 2024 and extended the expiry of the second license term from 30 September 2024 to 31 March 2026. The only requirement to move into the next licence term is to submit an approved FDP to the NSTA.

 

10Trade and other receivables

 

   30 Sept 2024
£’000
   31 Dec 2023
£’000
 
Trade receivables   9,840    12,839 
Joint venture receivables   5,437    4,732 
Prepayments & other receivables   3,468    2,963 
Total trade and other receivables   18,745    20,534 

 

Trade and other receivables are all due within one year.

 

Joint venture receivables represent amounts due from operating partners for operating and capital activity in Canada.

 

The fair value of trade and other receivables is the same as their carrying values as stated above and they do not contain any impaired assets.

 

The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the carrying value of each class of receivable mentioned above. The Group does not hold any collateral as security.

 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc)16 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc) 30 September 2024

 

Financial Statements

 

 

11Trade and other payables

 

   30 Sept 2024
£’000
   31 Dec 2023
£’000
 
Trade creditors   5,317    5,736 
Sales tax payable   24    170 
Accruals   20,126    20,746 
Cash pool LTIP awards – current liability   816    101 
Joint venture payables   1,097    887 
Total trade and other payables   27,380    27,640 

 

The average credit period taken for trade purchases is 30 days. No interest is charged on the trade payables. The carrying values of trade and other payables are considered to be a reasonable approximation of the fair value and are considered by the Directors as payable within one year.

 

Joint venture payables represent amounts due to operating partners for operating and capital activity in Canada.

 

12Borrowings and leases

 

Credit Facility

 

On 22 March 2024 the Group, through its wholly owned subsidiary i3 Energy Canada Ltd., established a CAD 75 million reserve-based lending facility (the “Credit Facility“) with the National Bank of Canada. The Credit Facility comprises of a CAD 55 million revolving facility and a CAD 20 million operating loan facility. The two-year term of the Credit Facility is expected to be extended on an annual basis, subject to lender approval. The interest rate on the outstanding portion of the revolving facility depends on Net Debt to EBITDA ratios of i3 Canada which at inception was Canadian Prime Rate plus 2.00%, with the option to change to Canadian Overnight Repo Rate plus 3.00%. The standby fee for the undrawn portion of the Credit Facility is also dependent on Net Debt to EBITDA ratios of i3 Canada and was initially 0.75%. The Credit Facility is secured against substantially all the assets and shares of i3 Canada. The borrowing base is subject to semi-annual reviews and may also be subject to redetermination upon each review. The Credit Facility does not contain any financial covenants, but i3 Canada is subject to various positive and negative covenants. The Group was in compliance with all covenants as at 30 September 2024. The lender has affirmed that as at 30 September 2024 the credit facility remains at CAD 75 million until the next redetermination period.

 

The Group initially drew CAD 27 million on the Credit Facility, which was used along with cash on hand to repay the Debt Facility with Trafigura without any prepayment penalty. This balance was repaid in Q2 2024 with the proceeds from fixed asset dispositions in the period.

 

Debt Facility

 

On 31 May 2023 i3 Energy Plc established a CAD 100 million debt facility in the form of a Prepayment Agreement (the “Debt Facility”) with Trafigura Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of Trafigura Pte Ltd (collectively, “Trafigura”). Concurrently, i3 Energy Canada Ltd. (“i3 Canada”) entered an associated commercial contract related to i3 Canada’s oil production. The Debt Facility had a three-year term, with interest payable monthly at 9.521% per annum, calculated on the outstanding portion of the loan. The Facility was prepaid without penalty on 22 March 2024 with cash on hand and proceeds from the Credit Facility.

 

H1-2019 loan note facility

 

In May 2019, the Group completed a £22 million H1-2019 loan note facility (“H1-2019 LN”). The H1-2019 LNs have a term of 4 years, maturing on 31 May 2023 and bearing interest, payable on a quarterly basis at the Group’s option (i) in cash at a rate of 8% per annum, or (ii) in kind at a rate of 11% per annum by the issuance of additional H1-2019 LNs. The Group elected to pay all interest in kind prior to 2022, and in cash for all quarters since. The H1-2019 LNs matured on 31 May 2023 and were repaid in full using proceeds from the Debt Facility issuance.

 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc)17 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc) 30 September 2024

 

Financial Statements

 

 

12Borrowings and leases - continued

 

Leases

 

Lease liabilities represent the present value of the minimum lease payments for i3 Canada’s office lease which commenced its 2-year term in January 2024 and a vehicle lease which commences its 3-year term in September 2024.

 

Borrowings reconciliation

 

   Leases   H1-2019 LN   Debt Facility   Credit Facility   Total 
   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000 
At 31 December 2022       27,241            27,241 
Issuance (cash)           44,481        44,481 
Increase through interest (non-cash)       951    2,258        3,209 
Accretion expense (non-cash)       1,615            1,615 
Lease and interest payments (cash)       (951)   (2,258)       (3,209)
Principal payments (cash)       (28,856)   (8,636)       (37,492)
Additions in deferred finance costs (cash)           (2,039)       (2,039)
Amortisation of deferred finance costs (non-cash)           667        667 
Exchange movement (non-cash)           96        96 
At 31 December 2023           34,569        34,569 
Net draw on Credit Facility (cash)                    
Lease commencement (non-cash)   266                266 
Increase through interest (non-cash)   5        796    101    902 
Lease and interest payments (cash)   (73)       (796)   (101)   (970)
Prepaid lease adjustment (non-cash)   14                14 
Principal payments (cash)           (35,272)       (35,272)
Additions in deferred finance costs (cash)               (1,307)   (1,307)
Amortisation of deferred finance costs (non-cash)           1,350    323    1,673 
Reclass of deferred finance costs * (non-cash)               929    929 
Exchange movement (non-cash)   (40)       (647)   55    (632)
At 30 September 2024   172                172 

 

* The Credit Facility was undrawn as at 30 September 2024 and therefore the unamortised deferred finance costs net of foreign exchange movements has been reclassified to Other non-current assets on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

 

The classification as at 30 September 2024 is as follows:

 

   Leases   H1-2019 LN   Debt Facility   Credit Facility   Total 
   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000 
Current   127                127 
Non-current   45                45 
At 30 September 2024   172                172 

 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc)18 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc) 30 September 2024

 

Financial Statements

 

 

12Borrowings and leases - continued

 

The classification as at 31 December 2023 is as follows:

 

   Leases   H1-2019 LN   Debt Facility   Credit Facility   Total 
   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000 
Current           14,001        14,001 
Non-current           20,568        20,568 
At 31 December 2023           34,569        34,569 

 

13Decommissioning provision

 

   Nine-months Ended
30 Sept 2024
£’000
   Year Ended
31 Dec 2023
£’000
 
At start of period   81,353    93,331 
Liabilities assumed through acquisitions       303 
Liabilities incurred   87    195 
Liabilities disposed   (545)   (328)
Liabilities settled   (2,209)   (3,722)
Change in estimates   5,340    (8,283)
Unwinding of discount (Note 5)   1,891    2,771 
Exchange movement   (5,863)   (2,914)
At end of period   80,054    81,353 

 

   30 Sept 2024
£’000
   31 Dec 2023
£’000
 
Of which:          
Current   3,609    3,244 
Non-current   76,445    78,109 
Total   80,054    81,353 

 

A summary of the key estimates and assumptions are as follows:

 

   30 Sept 2024   31 Dec 2023 
Undiscounted / uninflated expenditure (CAD, thousands)   215,214    200,745 
Inflation rate   1.64%   1.62%
Discount rate   3.13%   3.02%
Timing of cash flows   1-50 years    1-50 years 

 

The change in estimate for the period ended 30 September 2024 was primarily driven by changes in market interest rates (which increased 0.02%) and inflation rates (which increased 0.11%) as published by the Bank of Canada. The inflation and discount rates have been pinpointed as a key source of estimation uncertainty, and a sensitivity to +/- 0.50% and +/- 2.00% movements to these inputs have been disclosed in the key sources of estimation uncertainty note in the Group’s statutory financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023. The Group also increased its underlying cost estimates by approximately to 7% to remain in line with the Alberta Energy Regulator cost estimates which were revised in June 2024.

 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc)19 

Gran Tierra UK Limited (formerly i3 Energy plc) 30 September 2024

 

Financial Statements

 

 

14Risk management contracts

 

The Group enters a variety of risk management contracts to hedge a portion of the Group’s exposure to fluctuations in prevailing commodity prices for oil, gas, and natural gas liquids. The Group’s physical commodity contracts represent physical delivery sales contracts in the ordinary course of business and are therefore not recorded at fair value in the consolidated interim financial statements. The Group’s financial risk management contracts have not been designated as hedging instruments in a hedge relationship under IFRS 9 and are carried at fair value through profit and loss. The financial risk management contracts are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy as defined by IFRS 13 ‘Fair value measurements’.

 

The principal terms of the risk management contracts held as at 30 September 2024 are presented in the table below.

 

Type  Effective date  Termination date  Total Volume  Avg. Price
AECO 5A Financial Swaps  1 Apr 2024  31 Mar 2025  15,000 GJ/Day  CAD 2.5183 / GJ
AECO 5A Financial Swaps  1 Nov 2024  31 Mar 2025  5,000 GJ/Day  CAD 3.2000 / GJ
AECO 5A Physical Swaps  1 Jan 2025  31 Mar 2025  10,000 GJ/Day  CAD 2.9300 / GJ
AECO 5A Physical Swaps  1 Apr 2025  30 Apr 2025  2,500 GJ/Day  CAD 2.7700 / GJ
AECO 5A Physical Swaps  1 Apr 2025  31 Dec 2025  7,500 GJ/Day  CAD 3.1167 / GJ
AECO 5A Physical Swaps  1 May 2025  30 Sept 2025  2,500 GJ/Day  CAD 2.5000 / GJ
AECO 5A Physical Swaps  1 Sept 2025  31 Dec 2025  5,000 GJ/Day  CAD 3.0000 / GJ
AECO 5A Physical Swaps  1 Oct 2025  31 Dec 2025  10,000 GJ/Day  CAD 3.2000 / GJ
             
WTI Financial Swaps  1 Oct 2024  31 Oct 2024  150 bbl/Day  CAD 97.32 / bbl
WTI Financial Swaps  1 Oct 2024  31 Dec 2024  1,200 bbl/Day  CAD 95.89 / bbl
WTI Financial Swaps  1 Nov 2024  30 Nov 2024  500 bbl/Day  CAD 103.40 / bbl
WTI Financial Swaps  1 Dec 2024  31 Dec 2024  500 bbl/Day  CAD 102.50 / bbl
WTI Financial Swaps  1 Jan 2025  31 Jan 2025  1,050 bbl/Day  CAD 99.03 / bbl
WTI Financial Swaps  1 Jan 2025  31 Mar 2025  200 bbl/Day  CAD 101.20 / bbl
WTI Financial Swaps  1 Feb 2025  28 Feb 2025  900 bbl/Day  CAD 101.12 / bbl
WTI Financial Swaps  1 Mar 2025  31 Mar 2025  900 bbl/Day  CAD 99.82 / bbl
WTI Financial Swaps  1 Apr 2025  30 Apr 2025  1,750 bbl/Day  CAD 102.56 / bbl
WTI Financial Swaps  1 May 2025  31 May 2025  1,750 bbl/Day  CAD 85.22 / bbl
WTI Financial Swaps  1 Jul 2025  31 Jul 2025  1,100 bbl/Day  CAD 99.23 / bbl
WTI Financial Swaps  1 Aug 2025  31 Aug 2025  500 bbl/Day  CAD 94.67 / bbl
WTI Financial Swaps  1 Sept 2025  30 Sept 2025  1,250 bbl/Day  CAD 98.55 / bbl
             
WTI Financial Swaps  1 Feb 2025  28 Feb 2025  400 bbl/Day  USD 76.55 / bbl
WTI Financial Swaps  1 Mar 2025  31 Mar 2025  400 bbl/Day  USD 75.95 / bbl
WTI Financial Swaps  1 Apr 2025  30 Apr 2025  250 bbl/Day  USD 72.73 / bbl
             
WTI Financial Call  1 Jan 2025  31 Dec 2025  250 bbl/Day  CAD 95.00 / bbl
             
WTI Financial Collar  1 Aug 2024  31 Dec 2024  250 bbl/Day  CAD 102.00-114.00 / bbl
WTI Financial Collar  1 Oct 2024  31 Oct 2024  250 bbl/Day  CAD 100.00-111.15 / bbl
WTI Financial Collar  1 Oct 2024  31 Oct 2024  250 bbl/Day  CAD 100.00-113.10 / bbl
WTI Financial Collar  1 Oct 2024  31 Oct 2024  250 bbl/Day  CAD 102.00-111.45 / bbl
WTI Financial Collar  1 Nov 2024  30 Nov 2024  200 bbl/Day  CAD 100.00-110.00 / bbl
WTI Financial Collar  1 Nov 2024  30 Nov 2024  200 bbl/Day  CAD 100.00-112.55 / bbl
WTI Financial Collar  1 Dec 2024  31 Dec 2024  200 bbl/Day  CAD 100.00-110.15 / bbl
WTI Financial Collar  1 Jan 2025  31 Jan 2025  200 bbl/Day  CAD 100.00-110.50 / bbl
WTI Financial Collar  1 Jan 2025  31 Jan 2025  250 bbl/Day  CAD 100.00-110.00 / bbl
WTI Financial Collar  1 Feb 2025  28 Feb 2025  250 bbl/Day  CAD 100.00-112.25 / bbl
WTI Financial Collar  1 Mar 2025  31 Mar 2025  250 bbl/Day  CAD 100.00-110.45 / bbl
             
Conway Financial Swap  1 Oct 2024  31 Dec 2024  250 bbl/Day  USD 0.8325 / gal
Conway Financial Swap  1 Jan 2025  31 Mar 2025  250 bbl/Day  USD 0.8325 / gal

 

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Financial Statements

 

 

The Group’s gains and losses on risk management contracts are presented in the following table:

 

   Three-months Ended   Nine-months Ended 
   30 Sept 2024
£’000
   30 Sept 2023
£’000
   30 Sept 2024
£’000
   30 Sept 2023
£’000
 
Unrealised gain / (loss) on risk management contracts   4,479    (6,026)   3,168    (5,698)
Realised (loss) / gain on risk management contracts   2,007    (1,730)   1,859    1,285 
Total gain / (loss) on risk management contracts   6,486    (7,756)   5,027    (4,413)

 

The carrying value of the Group’s risk management contracts are presented in the following table.

 

   30 Sept 2024
£’000
   31 Dec 2023
£’000
 
Current asset   4,793    1,701 
Current liability   (304)   (136)
Net current asset   4,489    1,565 

 

15Authorised, issued and called-up share capital

 

     Ordinary
shares
   Deferred
shares
   Nominal
value
per
Share
   Ordinary
shares
   Deferred
shares
   Share
premium
before
share
issuance
costs
   Share
issuance
costs
   Share
premium
after
Share
issuance
costs
 
   Issuance
date
  Shares   Shares   £   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000 
At 31 December 2022      1,192,731,373    5,000        119    50    50,646    (2,000)   48,646 
Issued on exercise of 11 pence options  9 Jan 23   116,667        0.0001            12        12 
Issued on exercise of 0.01 pence warrants  25 Apr 23   9,051,927        0.0001    1        2,045        2,045 
Cancellation of shares *  29 May 23   (25,503)       0.0001                     
Issued on exercise of 5 pence options  12 Oct 23   573,199        0.0001            28        28 
Capital reduction **  13 Nov 23                       (52,731)   2,000    (50,731)
At 31 December 2023      1,202,447,663    5,000        120    50             
Bonus issue ***  15 Apr 24       1,202,447,663    0.0001        120    148,397        148,397 
Capital reduction ***  11 Jul 24       (1,202,447,663)             (120)   (148,397)       (148,397)
As at 30 September 2024      1,202,447,663    5,000        120    50             

 

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Financial Statements

 

 

15Authorised, issued and called-up share capital - continued

 

* The cancellation of shares related to unclaimed shares from the Toscana acquisition which completed in 2020. The time limit to claim the shares had expired and 25,503 ordinary shares reverted to the Company to be held in treasury and were subsequently cancelled.

 

** On 13 November 2023 the Registrar of Companies registered the cancellation of i3’s share premium account. The £50.7 million balance of the Group’s share premium net of share issuance costs was accordingly transferred to retained earnings. This increased distributable reserves to enable the Company to continue paying dividends.

 

*** During 2023, the Company elected to transition its standalone financial statements from FRS 101 to UK-adopted international accounting standards. This resulted in a transition reserve of £148,517 thousand in the standalone financial statements but had no impact on the consolidated accounts. This transition reserve was capitalised on 15 April 2024 by way of a bonus issue of newly created capital reduction deferred shares (“Deferred A shares”) with a nominal value of £0.0001 and share premium of £0.1234 for each share, increasing the legal reserves of the parent to be reflected in the consolidated balance sheet. There was no change to the net assets of the group and the bonus issue has been reflected as a reserves transfer from a capital reorganisation reserve. On 11 March 2024 the Group announced a further reduction of capital following this bonus issue, which was completed on 11 July 2024, at which point the Deferred A shares were cancelled. The reduction of share premium reduced the legal capital of the parent in the consolidated balance sheet and was presented as a reserves transfer from share capital to set off the balance in the capital reorganisation reserve. Although neutral in the consolidated balance sheet, the aggregate effect of these capital reorganisation steps in the standalone financial statements is to increase realised profits of the Company by £148,517 thousand.

 

The Company is authorised to issue an unlimited number of Ordinary Shares and Deferred Shares. The Deferred Shares are not listed on a recognised stock exchange. Holders of Ordinary Shares are entitled to one vote per Ordinary Share held at any meeting of the Shareholders, to participate in dividends declared by the Company, and to receive the remaining property of the Company upon dissolution. The Deferred Shares have full capital distribution (including on wind up) rights and do not confer any voting or dividend rights, or any rights of redemption. On a return of capital (including on wind up), the Deferred A shares confer on their holders the right to receive the nominal amount paid up on such shares and do not confer any voting or dividend rights, or any rights of redemption. The Deferred A shares were cancelled on 11 July 2024.

 

During the nine-month period ended 30 September 2024 the Company declared dividends as follows:

 

Declaration date  Ex-Dividend date  Record date  Payment date  Dividend per
share
   Total Dividend 
            (pence)   £’000 
9 January 2024  18 January 2024  19 January 2024  9 February 2024   0.2565    3,084 
4 April 2024  11 April 2024  12 April 2024  3 May 2024   0.2565    3,084 
4 July 2024  11 July 2024  12 July 2024  2 August 2024   0.2565    3,084 
Total            0.7695    9,252 

 

During the year ended 31 December 2023 the Company declared dividends as summarised in the following table:

 

Declaration date  Ex-Dividend date  Record date  Payment date  Dividend per
share
   Total Dividend 
            (pence)   £’000 
12 January 2023  19 January 2023  20 January 2023  10 February 2023   0.1710    2,040 
8 February 2023  16 February 2023  17 February 2023  10 March 2023   0.1710    2,040 
15 March 2023  23 March 2023  24 March 2023  14 April 2023   0.1710    2,040 
12 April 2023  20 April 2023  21 April 2023  12 May 2023   0.1710    2,040 
17 May 2023  25 May 2023  26 May 2023  16 September 2023   0.1710    2,055 
2 October 2023  12 October 2023  13 October 2023  27 October 2023   0.2565    3,083 
Total            1.1115    13,298 

 

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Financial Statements

 

 

16Share-based payments

 

During the period the Group had share based payment expense for the three and nine months ended 30 September 2024 of £156 thousand and £595 thousand, respectively (three and nine months ended 30 September 2023: £165 and £475 thousand, respectively).

 

Employee and NED share options

 

Details on the employee and NED share options outstanding during the period are as follows:

 

    Number of options     Weighted average
exercise price
    Weighted average
contractual life
 
          (pence)     (years)  
At 31 December 2022     31,404,955       10.72       7.93  
5p options exercised during the period     (573,199 )     5.00       7.25  
11p options exercised during the period     (116,667 )     11.00       8.94  
Granted during the period     21,509,470       12.55       10.00  
Forfeited during the period     (2,757,490 )     10,92       7.55  
At 31 December 2023     49,467,069       11.57       9.19  
Forfeited during the period     (1,003,601 )     11.45       9.00  
At 30 September 2024     48,463,468       11.58       7.67  

 

7,706,620 outstanding employee share options as at 30 September 2024 were fully vested and exercisable.

 

17Related party transactions

 

Remuneration of Key Management Personnel

 

Directors of the Group are considered to be Key Management Personnel. The remuneration of the Directors will be set out in the annual report for the year-ending 31 December 2024.

 

Transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, which are related parties, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note.

 

Ultimate parent

 

There is no ultimate controlling party of the Group.

 

18Commitments

 

   1 year   1-2 years   3-4 years   5+ years   Total 
   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000 
Operating   127    52            179 
Transportation   1,231    737    94    1    2,063 
Credit Facility Principal                    
Total   1,358    789    94    1    2,242 

 

Operating commitments relate to vehicle and office leases in Canada. Transportation commitments relate to take-or-pay pipeline capacity in Alberta. Debt commitments relate to principal repayments on the Credit Facility, which will be deferred if i3 obtains lender approval for the annual extension.

 

The Group did not have any capital commitments as at 30 September 2024.

 

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Financial Statements

 

 

19Cash flow information

 

A reconciliation of the changes in non-cash working capital balances for the nine-month period ended 30 September 2024 and their impacts on the various sections of the consolidated statement of cash flow is presented below:

 

   Trade and
other
receivables
   Inventory   Trade and
other
payables
   Income taxes
receivable /
(payable)
   Other non-
current
liabilities
   Total 
   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000   £’000 
Closing balance   18,745    1,298    (27,380)   853    (680)     
Opening balance   20,534    1,847    (27,640)   205    (84)     
Increase / (decrease) in cash   1,789    549    (260)   (648)   596    2,026 
Generated from / (used in):                              
Operating activities   3,369    549    (2,772)   (649)   596    1,093 
Investing activities   (1,580)       2,513            933 
Financial activities                        
Increase / (decrease) in cash   1,789    549    (259)   (649)   596    2,026 

 

20Events after the reporting period

 

On October 31, 2024, the Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (“Gran Tierra”) completed the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding common shares of i3 Energy plc, as previously announced on 19 August 2024. The Acquisition was implemented by means of a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006. The shares of i3 Energy plc were then cancelled for admission to trading on AIM and delisted from the TSX. The consideration per share consisted of 10.43 pence in cash, one new share of Gran Tierra for every 207 i3 Energy plc shares held, and an acquisition divided of 0.2565 pence, which implied a value of 13.92 pence per share based on Gran Tierra’s closing share price at the date of announcement. Gran Tierra is now the ultimate parent of the i3 Energy plc Group.

 

In connection with i3 Energy acquisition closing on October 31, 2024, Gran Tierra amended and restated the existing revolving credit facility agreement of i3 Energy Canada Ltd. (“i3 Energy Canada”) with National Bank of Canada dated March 22, 2024. As a result of the amendment and restatement, among other things, the borrowing base was revised to CAD 100.0 million with available commitment of a CAD 50.0 million revolving credit facility comprised of CAD 35.0 million syndicated facility and CAD 15.0 million of operating facility. Subject to the next borrowing base redetermination which will occur on or before June 30, 2025, the revolving credit facility is available until October 31, 2025 with a repayment date of October 31, 2026, which may be extended by further periods of up to 364 days, subject to lender approval. The drawn down amounts under the revolving credit facility can either be in Canadian or U.S. dollars and bear interest rates equal to either the Canadian prime rate or U.S. Base Rate plus a margin ranging from 2.00% to 4.00% per annum or for CORRA loans and SOFR loans plus a margin ranging from 3.00% to 5.00% per annum. Undrawn amounts under the revolving credit facility bear standby fee ranging from 0.75% to 1.25% per annum. In each case, the margin or standby fee, as applicable is based on Net Debt to EBITDA ratio of Gran Tierra Canada Ltd. (formerly i3 Energy Canada Ltd.).

 

In November 2024, a resolution was passed to re-register i3 Energy plc as a private company under the name of i3 Energy Limited, and to rename the Company to Gran Tierra UK Limited.

 

Following the acquisition, management of Gran Tierra has indicated that it has not budgeted capital expenditure to further appraise and develop the Serenity asset, which may result in an impairment of the associated E&E asset of £56.1 million when assessed at the next financial reporting date.

 

On 26 November 2024, Grain Tierra Energy Inc. announced that it had (by way of a wholly-owned subisidary) entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Logan Energy Corp. (“Logan”) pursuant to which Logan would acquire 50% and operatorship of a portion of Gran Tierra’s Simonette Montney assets (the “Assets”) for approximately C$52 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments. After the closing of the Transaction, Gran Tierra would retain 50 percent working interest in the Assets.

 

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Appendix A: Glossary

 

 

Appendix A: Glossary

 

1P Proved reserves
2P Proved plus probable reserves
3CA 3 Consultant’s Average, being the average of price forecasts of GLJ Ltd., McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd., and Sproule
AER Alberta Energy Regulator
AIF Annual Information Form
AIM The AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange
APM Alternate Performance Measure
ARO Asset Retirement Obligation
bbl Barrel
bbl/d Barrels per day
BOE Barrels of Oil Equivalent
boepd, boe/d Barrels of Oil Equivalent Per Day
CAD Canadian Dollars
Cenovus, CVE Cenovus Energy Inc.
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CFO Chief Financial Officer
CO2e Carbon dioxide
the Code QCA Corporate Governance Code
Company Gran Tierra UK Limited, formerly i3 Energy plc
CPR Competent person’s report
Credit Facility Reserve-based lending facility with National Bank of Canada, dated 22 March 2024
Debt facility Prepayment Agreement with Trafigura, dated 31 May 2023
E&E Exploration and evaluation
EPL Energy Profits Levy
ERP Emergency Response Plan
Europa Europa Oil & Gas Limited
FCF Free cash flow
FIA Farm-In Agreement
FVTPL Fair Value through Profit or Loss
FX Foreign Exchange

 

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Appendix A: Glossary

 

 

Gain Gain Energy Ltd.
gal Gallon
GBP British Pounds Sterling
GCA Gas Cost Allowance
GJ Gigajoule
Gran Tierra Gran Tierra Energy Inc.
Gross wells Wells participated in by i3
Group, i3 Gran Tierra UK Limited , formerly i3 Energy plc, together with its subsidiaries
i3 Canada Gran Tierra Canada Ltd., formerly i3 Energy Canada Ltd.
IAS International Accounting Standard
IFRIC International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee
IFRS International Financial Reporting Standard
IP30 Average daily production of a well over its initial 30-day production period
LTIP Long term incentive plan
mcf Thousand cubic feet
mcf/d Thousand cubic feet per day
MD&A Management’s discussion and analysis
Mmcf Million cubic feet
MMboe Million Barrels of Oil Equivalent
MMBtu Metric Million British Thermal Unit
MD&A Management Discussion and Analysis
NGL Natural gas liquids
NED Non-Executive Director
Net wells Gross wells multiplied by i3’s working interest
NOI Net Operating Income
NPV 10 Net Present Value, discounted at 10%
NSTA UK North Sea Transition Authority
NTM Next Twelve Months
OPEC Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
p.a. per annum
PDP Proved, developed, producing reserves
PIK Payment in kind

 

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PP&E Property, plant and equipment
QCA Quoted Companies Alliance
RFCT Ring Fence Corporation Tax
SCT Supplementary Charge
SRP Alberta’s Site Rehabilitation Program
Toscana Toscana Energy Income Corporation
Trafigura Trafigura Pte Ltd. and its subsidiary Trafigura Canada Ltd.
TSX Toronto Stock Exchange
UKCS UK Continental Shelf
USD (US$) United States Dollar
WI Working Interest

 

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Appendix B: Alternate performance measures

 

 

Appendix B: Alternate performance measures

 

The Group uses Alternate Performance Measures (“APMs”), commonly referred to as non-IFRS measures, when assessing and discussing the Group’s financial performance and financial position. APMs are not defined under IFRS and are not considered to be a substitute for or superior to IFRS measures. Other companies may not calculate similarly defined or described measures, and therefore their comparability may be limited. The Group continually monitors the selection and definitions of its APMs, which may change in future reporting periods.

 

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

EBITDA is defined as earnings before depreciation and depletion, financial costs, and tax. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA before gain on bargain purchase and asset dispositions and transaction costs. Management believes that EBITDA provides useful information into the operating performance of the Group, is commonly used within the oil and gas sector, and assists our management and investors by increasing comparability from period to period. Adjusted EBITDA removes the gain or loss on bargain purchase and asset dispositions and the related acquisition costs which management does not consider to be representative of the underlying operations of the Group.

 

A reconciliation of profit as reported under IFRS to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is provided below.

 

   Three-months Ended   Nine-months Ended 
   30 Sept 2024
£’000
   30 Sept 2023
£’000
   30 Sept 2024
£’000
   30 Sept 2023
£’000
 
Profit / (loss) for the period   1,209    (2,480)   9,578    8,464 
Depreciation and depletion   8,088    9,496    24,748    28,906 
Finance costs   885    2,792    3,999    7,474 
Tax   1,206    323    8,242    3,848 
EBITDA   11,388    10,131    46,567    48,692 
Loss / (gain) on asset dispositions   3        (15,776)    
Transaction costs   1,276        1,276     
Adjusted EBITDA   12,667    10,131    32,067    48,692 

 

Net operating income

 

Net operating income is defined as gross profit before depreciation and depletion, gains or losses on risk management contracts, and other operating income, which equals revenue from the sale of oil and gas and processing income, less production costs. Management believes that net operating income is a useful supplementary measure as it provides investors with information on operating margins before non-cash depreciation and depletion charges and gains or losses on risk management contracts. These metrics are also presented on a per BOE basis.

 

A reconciliation of gross profit as reported under IFRS to net operating income is provided below.

 

   Three-months Ended   Nine-months Ended 
   30 Sept 2024
£’000
   30 Sept 2023
£’000
   30 Sept 2024
£’000
   30 Sept 2023
£’000
 
Gross profit   7,389    3,264    16,087    26,249 
Depreciation and depletion   8,088    9,496    24,748    28,906 
(Gain) / loss on risk management contracts   (6,486)   7,756    (5,027)   4,413 
Other operating income   18        (1,797)   (107)
Net operating income   9,009    20,516    34,011    59,461 
Total Sales Production (BOE)   1,621,684    1,946,352    5,050,916    5,681,949 
Net operating income per BOE (£/BOE)   5.56    10.54    6.73    10.46 

 

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Appendix B: Alternate performance measures

 

 

Acquisitions & Capex

 

Acquisitions & Capex is defined as cash expenditures on acquisitions, PP&E, and E&E. Management believes that Acquisition & Capex is a useful supplementary measure as it provides investors with information on cash capital investment during the period.

 

A reconciliation of the various line items per the statement of cash flow to Acquisitions & Capex is provided below.

 

   Three-months Ended   Nine-months Ended 
   30 Sept 2024
£’000
   30 Sept 2023
£’000
   30 Sept 2024
£’000
   30 Sept 2023
£’000
 
Acquisitions   58        58    13 
Expenditures on property, plant & equipment   9,940    1,269    13,925    16,494 
Expenditures on exploration and evaluation assets   24    19    385    1,219 
Acquisitions & Capex   10,022    1,288    14,368    17,726 

 

Free cash flow (FCF)

 

FCF is defined as cash from operating activities plus proceeds on disposal of PP&E and E&E, less cash capital expenditures on PP&E and E&E. Management believes that FCF provides useful information to management and investors about the Group’s ability to pay dividends. This definition was expanded in Q2 2024 to include proceeds on disposal of PP&E and E&E as the Group completed material dispositions in the period.

 

A reconciliation of cash from / (used in) operating activities to FCF is provided below.

 

   Three-months Ended   Nine-months Ended 
   30 Sept 2024
£’000
   30 Sept 2023
£’000
   30 Sept 2024
£’000
   30 Sept 2023
£’000
 
Net cash from operating activities   4,293    8,666    23,862    32,960 
Disposal of property, plant & equipment   13    263    17,969    263 
Disposal of E&E assets           1,234     
Expenditures on property, plant & equipment   (9,940)   (1,269)   (13,925)   (16,494)
Expenditures on exploration and evaluation assets   (24)   (19)   (385)   (1,219)
FCF   (5,658)   7,641    28,755    15,510 

 

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Appendix B: Alternate performance measures

 

 

Net cash surplus or debt

 

Net cash surplus or net debt is defined as borrowings and leases and trade and other payables, less cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, and income taxes receivable. This definition was expanded in 2023 and 2024 to include other non-current liabilities and other non-current assets which are new account balances that arose during the respective years. When net debt is negative it is referred to as a net cash surplus. Management believes that net cash surplus or net debt is a meaningful measure to monitor the liquidity position of the Group.

 

A reconciliation of the various line items per the statement of financial position to net cash surplus or net debt is provided below.

 

   30 Sept 2024
£’000
   31 Dec 2023
£’000
 
Borrowings and leases   172    34,569 
Trade and other payables   27,380    27,640 
Other non-current liabilities   680    84 
Income taxes (receivable) / payable   (853)   (205)
Cash and cash equivalents   (6,068)   (23,507)
Trade and other receivables   (18,745)   (20,534)
Other non-current assets   (929)    
Net debt   1,637    18,047 

 

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