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KORE POTASH PLC - Review of Operations for the Quarter Ended 31 March 2018

Release Date: 30/04/2018 10:30
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Review of Operations for the Quarter Ended 31 March 2018

Kore Potash plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
Registration number 10933682
ASX share code: KP2
AIM share code: KP2
JSE share code:KP2
ISIN: GB00BYP2QJ94
(“Kore Potash” or the “Company”)


                Appendix 5B – Cashflow Report for the Quarter Ended 31 March 2018

Kore Potash (AIM: KP2, ASX: KP2, JSE: KP2), the potash exploration and development company whose
flagship asset is the Company’s 97%-owned Sintoukola Potash Project (“Kola” or the “Project”), located
within the Republic of Congo, today released the following announcement on the Australian Securities
Exchange ("ASX"), as required under the listing rules of the ASX.


30 April 2018
JSE Sponsor: Rencap Securities (Pty) Limited


For further information, please visit www.korepotash.com or contact:

 Kore Potash                                                          Tel: +27 11 469 9140
 Sean Bennett – CEO


 Tavistock Communications                                             Tel: +44 (0) 20 7920 3150
 Jos Simson
 Edward Lee


 Canaccord Genuity – Nomad and Broker                                 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7523 4600
 Martin Davison
 James Asensio


 Rencap Securities – JSE Sponsor                                      Tel: +27 (11) 750 1448
 Yvette Labuschagne


 Fivemark Partners                                                    Tel: +61 422 602 720
 Michael Vaughan
                                                                                        
                                               
                                               Appendix 5B
                          Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report


Introduced 01/07/96 Origin Appendix 8 Amended 01/07/97, 01/07/98, 30/09/01, 01/06/10, 17/12/10, 01/05/13, 01/09/16



 Name of entity

 KORE POTASH PLC

 ABN                                                              Quarter ended (“current quarter”)

 621 843 614                                                      31 MARCH 2018



 Consolidated statement of cash flows                                Current quarter                Year to date
                                                                        $US’000                     (3 months)
                                                                                                     $US’000
 1.      Cash flows from operating activities
 1.1     Receipts from customers                                                          -)                            -)
 1.2     Payments for
         (a) exploration and evaluation                                            (7,356)                       (7,356)
         (b) development                                                                  -)                            -)
         (c) production                                                                   -)                            -)
         (d) staff costs                                                             (634)                           (634)
         (e) administration and corporate costs                                      (877)                           (877)
 1.3     Dividends received (see note 3)                                                  -)                            -)
 1.4     Interest received                                                               1)                             1)
 1.5     Interest and other costs of finance paid                                         -)                            -)
 1.6     Income taxes refunded                                                           1)                             1)
 1.7     Research and development refunds                                                 -)                            -)
 1.8     Other (provide details if material)                                              -)                            -)
 1.9     Net cash from / (used in) operating
                                                                                   (8,865)                       (8,865)
         activities



 2.        Cash flows from investing activities
 2.1       Payments to acquire:
           (a) property, plant and equipment                                            (3)                            (3)
           (b) tenements (see item 10)                                                    -)                            -)
           (c) investments                                                                -)                            -)
           (d) other non-current assets                                                   -)                            -)

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms
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 Consolidated statement of cash flows                      Current quarter        Year to date
                                                              $US’000             (3 months)
                                                                                   $US’000
 2.2      Proceeds from the disposal of:
          (a) property, plant and equipment                                  -)                    -)
          (b) tenements (see item 10)                                        -)                    -)
          (c) investments                                                    -)                    -)
          (d) other non-current assets                                       -)                    -)
 2.3      Cash flows from loans to other entities                            -)                    -)
 2.4      Dividends received (see note 3)                                    -)                    -)
 2.5      Other (provide details if material)                                -)                    -)
 2.6      Net cash from / (used in) investing
                                                                         (3)                      (3)
          activities



 3.       Cash flows from financing activities
 3.1      Proceeds from issues of shares                             12,895)               12,895)
 3.2      Proceeds from issue of convertible notes                      250)                     250)
 3.3      Proceeds from exercise of share options                            -)                    -)
 3.4      Transaction costs related to issues of
                                                                             -)                     -
          shares, convertible notes or options
 3.5      Proceeds from borrowings                                           -)                    -)
 3.6      Repayment of borrowings                                            -)                    -)
 3.7      Transaction costs related to loans and                             -)                    -)
          borrowings
 3.8      Dividends paid                                                     -)                    -)
 3.9      Other (provide details if material)                                -)                    -)
 3.10     Net cash from / (used in) financing
                                                                     13,145)                13,145
          activities



 4.       Net increase / (decrease) in cash and
          cash equivalents for the period
 4.1      Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
          period                                                     16,455)               16,455)
 4.2      Net cash from / (used in) operating
                                                                     (8,865)                (8,865)
          activities (item 1.9 above)
 4.3      Net cash from / (used in) investing activities
                                                                         (3)                      (3)
          (item 2.6 above)
 4.4      Net cash from / (used in) financing activities
                                                                     13,145                 13,145
          (item 3.10 above)
 4.5      Effect of movement in exchange rates on
                                                                        393                      393
          cash held
 4.6      Cash and cash equivalents at end of
                                                                     21,125)               21,125)
          period


+ See chapter 19 for defined terms
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                       Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report



 5.       Reconciliation of cash and cash                   Current quarter        Previous quarter
          equivalents                                          $US’000                 $US’000
          at the end of the quarter (as shown in the
          consolidated statement of cash flows) to the
          related items in the accounts
 5.1      Bank balances                                                 21,125)               16,455)
 5.2      Call deposits                                                       -)                      -)
 5.3      Bank overdrafts                                                     -)                      -)
 5.4      Other (provide details)                                             -)                      -)
 5.5      Cash and cash equivalents at end of
                                                                        21,125)               16,455)
          quarter (should equal item 4.6 above)



 6.      Payments to directors of the entity and their associates                  Current quarter
                                                                                      $US'000
 6.1     Aggregate amount of payments to these parties included in item 1.2                      143
 6.2     Aggregate amount of cash flow from loans to these parties included                           -
         in item 2.3
 6.3     Include below any explanation necessary to understand the transactions included in
         items 6.1 and 6.2
 All transactions included in item 6.1 are for payment of directors fees.




 7.      Payments to related entities of the entity and their                      Current quarter
         associates                                                                   $US'000

 7.1     Aggregate amount of payments to these parties included in item 1.2                           -
 7.2     Aggregate amount of cash flow from loans to these parties included                           -
         in item 2.3
 7.3     Include below any explanation necessary to understand the transactions included in
         items 7.1 and 7.2




+ See chapter 19 for defined terms
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                        Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report

 8.      Financing facilities available                  Total facility amount      Amount drawn at
         Add notes as necessary for an                      at quarter end            quarter end
         understanding of the position                          $US’000                $US’000
 8.1     Loan facilities                                                       -                          -
 8.2     Credit standby arrangements                                           -                          -
 8.3     Other (please specify)                                             250                       250
 8.4     Include below a description of each facility above, including the lender, interest rate and
         whether it is secured or unsecured. If any additional facilities have been entered into or are
         proposed to be entered into after quarter end, include details of those facilities as well.
 The Company raised US$250,000 from the Chairman, David Hathorn, through a convertible loan note
 that will convert into ordinary shares upon shareholder approval at the next general meeting of the
 Company. The Convertible Note does not attract interest and is unsecured. Conditional upon, and
 immediately following, the passing of a resolution at the Company’s next annual general meeting
 approving the conversion of the Loan to ordinary shares, the Convertible Note will convert into
 1,618,250 ordinary shares. On conversion, the lender will also be issued with 250,000 Equity
 Warrants.




 9.       Estimated cash outflows for next quarter                                 $US’000
 9.1      Exploration and evaluation                                                              3,974
 9.2      Development                                                                                     -
 9.3      Production                                                                                      -
 9.4      Staff costs                                                                                 720
 9.5      Administration and corporate costs                                                      1,882
 9.6      Other (provide details if material)                                                             -
 9.7      Total estimated cash outflows                                                           6,576



 10.      Changes in                 Tenement    Nature of interest           Interest at    Interest
          tenements                  reference                                beginning      at end of
          (items 2.1(b) and          and                                      of quarter     quarter
          2.2(b) above)              location
 10.1     Interests in mining             -                   -                     -             -
          tenements and
          petroleum tenements
          lapsed, relinquished
          or reduced
 10.2     Interests in mining             -                   -                     -             -
          tenements and
          petroleum tenements
          acquired or increased




+ See chapter 19 for defined terms
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                         Mining exploration entity and oil and gas exploration entity quarterly report

Compliance statement

1       This statement has been prepared in accordance with accounting standards and policies which
        comply with Listing Rule 19.11A.
2       This statement gives a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.




Sign here:        (signed electronically) .........................................   Date: 30 April 2018
                     Joint Company Secretary


Print name:       Henko Vos.


Notes
1.      The quarterly report provides a basis for informing the market how the entity’s activities have been
        financed for the past quarter and the effect on its cash position. An entity that wishes to disclose
        additional information is encouraged to do so, in a note or notes included in or attached to this
        report.
2.      If this quarterly report has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards,
        the definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 6: Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources
        and AASB 107: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report. If this quarterly report has been
        prepared in accordance with other accounting standards agreed by ASX pursuant to Listing Rule
        19.11A, the corresponding equivalent standards apply to this report.
3.      Dividends received may be classified either as cash flows from operating activities or cash flows
        from investing activities, depending on the accounting policy of the entity.




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