For the month of,
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November
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2011
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Commission File Number
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001-31395
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Sonde Resources Corp.
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(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
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Suite 3200, 500 - 4th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 2V6
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Form 20-F
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Form 40-F
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X
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Yes
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No
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X
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Document
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Description
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1.
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Interim Financial Statements for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
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2.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
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3.
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Canadian Form 52-109F2 Certification of Interim Filings – CEO.
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4.
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Canadian Form 52-109F2 Certification of Interim Filings – CFO.
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September 30
2011
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December 31
2010
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January 1 2010
(Restated - note 18e)
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(CDN$ thousands)
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Assets
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Current
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Cash and cash equivalents (note 16)
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30,672 | 2,649 | 3,305 | |||||||||
Restricted cash (note 5a)
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-- | -- | 1,364 | |||||||||
Accounts receivable
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8,059 | 7,147 | 11,340 | |||||||||
Derivative financial assets (note 8)
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306 | -- | -- | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses and deposits
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1,430 | 1,686 | 3,185 | |||||||||
Assets of discontinued operations (note 5)
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-- | 100,692 | 23,819 | |||||||||
40,467 | 112,174 | 43,013 | ||||||||||
Long term portion of prepaid expenses and deposits
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469 | 555 | 878 | |||||||||
Exploration and evaluation assets (note 6)
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64,519 | 49,361 | 12,526 | |||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net (note 6)
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129,750 | 102,603 | 145,678 | |||||||||
Assets of discontinued operations (note 5)
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-- | -- | 88,972 | |||||||||
235,205 | 264,693 | 291,067 | ||||||||||
Liabilities
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Current
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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12,333 | 18,126 | 26,443 | |||||||||
Stock based compensation liability (note 15)
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1,732 | 530 | 55 | |||||||||
Provisions (note 10)
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13,126 | 12,692 | 1,146 | |||||||||
Derivative financial liabilities (note 8)
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1,015 | 5,099 | -- | |||||||||
Short term debt (note 11)
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15,781 | 35,048 | 39,368 | |||||||||
Liabilities of discontinued operations (note 5)
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-- | 16,650 | 1,793 | |||||||||
43,987 | 88,145 | 68,805 | ||||||||||
Decommissioning provision
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25,820 | 18,197 | 15,905 | |||||||||
Liabilities of discontinued operations (note 5)
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-- | -- | 2,763 | |||||||||
69,807 | 106,342 | 87,473 | ||||||||||
Contingencies and commitments (note 17)
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Shareholders’ Equity
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Share capital
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369,892 | 369,892 | 311,270 | |||||||||
Warrants
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-- | -- | 76 | |||||||||
Contributed surplus
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34,469 | 31,068 | 28,494 | |||||||||
Foreign currency translation reserve
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1,928 | (5,789 | ) | -- | ||||||||
Deficit
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(240,891 | ) | (236,820 | ) | (136,246 | ) | ||||||
165,398 | 158,351 | 203,594 | ||||||||||
235,205 | 264,693 | 291,067 |
(Signed) “Jack Schanck”
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(Signed) “W. Gordon Lancaster”
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Jack Schanck
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W. Gordon Lancaster
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Director and Chief Executive Officer
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Director
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Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 1 |
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2010
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Revenue
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Revenue, net of royalties (note 12)
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8,988 | 7,227 | 25,814 | 22,987 | ||||||||||||
Gain on commodity derivatives (notes 8, 9)
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898 | 247 | 355 | 3,156 | ||||||||||||
9,886 | 7,474 | 26,169 | 26,143 | |||||||||||||
Expenses
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Operating (note 13)
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4,130 | 3,091 | 11,039 | 8,658 | ||||||||||||
Transportation
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271 | 379 | 787 | 989 | ||||||||||||
Exploration
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784 | 336 | 1,154 | 535 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative
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2,303 | 2,893 | 6,692 | 8,603 | ||||||||||||
Depletion and depreciation
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4,409 | 3,872 | 10,652 | 12,611 | ||||||||||||
Stock based compensation (note 15)
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804 | 516 | 4,603 | 1,569 | ||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment impairment
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-- | -- | -- | 15,238 | ||||||||||||
Bad debt
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(121 | ) | (48 | ) | (123 | ) | 867 | |||||||||
Loss on abandonment
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24 | -- | 799 | 7 | ||||||||||||
12,604 | 11,039 | 35,603 | 49,077 | |||||||||||||
Operating loss
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(2,718 | ) | (3,565 | ) | (9,434 | ) | (22,934 | ) | ||||||||
Other
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Financing costs (note 14)
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(502 | ) | (413 | ) | (1,955 | ) | (1,420 | ) | ||||||||
Gain (loss) on foreign exchange
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433 | 552 | (115 | ) | 364 | |||||||||||
Gain (loss) on financial derivatives
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1,930 | -- | 4,563 | (1,779 | ) | |||||||||||
Other income
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27 | 131 | 86 | 411 | ||||||||||||
Loss on exchange of preferred shares
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-- | -- | -- | (172 | ) | |||||||||||
1,888 | 270 | 2,579 | (2,596 | ) | ||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
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(830 | ) | (3,295 | ) | (6,855 | ) | (25,530 | ) | ||||||||
Current income taxes
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17 | 38 | 137 | 424 | ||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations
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(847 | ) | (3,333 | ) | (6,992 | ) | (25,954 | ) | ||||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net tax (note 5)
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256 | (29 | ) | 2,921 | (93 | ) | ||||||||||
Net income (loss)
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(591 | ) | (3,362 | ) | (4,071 | ) | (26,047 | ) | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss)
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Foreign currency translation adjustment
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3,598 | 327 | 2,480 | 283 | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment relating to assets and liabilities of discontinued operations (note 5)
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-- | (4,555 | ) | (1,128 | ) | (2,409 | ) | |||||||||
Foreign currency translation reclassified to net earnings (note 5)
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-- | -- | 6,365 | -- | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss)
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3,598 | (4,228 | ) | 7,717 | (2,126 | ) | ||||||||||
Total comprehensive income (loss)
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3,007 | (7,590 | ) | 3,646 | (28,173 | ) | ||||||||||
Net loss per common share
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Basic and diluted loss per common share from continuing operations
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$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.43 | ) | ||||
Basic and diluted income per common share from discontinued operations
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-- | -- | $ | 0.04 | -- | |||||||||||
$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.43 | ) |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 2 |
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2010
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Cash provided by (used in):
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Operating
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Net loss
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(591 | ) | (3,362 | ) | (4,071 | ) | (26,047 | ) | ||||||||
Items not involving cash:
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Depletion and depreciation
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4,409 | 3,872 | 10,652 | 12,611 | ||||||||||||
Stock based compensation
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804 | 516 | 4,603 | 1,569 | ||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment impairment
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-- | -- | -- | 15,238 | ||||||||||||
Unrealized (gain) loss on commodity derivatives
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(604 | ) | 752 | 125 | (1,024 | ) | ||||||||||
Unrealized (gain) loss on financial derivatives
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(1,930 | ) | -- | (4,563 | ) | 1,779 | ||||||||||
Unrealized gain on foreign exchange
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(2,128 | ) | (912 | ) | (229 | ) | (143 | ) | ||||||||
Financing costs
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502 | 413 | 2,448 | 1,420 | ||||||||||||
Loss on abandonment
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24 | -- | 799 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Loss on exchange of preferred shares
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-- | -- | -- | 172 | ||||||||||||
Gain on disposition of discontinued operations
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(318 | ) | -- | (4,918 | ) | -- | ||||||||||
Interest paid
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(266 | ) | (193 | ) | (1,850 | ) | (680 | ) | ||||||||
Decommissioning expenditures
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(24 | ) | -- | (870 | ) | (35 | ) | |||||||||
(122 | ) | 1,086 | 2,126 | 4,867 | ||||||||||||
Changes in non-cash working capital (note 16)
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(4,641 | ) | (1,214 | ) | (3,552 | ) | (6,199 | ) | ||||||||
(4,763 | ) | (128 | ) | (1,426 | ) | (1,332 | ) | |||||||||
Financing
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Revolving credit facility repayments
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(6,901 | ) | -- | (41,463 | ) | (20,970 | ) | |||||||||
Revolving credit facility advances
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-- | 3,017 | 21,343 | -- | ||||||||||||
Issue of common shares, net of share issue costs
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-- | 13 | -- | 58,609 | ||||||||||||
Exercise of stock unit awards
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-- | (20 | ) | -- | (20 | ) | ||||||||||
Change in non-cash working capital (note 16)
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-- | 190 | -- | 190 | ||||||||||||
(6,901 | ) | 3,200 | (20,120 | ) | 37,809 | |||||||||||
Investing
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Capital and exploration expenditures
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(13,966 | ) | (11,134 | ) | (36,864 | ) | (28,396 | ) | ||||||||
Property acquisition (note 7)
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(6,088 | ) | -- | (6,088 | ) | -- | ||||||||||
Proceeds on disposition (note 5)
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283 | -- | 87,908 | -- | ||||||||||||
Decrease in restricted cash
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19,892 | 708 | 19,892 | 614 | ||||||||||||
Change in non-cash working capital (note 16)
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(303 | ) | 202 | (16,027 | ) | (10,538 | ) | |||||||||
(182 | ) | (10,224 | ) | 48,821 | (38,320 | ) | ||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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(11,846 | ) | (7,152 | ) | 27,275 | (1,843 | ) | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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40,837 | 8,626 | 2,649 | 3,305 | ||||||||||||
Effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents
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1,681 | (39 | ) | 748 | (27 | ) | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
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30,672 | 1,435 | 30,672 | 1,435 |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 3 |
(CDN$ thousands)
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Share capital
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Contributed
surplus
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Warrants
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Foreign
currency
translation
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Deficit
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Total
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At January 1, 2010
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311,270 | 28,494 | 76 | -- | (136,246 | ) | 203,594 | |||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive loss
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-- | -- | -- | (2,126 | ) | (26,047 | ) | (28,173 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Issue of common shares, net of share issue costs
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58,597 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58,597 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issued under exercise of warrants
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25 | -- | (12 | ) | -- | -- | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Warrant expiry
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-- | 64 | (64 | ) | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation expense
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-- | 1,360 | -- | -- | -- | 1,360 | ||||||||||||||||||
September 30, 2010
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369,892 | 29,918 | -- | (2,126 | ) | (162,293 | ) | 235,391 | ||||||||||||||||
At December 31, 2010
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369,892 | 31,068 | -- | (5,789 | ) | (236,820 | ) | 158,351 | ||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income
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-- | -- | -- | 1,352 | 2,294 | 3,646 | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation reclassified to net earnings
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-- | -- | -- | 6,365 | (6,365 | ) | -- | |||||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense (note 15)
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-- | 3,401 | -- | -- | -- | 3,401 | ||||||||||||||||||
September 30, 2011
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369,892 | 34,469 | -- | 1,928 | (240,891 | ) | 165,398 |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 4 |
1.
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Reporting entity
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Sonde Resources Corp. (“Sonde Resources” or the “Company”) is a Canadian based energy company with its registered office located at Suite 3200, 500 – 4th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta. The Company is engaged in the exploration for and production of oil and natural gas. The Company’s operations are located in Western Canada and offshore North Africa. All of the Company’s revenues are generated from its operations in Western Canada. On June 22, 2011, the Company completed the sale of its offshore operations in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (“Trinidad and Tobago”). These condensed consolidated financial statements (the “Financial Statements”) comprise the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, which include Seeker Petroleum Ltd., Sonde Resources Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. and Challenger Energy Corp. The Company’s shares are publicly traded on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange.
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2.
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Basis of preparation
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(a)
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Statement of compliance
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In conjunction with the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements to be issued under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board for the year ended December 31, 2011, the Financial Statements present the Company’s results of operations and financial position under IFRS as at and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, including 2010 comparative periods. As a result, the Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS 1, First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS 1), and with International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting, using the accounting policies the Company expects to adopt in its consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2011. They are condensed as they do not include all of the necessary annual disclosures required for full annual financial statements under IFRS.
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In previous years, the Company prepared its consolidated financial statements in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles in effect prior to January 1, 2011 (Canadian GAAP). Comparative information has been restated from Canadian GAAP to IFRS. The impact of the transition to IFRS on the Company’s previously reported financial statements is presented in Note 18.
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These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with those IFRS standards and International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”) interpretations required to be applied for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2011, which were issued and effective as of the date of approval by the Company’s Board of Directors of these interim financial statements. The IFRS standards and IFRIC interpretations that will be applicable at December 31, 2011, including those that will be applicable on an optional basis, are not known with certainty at the time of the Financial Statements. Accordingly, the accounting policies for the annual period that are relevant to these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements will be determined only when the first annual IFRS financial statements are prepared for the year ending December 31, 2011. The statements were approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on November 9, 2011, and should be read in conjunction with the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, which have been prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP.
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(b)
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Basis of measurement
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The Financial Statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except as detailed in the Company’s accounting policies disclosed in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. The accounting policies have been applied consistently to all periods presented in the Financial Statements except for the opening IFRS consolidated statement of financial position, which has utilized optional exemptions available and mandatory exemptions under IFRS 1 as described in Note 18.
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On June 3, 2010, the Company’s shareholders approved the consolidation of the Company’s outstanding shares on a five for one basis effective on the close of business June 4, 2010. The effect of the consolidation was to reduce to one-fifth the number of common shares, warrants, stock options and stock unit awards outstanding. The number of shares into which the preferred shares are convertible were also reduced to one-fifth. In addition, the conversion price of the preferred shares, the weighted average exercise price and fair value per options, warrants and stock unit awards have been adjusted to five times the pre-consolidation prices. All share and per share amounts included in these financial statements have been adjusted retroactively for the consolidation.
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Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 5 |
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Basis of preparation (continued)
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The Financial Statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The going concern basis assumes that the Company will continue in operation for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.
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(c)
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Functional and reporting currencies
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The Financial Statements are presented in Canadian dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency.
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(d)
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Use of estimates and judgment
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The timely preparation of financial statements requires that management make estimates and assumptions and use judgment regarding assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Such estimates primarily relate to unsettled transactions and events as at the date of the financial statements. Accordingly, actual results may differ from estimated amounts as future confirming events occur. Significant accounting estimates and judgments used in the preparation of the financial statements are described in Note 4.
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3.
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Significant accounting policies
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There have been no changes to the Company’s principal accounting policies disclosed in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.
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The Company has not applied the following new and revised IFRSs that have been issued but are not yet effective.
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IFRS 7 (revised)
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“Financial Instruments: Disclosures”
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IFRS 9 (revised)
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“Financial Instruments: Classification and Measurement”
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IAS 12 (revised)
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“Income Taxes”
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IFRS 10 (new)
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“Consolidated Financial Statements”
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IFRS 11 (new)
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“Joint Arrangements”
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IFRS 12 (new)
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“Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities”
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IAS 27 (revised)
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“Separate Financial Statements”
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IAS 28 (revised)
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“Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures”
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IFRS 13 (new)
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“Fair Value Measurement”
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IAS 1 (revised)
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“Presentation of Financial Statements”
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4.
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Significant accounting estimates and judgments
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The timely preparation of financial statements requires that management make estimates and assumptions, and use judgment regarding assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Such estimates primarily relate to unsettled transactions and events as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, actual results may differ from estimated amounts as future confirming events occur. Significant estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements include, but are not limited to, those areas discussed below.
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(a)
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Oil and gas reserves
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Certain depletion, depreciation, impairment and decommissioning and restoration charges are measured based on the Company’s estimate of oil and gas reserves. The estimation of reserves and resources is an inherently complex process and involves the exercise of professional judgment. Reserves and resources have been evaluated at December 31, 2010, by independent petroleum consultants in accordance with National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities. The reserves and resources estimates are based on the definitions and guidelines contained in the Canadian Oil and Gas Evaluation Handbook.
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Oil and gas reserves and resources estimates are based on a range of geological, technical and economic factors, including projected future rates of production, estimated commodity prices, engineering dates, and the timing and amount of future expenditures, all of which are subject to uncertainty. Assumptions reflect market and regulatory conditions existing at each annual reporting date, which could differ significantly from other points in time throughout the year, or future periods. Changes in market and regulatory conditions and assumptions can materially impact the estimation of net reserves.
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Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 6 |
4.
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Significant accounting estimates and judgments (continued)
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(b)
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Exploration and evaluation costs
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Certain exploration and evaluation costs are initially capitalized with the intent to establish commercially viable reserves. The Company is required to make estimates and judgments about the future events and circumstances regarding the economic viability of extracting the underlying resources. The costs are subject to technical, commercial and management review to confirm the continued intent to develop and extract the underlying resources. Unsuccessful drilling, or changes to project economics, resource quantities, expected production techniques, production costs and required capital expenditures, are important factors when making this determination. If a judgment is made that the extraction of resources is not viable, the associated exploration and evaluation costs are impaired and charged to net income or loss.
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(c)
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Decommissioning liabilities and other provisions
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The Company recognizes liabilities for the future decommissioning and restoration of property, plant and equipment. These provisions are based on estimated costs, which take into account the anticipated method and extent of restoration, technological advances and the possible future use of the site. Actual costs are uncertain and estimates can vary as a result of changes to relevant laws and regulations, the emergence of new technology, operating experience and prices. The expected timing of future decommissioning and restoration may change due to certain factors, including reserve life. Changes to assumptions related to future expected costs, discount rates and timing may have a material impact on the amounts presented. Other provisions are recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that there will be a future cash outflow.
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(d)
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Deferred income taxes
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Deferred tax assets are recognized when it is considered probable that unused tax losses, tax credits and deductible temporary differences will be recovered in the foreseeable future. To the extent that future taxable income and the application of existing tax laws in each jurisdiction differ significantly from the Company’s estimate, the ability of the Company to realize the deferred tax asset could be impacted.
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Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. The Company records a provision for the amount that is expected to be settled, which requires the application of judgment as to the ultimate outcome. Deferred tax liabilities could be impacted by changes in the Company’s estimate of the likelihood of a future outflow, the expected settlement amount, and the tax laws in the jurisdiction which the Company operates.
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(e)
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Impairment of assets
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The allocation of assets into cash generating units (“CGU’s”) requires significant judgment and interpretations with respect to the integration between assets, the existence of active markets, similar exposure to market risks, shared infrastructures, and the way in which management monitors the operations.
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The recoverable amounts of CGU’s and individual assets have been determined based on the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. The key assumptions the Company uses in estimating future cash flows for recoverable amounts are anticipated future commodity prices, expected production volumes and future operating and development costs. Changes to these assumptions will affect the recoverable amounts of CGU’s and individual assets and may then require a material adjustment to their related carrying value.
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(f)
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Stock based compensation
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Expenses recorded for stock based compensation are based on the historical volatility of the Company’s share price which may not be indicative of the future volatility. Accordingly, those amounts are subject to measurement uncertainty.
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Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 7 |
5.
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Discontinued operations
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(a)
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Trinidad and Tobago
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On December 22, 2010, the Company entered into an agreement to sell its remaining 25% interest in Block 5(c) and the Mayaro-Guayaguayare block (“MG Block”) exploration and production license for an aggregate purchase price of US$87.5 million plus interest on the outstanding balance prior to closing. The transaction closed on June 22, 2011, for gross proceeds of US$78.1 million and the assumption of the Company’s performance guarantee provided for the MG Block of US$12.0 million. The purchaser guaranteed the performance guarantee, resulting in a receivable with the right to offset the Company’s obligation regarding the MG Block. The Company has recorded this as a receivable offsetting the MG block performance guarantee liability as further discussed in Note 17.
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On February 8, 2011, as part of the agreement, the Company issued a US$20.0 million debenture to the purchaser. The debenture accrued interest at 6.0% per annum and was secured against the Company’s Block 5(c) interests. Upon closing of the agreement, the US$20.0 million was applied against the proceeds of US$78.1 million. Upon closing of the agreement the Company was eligible to reclaim US$20.0 million ($19.3 million in Canadian dollars) held as restricted cash with BG International Limited (“BG”). On August 4, 2011, the Company received payment of the US$20.0 million.
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Proceeds from disposition
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(CDN$ thousands)
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Cash received
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56,877 | ||||
Debenture retired
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19,898 | ||||
MG Block Performance Guarantee Assumed By Purchaser
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11,716 | ||||
Transaction costs
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(583 | ) | |||
Net proceeds
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87,908 | ||||
Net assets disposed at carrying value
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Exploration and evaluation assets
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79,665 | ||||
Decommissioning provisions
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(3,040 | ) | |||
Net assets
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76,625 | ||||
Gain before understated
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11,283 | ||||
Realized foreign currency translation reserve, reclassified from shareholders' equity
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(5,976 | ) | |||
Net gain on disposition
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5,307 |
(b)
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LNG Project
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On February 22, 2011, the Company completed the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary Liberty Natural Gas LLC which owns a 100% working interest in the LNG Project to an entity related to West Face Capital Inc. (“West Face”). Pursuant to the sale, the Company received US$1.0 million for reimbursable costs between January 1, 2011, and February 22, 2011. The Company is entitled to receive deferred cash consideration of US$12.5 million payable upon West Face’s first successful gas delivery. No amounts have been recorded in these consolidated financial statements related to this contingent consideration.
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Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 8 |
5.
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Discontinued operations (continued)
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(c)
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Financial information from discontinued operations
|
|
The assets and liabilities of discontinued operations presented on the consolidated statements of financial position are as follows:
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
LNG Project
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sept. 30
2011
|
Dec. 31
2010
|
Jan. 1
2010
|
Sept. 30
2011
|
Dec. 31
2010
|
Jan. 1,
2010
|
Sept. 30
2011
|
Dec. 31,
2010
|
Jan. 1 2
010
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(CDN$ thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted cash
|
-- | 19,892 | 20,910 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19,892 | 20,910 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable
|
-- | -- | 2,824 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and deposits
|
-- | 20 | 48 | -- | 36 | 37 | -- | 56 | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exploration and evaluation assets
|
-- | 80,744 | 69,998 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 80,744 | 69,998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18,974 | -- | -- | 18,974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-- | 100,656 | 93,780 | -- | 36 | 19,011 | -- | 100,692 | 112,791 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
-- | 12,638 | 752 | -- | 1,069 | 1,041 | -- | 13,707 | 1,793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Decommissioning provision
|
-- | 2,943 | 2,763 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,943 | 2,763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
-- | 15,581 | 3,515 | -- | 1,069 | 1,041 | -- | 16,650 | 4,556 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations reported in the consolidated statement of operations, comprehensive loss and deficit is as follows:
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
LNG Project
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
For the nine months ending September 30
|
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(CDN$ thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
(626 | ) | -- | (879 | ) | -- | (1,505 | ) | -- | ||||||||||||||||
Finance costs
|
(493 | ) | (93 | ) | -- | -- | (493 | ) | (93 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Gain (loss) on disposition of foreign operations, net of realized foreign currency translation
|
5,308 | (389 | ) | 4,919 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
4,189 | (93 | ) | (1,268 | ) | -- | 2,921 | (93 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) relating to assets and liabilities held for sale
|
(1,148 | ) | (1,813 | ) | 20 | (596 | ) | (1,128 | ) | (2,409 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Reclassified from foreign currency translation to net earnings
|
5,976 | -- | 389 | -- | 6,365 | -- | |||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
9,017 | (1,906 | ) | (859 | ) | (596 | ) | 8,158 | (2,502 | ) |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
LNG Project
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ending September 30
|
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(CDN$ thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
(92 | ) | -- | 30 | -- | (62 | ) | -- | |||||||||||||||||
Finance costs
|
-- | (29 | ) | -- | -- | -- | (29 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Gain (loss) on disposition of foreign operations, net of realized foreign currency translation
|
318 | -- | -- | -- | 318 | -- | |||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
226 | (29 | ) | 30 | -- | 256 | (29 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) relating to assets and liabilities held for sale
|
-- | (3,094 | ) | -- | (1,461 | ) | -- | (4,555 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
226 | (3,123 | ) | 30 | (1,461 | ) | 256 | (4,584 | ) |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 9 |
6.
|
Exploration and evaluation assets & Property, plant and equipment, net
|
September 30, 2011
|
December 31, 2010
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
|
Accum DD&A
|
Carrying value
|
Cost
|
Accum DD&A
|
Carrying value
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Exploration and evaluation assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period
|
49,361 | -- | 49,361 | 12,526 | -- | 12,526 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additions
|
13,054 | -- | 13,054 | 46,443 | -- | 46,443 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Transfers to PP&E assets
|
(35 | ) | -- | (35 | ) | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
Impairments, to exploration expense
|
(1,158 | ) | -- | (1,158 | ) | (9,114 | ) | -- | (9,114 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange
|
3,297 | -- | 3,297 | (494 | ) | -- | (494 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
End of period
|
64,519 | -- | 64,519 | 49,361 | -- | 49,361 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period
|
161,165 | (58,562 | ) | 102,603 | 146,672 | (994 | ) | 145,678 | ||||||||||||||||||
Additions
|
25,849 | -- | 25,849 | 14,493 | -- | 14,493 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisitions
|
11,917 | -- | 11,917 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
Transfers from E&E assets
|
35 | -- | 35 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and depletion
|
-- | (10,652 | ) | (10,652 | ) | -- | (16,795 | ) | (16,795 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Impairments
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | (40,773 | ) | (40,773 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
End of period
|
199,964 | (69,214 | ) | 129,750 | 161,165 | (58,562 | ) | 102,603 |
During the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company capitalized $2.4 million (year ended December 31, 2010 – $5.4 million) of general and administrative expenses related to exploration and development activities of continuing operations and nil (December 31, 2010 - $12.9 million) of general and administrative expenses related to exploration and development activities of discontinued operations.
|
|
Exploration and evaluation assets consist of the Company’s exploration projects which are pending the determination of proved or probable reserves. Additions represent the Company’s share of costs incurred on exploration and evaluation assets during the period. All property, plant and equipment are held in Canada. Exploration and evaluation assets are divided geographically as follows:
|
September 30
2011
|
December 31
2010
|
January 1
2010
|
|||||||||||
Canada
|
5,070 | 2,956 | 8,968 | ||||||||||
North Africa
|
59,449 | 46,405 | 3,558 | ||||||||||
64,519 | 49,361 | 12,526 |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 10 |
7.
|
Property acquisition
|
On September 23, 2011, the Company completed a property acquisition consisting of oil and gas assets located in the Drumheller region of Alberta. The net purchase price paid by Sonde was $6.1 million consisting of $6.3 million of cash and $0.2 million accrued as owing from the vendor for future adjustments. The property acquisition was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method whereby the net assets acquired and the liabilities assumed are recorded at fair value. Had the acquisition closed January 1, 2011, an additional $1.7 million of revenue, net of royalties and taxes, and $0.6 million of operating and transportation expenses would have been recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. Net income effects from the acquisition are not readily determinable.
|
Consideration
|
(CDN$ thousands)
|
||||
Cash paid
|
6,337 | ||||
Accrued adjustment receivable
|
(249 | ) | |||
Net consideration
|
6,088 | ||||
Net assets acquired
|
|||||
Property, plant and equipment
|
11,917 | ||||
Decommissioning provisions
|
(5,829 | ) | |||
Net assets
|
6,088 |
8.
|
Financial instruments
|
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss. Gains or losses related to periodic revaluation at each reporting period are recorded to net income or loss. Cash equivalents are transacted in active markets and have been classified using Level 1 inputs.
|
|
Accounts receivable are classified as loans and receivables and are initially measured at their fair value. Subsequent periodic revaluations are recorded at their amortized cost using the effective interest method.
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, the provisions, convertible preferred shares, demand loan and revolving credit facility are classified as other liabilities and are initially measured at fair value. Subsequent periodic revaluations are recorded at their amortized cost using the effective interest method.
|
|
Derivatives are designated at fair value through profit or loss. Gains or losses related to periodic revaluation at each reporting period are recorded to net income or loss.
|
|
The following tables provide fair value measurement information for financial assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2011, and December 31, 2010. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, trade and other receivables, provisions, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, convertible preferred shares, demand loan and the revolving credit facility included in the consolidated statement of financial position approximate fair value due to the short term nature of those instruments. These assets and liabilities are not included in the tables.
|
Fair value measurements using:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
As at September 30, 2011
|
Carrying
value
|
Fair value
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
||||||||||||||||
Financial assets:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity contracts
|
306 | 306 | -- | 306 | -- | ||||||||||||||||
Total financial assets
|
306 | 306 | -- | 306 | -- | ||||||||||||||||
Financial liabilities
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Commodity contracts
|
431 | 431 | -- | 431 | -- | ||||||||||||||||
Derivative liability – warrants
|
36 | 36 | -- | 36 | -- | ||||||||||||||||
Conversion feature on convertible preferred shares
|
548 | 548 | -- | -- | 548 | ||||||||||||||||
Total financial liabilities
|
1,015 | 1,015 | -- | 467 | 548 |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 11 |
8.
|
Financial instruments (continued)
|
Fair value measurements using:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
As at December 31, 2010
|
Carrying
value
|
Fair value
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
||||||||||||||||
Financial liabilities
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative liability – warrants
|
404 | 404 | -- | 404 | -- | ||||||||||||||||
Conversion feature on convertible preferred shares
|
4,695 | 4,695 | -- | -- | 4,695 | ||||||||||||||||
Total financial liabilities
|
5,099 | 5,099 | -- | 404 | 4,695 |
The Company uses a fair value hierarchy to categorize the inputs used to measure the fair value of its financial instruments.
|
|
Level 1 Fair Value Measurements
|
|
Level 1 fair value measurements are based on unadjusted quoted market prices. Cash equivalents and restricted cash have been classified as level 1.
|
|
Level 2 Fair Value Measurements
|
|
Level 2 fair value measurements are based on valuation models and techniques where the significant inputs are derived from quoted indices.
|
|
Commodity contracts – Risk management contracts are marked to market by reference to the forward prices per the applicable commodity exchange.
|
|
Derivative liability on warrants – The fair value of the conversion feature is determined using a Black Scholes model. The assumptions included in the model include the risk-free discount rate, volatility and expected dividend rates.
|
|
Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
|
|
Level 3 fair value measurements are based on unobservable information.
|
|
Conversion features on preferred shares – The fair value of the conversion feature is determined using a binomial lattice model. The assumptions included in the model include the risk-free discount rate, volatility, expected dividend rates, conversion price and forced conversion price. At September 30, 2011, the conversion feature was valued using a risk-free discount rate of 0.205%, volatility of 67% and expected dividend rate of 0%.
|
|
All components of the Series B shares have been classified as current at September 30, 2011, and December 31, 2010. The following table summarizes the carrying value of the liability and equity components of the convertible preferred shares:
|
Liability component
|
Conversion feature
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Series A
shares
|
Series B
shares
|
Series A
shares
|
Series B
shares
|
||||||||||||||||||
Balance, January 1, 2010
|
15,301 | -- | -- | -- | 15,301 | ||||||||||||||||
Accreted non-cash interest, pre conversion
|
44 | -- | -- | -- | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
Loan restructuring
|
(15,345 | ) | 15,517 | -- | 3,415 | 3,587 | |||||||||||||||
Accreted non-cash interest, post conversion
|
-- | 119 | -- | -- | 119 | ||||||||||||||||
Fair value change conversion feature
|
-- | -- | -- | 1,371 | 1,371 | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange
|
-- | (839 | ) | (91 | ) | (930 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2010
|
-- | 14,797 | -- | 4,695 | 19,492 | ||||||||||||||||
Accreted non-cash interest
|
-- | 54 | -- | -- | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
Fair value change conversion feature
|
-- | -- | -- | (4,194 | ) | (4,194 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Foreign exchange
|
-- | 799 | -- | 47 | 846 | ||||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2011
|
-- | 15,650 | -- | 548 | 16,198 |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 12 |
9.
|
Risk Management
|
In order to manage the Company’s exposure to credit risk, foreign exchange risk, interest rate and commodity price risk, the Company developed a risk management policy. Under this policy, it may enter into agreements, including fixed price, forward price, physical purchases and sales, futures, currency swaps, financial swaps, option collars and put options. The Company's Board of Directors evaluates with management and approves the need to enter into such arrangements.
|
|
Credit risk
|
|
Purchasers of the Company’s oil, gas and natural gas liquids are subject to an internal credit review to minimize the risk of nonpayment. The Company mitigates risk from joint venture partners by obtaining partner approval of capital expenditures prior to starting a project.
|
|
The Company’s accounts receivable are with natural gas and liquids marketers, the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and joint venture partners in the petroleum and natural gas business under substantially normal industry sale and payment terms and are subject to normal industry credit risks. The Company’s credit risk exposure is as follows:
|
September 30
|
December 31
|
||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||
(CDN$ thousands)
Western Canada joint interest billings
|
1,521 | 2,036 | |||||||
Goods and Services Tax receivable
|
2,085 | 1,314 | |||||||
North Africa recoverable expenses
|
130 | -- | |||||||
Revenue accruals and other receivables
|
4,323 | 3,797 | |||||||
Accounts receivables
|
8,059 | 7,147 | |||||||
Restricted cash
|
-- | 19,892 | |||||||
Financial assets designated at fair value through profit or loss
|
306 | -- | |||||||
Credit exposure
|
8,365 | 27,039 |
The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts is currently $2.1 million (December 31, 2010 – $3.0 million). These amounts offset $1.8 million in value added tax receivable from the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (December 31, 2010 – $1.8 million), $0.3 million of Western Canada joint interest and miscellaneous receivables (December 31, 2010 – $0.3 million) and nil withholding tax receivable on preferred share dividends (December 31, 2010 – $0.9 million) that the Company considers past due.
|
|
|
|
Commodity price risk
|
|
The Company enters into commodity sales agreements and certain derivative financial instruments to reduce its exposure to commodity price volatility. These financial instruments are entered into solely for risk mitigation purposes and are not used for trading or other speculative purposes. The following commodity price risk contract was in place as of the date of this report.
|
Term
|
Contract
|
Volume
(GJ/d)
|
Fixed Price
($/GJ)
|
Realized
gain
|
||||||||||
March 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011
|
Swap
|
5,000 | $ | 4.11 | $ | 585 |
In exchange for receiving the fixed price on the February 14, 2011, Swap Agreement, the Company issued the following call option:
|
Term
|
Contract
|
Volume
(Bbls/d)
|
Fixed Price
(US$/Bbl)
|
Realized
loss
|
||||||||||
March 1, 2011 – December 31, 2012
|
Call option
|
250 | $ | 100.00 | $ | (105 | ) |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 13 |
9.
|
Risk Management (continued)
|
Foreign exchange risk
|
|
The Company is exposed to foreign currency fluctuations as oil and gas prices received are referenced to U.S. dollar denominated prices. The Company’s foreign exchange risk denominated in U.S. dollars is as follows:
|
September 30
|
December 31
|
||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||
(US$ thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents
|
17,917 | 1,744 | |||||||
Restricted cash
|
-- | 20,000 | |||||||
Foreign denominated financial assets
|
17,917 | 21,744 |
September 30
|
December 31
|
||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||
(US$ thousands)
Block 5(c) payables included in liabilities held for sale
|
-- | 285 | |||||||
MG Block payables included in liabilities held for sale
|
-- | 12,040 | |||||||
North Africa payables
|
142 | 7,947 | |||||||
Mariner swap provision
|
12,500 | 12,500 | |||||||
Convertible preferred shares
|
15,000 | 14,878 | |||||||
Conversion feature on convertible preferred shares
|
522 | 4,720 | |||||||
Derivative liability - warrants
|
35 | 355 | |||||||
Foreign denominated financial liabilities
|
28,199 | 52,725 |
These balances are exposed to fluctuations in the U.S. dollar. At this time, the Company has chosen not to enter into any risk management agreements to mitigate foreign exchange risk. The Company’s exposure to foreign currency exchange risk on its comprehensive income assuming reasonably possible changes in the U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar foreign currency exchange rate of +/- one cent is $0.6 million. This analysis assumes all other variables remain constant.
|
|
Interest rate risk
|
|
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk as the credit facilities bear interest at floating market interest rates. The Company has no interest rate swaps or hedges to mitigate interest rate risk at September 30, 2011. The Company’s exposure to fluctuations in interest expense on its net loss and comprehensive income, assuming reasonably possible changes in the variable interest rate of +/- 1% is $0.1 million. This analysis assumes all other variables remain constant.
|
|
10.
|
Provisions
|
September 30
2011
|
December 31
2010
|
January 1
2010
|
|||||||||||
Mariner swap (note 17c)
|
13,103 | 12,433 | -- | ||||||||||
Onerous contracts
|
23 | 259 | 1,146 | ||||||||||
Provisions
|
13,126 | 12,692 | 1,146 |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 14 |
11.
|
Short term debt
|
September 30
2011
|
December 31
2010
|
January 1
2010
|
|||||||||||
Credit facility A
|
131 | 20,251 | 24,067 | ||||||||||
Convertible preferred shares
|
15,650 | 14,797 | 15,301 | ||||||||||
Short term debt
|
15,781 | 35,048 | 39,368 |
As at September 30, 2011, the Company had issued two letters of credit for $0.1 million (December 31, 2010 – letters of credit of $0.1 million, short term debt of $20.2 million) against the $40.0 million (December 31, 2010 - $40.0 million) demand revolving credit facility (“Credit Facility A”) at a variable interest rate of prime plus 0.75% as at September 30, 2011, and prime plus 0.75% as at December 31, 2010. Credit Facility A is secured by a $100.0 million debenture with a floating charge on the assets of the Company and a general security agreement covering all the assets of the Company. Credit Facility A has covenants, as defined in the Company’s credit agreement, that require the Company to maintain its working capital ratio at 1:1 or greater and to ensure that non-domestic general and administrative expenditures in excess of $7.0 million per year and all foreign capital expenditures are not funded from Credit Facility A nor domestic cash flow while Credit Facility A is outstanding.
|
|
On February 22, 2011, the Company obtained an additional $20.0 million development demand loan (“Credit Facility B”) at a variable interest rate of 50 basis points above the variable interest rate on Credit Facility A. Credit Facility B was to be used to assist in the acquisition of producing petroleum and natural gas reserves and/or development of proved producing/undeveloped petroleum and natural gas reserves. On August 16, 2011, the Company repaid the $6.3 million balance on the loan. On October 12, 2011, the Company cancelled this facility in order to reduce standby fees. Subject to availability and review, Credit Facility B can be reopened should the Company require access to additional debt financing.
|
|
As at December 31, 2010, the Company was in violation of one of its debt covenants. This covenant placed a ceiling on foreign expenditures that was exceeded pending the approval of the Trinidad and Tobago asset sale. The Company sought and received a waiver from its lender on this violation and it does not impact the Company’s borrowing ability. As at September 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants.
|
|
The Company is subject to the next semi-annual review of its credit facilities on or before April 30, 2012.
|
|
On February 3, 2010, the Company restructured the terms of the Series A, 5.0% US Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Shares (the “Series A Shares”). Pursuant to the terms of the restructuring, the Series A Shares were exchanged on a share for share basis for 150,000 First Preferred Shares, Series B shares (the “Series B Shares”) pursuant to which the redemption date was extended from December 31, 2010, to December 31, 2011, the conversion price was reduced from US$12.50 to US$3.00 and the conversion of 150,000 preferred shares into common shares was increased from 1,200,000 to 5,000,000. The terms of the dividend payment under the Series B Shares remain unchanged from the Series A Shares whereby the Company can elect to pay the quarterly dividend by way of issuance of common shares at market, based on a 5.75% annualized dividend rate in lieu of the 5.0% annualized cash dividend rate. The dividend rate was increased by 1/30 of 1% per day restricted to the 150 day period after December 31, 2010, and thereafter reverted to 5.0%. In addition, the Company granted 500,000 common share purchase warrants exercisable at a price of US$3.25 for each common share expiring December 31, 2011. The Series B Shares are redeemable by the Company on or after December 31, 2011, and retractable by the holders of the Series B Shares on December 31, 2011. The Company can force conversion of the Series B Shares at anytime in the future if its common shares close at a price of at least a 100% premium to the conversion price of US$3.00 on a major US exchange for 20 out of any 30 consecutive trading days while the common shares underlying the Series B Shares are registered. The Company anticipates redeeming the Series B Shares in accordance with their terms.
|
|
The Company recorded the exchange of the Series A Shares for the Series B Shares as a deemed settlement of the Series A Shares. The liability component of the Series B Shares was recorded at their new fair value based on the revised terms. The increase in the liability of $0.2 million on February 3, 2010, was charged to earnings during the year ended December 31, 2010. The conversion feature and the issuance of common share purchase warrants have been recorded as financial derivative liabilities (Note 8).
|
|
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, and the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company elected to pay cash as opposed to common shares to satisfy its quarterly preferred shares dividend requirements.
|
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 15 |
12.
|
Revenue
|
The following summarizes the Company’s revenue:
|
Three months ended
September 30
|
Nine months ended
September 30
|
||||||||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||
Petroleum and natural gas sales
|
10,279 | 8,248 | 29,255 | 27,142 | |||||||||||||
Royalties
|
(1,291 | ) | (1,021 | ) | (3,441 | ) | (4,155 | ) | |||||||||
8,988 | 7,227 | 25,814 | 22,987 |
13.
|
Operating expense
|
Operating costs for the Company are as follows:
|
Three months ended
September 30
|
Nine months ended
September 30
|
||||||||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||
Operating
|
3,521 | 2,853 | 9,627 | 8,310 | |||||||||||||
Well workovers
|
609 | 238 | 1,412 | 348 | |||||||||||||
4,130 | 3,091 | 11,039 | 8,658 |
14.
|
Financing costs
|
Three months ended
September 30
|
Nine months ended
September 30
|
||||||||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||
Accretion on decommissioning provision
|
165 | 158 | 488 | 516 | |||||||||||||
Interest on credit facilities
|
73 | 29 | 705 | 187 | |||||||||||||
Interest on preferred shares
|
264 | 226 | 762 | 717 | |||||||||||||
502 | 413 | 1,955 | 1,420 |
15.
|
Stock based compensation
|
|
(a)
|
Stock option plan
|
|
The Company has a stock option plan for its directors, officers and employees. The exercise price for stock options granted is the quoted market price on the grant date vesting over a three year period. Options issued prior to May 2011 vest over three years with a maximum term of ten years. Options issued May 2011 onwards vest over four years with a maximum term of five years.
|
Nine months ended
September 30, 2011
|
Twelve months ended
December 31,2010
|
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Number
of options
|
Weighted average exercise price
|
Number
of options
|
Weighted average exercise price
|
||||||||||||||
(CDN$ thousands, except per share price)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Balance, beginning of period
|
1,910 | $ | 5.78 | 1,978 | $ | 9.10 | |||||||||||
Cancelled
|
-- | -- | (258 | ) | 11.90 | ||||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(524 | ) | 8.82 | (792 | ) | 8.67 | |||||||||||
Granted
|
1,867 | 3.54 | 982 | 3.08 | |||||||||||||
Balance, end of period
|
3,253 | 4.01 | 1,910 | 5.78 |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 16 |
15.
|
Stock based compensation (continued)
|
The following table summarizes stock options outstanding under the plan at September 30, 2011:
|
Options outstanding
|
Options exercisable
|
|||||
Exercise price ($)
|
Number of options
(thousands)
|
Average remaining contractual life
(years)
|
Weighted average
exercise price ($)
|
Number of options
(thousands)
|
Weighted average
exercise price ($)
|
|
2.50 – 3.00
|
920
|
4.70
|
2.80
|
50
|
2.86
|
|
3.01 – 4.00
|
1,158
|
8.79
|
3.11
|
522
|
3.09
|
|
4.01 – 5.00
|
916
|
9.29
|
4.29
|
298
|
4.30
|
|
5.01 – 10.00
|
103
|
2.52
|
8.47
|
103
|
8.47
|
|
10.01 – 18.90
|
156
|
5.40
|
13.21
|
156
|
13.21
|
|
2.81 – 18.90
|
3,253
|
7.41
|
4.01
|
1,129
|
5.29
|
The fair value of options granted during the period was estimated based on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with weighted average assumptions and resulting values for grants as follows:
|
Nine months ended
September 30 2011
|
Twelve months ended
December 31 2010
|
||||||||
Share price ($)
|
3.54 | 3.08 | |||||||
Exercise price ($)
|
3.54 | 3.08 | |||||||
Risk free rate (%)
|
2.1 | 2.1 | |||||||
Expected life (years)
|
4.2 | 3.8 | |||||||
Expected dividend yield (%)
|
-- | -- | |||||||
Expected volatility (%)
|
140.6 | 122.8 | |||||||
Weighted average fair value of options granted
|
3.02 | 2.54 |
A forfeiture rate of 27.7% (December 31, 2010 – 16.9%) is used when recording stock based compensation. This estimate is based on the historical forfeiture rate and adjusted to the actual forfeiture rate. Stock based compensation cost of $4.6 million incurred for the nine month period ending September 30, 2011 (September 30, 2010 - $1.6 million) was expensed. No stock based compensation expense was capitalized during the first nine months of 2011 or 2010.
|
||
(b)
|
Employee stock savings plan
|
|
The Company has an employee stock savings plan (“ESSP”) in which employees are provided with the opportunity to receive a portion of their salary in common shares, which is then matched on a share for share basis by the Company. The Company purchased approximately 104,113 shares on the open market under the ESSP during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (September 30, 2010 – 67,891 shares).
|
||
(c)
|
Stock unit awards
|
|
As at September 30, 2011, the Company has issued 1.5 million (December 31, 2010 – 0.7 million) stock unit awards to the Company’s executive officers and members of the Board. A stock unit is the right to receive a cash amount equal to the fair market value of one common share of the Company on the aplicable vesting date. The stock units have time and/or share based performance vesting terms which vary depending on whether the holder is an executive officer or director. If subsequent to the grant date, the shareholders of the Company approve an equity compensation plan under which the stock units may be paid with common shares of the Company, then the Board may determine that the stock units may be paid in cash or common shares. As of September 30, 2011, the Company recorded a liability of $1.4 million to recognize the fair value of the vested stock units (December 31, 2010 - $1.0 million).
|
||
(d)
|
Restricted share units
|
|
The Restricted Share Unit Plan became effective on March 24, 2011, to attract and retain experienced personnel with incentive compensation tied to shareholder return. Under the plan, each grantee will be entitled to, in respect of each Restricted Share Unit (“RSU”), a cash amount equal to the fair market value of one common share in the capital of the Company on such vesting date, with the vesting subject to a minimum floor share price.
|
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 17 |
15.
|
Stock based compensation (continued)
|
The following table summarizes RSUs outstanding under the plan at September 30, 2011:
|
Units outstanding
|
Units exercisable
|
|||||
Floor price ($)
|
Number of units
(thousands)
|
Average remaining contractual life
(years)
|
Weighted average
floor price ($)
|
Number of units
(thousands) |
Weighted average
floor price ($)
|
|
0.00 – 3.00
|
295
|
2.05
|
1.98
|
104
|
2.52
|
|
3.01 – 3.50
|
42
|
2.29
|
3.13
|
--
|
--
|
|
3.51 – 3.64
|
12
|
2.29
|
3.64
|
--
|
--
|
|
0.00 – 3.64
|
349
|
2.09
|
2.18
|
104
|
2.52
|
RSUs issued during the period were initially valued at the grant date and revalued at September 30, 2011 using a binomial lattice approach with weighted average assumptions as follows:
|
Valuation at
September 30 2011
|
Valuation at
grant date
|
||||||||
Share price ($)
|
2.41 | 2.55 | |||||||
Risk free rate (%)
|
0.9 | 1.5 | |||||||
Expected life (years)
|
2.1 | 2.4 | |||||||
Expected volatility (%)
|
60 | 55 | |||||||
Weighted average fair value
|
1.96 | 2.10 |
The following table summarizes stock based compensation expense:
|
Three months ended
September 30
|
Nine months ended
September 30
|
||||||||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||
Stock option expense
|
743 | 382 | 3,401 | 1,380 | |||||||||||||
Stock unit award expense
|
72 | 134 | 852 | 189 | |||||||||||||
Restricted share unit expense
|
(11 | ) | -- | 350 | -- | ||||||||||||
Stock based compensation expense
|
804 | 516 | 4,603 | 1,569 |
The following table summarizes the stock based compensation liability:
|
September 30
2011
|
December 31
2010
|
January 1
2010
|
|||||||||||
Stock unit award liability
|
1,382 | 530 | 55 | ||||||||||
Restricted share unit liability
|
350 | -- | -- | ||||||||||
Stock based compensation liability
|
1,732 | 530 | 55 |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 18 |
16.
|
Supplemental cash flow information
|
Changes in non-cash working capital
|
Three months ended
September 30
|
Nine months ended
September 30
|
||||||||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable
|
(2,111 | ) | 6,648 | (912 | ) | 5,891 | |||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and deposits
|
(58 | ) | (3,510 | ) | 399 | (5,741 | ) | ||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
(3,815 | ) | (3,739 | ) | (19,501 | ) | (16,031 | ) | |||||||||
Provisions
|
1,040 | (221 | ) | 435 | (666 | ) | |||||||||||
Change in non-cash working capital
|
(4,944 | ) | (822 | ) | (19,579 | ) | (16,547 | ) |
The change in non-cash working capital has been allocated to the following activities:
|
Three months ended
September 30
|
Nine months ended
June 30
|
||||||||||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||
Operating
|
(4,641 | ) | (1,214 | ) | (3,552 | ) | (6,199 | ) | |||||||||
Financing
|
-- | 190 | -- | 190 | |||||||||||||
Investing
|
(303 | ) | 202 | (16,027 | ) | (10,538 | ) | ||||||||||
(4,944 | ) | (822 | ) | (19,579 | ) | (16,547 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents were comprised of the following:
|
September 30
2011
|
December 31
2010
|
January 1
2010
|
|||||||||||
Cash held in banking institutions
|
16,535 | 2,649 | 3,305 | ||||||||||
Marketable securities
|
14,137 | -- | -- | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
30,672 | 2,649 | 3,305 |
The Company’s policy is to invest excess cash in highly liquid short-term investment instruments with minimal principal risk.
|
||
17.
|
Contingencies and commitments
|
|
(a)
|
MG Block Trinidad and Tobago
|
|
In 2007, the Company received an exploration and development license from the Government of Trinidad and Tobago on the MG Block and as a result was committed to conducting 3D seismic by the end of 2009 and to drill two exploration wells in 2010 on the MG block in a joint venture with The Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (“Petrotrin”). The Company agreed to provide a performance security to Petrotrin of US$12.0 million to meet the minimum work program.
|
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 19 |
17.
|
Contingencies and commitments (continued)
|
|
The Company’s agreement to sell its remaining interest in Block 5(c) and the MG Block includes the assumption of the performance guarantee. Upon closing the sale on June 22, 2011, the purchaser assumed the performance guarantee for the MG Block. While the rights to the MG Block were not transferred to the purchaser pending Trinidad and Tobago's approval of the assignment of such rights, this guarantee provides a receivable with the right to offset the US$12.0 million performance guarantee in discontinued operations (Note 5). Should the Company be required to pay the performance security amount in order to relinquish the MG Block, the purchaser will reimburse the Company for any amounts owing up to US$12.0 million. The Company expects that the purchaser’s guarantee will offset any further liability with respect to the MG Block. As of September 30, 2011, the Company had ceased all operations in Trinidad and exited the country but the assignment of the MG Block has yet to be approved.
|
||
(b)
|
North Africa
|
|
Joint Oil block
|
||
On August 27, 2008, the Company entered into the EPSA with a Tunisian company, Joint Oil. Joint Oil is owned equally by the governments of Tunisia and Libya.The EPSA contract area straddles the offshore border between Tunisia and Libya. Under terms of the EPSA, the Company is the operator. Under the EPSA, the minimum work program for the first phase (four years) of the seven year exploration period includes the Zarat North-1 appraisal well, three exploration wells and 500 square miles of 3D seismic. The EPSA provides for penalties for non-fulfillment of the minimum work program of US$15.0 million per exploration well and up to US$4.0 million for 3D seismic not completed. The Company has provided a corporate security to a maximum of US$49.0 million to secure its minimum work program obligations. On January 11, 2011, the Company announced the successful drilling and production testing of its 100% working interest in the Zarat North–1 well. The well has been temporarily abandoned in a manner allowing it to be utilized for future development purposes while the Company evaluates reservoir characteristics and development options on a field development.
|
||
Political issues and Libyan sanctions
|
||
The governments of Tunisia and Libya are in political turmoil. During January 2011, protests in Tunisia led to the overthrow of the government. The Company safely evacuated its personnel and the rig and equipment without incident. While relative calm has been restored, uncertainty remains over the future direction of the country. Similarly, widespread protests over the government in Libya have occurred with the opposition forces assuming power. On February 26, 2011, the United Nations imposed sanctions on the Libyan government followed by consequent actions of the Canadian Government pursuant to the Special Economics Measures Act (Canada) (the “Libyan Sanctions”). While this turmoil has not had a direct impact on the Company’s Joint Oil Block evaluation of the Zarat North-1 results and planning of future activities, it affected the Company in various ways, including the functioning of Joint Oil, the pace of future development plans and activities, the ability to secure supplies and personnel, the ability to make payments to Joint Oil and the ability to attract joint venture partners or financing.
|
||
The imposition of sanctions and the state of war are unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the Company, which rendered the performance of Sonde’s obligations impossible and thus constituted a condition of force majeure. As a result, the Company made a formal force majeure declaration to Joint Oil for the Joint Oil Block on June 7, 2011. This declaration effectively put the term of the EPSA on hold, without penalty, pending the resolution of political sanctions and instability in Libya. On August 31, 2011, the Canadian Government repealed its unilateral sanctions against Libya, and further amended the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on Libya on September 22, 2011, following the adoption of Resolution 2009 (2011) by the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”). After careful review of these rulings, and in consultation with the Canadian Foreign Affairs Ministry, Sonde lifted the Force Majeure declaration and is working with Joint Oil personnel to resume normal operations on the Joint Oil Block.
|
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 20 |
17.
|
Contingencies and commitments (continued)
|
|
(c)
|
Swap agreement
|
|
At the time it entered into the North Africa EPSA, the Company also signed a "Swap Agreement" awarding an overriding royalty interest and optional participating interest to Joint Oil, in the Company's "Mariner" Block, offshore Nova Scotia, Canada. No well has been drilled on the Mariner Block and Joint Oil has the right to put back the overriding royalty to the Company for US$12.5 million. On December 31, 2010, the Mariner Block license lapsed resulting in the Company no longer holding any interest in offshore Nova Scotia, Canada. As a result, Joint Oil has notified the Company that it is exercising its put rights. The Company is in discussions with Joint Oil to obtain information to confirm that the Mariner Swap payment does not violate remaining sanctions and that the EPSA remains in full force and effect. Pending this discussion, the Company may post a letter of credit or escrow funds to secure the payment.
|
||
(d)
|
Commitments
|
|
At September 30, 2011, the Company has committed to future payments over the next five years, as follows:
|
2011
|
2012
|
Thereafter
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
12,333 | -- | -- | 12,333 | |||||||||||||
Stock based compensation liability
|
1,732 | -- | -- | 1,732 | |||||||||||||
Mariner swap
|
13,103 | -- | -- | 13,103 | |||||||||||||
Derivative financial liabilities
|
1,015 | -- | -- | 1,015 | |||||||||||||
Short term debt
|
15,781 | -- | -- | 15,781 | |||||||||||||
Office rent
|
392 | 1,142 | -- | 1,534 | |||||||||||||
Equipment
|
3 | 8 | -- | 11 | |||||||||||||
44,359 | 1,150 | -- | 45,509 |
(e)
|
Litigation and claims
|
|
In December 2009, a class action lawsuit was commenced in the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York against certain former executive officers of the Company for allegedly violating the United States Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 by failing to disclose information concerning its prospects in Trinidad and Tobago. In addition, in May and June 2010, two proposed class action lawsuits were commenced in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The actions are made against different groups of former executives and directors of the Company. One of the actions alleged oppression and improper option granting practices and includes the Company and Challenger, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, as defendants. The actions contain various claims relating to allegations of misrepresentation and failure to disclose information concerning the Company's activities in Trinidad and Tobago. The class action lawsuits purported to be brought on behalf of purchasers of common shares of the Company from January 14, 2008, to February 17, 2009.
|
||
On October 25, 2010, a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) was entered into whereby the parties to the class action lawsuits and the former executive officers agreed to settle the Litigation upon the terms and conditions set forth in the MOU, subject to court approval and all other conditions to the settlement to be mutually agreed upon in a final stipulation of settlement (the “Stipulation”).
|
||
Under the terms of the MOU, the parties have agreed that the Stipulation will provide, among other things, for the full and final disposition of the litigation, with prejudice and without costs, by the establishment of a US$5.2 million settlement fund by the Defendants’ insurers for the benefit of a settlement class which shall consist of all those who purchased securities of the Company between January 14, 2008, and February 17, 2009. Subsequently, the Stipulation was finalized and approved by the U.S. and Canadian courts. Notice has been given to the classes of possible claimants, and the parties anticipate seeking final court approval in late 2011 subject to the conditions in the Stipulation having been met.
|
||
The Defendants continue to deny any and all liability under securities laws and that they committed any violations of law or engaged in any wrongful acts, and that the settlement is being agreed to in order to eliminate the burden and expense of further litigation.
|
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 21 |
17.
|
Contingencies and commitments (continued)
|
|||
In addition, the Company is involved in various claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of the Company such claims and litigations arising there from are not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or its results of operations. The Company maintains insurance, which in the opinion of the Company, is in place to address any unforeseen claims.
|
||||
18.
|
Reconciliation of statement of financial position from Canadian GAAP to IFRS
|
|||
(a)
|
IFRS transition exemptions
|
|||
IFRS 1 requires the presentation of comparative information as at the January 1, 2010, transition date and subsequent comparative periods as well as the consistent and retrospective application of IFRS accounting policies. To assist with the transition, the provisions of IFRS 1 allow for certain mandatory exceptions and optional exemptions for first-time adopters to alleviate the retrospective application of all IFRSs. The Company has applied the following exemptions to full retrospective application of IFRS in accordance with IFRS 1:
|
||||
(i)
|
Deemed cost of property plant and equipment
|
|||
The Company has elected to apply the exemption under IFRS 1 allowing the measurement of oil and gas assets at the date of transition to IFRS to be determined based on the amounts disclosed under the full cost method of accounting in accordance with Canadian GAAP.
|
||||
(ii)
|
Decommissioning liabilities
|
|||
The exemption provided in IFRS 1 from the full retrospective application of IFRS 1 has been applied and the difference between the carrying values of the Company’s decommissioning liabilities as measured under IFRS and their carrying values under Canadian GAAP as of January 1, 2010, has been recognized directly in opening deficit.
|
||||
(iii)
|
Share-based payments
|
|||
The Company has elected not to apply IFRS 2, Share-based Payments to equity instruments granted after November 7, 2002, that have not vested by the transition date.
|
||||
(iv)
|
Borrowing costs
|
|||
The Company has applied the borrowing cost exemption in IFRS 1. It has applied the requirement of IAS 23 to borrowing costs relating to qualifying assets on a prospective basis from the date of transition to IFRS.
|
||||
(v)
|
Foreign currency translation
|
|||
The cumulative translation differences for all foreign operations are deemed to be zero at the date of transition to IFRS. Cumulative translation differences are recorded prospectively from this date.
|
||||
(vi)
|
Business combinations
|
|||
IFRS 1 allows an entity to use the IFRS rules for business combinations on a prospective basis rather than restating all business combinations.
|
||||
(b)
|
Mandatory exceptions to retrospective application
|
|||
Hindsight was not used to create or revise estimates and accordingly the estimates previously made by the Company under Canadian GAAP are consistent with their application under IFRS.
|
||||
The remaining IFRS 1 exemptions were not applicable or material to the preparation of the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Financial Position at the date of transition on January 1, 2010.
|
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 22 |
18.
|
Reconciliation of statement of financial position from Canadian GAAP to IFRS (continued)
|
|
(c)
|
Reconciliation of assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
|
The following reconciliations present the adjustments made to the Company's Canadian GAAP financial results of operations and financial position to comply with IFRS. A summary of the significant accounting policy changes and applicable exemptions are discussed following the reconciliations.
|
December 31, 2010
|
September 30, 2010
|
January 1, 2010
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note
18(e)
|
Canadian GAAP
|
Adj
|
IFRS
|
Canadian GAAP
|
Adj
|
IFRS
|
Canadian GAAP
|
Adj
|
IFRS
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
2,649 | -- | 2,649 | 1,435 | -- | 1,435 | 3,305 | -- | 3,305 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted cash
|
-- | -- | -- | 630 | -- | 630 | 1,364 | -- | 1,364 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable
|
7,147 | -- | 7,147 | 5,522 | -- | 5,522 | 11,340 | -- | 11,340 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial assets
|
-- | -- | -- | 1,024 | -- | 1,024 | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and deposits
|
1,686 | -- | 1,686 | 9,220 | -- | 9,220 | 3,185 | -- | 3,185 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets of discontinued operations
|
(i)
|
104,299 | (3,607 | ) | 100,692 | 23,392 | -- | 23,392 | 23,819 | -- | 23,819 | |||||||||||||||||||||
115,781 | (3,607 | ) | 112,174 | 41,223 | -- | 41,223 | 43,013 | -- | 43,013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Long term portion of prepaid expenses and deposits
|
555 | -- | 555 | 608 | -- | 608 | 878 | -- | 878 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Exploration and evaluation assets
|
(vi),(v),
(viii),(xi)
|
-- | 49,361 | 49,361 | -- | 20,962 | 20,962 | -- | 12,526 | 12,526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
(ii),(v)-(viii)
|
152,085 | (49,482 | ) | 102,603 | 146,765 | (18,027 | ) | 128,738 | 158,204 | (12,526 | ) | 145,678 | |||||||||||||||||||
Assets of discontinued operations
|
(i)
|
-- | -- | -- | 100,451 | (2,004 | ) | 98,447 | 89,737 | (765 | ) | 88,972 | ||||||||||||||||||||
268,421 | (3,728 | ) | 264,693 | 289,047 | 931 | 289,978 | 291,832 | (765 | ) | 291,067 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
18,126 | -- | 18,126 | 9,039 | -- | 9,039 | 26,443 | -- | 26,443 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation liability
|
530 | -- | 530 | 244 | -- | 244 | 55 | -- | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Provisions
|
(ix)
|
12,433 | 259 | 12,692 | -- | 480 | 480 | -- | 1,146 | 1,146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial liabilities
|
(iii),(iv)
|
-- | 5,099 | 5,099 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Short term debt
|
(iii)
|
35,048 | -- | 35,048 | 3,097 | -- | 3,097 | 24,067 | 15,301 | 39,368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities of discontinued operations
|
(i)
|
15,212 | 1,438 | 16,650 | 3,166 | -- | 3,166 | 1,793 | -- | 1,793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
81,349 | 6,796 | 88,145 | 15,546 | 480 | 16,026 | 52,358 | 16,447 | 68,805 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial liabilities
|
(iii),(iv)
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | 1,727 | 1,727 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible preferred shares
|
(iii)
|
-- | -- | -- | 15,276 | -- | 15,276 | 15,301 | (15,301 | ) | -- | |||||||||||||||||||||
Decommissioning provision
|
(ii)
|
13,802 | 4,395 | 18,197 | 13,717 | 4,425 | 18,142 | 12,591 | 3,314 | 15,905 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities of discontinued operations
|
(i)
|
-- | -- | -- | 1,476 | 1,940 | 3,416 | 1,387 | 1,376 | 2,763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
95,151 | 11,191 | 106,342 | 46,015 | 8,572 | 54,587 | 81,637 | 5,836 | 87,473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shareholders' equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share capital
|
(xii)
|
339,183 | 30,709 | 369,892 | 339,183 | 30,709 | 369,892 | 280,561 | 30,709 | 311,270 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity portion of preferred shares
|
(iii)
|
12,682 | (12,682 | ) | -- | 12,682 | (12,682 | ) | -- | 1,969 | (1,969 | ) | -- | |||||||||||||||||||
Warrants
|
(iv)
|
303 | (303 | ) | -- | 303 | (303 | ) | -- | 76 | -- | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Contributed surplus
|
(x)
|
29,452 | 1,616 | 31,068 | 27,951 | 1,967 | 29,918 | 26,923 | 1,571 | 28,494 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation reserve
|
(xi)
|
-- | (5,789 | ) | (5,789 | ) | -- | (2,126 | ) | (2,126 | ) | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
Deficit
|
all
|
(208,350 | ) | (28,470 | ) | (236,820 | ) | (137,087 | ) | (25,206 | ) | (162,293 | ) | (99,334 | ) | (36,912 | ) | (136,246 | ) | |||||||||||||
173,270 | (14,919 | ) | 158,351 | 243,032 | (7,641 | ) | 235,391 | 210,195 | (6,601 | ) | 203,594 | |||||||||||||||||||||
268,421 | (3,728 | ) | 264,693 | 289,047 | 931 | 289,978 | 291,832 | (765 | ) | 291,067 |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 23 |
18.
|
Reconciliation of statement of financial position from Canadian GAAP to IFRS (continued)
|
|
(d)
|
Reconciliation of total comprehensive loss
|
Year ended
December 31, 2010
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Nine months ended
September 30, 2010
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Three months ended
September 30, 2010
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Note
5(e)
|
Canadian
GAAP |
Adj
|
IFRS
|
Canadian
GAAP |
Adj
|
IFRS
|
Canadian
GAAP |
Adj
|
IFRS
|
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Revenue
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Petroleum and natural gas sales,
net of royalties
|
32,239 | -- | 32,239 | 22,987 | -- | 22,987 | 7,227 | -- | 7,227 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain on commodity derivatives
|
3,197 | -- | 3,197 | 3,156 | -- | 3,156 | 247 | -- | 247 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35,436 | -- | 35,436 | 26,143 | -- | 26,143 | 7,474 | -- | 7,474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses
|
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Operating
|
13,036 | -- | 13,036 | 8,658 | -- | 8,658 | 3,091 | -- | 3,091 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Transportation
|
1,304 | -- | 1,304 | 989 | -- | 989 | 379 | -- | 379 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Exploration
|
(viii)
|
-- | 9,114 | 9,114 | -- | 535 | 535 | -- | 336 | 336 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
(ix)
|
12,014 | (888 | ) | 11,126 | 9,269 | (666 | ) | 8,603 | 3,114 | (221 | ) | 2,893 | |||||||||||||||||||
Depletion and depreciation
|
(vii)
|
27,743 | (11,069 | ) | 16,674 | 21,051 | (8,440 | ) | 12,611 | 6,681 | (2,809 | ) | 3,872 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impairments
|
(vi)
|
38,756 | 2,017 | 40,773 | 9,712 | 5,526 | 15,238 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation
|
(x)
|
2,960 | 45 | 3,005 | 1,173 | 396 | 1,569 | 399 | 117 | 516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bad debt
|
852 | -- | 852 | 867 | -- | 867 | (48 | ) | -- | (48 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on abandonment
|
123 | -- | 123 | 7 | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||||||||||
96,788 | (781 | ) | 96,007 | 51,726 | (2,649 | ) | 49,077 | 13,616 | (2,577 | ) | 11,039 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income (loss)
|
(61,352 | ) | 781 | (60,571 | ) | (25,583 | ) | 2,649 | (22,934 | ) | (6,142 | ) | 2,577 | (3,565 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Other
|
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Financing costs
|
(ii)
|
(1,239 | ) | (664 | ) | (1,903 | ) | (811 | ) | (609 | ) | (1,420 | ) | (226 | ) | (187 | ) | (413 | ) | |||||||||||||
Gain (loss) on foreign exchange
|
(xi)
|
744 | 144 | 888 | (300 | ) | 664 | 364 | (1,482 | ) | 2,034 | 552 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gain (loss) on financial derivatives
|
(iii) (iv)
|
-- | (5,210 | ) | (5,210 | ) | -- | (1,779 | ) | (1,779 | ) | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
Other income
|
(viii)
|
165 | 136 | 301 | 275 | 136 | 411 | 131 | -- | 131 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on exchange of preferred shares
|
(172 | ) | -- | (172 | ) | (172 | ) | -- | (172 | ) | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||||||
(502 | ) | (5,594 | ) | (6,096 | ) | (1,008 | ) | (1,588 | ) | (2.596 | ) | (1,577 | ) | 1,847 | 270 | |||||||||||||||||
Loss before income taxes from continuing operations
|
(61,854 | ) | (4,813 | ) | (66,667 | ) | (26,591 | ) | 1,061 | (25,530 | ) | (7,719 | ) | 4,424 | (3,295 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Part VI.1 tax on preferred share dividends
|
470 | -- | 470 | 424 | -- | 424 | 38 | -- | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations
|
(62,324 | ) | (4,813 | ) | (67,137 | ) | (27,015 | ) | 1,061 | (25,916 | ) | (7,757 | ) | 4,424 | (3,333 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
(i)
|
(35,676 | ) | 2,238 | (33,438 | ) | 278 | (371 | ) | (93 | ) | 847 | (876 | ) | (29 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss
|
(98,000 | ) | (2,575 | ) | (100,575 | ) | (26,737 | ) | 690 | (26,047 | ) | (6,910 | ) | 3,548 | (3,362 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
(xi)
|
-- | (552 | ) | (552 | ) | -- | 283 | 283 | -- | 327 | 327 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment
relating to assets and liabilities held for sale |
(xi)
|
-- | (5,237 | ) | (5,237 | ) | -- | (2,409 | ) | (2,409 | ) | -- | (4,555 | ) | (4,555 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss
|
-- | (5,789 | ) | (5,789 | ) | -- | (2,126 | ) | (2,126 | ) | -- | (4,228 | ) | (4,228 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive loss
|
(98,000 | ) | (8,364 | ) | (106,364 | ) | (26,737 | ) | (1,436 | ) | (28,173 | ) | (6,910 | ) | (680 | ) | (7,590 | ) |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 24 |
18.
|
Reconciliation of statement of financial position from Canadian GAAP to IFRS (continued)
|
||
(e)
|
Explanation of significant adjustments
|
||
(i)
|
Assets/liabilities held for sale and discontinued operations
|
||
Foreign currency translation differences associated with the LNG Project and Trinidad and Tobago assets and liabilities were recorded as part of net loss from discontinued operations under Canadian GAAP. Under IFRS, these differences were reclassified to other comprehensive loss. See section (xi) for details on foreign currency translation differences.
|
|||
Decommissioning provision differences between IFRS and Canadian GAAP associated with Trinidad and Tobago assets were recorded as changes to liabilities held for sale. The impact of changes to the accretion of these provisions was recorded to net loss from discontinued operations. See section (ii) for details on decommissioning provision differences.
|
|||
(ii)
|
Decommissioning provision
|
||
Under Canadian GAAP, increases in the estimated cash flows were discounted using the current credit-adjusted risk-free rate while downward revisions in the estimated cash flows were discounted using the credit-adjusted risk-free rate that existed when the original liability was recognized. Under IFRS, estimated cash flows are discounted using the risk-free rate that exists at the date of the statement of financial position.
|
|||
In accordance with IFRS 1, the Company elected to re-measure its decommissioning provision at the IFRS transition date and has estimated the related asset by discounting the liability to the date in which the liability arose and recalculated the accumulated depreciation and depletion under IFRS. Adjustments at the IFRS transition date have been recorded to opening deficit. Adjustments arising as a result of changes in the interest rate during the 2010 period have been recorded to property plant, and equipment. The impact of these changes on accretion has been reflected as a change in financing costs.
|
|||
(iii)
|
Convertible preferred shares
|
||
Under Canadian GAAP, the convertible instrument is split into a liability and an equity component. The value of the liability component was determined at the time of placement of the instrument based on the fair value of the debt component of the instrument. The remaining amount was recorded in equity under Canadian GAAP.
|
|||
The treatment of the liability component determined at the time of placement under IFRS is similar to Canadian GAAP. The initial recognition is at fair value. Under Canadian GAAP the carrying value of the liability component is subsequently accreted to its face value using the effective interest method which is similar to IFRS. No adjustment was required upon adoption of IFRS.
|
|||
There is no equity instrument recorded for the conversion feature under IFRS. IFRS requires a fixed number of the Company’s own equity instruments to be delivered in exchange for a fixed amount of cash to make recognition as equity possible. As the liability is denominated in United States dollars (“U.S. dollars” or “US$”), and therefore is variable in Canadian dollars, this requirement is not met for the conversion feature of the preferred shares. As a result, under IFRS no equity component can be recorded and the conversion feature is considered an embedded derivative. The embedded derivative is separated and recorded at fair value as a financial derivative liability, with changes in fair value charged to net income or loss.
|
|||
On December 17, 2009, the Company renegotiated the terms of the convertible preferred shares. Pursuant to the terms of the restructuring, the Series A convertible preferred shares were exchanged for Series B convertible preferred shares and common share purchase warrants. Series A and B shares have different conversion prices and different redemption/retraction dates. The Certificate of Amendment which created the Series B shares was amended February 3, 2010. Under Canadian GAAP, the modification resulted in the Series A shares being presented as non-current at December 31, 2009, despite the redemption/retraction date of the Series A shares being December 31, 2010. Under Canadian GAAP, short term debt that is refinanced with long term debt prior to completion of the statement of financial position can be classified as non-current if certain criteria have been met. Under IFRS the appropriate treatment is to reflect the Series A shares as current liabilities in the IFRS opening statement of financial position.
|
|||
The equity treatment of the modification under Canadian GAAP resulted in adjustments to contributed surplus and incremental equity on preferred shares. Under IFRS, these adjustments are reversed as the conversion features of the modified convertible preferred shares are recorded at their fair value.
|
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 25 |
18.
|
Reconciliation of statement of financial position from Canadian GAAP to IFRS (continued)
|
||
(iv)
|
Preferred share warrants
|
||
As part of the February 3, 2010, modification of the convertible preferred shares, the Company issued warrants, the exercise price of which is denominated in U.S. dollars. Under Canadian GAAP these warrants have been recorded in equity. Under IFRS, the warrants are recorded as a derivative liability at fair value at issuance and at the end of each reporting period, with changes in fair value being recorded in income in the same manner as the convertible preferred shares above.
|
|||
(v)
|
Exploration and evaluation assets and property plant and equipment
|
||
Under Canadian GAAP, the Company applied the full cost method of accounting for oil and gas exploration, development and production activities. Under the full cost method, all costs associated with these activities were capitalized. Under IFRS, the Company elected an IFRS 1 exemption whereby the Canadian GAAP full cost pool was measured upon transition to IFRS as follows:
|
|||
-
|
exploration and evaluation assets were reclassified from the full cost pool to exploration and evaluation assets at the amount that was recorded under Canadian GAAP;
|
||
-
|
non-oil and gas assets (corporate assets ) were reclassified from the full cost pool to property plant and equipment;
|
||
-
|
LNG Project related costs were identified as intangible start-up costs and reclassified from the full cost pool to property plant and equipment; and
|
||
-
|
the remaining full cost pool was allocated to the producing/development assets and components pro rata using reserve values.
|
||
The Company’s exploration and evaluation assets consist of its undeveloped Western Canada land and North Africa offshore assets. Undeveloped land costs identified as exploration and evaluation assets pertain to only those undeveloped sections that the Company intended to actively pursue through its upcoming development programs. Exploration and evaluation assets were assessed for impairment on the IFRS transition date as described in section (vi). Corporate assets and LNG Project costs were also adjusted out of the full cost pool as these were considered non-oil and gas related costs and therefore not subject to the application of the deemed cost exemption. Corporate assets and the LNG Project were evaluated for impairment and subsequently recorded at their carrying values in property plant and equipment.
|
|||
(vi)
|
Impairments
|
||
Under Canadian GAAP, an item of property plant and equipment is deemed recoverable if the undiscounted future cash flows exceed the carrying value of the asset group. Under IFRS, recoverability or property plant and equipment is based on the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use of the CGU.
|
|||
During the 2010 comparative period, ceiling test impairments were recognized under Canadian GAAP at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010. Under IFRS, The Company evaluated these assets for indicators of impairment at each reporting period resulting in further impairment adjustments recorded at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010 in relation to the Company’s Western Canada producing and developed assets. Impairments were the result of declining long-term natural gas prices resulting in the carrying value of these CGU’s exceeding their recoverable amounts. Recoverable amounts have been determined using fair value less costs to sell and value in use (the net present value of the cash flow or benefit that an asset generates for a specific use) of each CGU.
|
|||
(vii)
|
Depletion and depreciation
|
||
Under IFRS, the Company adopted a policy of depleting its producing and developed oil and gas assets on a unit of production basis over estimated proved plus probable reserves. The depletion policy under Canadian GAAP was based on units of production over proved reserves. Under Canadian GAAP, depletion was calculated using all of Canada as a single cost centre. IFRS requires depletion and depreciation to be calculated based on individual components (ie. fields or combinations thereof) or CGU’s.
|
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 26 |
18.
|
Reconciliation of statement of financial position from Canadian GAAP to IFRS (continued)
|
||
(viii)
|
Exploration costs and other income
|
||
Under Canadian GAAP, all exploration costs were capitalized in accordance with the full-cost method of accounting for oil and gas assets. Exploration costs identified under IFRS include those costs associated with leases and licences related to undeveloped land that are no longer being actively pursued by the Company as part of its development program. These costs have been recorded as an adjustment from property, plant and equipment to exploration costs during 2010.
|
|||
IFRS adjustments related to other income relate to a refund of Nova Scotia offshore work deposits that were recorded against property, plant and equipment under Canadian GAAP during 2010. Under IFRS, carrying value associated with Nova Scotia offshore leases were impaired as part of the application of deemed cost under IFRS 1 on the IFRS transition date. These refunds have been adjusted from property plant and equipment to other income during 2010.
|
|||
(ix)
|
Provisions
|
||
Under IFRS, onerous contracts arise when the costs of meeting the obligations of a contract exceed the benefits to be derived from the agreement. When an onerous contract arises, IFRS requires that a provision be set up for the present obligation of the contract. The Company has lease agreements for office space which it no longer uses, resulting in costs of the agreements outweighing its benefits. Under IFRS, the leases are considered onerous in which case a provision has been recorded on the IFRS transition date as an adjustment to retained earnings. During 2010, the change in provision is recorded as a reduction against general and administrative expense.
|
|||
(x)
|
Share-based payments
|
||
Under Canadian GAAP, the Company recognized an expense related to share based payments on a straight-line basis through the date of full vesting and did not incorporate a forfeiture multiplier. Under IFRS, the Company is required to recognize the expense over the individual vesting periods for the graded vesting awards and estimate a forfeiture rate.
|
|||
(xi)
|
Foreign currency translation
|
||
IFRS 1 allows companies to deem the cumulative translation difference to be zero at transition date. The gain or loss on a subsequent disposal of any foreign operation then excludes the translation differences that arose before the date of transition to IFRS. The Company has elected to apply this exemption.
|
|||
When an entity elects to use a deemed cost exemption for certain assets on initial adoption of IFRS, it calculates the cumulative translation amount for those assets not from the date of acquisition but from the date at which the deemed cost amount is determined. The Company has elected to apply the deemed cost exemption for its oil and gas assets as at the date of transition. Therefore oil and gas assets relating to foreign operations identified with a functional currency of U.S. dollars will not be adjusted for foreign exchange differences as the deemed cost has established its reporting currency value. The functional currency carrying value for these assets have been determined by applying the Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar spot rate at the IFRS transition date to the deemed cost amounts.
|
|||
The financial information for those operations for which the functional currency is concluded to be different from the Company’s reporting currency of Canadian dollars is the LNG Project, Trinidad and Tobago and North Africa. The only adjustment required at the IFRS transition date is to the decommissioning provision balance for the Company’s Block 5(c) Trinidad and Tobago wells. Foreign exchange adjustments during the 2010 comparative period are required for all non-monetary assets and liabilities. The restatement from functional currency to reporting currency on all assets and liabilities have been recorded in other comprehensive income and accumulated under foreign currency translation reserve.
|
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 27 |
18.
|
Reconciliation of statement of financial position from Canadian GAAP to IFRS (continued)
|
||
(xii)
|
Flow-through shares
|
||
Under Canadian GAAP, proceeds from flow-through shares are recorded to share capital. When the tax benefits have been renounced to the flow-through shareholder, the Company records a reduction in share capital with a corresponding increase in the future income tax liability. Under IFRS, share capital for flow-through shares issued is recorded to share capital at the quoted value of the shares at the date of issuance. The difference between the quoted value and the gross proceeds received on the issuance of the shares is recorded as a liability. The tax cost resulting from deduction renouncement, less any proceeds received in excess of the quoted value of the shares, must be included in the determination of the tax expense. The Company’s last issuance of flow-through shares was in 2008 resulting in the difference being applied as an increase to share capital with an offset to opening deficit on the IFRS transition date.
|
|||
(xiii)
|
Correction from previous reporting
|
||
In the course of preparing the Financial Statements management identified an error in the application of IFRS on initial adoption. The Company had previously recognized an impairment of $8.4 million related to exploration and evaluation assets upon initial adoption of IFRS at January 1, 2010. Management has determined that the timing of this impairment was incorrect and that the assets should have been impaired to exploration expense in the quarter ended December 31, 2010. The impact is that exploration and evaluation assets and shareholders' equity were understated by $8.4 million at both January 1, 2010 and March 31, 2010, while exploration expense was understated by $8.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. This has been corrected in the reconciliations from Canadian GAAP to IFRS and on the statement of financial position as at January 1, 2010.
|
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 FS | Page 28 |
·
|
business strategy, plans and priorities;
|
·
|
expected sources of funding for the capital program;
|
·
|
future costs, expenses and royalty rates and development, exploration and other expenses;
|
·
|
expected volume and product mix of the Company's oil and gas production;
|
·
|
future oil and gas prices and interest rates in respect of the Company's commodity risk management programs;
|
·
|
other expectations, beliefs, plans, goals, objectives, assumptions, information and statements about possible future events, conditions, results of operations or performance; and
|
·
|
the Company's tax pools.
|
·
|
the risks of the oil and gas industry, such as operational risks in exploring for, developing and producing crude oil and natural gas, market demand and unpredictable facilities outages;
|
·
|
risks and uncertainties involving geology of oil and gas deposits;
|
·
|
uncertainty related to production, marketing and transportation;
|
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 MD&A | Page 1 |
·
|
availability of experienced service industry personnel and equipment;
|
·
|
availability of qualified personnel;
|
·
|
the uncertainty of reserves and resources estimates, reserves life and underlying reservoir risk;
|
·
|
the uncertainty of estimates and projections relating to production, costs and expenses;
|
·
|
potential delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects or capital expenditures;
|
·
|
delays due to adverse weather conditions;
|
·
|
fluctuations in oil and gas prices, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates;
|
·
|
the outcome and effects of any future acquisitions and dispositions;
|
·
|
health, safety and environmental risks;
|
·
|
uncertainties as to the availability and cost of financing and changes in capital markets;
|
·
|
risks in conducting foreign operations (for example, political and fiscal instability or the possibility of civil unrest or military action);
|
·
|
risks associated with competition from other producers;
|
·
|
changes in general economic and business conditions; and
|
·
|
the possibility that government policies or laws may change or government approvals may be delayed or withheld.
|
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 MD&A | Page 2 |
·
|
Developing the Western Canada asset base to increase average daily production, along with replacement of producing reserves on an economic and cost effective basis through exploitation, full-cycle exploration and strategic acquisition;
|
·
|
Currently evaluating its entire acreage position in anticipation of an aggressive oil and liquids oriented, multi-year drilling program;
|
·
|
Establishing organic growth through repeatable drilling programs;
|
·
|
Providing shareholders access to high-leverage oil-oriented growth in Western Canada by annually purchasing a significant number of lease acreage in emerging “oil-resource” plays such as the Kaybob-area Duvernay; and
|
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 MD&A | Page 3 |
·
|
Preserving and monetizing the Company's assets in North Africa while exploring options now that force majeure has concluded.
|
($ thousands)
|
($ per boe)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, 2011
|
2011
|
2010
|
% change
|
2011
|
2010
|
% change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Petroleum and natural gas sales
|
10,279 | 8,248 | 25 | 37.93 | 33.02 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Realized gain on financial instruments
|
294 | 999 | (71 | ) | 1.08 | 4.00 | (73 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Transportation
|
(271 | ) | (379 | ) | (28 | ) | (1.00 | ) | (1.52 | ) | (34 | ) | ||||||||||||
Royalties
|
(1,291 | ) | (1,021 | ) | 26 | (4.76 | ) | (4.09 | ) | 16 | ||||||||||||||
9,011 | 7,847 | 15 | 33.25 | 31.41 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating expense
|
(3,521 | ) | (2,843 | ) | 24 | (12.99 | ) | (11.38 | ) | 14 | ||||||||||||||
Well workover expense
|
(609 | ) | (248 | ) | 146 | (2.25 | ) | (0.99 | ) | 127 | ||||||||||||||
Operating netback(2)
|
4,881 | 4,756 | 3 | 18.01 | 19.04 | (5 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Exploration
|
(784 | ) | (336 | ) | 133 | (2.89 | ) | (1.35 | ) | 114 | ||||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
(2,365 | ) | (2,893 | ) | (18 | ) | (8.73 | ) | (11.58 | ) | (25 | ) | ||||||||||||
Foreign exchange loss
|
(1,695 | ) | (360 | ) | - | (6.25 | ) | (1.44 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Interest and other income
|
27 | 131 | (79 | ) | 0.10 | 0.52 | (81 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest
|
(266 | ) | (222 | ) | 20 | (0.98 | ) | (0.89 | ) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Bad debt recovery
|
121 | 48 | - | 0.45 | 0.19 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Asset retirement expenditures
|
(24 | ) | - | - | (0.09 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
Part VI.1 tax on preferred share dividends
|
(17 | ) | (38 | ) | (55 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (60 | ) | ||||||||||||
Cash flow from (used for) operations(1,2)
|
(122 | ) | 1,086 | (111 | ) | (0.44 | ) | 4.34 | (110 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Changes in non-cash working capital
|
(4,641 | ) | (1,214 | ) | (282 | ) | (17.12 | ) | (4.86 | ) | (252 | ) | ||||||||||||
Cash from operating activities (1)
|
(4,763 | ) | (128 | ) | - | (17.56 | ) | (0.52 | ) | - |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 MD&A | Page 4 |
($ thousands)
|
($ per boe)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Nine months ended September 30, 2011
|
2011
|
2010
|
% change
|
2011
|
2010
|
% change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Petroleum and natural gas sales
|
29,255 | 27,142 | 8 | 38.86 | 35.57 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Realized gain on financial instruments
|
480 | 2,132 | (77 | ) | 0.64 | 2.79 | (77 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Transportation
|
(787 | ) | (989 | ) | (20 | ) | (1.05 | ) | (1.30 | ) | (19 | ) | ||||||||||||
Royalties
|
(3,441 | ) | (4,155 | ) | (17 | ) | (4.57 | ) | (5.45 | ) | (16 | ) | ||||||||||||
25,507 | 24,130 | 6 | 33.88 | 31.61 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating expense
|
(9,627 | ) | (8,310 | ) | 16 | (12.79 | ) | (10.89 | ) | 17 | ||||||||||||||
Well workover expense
|
(1,412 | ) | (348 | ) | 306 | (1.88 | ) | (0.46 | ) | 309 | ||||||||||||||
Operating netback(2)
|
14,468 | 15,472 | (6 | ) | 19.21 | 20.26 | (5 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Exploration
|
(1,154 | ) | (535 | ) | 116 | (1.53 | ) | (0.70 | ) | 119 | ||||||||||||||
General and administrative
|
(8,197 | ) | (8,603 | ) | (5 | ) | (10.89 | ) | (11.27 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||||||||
Foreign exchange gains
|
(343 | ) | 221 | (255 | ) | (0.46 | ) | 0.29 | (259 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Interest and other income
|
86 | 411 | (79 | ) | 0.11 | 0.54 | (80 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest
|
(1,850 | ) | (773 | ) | 139 | (2.46 | ) | (1.01 | ) | 144 | ||||||||||||||
Bad debt recovery
|
123 | (867 | ) | - | 0.16 | (1.14 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Asset retirement expenditures
|
(870 | ) | (35 | ) | - | (1.16 | ) | (0.05 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Part VI.1 tax on preferred share dividends
|
(137 | ) | (424 | ) | (68 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.56 | ) | - | |||||||||||||
Cash flow from operations(1,2)
|
2,126 | 4,867 | (56 | ) | 2.80 | 6.36 | (56 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Changes in non-cash working capital
|
(3,552 | ) | (6,199 | ) | 43 | (4.72 | ) | (8.12 | ) | 42 | ||||||||||||||
Cash from operating activities (1)
|
(1,426 | ) | (1,332 | ) | (7 | ) | (1.92 | ) | (1.76 | ) | (9 | ) |
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2010
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2011
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2010
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Natural gas (mcf/d)
|
12,673 | 12,417 | 12,188 | 13,048 | ||||||||||||
Crude oil (bbls/d)
|
631 | 496 | 522 | 472 | ||||||||||||
Natural gas liquids (bbls/d)
|
203 | 150 | 205 | 149 | ||||||||||||
Total production (boe/d) (6:1)
|
2,946 | 2,716 | 2,757 | 2,796 |
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2010
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2011
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2010
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($ thousands, except where otherwise noted)
Petroleum and natural gas sales
|
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Natural gas
|
4,280 | 4,325 | 12,974 | 15,514 | ||||||||||||
Crude oil
|
4,753 | 3,184 | 12,475 | 9,286 | ||||||||||||
Natural gas liquids
|
1,246 | 739 | 3,806 | 2,342 | ||||||||||||
Transportation
|
(271 | ) | (379 | ) | (787 | ) | (989 | ) | ||||||||
Royalties
|
(1,291 | ) | (1,021 | ) | (3,441 | ) | (4,155 | ) | ||||||||
Realized gain on commodity derivatives
|
294 | 999 | 480 | 2,132 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
9,011 | 7,847 | 25,507 | 24,130 | ||||||||||||
Average sales price
|
||||||||||||||||
Natural gas ($/mcf)
|
3.92 | 4.66 | 4.08 | 4.95 | ||||||||||||
Crude oil ($/bbl)
|
81.90 | 69.77 | 86.88 | 72.13 | ||||||||||||
Natural gas liquids ($/bbl)
|
66.83 | 53.72 | 68.02 | 57.66 | ||||||||||||
Average sales price ($/boe)
|
39.01 | 37.02 | 39.50 | 38.36 |
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2010
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2011
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2010
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($ thousands, except where otherwise noted)
Royalties
|
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Crown
|
988 | 412 | 2,859 | 2,974 | ||||||||||||
Freehold and overriding
|
303 | 609 | 582 | 1,181 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
1,291 | 1,021 | 3,441 | 4,155 | ||||||||||||
Royalties per boe ($)
|
4.76 | 4.09 | 4.57 | 5.45 | ||||||||||||
Average royalty rate (%)
|
12.5 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 14.7 |
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2010
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2011
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||
($ thousands)
Acquisitions
|
6,088 | -- | 6,088 | 660 | ||||||||||||
Exploration and evaluation
|
(1,372 | ) | 3,873 | 8,974 | 6,764 | |||||||||||
Drilling and completions
|
13,453 | 1,244 | 20,657 | 5,439 | ||||||||||||
Plants, facilities and pipelines
|
1,470 | 1,077 | 3,657 | 2,258 | ||||||||||||
Land and lease
|
385 | 1,543 | 2,013 | 2,052 | ||||||||||||
Capital well workovers
|
175 | -- | 308 | -- | ||||||||||||
Capitalized general and administrative expenses
|
655 | 3,698 | 2,413 | 11,758 | ||||||||||||
Capital expenditures
|
20,854 | 11,435 | 44,110 | 28,931 | ||||||||||||
Trinidad Disposition
|
(283 | ) | -- | (87,908 | ) | -- | ||||||||||
Exploration and evaluation impairment, charged to exploration expense
|
(800 | ) | (301 | ) | (1,158 | ) | (535 | ) | ||||||||
Net capital expenditures
|
19,771 | 11,134 | (44,956 | ) | 28,396 |
2011
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2010
|
2011
|
2010
|
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($ thousands)
Continuing operations
|
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Canada
|
21,192 | 3,916 | 31,907 | 10,835 | ||||||||||||
North Africa
|
(1,209 | ) | 4,368 | 9,747 | 6,761 | |||||||||||
Corporate Assets
|
96 | 43 | 733 | 86 | ||||||||||||
20,079 | 8,327 | 42,387 | 17,682 | |||||||||||||
Discontinued operations
|
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Trinidad and Tobago
|
(308 | ) | 307 | (87,343 | ) | 1,522 | ||||||||||
United States (LNG Project)
|
-- | 2,500 | -- | 9,191 | ||||||||||||
(308 | ) | 2,807 | (87,343 | ) | 10,714 | |||||||||||
Net capital expenditures
|
19,771 | 11,134 | (44,956 | ) | 28,396 |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 MD&A | Page 7 |
Consideration
|
(CDN$ thousands)
|
|||
Cash paid
|
6,337 | |||
Accrued adjustment receivable
|
(249 | ) | ||
Net consideration
|
6,088 | |||
Net assets acquired
|
||||
Property, plant and equipment
|
11,917 | |||
Decommissioning provisions
|
(5,829 | ) | ||
Net assets
|
6,088 |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 MD&A | Page 8 |
Proceeds from disposition
|
(CDN$ thousands)
|
|||
Cash received
|
56,877 | |||
Debenture retired
|
19,898 | |||
MG Block Performance Guarantee Assumed By Purchaser
|
11,716 | |||
Transaction costs
|
(583 | ) | ||
Net proceeds
|
87,908 | |||
Net assets disposed at carrying value
|
||||
Exploration and evaluation assets
|
79,665 | |||
Asset retirement obligation
|
(3,040 | ) | ||
Net assets
|
76,625 | |||
Gross gain on disposition
|
11,283 | |||
Realized foreign currency translation reserve
|
(5,976 | ) | ||
Net gain on disposition
|
5,307 |
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2011
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2010
|
|||||||||||||
($ thousands, except where otherwise noted)
Continuing operations
|
||||||||||||||||
Gross general and administrative expense
|
2,958 | 4,571 | 9,105 | 10,697 | ||||||||||||
Capitalized general and administrative expense
|
(655 | ) | (1,678 | ) | (2,413 | ) | (2,094 | ) | ||||||||
2,303 | 2,893 | 6,692 | 8,603 | |||||||||||||
Discontinued operations
|
||||||||||||||||
Gross general and administrative expense
|
62 | 2,019 | 1,505 | 9,664 | ||||||||||||
Capitalized general and administrative expense
|
-- | (2,019 | ) | -- | (9,664 | ) | ||||||||||
62 | -- | 1,505 | -- | |||||||||||||
Total net general and administrative expense
|
2,365 | 2,893 | 8,197 | 8,603 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative expense ($/boe)
|
8.73 | 11.58 | 10.89 | 11.27 |
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2010
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2011
|
2010
|
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Stock option expense
|
743 | 382 | 3,401 | 1,380 | ||||||||||||
Stock unit award expense
|
72 | 134 | 852 | 189 | ||||||||||||
Restricted share unit expense
|
(11 | ) | -- | 350 | -- | |||||||||||
Stock based compensation
|
804 | 516 | 4,603 | 1,569 |
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|
December 31
|
|||||||
2011
|
2010
|
|||||||
($ thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents
|
30,672 | 2,649 | ||||||
Accounts receivable
|
8,059 | 7,147 | ||||||
Derivative financial assets
|
306 | -- | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and deposits
|
1,430 | 1,686 | ||||||
Assets of discontinued operations
|
-- | 100,692 | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
(12,333 | ) | (18,126 | ) | ||||
Stock based compensation liability
|
(1,732 | ) | (530 | ) | ||||
Provisions
|
(13,126 | ) | (12,692 | ) | ||||
Derivative financial liabilities
|
(1,015 | ) | (5,099 | ) | ||||
Short term debt
|
(15,781 | ) | (35,048 | ) | ||||
Liabilities of discontinued operations
|
-- | (16,650 | ) | |||||
Working capital surplus (deficit)
|
(3,520 | ) | 24,029 |
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Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 MD&A | Page 12 |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 MD&A | Page 13 |
Term
|
Contract
|
Volume (GJ/d)
|
Fixed Price ($/GJ)
|
Realized gain
|
|||||||||
March 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011
|
Swap
|
5,000 | $ | 4.11 | $ | 585 |
In exchange for receiving the fixed price on the February 14, 2011 Swap Agreement, the Company issued the following call option:
|
Term
|
Contract
|
Volume (Bbls/d)
|
Fixed Price (US$/Bbl)
|
Realized loss
|
|||||||||
March 1, 2011 – December 31, 2012
|
Call option
|
250 | $ | 100.00 | $ | (105 | ) |
($ thousands)
|
Petroleum and Natural Gas Sales(1)
|
|||
Change in average sales price for natural gas by $1.00/mcf
|
1,166 | |||
Change in the average sales price for crude oil and natural gas liquids by $1.00/bbl
|
59 | |||
Change in natural gas production by 1 mmcf/d (2)
|
361 | |||
Change in crude oil and natural gas liquids production by 100 bbls/d (2)
|
754 |
(1)
|
Reflects the change in petroleum and natural gas sales for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
|
(2)
|
Reflects the change in production multiplied by the Company’s average sales prices for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
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2011
IFRS
|
2011
IFRS
|
2011
IFRS
|
2010
IFRS
|
2010
IFRS
|
2010
IFRS
|
2010
IFRS
|
2009
CGAAP
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Production
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Natural gas (mcf/d)
|
12,673 | 11,509 | 12,377 | 14,140 | 12,417 | 13,631 | 13,104 | 14,428 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Crude oil and natural gas liquids (bbl/d)
|
834 | 672 | 677 | 730 | 646 | 620 | 595 | 653 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total (boe/d)
|
2,946 | 2,584 | 2,740 | 3,087 | 2,716 | 2,892 | 2,779 | 3,058 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Petroleum & natural gas sales (2)
|
9,011 | 7,747 | 8,749 | 10,002 | 7,847 | 7,682 | 8,601 | 9,370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) (1)
|
(591 | ) | 2,781 | (6,261 | ) | (74,528 | ) | (3,362 | ) | (19,988 | ) | (2,697 | ) | (63,903 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) per share – basic(1)
|
(0.01 | ) | 0.04 | (0.10 | ) | (1.20 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (1.62 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Cash flow from (used for) operations (3) (4)
|
(122 | ) | 1,008 | 1,240 | 604 | 1,086 | 727 | 3,054 | 3,671 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash flow from (used for) operations per share – basic (3) (4)
|
-- | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
·
|
Revenue is directly impacted by the Company’s ability to replace existing production and add incremental production through its on-going workover, recompletion and capital expenditure program.
|
·
|
Fluctuations in the Company’s petroleum and natural gas sales and net income (loss) from quarter to quarter are primarily caused by variations in production volumes, realized oil and natural gas prices and the related impact of royalties.
|
·
|
Fluctuations in debt levels from quarter to quarter can substantially impact the company’s net income and cash flow from operations.
|
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Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 MD&A | Page 16 |
Sonde Resources Corp. | Q3 2011 MD&A | Page 17 |
1.
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Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of Sonde Resources Corp. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended September 30, 2011.
|
2.
|
No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.
|
3.
|
Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.
|
4.
|
Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.
|
5.
|
Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings
|
A.
|
designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that
|
I.
|
material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and
|
|
II.
|
information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and
|
B.
|
designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.
|
5.1
|
Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is the Internal Control over Financial Reporting - Guidance for Smaller Public Companies published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
|
5.2
|
N/A
|
5. 3
|
N/A
|
6.
|
Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on July 1, 2011 and ended on September 30, 2011 that has materially affected, or reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR.
|
1.
|
Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of Sonde Resources Corp. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended September 30, 2011.
|
2.
|
No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.
|
3.
|
Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.
|
4.
|
Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.
|
5.
|
Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings
|
A.
|
designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that
|
I.
|
material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and
|
|
II.
|
information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and
|
B.
|
designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.
|
5.1
|
Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is the Internal Control over Financial Reporting - Guidance for Smaller Public Companies published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
|
5.2
|
N/A
|
5. 3
|
N/A
|
6.
|
Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on July 1, 2011 and ended on September 30, 2011 that has materially affected, or reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR.
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SONDE RESOURCES CORP.
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(Registrant)
|
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Date:
|
November 9, 2011
|
By:
|
/s/ Kurt Nelson
|
||
Name:
|
Kurt Nelson
|
||||
Title:
|
Chief Financial Officer
|