TIDMINDI

RNS Number : 9820W

Indus Gas Limited

30 December 2021

Indus Gas Limited and its subsidiaries

("Indus" or the "Company")

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial

Statements for the six month period ended 30 September 2021

Indus Gas Limited (AIM:INDI.L), the oil & gas exploration and development company, is pleased to report its unaudited interim results for the six month period ending 30 September 2021.

Consolidated reported adjusted revenues, operating profit and profit before tax for the interim period ending 30 September 2021 were US$ 27.11m (US$ 23.21m interim 2020), US$ 23.34m (US$ 21.17m interim 2020) and US$ 22.97m (US$ 20.92m interim 2020) respectively. The Company has continued to make provisions for a notional deferred tax liability of US$ 6.09m (US$ 1.48m interim 2020), in accordance with IFRS requirements. The Company continues to realize US$5 per mmbtu in respect of its existing gas sales contract.

Following the approval from the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) and government for the integrated Field Development Plan ("FDP") for the SSG (Pariwar) & SSF (B&B) discoveries, production from the SSG and SSF fields has now commenced, representing another major milestone in the Company's development. The Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) have re-invited bids for the laying of a gas pipeline from the gas processing facility for the evacuation of gas from RJ-ON/6 Block.

Commenting, Peter Cockburn, Chairman of Indus, said:

"While the pandemic continues to present operational challenges, revenues in the interim period recovered to the comparable pre pandemic level achieved in 2019. This is testament to the dedication and skill of the team on-site whose safety remains our top priority. The Company continues to anticipate a step change in revenues once the additional gas supplies commence through the new pipeline."

For further information, please contact:

Indus Gas Limited

Peter Cockburn

Jonathan Keeling +44 (0) 20 7877 0022

Arden Partners plc

Antonio Bossi / Steve Douglas (Corporate Finance) +44 (0) 20 7614 5900

James Reed-Daunter (Equity Sales)

   a   Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 

(All amounts in US$, unless otherwise stated)

 
                                  Notes             As at                        As at                 As at 
                                                 30 September                 30 September            31 March 
                                                     2021                         2020                  2021 
                                                 (Unaudited)                  (Unaudited)            (Audited) 
 
 ASSETS 
 Non-current assets 
 Property, plant and equipment      6                  1,097,162,179               1,042,615,854    1,080,954,065 
 Tax assets                                                  979,498                     864,660          916,330 
 Other assets                                                    567                         562              567 
 Total non-current assets                              1,098,142,244               1,043,481,076    1,081,870,962 
                                         ---------------------------  --------------------------  --------------- 
 Current assets 
 Inventories                                               7,074,881                   6,917,524        8,538,264 
 Prepayments                                                 617,930                      70,897                - 
 Trade and other receivables                              12,010,459                  21,210,322       32,954,081 
 Receivable from related party        8                  126,453,576                  71,130,610      124,394,123 
 Cash and cash equivalents                                 4,877,577                   1,455,261          995,765 
 Total current assets                                    151,034,423                 100,784,614      166,882,233 
                                         ---------------------------  --------------------------  --------------- 
 Total assets                                          1,249,176,667               1,144,265,690    1,248,753,195 
                                         ===========================  ==========================  =============== 
 
 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 
 Shareholders' equity 
 Share capital                                             3,619,443                   3,619,443        3,619,443 
 Additional paid-in capital                               46,733,689                  46,733,689       46,733,689 
 Currency translation reserve                            (9,313,782)                 (9,313,782)      (9,313,782) 
 Merger reserve                                           19,570,288                  19,570,288       19,570,288 
 Retained earnings                                       233,611,037                 208,256,336      216,743,618 
 Total shareholders' equity                              294,220,675                 268,865,974      277,353,256 
                                         ---------------------------  --------------------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
    LIABILITIES 
  Non-current liabilities 
  Long term debt, excluding 
   current portion                 7                   199,541,249     216,368,550     207,959,625 
  Payable to related parties, 
   excluding current portion       8                   583,933,798     493,183,415     592,508,798 
  Deferred tax liabilities 
   (net)                                               115,751,586      94,988,359     109,653,312 
  Provision for decommissioning                          1,968,008       1,792,200       1,912,427 
  Deferred revenue                                      25,563,995      25,563,995      25,563,995 
  Total non-current liabilities                        926,758,636     831,896,519     937,598,157 
                                      ----------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
 
    Current liabilities 
  Current portion of long term 
   debt                            7                    20,841,609      34,682,010      24,490,194 
  Current portion payable to 
   related parties                 8                       345,698         345,816         349,019 
  Trade and other payables                               1,932,963       3,398,285       3,885,483 
  Deferred revenue                                       5,077,086       5,077,086       5,077,086 
  Total current liabilities                             28,197,356      43,503,197      33,801,782 
                                      ----------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
  Total liabilities                                  954,955,992       875,399,716     971,399,939 
                                      ----------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
  Total liabilities and equity                       1,249,176,667   1,144,265,690   1,248,753,195 
                                      ============================  ==============  ============== 
 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements)

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated)

 
                                Notes                        Six months ended         Six month ended 
                                                            30 September 2021       30 September 2020 
                                                                    Unaudited               Unaudited 
------------------------------  ------  -------------------------------------  ---------------------- 
Revenue                                                            27,114,413              23,213,326 
Cost of sales                                                     (3,777,098)             (1,458,977) 
Administrative expenses                                            (372,083)                (586,360) 
 
Profit from operations                                             22,965,232              21,167,989 
                                        -------------------------------------  ---------------------- 
Foreign exchange gain/(loss), 
 net                                                                      461               (452,778) 
Interest income                                                             -                 209,418 
Profit before tax                                                  22,965,693              20,924,629 
                                        -------------------------------------  ---------------------- 
 
Income taxes 
 -Deferred tax charge                                             (6,098,274)             (1,483,524) 
                                        -------------------------------------  ---------------------- 
 

Profit for the period (attributable 16,867,419 19,441,105

 
 to the shareholder of the 
  Group) 
                                      ----------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 Total comprehensive income 
  for the period (attributable 
  to the shareholders of 
  the Group)                                            16,867,419                      19,441,105 
                                      ----------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 Earnings per share                9 
 Basic                                                        0.09                            0.11 
 Diluted                                                      0.09                            0.11 
 
 
(The (The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated 
 Interim Financial Statements) 
 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated)

 
                       Common Stock         Additional    Currency       Merger        Retained            Total 
                       Number Amount          paid-in    translation     reserve        earnings        stockholders' 
                                              capital      reserve                                         equity 
 
 Balance as at 
  1 April 
  2021            182,973,924   3,619,443   46,733,689   (9,313,782)   19,570,288       216,743,618        277,353,256 
---------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Profit for the 
  period               -                -            -             -            -        16,867,419       16,867,419 
---------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income for 
  the period           -                -            -             -            -        16,867,419        16,867,419 
---------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Balance as at 
  30 
  September 
  2021            182,973,924   3,619,443   46,733,689   (9,313,782)   19,570,288       233,611,037        294,220,675 
---------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
 Balance as at 1 April 
  2020                     182,973,924   3,619,443   46,733,689   (9,313,782)   19,570,288   188,815,231   249,424,869 
------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
 Profit for the period          -                -            -             -            -    19,441,105    19,441,105 
------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
 Total comprehensive 
  income for the period         -                -            -             -            -    19,441,105    19,441,105 
------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
 Balance as at 30 
  September 2020           182,973,924   3,619,443   46,733,689   (9,313,782)   19,570,288   208,256,336   268,865,974 
------------------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------ 
 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements)

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated)

 
                                                                                                         Six months 
                                                                        Six months ended                      ended 
                                                                            30 September               30 September 
                                                                                    2021                       2020 
                                                                             (Unaudited)                (Unaudited) 
-----------------------  --------------------------  -----------------------------------  ---  -------------------- 
 (A) Cash flow from 
 operating activities 
 Profit before tax                                                            22,965,693                 20,924,629 
 Adjustments 
 Unrealised exchange 
  gain                                                                             (461)                   (21,692) 
 Interest income                                                                       -                  (209,418) 
 Depreciation                                                                  3,388,575                    846,919 
 Changes in operating 
 assets and 
 liabilities 
 Inventories                                                                   1,463,383                    717,897 
 Trade receivables                                                            20,898,031                  5,107,746 
 Trade and other                                                               3,498,515                          - 
 payables 
 Other current and 
  non-current 
  assets                                                                       (572,339)                   (16,289) 
 Provisions for 
  decommissioning                                                                 55,577                     92,991 
 Other liabilities                                                           (1,955,840)                    353,980 
                                                     -----------------------------------  ---  -------------------- 
 Cash generated from 
  operations                                                                  49,741,134                 27,796,763 
 Income taxes 
  (paid)/refund                                                                 (63,168)                  1,164,877 
                                                     -----------------------------------  ---  -------------------- 
 Net cash generated 
  from operating 
  activities                                                                 49,677,966                  28,961,640 
                                                     -----------------------------------  ---  -------------------- 
 
  (B) Cash flow from 
  investing activities 
 Purchase of property, 
  plant and 
  equipment                                                                 (17,366,652)               (51,215,789) 
 Interest received                                                                    -                     209,418 
 Net cash used in 
  investing activities                                                      (17,366,652)               (51,006,371) 
                                                     -----------------------------------  ---  -------------------- 
 
  (C) Cash flow from 
  financing 
  activities 
 Repayment of long term debt 
  from banks                           (12,168,000)                                                         (3,600,000) 
 Proceed from Related Party             (8,575,000)                                                          34,200,000 
 Payment of interest                    (7,687,963)                                                         (7,392,831) 
 Net cash (used in)/generated 
  from financing 
  activities                           (28,429,963)                                                          23,207,169 
                                      -------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 Net change in cash and cash 
  equivalents                             3,881,351                                                           1,162,438 
 Cash and cash equivalents at 
  the beginning 
  of the period                             995,765                                                             284,619 
 Effect of exchange rate change 
  on cash 
  and cash equivalents                          461                                                             (8,204) 
                                      -------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 Cash and cash equivalents at 
  the end of 
  the period                              4,877,577                                                           1,455,261 
                                      -------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 

(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements)

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(All amounts in US $, unless otherwise stated)

   1.    INTRODUCTION 

Indus Gas Limited ("Indus Gas" or "the Company") was incorporated in the Island of Guernsey on 4 March2008 pursuant to an Act of the Royal Court of the Island of Guernsey. The Company was set up to act as the holding company of iServices Investments Limited. ("iServices") and Newbury Oil Co. Limited ("Newbury"). iServices and Newbury are companies incorporated in Mauritius and Cyprus, respectively. iServices was incorporated on 18 June 2003 and Newbury was incorporated on 17 February 2005. The Company was listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange on 6 June 2008. Indus Gas through its wholly owned subsidiaries iServices and Newbury (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Group") is engaged in the business of oil and gas exploration, development and production.

Focus Energy Limited ("Focus"), an entity incorporated in India, entered into a Production Sharing Contract("PSC") with the Government of India ("GOI") and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited ("ONGC") on 30 June 1998 for petroleum exploration and development concession in India known as RJ-ON/06 ("the Block"). Focus is the Operator of the Block. On 13 January 2006, iServices and Newbury entered into an interest sharing agreement with Focus and obtained a 65 per cent and 25 per cent share respectively in the Block. The balance 10 per cent of participating interest is owned by Focus. The participating interest explained above is subject to any option to acquire 30 pct Participating Interest exercised by ONGC in respect of discoveries. ONGC has already exercised 30 pct PI option for SGL field as further explained in Note 3).

   2.   BASIS OF PREPARATION 

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are for the six months ended 30 September 2021 and are presented in United States Dollar (US$) , which is the functional currency of the parent company and other entities in the Group. They have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. They do not include all of the information required in annual financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European union, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2021.

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The accounting policies applied in these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are consistent with the policies that were applied for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021.

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are for the six months ended 30 September 2021 and have been approved for issue by the Board of Directors.-

3 . JOINTLY CONTROLLED ASSETS

The Group participates in an unincorporated joint arrangement with Focus wherein the Group's interest in this arrangement was classified as jointly controlled assets. Following implementation of IFRS 11: Joint Arrangements, the Group's interest in this arrangement is now classified as 'Joint operation'. All rights and obligations in respect of exploration, development and production of oil and gas resources under the 'Participating Interest sharing agreement' are shared between Focus, iServices and Newbury in the ratio of 10 per cent,65 per cent and 25 per cent respectively.

Under the PSC, the GOI, through ONGC had an option to acquire a 30 per cent participating interest in any discovered field, upon such successful discovery of oil or gas reserves, which has been declared as commercially feasible to develop.

The block is divided into 3 fields- SGL, SSF and SSG. Subsequent to the declaration of commercial discovery in SGL field on 21 January 2008, ONGC had exercised the option to acquire a 30 per cent participating interest in the discovered fields on 6 June 2008.The exercise of this option had reduced the interest of the existing partners proportionately. On exercise of this option, ONGC is liable to pay its share of 30 per cent of the SGL field development costs and production costs incurred after 21 January 2008 and are entitled to get a 30 per cent share in the production of gas subject to recovery of contract costs as per PSC as explained below .

The allocation of the production from the field to each participant in any year is determined on the basis of the respective proportion of each participant's cumulative unrecovered contract costs as at the end of the previous year or where there is no unrecovered contract cost at the end of previous year on the basis of participating interest of each such participant in the field. For recovery of past contract cost, production from the field is first allocated towards exploration and evaluation cost for the block and thereafter towards development cost.

On the basis of above, gas production for the period ended 30 September 2021 is shared between Focus, iServices and Newbury in the ratio of 10 percent, 65 percent and 25 percent respectively. ONGC will not be entitled to any participating interest in the production until the full exploration and development cost is recovered by other participants.

The aggregate amounts relating to jointly controlled assets, liabilities, expenses and commitments related thereto that have been included in the consolidated financial statements are as follows:

 
Particular                                            Period ended       Period ended                 Year ended 
                                                 30 September 2021       30 September              31 March 2021 
                                                                                 2020 
                                                       (Unaudited)        (Unaudited)                  (Audited) 
------------------------  ----------------------------------------  -----------------  ------------------------- 
Non-current assets                                   1,097,162,176      1,042,615,854              1,080,954,065 
Current assets                                         133,528,427         78,048,134                132,932,387 
Non-current liabilities                                  1,968,004          1,792,200                  1,912,427 
Current liabilities                                              -                  -                          - 
Expenses (net of finance 
 income)                                                 3,498,515          1,632,460                  2,732,049 
Commitments                                                     -                   -                        - 
 
 
 

Further, the SSF and SSG field has also received its declaration of commerciality on 24th November 2014. Subsequent to the declaration of commerciality for SSF and SSG discovery, ONGC did not exercise the option to acquire 30 percent in respect of SSG and SSF field. The participating interest in SSG and SSF field between Focus, iServices and Newbury will remain in ratio of 10 percent, 65 percent and 25 percent respectively for exploration, evaluation and development cost, and production revenue for SSF and SSG in the block.

4. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES

The preparation of interim financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expense. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

In preparing these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements, the significant judgments made by management in applying the Group's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were consistent with those that applied to the consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 March 2021.

5. SEGMENT REPORTING

Operating segments are identified on the basis of internal reports about components of the Group that are regularly reviewed by the management in order to allocate resources to the segments and to assess their performance. The Group considers that it operates in a single operating segment being the production and sale of gas.

6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment comprise of the following:

 
 Cost                      Land     Extended         Development         Production       Bunk      Vehicles       Other           Capital            Total 
                                    well test           Assets              Assets       Houses                    assets      work-in-progress 
                                    equipment 
----------------------  ---------  ----------  ----------------------  --------------  ----------  ----------  -------------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Balance as at 
  1 April 2021           1,67,248   4,914,434             862,379,376    258,573,672    7,869,575   4,917,035   1,695,265         2,894,389       1,143,410,994 
                                                                           91,111,073                                                              111,135,407 
 Additions                      -     258,301              19,711,928      -                -           -                  -        54,105         (91,111,073) 
  Disposals/Transfers           -                        (91,111,073)                       -           -                  - 
----------------------  --------- 
 Balance as at 
  30 
  September 2021          167,248   5,172,735             790,980,231     349,684,745   7,869,575   4,917,035      1,695,265      2,948,494       1,163,435,328 
----------------------  ---------  ----------  ----------------------  --------------  ----------  ----------  -------------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Accumulated depreciation 
 Balance as at 
  1 April 2021                  -   2,673,660                     -        47,378,610   6,018,596   4,702,682      1,683,377          -            62,456,925 
 Depreciation for 
  the period                    -    1,00,223                     -         3,500,156    100,811    113,117            1,917          -             3,816,224 
----------------------  ---------  ----------  ----------------------  --------------  ----------  ----------  -------------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Balance as at 
  30 September 2021             -   2,773,883                     -        50,878,766   6,119,407   4,815,799      1,685,294          -            66,273,149 
----------------------  ---------  ----------  ----------------------  --------------  ----------  ----------  -------------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Carrying value 
 As at 30 September 
  2021                    167,248   2,398,852            790,980,231     298,805,979    1,750,168    101,236       9,971          2,948,494       1,097,162,179 
----------------------  ---------  ----------  ----------------------  --------------  ----------  ----------  -------------  -----------------  -------------- 
 
 
 Cost                   Land      Extended       Development        Production       Bunk      Vehicles      Other          Capital        Total 
                                  well test         Assets             assets        houses                  assets     work-in-progress 
                                  equipment 
---------------------  --------  ----------  -------------------  --------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Balance as at 1 
  April 2020            167,248   4,875,084          778,586,474     241,020,061   7,869,575   4,917,035    1,695,265      1,728,736       1,040,859,478 
 Additions                    -      10,829                                    -       -           -                -        82,130         63,129,825 
  Disposals/Transfers         -           -           63,036,866               -       -           -                -           -                - 
---------------------  -------- 
 Balance as at 30 
  September 2020        167,248   4,885,913      841,623,340         241,020,061   7,869,575   4,917,035    1,695,265      1,810,866       1,103,989,303 
---------------------  --------  ----------  -------------------  --------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Accumulated depreciation 
 Balance as at 1 
  April 2020                  -   2,472,112                    -      45,713,555   5,893,195   4,438,082    1,649,747          -            60,166,691 
 Depreciation for 
  the period                  -      99,987                    -         846,921    110,734      132,300       16,816          -              1,206,756 
---------------------  --------  ----------  -------------------  --------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Balance as at 30 
  September 2020              -   2,572,099                   -       46,560,476   6,003,929   4,570,382    1,666,563          -            61,373,448 
---------------------  --------  ----------  -------------------  --------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Carrying value 
 As at 30 September 
  2020                  167,248   2,313,814          841,623,340    194,459,585    1,865,646    346,653        28,702      1,810,866       1,042,615,854 
---------------------  --------  ----------  -------------------  --------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 
 
      Cost                    Land      Extended    Development     Production     Bunk        Vehicles    Other       Capital            Total 
                                        well test                    assets        houses                   assets     work-in-progress 
                                        equipment 
     ----------------------  --------  ----------  --------------  -------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
  Balance as at 
   1 April 2020               167,248   4,875,084     778,586,474    241,020,061   7,869,575   4,917,035   1,695,265      1,728,736       1,040,859,478 
                                                                                                                                            102,554,202 
      Additions                     -      39,344     101,349,205        -             -           -           -              1,165,653         (2,691) 
   Disposals/Transfers              -                (17,556,303)    17,553,612 
 --------------------------  -------- 
  Balance as at 
   31 March 2021              167,248   4,914,428     862,379,376   258,573,673    7,869,575   4,917,035   1,695,265   2,894,389          1,143,410,989 
 --------------------------  --------  ----------  --------------  -------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
      Accumulated depreciation 
  Balance as at 
   1 April 2020                     -   2,472,112               -     45,713,555   5,893,195   4,438,082   1,649,747          -              60,166,691 
  Depreciation for 
   the year                         -     201,548               -      1,665,054     125,401     264,600      33,630          -               2,290,233 
 --------------------------  --------  ----------  --------------  -------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 Balance as at 
  31 March 2021                     -   2,673,660               -     47,378,609   6,018,596   4,702,682   1,683,377          -              62,456,924 
---------------------------  --------  ----------  --------------  -------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
      Carrying value 
  As at 31 March 
   2021                       167,248   2,240,768     862,379,376    211,195,064   1,850,979    214,353       11,888      2,894,389       1,080,954,065 
 --------------------------  --------  ----------  --------------  -------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  -----------------  -------------- 
 
 

Borrowing costs capitalised for the period ended 30 September 2021 amounted to US$ 7,788,003 (30 September 2020: US$ 23,126,508 and 31 March 2021: US$ 47,894,782 ). The production from SSG and SSF field have already commenced.

7. LONG TERM DEBT FROM BANKS

 
                            Maturity    30 September   30 September    31 March 
                                            2021           2020          2021 
                                         (Unaudited)    (Unaudited)    (Audited) 
-------------------------  ----------  -------------  -------------  ----------- 
 Non-current portion of 
  long term debt              2024        49,507,554     66,330,532     57,979,631 
 Current portion of long 
  term debt from banks                    17,269,609     31,071,853     20,923,919 
 Total                                    66,777,163     97,402,385   78,903,550 
-------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------- 
 
 

Current interest rates are variable and weighted average interest for the period was 6.70 per cent per annum (30 September 2020: 6.74 per cent per annum and 31 March 2021: 6.75 per cent per annum). The fair value of the above variable rate borrowings is considered to approximate their carrying amounts.

The term loans are secured by following: -

-- First charge on all project assets of the Group both present and future, to the extent of SGL Field Development and to the extent of capex incurred out of this facility in the rest of RJ-ON/6 field .

-- First charge on the current assets (inclusive of condensate receivable) of the Group to the extent of SGL field.

-- First Charge on the entire current assets of the SGL Field and to the extent of capex incurred out of this facility in the rest of RJON/6 field.

From Bonds

 
                                 Maturity    30 September   30 September    31 March 
                                                 2021           2020           2021 
                                              (Unaudited)    (Unaudited)    (Audited) 
------------------------------  ----------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
 Non-current portion of long 
  term debt                        2023       150,033,695    150,038,018       149,979,995 
 Current portion of long term 
  debt from banks                               3,572,000      3,610,157         3,566,275 
 Total                                        153,605,695    153,648,175   153,546,270 
------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
 

The Group has issued USD 150 million notes which carries interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum. These notes are unsecured notes and are fully repayable at the end of 5 years i.e., December 2022, further interest on these notes is paid semi-annually.

8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The related parties for each of the entities in the Group have been summarised in the table below:

 
 Nature of the relationship                  Related Party's Name 
------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 
 I. Holding Company                          Gynia Holdings Ltd. 
 
 II. Ultimate Holding Company                Multi Asset Holdings Ltd. (Holding 
                                              Company of GyniaHoldings Ltd.) 
 III. Enterprise over which Key Management   Focus Energy Limited 
  Personnel (KMP) exercise control (with 
  whom there are transactions) 
------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 

Disclosure of transactions between the Group and related parties and the outstanding balances as of 30 September 2021 and 30 September 2020 are as follows:

Transactions during the period

 
 Particulars                                   Period ended         Period ended 
                                          30 September 2021    30 September 2020 
--------------------------------  ----  -------------------  ------------------- 
 Transactions with the Holding 
  Company 
 Amount Received                                (8,575,000)           34,200,000 
  Interest                                                -           14,700,709 
 
 Transactions with KMP 
 Short term employee benefits                       132,947              112,874 
 
 Entity over which KMP exercise 
  control 
 Cost incurred by the Focus 
  on behalf of the group in 
  respect of the Block                            9,276,547           39,277,690 
 Remittances                                     11,336,000           50,850,000 
--------------------------------------  -------------------  ------------------- 
 

10. PAYABLE/RECEIVABLE TO RELATED PARTIES

 
 Particulars                             As at              As at            As at 
                                      30 September       30 September       31 March 
                                          2021               2020             2021 
--------------------------------  ------------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 Entity over which KMP exercise 
  control 
 Receivable to Focus Energy 
  Limited                                126,453,576         71,130,610   124,394,123 
 Payable with the Holding 
  Company 
 Payables to Gynia Holding 
  Limited*                               583,933,798        493,183,415   592,508,798 
 
   Payable to KMP 
 Employee obligation                         345,698            345,816       349,019 
 
 

*including interest

Directors' remuneration

Directors' remuneration is included under administrative expenses, evaluation and exploration assets or development assets in the unaudited consolidated financial statements allocated on a systematic and rational manner.

Amount receivable from Focus

Amount receivable from Focus represents amounts paid to them in respect of the Group's share of contract costs, for its participating interest in Block RJ-ON/6.

Liability payable to Gynia

*Borrowings from Gynia Holdings Ltd. carries interest rate of 6.5 per cent per annum compounded annually., Gynia has agreed not to charge interest on the outstanding balance for the period April 2021 to September 2021. The entire outstanding balance (including interest) was made subordinate to the loans taken from the banks and therefore, is payable along with related interest subsequent to repayment of bank loan in year 2024.

9. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The calculation of the earnings per share is based on the profits attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average number of shares issued during the period.

Calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows:

 
                                         Period ended       Period ended 
                                          30 September    30 September 2020 
                                              2021 
-------------------------------------   --------------  ------------------- 
 Profit attributable to shareholders 
  of Indus Gas Limited, for 
  basic and dilutive                        16,867,419           19,441,105 
 Weighted average number of 
  shares (used for basic profit 
  per share)                               182,973,924          182,973,924 
 No. of equivalent shares                            -                    - 
  in respect of outstanding 
  options 
 Diluted weighted average 
  number of shares (used for 
  diluted profit per share                 182,973,924          182,973,924 
 Basic earnings per share 
  (US$)                                          0.09*                0.11* 
 Diluted earnings per share 
  (US$)                                          0.09*                0.11* 
--------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------- 
 

* Rounded off to the nearest two decimal places.

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

At 30 September 2021, the Group had capital commitments of US$Nil (30 September 2020: US$ Nil;31 March 2021: US$Nil) in relation to property, plant & equipment - development/producing assets, in the Block.The Group has no contingencies as at 30 September 2021(30 September 2020: Nil;31 March 2021: Nil).

11. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

The Group's financial risk management objectives and policies are consistent with those disclosed in the consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 March 2021.

12. INCOME TAX CREDIT

Indus Gas profits are taxable as per the tax laws applicable in Guernsey where zero per cent tax rate has been prescribed for corporates. Accordingly, there is no tax liability for the Group in Guernsey. iServices and Newbury being participants in the PSC are covered under the Indian Income tax laws as well as tax laws for their respective countries. However, considering the existence of double tax avoidance arrangement between Cyprus and India, and Mauritius and India, profits in Newbury and iServices are not likely to attract any additional tax in their local jurisdiction. Under Indian tax laws, Newbury and iServices are allowed to claim the entire expenditure in respect of the Oil Block incurred until the start of commercial production(whether included in the exploration and evaluation assets or development assets) as deductible expense in the first year of commercial production or over a period of 10 years. The Group has opted to claim the expenditure in the first year of commercial production. As the Group has commenced commercial production for SGL field in 2011 and has generated profits in Newbury and iServices, the management believes there is reasonable certainty of utilisation of such losses in the future years and thus a deferred tax asset has been created in respect of these.

1 3 . BASIS OF GOING CONCERN ASSUMPTION

As at 30 September 2021, the Group had current liabilities amounting to US$ 28,193,356 majorities of which is towards current portion of borrowings from banks and related parties. As at 30 September 2021, the amounts due for repayment (including interest payable) within the next 12 months for long term borrowings are US$ 20,841,609 which the Group expects to meet from its internal generation of cash from operations.

The Group is contemplating to raise funds which will be used for planned capital expenditures (including the exploration, appraisal and development of assets).

Further, there is no significant impact of Covid-19 on the company's ability to continue as going concern considering that the entity is in the business of essential services

14. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

A summary of the Group's financial assets and liabilities by category is mentioned in the table below. The carrying amounts of the Group's financial assets and liabilities as recognised at the end of the reporting periods under review may also be categorized as follows:

 
                                                  30 September   30 September     31 March 
                                                      2021           2020            2021 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
   Non-current assets 
 Loans 
  - Security deposits                                      567            562            567 
 
   Current assets 
 -Trade receivables                                 12,010,459     21,210,322     32,908,490 
 -Cash and cash equivalents                          4,877,577      1,455,261        995,765 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Total financial assets                             16,888,603     22,666,145     33,904,822 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
   Financial liabilities measured 
   at amortised cost 
   Non-current liabilities 
 - Long term debt from banks                       199,541,249    216,368,550    207,959,625 
 - Payable to related parties                      583,933,798    493,183,415    592,508,798 
 
   Current liabilities 
 - Current portion of long 
  term debt                                         20,841,609     34,682,010     24,490,194 
 - Current portion of payable 
  to related parties                                   345,697        345,816        349,019 
 
   *    Accrued expenses and other liabilities       1,932,963      3,398,285      3,850,242 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Total financial liability 
  measured at amortized cost                       806,595,316    747,978,076    829,157,878 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 

The fair value of the financial assets and liabilities described above closely approximates their carrying value on the statement of financial position dates.

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