Q3 2014 RESULTS
HIGHLIGHTS (1) (2) (3)
Production
· Gold production 93,624 ounces, 15% higher quarter-on-quarter and 10% increase on the prior year.
· Cash cost of production of US$771 per ounce, 1.5% lower than Q2 2014.
· The process plant at Sukari saw record quarterly throughput of 2,388kt and the expanded nameplate capacity of 10 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) achieved in September.
· 2014 guidance of between 370,000 and 380,000 ounces at US$700 per ounce cash cost of production.
Financials
· Basic earnings per share 1.39 cents, up 40% on Q2 2014 and down 49% on the prior year period.
· EBITDA US$37.8 million, up 16% on Q2 2014 and down 12% on the prior year period.
· Centamin remains debt-free and un-hedged with cash, bullion on hand, gold sales receivables and available-for-sale financial assets of US$140.3 million as at 30 September 2014.
Exploration
· Underground drilling at Sukari continues to support further resource and reserve expansion potential.
· Exploration drilling programmes continue in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire.
Legal developments in Egypt
· The Supreme Administrative Court appeal and Diesel Fuel Court Case are both ongoing. Centamin is aware of the potential for the legal process in Egypt to be lengthy and it anticipates a number of hearings and adjournments in both cases before a decision is reached. Operations continue as normal and any enforcement of the Administrative Court decision has been suspended pending the appeal ruling.