Callinan Royalties Releases Q3 Financial Statements & Announces Quarterly Dividend Payment Date
TSXV: CAA
VANCOUVER, May 31, 2012 /CNW/ - Callinan Royalties Corporation ("Callinan" or "the Company") reports strong financial performance in the nine months ended March 31, 2012.
Callinan holds a 6⅔% Net Profits Interest ("NPI") royalty and another $0.25 per ton royalty on its royalty lands that include the 777 Mine owned by HudBay Minerals Inc. located at Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada as well as the adjacent 777 North Mine scheduled for production in 2012. The following are highlights from the third fiscal quarter:
- Callinan Royalties Corporation has received interim quarterly royalty payments totaling $4,001,294 from HudBay Minerals Inc.
- The board of directors of the Company declared a regular quarterly cash dividend for the third fiscal quarter on its common shares of two cents per common share. The dividend was paid on April 15, 2012.
- During the nine months ended March 31, 2012, Callinan purchased 2,177,400 of its common shares at an average price of $2.70 for cancellation under the Normal Course Issuer Bid.
- The independent audit by Grant Thornton of the NPI calculations continues towards completion. Once this phase of work has been completed Grant Thornton will report to the Board of Directors of Callinan.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | ||||||||
Three Months | Three Months | Nine Months | Nine Months | |||||
March 2012 | March 2011 | March 2012 | March 2011 | |||||
Operating summary | ||||||||
Revenue | $ | 5,378,829 | $ | 13,055,616 | $ | 18,667,990 | $ | 23,665,470 |
Operating Income | 4,610,645 | 12,027,686 | 15,715,606 | 20,618,457 | ||||
Net earnings (i) | 3,442,149 | 9,783,374 | 17,412,110 | 16,226,453 | ||||
Per share | ||||||||
Basic | ||||||||
Average number of voting shares outstanding | 48,697,924 | 46,831,696 | 49,095,969 | 45,952,972 | ||||
Net income per share | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.21 | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.35 |
Diluted | ||||||||
Average number of shares outstanding | 49,443,052 | 47,725,936 | 49,783,001 | 48,847,212 | ||||
Net income per share | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.20 | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.33 |
Financial position | ||||||||
As At | March 2012 | March 2011 | ||||||
Working capital (ii) | $ | 36,937,238 | $ | 38,126,041 | ||||
Available cash | 27,841,009 | 29,072,414 | ||||||
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(i) Includes a recovery of deferred income taxes (ii) Working capital consists of current assets less current liabilities |
The board of directors of Callinan Royalties Corporation has declared a quarterly cash dividend for the quarter ending June 30, 2012 on its common shares of two cents per common share to all shareholders of record at the close of business on June 29, 2012. The ex-dividend date will be June 27, 2012 and it is expected that the dividend will be paid on or about July 15, 2012.
It is anticipated that future quarterly dividends will be payable approximately 15 days following each fiscal quarter. The declaration, timing, and payment of future dividends will largely depend on the Company's financial results as well as other factors. Dividends paid by Callinan Royalties Corporation are eligible dividends for Canadian income tax purposes unless otherwise stated.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
Roland Butler
Roland Butler, CEO
About Callinan
Callinan Royalties Corporation is a mineral royalty company based in Canada. Its principal business activities centre on acquiring and creating a portfolio of mineral royalties while diligently managing its royalty interests and investments.
The Corporation currently has two producing royalties. Callinan holds a 6⅔% net profits interest royalty and another $0.25 per ton royalty on lands that include the 777 Mine owned by HudBay Minerals Inc. located at Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada as well as the adjacent 777 North Mine scheduled for production in 2012. Callinan also holds the 777 Deeps (War Baby) property and an associated royalty option located on that property, which is located adjacent to the 777 Mine.
Callinan is a Tier 1 company listed on the TSXV under the symbol CAA. The Corporation has a strong financial position with no debt, approximately $30 million in cash and approximately 48.4 million shares outstanding.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Certain of the information presented in this News Release may constitute "forward-looking statements" or "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation (together referred to as "forward-looking statements"). The forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including any delays in the receipt of consents or approvals. Although Callinan Royalties has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this News Release and in any document referred to in this News Release. Forward-looking statements are made based on management's beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date the statements are made and Callinan Royalties undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as required by applicable law.
please visit www.callinan.com or contact:
Roland Butler, CEO
Callinan Royalties Corporation
+1 709 535 3433
shareholder@callinan.com
Tamara Edwards, CFO
Callinan Royalties Corporation
+1 604 605 0885
[email protected]
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