UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On August 11, 2022, Montauk Renewables, Inc. filed a headline earnings per share (“HEPS”) report with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (“JSE”), a self-regulatory organization in South Africa, that includes certain historical financial information for the fiscal second quarter 2022. The HEPS report was prepared for the purpose of complying with the reporting requirements of the JSE. A copy of the HEPS report is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information contained in this Item 2.02, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, unless such subsequent filing specifically references this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
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| 99.1 | HEPS report, as filed with the JSE, for the fiscal second quarter 2022 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| MONTAUK RENEWABLES, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: August 11, 2022 | By: | /s/ Kevin A. Van Asdalan | ||||
| Name: | Kevin A. Van Asdalan | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
Exhibit 99.1
MONTAUK RENEWABLES, INC.
Incorporated in the United States of America
Company number: 85-3189583
NASDAQ share code: MNTK
JSE share code: MKR
ISIN: US61218C1036
(“Montauk Renewables” or the “Company”)
UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 June 2022
Dollar amounts presented herein are in United States Dollars
| SALIENT FEATURES | Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 |
Percentage Change |
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| Revenue |
($ | ’000 | ) | 100 055 | 63 121 | 59 | % | |||||||||
| EBITDA |
($ | ’000 | ) | 32 933 | (1 388 | ) | 2473 | % | ||||||||
| Headline profit/(loss) |
($ | ’000 | ) | 17 643 | (18 483 | ) | 195 | % | ||||||||
| Earnings/(loss) per share |
($ | ) | 0.13 | (0.13 | ) | 195 | % | |||||||||
| Headline earnings/(loss)/per common share |
($ | ) | 0.13 | (0.13 | ) | 195 | % | |||||||||
| Net asset value per common share |
($ | ) | 1.45 | 1.15 | 26 | % | ||||||||||
DECLARATION OF CASH DIVIDEND
The directors have not declared an interim dividend to focus financial resources on the continued development of the Company’s operations portfolio.
USE OF NON-GAAP MEASURES
This report was prepared for the purpose of complying with the reporting requirements of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and includes certain non-GAAP measures, such as headline earnings and headline earnings per common share, and related reconciliations.
Reconciliation of headline earnings/(loss)
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Gross $’000 | Net $’000 | Gross $’000 | Net $’000 | |||||||||||||
| Net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders |
18 037 | (18 917 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Adjustments |
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| Loss on disposal of plant and equipment |
17 | 14 | 22 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Impairment of plant and equipment |
92 | 75 | 626 | 480 | ||||||||||||
| Impairment of intangible assets |
28 | 23 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Third party compensation received in respect of impaired plant and equipment |
(313 | ) | (254 | ) | (82 | ) | (63 | ) | ||||||||
| Gain on disposal of intangible assets |
(310 | ) | (251 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
| Headline earnings |
17 644 | (18 483 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Basic and headline earnings/(loss) per common share (US Dollars) |
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| Earnings/(loss) |
0.13 | (0.13 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Headline earnings/(loss) |
0.13 | (0.13 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding (‘000)(1) |
141 088 | 141 015 | ||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per common share (US Dollars) |
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| Earnings/(loss) |
0.13 | (0.13 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Headline earnings/(loss) |
0.13 | (0.13 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding for diluted earnings (‘000)(1) |
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| 142 220 | 141 015 | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | The common share outstanding as of June 30, 2022 is as reported in the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal second quarter 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2022. |
DIRECTORS’ STATEMENT
This short-form announcement is the responsibility of the Company’s Board of Directors and is a summary of the information in the detailed financial results announcement.
The financial information is only a summary and does not contain full details of the financial results. Any investment decisions by investors and/or shareholders should be based on information contained in the full announcement, accessible from August 11, 2022, via the JSE link (https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2022/jse/isse/MKRE/MKRQ2.pdf) or on the SEC’s website at (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001826600/000119312522216242/0001193125-22-216242-index.htm) The full announcement is also available at the Company’s registered office, the offices of the sponsor and may be requested at investor@montaukrenewables.com or MNTK@gatewayir.com free of charge to investors and/or shareholders, during office hours (09:00—17:00) from Mondays to Fridays.
August 11, 2022
Directors: JA Copelyn (Chairman)*###, SF McClain (Chief Executive Officer)#, MH Ahmed*, TG Govender*###, MA Jacobson*##, J Cunningham*#, Y Shaik* ###
| * | Non-executive; #United States of America; ##Australia; ### Republic of South Africa |
Company secretary: J Ciroli
Registered office: 680 Andersen Drive, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Website: https://ir.montaukrenewables.com/
Sponsor:
Investec Bank Limited