UNITED STATES
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On August 12, 2024, 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 2024. 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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Description | |
| 99.1 | HEPS report, as filed with the JSE, for the fiscal second quarter 2024 | |
| 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 12, 2024 | 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 CONSOLIDATED RESULTS
For the six months ended 30 June 2024
Dollar amounts presented herein are in United States Dollars
| Six months ended 30 June |
Six months ended 30 June |
Percentage | ||||||||||||||
| SALIENT FEATURES | 2024 | 2023 | change | |||||||||||||
| Revenue |
($ | ‘000 | ) | 82 125 | 72 409 | 13 | % | |||||||||
| EBITDA |
($ | ‘000 | ) | 15 603 | 9 921 | 57 | % | |||||||||
| Headline earnings (loss) |
($ | ‘000 | ) | 1 601 | (2 056 | ) | 178 | % | ||||||||
| Earnings (loss) per share |
($ | ) | 0.01 | (0.02 | ) | 150 | % | |||||||||
| Headline earnings (loss) per common share |
($ | ) | 0.01 | (0.01 | ) | 200 | % | |||||||||
| Net asset value per common share |
($ | ) | 1.80 | 1.61 | 12 | % | ||||||||||
DECLARATION OF CASH DIVIDEND
The directors have resolved not to declare a final 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)
| 2024 Six months ended 30 June |
2023 Six months ended 30 June |
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| Gross $‘000 | Net $‘000 | Gross $‘000 | Net $‘000 | |||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders |
1 138 | (2 785 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Adjustments |
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| Loss on disposal of plant and equipment |
71 | 43 | 37 | 35 | ||||||||||||
| Impairment of plant and equipment |
699 | 420 | 726 | 694 | ||||||||||||
| Headline earnings (loss) |
1 601 | (2 056 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Basic and headline earnings (loss) per common share (US Dollars) |
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| Earnings (loss) |
0.01 | (0.02 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Headline earnings (loss) |
0.01 | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding (‘000)(1) |
142 028 | 141 633 | ||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (US Dollars) |
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| Earnings (loss) |
0.01 | (0.02 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Headline earnings (loss) |
0.01 | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding for diluted (‘000) |
142 252 | 141 633 | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | The common share outstanding as of June 30, 2024 is as reported in the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal second quarter 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2024. |
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 12 August 2024, via the JSE link (https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2024/jse/isse/MKRE/MKRQ2.pdf) or on the SEC’s website at
https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1826600/000095017024094128/mntk-20240630.htm. The full announcement is also available at the Company’s registered office and may be requested at info@montaukenergy.com free of charge to investors and/or shareholders, during office hours (09:00—17:00) from Mondays to Fridays.
12 August 2024
Directors: JA Copelyn (Chairman)*###, SF McClain (Chief Executive Officer)#,
MH Ahmed*###, TG Govender*###, J Cunningham*#, Y Shaik* ###
| * | Non-executive; #United States of America; ### Republic of South Africa |
Company secretary: J Ciroli
Registered office: 5313 Campbells Run Road, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15205
Website: https://ir.montaukrenewables.com/
Sponsor:
Investec Bank Limited