ATI Oil Plc

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November 03, 2008 02:26 ET

Final Results

                                                                             ISIN: GB00B04BP253/GBP/PLUS-exn
                                                                                                  3 November 2008
                                                        
                               ATI Oil Plc ("ATI", "the Group", or "the Company")
                                                        
                                 Final Results for the Year Ended 30 April 2008
                                                        
Highlights - Operational

    -   26.61 million barrels of 2P reserves at Rovesti and Giove attributable to ATI assessed by independent
        petroleum engineers, with NPV10 value of US$205 million at US$60 Brent, equivalent to approximately 133p per
        share;
        
    -   Appointment of an experienced industry Chief Executive;
    
    -   Partial farm out of Savio (anticipated to be drilled Q1 2009), Longastrino and Cerasa licences (mean,
        combined and unrisked Prospective Resources of all mapped prospects in the three licences is 750 bcf (100%)
        recoverable) to Indofin Group, and other transactions under discussion across the portfolio;
        
    -   Independent resource evaluation of six of the Company's drilling prospects in the Adriatic Sea, with the
        combined potential of the prospects assessed at 2.29 billion barrels of oil in place at a P50 probability, 
        rising to a potential of 6.03 billion barrels at a P10 probability (ATI 50%); and
        
    -   Additional drillable prospects identified across the portfolio bring combined oil and gas potential of
        18.7 billion barrels of oil in place (4.86 billion Prospective Resources) and 184 million barrels of  oil
        equivalent (127 million barrels of oil equivalent) at a P50 probability respectively (ATI 50%).

Highlights - Financial

    -   Cash in hand of GBP365,360 (2007: GBP403,310); and
    
    -   Loss for the year of GBP294,253 (2007: GBP295,062).


Per Gunnar Løge, Chief Executive of ATI commented:

"We  are pleased to have increased the 2P reserve base of the Group and to have added further drillable prospects
to  the  inventory.  ATI is now very much in deal mode and intends to crystallise as much of  this  potential  as
possible. This process has commenced with the recent announcement of the Indofin Group as a new partner in  three
Po  Valley licences, which will bring forward drilling activity and, in the event of one or more discoveries, gas
production.

This  is  anticipated to be the first of several deals as discussions are ongoing across the portfolio.  We  have
confidence that the potential of our assets will be further demonstrated over the coming months."


Chairman's Statement

As  anticipated last year, the Group has achieved a key corporate objective in increasing the 2P reserve base  in
the  Southern  Adriatic  to  26.61 million barrels. The independent petroleum engineering  reports  conducted  by
Blackwatch  Petroleum Services indicate NPV10 values for the Rovesti and Giove discoveries of US$610  million  at
US$70 Brent and US$410 million at US$60 Brent. At US$70 Brent this gives a 2P level value of approximately US$305
million to ATI for its interests in these two assets alone.

In  addition  to  the  discoveries, our interests in the highly prospective Durres Basin,  which  stretches  from
southern  Italy  to Albania, have significant exploration potential. In the FR.39.NP and FR.40.NP  fully  awarded
licences  alone, the exploration potential has also been assessed by the same independent petroleum engineers  at
1.26  to  6  billion  barrels of oil in place. All but one of these six drillable prospects were  recognised  and
mapped by the previous operator, Enterprise Oil, a highly successful UK independent oil company in Italy.

The  Southern Adriatic is therefore undoubtedly a key area for the Group, with three further licences now at  the
preliminary  award stage in addition to the two licences that hold the Rovesti and Giove discoveries.  There  has
been  considerable industry interest in the potential of this area, however a conscious decision has  been  taken
not to conclude a significant deal until the three preliminary awarded licences have been fully decreed and their
potential  can be better assessed. FR.39.NP and FR.40.NP are only in their second year so time is  on  the  joint
venture's side to fully assess the region's potential.

The period since the year end has seen some significant changes to your Board.

Barry  Lonsdale  left the Board on 30 May, however the Company continues to have the benefit of  his  advice  and
support  under  contract. Although he was only appointed as a director in 2004, Barry has been  integral  to  the
building  of this substantial portfolio in Italy over the past eight years, an effort that has produced  together
with  Northern Petroleum Plc ("Northern") a venture that now covers an exploration area under management in Italy
larger  in size to that of Eni. I thank Barry on behalf of both the Board and shareholders for the valuable  work
he has done, and will continue to do, in building and exploiting this significant position in Italy.

We  have  welcomed two directors to the Board since the last Annual General Meeting. Per Gunnar Loge, a Norwegian
national,  was appointed as Chief Executive in June. Per brings with him over 35 years of experience in  the  oil
and  gas  sector.  In  2005,  he  founded, and was Chief Executive Officer of Ener  Petroleum  ASA,  a  Norwegian
independent, which was acquired by Dana Petroleum plc in 2007. Prior to that he founded, and was Chief  Executive
Officer  of OER Oil AS, another Norwegian independent, which was taken over by Endeavour International  Corp.  in
2004.

At the same time Erik Jorgensen joined the Board as a non-executive director. He also brings substantial industry
experience having spent much of his career with Shell and Standard Bank. Both Per Gunnar and Erik will strengthen
the  Company's ability to both exploit the current potential of the Group's asset base and progress forward  from
it.

Per  Gunnar and Erik are, in accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, required to retire  following
their  appointment  by the Board and, being eligible, offer themselves for election at the  2008  Annual  General
Meeting.

The  increase in reported 2P reserves has once again achieved a high added asset value at a low cost in line with
our  corporate  strategy  during a period in which a loss of £0.29 million, the same as in  2007,  was  reported.
Activities  during the period continued to be undertaken with the benefits of financing through partial  drawdown
of  £2  million  loan facility provided by Northern. The repayment date of the loan was extended to  31  December
2008,  with the support of Northern, which holds a 37%interest in the Company. This will provide further time  to
complete efforts to realise the value of certain assets and to provide further funding for operational activities
in  2009  and  beyond.  The  first farmout has recently been concluded with the Indofin  Group  ("Indofin"),  and
discussions  are  ongoing  with  third parties concerning asset transactions across  the  portfolio.  It  is  our
experience that our industry remains very much open for business, despite the current challenging equity markets.

The  most imminent operational activity is the drilling of a substantial gas prospect on the Savio licence, which
is  now  scheduled  for  Q1 2009. Indofin will earn a 20% interest in each of the Savio, Longastrino  and  Cerasa
licences  in the eastern Po Valley through payment of back costs and a promote on the first well in each licence.
In Savio and Longastrino, Avobone, an Indofin subsidiary, will pay 40% (i.e. a 20% promote) of the well costs and
30%  in  Cerasa.  The benefits of the agreements are shared equally between Northern and ATI. The 2006  Abbadesse
discovery lies immediately between the Savio and Longastrino licences in the same target formation. The  drilling
of Longastrino and Cerasa is, subject to planning consents, scheduled for the second half of 2009.

Calendar  2008  has seen almost unprecedented volatility in the oil price, briefly rising as  high  as  $147  per
barrel  during July but having now fallen to approximately $60 per barrel. The exact effects of the new financial
world  are  as  yet  unknown  but  there  are in the energy sector and in Italy  still  reasons  for  confidence.
Shareholders  should feel some comfort from  the fact that most of our existing asset base was in place  by  2005
based on the prevailing economics, a time when oil and gas prices were lower than they even are today.

With  the  increase  in  our reported 2P reserves to 26.61 million barrels and the appointment  of  a  new  Chief
Executive it has been a year of progress, although your Board had aimed to achieve more in the way of farmouts.

In spite of these recent successes, the Group currently does not have sufficient cash resources to meet the terms
of  its  loan  repayment currently due on 31 December 2008 nor to remain operational for the next  12  months  or
continue  the development of its assets. Therefore the Board are currently pursuing a combination of a number  of
financing  methods, including the raising of new equity capital, debt financing, asset sales and  farm  outs,  in
order to ensure that the Group will have adequate cash resources to settle the outstanding loan and going forward
to both remain in operation and realise the potential of its asset base.

I  hope  to report further on all these efforts in the coming months and believe that the recent Indofin  farmout
marks  the  completion  of the first of several deals which I believe will demonstrate the prospectivity  of  the
Group's Italian assets.




D R Musgrove
Chairman
31 October 2008


Consolidated Profit and Loss Account
For the year ended 30 April 2008


                                                                                            Year ended     Year ended
                                                                                              30 April       30 April
                                                                                                  2008           2007
                                                                Notes                              GBP            GBP
                                                                                                 Total          Total
                                                                                                                 
Administrative expenses - other                                                               (275,889)      (250,385)
Administrative expenses - share incentives                                                     (53,559)       (70,877)
Total administrative expenses                                                                 (329,448)      (321,262)
                                                                                                                  
Other operating income                                                                          16,880         16,320
Operating loss                                                                                (312,568)      (304,942)
                                                                                                                 
Interest receivable                                                                             18,315          9,880
                                                                                                            
Loss on ordinary activities before taxation and for the year                                  (294,253)      (295,062)
                                                                                                                 
Basic and diluted loss per share                                    3                           (0.31p)        (0.32p)


All activities relate to continuing operations.

All recognised gains and losses in the current year and prior year are included in the profit and loss account.


Balance Sheet
at 30 April 2008

                                     Group                   Company
                                      2008        2007       2008      2007
                          Notes        GBP         GBP        GBP       GBP
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Fixed assets
Intangible assets             4  2,242,918   1,513,362          -         -
Tangible assets               5    267,753           -          -         -
Investments                              -           -    120,600   120,600
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Total fixed assets               2,510,671   1,513,362    120,600   120,600

Current assets
Debtors                            164,673      22,236  2,339,914 1,186,371
Cash at bank and in hand           365,360     403,310    365,360   403,310
                                   530,033     425,546  2,705,274 1,589,681

Creditors: amounts falling 
 due within one                  2,785,969   1,702,854  2,571,139 1,474,227
 year
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Net current (liabilities) / 
 assets                         (2,255,936) (1,277,308)   134,135   115,454

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Net assets                         254,735     236,054    254,735   236,054
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Capital and reserves
Called up share capital       6    235,578     231,015    235,578   231,015
Share premium account              911,656     656,844    911,656   656,844
Share incentive plan reserve        98,214     112,276     98,214   112,276
Profit and loss account           (990,713)   (764,081)  (990,713) (764,081)
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Shareholders' funds                254,735     236,054    254,735   236,054
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
for the year ended 30 April 2008


                                                  Year ended     Year ended
                                                    30 April       30 April
                                                        2008           2007
                                       Note              GBP            GBP
Net cash outflow from 
 operating activities                    (a)         (68,331)      (131,920)

Returns on investments and servicing
 of financing
Bank interest received                               18,315          9,880
Capital expenditure and financial 
 Investments                             (b)       (997,309)    (1,134,018)
Cash outflow before financing                    (1,047,325)    (1,256,058)

Financing
Issue of ordinary shares for cash 
 (net of expenses)                                  259,375         27,407
Draw downs under loan agreements                    750,000      1,250,000
(Decrease) / increase in cash in
 the year                                (c)        (37,950)        21,349

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(a) Reconciliation of operating loss to net cash
    outflow from operating activities:
                                                  Year ended     Year ended
                                                    30 April       30 April
                                                        2008           2007
                                                         GBP            GBP
Operating loss                                      (312,568)      (304,942)

Share based payments                                  53,559         70,877
(Increase) / decrease in debtors and prepayments    (142,437)        21,839
Increase in creditors and accruals                   333,115         80,306
                                                     244,237        173,022
Net cash outflow from operating activities           (68,331)      (131,120)

(b) Capital expenditure and financial investment:
                                                  Year ended     Year ended
                                                    30 April       30 April
                                                        2008           2007
                                                         GBP            GBP
Expenditure on oil and gas assets                    997,309      1,134,018

Net cash outflow from capital expenditure and 
financial investment                                 997,309      1,134,018

(c) Analysis of net debt
                                         At                             At
                                   30 April        Net cash       30 April
                                       2007         outflow           2008
                                          £               £              £
Cash at bank                        403,310         (37,950)       365,360
Loans - amounts due within 
 one year                        (1,250,000)       (750,000)    (2,000,000)
Net debt                           (846,690)       (787,950)    (1,634,640)



(d) Reconciliation of movement in net cash flow to movement in net debt

                                                 Year ended     Year ended
                                                   30 April       30 April
                                                       2008           2007
                                                          £              £
(Decrease) / increase in cash                       (37,950)        21,349
Increase in loans                                  (750,000)    (1,250,000)
Opening net (debt) / funds                         (846,690)       381,961
Closing net debt                                 (1,634,640)      (846,690)

  
1. BASIS OF PREPARATION

The financial information presented in this announcement does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of s240 of the Companies Act 1985. The information has however been extracted from the Company?s statutory accounts for the year ended 30 April 2008 which were approved by the Board on 31 October 2008 and on which the Company?s auditors have given an unqualified opinion.

2. GOING CONCERN

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. However, the Group currently does not have sufficient cash resources to meet the terms of its loan repayment currently due on 31 December 2008 nor to remain operational for the next 12 months or continue the development of its assets. Therefore the Directors are currently pursuing a combination of a number of financing methods, including the raising of new equity capital, debt financing, asset sales and farm outs, in order to ensure that the Group will have adequate cash resources to settle the outstanding loan and going forward to both remain in operation and realise the potential of its asset base.   

During the year independent engineering reports were received giving the Group an attributable 26.61 million barrels of probable oil reserves at Rovesti and Giove. In addition the marketability of Group?s Po Valley assets has been demonstrated by the recently announced farmout to Avobone Italy S.r.l. (?Avobone?). The directors are therefore confident that these assets, together with some other high potential offshore assets, will form the basis of successful financings. However they recognise that there is currently no assurance as to a successful outcome of the financing methods being pursued and these conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the ability of the Group to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include the adjustments that would result if the Group was unable to continue as a going concern. 

3. LOSS PER SHARE
The basic and diluted loss per share is calculated by reference to the loss for the year of GBP294,253 (2007: loss of GBP295,062) and the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year of 93,628,740 (2007: 92,101,959). The effect of all potential ordinary shares arising from the exercise of warrants is considered anti-dilutive.

4. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets represent the cost of the investment in Italian oil and gas projects where it is too early to make a decision regarding the existence or otherwise of commercial reserves.

Group                                                                   GBP
Cost:
At 1 May 2007                                                     1,513,362
Additions                                                           772,604
Transfer to tangible assets (note 5)                                (43,048)
At 30 April 2008                                                  2,242,918

Amortisation:
At 30 April 2007 and at 30 April 2008                                     -

Net book value:
At 30 April 2008                                                  2,242,918
At 30 April 2007                                                  1,513,362


Loan interest capitalised during the year was GBP168,736 (2007: GBP48,778).

 
5. TANGIBLE ASSETS
                                                                          GBP
Group
Cost:
At 1 May 2007                                                               -
Additions                                                             224,705
Transfer from tangible assets (note 4)                                 43,048
At 30 April 2008                                                      267,753

Amortisation:
At 30 April 2007 and at 30 April 2008                                       -

Net book value:
At 30 April 2008                                                      267,753
At 30 April 2007                                                            -


The independent petroleum engineering reports by Blackwatch Petroleum Services indicate, based on a 10% discount rate, a net present valuation (?NPV10?) for the Rovesti and Giove discoveries of US$610 million at US$70 Brent and US$410 million at US$60 Brent.
 
On this basis the Directors are confident that there has been no impairment in the carrying value of fixed assets.



6. SHARE CAPITAL
                                                            2008       2007
                                                             GBP        GBP
Authorised:
2,000,000,000 (2007: 2,000,000,000) ordinary 
 shares of 0.25p each                                  5,000,000  5,000,000
Allotted and called up:
94,231,000 (2007: 92,406,000) ordinary 
 shares of 0.25p each                                    235,578    231,015

Analysis of changes in share capital during the year:

                                                            2008       2007
                                                             GBP        GBP
At 1 May                                                 231,015    230,015
Shares issued for cash                                     4,563      1,000
At 30 April                                              235,578    231,015



7. ANNUAL REPORT 
The Annual Report and Accounts are expected to be posted to shareholders shortly and will be available free of charge for a period of no less than one month by application to the Company Secretary at the Company's registered office Martin House, 5 Martin Lane, London, EC4R 0DP. They will also be available in electronic format from the Company's website, www.ati-oil.com.



The Directors of the Issuer accept responsibility for this announcement.

-Ends-

Contact Details: 

ATI Oil Plc			   
Derek Musgrove - Chairman
Per Gunnar Løge - Chief Executive
Chris Foss - Finance Director	   
Tel: 020 7469 2940		   

St.Helen's Capital Plc		
Barry Hocken/Duncan Vasey
Tel: 020 7628 5582

Hansard Communications
Chris Roberts 
Tel: 020 7245 1100	
	
For further information on ATI's Italian assets please see our web site, www.ati-oil.com. 



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