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NEW GOLD INC.

(an Exploration Stage Company)


RESTATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


June 30, 2006




(Unaudited)



New Gold Inc.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

BALANCE SHEETS

As at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

(Unaudited and Canadian dollars)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30

2006

Restated

 (Note 17)

 

December 31 2005

Restated

 (Note 17)

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

50,687,624

$

       18,178,820

Short-term Investments (Note 4)

 

26,240,854

 

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

139,220

 

              19,763

Amounts receivable

 

846,030

 

            305,810

Prepaid expenses

 

249,065

 

            107,686

 

 

78,162,793

 

       18,612,079

 

 

 

 

 

Mineral Properties – Schedule (Note 5)

 

51,683,413

 

       42,440,604

Property and Equipment (Note 6)

 

684,948

 

            578,499

 

$

130,531,154

$

       61,631,182

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

1,703,105

$

         3,767,475

Current portion of capital lease payable

 

-

 

              30,228

 

 

1,703,105

 

         3,797,703

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future income taxes (Note 7)

 

10,004,440

 

         7,346,588

 

 

11,707,545

 

        11,144,291

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Capital (Note 8)

 

117,343,245

 

       54,752,468

Share purchase warrants (Note 9)

 

5,958,810

 

                       -

Contributed surplus (Note 12)

 

2,893,680

 

         1,727,584

Deficit

 

    (7,372,126)

 

(5,993,161)

 

 

118,823,609

 

       50,486,891

 

$

130,531,154

$

       61,631,182

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Note 15)

See accompanying notes.



APPROVED BY THE BOARD



“Christopher J. Bradbrook”

“Paul B. Sweeney”

___________________________

__________________________

Christopher J.  Bradbrook

Paul B. Sweeney

Director

Director





New Gold Inc.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND DEFICIT

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

(Unaudited and Canadian dollars)






 

Three months ended

Six months ended

 

June 30, 2006

Restated

(Note 17)

June 30, 2005

Restated

(Note 17)

June 30, 2006

Restated

(Note 17)

June 30, 2005

Restated

(Note 17)

Income

 

 

 

 

Interest and other income

$   781,885

$     131,878

$  1,148,060

$      278,234

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

Amortization

29,770

21,952

57,915

43,992

Consulting and management fees

1,000

17,368

16,646

19,947

Foreign exchange (gain)/loss

             (61)

        (5,487)

5,445

        (8,006)

Insurance

58,997

29,838

102,433

89,998

Loss on disposal of equipment

-

-

8,122

-

Office and miscellaneous

63,326

21,325

97,571

47,868

Professional fees

141,207

3,958

232,532

21,574

Regulatory and filing fees

11,412

38,663

135,920

54,232

Rent

30,780

20,690

60,080

36,109

Telephone

10,535

3,587

17,850

5,317

Transfer agent

6,661

7,452

19,359

9,235

Travel, conferences and promotion

177,156

177,792

328,905

225,702

Wages,benefits and stock-based compensation (note10)

952,925

679,777

2,085,520

1,442,424

 

1,483,708

1,016,915

3,168,298

1,988,392

Loss before income before taxes

(701,823)

(885,037)

(2,020,238)

(1,710,158)

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax recovery (note 6)

641,273

222,924

641,273

222,924

 

 

 

 

 

Loss for the period

  (60,550)

    (662,113)

  (1,378,965)

  (1,487,234)

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit, beginning of period before restatement

(8,956,219)

 (5,046,738)

(7,620,170)

  (4,220,830)

Restatement adjustment (note 17)

1,644,643

1,087,402

1,627,009

1,086,615

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit, end of period

$(7,372,126)

 (4,621,449)

$(7,372,126)

  (4,621,449)

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding – Restated (note 17)


23,946,775


14,265,392


21,257,947


14,104,473

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per share (basic and diluted)

$         (0.00)

$        (0.05)

$        (0.06)

$          (0.11)

See accompanying notes.



2




New Gold Inc.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005

(Unaudited and Canadian dollars)






 

Three months ended

Six months ended

 

June 30, 2006

Restated

(Note 17)

June 30, 2005

Restated

(Note 17)

June 30, 2006

Restated

(Note 17)

June 30, 2005

Restated

(Note 17)

Cash provided by (used for)


OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

Loss for the period

$  (60,550)

$   (662,113)

$ (1,378,965)

$ (1,487,234)

Items not involving cash:

 

 

 

 

   Amortization

29,770

21,952

57,915

43,992

   Stock-based compensation

650,433

-

1,129,811

572,615

   Loss on disposal of equipment

-

 

8,122

 

   Income tax recovery (note 7)

     (641,273)

      (222,924)

      (645,448)

      (222,924)

   

     (21,620)

     (863,085)

      (828,565)

 (1,093,551)

Net change in non-cash working capital items

   (345,575)

679,278

   (1,085,050)

303,137

Cash used for operating activities

   (367,195)

     (183,807)

   (1.913,615)

   (790,414)

 

 

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

Payments for mineral properties and exploration costs


(5,441,823)


   (4,252,999)


(10,217,418)


  (7,333,816)

Acquisition of property and equipment

     (52,029)

        (28,498)

     (202,714)

       (38,408)

Cash used for investing activities

(5,493,852)

   (4,281,497)

(10,420,132)

  (7,372,224)

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

Cash used for short-term investments

(26,240,854)

-

(26,240,854)

 

Payments on capital lease

-

(5,668)

-

      (11,335)

Cash proceeds from shares and purchase warrants issued

520,232

2,973,609

71,083,405

2,973,609

Cash provided by (used for) financing activities


(25,720,622)


2,967,941


44,842,551


2,962,274

 

 

 

 

 

(Decrease) Increase in cash and cash equivalents


  (31,581,669)


  (1,497,363)


32,508,804


  (5,200,364)

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning

of period


82,269,293


21,326,584


18,178,820


25,029,585

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$50,687,624

$19,829,221

$50,687,624

$19,829,221

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents comprises:

 

 

 

 

Cash

$  1,846,202

$      450,064

$1,846,202

$      450,064

Term deposits and short-term discount notes

48,841,422

19,379,157

48,841,422

19,379,157

 

$50,687,624

$ 19,829,221

$50,687,624

$ 19,829,221

ee accompanying notes.


For supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities, refer to Note 13.



3




New Gold Inc.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

SCHEDULES OF MINERAL PROPERTIES

For the periods ending June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

(Unaudited and Canadian Dollars)



 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

2006

Restated

(Note 17)

 

December 31,

2005

Restated

(Note 17)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACQUISITION COSTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kamloops Afton Claims

 

 

 

 

$

18,841,345

$

 18,841,345

Kamloops Ajax-Python Claims

 

 

 

 

 

48,732

 

48,732

Timmins, Ontario Claims

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

Balance, End of Period

 

 

 

 

$

18,890,078

$

18,890,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEFERRED EXPLORATION COSTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Afton

Claims

Ajax-Python 

Claims

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, Beginning of Period

$

23,323,424

$

227,102

$

23,550,526

$

6,935,530

Surface Exploration Costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Option payment

 

-

 

15,000

 

15,000

 

                  -

   Assays and testing

 

54,800

 

29,779

 

84,579

 

13,430

   Drilling

 

542,442

 

348,004

 

890,446

 

 217,441

   Geological consulting

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

219,780

   Miscellaneous

 

31,044

 

40,838

 

71,882

 

16,975

   Staking and filing fees

 

15,070

 

18,703

 

33,773

 

2,127

   Supplies and equipment rental

 

22,186

 

-

 

22,186

 

67,130

   Travel and accommodation

 

3,762

 

-

 

3,762

 

16,020

   Wages and benefits

 

51,440

 

53,438

 

104,878

 

121,207

 

 

720,744

 

505,762

 

1,226,506

 

674,110

Underground Exploration Costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Assays and testing

 

244,074

 

-

 

244,074

 

306,938

   Drilling

 

3,820,759

 

-

 

3,820,759

 

    1,942,818

   Engineering

 

7,760

 

-

 

7,760

 

46,943

   Geological consulting

 

22,590

 

-

 

22,590

 

680,515

   Insurance

 

31,612

 

-

 

31,612

 

6,111

   Office costs

 

55,718

 

-

 

55,718

 

                  -

   Miscellaneous

 

51,651

 

-

 

51,651

 

6,485

   Road construction and maintenance

 

10,463

 

-

 

10,463

 

45,115

   Staking and filing fees

 

619

 

-

 

619

 

10,406

   Supplies and equipment rental

 

28,000

 

-

 

28,000

 

197,777

   Surveying

 

13,876

 

-

 

13,876

 

-

   Travel and accommodation

 

41,296

 

-

 

41,296

 

94,941

   Tunneling and decline costs

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

11,981,887

   Utilities

 

76,213

 

-

 

76,213

 

191,462

   Wages and benefits

 

967,717

 

 

 

967,717

 

429,488

 

 

5,372,348

 

-

 

5,372,348

 

15,940,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feasibility Study

 

2,643,955

 

-

 

2,643,955

 

-

Balance, End of Period

$

32,060,471

$

732,864

$

32,793,335

$

23,550,526

Mineral Properties

 

 

 

 

$

51,683,413

$

42,440,604

See accompanying notes.


4

 


New Gold Inc.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and six month period ended June 30, 2006

(Unaudited and Canadian Dollars)


 

1.

NATURE OF OPERATIONS


New Gold Inc. (the “Company”) is in the process of exploring and developing mineral properties.  Its principal project, the Afton copper-gold project located in British Columbia, has previously been subject to exploration, an advanced scoping study and has not yet been confirmed to have economically viable copper/gold reserves. The Company is proceeding to complete a feasibility study in 2006 to confirm whether economical reserves exist.   


The underlying value of the Company’s mineral claims is dependent upon the existence and economic recovery of mineral reserves, and the ability of the Company to raise financing to complete the development and operation of the project.  In addition, the investments may be subject to changes in government regulations related to mining activities, economic instability and access rights disruption.


The Company believes it has adequate funds available to meet its corporate and administrative obligations plus its funding requirement to complete the feasibility study for the Afton copper/gold project and related administration expenses while having surplus funds available for exploration. Management will have to pursue additional financing upon the completion of a positive feasibility to finance the projects construction. There can be no assurance it will be able to raise sufficient funds when these funds are required.



2.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION


These interim financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada (“GAAP”). The unaudited interim financial statements do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for audited annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation have been included in the unaudited interim financial statements. The unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s restated audited annual financial statements, including the notes thereto, for the year ended 2005. With the exception of note 3, all accounting policies of the Company are described in the restated audited annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005.



3.

NEW ACCOUNTING POLICY (RESTATED NOTE 17)


Short-Term Investments


Short-term investments are highly liquid investments including Canadian and U.S. dollar investments in treasury bills, Banker’s Acceptances, bank bearer deposit notes, bank term investments and asset backed securities with maturities at the date of purchase of more than three months and less than a year. Short-term investments are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value.



5




New Gold Inc.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and six month period ended June 30, 2006

(Unaudited and Canadian Dollars)



4.

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (RESTATED NOTE 17)


 

 

June 30,

 2006

 

December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Asset backed securities

$

26,240,854

$

-

Balance, end of period

$

26,240,854

$

-


5.

MINERAL PROPERTIES



a)

Kamloops, B.C. "Afton" Mineral Property


The Afton mineral properties consist of 17 new mineral claims, converted from heritage claims or staked under the new mineral tenure system in British Columbia and 14 heritage claims, covering a total area of 6,916 hectares.


Under the terms of two option agreements (“Option”) dated September 22, 1999 to acquire the Afton Mineral Claims, the Company issued, over several years, 2 million common shares and completed an aggregate work commitment totaling $6.5 million to earn the rights to the mineral claims. Under the terms of the Option, the optionors retained a 10% net profit royalty. (see note 15(a))


The Company has a 100% interest in the mineral claims subject to the 10% net profit royalty maintained by the optionors, which can be purchased on or before December 1, 2010 for $2 million in cash or shares of the Company.


b)

Kamloops, B.C., "Ajax" Mineral Property


The Company owns a 100% interest in the Ajax - Python Claim Group, subject to a 2% net smelter royalty, consisting of nine new mineral claims, converted from heritage claims or staked under the new mineral tenure system in British Columbia and fifteen heritage claims covering 3,330 hectares.


6.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

Net Book

 

 

Cost

 

Amortization

 

Value

Land

$

56,900

$

-

$

56,900

Building

 

104,700

 

13,088

 

91,612

Transportation vehicles

 

100,210

 

73,539

 

26,671

Mining equipment

 

484,673

 

78,064

 

406,609

Office and computer equipment

 

168,483

 

65,327

 

103,156

Balance, June 30, 2006

$

914,966

$

230,018

$

684,948



6




New Gold Inc.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and six month period ended June 30, 2006

(Unaudited and Canadian Dollars)




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

Net Book

 

 

Cost

 

Amortization

 

Value

Land

$

56,900

$

-

$

56,900

Building

 

104,700

 

10,470

 

94,230

Transportation vehicles

 

130,071

 

58,434

 

71,637

Mining equipment

 

304,296

 

43,845

 

260,451

Office and computer equipment

 

146,146

 

50,865

 

95,281

Balance, December 31, 2005

$

742,113

$

163,614

$

578,499


7.

INCOME TAXES


During 2006, the Company realized a tax recovery of $645,448 as a result of a reduction in the federal income tax rates from 31% to 29%.  . In addition, the Company renounced $10,010,000 in expenditures related to flow-through equity raisings completed in 2005 which resulted in an increase in future income tax liabilities of $3,303,300 and a corresponding reduction to share capital.


8.

SHARE CAPITAL (RESTATED – NOTE 17)


Authorized

Unlimited number of common shares without par value.  


Issued and Outstanding


 

Number of Shares

 


Amount

Restated

(Note 17)

Balance, December 31, 2004

     13,941,766

$

43,754,361

Issued for cash

 

 

 

   Private placements, net of share issue costs (a)

       1,330,000

 

9,254,319

Issued for finders’ fee (a)

          103,951

 

669,788

Issued for mineral properties (b)

          200,000

 

1,074,000

Balance, December 31, 2005

     15,575,717

$

54,752,468

Issued for cash

 

 

 

   Pursuant to a prospectus offering, net of share issue costs (c)

       8,334,000

 

64,607,845

Exercise of stock options

153,000

 

1,019,200

Tax effect of flow-through shares (See note 7)

                      -

 

     (3,303,300)

Transfer from contributed surplus (See note 12)

-

 

267,032

Balance, June 30, 2006

     24,062,717

$

117,343,245


a)

On April 22, 2005, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement by issuing 400,000 flow-through common shares at a price of $7.50 per share for gross proceeds of $3 million (net proceeds $2,793,809). The Company issued 29,000 common shares, at a market value of $6.20 per share, as a finders’ fee for the placement of common shares.



7




New Gold Inc.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and six month period ended June 30, 2006

(Unaudited and Canadian Dollars)



On October 6, 2005, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement by issuing 430,000 flow-through common shares at a price of $7.00 per share for gross proceeds of $3.01 million (net proceeds $3.0 million). The Company issued 36,331 common shares, at a market value of $5.78 per share, as a finders’ fee for placement of the common shares.


On December 22, 2005, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement by issuing 500,000 flow-through common shares at a price of $8.00 per share for gross proceeds of $4.0 million (net proceeds $3.97 million). The Company issued 38,620 shares, at a market value of $7.25 per share, as a finders’ fee for placement of the common shares.


The renouncement of the expenditures for the three 2005 financings was made in January 2006 to the purchasers of the shares.


b)

The Company issued the final share commitment of 200,000 common shares at the fair market value of $5.37. per share in accordance with the Afton mineral claim agreement.


c)  On February 28, 2006, the Company completed a short form prospectus filing in Canada to issue, through a syndicate of underwriters, 8,334,000 units at $9.00 per unit for gross cash proceeds of $75, million (net proceeds $70.6 million, prior to allocation to share purchase warrants (note 9)).  Each unit consisted of one common share and one-half of a share purchase warrant.  A commission of 5.25% was paid to the underwriters.  The gross proceeds have been allocated $8.285 to each common shares and $0.715 each one-half of a share purchase warrant. The share purchase warrants were valued using a Black-Scholes pricing model using the following assumptions: weighted average risk free interest rate of 3.9%; volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company’s common stock of 40%; and a weighted average expected life of the options of 2 years.


9. SHARE PURCHASE WARRANTS (RESTATED – NOTE 17)


As at June 30, 2006, the following common share purchase warrants were issued and outstanding:

 

Number of

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

       Restated

(Note 17)

 

 

 

 

Issued for cash

 

 

 

   Pursuant to a prospectus offering (Note 8(c))

4,167,000

$

5,958.810

Balance, June 30, 2006

4,167,000

$

5,958,810


Each whole warrant is exercisable to purchase one common share at a price of $12.00 per share until February 28, 2008.  The warrants have been listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.


The exercise of the outstanding share purchase warrants in the loss calculation would be anti-dilutive.



8




New Gold Inc.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and six month period ended June 30, 2006

(Unaudited and Canadian Dollars)



10. STOCK OPTIONS (RESTATED – NOTE 17)



a)

On May 4, 2005, at the Company’s Annual General Meeting, the disinterested shareholders approved a change to the Company’s Stock Option Plan (“Plan”). The approved change increased the number of options issuable from a fixed amount of 1,000,000 options to 10% of the outstanding capital of the Company on a reloading basis. The reloading basis allows the number of options eligible to be issued to increase to the current 10% level of the then present outstanding capital of the Company. In addition, exercised options are also automatically reloaded into the Plan.  The Plan also requires disinterested shareholders to renew their approval every three years.


In addition, the Company has issued under the 2% inducement rules available under the TSX regulations, a total of 500,000 stock options to senior officers which are not included in the 10% allowable issuable amount.


Options issued subsequent to the approval of the new Plan primarily vest one half after six months and the remainder after one year from the date of issuance.


As at June 30, 2006, the stock options held by directors, consultants and employees are as follows:


 

 Exercisable

             Outstanding




Option Strike Price

Options

Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years)

Options

Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years)

$4.60

600,000

3.3

600,000

3.3

$4.61 to $5.99

12,000

4.2

12,000

4.2

$6.00 to $6.99

527,000

4.1

697,000

4.1

$7.00 to $7.99

195,000

4.0

265,000

4.1

$8.00 to $8.99

-

-

60,000

4.8

$11.00

-

-

565,000

4.9

 

1,334,000

3.7

2,199,000

4.1


 

 

 

Weighted

Weighted

 

 

 

Average

Average

 

Options

 

Exercise

Remaining

 

Outstanding

 

Price

Life (Years)

Balance, December 31, 2004

 700,000

 

 $4.87

 4.3

   Granted

 1,042,000

 

 $6.82

 4.5

   Terminated

          (15,000)

 

        $(6.40)

 -

Balance, December 31, 2005

 1,727,000

 

$6.04

 4.5

   Granted

 625,000

 

$10.80

 4.8

   Exercised

      (153,000)

 

         $(6.67)

 -

Balance, June 30, 2006

 2,199,000

 

$7.35

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New Gold Inc.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and six month period ended June 30, 2006

(Unaudited and Canadian Dollars)



The fair value of options issued has been estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.  The Black-Scholes pricing model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions that can materially affect the fair value estimate. The current period valuation was calculated with the following assumptions: weighted average risk free interest rate of 3.98% to 4.42% (2005 - 3.44%); volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company’s common stock of 40% (2005 - 43%); and a weighted average expected life of the options of 2.5 years (2005 - 2.5 years).  The resulting weighted average cost per option granted was $3.13 (2005 - $2.54).  The estimated fair value of the options is expensed over the vesting period which ranges from zero to 12 months.


The fair value compensation recorded for the period ended June 30, 2006 in respect of options granted in 2006 and prior periods that were expensed to the Statement of Operations was $1,129,811 (2005 - $572,615) and capitalized to mineral properties was $303,317 (2004 - $nil).


b)

Compensation Options


As at June 30, 2006, the following compensation options were issued and outstanding:


 

 

 

Weighted

 

Number of

 

Average

 

Compensation

 

Exercise

Expiry Date   

Options

 

Price

October 13, 2006

50,000

 

$4.60


These compensation options were valued initially in 2004 using a Black-Scholes pricing

model and the resultant amount expensed during that period.


The exercise of the outstanding options in the loss per share calculation would be anti-dilutive.


11.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS



 

 

Six months ended

 

 

 June 30, 2006

 

June 30, 2005

For wages and consulting services charged by a related   person of a Director.  Effective January, 2006, these services ceased to be provided by the related party.

$

 -

  $

 48,000





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New Gold Inc.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and six month period ended June 30, 2006

(Unaudited and Canadian Dollars)



12.  CONTRIBUTED SURPLUS



The following table identifies the changes in contributed surplus for the period:


 

Stock-Based

 

Compensation

Balance – December 31, 2005

             $1,727,584

Stock-based compensation

1,433,128

Transfer of exercised options to share capital

(267,032)

Balance – June 30, 2006

2,893,680      



13.  SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION (RESTATED – NOTE 17)



The Company conducted non-cash investing and financing activities as follows:


 

 

Six months ended

 

 

June 30, 2006

Restated

(Note 17)

 

June 30, 2005

Restated

(Note 17)

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

Mineral properties expensed included in accounts payable

 

  (1,277,926)

 

 (878,321)

   Value of stock-based compensation charged to mineral properties

 


 303,317

 

 

 -

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

Option exercise proceeds included in amounts receivable and received on July 6, 2006

 

502,450

 

-

     

   Value of flow-through share renouncement

 

(3,303,000)

 

-


14.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS



The Company's financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments amounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Unless otherwise noted, it is management's opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest, currency, or credit risks arising from these financial instruments. The fair values of financial instruments approximate their carrying values due to the relatively short period to maturity of these instruments.


15.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES



a)

Under the terms of the Option agreements to acquire the mineral properties for the Afton Mineral Claims, the optionors retained a 10% net profit royalty which can be purchased on or before December 1, 2010 for $2,000,000 in cash or shares of the Company.


b)

As at June 30, 2006 the Company has approximately $2.4 million remaining to spend under contractual arrangements related to the feasibility study.



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New Gold Inc.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and six month period ended June 30, 2006

(Unaudited and Canadian Dollars)



c)

In February 2006, the Company completed an arm’s length agreement with the owner (“optionor”) of one mineral claim, located in the Kamloops Mining Division and contiguous to the Company’s Ajax Property, to explore the property. As a result, the Company paid $15,000 for the exclusive rights to explore this property for one year.  The exclusive exploration rights may be extended by making payments of, respectively, $15,000 and $50,000 for successive one year periods to February 24th in each of the years 2007 and 2008.  The Company may at any time during the option period purchase the property by paying $100,000 and reserving to the optionor  a 1.5% net smelter return royalty on production from the property. In the event the Company acquires the property, it holds the sole right, prior to production commencing, to purchase the 1.5% net smelter return royalty for $100,000 per one-fifteenth (1/15th) of the royalty being purchased. All


payments subsequent to the initial $15,000 are payable in cash or equivalent value in shares of New Gold at the optionor’s discretion.  The Company received transfer of title, which will be retransferred if the Company does not exercise the purchase option.


d)

The Company is committed to an operating lease for office premise rentals in the aggregate of $139,862. The future minimum lease payments as at June 30, 2006 are as follows:


2006

$

30,056

2007

 

62,591

2008

 

40,542

2009

 

6,673

 

$

139,862


16. SEGMENTED INFORMATION



The Company operates in one industry segment, namely metals development in one geographic region, Canada.


17.  RESTATEMENT OF COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



During 2006 the Company undertook a review of its previously-issued financial statements for: the accounting treatment for the recognition of future income taxes related to flow-through share offerings, the valuation method used for assigning value for share payments, stock-based compensation costs related to project personnel,, the classification of cash and cash equivalents, the calculation of the weighted average number of shares outstanding and the valuation of share purchase warrants. Management thereafter determined that the following amendments should be reflected in these restated financial statements:


a)

The Company has adopted the recommendations of EIC146 of the Emerging Issues Committee of the CICA with respect to its accounting for all flow-through share renunciations. Previous to 2006, the Company had recognized the future income tax liability and corresponding reduction in share capital at the earlier of the renunciation date or the balance sheet date following the flow through share offering provided management had reasonable expectation of completing the expenditures. This practice has now been changed whereby the future income tax liability is recognized at the balance sheet date



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New Gold Inc.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and six month period ended June 30, 2006

(Unaudited and Canadian Dollars)



following the filing of the renunciations, provided management has a reasonable expectation of completing the expenditures.


As a result, the future income liability for 2005 has been decreased and share capital increased by $3.5 million from amounts previously recorded in 2005. These amounts have now been recognized in 2006 and the Company has taken the same approach to account for flow-thorugh shares in prior periods.


b)

The Company previously valued the two million shares issued between July 2000 and August 2005 to purchase the Afton mineral claims at the price of the shares on the day the agreement was signed. This practice has been changed to value these payments at the fair market value of the shares at each issuance based upon the previous 5 day weighted average price.


As a result, mineral properties and share capital have been increased by $11.8 million as at December 31, 2005. Future income tax liabilities have been adjusted to reflect the increase in temporary differences created as a result of the difference between the tax and book value of the option payment and the resultant amounts have been capitalized to mineral properties. As a result, mineral properties and future income tax liabilities have increased by $6.5 million at December 31, 2005.


The Company’s policy is to recognize income tax rate changes in the Statement of Operations in the period they are substantively enacted.

 

c)

The Company previously expensed all of its stock-based compensation to the Statement of Operations. In accordance with the revised accounting treatment a reduction in the stock-based compensation expense of $139,188 in the first quarter and $164,129 for the second quarter of 2006 has been made related to employees who work directly on the Company’s mineral properties has been increased by corresponding amounts.


d)

The Company previously included short-term investments with maturity dates exceeding three months as cash and cash equivalents. This has been corrected and the Company now follows its newly adopted accounting policy (See note 3) whereby short-term investments with maturities exceeding three months and less than one year are segregated as short-term investments. As a result, $26,240,854 in short-term investments with average maturity dates of 94 days has been removed from cash and cash equivalents and included as short-term investments.


e)

During prior periods the Company incorrectly calculated the weighted average number of shares. The only reporting period where the loss per share calculation differed is the first quarter of 2006 where the previously reported loss of $0.06 per share should have been $0.07. As a result the reported amount for loss per share for that period has been restated as have the reported weighted average per share amounts for all interim periods.


f)

The Company previously recorded the Black-Scholes valuation for the purchase warrants issued in the February 2006 unit financing at $0.48 per full purchase warrant. This valuation has been corrected to $1.43 based upon a re-review of the previous methodology. As a result, share capital has been decreased by $3,958,650 with a corresponding increase to share purchase warrants.



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New Gold Inc.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

SCHEDULES OF MINERAL PROPERTIES

For the periods ending June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

(Unaudited and Canadian Dollars)



The effect of the restatement on these restated financial statements is summarized as:


Balance sheet

December 31, 2005

Reference

As previously reported

Adjustment

As restated

  Mineral properties

b

$22,561,015

$19,879,589

$42,440,604

  Future income taxes

a/b

4,384,680

2,961,908

7,346,588

  Share capital

a

39,461,796

15,290,672

54,752,468

  Deficit

b/c

                (7,620,170)

1,627,009

             (5,993,161)


Statement of Operations

Reference

As previously reported

Adjustment

As restated

Loss for the three months ended June 30, 2005

b

                  $(803,078)

$140,965

             $(662,113)

Loss for the six months ended June 30, 2005

b

                 (1,628,986)

141,752

            (1,487,234)


Balance sheet

June 30, 2006

Reference

As previously reported

Adjustment

As restated

Cash and cash    equivalents

e

$76,928,478

$(26,240,854)

$50,687,624

Short-term investments

e

-

26,240,854

26,240,854

Share capital

b/f

109,314,523

8,028,722

117,343,245

Share purchase warrants

f

2,000,160

3,958,650

5,958,810





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