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Prospectus re Admission to the Official List - Heritage Oil

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AUDITED AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION RELATING TO HERITAGE OILCORPORATION (HOC) PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH IFRSAccountant’s <strong>re</strong>port on his<strong>to</strong>rical consolidated financial information of <strong>Heritage</strong> <strong>Oil</strong> CorporationKPMG LLP8 Salisbury Squa<strong>re</strong>,London, EC4Y 8BB,United KingdomThe Di<strong>re</strong>c<strong>to</strong>rs<strong>Heritage</strong> <strong>Oil</strong> LimitedOrdnance House31 Pier RoadSt. HelierJersey JE4 8PW, Channel IslandsDear Sirs<strong>Heritage</strong> <strong>Oil</strong> Corporation (‘‘HOC’’)We <strong>re</strong>port on <strong>the</strong> financial information set out on pages 177 <strong>to</strong> 220 in <strong>re</strong>lation <strong>to</strong> HOC. This financialinformation has been p<strong>re</strong>pa<strong>re</strong>d for inclusion in <strong>the</strong> prospectus that will be dated 28 March 2008 of <strong>the</strong>Company on <strong>the</strong> basis of <strong>the</strong> accounting policies set out in note 1. This <strong>re</strong>port is <strong>re</strong>qui<strong>re</strong>d by paragraph 20.1of Annex I of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Prospectus</strong> Di<strong>re</strong>ctive Regulation and is given for <strong>the</strong> purpose of complying with thatparagraph and for no o<strong>the</strong>r purpose.ResponsibilitiesThe Di<strong>re</strong>c<strong>to</strong>rs of HOC a<strong>re</strong> <strong>re</strong>sponsible for p<strong>re</strong>paring <strong>the</strong> financial information on <strong>the</strong> basis of p<strong>re</strong>parationset out in note 1 <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> financial information and in accordance with International Financial ReportingStandards (IFRS).It is our <strong>re</strong>sponsibility <strong>to</strong> form an opinion on <strong>the</strong> financial information and <strong>to</strong> <strong>re</strong>port our opinion <strong>to</strong> you.Save for any <strong>re</strong>sponsibility arising under <strong>Prospectus</strong> Rule 5.5.3R (2)(f) <strong>to</strong> any person as and <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> extent<strong>the</strong><strong>re</strong> provided, <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> fullest extent permitted by law we do not assume any <strong>re</strong>sponsibility and will notaccept any liability <strong>to</strong> any o<strong>the</strong>r person for any loss suffe<strong>re</strong>d by any such o<strong>the</strong>r person as a <strong>re</strong>sult of, arisingout of, or in connection with this <strong>re</strong>port or our statement, <strong>re</strong>qui<strong>re</strong>d by and given solely for <strong>the</strong> purposes ofcomplying with paragraph 23.1 of Annex I of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Prospectus</strong> Di<strong>re</strong>ctive Regulation, consenting <strong>to</strong> itsinclusion in <strong>the</strong> prospectus.Basis of opinionWe conducted our work in accordance with Standards for Investment Reporting issued by <strong>the</strong> AuditingPractices Board in <strong>the</strong> United Kingdom. Our work included an assessment of evidence <strong>re</strong>levant <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>amounts and disclosu<strong>re</strong>s in <strong>the</strong> financial information. It also included an assessment of <strong>the</strong> significantestimates and judgments made by those <strong>re</strong>sponsible for <strong>the</strong> p<strong>re</strong>paration of <strong>the</strong> financial information andwhe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> accounting policies a<strong>re</strong> appropriate <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> entity’s circumstances, consistently applied andadequately disclosed.We planned and performed our work so as <strong>to</strong> obtain all <strong>the</strong> information and explanations which weconside<strong>re</strong>d necessary in order <strong>to</strong> provide us with sufficient evidence <strong>to</strong> give <strong>re</strong>asonable assurance that <strong>the</strong>financial information is f<strong>re</strong>e from material misstatement whe<strong>the</strong>r caused by fraud or o<strong>the</strong>r ir<strong>re</strong>gularityor error.OpinionIn our opinion, <strong>the</strong> financial information gives, for <strong>the</strong> purposes of <strong>the</strong> prospectus dated 28 March 2008, atrue and fair view of <strong>the</strong> state of affairs of HOC as at <strong>the</strong> dates stated and of its losses, cash flows and175

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