(all amounts in US Dollars unless otherwise stated) VANCOUVER, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Record metal sales of $64.3 million, up 114% from $30.1 million in third quarter 2005. - Record net income of $16.4 million ($0.22/share), up from $0.2 million in Q3 2005. - Mine operating earnings of $29.2 million, a five-fold increase over Q3 2005. - Cash costs decrease 62% to $1.57 per ounce of silver as compared to Q3 2005. - Silver production of 3.2 million ounces. - Cash flow from operations of $15.8 million, an increase of $11.5 million over Q3 2005. - Construction of Alamo Dorado mine completed in October 2006. - Basic engineering at Manantial Espejo project completed, on schedule. - San Vicente mine began processing ore and selling concentrates. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINANCIAL RESULTS ----------------- Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ: PAAS; TSX: PAA) today reported record results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2006. Third quarter sales reached an all time high of $64.3 million, a 114% increase over the year earlier period. Consolidated net income for the quarter established a new Company record at $16.4 million, or $0.22 per share, as compared to $0.2 million, or $nil per share, in the third quarter of 2005. Net income for the third quarter of 2006 included an income tax provision of $8.4 million. Commenting on the quarter, Geoff Burns, President and CEO, said: "As forecast, Pan American Silver again delivered record results as we continue to benefit from strong silver and base metal prices and growing production profile." Mine operating earnings for the third quarter increased almost 500% to $29.2 million over the $5.0 million recorded in the year-earlier period. The increase is attributed to higher silver prices and higher revenues from base metal production, partially offset by increased operating costs resulting from increases in labour compensation, energy and fuel costs, as well as increased workers' participation costs in Peru. Operating cash flow in the quarter was $15.8 million compared to $4.2 million in the year-earlier period. Working capital at September 30, 2006 was $196.1 million, an increase of $7.1 million from June 30, 2006. The Company's cash flow from operations plus its liquid assets should be more than sufficient to fund all currently planned capital expenditures, including construction of the Manantial Espejo project and the expansion of the Morococha mine. Consolidated silver production for the third quarter totaled 3.2 million ounces, a slight increase over Q3 2005. The La Colorada mine continued to ramp up its rate of production during the third quarter, producing 13% more ounces of silver compared to the year earlier period. Processing of ore at the San Vicente mine commenced in August, which added modestly to the Company's third quarter silver production. Partially offsetting these increases in production were modest production declines at Quiruvilca and Morococha where, as expected, ore grades declined due to the planned extraction of lower grade ore during the quarter. Consolidated cash costs for the quarter were $1.57 per ounce compared to $4.15 per ounce for the year-earlier period. Byproduct base metal credits continued to have an extremely positive effect on the Company's cost to produce silver. Morococha was once again the Company's lowest cost mine, recording cash costs of negative $5.14 per ounce for the third quarter. Ross Beaty, Chairman, stated: "Pan American is thriving today with record financial results, our best balance sheet ever, a well-diversified base of six operating silver mines, one newly constructed mine and another project under development that will double our silver production by 2008. We are also actively exploring in many locations and I am confident that this will lead to great new silver growth opportunities for the long term." OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS ------------------------------------ PERU The Morococha mine contributed 694,984 ounces of silver in the quarter at a cash cost of negative $5.14 per ounce. As anticipated, mill throughput increased steadily throughout the quarter, with the mill posting a new monthly tonnage record by processing just over 56,000 tonnes of ore in August. Production at the mine is expected to continue to increase as mill capacity is ramped up to 60,000 tonnes per month and rehabilitation of the tunnel access to the high grade Buenaventura ore block is completed. Silver production at the Quiruvilca mine was 489,972 ounces for the quarter, and year-to-date production continues to track projections. Cash costs per ounce of production remained extremely low at negative $0.39 per ounce, down from $3.55 per ounce in Q3 2005. Third quarter production at Huaron was 941,569 ounces of silver produced at cash costs of $2.32 per ounce as compared to 940,400 ounces at a cash cost of $5.13 per ounce recorded in the year earlier period. The sustained high production results from the mine are attributed to record mill throughput (offset slightly by lower grades and recovery) that is expected to continue through the balance of 2006 and into 2007. The Silver Stockpile operation produced 121,327 ounces of silver in the third quarter, which is lower than expected as a result of fewer tonnes being shipped at lower than expected grade. Year-to-date production nevertheless remains within budget and fourth quarter shipments are expected to increase. MEXICO The commissioning team at the Alamo Dorado mine was assembled in the third quarter and construction of the mine was completed on schedule in October 2006, with silver production set to commence in mid-November. By the end of the quarter, the primary crusher was operative and ore stockpiled ahead of the crusher totaled 345,000 tonnes. Construction expenditures were within 4% of the original budget, totaling approximately $79.9 million. Alamo Dorado is expected to produce an average of 5 million ounces of silver annually. The La Colorada mine notched another consecutive record producing quarter, with silver production increasing to 923,553 ounces, or 13% more than the year-earlier period. Cash costs increased slightly to $5.92 per ounce of silver, reflecting the fact that mining and processing from the sulphide zone has only reached 50% of planned capacity. Production from the oxide zone continued to meet quarterly and year-to-date forecasts, with slightly lower grades in the third quarter being offset by higher mill throughput and higher than expected recovery rates. By the end of 2006, the sulphide plant is expected to reach full capacity of 200 tonnes per day. ARGENTINA Basic engineering and plant design for the Manantial Espejo project was substantially completed in the third quarter and site construction planning commenced. Mining crews began ramp development at the Maria mine site area. By the end of the fourth quarter, all surface and underground mining equipment will be on site. Total project commitments at the end of the quarter totaled $7.0 million, primarily for the purchase of mobile equipment and for SAG and ball mill purchases. The project is scheduled to be completed in early 2008 and produce an average of 4.3 million ounces of silver and 62,000 ounces of gold annually. BOLIVIA Following recommencement of milling at the high grade silver-zinc San Vicente mine, the mine contributed a total of 55,370 ounces of silver in the third quarter from ore that had been mined and stockpiled throughout the second quarter. Cash costs per ounce of silver were significantly higher (at $8.09) than the Company's long-term expectations of $3.50 per ounce as a result of mill start-up costs, costs to warehouse ore not shipped, and higher silver prices which increased royalty payments owed to Comibol, Bolivia's national mining company. Feasibility analysis and engineering is continuing on a plan to expand mine production and build a new mill on the property. An investment decision is expected in early 2007 and will carefully take into consideration the political climate in Bolivia. The San Vicente mine today represents less than 2% of the book value of Pan American's consolidated operations. EXPLORATION ----------- By the end of the third quarter, the Company had more than 25 active drill rigs at existing operations, development projects and exploration sites. The more notable exploration results came from the Huaron and La Colorada mines. At Huaron, a total of 24 holes were drilled on site throughout the quarter. Very positive results were obtained at the 250 level, where high grade silver and base metal intersects were found. At La Colorada, exploration in the third quarter continued to focus on delineation of the new Amolillo vein and Recompensa structure to expand reserves and resources in the area. Primarily as a result of development of the Amolillo deposit, the Company expects to more than replace all reserves mined in 2006. In the third quarter, the Company set up an exploration office in Ecuador as it initiated exploration efforts within that country. SILVER MARKETS -------------- The price of silver steadily increased through the first two months of the quarter, reaching a high of $13.50 (London fix) per ounce on September 5, then dropping to a low of $10.70 per ounce in mid-September, only to rebound somewhat by the end of the month to close to the average price for the quarter of approximately $11.70 per ounce. Investment demand for silver remained strong throughout the third quarter, as evidenced by holdings in the silver exchange traded fund ("ETF"), which, by the end of the quarter, reached approximately 105 million ounces of physical silver. To meet this rising demand, the administrators of the ETF, on September 27, filed for registration with the SEC of 15 million additional shares, enabling purchase by the ETF of 150 million additional ounces of physical silver. Physical interest in the Pan American Silver line of bullion products continues to remain high, as indicated by the sale of the 1,000,000th ounce of silver by the Northwest Territorial Mint in the third quarter and by the strong demand for the Company's new 100-ounce silver bar. All Pan American Silver products are available directly through the mint's website (http://www.silverpa.com/). Pan American will host a conference call to discuss its financial and operating results on Friday, November 3, 2006 at 7:00 am PST (10:00 am EST). North American participants please dial toll-free 1-888-694-4728 and international participants please dial 1-973-582-2745. The call may also be accessed from the home page of the Company's website at http://www.panamericansilver.com/. The call will be available for replay for one week after the call by dialing 1-877-519-4471 (for North American callers) and 1- 973-341-3080 (for international callers) and using the replay pin number 7953226. 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STATEMENTS CONTAINING FORWARD- LOOKING INFORMATION INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, STATEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO TIMING AND BUDGET OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AT ALAMO DORADO AND MANANTIAL ESPEJO, THE EXPECTED RESULTS FROM EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES, THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEWLY DISCOVERED ORE BODIES, THE ESTIMATION OF FUTURE PRODUCTION LEVELS, EXPECTATIONS REGARDING MINE PRODUCTION COSTS, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL CAPITAL, THE RESULTS OF DRILLING, AND PAN AMERICAN SILVER'S COMMITMENT TO, AND PLANS FOR DEVELOPING, NEWLY DISCOVERED AND EXISTING MINERALIZED STRUCTURES. STATEMENTS CONTAINING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSE THE ACTUAL RESULTS, LEVEL OF ACTIVITY, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS OF PAN AMERICAN SILVER AND ITS OPERATIONS TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH STATEMENTS. SUCH FACTORS INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, RISKS RELATED TO TECHNOLOGICAL AND OPERATIONAL NATURE OF THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS, CHANGES IN THE POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, THE ACTUAL RESULTS OF CURRENT EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES, CONCLUSIONS OF ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS, CHANGES IN PROJECT PARAMETERS TO DEAL WITH UNANTICIPATED ECONOMIC FACTORS, FUTURE PRICES OF SILVER, GOLD AND OTHER BASE METALS, AS WELL AS THOSE FACTORS DESCRIBED IN THE SECTIONS RELATING TO RISK FACTORS OF PAN AMERICAN SILVER'S BUSINESS FILED IN THE COMPANY'S REQUIRED SECURITIES FILINGS ON SEDAR. ALTHOUGH THE COMPANY HAS ATTEMPTED TO IDENTIFY IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, THERE MAY BE OTHER FACTORS THAT CAUSE RESULTS TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE ANTICIPATED, DESCRIBED, ESTIMATED, ASSESSED OR INTENDED. 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Financial & Operating Highlights Three months ended Nine months ended September 30 September 30 2006 2005 2006 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consolidated Financial Highlights (in thousands of US dollars) (Unaudited) Net income for the period $ 16,355 $ 172 $ 28,558 $ 920 Basic income per share $ 0.22 $ 0.00 $ 0.39 $ 0.01 Diluted income per share $ 0.20 $ 0.00 $ 0.37 $ 0.01 Cash flow from operations $ 15,765 $ 4,227 $ 52,509 $ 8,463 Exploration and Project Development expenses $ 2,267 $ 394 $ 4,138 $ 2,703 Cash and short-term investments $ 181,136 $ 68,364 $ 181,136 $ 68,364 Working capital $ 196,006 $ 85,837 $ 196,006 $ 85,837 Consolidated Ore Milled & Metals Recovered to Concentrate Tonnes milled 495,137 439,823 1,408,755 1,251,838 Silver metal - ounces 3,226,775 3,202,289 9,871,671 9,286,658 Zinc metal - tonnes 9,922 9,977 30,115 28,094 Lead metal - tonnes 4,060 4,113 11,927 11,492 Copper metal - tonnes 1,126 1,042 3,333 3,020 Consolidated Cost per Ounce of Silver (net of by-product credits) Total cash cost per ounce(x) $ 1.57 $ 4.15 $ 1.75 $ 4.38 Total production cost per ounce(x) $ 3.28 $ 5.52 $ 3.34 $ 5.72 In thousands of US dollars Direct operating costs, royalties, treatment and refining charges $ 46,341 $ 30,935 $ 126,853 $ 89,724 By-product credits (41,690) (18,769) (111,021) (52,605) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash operating costs 4,650 12,165 15,832 37,119 Depreciation, amortization and reclamation 4,476 3,998 13,320 11,391 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production costs $ 9,126 $ 16,163 $ 29,151 $ 48,511 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payable ounces of silver (used in cost per ounce calculations) 2,963,597 2,930,179 9,043,186 8,479,763 Average Metal Prices Silver - London Fixing per ounce $ 11.70 $ 7.07 $ 11.21 $ 7.06 Zinc - LME Cash Settlement per tonne $ 3,363 $ 1,298 $ 2,966 $ 1,296 Lead - LME Cash Settlement per tonne $ 1,189 $ 892 $ 1,176 $ 952 Copper - LME Cash Settlement per tonne $ 7,670 $ 3,759 $ 6,612 $ 3,479 Mine Operations Highlights Three months ended Nine months ended September 30 September 30 2006 2005 2006 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huaron Mine Tonnes milled 185,290 167,585 513,235 427,814 Average silver grade - grams per tonne 193 212 203 214 Average zinc grade 2.48% 2.70% 2.58% 2.86% Silver - ounces 941,569 940,400 2,773,593 2,747,189 Zinc - tonnes 3,095 2,823 8,818 9,067 Lead - tonnes 1,750 1,635 5,371 5,161 Copper - tonnes 426 449 1,272 1,326 Total cash cost per ounce(x) $ 2.32 5.13 2.53 5.04 Total production cost per ounce(x) $ 3.67 6.37 3.81 6.25 In thousands of US dollars Direct operating costs, royalties, treatment and refining charges $ 15,929 $ 10,456 $ 42,587 $ 31,456 By-product credits (13,940) (6,067) (36,202) (18,872) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash operating costs 1,989 4,389 6,385 12,583 Depreciation, amortization and reclamation 1,149 1,064 3,217 3,026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production costs $ 3,138 $ 5,453 $ 9,602 $ 15,610 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payable ounces of silver (used in cost per ounce calculation) 856,108 856,228 2,521,986 2,496,885 Quiruvilca Mine Tonnes milled 92,468 95,539 282,100 275,792 Average silver grade - grams per tonne 199 217 217 223 Average zinc grade 2.70% 3.34% 2.86% 3.21% Silver - ounces 489,972 579,586 1,681,179 1,723,973 Zinc - tonnes 2,090 2,698 6,849 7,472 Lead - tonnes 650 754 1,968 2,103 Copper - tonnes 308 366 1,004 1,009 Total cash cost per ounce(x) $ (0.39) $ 3.55 $ (0.15) $ 4.07 Total production cost per ounce(x) $ 0.99 $ 4.10 $ 1.07 $ 4.62 In thousands of US dollars Direct operating costs, royalties, treatment and refining charges $ 8,871 $ 6,914 $ 25,525 $ 20,251 By-product credits (9,048) (5,007) (25,761) (13,723) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash operating costs (176) 1,907 (236) 6,528 Depreciation, amortization and reclamation 628 296 1,902 879 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production costs $ 451 $ 2,203 $ 1,666 $ 7,407 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payable ounces of silver (used in cost per ounce calculation) 454,284 537,719 1,561,459 1,603,593 Three months ended Nine months ended September 30 September 30 2006 2005 2006 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morococha Mine(1) Tonnes milled 150,191 119,953 423,451 347,023 Average silver grade - grams per tonne 176 216 191 218 Average zinc grade 3.61% 4.58% 3.91% 4.30% Silver - ounces 694,984 705,981 2,202,128 2,051,128 Zinc - tonnes 4,567 4,455 13,994 11,554 Lead - tonnes 1,591 1,724 4,514 4,228 Copper - tonnes 381 227 1,031 685 Total cash cost per ounce(x) $ (5.14) $ 1.99 $ (3.58) $ 2.82 Total production cost per ounce(x) $ (3.23) $ 3.68 $ (1.87) $ 4.54 In thousands of US dollars Direct operating costs, royalties, treatment and refining charges $ 14,311 $ 8,582 $ 39,309 $ 24,207 By-product credits (17,507) (7,322) (46,359) (19,000) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash operating costs (3,196) 1,260 (7,050) 5,207 Depreciation, amortization and reclamation 1,185 1,077 3,360 3,178 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production costs $ (2,012) $ 2,337 $ (3,689) $ 8,385 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payable ounces of silver (used in cost per ounce calculations) 622,402 634,104 1,970,474 1,847,927 (1) Production and cost figures are for Pan American's share only. Pan American's ownership was approximately 88.7% during the quarter. La Colorada Mine Tonnes milled 60,463 56,746 174,257 156,209 Average silver grade - grams per tonne 547 510 546 537 Silver - ounces 923,553 817,744 2,635,197 2,249,760 Zinc - tonnes - - - - Lead - tonnes 68 - 74 - Total cash cost per ounce(x) $ 5.92 $ 5.48 $ 5.83 $ 5.48 Total production cost per ounce(x) $ 7.55 $ 7.40 $ 7.66 $ 7.40 In thousands of US dollars Direct operating costs, royalties, treatment and refining charges $ 6,050 $ 4,832 $ 16,835 $ 13,300 By-product credits (631) (374) (1,553) (1,009) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash operating costs 5,418 4,458 15,282 12,291 Depreciation, amortization and reclamation 1,499 1,561 4,805 4,308 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production costs $ 6,918 $ 6,019 $ 20,086 $ 16,599 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payable ounces of silver (used in cost per ounce calculations) 915,811 813,752 2,621,902 2,242,188 Three months ended Nine months ended September 30 September 30 2006 2005 2006 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silver Stock Piles Tonnes sold 13,506 15,076 42,763 46,488 Average silver grade - grams per tonne 279 327 324 327 Silver - ounces 121,327 158,578 445,655 514,608 Total cash cost per ounce(x) $ 3.30 $ 1.72 $ 3.21 $ 1.76 Total production cost per ounce(x) $ 3.30 $ 1.72 $ 3.21 $ 1.76 In thousands of US dollars Direct operating costs, royalties, treatment and refining charges $ 217 $ 152 $ 796 $ 510 By-product credits - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash operating costs 217 152 796 510 Depreciation, amortization and reclamation - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production costs $ 217 $ 152 $ 796 $ 510 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payable ounces of silver (used in cost per ounc calculations) 65,694 88,376 247,982 289,169 San Vicente Mine(xx) Tonnes milled 6,725 - 15,712 - Average silver grade - grams per tonne 317 - 319 - Average zinc grade - percent 3.32 - 3.70 - Silver - ounces 55,370 - 133,920 - Zinc - tonnes 169 - 453 - Copper - tonnes 11 - 26 - Total cash cost per ounce(x) $ 8.09 $ - $ 5.48 $ - Total production cost per ounce(x) $ 8.40 $ - $ 5.78 $ - In thousands of US dollars Direct operating costs, royalties, treatment and refining charges $ 963 $ - $ 1,800 $ - By-product credits (564) - (1,146) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash operating costs 399 - 655 - Depreciation, amortization and reclamation 15 - 36 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production costs $ 414 $ - $ 690 $ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Payable ounces of silver (used in cost per ounce calculations) 9,298 - 119,384 - (x) See discussion below in Management discussion and analysis under, "Cash and total production costs per ounce for payable silver" for non-GAAP measures. (xx) The production statistics represent Pan American's 55% interest in the mine in 2006. Pan American Silver Corp. Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands of US dollars) (Unaudited) September 30, December 31, 2006 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assets Current Cash and cash equivalents $ 72,434 $ 29,291 Short-term investments 108,702 26,031 Accounts receivable, net of $Nil provision for doubtful accounts 41,216 27,342 Inventories (note 4) 24,611 16,667 Unrealized gain on commodity and foreign currency contracts 1,161 863 Prepaid expenses and other 2,993 1,935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Current Assets 251,117 102,129 Mineral property, plant and equipment, net (note 6) 113,071 99,815 Construction in progress (note 7) 78,721 34,306 Investment in non-producing properties (note 7) 183,460 123,259 Direct smelting ore (note 4) 1,937 2,236 Other assets 2,461 535 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Assets $ 630,767 $ 362,280 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liabilities Current Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 31,890 $ 21,886 Unrealized loss on commodity contracts 5,115 4,810 Taxes payable 16,289 447 Current portion of non-current liabilities 1,817 223 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Current Liabilities 55,111 27,366 Liability component of convertible debentures 91 126 Provision for asset retirement obligations and reclamation (note 8) 42,140 39,378 Provision for future income taxes 45,024 32,396 Other liabilities and provisions 20 1,894 Non-controlling interest 7,874 3,798 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Liabilities 150,260 104,958 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shareholders' Equity Share capital (note 9) Authorized: 200,000,000 common shares of no par value Issued: December 31, 2005 - 67,564,903 common shares September 30, 2006 - 76,066,532 common shares 583,091 388,830 Equity component of convertible debentures 710 762 Additional paid in capital 13,566 13,117 Deficit (116,860) (145,387) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Shareholders' Equity 480,507 257,322 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity $ 630,767 $ 362,280 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements Pan American Silver Corp. Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited - in thousands of US Dollars, except for per share amounts) Three months ended Nine months ended September 30, September 30, 2006 2005 2006 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sales $ 64,268 $ 30,086 $ 172,859 $ 84,530 Cost of sales 30,813 21,337 82,723 62,134 Depreciation and amortization 4,234 3,788 11,880 9,421 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mine operating earnings 29,221 4,961 78,256 12,975 General and administrative, including stock-based compensation 2,739 2,065 7,088 5,378 Exploration and project development 2,267 394 4,138 2,703 Asset retirement and reclamation 615 735 1,843 1,674 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Operating income 23,600 1,767 65,187 3,220 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interest and financing expenses (87) (126) (436) (312) Investment and other income 1,956 1,190 3,296 2,438 Loss on commodity and foreign currency contract (676) (2,198) (17,286) (2,044) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income before taxes and non-controlling interest 24,793 633 50,761 3,302 Income tax (provision) benefit (8,398) 79 (19,988) (1,609) Non-controlling interest (40) (540) (2,215) (773) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net income for the period $ 16,355 $ 172 $ 28,558 $ 920 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attributable to common shareholders: Net income for the period $ 16,355 $ 172 $ 28,558 $ 920 Accretion of convertible debentures (5) - (31) (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adjusted net income for the period attributable to common shareholders $ 16,350 $ 172 $ 28,527 $ 917 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic income per share $ 0.22 $ 0.00 $ 0.39 $ 0.01 Diluted income per share $ 0.20 $ 0.00 $ 0.37 $ 0.01 Weighted average number of shares outstanding (000's) Basic 76,007 66,974 72,790 66,943 Diluted 80,687 71,553 77,469 71,882 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements Pan American Silver Corp. Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited - in thousands of US dollars) Three months ended Nine months ended September 30, September 30, 2006 2005 2006 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Operating activities Net loss income for the period $ 16,355 $ 172 $ 28,558 $ 920 Reclamation expenditures (301) (324) (668) (824) Items not involving cash: Depreciation and amortization 4,234 3,788 11,880 9,421 Accretion of asset retirement obligation 615 735 1,843 1,674 Loss (gain) on disposition of assets 944 (453) 760 (453) Future income taxes 2,043 (1,313) 460 (1,618) Non-controlling interest 39 540 2,215 773 Unrealized (loss) gain on commodity and foreign currency contracts (3,217) 1,259 6 (2,080) Stock-based compensation 378 345 1,600 1,347 Changes in non-cash operating working capital items (Note 10) (5,325) (522) 5,855 (697) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash generated by operations 15,765 4,227 52,509 8,463 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investing activities Mineral property, plant and equipment expenditures (18,026) (16,482) (71,272) (40,731) Maturity (purchase) of short-term investments 13,714 9,630 (82,671) 23,428 Other (585) 547 (752) 949 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash used in investing activities (4,897) (6,305) (154,695) (16,354) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Financing activities Shares issued for cash 698 1,539 153,033 2,740 Share issue costs 181 - (7,664) - Interest paid on convertible debentures (22) - (41) - Repayment of short-term loan (2,202) (408) - (693) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash (used in) generated by financing activities (1,354) 1,131 145,328 2,047 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents during the period 9,514 (947) 43,142 (5,844) Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 62,919 23,448 29,291 28,345 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 72,433 $ 22,501 $ 72,433 $ 22,501 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supplemental Disclosures Interest paid $ 16 $ 18 $ 35 $ 36 ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- Taxes paid $ 1,505 $ 1,001 $ 5,254 $ 4,112 ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements Pan American Silver Corp. Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (in thousands of US dollars, except for amounts of shares) Common Shares ----------------------- Convertible Shares Amount Debentures ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance, December 31, 2004 66,835,378 $ 380,571 $ 633 Issued on the exercise of stock options 300,325 2,780 - Issued on the exercise of share purchase warrants 1,186 11 - Stock-based compensation on options granted - - - Issued warrants to settle obligation - - - Accretion of convertible debentures - - 3 Issued as compensation 29,484 410 - Other - - - Net loss for the year - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance, September 30, 2005 67,166,373 $ 383,772 $ 636 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance, December 31, 2005 67,564,903 $ 388,830 $ 762 Issued on the exercise of stock options 224,308 3,733 - Issued on the exercise of share purchase warrants 12,372 163 - Issued on the conversion of debentures 7,311 93 (83) Issued as compensation 26,231 559 - Shares issued to acquire mineral interests 1,950,000 47,381 - Stock issued for cash 6,281,407 142,332 - Accretion of convertible debentures - - 31 Stock-based compensation on options granted - - - Net income for the period - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance, September 30, 2006 76,066,532 $ 583,091 $ 710 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Paid in Capital Deficit Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance, December 31, 2004 $ 10,976 $ (116,664) $ 275,516 Issued on the exercise of stock options (51) - 2,729 Issued on the exercise of share purchase warrants - - 11 Stock-based compensation on options granted 937 - 937 Issued warrants to settle obligation 2,100 - 2,100 Accretion of convertible debentures - (3) - Issued as compensation - - 410 Other (172) - (172) Net loss for the year - 920 920 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance, September 30, 2005 $ 13,790 $ (115,747) $ 282,451 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance, December 31, 2005 $ 13,117 $ (145,387) $ 257,322 Issued on the exercise of stock options (934) - 2,799 Issued on the exercise of share purchase warrants (29) - 134 Issued on the conversion of debentures - - 10 Issued as compensation 70 - 629 Shares issued to acquire mineral interests - - 47,381 Stock issued for cash - - 142,332 Accretion of convertible debentures - (31) - Stock-based compensation on options granted 1,342 - 1,342 Net income for the period - 28,558 28,558 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance, September 30, 2006 $ 13,566 $ (116,860) $ 480,507 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pan American Silver Corp. Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements As at September 30, 2006 and 2005 and for the three month periods then ended (Tabular amounts are in thousands of US dollars, except for numbers of shares, price per share and per share amounts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Nature of Operations Pan American Silver Corp, subsidiary companies and joint ventures (collectively, the "Company" or "Pan American") are engaged in silver mining and related activities, including exploration, extraction, processing, refining and reclamation. The Company's primary product (silver) is produced in Peru, Mexico and Bolivia, along with development activities in Argentina, Mexico and Bolivia, and exploration activities in South America. 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies a) Basis of Presentation: The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Canada for interim financial information and follow the same accounting policies and methods as our most recent annual financial statements. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in Canada for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three- month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2006. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2005 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in Canada for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Pan American Silver Corp. (the "Company") Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2005. b) Principles of Consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the wholly-owned and partially-owned subsidiaries of the Company and joint ventures, the most significant of which are presented in the following table: Operations Ownership and Development Subsidiary Location interest Status Projects ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pan American Quiruvilca and Silver S.A.C. Peru 100% Consolidated Huaron Mines Compania Minera Argentum S.A. Peru 88.5% Consolidated Morococha Mine Plata Panamericana La Colorada S.A. de C.V. Mexico 100% Consolidated Mine Minera Corner Alamo Dorado Bay S.A. Mexico 100% Consolidated Project Compania Minera San Vicente PAS Bolivia S.A. Bolivia 55% Consolidated Project Compania Minera Manantial Espejo Triton S.A. Argentina 100%(1) Consolidated Project (1) The Company acquired the remaining 50% interest from the joint venture partner on April 10, 2006. Inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. Investments where the Company has an ownership of 50% and funds its proportionate share of expenditures are accounted for using the proportionate consolidation method. Investments where the Company has an ownership of less than 50% and funds its proportionate share of expenditures are accounted for under the equity method. The Company has no investments in entities in which its ownership interest is accounted for using the cost method. c) Revenue Recognition: Revenue is recognized upon delivery when title and risk of ownership of metals or metal bearing concentrate passes to the buyer and when collection is reasonably assured. The passing of title to the customer is based on the terms of the sales contract. Product pricing is determined at the point revenue is recognized by reference to active and freely traded commodity markets. Under our concentrate sales contracts with third-party smelters, final commodity prices are set on a specified quotational period, typically ranging from one month prior to shipment, and can extend to three months after the shipment arrives at the smelter and is based on average market metal prices. Revenues are recorded under these contracts at the time title passes to the buyer based on the expected settlement period. The contracts, in general, provide for a provisional payment based upon provisional assays and quoted metal prices. Final settlement is based on the average applicable price for a specified future period, and generally occurs from three to six months after shipment. Variations between the price recorded at the shipment date and the actual final price set under the smelting contracts are caused by changes in metal prices, and result in an embedded derivative in the accounts receivable. The embedded derivative is recorded at fair value each period until the final settlement occurs, with changes in fair value classified as a component of revenue. Final sales are settled using smelter weights and final settlement assays (average of assays exchanged and/or umpire assay results). Third party smelting and refining costs are recorded as a reduction of revenue. d) Accounts Receivable: The Company has 10 customers that account for 100% of the concentrate and dore sales revenue. The loss of certain of these customers or curtailment of purchases by such customers could have a material adverse affect on the Company's results of operations and financial condition. e) Reclassifications: Certain reclassifications of prior year balances have been made to conform to current year presentation. 3. Acquisition of Manantial Espejo (Minera Triton S.A.) mining assets In April, 2006, Pan American completed the acquisition of 50 percent interest in the Manantial Espejo project from Silver Standard Resources Inc. The transaction, gives the Company a 100 percent interest in Manantial Espejo. The purchase price was 1.95 million common shares of Pan American valued at approximately $47.4 million. The measurement of the purchase consideration was based on a Pan American common share price of $24.30, representing the average closing price on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange for the two days prior to and two days after the public announcement of our purchase. The acquisition was accounted for by the purchase method of accounting and the accounts of Minera Triton have been consolidated from April 1, 2006, which was the date the Company acquired effective control and ownership of the assets and liabilities of Minera Triton. The preliminary allocation of the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired and the consideration paid are summarized as follows: Current assets, including cash of $45 $ 71 Plant and equipment 1,711 Mineral properties 57,201 Other 1,176 ----------------------------------------------------- 60,159 Less: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (99) Future income tax liability (12,511) ----------------------------------------------------- Total purchase price $ 47,549 ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- Consideration paid is as follows: Issue of Shares $ 47,381 Acquisition costs 168 ----------------------------------------------------- $ 47,549 ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- The purchase cost was allocated to the underlying assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The Company estimated fair values based on discounted cash flows and estimates made by management. The purchase consideration for the mining assets of Manantial Espejo exceeded the carrying value of the underlying assets for tax purposes by $32.9 million. In addition, the Company considered the prior ownership basis in calculating the tax impact of the acquisition. These amounts have been applied to increase the carrying value of the mineral properties for accounting purposes. However, this did not increase the carrying value of the underlying assets for tax purposes and resulted in a temporary difference between accounting and tax values. The resulting estimated future income tax liability associated with this temporary difference of $12.5 million was also applied to increase the carrying value of the mineral properties. For purposes of presenting a summary of assets and liabilities acquired, the balance sheet of Minera Triton S. A. at April 1, 2006 has been used as a proxy for the balance sheet on April 10, 2006. The Company does not expect that the final allocation of the consideration among the assets and liabilities of the Manantial Espejo Project will materially vary from those shown above. 4. Inventories Inventories consist of the following: September 30, December 31, 2006 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Concentrate inventory $ 8,716 $ 6,421 Direct smelting ore and stockpile ore 5,324 3,184 Dore and finished inventory 2,695 3,101 Materials and supplies 9,813 6,197 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26,548 18,903 Less: non-current direct smelting ore (1,937) (2,236) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 24,611 $ 16,667 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Commodity and foreign currency contracts At September 30, 2006, the Company had sold forward 3,000 tonnes of zinc at a weighted average price of $1,603 per tonne. The Company had bought 3,000 tonnes of zinc at a weighted average cost of $2,986 per tonne, settling between October and December 2006. These forward purchases were entered into to exactly offset all of the Company's zinc forward sales positions. At September 30, 2006, the cash offered prices for zinc average was $3,366 per tonne which results in a net unrealized mark-to- market loss of the Company's zinc forward contracts at that date of $4.2 million ($5.1 million of unrealized losses and $1.0 million of unrealized gains). The Company has purchased Mexican Pesos ("MXN") with an aggregated nominal value of MXN 33.0 million settling between October and December 2006 at an average MXN/USD exchange rate of 11.02. At September 30, 2006, the mark to market value of the Company's position was $nil. At September 30, 2006 the Company had fixed the price of 800,000 ounces of its second quarter's silver production contained in concentrates, which is due to be priced in October and November of 2006 under the Company's concentrate contracts. The price fixed for these ounces averaged $11.80 per ounce while the spot price of silver was $11.55 per ounce on September 30, 2006, resulting in a mark to market recorded unrealized gain of $0.2 million. 6. Mineral property, plant and equipment Mineral property, plant and equipment consist of: September 30, 2006 -------------------------------------- Accumulated Net Book Cost Amortization Value -------------------------------------- Morococha mine, Peru $ 42,682 $ (8,472) $ 34,210 La Colorada mine, Mexico 28,007 (4,841) 23,166 Quiruvilca/Huaron mines, Peru 77,730 (32,333) 45,397 Alamo Dorado, Mexico 750 (121) 629 Manantial Espejo, Argentina 7,735 (808) 6,927 San Vicente mine, Bolivia 2,563 (224) 2,339 Other 976 (573) 403 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL $ 160,443 $ (47,372) $ 113,071 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 31, 2005 -------------------------------------- Accumulated Net Book Cost Amortization Value -------------------------------------- Morococha mine, Peru $ 34,137 $ (6,414) $ 27,723 La Colorada mine, Mexico 23,529 - 23,529 Quiruvilca/Huaron mines, Peru 79,860 (33,997) 45,863 Alamo Dorado, Mexico 419 (87) 332 Manantial Espejo, Argentina 1,938 (227) 1,711 San Vicente mine, Bolivia 363 (56) 307 Other 856 (506) 350 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL $ 141,102 $ (41,287) $ 99,815 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Construction in progress and investment in non-producing properties The carrying values of Construction in progress are as follows: September 30, 2006 December 31, 2005 Net Book Value Net Book Value -------------------------------------- Alamo Dorado, Mexico $ 73,398 $ 34,306 Manantial Espejo, Argentina $ 5,323 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL $ 78,721 $ 34,306 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acquisition costs of investment in non-producing properties together with costs directly related to mine development expenditures are deferred. Exploration expenditures on investment in non-producing properties are charged to operations in the period they are incurred. The carrying values of these properties are as follows: September 30, December 31, 2006 2005 --------------------------- Morococha, Peru $ 28,107 $ 31,052 Alamo Dorado, Mexico 89,964 84,543 Manantial Espejo, Argentina 59,344 1,979 San Vicente, Bolivia 4,662 4,454 Other 1,383 1,231 --------------------------- $ 183,460 $ 123,259 --------------------------- --------------------------- 8. Asset retirement and obligations Reclamation and remediation costs are based principally on legal and regulatory requirements. Management estimates costs associated with reclamation of mining properties as well as remediation costs for inactive properties. The estimated undiscounted cash flows generated by our assets and the estimated liabilities for reclamation and remediation are determined using the Company's assumptions about future costs, mineral prices, mineral processing recovery rates, production levels and capital and reclamation costs. Such assumptions are based on the Company's current mining plan and the best available information for making such estimates. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates and assumptions; however, actual amounts could differ from those based on such estimates and assumptions. The following is a description of the changes to the Company's asset retirement obligations from January 1 to September 30, 2006: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance at December 31, 2005 $ 39,378 Reclamation expenditures (668) Accretion 1,843 Alamo Dorado liability increase to September 30, 2006 1,587 Changes in estimates - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Balance at September 30, 2006 $ 42,140 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Share capital The Company completed its base shelf offering on April 18, 2006 and completed an over-allotment option of the Offering on April 21, 2006. The Offering consisted of 6.28 million common shares priced at $23.88 for gross proceeds of $150 million and net proceeds after deducting underwriting fees, of $142.2 million. a) Stock Options and Share Purchase Warrants Transactions concerning stock options and share purchase warrants are summarized as follows: Incentive Share Purchase Stock Option Plan Warrants --------------------- --------------------- Total Shares Price Shares Price Shares ------------------------------------------------------------------------- As at December 31, 2004 1,683,574 $ 9.90 3,809,817 $ 9.98 5,493,391 Granted 87,000 16.12 255,781 16.91 342,781 Exercised (693,933) 9.15 (1,320) 9.98 (695,253) Cancelled (26,000) 18.16 - - (26,000) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- As at December 31, 2005 1,050,641 10.88 4,064,278 10.71 5,114,919 Granted 191,332 19.23 - 191,332 Exercised (224,308) 12.48 (12,372) (10.08) (236,680) Cancelled (5,166) 16.36 - - (5,166) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- As at September 30, 2006 1,012,499 $ 12.16 4,051,906 $ 10.77 5,135,408 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the three month period ending September 30, 2006, 65,000 common shares and 837 common shares were issued for proceeds of $0.6 million and $0.09 million in connection with the exercise of outstanding options and warrants, respectively. In the nine month period ending September 30, 2006, 224,308 common shares and 12,372 common shares were issued for proceeds of $2.8 million and $0.2 million in connection with the exercise of outstanding options and warrants, respectively. b) Share Option Plan The Company has a comprehensive stock option plan for its employees, directors and officers. The plan provides for the issuance of incentive stock options to acquire up to a total of 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company on a non-diluted basis. The exercise price of each option shall be the weighted average trading price of the Company's stock on the five days prior to the award date. The options can be granted for a maximum term of 10 years with vesting provisions determined by the Board of Directors. The Company used as its assumptions for calculating the value of the stock options granted a discount rate between 3.81% and 3.88%, volatility between 29.59 and 38.00 percent, expected lives between 1.5 and 3.1 years, and an exercise price of Cdn $22.04 per share. The following table summarizes information concerning stock options outstanding as at September 30, 2006: Options Outstanding Options Exercisable ---------------------------------------------------------- Number Weighted outstanding Number Average and Weighted Outstanding Remaining Weighted exercisable Range of average as at Contractual average as at Exercise exercise September Life exercise September Prices price 30, 2006 (months) price 30, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 4.48 $ 4.48 175,000 49.51 $ 4.48 175,000 $ 7.98 - $10.76 $ 8.82 322,333 15.80 $ 8.79 222,333 $12.94 - $18.86 $ 16.68 288,000 33.66 $ 17.27 128,000 $19.77 - $24.01 $ 19.49 227,166 45.65 $ 13.51 21,438 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 12.70 1,012,499 34.36 $ 9.95 546,771 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recognized $0.9 million of stock-based compensation expense related to stock option grants. c) Earnings Per Share (Basic and Diluted) For the three months ended September 30 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income Shares Per-Share (Numerator) (Denominator) Amount ---------------------------------------- Net Income Available to Common Shareholders $ 16,350 Basic EPS 16,350 76,007,433 $ 0.22 Effect of Dilutive Securities: Convertible Debentures 4 68,130 Stock Options - 546,771 Warrants - 4,064,278 ---------------------------------------- Diluted EPS 16,354 80,686,612 $ 0.20 ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- For the three months ended September 30 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income Shares Per-Share (Numerator) (Denominator) Amount ---------------------------------------- Net Income Available to Common Shareholders 172 Basic EPS $ 172 66,973,830 $ 0.00 Effect of Dilutive Securities: Convertible Debentures - 74,922 Stock Options - 874,308 Warrants - 4,064,412 - ---------------------------------------- Diluted EPS $ 172 71,987,472 $ 0.00 ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- For the nine months ended September 30 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income Shares Per-Share (Numerator) (Denominator) Amount ---------------------------------------- Net Income Available to Common Shareholders $ 28,527 Basic EPS 28,527 72,789,973 $ 0.39 Effect of Dilutive Securities: Convertible Debentures 12 68,130 Stock Options - 546,771 Warrants - 4,064,278 ---------------------------------------- Diluted EPS $ 28,539 77,469,152 $ 0.37 ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- For the nine months ended September 30 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Income Shares Per-Share (Numerator) (Denominator) Amount ---------------------------------------- Net Income Available to Common Shareholders $ 917 Basic EPS 917 66,943,226 $ 0.01 Effect of Dilutive Securities: Convertible Debentures $ 28 74,922 Stock Options - 874,308 Warrants - 4,064,412 ---------------------------------------- Diluted EPS $ 945 71,956,868 $ 0.01 ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Potentially dilutive securities totaling nil for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 62,608 shares for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005 (arising from exercisable stock options) were not included as their effect would be anti-dilutive. 10. Changes in non-cash working capital Items The following table summarizes the changes in non-cash working capital items: Three Months Ended Nine months Ended September 30, September 30, 2006 2005 2006 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accounts receivable $ (6,660) $ (155) $ (15,204) $ 5,666 Inventories (3,519) (1,416) (6,370) (2,147) Prepaid expenses (1,295) (553) (1,058) (1,571) Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 5,439 2,722 27,745 (1,738) Other 710 (1,120) 742 (907) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ (5,325) $ (522) $ 5,855 $ (697) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Supplemental cash flow information The following table summarizes the supplemental cash flow information: Three Months Ended Nine months Ended September 30, September 30, Shares issued: 2006 2005 2006 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- On conversion of debentures $ 7 $ - $ 93 $ 88,848 As compensation - - 559 410 For purchase of Minera Triton - - 47,381 - For share purchase warrants - 2,100 - 2,100 12. Segmented information Substantially all of the Company's operations are within the mining sector, conducted through operations in six countries. Due to differences between mining and exploration activities, the Company has a separate budgeting process and measures the results of operations and exploration activities independently. The Corporate office provides support to the mining and exploration activities with respect to financial, human resources and technical support. Segmented disclosures and enterprise-wide information are as follows: Revenue September 30 Net capital assets ----------------------- ----------------------- September December 2006 2005 30, 2006 31, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peru $ 141,196 $ 69,792 $ 107,902 $ 105,281 Canada - - 190 190 Mexico 28,239 14,738 187,010 142,258 United States - - 1,191 1,198 Argentina - - 71,924 3,691 Bolivia 3,424 - 7,035 4,762 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total $ 172,859 $ 84,530 $ 375,252 $ 257,380 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the three months ended September 30, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mining Operations Development ---------------------- and Mexico Peru exploration Corporate Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenue from external customers $ 10,680 $ 53,147 $ 441 $ - $ 64,268 Depreciation and amortization $ (1,388) $ (2,738) $ (78) $ (30) $ (4,234) Reclamation accretion $ (84) $ (531) $ - $ - $ (615) Interest and financing expense $ - $ (87) $ - $ - $ (87) Investment and other income $ 1 $ (22) $ (211) $ 2,188 $ 1,956 Loss on commodity and foreign currency contracts $ - $ - $ - $ (676) $ (676) Exploration expense $ (243) $ (831) $ (1,153) $ (40) $ (2,267) Income (loss) before taxes $ 3,325 $ 23,141 $ (1,595) $ (118) $ 24,753 Net income (loss) for the period $ 3,325 $ 14,974 $ (1,319) $ (625) $ 16,355 Property, plant and equipment capital expenditures $ 1,987 $ 4,700 $ 11,204 $ 135 $ 18,026 Segment assets $ 36,341 $ 196,373 $ 229,574 $ 168,479 $ 630,767 For the three months ended September 30, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mining Operations Development ---------------------- and Mexico Peru exploration Corporate Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenue from external customers $ 5,355 $ 24,731 $ - $ - $ 30,086 Depreciation and amortization $ (1,489) $ (2,274) $ (8) $ (17) $ (3,788) Reclamation accretion $ 157 $ (892) $ - $ - $ (735) Interest and financing expense $ - $ (154) $ - $ 28 $ (126) Investment and other income $ (5) $ 13 $ 420 $ 913 $ 1,341 Loss on commodity and foreign currency contracts $ - $ - $ - $ (2,198) $ (2,198) Exploration expense $ - $ (511) $ (193) $ 159 $ (545) Income (loss) before taxes $ (1,803) $ 2,279 $ (271) $ (1,112) $ 93 Net income (loss) for the period $ (1,803) $ 3,358 $ (271) $ (1,112) $ 172 Property, plant and equipment capital expenditures $ 1,695 $ 2,740 $ 11,764 $ 283 $ 16,482 Segment assets $ 59,693 $ 136,518 $ 112,882 $ 62,012 $ 371,105 For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mining Operations Development ---------------------- and Mexico Peru exploration Corporate Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenue from external customers $ 28,239 $ 141,196 $ 3,424 $ - $ 172,859 Depreciation and amortization $ (4,449) $ (7,169) $ (171) $ (91) $ (11,880) Reclamation accretion $ (252) $ (1,591) $ - $ - $ (1,843) Interest and financing expense $ - $ (300) $ - $ (136) $ (436) Investment and other income $ (10) $ (389) $ (155) $ 3,850 $ 3,296 Loss on commodity and foreign currency contracts $ - $ - $ - $ (17,286) $ (17,286) Exploration expense $ (718) $ (1,382) $ (1,984) $ (47) $ (4,131) Income (loss) before taxes $ 7,085 $ 61,646 $ (1,545) $ (18,640) $ 48,546 Net income (loss) for the period $ 7,085 $ 42,106 $ (1,320) $ (19,313) $ 28,558 Property, plant and equipment capital expenditures $ 4,663 $ 11,713 $ 54,560 $ 336 $ 71,272 Segment assets $ 36,341 $ 196,373 $ 229,574 $ 168,479 $ 630,767 For the six months ended September 30, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mining Operations Development ---------------------- and Mexico Peru exploration Corporate Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenue from external customers $ 14,738 $ 69,792 $ - $ - $ 84,530 Depreciation and amortization $ (3,349) $ (5,944) $ (8) $ (30) $ (9,421) Reclamation accretion $ 490 $ (2,066) $ - $ - $ (1,674) Interest and financing expense $ - $ (267) $ - $ (45) $ (312) Investment and other income $ (5) $ 439 $ 399 $ 1,605 $ 2,438 Loss on commodity and foreign currency contracts $ - $ - $ - $ (2,044) $ (2,044) Exploration expense $ (2) $ (511) $ (2,077) $ (113) $ (2,703) Income (loss) before taxes $ (1,952) $ 10,603 $ (2,418) $ (3,704) $ 2,529 Net income (loss) for the period $ (1,952) $ 8,994 $ (2,418) $ (3,704) $ 920 Property, plant and equipment capital expenditures $ 4,033 $ 12,149 $ 24,639 $ (90) $ 40,731 Segment assets $ 59,693 $ 136,518 $ 112,882 $ 62,012 $ 371,105 Third Quarter 2006 Management's Discussion and Analysis November 2nd, 2006 The Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) focuses on significant factors that affected Pan American Silver Corp.'s and its subsidiaries' ("Pan American" or the "Company") performance and such factors that may affect future performance. The MD&A for the third quarter ending September 30, 2006, and 2005, should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 and the related notes contained therein, which have been prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP. In addition, the following should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2005, the related MD&A, and Pan American's Annual Information Form (available on SEDAR at http://www.sedar.com/) and Form 40F. The significant accounting policies outlined within these documents have been applied consistently for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006. Management evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting as of the end of the third quarter of 2006. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting were effective and hence management did not make any material changes to these controls during the third quarter of 2006. All figures are in United States dollars unless otherwise noted. Some of the statements in this MD&A are forward-looking statements that are subject to risk factors set out in the cautionary note contained herein. Results of Operations The table below sets out selected quarterly results for the past thirteen quarters, which are stated in thousands of US dollars, except for the per share amounts. Mine Net Basic operating income/ income Quarter earnings/ (loss) for (loss) Year (unaudited) Sales (loss)(1) the period per share ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Sept. 30 $ 64,268 $ 29,221 $ 16,355 $ 0.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 30 $ 62,848 $ 31,060 $ 14,964 $ 0.21 March 31 $ 45,744 $ 17,976 $ (2,761) $ (0.04) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2005 Dec.31 $ 37,871 $ 8,683 $(29,514) $ (0.44) Sept. 30 $ 30,086 $ 4,961 $ 172 $ 0.00 June 30 $ 25,358 $ 4,526 $ 4,971 $ 0.07 March 31 $ 29,086 $ 3,488 $ (4,223) $ (0.06) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 Dec. 31 $ 30,022 $ 3,402 $ 13,527 $ 0.21 Sept. 30 $ 27,916 $ 6,357 $ 358 $ 0.01 June 30 $ 21,179 $ 2,640 $ 3,352 $ (0.09)(2) March 31 $ 15,708 $ 2,395 $ (2,023) $ (0.08)(2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 Dec.31 $ 12,857 $ 81 $ (2,840) $ (0.05)(2) Sept. 30 $ 11,890 $ 1,258 $ (1,225) $ (0.10)(2) (1) Mine operating earnings/(loss) are equal to sales less cost of sales and depreciation and amortization and is a non-GAAP measure (see mine operating earnings for further explanation) (2) Includes charges associated with early conversion and accretion of the Debentures For the three months ended September 30, 2006, the Company generated record net income of $16.4 million (basic income per share of $0.22) compared to net income of $0.2 million (basic income per share of $0.00) for the corresponding period in 2005. The improved financial results for the quarter are primarily due to significantly higher silver prices and record low costs per payable silver ounce (due to higher base metal by-product credits). For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 the Company had net income of $28.6 million, compared to net income of $0.9 million for the corresponding period in 2005. Higher realized prices combined with increased silver and base metal production were the primary reasons for the dramatic increase in net income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 versus the comparable 2005 period. Net income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 includes a loss of $17.3 million relating to commodity and currency contracts, (compared to a loss of $2.0 million for the same period in 2005) and an income tax provision of $20 million (compared to an provision of $1.6 million for the same period in 2005). Sales for the third quarter of 2006 were $64.3 million, a 114 per cent increase from sales in the corresponding period in 2005. Sales in the third quarter of 2006 benefited from significantly higher realized metal prices, increased production from the La Colorada mine, an increased quantity of concentrate shipped from the Company's Peruvian operations versus the year- earlier period (shipments of concentrate are an essential criterion for revenue recognition) and the recommencement of operations at San Vicente. Sales for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 of $172.9 million were more than double the sales for the comparable period in 2005, due primarily to the same factors described above. Cost of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2006 were $30.8 million, a 44 per cent increase from the $21.3 million recorded in the same period of 2005. Similar to the explanation of higher sales for the third quarter of 2006, cost of sales were higher due to (i) increased mining and milling rates at La Colorada (approximately 7 per cent higher relative to a year ago), (ii) the shipment of approximately 3,800 tonnes more concentrates from the three mines in Peru relative to the comparable period in 2005 and (iii) the recommencement of operations at San Vicente. Cost of sales were also negatively impacted by significantly increased worker's participation costs in Peru, which are based on the increased taxable income being generated by the Company's Peruvian mines. Cost of sales for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 were $82.7 million, which represents a 33 per cent increase over the comparable period of 2005. The factors described in the paragraph above plus the cost of sales at the San Vicente mine in Bolivia, which was operating in the first and third quarter of 2006 but not in 2005, were the primary reasons for the increase from the comparable period in 2005. Depreciation and amortization charges for the third quarter of 2006 increased to $4.2 million from $3.8 million recorded for the corresponding period in 2005. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006, these charges increased to $11.9 million from $9.4 million a year ago. The higher level of concentrate shipments and milling rates at La Colorada were the main reasons for the increase in both the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 compared to the depreciation and amortization charges recorded in the respective periods of 2005. The significant increase in sales relative to cost of sales and depreciation and amortization charges resulted in mine operating earnings in the third quarter of $29.2 million, which was 489 per cent higher than the mine operating earnings generated in the third quarter 2005 of $5.0 million. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006, the Company generated mine operating earnings of $78.3 million, more than five times higher than the mine operating earnings of $13.0 million in the same period of 2005. Mine operating earnings are a non-GAAP measure that is widely used in the mining industry as a benchmark for results of mining operations and is used by management to monitor and assess performance at each operation. General and administration costs for the three-month period ended September 30, 2006, including stock-based compensation, were $2.7 million. These costs increased from $2.1 million for the comparable quarter in 2005 due to the higher salary levels experienced across the entire mining industry and by additional costs associated with the Company's Sarbanes Oxley compliance project. General and administration costs of $7.1 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 (compared to $5.4 million in the same period in 2005) increased primarily for the same reasons. Exploration and project development expenses for the third quarter of 2006 were $2.3 million compared to $0.4 million for the third quarter of 2005. The current quarter's expense consisted primarily of maintenance costs at San Vicente and exploration activities at Huaron and La Colorada. Exploration expenses for the first nine months of 2006 were $4.1 million (first nine months of 2005, $2.7 million). Exploration costs in the three-month and nine-month comparable periods of 2005 were incurred primarily to complete the feasibility study for the Manantial Espejo project, which is now under construction. Asset retirement and reclamation expense of $0.6 million in the third quarter of 2006 (third quarter 2005, $0.7 million) related to the accretion of the Company's mines closure liabilities. The accretion for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 was $1.8 million compared to $1.7 million for the same period of 2005. The modest increase in the accretion charge relative to last year is directly due to the Company increasing its estimate for the future consolidated mine closure liability at the end of 2005. Interest and financing expense incurred as a result of transactional bank fees in the third quarter of 2006 of $0.1 million was similar to the interest expenses incurred during the same period in 2005 and during the first and second quarter of 2006. Investment and other income of $2.0 million in the third quarter of 2006 (third quarter 2005, $1.2 million) represented interest income received from cash balances the Company maintained during the quarter. Investment and other income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 was $3.3 million (nine-month period of 2005, $2.4 million). The higher interest rate environment prevailing in 2006, combined with higher average cash balances, resulted in the increase over the comparable periods. Loss on commodity and foreign currency contracts amounted to $0.7 million in the current quarter compared to a loss of $2.2 million in the third quarter of 2005. The third quarter's loss arose as a result of the Company's silver fixing and Mexican peso hedging activities. The Company closed out its remaining zinc forward positions in the second quarter of 2006 and thus there was no effect on the Company's statement of operations from zinc positions in the third quarter. The zinc forward positions were the primary reason for the loss of $17.3 million incurred in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 and for the $2.0 million loss incurred in the comparable period of 2005. Income tax provision of $8.4 million for the third quarter was a significant increase from a $0.1 million tax credit in the comparable period of 2005 due to sharply higher taxable income generated by the Company's Peruvian entities and the fact that these entities utilized their remaining tax loss carry forwards in 2005. Income tax provision for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 increased to $20 million from $1.6 million recorded in the same period of 2005 due to the same reasons. Metal Production Pan American produced 3.2 million ounces of silver in the third quarter of 2006, a 1 per cent increase from the corresponding period in 2005. Silver production increased by 13 per cent at La Colorada, due primarily to higher silver grades and increased milling rates as a result of restarting the sulphide plant at the mine. Operations were also restarted at San Vicente during the quarter and contributed 55,000 ounces of silver to Pan American's account. Silver production at Huaron was similar to the level achieved a year ago while lower silver grades were the primary reason for the slight drop in production at the Company's other operations relative to the comparable period in 2005. Consolidated base metal production remained similar to production levels from a year ago, with higher mill tonnage offsetting the impact of lower ore grades. Please refer to the "Financial & Operating Highlights" section of this third quarter report for a detailed breakdown of each mine's production data. Cash and Total Production Costs per Ounce for Payable Silver Consolidated cash costs for the three-month period ended September 30, 2006 were a record low of $1.57 per payable ounce of silver compared to $4.15 per ounce for the corresponding period of 2005. The decrease in cash costs was primarily a result of the increase in by-product credits generated from increased base metal production at higher metal prices. At both Morococha and Quiruvilca, the by-product credits were greater than the operating costs, resulting in cash costs per ounce of negative $5.14 and negative $0.39 respectively. The cash costs per ounce as compared to the same period in 2005 decreased by $7.13 at Morococha, by $3.94 at Quiruvilca and by $2.81 at Huaron. At La Colorada, which is a nearly pure silver mine and thus realizes only minor by-product credits, cash costs per ounce were $0.44 higher than those recorded a year ago. The Company's Pyrite Stockpile operation recorded higher costs than it had a year ago due to the fact that the cost structure of that operation is linked to silver prices, resulting in higher costs when silver prices are higher. At San Vicente, start-up costs and a cost structure linked to silver prices resulted in cash costs per ounce of $8.09, which is significantly more than the Company's long-term expectation of $3.50 per ounce. The Company reports the non-GAAP cash cost per ounce of payable silver in order to manage and evaluate operating performance at each of the Company's mines. The measure is widely used in the silver mining industry as a benchmark for performance, but does not have standardized meaning. To facilitate a better understanding of this measure as calculated by the Company, we have provided a detailed reconciliation of this measure to our cost of sales, as shown in our unaudited Consolidated Statement of Operations for the period. Three months ended Nine months ended September 30 September 30 2006 2005 2006 2005 --------------------- --------------------- Cost of sales $ 30,813 $ 21,337 $ 82,723 $ 62,134 DATASOURCE: Pan American Silver Corp. CONTACT: Alexis Stewart, Director Corporate & Investor Relations, (604) 684-1175,

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