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The Company confirms that management and other insiders are subject to an insider trading black-out policy as per its Confidentiality and Insider Trading Policy, which reflects the principles set out in section 9 of National Policy 11-207, and confirms that, except as described below, there have been no material business developments since the date of its annual financial statements (the "2019 AFS") and related management discussion and analysis (the "2019 MDA"), as at and for the years ended
Update on acquisition of land rights from Gécamines—General Prosecutor of DRC court orders that payments by KCC to Gécamines under land rights agreement be suspended pending completion of judicial investigation of Gecamines' executives
As previously announced, the Company's 75% owned subsidiary
The agreement provides for an initial payment of
KCC today received an injunction order from the General Prosecutor of the
Expected delay of the Acid Plant due to COVID-19
The Company has continued to progress toward the commissioning of its previously disclosed sulphuric acid, sulphur dioxide production and steam turbine generator project at KCC (the "Acid Plant"). The Acid Plant commissioning is now delayed as a result of the inability to mobilize necessary commissioning experts to site due to COVID-19. The Acid Plant is expected to be commissioned in the second half of 2020, rather than in the first half of 2020.
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Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, future events, conditions, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, prediction, projection, forecast, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to: economic factors such as future prices of copper and cobalt, currency fluctuations, energy prices and other general costs; COVID-19 and potential pandemic disease(s) impacting the workforce in the DRC leading to reduced or no production and delays in capital projects; claims or damages arising from the sales of copper and cobalt; the timeline to the completion of the Acid Plant and availability of reagents and acid supply; risks related to the land rights agreement with Gécamines, including risks relating to the declaration of a force majeure event resulting from the investigation by the General Prosecutor relating to Gécamines' executives; the impact on the Company's operations in the event the land rights agreement cannot be performed; and the other risks discussed in the Company's most recent annual information form on file with the Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities and available at www.sedar.com. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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