Verde AgriTech Ltd (TSX: “NPK”) ("
Verde” or the
“
Company”) is pleased to announce the proposal of
a resolution to be voted on at the upcoming 2023 General and
Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “
Meeting”) to
stop all sales of Verde's multinutrient potassium products, BAKS®
and K Forte® sold internationally as Super Greensand® (the
“
Product”), to 218 municipalities, totalling 2.23
million km2, covered predominantly by Amazon rainforest (the
“
Resolution”).1 If the resolution is approved, to
those municipalities the Company will only sell the Product for
reforestation projects that plant native trees.
"The Amazon rainforest is a vital ecosystem to the globe,
providing essential functions such as carbon sequestration,
biodiversity preservation, and climate regulation. Sadly, the
Amazon faces a grave threat from illegal deforestation, which often
times is committed for the purposes of replacing it with farmland.
This proposed Resolution aligns with Verde's core values and
underscores our unwavering commitment to sustainable practices in
Brazilian agriculture, which mostly already abides by high
standards of sustainability. Brazilian farmers outside of the
Amazon region have demonstrated remarkable technological
advancements and achieved record productivity in recent years,
showcasing their dedication to efficient and sustainable food
production, while preserving huge areas of native vegetation,"
comments Cristiano Veloso, Verde AgriTech's Founder and CEO.
"This Resolution is not expected to impact Verde's revenue in
the medium to long run, but it serves as a powerful testament to
our enduring dedication to environmental responsibility and will
hopefully help set an example to be followed by other companies,"
concluded Mr. Veloso.
Recognizing the paramount importance of safeguarding the Amazon
rainforest, Verde’s Board of Directors (the
“Board”) has unanimously recommended that
shareholders vote in favor of the Resolution proposed by the
Company's executives.
Aligned with the Company's purpose of improving the health of
all the people and the Planet, the Resolution represents a
significant step in the ongoing battle against deforestation in one
of the world's most biologically rich regions.
Overall, the initiative will protect a territory encompassing a
total of 2.23 million km².2 To put its magnitude into perspective,
this area surpasses the combined size of Japan, Germany, the United
Kingdom, France, and Italy, nations that collectively rank among
the top ten largest economies worldwide.
If approved at the Meeting, the Resolution shall promptly come
into effect, and the Board will conduct annual reviews to ensure
its unwavering efficacy in upholding the Company's commitment to
sustainability and the preservation of the Amazon rainforest.
To date, Verde has invested over C$111 million in research and
development, construction of Plant 1 and Plant 2, and access
improvement. In 2022, the Company became Brazil's largest potash
producer by capacity, being able to produce up to 3 million tonnes
of Product per year. The Company is also the world's largest
manufacturer of potash fertilizers approved for organic
agriculture.
Enhanced Rock Weathering
Verde has been assessing the carbon capture potential of its
Products, through independent studies conducted at Newcastle
University. The studies are evaluating a natural process termed
Enhanced Rock Weathering (“ERW”), whereby CO2 is
permanently removed from the atmosphere by reacting with the
decomposition of silicate minerals present within the Product’s raw
material.
2023 Annual General and Special Meeting of
shareholders
The 2023 Annual General and Special Meeting of shareholders of
the Company will be held on June 22, 2023 at 6 p.m. (SGT), at 16
Collyer Quay, #17-00, Singapore, 049318. Shareholders will be able
to observe the Meeting virtually utilizing ZOOM and are invited to
submit questions in advance, through the following links:
- Join the Meeting:
https://bit.ly/AnnualMeetingOfShareholders_2023
- Submit questions in advance:
https://bit.ly/SubmitQuestions_AGM2023
The Meeting’s Management Information Circular are available on
SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website at
www.investor.verde.ag.
About Verde AgriTech
Verde is an agricultural technology Company that
produces potash fertilizers. Our purpose is to improve the health
of all people and the planet. Rooting our solutions in nature, we
make agriculture healthier, more productive, and profitable.
Verde is a fully integrated Company: it mines
and processes its main feedstock from its 100% owned mineral
properties, then sells and distributes the Product.
Verde’s focus on research and development has
resulted in one patent and eight patents pending. Among its
proprietary technologies are Cambridge Tech, 3D Alliance, MicroS
Technology, N Keeper, and Bio Revolution.3 Currently, the Company
is fully licensed to produce up to 2.8 million tonnes per year of
its multinutrient potassium fertilizers K Forte® and BAKS®, sold
internationally as Super Greensand®. In 2022, it became Brazil's
largest potash producer by capacity.4 Verde has a combined measured
and indicated mineral resource of 1.47 billion tonnes at 9.28% K2O
and an inferred mineral resource of 1.85 billion tonnes at 8.60%
K2O (using a 7.5% K2O cut-off grade).5 This amounts to 295.70
million tonnes of potash in K2O. For context, in 2021 Brazil’s
total consumption of potash in K2O was 6.57 million6.
Brazil ranks second in global potash demand and
is its single largest importer, currently depending on external
sources for over 97% of its potash needs. In 2022, potash accounted
for approximately 3% of all Brazilian imports by dollar value.7
Corporate Presentation
For further information on the Company, please view
shareholders’ deck:
https://verde.docsend.com/view/3i28qwrquwjznrin
Investors Newsletter
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The last edition of the newsletter can be accessed
at: https://bit.ly/InvestorsNL-April2023
Cautionary Language and Forward-Looking
Statements
All Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resources
estimates reported by the Company were estimated in accordance with
the Canadian National Instrument 43-101 and the Canadian Institute
of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Definition Standards (May 10,
2014). These standards differ significantly from the requirements
of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Mineral Resources
which are not Mineral Reserves do not have demonstrated economic
viability.
This document contains "forward-looking
information" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation
and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United
States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This
information and these statements, referred to herein as
"forward-looking statements" are made as of the date of this
document. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or
future performance and reflect current estimates, predictions,
expectations or beliefs regarding future events and include, but
are not limited to, statements with respect to:
(i) the estimated
amount and grade of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves;
(ii) the PFS
representing a viable development option for the Project;
(iii) estimates of
the capital costs of constructing mine facilities and bringing a
mine into production, of sustaining capital and the duration of
financing payback periods;
(iv) the estimated
amount of future production, both produced and sold;
(v) timing of
disclosure for the PFS and recommendations from the Special
Committee;
(vi) the Company’s
competitive position in Brazil and demand for potash; and,
(vii) estimates of
operating costs and total costs, net cash flow, net present value
and economic returns from an operating mine.
Any statements that express or involve
discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs,
plans, projections, objectives or future events or performance
(often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects",
"anticipates", "plans", "projects", "estimates", "envisages",
"assumes", "intends", "strategy", "goals", "objectives" or
variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or
results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur
or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar
expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be
forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements are based on
Verde's or its consultants' current beliefs as well as various
assumptions made by them and information currently available to
them. The most significant assumptions are set forth above, but
generally these assumptions include, but are not limited to:
(i) the presence of
and continuity of resources and reserves at the Project at
estimated grades;
(ii) the geotechnical
and metallurgical characteristics of rock conforming to sampled
results; including the quantities of water and the quality of the
water that must be diverted or treated during mining
operations;
(iii) the capacities
and durability of various machinery and equipment;
(iv) the availability
of personnel, machinery and equipment at estimated prices and
within the estimated delivery times;
(v) currency exchange
rates;
(vi) Super Greensand®
and K Forte® sales prices, market size and exchange rate
assumed;
(vii) appropriate
discount rates applied to the cash flows in the economic
analysis;
(viii) tax rates and
royalty rates applicable to the proposed mining operation;
(ix) the availability
of acceptable financing under assumed structure and costs;
(x) anticipated
mining losses and dilution;
(xi) reasonable
contingency requirements;
(xii) success in
realizing proposed operations;
(xiii) receipt of
permits and other regulatory approvals on acceptable terms; and
(xiv) the fulfilment
of environmental assessment commitments and arrangements with local
communities.
Although management considers these assumptions
to be reasonable based on information currently available to it,
they may prove to be incorrect. Many forward-looking statements are
made assuming the correctness of other forward looking statements,
such as statements of net present value and internal rates of
return, which are based on most of the other forward-looking
statements and assumptions herein. The cost information is also
prepared using current values, but the time for incurring the costs
will be in the future and it is assumed costs will remain stable
over the relevant period.
By their very nature, forward-looking statements
involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and
specific, and risks exist that estimates, forecasts, projections
and other forward-looking statements will not be achieved or that
assumptions do not reflect future experience. We caution readers
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as
a number of important factors could cause the actual outcomes to
differ materially from the beliefs, plans, objectives,
expectations, anticipations, estimates assumptions and intentions
expressed in such forward-looking statements. These risk factors
may be generally stated as the risk that the assumptions and
estimates expressed above do not occur as forecast, but
specifically include, without limitation: risks relating to
variations in the mineral content within the material identified as
Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves from that predicted;
variations in rates of recovery and extraction; the geotechnical
characteristics of the rock mined or through which infrastructure
is built differing from that predicted, the quantity of water that
will need to be diverted or treated during mining operations being
different from what is expected to be encountered during mining
operations or post closure, or the rate of flow of the water being
different; developments in world metals markets; risks relating to
fluctuations in the Brazilian Real relative to the Canadian dollar;
increases in the estimated capital and operating costs or
unanticipated costs; difficulties attracting the necessary work
force; increases in financing costs or adverse changes to the terms
of available financing, if any; tax rates or royalties being
greater than assumed; changes in development or mining plans due to
changes in logistical, technical or other factors; changes in
project parameters as plans continue to be refined; risks relating
to receipt of regulatory approvals; delays in stakeholder
negotiations; changes in regulations applying to the development,
operation, and closure of mining operations from what currently
exists; the effects of competition in the markets in which Verde
operates; operational and infrastructure risks and the additional
risks described in Verde's Annual Information Form filed with SEDAR
in Canada (available at www.sedar.com) for the year ended December
31, 2021. Verde cautions that the foregoing list of factors that
may affect future results is not exhaustive.
When relying on our forward-looking statements
to make decisions with respect to Verde, investors and others
should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other
uncertainties and potential events. Verde does not undertake to
update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that
may be made from time to time by Verde or on our behalf, except as
required by law.
For additional information please
contact:
Cristiano Veloso, Founder,
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +55 (31) 3245 0205; Email:
investor@verde.ag
www.investor.verde.ag
1 The states of Amazonas, Acre, Roraima, and Amapá were entirely
considered as Amazon Rainforest. For states that include partial
forest areas, municipalities with less than 500 hectares of planted
area were considered predominantly Amazon Rainforest.2 Source:
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Municipal
Digital Mesh of the Brazilian Political-Administrative Division
(2022). Available at:
https://www.ibge.gov.br/geociencias/organizacao-do-territorio/malhas-territoriais/15774-malhas.html?edicao=36516&t=acesso-ao-produto3
Learn more about our technologies:
https://verde.docsend.com/view/yvthnpuv8jx6g4r94 See the release
at:
https://investor.verde.ag/verde-starts-ramp-up-of-plant-2s-second-stage-to-reach-production-of-2-4mtpy/5
As per the National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for
Mineral Projects within Canada (“NI 43 -101”), filed on SEDAR in
2017. See the Pre-Feasibility Study at:
https://investor.verde.ag/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/NI-43-101-Pre-Feasibility-Technical-Report-Cerrado-Verde-Project.pdf
6 Source: Brazilian Fertilizer Mixers Association (from "Associação
Misturadores de Adubo do Brasil", in Portuguese).7 Source:
Brazilian Comex Stat, available at:
http://comexstat.mdic.gov.br/en/geral
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