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GRX Greenx Metals Limited

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GreenX Metals Limited Quarterly Activities Report December 2022 (3454O)

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GreenX Metals Limited

31 January 2023

greenx metals limited

NEWS RELEASE 31 JANUARY 2023

Quarterly Activities Report December 2022

Highlights

-- During the quarter, the hearing for the international arbitration claims against the Republic of Poland under both the Energy Charter Treaty and the Australia-Poland Bilateral Investment Treaty was concluded.

o Combined arbitration hearing took place in front of the Arbitral Tribunal in London under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules for GreenX's claims against Poland.

o Damages of up to GBP737 million (A$1.3 billion / PLN4.0 billion) have been claimed including the assessed value of GreenX's lost profits and damages related to both the Jan Karski and Debiensko projects, and accrued interest related to any damages.

o The Company has funded the Claim proceedings under its US$12.3 million Litigation Funding Agreement (LFA).

-- In November, the Company announced highly encouraging results from an initial site visit to ARC.

o Analysis of the site visit results is underway and will be key to future work programs .

o GreenX can earn up to 80% of the ARC copper project in Greenland. ARC is a significant, large-scale project (5,774km(2) license area) with historical exploration results and recent analysis indicative of an extensive mineral system with potential to host world-class copper deposits.

-- Cash balance as at 31 December 2022 of A$2.6 million with a further A$6.1 million available under the LFA.

GreenX Metals Limited (ASX:GRX, LSE:GRX) (GreenX or the Company) is pleased to present its Quarterly Activities Report for the period during and subsequent to 31 December 2022.

DISPUTE WITH POLISH GOVERNMENT

During the quarter, the Company reported the conclusion of the hearing for the international arbitration claims (Claim) against the Republic of Poland under both the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and the Australia-Poland Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) (together the Treaties). The hearing took place in London in November 2022 and lasted two weeks.

Following completion of the hearing, the Arbitral Tribunal will render an Award (i.e., the legal term used for a 'decision' by the Tribunal) in due course with no specified date available for the Tribunal decision.

As previously advised, the arbitration and hearing proceedings in relation to the Claim are required to be kept confidential.

Details of the Claim

The Company's Claim against the Republic of Poland is being prosecuted through an established and enforceable legal framework, with GreenX and Poland agreeing to apply the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Rules (UNCITRAL) rules to the proceedings. The arbitration claims are being administered through the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague.

The evidentiary hearing phase of the arbitration proceedings has now been completed in front of the Arbitral Tribunal. With completion of the hearing, the Arbitral Tribunal will render an Award in due course. There is no specified date for an Award to be rendered. The Company's claims for damages against Poland are in the amount of up to GBP737 million (A$1.3 billion/PLN4.0 billion), which includes a revised assessment of the value of GreenX's lost profits and damages related to both the Jan Karski and Debiensko projects, and accrued interest related to any damages. The Claim for damages has been assessed by independent external quantum experts appointed by GreenX specifically for the purposes of the Claim.

In July 2020, the Company announced it had executed the Litigation Funding Agreement (LFA) for US$12.3 million with Litigation Capital Management (LCM). The facility is currently being drawn down to cover legal, tribunal and external expert costs as well as defined operating expenses associated with the Claim. The LFA is a limited recourse loan with LCM that is on a "no win - no fee" basis.

In September 2020, GreenX announced that it had formally commenced with the Claim by serving the Notices of Arbitration against the Republic of Poland. In June 2021, GreenX announced that it had formally lodged its Statement of Claim in the BIT arbitration, including the first assessed claim for compensation. The Company's Statement of Reply, the last material filing to be made by the Company for the BIT arbitration proceedings, was submitted in July 2021. The Statement of Reply addresses various points raised by the Republic of Poland in their Statement of Defence. The Statement of Reply also contains a re-evaluation of the claim for damages based on responses to Poland's Statement of Defence.

GreenX's dispute alleges that the Republic of Poland has breached its obligations under the applicable Treaties through its actions to block the development of the Company's Jan Karski and Debiensko projects in Poland which effectively deprived GreenX of the entire value of its investments in Poland.

In February 2019, GreenX formally notified the Polish Government that there exists an investment dispute between GreenX and the Polish Government. GreenX's notification called for prompt negotiations with the Government to amicably resolve the dispute and indicated GreenX's right to submit the dispute to international arbitration in the event of the dispute not being resolved amicably.

GreenX's investment dispute with the Republic of Poland is not unique, with international media widely reporting that the political environment and investment climate in Poland has deteriorated since the change in Government in 2015. As a result, there are a significant number of International Arbitration claims being bought against Poland.

HIGHLY ENCOURAGING RESULTS FROM INITIAL ARC SITE VISIT

During the quarter, GreenX and its joint-venture (JV) partner Greenfields Exploration Ltd (Greenfields) announced the results of from the first visit to the Arctic Rift Copper Project (ARC or the Project) in Greenland.

The results of this work program have demonstrated the high-grade nature of the known copper sulphide mineralisation and wider copper mineralization in fault hosted Black Earth zones and adjacent sandstone units. The exact position of a native copper fissure at the Neergaard Dal prospect was also identified.

Analysis of this new information is underway and will be key to future work programs.

A logistical base in Greenland was also secured as part of the site visit. The Company successfully established depots, and field trialed its SHERP vehicles and advanced satellite communications systems.

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Financial Position

As at 31 December 2022, GreenX had cash of A$2.6 million with a further A$6.1 million available to fund Claim related costs under the LFA.

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Forward Looking Statements

This release may include forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on GreenX's expectations and beliefs concerning future events. Forward looking statements are necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the control of GreenX, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. GreenX makes no undertaking to subsequently update or revise the forward-looking statements made in this release, to reflect the circumstances or events after the date of that release.

Competent Persons Statement

The information in this announcement that relates to Exploration Results for ARC is extracted from the ASX announcements dated 6 October 2021, 22 January 2022 and 28 November 2022 which are available to view at www.greenxmetals.com . GreenX confirms that (a) it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original announcements; (b) all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the content in the relevant announcements continue to apply and have not materially changed; and (c) the form and context in which the Competent Person's findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original announcements.

APPIX 1: TENEMENT INFORMATION

As at 31 December 2022, the Company has an interest in the following tenements:

 
 Location      Tenement                 Percentage      Status          Tenement Type 
                                         Interest 
------------  -----------------------  -----------  --------------  --------------------- 
 Greenland     Arctic Rift Copper          -(1)         Granted      Exploration Licence 
                Project (Licence 
                No. 2021-07 MEL-S) 
 Jan Karski,   Jan Karski Mine             100       In dispute(2)     Exclusive Right 
  Poland        Plan Area (K-4-5,                                        to apply for 
                K6-7, K-8 and K-9)(2)                                 a mining concession 
 Debiensko,                                                                 Mining 
  Poland       Debiensko 1                 100        Granted(2) 
 Debiensko,    Kaczyce 1(3)                100          Granted      Mining & Exploration 
  Poland                                                                 (includes gas 
                                                                            rights) 
------------  -----------------------  -----------  --------------  --------------------- 
 

Notes:

(1) In October 2021, the Company announced that it had entered into an Earn-In Agreement (EIA) with Greenfields to acquire an interest of up to 80% in ARC. As at the date of this announcement, the Company held no beneficial interest in ARC, other than through the EIA.

(2) GreenX formally commenced international arbitration claims against the Republic of Poland under both the ECT and the BIT in 2021. GreenX alleges that the Republic of Poland has breached its obligations under the Treaties through its actions to block the development of the Company's Jan Karski and Debiensko mines in Poland. Refer to discussion of the Claim above.

(3) The Kaczyce 1 tenement was due to expire on 31 December 2021. The Company applied for an extension to the Kaczyce 1 tenement prior to its expiry and awaits a decision.

Appendix 2: Related Party Payments

During the quarter ended 31 December 2022, the Company made payments of $166,000 to related parties and their associates. These payments relate to existing remuneration arrangements (director fees, consulting fees and superannuation of ($118,000) and the provision of a serviced office and company secretarial and administration services ($48,000).

Appendix 3: Exploration and Mining Expenditure

During the quarter ended 31 December 2022, the Company made the following payments in relation to exploration activities:

 
 Activity                                             $000 
---------------------------------------------------  ----- 
 Greenland (ARC) 
 Project Management                                    163 
 Logistics (including transportation of equipment)     241 
 Site visit related costs                              316 
 Other (field supplies, equipment, fuel, satellite 
  imagery, etc)                                        119 
---------------------------------------------------  ----- 
 Greenland sub-total as reported in the Appendix 
  5B (item 2.1(d))                                     839 
 
 Poland 
 Legal and permitting related expenditure               52 
 Consultants - technical and Debiensko statutory 
  operations personnel                                 124 
 Other (VAT returned)                                 (69) 
---------------------------------------------------  ----- 
 Poland sub-total as reported in the Appendix 
  5B (item 1.2(a))                                     107 
---------------------------------------------------  ----- 
 Total                                                 946 
===================================================  ===== 
 

There were no mining or production activities and expenses incurred during the quarter ended 31 December 2022.

Appendix 5B

Mining exploration entity or oil and gas exploration entity

quarterly cash flow report

 
 Name of entity 
----------------------------------------------------- 
 GreenX Metals Limited 
 ABN                Quarter ended ("current quarter") 
---------------    ---------------------------------- 
 23 008 677 852     31 December 2022 
                   ---------------------------------- 
 
 
 Consolidated statement of cash                          Current quarter   Year to date 
  flows 
                                                                  $A'000     (6 months) 
                                                                                 $A'000 
               1.   Cash flows from operating 
                     activities 
 1.1                Receipts from customers                            -              - 
 1.2                Payments for 
                    (a) exploration & evaluation                  (107)*         (471)* 
                    (b) development                                    -              - 
                    (c) production                                     -              - 
                    (d) staff costs                                (122)          (258) 
                    (e) administration and corporate 
                     costs                                          (85)          (204) 
 1.3                Dividends received (see note                       -              - 
                     3) 
 1.4                Interest received                                 15             28 
 1.5                Interest and other costs of                        -              - 
                     finance paid 
 1.6                Income taxes paid                                  -              - 
 1.7                Government grants and tax                          -              - 
                     incentives 
                    Other (provide details if 
 1.8                 material) 
                     (a) Business Development                       (80)          (141) 
                     (b) Property rental and gas 
                      sales                                           73             96 
                     (c) Arbitration related expenses              (862)        (1,446) 
                     (d) Receipt of arbitration 
                      funding                                        420          1,187 
                     (e) Occupancy                                  (80)          (415) 
                                                        ----------------  ------------- 
                    Net cash from / (used in) 
 1.9                 operating activities                          (828)        (1,624) 
-----------------  -----------------------------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 *includes legal and permitting expenditure and payments made 
  to consultants (Debiensko technical statutory operations personnel). 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 2.                      Cash flows from investing 
                          activities 
 2.1                     Payments to acquire or for: 
                    (a) Entities                                       -              - 
                    (b) Tenements                                      -              - 
                    (c) property, plant and equipment                  -              - 
                    (d) exploration & evaluation                   (839)        (1,908) 
                    (e) investments                                    -              - 
                    (f) other non-current assets                       -              - 
 2.2                     Proceeds from the disposal 
                          of: 
                    (a) entities                                       -              - 
                    (b) tenements                                      -              - 
                    (c) property, plant and equipment                  -              - 
                    (d) investments                                    -              - 
                    (e) other non-current assets                       -              - 
 2.3                Cash flows from loans to other                     -              - 
                     entities 
 2.4                Dividends received (see note                       -              - 
                     3) 
 2.5                Other (provide details if 
                     material)                                         -              - 
                                                        ----------------  ------------- 
                    Net cash from / (used in) 
 2.6                 investing activities                          (839)        (1,908) 
-----------------  -----------------------------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 
 3.                 Cash flows from financing 
                     activities 
 3.1                Proceeds from issues of equity 
                     securities (excluding convertible 
                     debt securities)                                  -              - 
 3.2                Proceeds from issue of convertible 
                     debt securities                                   -              - 
 3.3                Proceeds from exercise of                          -              - 
                     options 
 3.4                Transaction costs related 
                     to issues of equity securities 
                     or convertible debt securities                    -              - 
 3.5                Proceeds from borrowings                           -              - 
 3.6                Repayment of borrowings                            -              - 
 3.7                Transaction costs related 
                     to loans and borrowings                           -              - 
 3.8                Dividends paid                                     -              - 
 3.9                Other (provide details if                          -              - 
                     material) 
                                                        ----------------  ------------- 
 3.10               Net cash from / (used in) 
                     financing activities                              -              - 
-----------------  -----------------------------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 
 4.                 Net increase / (decrease) 
                     in cash and cash equivalents 
                     for the period 
                    Cash and cash equivalents 
 4.1                 at beginning of period                        4,243          6,108 
                    Net cash from / (used in) 
                     operating activities (item 
 4.2                 1.9 above)                                    (828)        (1,624) 
                    Net cash from / (used in) 
                     investing activities (item 
 4.3                 2.6 above)                                    (839)        (1,908) 
 4.4                Net cash from / (used in) 
                     financing activities (item 
                     3.10 above)                                       -              - 
 4.5                Effect of movement in exchange 
                     rates on cash held                                -              - 
                                                        ----------------  ------------- 
                    Cash and cash equivalents 
 4.6                 at end of period                              2,576          2,576 
-----------------  -----------------------------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 
 
               5.   Reconciliation of cash and           Current quarter   Previous quarter 
                     cash equivalents                             $A'000             $A'000 
                     at the end of the quarter 
                     (as shown in the consolidated 
                     statement of cash flows) to 
                     the related items in the accounts 
 5.1                Bank balances                                  2,576              4,243 
 5.2                Call deposits                                      -                  - 
 5.3                Bank overdrafts                                    -                  - 
 5.4                Other (provide details)                            -                  - 
                                                        ----------------  ----------------- 
                    Cash and cash equivalents 
                     at end of quarter (should 
 5.5                 equal item 4.6 above)                         2,576              4,243 
-----------------  -----------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 
 
               6.    Payments to related parties of the entity    Current quarter 
                      and their associates                                 $A'000 
                     Aggregate amount of payments to related 
                      parties and their associates included in 
 6.1                  item 1                                                (166) 
                                                                 ---------------- 
 6.2                 Aggregate amount of payments to related 
                      parties and their associates included in 
                      item 2                                                    - 
                                                                 ---------------- 
 Note: if any amounts are shown in items 6.1 or 6.2, your quarterly 
  activity report must include a description of, and an explanation 
  for, such payments. 
 
 
               7.   Financing facilities                      Total facility 
                     Note: the term "facility'             amount at quarter      Amount drawn 
                     includes all forms of financing                     end    at quarter end 
                     arrangements available to                        $A'000            $A'000 
                     the entity. Add notes as necessary 
                     for an understanding of the 
                     sources of finance available 
                     to the entity. 
 7.1                Loan facilities                                  18,036*            11,935 
                                                         -------------------  ---------------- 
 7.2                Credit standby arrangements                            -                 - 
                                                         -------------------  ---------------- 
 7.3                Other (please specify)                                 -                 - 
                                                         -------------------  ---------------- 
 7.4                Total financing facilities                       18,036*            11,935 
                                                         -------------------  ---------------- 
 
                    Unused financing facilities available at 
 7.5                 quarter end                                                         6,101 
                                                                              ---------------- 
 7.6                Include in the box below a description of each facility 
                     above, including the lender, interest rate, maturity date 
                     and whether it is secured or unsecured. If any additional 
                     financing facilities have been entered into or are proposed 
                     to be entered into after quarter end, include a note providing 
                     details of those facilities as well. 
-----------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                    On 30 June 2020, the Company executed a Litigation Funding 
                     Agreement (LFA) for US$12.3 million (*now worth A$18.0 
                     million with the movement of the A$ compared to the $US) 
                     with LCM Funding UK Limited a subsidiary of Litigation 
                     Capital Management Limited (LCM), to pursue damages claims 
                     in relation to the investment dispute between GreenX and 
                     the Polish Government that has arisen out of certain measures 
                     taken by Poland in breach of the Energy Charter Treaty 
                     and the Australia - Poland Bilateral Investment Treaty 
                     (BIT). LCM will provide up to US$12.3million (A$18.0 
                     million), denominated in US$, in limited recourse financing 
                     which is repayable to LCM in the event of a successful 
                     Claim or settlement of the Dispute that results in the 
                     recovery of any monies. If there is no settlement or award, 
                     then LCM is not entitled to any repayment of the financing 
                     facility. In return for providing the financing facility, 
                     LCM shall be entitled to receive repayment of any funds 
                     drawn plus an amount equal to between two and five times 
                     the total of any funds drawn from the funding facility 
                     during the first five years, depending on the time frame 
                     over which funds have remained drawn, and then a 30% interest 
                     rate after the fifth year until receipt of damages payments. 
----------------- 
 
 
               8.    Estimated cash available for future operating                $A'000 
                      activities 
                     Net cash from / (used in) operating activities 
 8.1                  (item 1.9)                                                   (828) 
 8.2                 (Payments for exploration & evaluation classified 
                      as investing activities) (item 2.1(d))                       (839) 
 8.3                 Total relevant outgoings (item 8.1 + item                   (1,667) 
                      8.2) 
 8.4                 Cash and cash equivalents at quarter end                      2,576 
                      (item 4.6) 
 8.5                 Unused finance facilities available at quarter                6,101 
                      end (item 7.5) 
                                                                                -------- 
 8.6                 Total available funding (item 8.4 + item                      8,677 
                      8.5) 
                                                                                -------- 
 
 8.7                 Estimated quarters of funding available 
                      (item 8.6 divided by item 8.3)                                  >5 
                                                                                -------- 
  Note: if the entity has reported positive relevant outgoings 
   (ie a net cash inflow) in item 8.3, answer item 8.7 as 
   "N/A". Otherwise, a figure for the estimated quarters 
   of funding available must be included in item 8.7. 
 8.8                 If item 8.7 is less than 2 quarters, please provide answers 
                      to the following questions: 
  8.8.1 Does the entity expect that it will continue to 
   have the current level of net operating cash flows for 
   the time being and, if not, why not? 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Answer: Not applicable 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  8.8.2 Has the entity taken any steps, or does it propose 
   to take any steps, to raise further cash to fund its operations 
   and, if so, what are those steps and how likely does it 
   believe that they will be successful? 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Answer: Not applicable 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  8.8.3 Does the entity expect to be able to continue its 
   operations and to meet its business objectives and, if 
   so, on what basis? 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Answer: Not applicable 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Note: where item 8.7 is less than 2 quarters, all of 
   questions 8.8.1, 8.8.2 and 8.8.3 above must be answered. 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 

Compliance statement

1 This statement has been prepared in accordance with accounting standards and policies which comply with Listing Rule 19.11A.

   2        This statement gives a true and fair view of the matters disclosed. 
   Date:                31 January 2023 

Authorised by: Company Secretary

(Name of body or officer authorising release - see note 4)

Notes

1. This quarterly cash flow report and the accompanying activity report provide a basis for informing the market about the entity's activities for the past quarter, how they have been financed and the effect this has had on its cash position. An entity that wishes to disclose additional information over and above the minimum required under the Listing Rules is encouraged to do so.

2. If this quarterly cash flow report has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, the definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 6: Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources and AASB 107: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report. If this quarterly cash flow report has been prepared in accordance with other accounting standards agreed by ASX pursuant to Listing Rule 19.11A, the corresponding equivalent standards apply to this report.

3. Dividends received may be classified either as cash flows from operating activities or cash flows from investing activities, depending on the accounting policy of the entity.

4. If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors, you can insert here: "By the board". If it has been authorised for release to the market by a committee of your board of directors, you can insert here: "By the [name of board committee - eg Audit and Risk Committee]". If it has been authorised for release to the market by a disclosure committee, you can insert here: "By the Disclosure Committee".

5. If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors and you wish to hold yourself out as complying with recommendation 4.2 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, the board should have received a declaration from its CEO and CFO that, in their opinion, the financial records of the entity have been properly maintained, that this report complies with the appropriate accounting standards and gives a true and fair view of the cash flows of the entity, and that their opinion has been formed on the basis of a sound system of risk management and internal control which is operating effectively.

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