AIM RULE 26

The following information is being disclosed for the purposes of Rule 26 of the AIM Rules for Companies. (Last Updated: 23 August 2023)

Name: LANDORE RESOURCES LIMITED

Country of Incorporation: Landore Resources Limited is incorporated in the Island of Guernsey under the company registered number 42821.

Main Country of Operation: United Kingdom

Other countries of Operation: Canada, United States of America

Description of Business: Landore Resources Limited (Landore) is an AIM listed (trading symbol LND.L) holding company for its 100% owned reporting subsidiary Landore Resources Canada Inc. (Landore Canada).

Landore Canada is engaged in mineral exploration and development, with the present focus of its operations being mineral exploration in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. Landore Canada's principal property is the Junior Lake Property located in the Thunder Bay Mining District of Ontario. Landore Canada is also the owner of other properties in Canada and Nevada in the U.S. containing gold and base metal drill intersections.

Landore's objective is to become a successful mineral explorer and create capital growth for shareholders through the discovery of economic mineral deposits.

Directors: The names and brief biographical details of Landore's directors can be accessed on our Board & Management page.

Corporate governance statement

Financial aspects of corporate governance

As an AIM-quoted company, Landore Resources Limited (“Landore” or the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (together, the “Group”) is required to apply a recognised corporate governance code, demonstrating how the Group complies with such corporate governance code and where it departs from it.

The Directors of the Company have formally taken the decision to apply the QCA Corporate Governance Code (the “QCA Code”). The Board recognises the principles of the QCA Code, which focus on the creation of medium to long-term value for shareholders without stifling the entrepreneurial spirit in which small to medium sized companies, such as Landore, have been created. The Company will provide annual updates on its compliance with the QCA Code in its Annual Report.

The Board

The Board comprises four Directors of which two are executives and two are non-executives, including the Chairman, reflecting a blend of different experience and backgrounds. The Board considers Huw Salter and Helen Green to be independent non-executives in terms of the QCA guidelines. Although Helen has served for many years the Board is confident that she provides independent advice and input.

The Board meets throughout the year and all major decisions are taken by the full Board. The Group’s day-to-day operations are managed by the Executive Directors. All Directors have access to the Company Secretary and any Director needing independent professional advice in the furtherance of his/her duties may obtain this advice at the expense of the Group.

The Board is satisfied that it has a suitable balance between independence on the one hand, and knowledge of the Company on the other, to enable it to discharge its duties and responsibilities effectively, and that all Directors have adequate time to fill their roles.

The Board held 26 Board meetings from 20 January 2022 to 30 September 2022, and the attendance record of individual Directors is as follows:

Details of the current Directors, their roles and background are set out on the Company’s website at www.landore.com. The Directors all have the relevant professional experience and expertise required to fulfil their roles and discharge their duties. All appropriate resources that Directors require to augment, improve and maintain their skills and professional development and/or membership of professional bodies is available to them as needed. The non-executive Directors maintain their relevant experience and knowledge through positions held either in employment or as non-executive directors of other listed entities, details of which are provided in the Annual Report.

External legal and financial advice is provided as required on corporate matters and on operational matters the Company engages and retains independent technical consultants to complete appropriate studies and provide reports as necessary.

Company secretarial services are provided by Glenn Featherby. The registrar and crest service provider is Computershare. The Directors have access to the advice and services of the Company Secretariat and Guernsey corporate service provider who are also responsible for ensuring that all Board procedures have been complied with.

The role of the Chairman is to provide leadership of the Board and ensure its effectiveness on all aspects of its remit to maintain control of the Group. In addition, the Chairman is responsible for the implementation and practice of sound corporate governance. The Chairman is considered independent and has adequate separation from the day-to-day running of the Group.

The role of the Chief Executive Officer is for the strategic development of the Group and for communicating it clearly to the Board and, once approved by the Board, for implementing it. In addition, the Chief Executive Officer is responsible for overseeing the management of the Group and its executive management.

Application of the QCA Code

In the spirit of the QCA Code it is the Board’s job to ensure that the Group is managed for the long-term benefit of all shareholders and other stakeholders with effective and efficient decision-making. Corporate governance is an important part of that job, reducing risk and adding value to the Group. The Board will continue to monitor the governance framework of the Group as it grows.

Landore is an exploration company that seeks to grow shareholder value through the acquisition, exploration and development of precious and base metal projects in eastern Canada. The Company seeks to promote the long-term value for shareholders by leveraging the technical knowledge and experience of its executive directors and senior management to achieve further significant uplift in its mineral resources and complete the necessary associated technical work.

The key challenges facing the Company relate to the ongoing financing of the exploration activity and the identification of the optimal drilling locations within the licence areas, these challenges are regularly reviewed given the executive Directors extensive industry experience. The operational policy and the long-term drilling strategy are both regularly reviewed and are geared towards meeting these challenges.

The directors consider the relationship with the Company’s technical consultants and drilling team to be the key in the delivery of the Company’s long-term strategy. Key relationships are identified through the directors’ experience of both the specific resource and location of the current projects, and through their extensive experience of the industry and the market.

The Company remains committed to listening to, and communicating openly with, its shareholders to ensure that its strategy, business model and performance are clearly understood.  The AGM is a forum for shareholders to engage in dialogue with the Board. Voting details are published via RNS and on the Company’s website. In addition, the Board organises regular update meetings with both the shareholders and the Company’s brokers. Regular progress reports are also made via RNS and the points of contact are Glenn Featherby, Finance Director and Claude Lemasson, CEO.  Their contact details are available on the Company’s website.

Landore believes that a successful project is best achieved through maintaining close working relationships with First Nations and other local communities, this social commitment is at the forefront of all of Landore’s exploration initiatives by establishing and maintaining co-operative relationships with First Nation communities, hiring local personnel and using local contractors and suppliers.

Landore’s management maintains a close dialogue with local communities and its workforce. Where issues are raised, the Board takes the matters seriously and, where appropriate, steps are taken to ensure that these are integrated into the Company’s strategy.

Careful attention is given to ensure that all exploration activity is performed in an environmentally responsible manner and abides by all relevant mining and environmental acts. Landore takes a conscientious role in all of its operations and is aware of its social responsibility and its environmental duty.

Both the engagement with local communities and the performance of all activities in an environmentally and socially responsible way are closely monitored by the Board to ensure that the Company’s culture, ethical values and behaviours are recognised.

The operational Directors and senior management are heavily involved with the day to day operations of the Company including maintaining a well-run and effective site and instilling the importance of professionalism and inclusivity.

There is a schedule of matters reserved for the Board which include, management structure and appointments, strategic policy considerations, transactions, finance and other matters.

The governance framework will be monitored and adapted in line with the challenging position of the Company and its exploration activities.

Corporate Governance Committees

The Board has established two committees.

The composition of the committees is as follows:

The Audit Committee

The Audit Committee has met twice during the year to review the published financial information, the effectiveness of external audit and internal financial controls including the specific matters set out below.

The terms of reference of the Audit Committee are to assist all the Directors in discharging their individual and collective legal responsibilities and during the meetings the following were considered to ensure that:

• The Group’s financial and accounting systems provide accurate and up-to-date information on its current financial position, including all significant issues and going concern;
• The integrity of the Group’s financial statements and any formal announcements relating to the Group’s financial performance and reviewing significant financial reporting judgments contained therein are monitored;
• The Group’s published financial statements represent a true and fair reflection of this position; and taken as a whole are balanced, understandable providing the information necessary for shareholders to assess the Group’s performance, business model and strategy;
• The external audit is conducted in an independent, objective thorough, efficient and effective manner, through discussions with management and the external auditor; and
• A recommendation is made to the Board for it to put to shareholders in general meeting, in relation to the reappointment, appointment and removal of the external auditor and to approve the remuneration and terms of engagement of the external auditor.

The audit committee does not consider there is a need for an internal audit function given the size and nature of the Group.

Significant issues considered by the Audit Committee during the year have been the Principal Risks and Uncertainties and their effect on the financial statements. The Audit Committee tracked the Principal Risks and Uncertainties through the year and kept in contact with the Group’s Management, External Service Providers and Advisors and received regular updates. The Audit Committee is satisfied that there has been appropriate focus and challenge on the high-risk areas.

Risks are identified by the Board through the extensive experience of the Directors, as outlined above, and by their day to day involvement with the operations of the Company. Key risks are identified and documented in relation to the specific business objective that they could impact with the internal controls of the business being adapted to provide a suitable mitigation of these risks. As such there is a risk assessment and review process, which is regularly reviewed by the Board and its sub-committees, which the Board believes is an effective risk management strategy.

Grant Thornton Limited, the current external auditors, have been in office since 2009 which was the last time a tender for the audit took place.

The external auditors are invited to attend the Audit Committee meeting to present their findings and this provides them with a direct line of communication to the Directors.

The audit committee were in agreement with all the findings and recommendations.

Remuneration Committee

The Remuneration Committee has met as recently as 27 June 2023.

The terms of reference of the Remuneration Committee are to:

• recommend to the Board a framework for rewarding senior management, including Executive Directors, bearing in mind the need to attract and retain individuals of the highest calibre and with the appropriate experience to make a significant contribution to the Group; and
• ensure that the elements of the remuneration package are competitive and help in underpinning the performance-driven culture of the Group.

The remuneration committee met during the year to consider and approve executive remuneration and any awards of share options.

Internal control

The Directors acknowledge their responsibility for the Group’s system of internal control, which is designed to ensure adherence to the Group’s policies whilst safeguarding the assets of the Group, in addition to ensuring the completeness and accuracy of the accounting records. Responsibility for implementing a system of internal financial control is delegated to the Finance Director. The essential elements of the Group’s internal financial control procedures involve:

• Strategic business planning
  Detailed financial projections for the current financial year are prepared and subject to formal review at regular Board meetings.
• Performance review
  The Directors aim to monitor the Group’s performance through the preparation of quarterly management accounts and regular reviews of expenditure and projections.

Departure from the QCA Code

The Board considers that compliance with the ten principles of the QCA code are met as explained in the Corporate Governance Report, other than as described below.

In accordance with the AIM Rules for Companies, Landore departs from the QCA Code in the following way:

Principle 7 – “Evaluate board performance based on clear and relevant objectives, seeking continuous improvement.”

Landore’s board is small and extremely focussed on implementing the Company’s strategy. However, given the size and nature of Landore, the Board does not consider it appropriate to have a formal performance evaluation procedure in place, as described and recommended in Principle 7 of the QCA Code.  As such it is not relevant to consider succession planning. The Board will closely monitor the situation as the Company grows.

(Last Updated: 23 March 2023)

CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS:

Articles of Incorporation: Click to View

ADVISERS

Auditor:Grant Thornton Lt., P.O. Box 313, Lefebvre Street, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 3TF

Solicitors: Stephenson Harwood LLP, 1 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7SH

Registrars and transfer agents: Computershare Investor Services (Jersey) Limited, 13 Castle Street, St. Helier, Jersey, JE1 1ES

Nominated Advisor: Strand Hanson Limited, 26 Mount Row, London, W1K 3SQ

Joint Brokers: Strand Hanson Limited, 26 Mount Row, London, W1K 3SQ
Novum Securities Limited, Lansdowne House, 57 Berkeley Square, London, W1J 6ER

Admission Documents: A copy of the Company's admission document can be downloaded here.

News Releases and Notifications to AIM: Find them on our press release web page.

SHARES IN ISSUE

Shares: 122,013,058 Ordinary Shares of 1p each one.

Lock-In Agreements: There are no lock-in agreements.

Substantial and Significant Shareholders: Find details in the following chart:

The Company is aware of the following holdings of more than 3% of the share capital of the Company as at 31 March 2023:

Director Shareholdings:

Details of other exchanges or trading platforms: The securities of Landore Resources Limited are traded on AIM, the market of that name operated by the London Stock Exchange Plc. Its shares have not been admitted, nor have any applications been made, for any of its shares to be admitted or traded on any other exchanges or trading platforms.

Percentage of AIM securities not in public hands: 2.84%

Restrictions on the transfer of the company's AIM securities: None.

Shareholders Rights: Landore Resources Limited is a company incorporated in Guernsey and shareholder rights may therefore differ from the rights of shareholders incorporated in England and Wales.

UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers: Landore Resources Ltd is subject to the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers

Financials: See Annual & Interim Reports

Last Updated Date: 23 August 2023