First Nordic Provides Corporate Update
First Nordic Provides Corporate Update
TORONTO
,
May 5, 2025
/CNW/ -
First Nordic Metals Corp.
("
FNM
" or the "
Company
") (TSXV:
FNM) (
Sweden
: FNMC-SDB) (OTCQB: FNMCF) (Germany: HEG0) is pleased to announce changes
to its Board of Directors and management and announces an update on its Nasdaq First North
Growth Market ("Nasdaq First North") listing in
Sweden
.
Board and Management Update
FNM announces that Mr.
Gary Cope
has resigned from the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the
Company as of
May 1, 2025
, to complete his move into retirement. As the founder of Barsele
Minerals Corp. ("Barsele Minerals"), one of FNM's predecessor companies, Gary brought a deep
understanding of the mining industry and extensive senior executive experience, which were integral
in shaping the Company's vision and advancing its strategic objectives.
Mr. Cope commented,
"I am grateful for the talented and dedicated individuals with whom I have
had the privilege to serve, and I am proud of the strong and diverse Board that we have assembled
at FNM. I have profound faith in the current leadership and talent at FNM and I'm excited to see
what they will achieve."
Toby Pierce
, FNM Board Chairman, commented,
"Gary was here since the very beginning and his
demonstrated passion and commitment to our Company stands out. On behalf of the entire Board,
I would like to express our sincere gratitude for his many years of service and wish him all the best
in his retirement."
FNM also announces that Mr.
Ross Wilmot
, the Company's CFO and a member of the founding
team of Barsele Minerals, retired effective
May 1, 2025
. Mr.
Rakesh Malhotra
, previously serving as
Controller at FNM, has been appointed as the Company's new CFO.
Taj Singh
, FNM CEO stated,
"I would like to congratulate Rakesh on his move to CFO from
Controller; his extensive financial experience and networks have been instrumental to FNM's
launch and ramp-up over the past year. I would also like to thank Ross for his commitment over
his many years of service and wish him the best on his very well-earned retirement."
Mr. Malhotra has close to 30 years of varied financial experience and he has been a CFO for
several TSX-listed natural resource companies. He started his career working for the audit firm A.F
Ferguson & Co. (correspondent for KPMG) and later moved to the
Middle East
where he worked
with the highly successful International Bahwan Group of Companies in various senior finance
positions. From 2001 to 2005, he worked as Vice President of Finance for a private group of service
companies based in
Toronto
, and from 2006 to 2018 he worked as Corporate Controller and
Director for the Canadian subsidiary of the US multinational
Diebold Nixdorf
, Inc. Mr. Malhotra is a
United States Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Canadian Public Accountant (CPA, CA).
Exemptive Relief for Swedish Nasdaq Listing Granted
FNM is pleased to announce that it has been granted an order of exemptive relief by the Canadian
securities regulators in
British Columbia
,
Ontario
,
Alberta
,
Saskatchewan
and
Manitoba
, effective
April 22, 2025
(the "Decision"). The Decision allows the Company to continue to be classified as a
"venture issuer" under Canadian securities laws, despite the listing of its Swedish depositary
receipts on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market.
As a result of the Decision, and subject to ongoing compliance with its specified conditions, the
Company will receive exempt relief from the requirements that apply to reporting issuers that are not
classified as "venture issuers" under each of the following instruments: National Instrument 41-101
General Prospectus Requirements, National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations,
National Instrument 52-107 Acceptable Accounting Principles and Auditing Standards, National
Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuer's Annual and Interim Filings, National
Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees and National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate
Governance Practices.
The Company has provided notice to the securities regulators in the other provinces and territories
of
Canada
of the Decision and its intention to rely on the Decision in such other jurisdictions as well.
A copy of the Decision may be found on the website of the British Columbia Securities Commission
at
www.bcsc.bc.ca
or under the Company's profile on SEDAR+.
ABOUT FIRST NORDIC METALS
First Nordic Metals Corp. is a Canadian-based gold exploration company, consolidating assets in
Sweden
and
Finland
, with a vision to create
Europe's
next gold camp. The Company's flagship asset
is the Barsele gold project in northern
Sweden
, a joint venture project with senior gold producer
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited. Immediately surrounding the Barsele project, FNM is 100%-owner of a
district-scale license position comprised of two additional project areas (Paubäcken, Storjuktan),
which combined with Barsele, total approximately 100 km of strike extent on the Gold Line
greenstone belt. Additionally, in northern
Finland
, FNM is the 100%-owner of a district-scale position
covering the entire underexplored Oijärvi greenstone belt, including the Kylmäkangas deposit, the
largest known gold occurrence on this belt.
Additional Information
The information in this release is subject to the disclosure requirements of First Nordic pursuant to
the EU Market Abuse Regulations. This information was submitted for publication, through the
agency of the contact person set out below, on
May 5, 2025
, at
6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Taj Singh
, M.Eng, P.Eng, CPA
CEO & Director
For further information contact:
Marie Macdonald
, Investor Relations, Phone: 604-687-8566, Email:
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policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
This release may contain forward-looking statements or forward-looking information under
applicable Canadian securities legislation that may not be based on historical fact, including,
without limitation, statements containing the words "believe", "may", "plan", "will", "estimate",
"continue", "anticipate", "intend", "expect", "potential", and similar expressions. Forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the
actual results, performance, or achievements of FNM to be materially different from any future
results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
Forward looking statements or information in this release relates to, among other things, future
offerings that may be made under the Base Shelf Prospectus and the focus of the Company's
activities. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and
beliefs and assume, among other things, the ability of the Company to successfully pursue its
current development plans, that future sources of funding will be available to the Company, that
relevant commodity prices will remain at levels that are economically viable for the Company and
that the Company will receive relevant permits in a timely manner in order to enable its operations,
but given the uncertainties, assumptions and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on such forward-looking statements or information. The Company disclaims any obligation
to update, or to publicly announce, any such statements, events or developments except as
required by law.
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