UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 40-F/A
(Amendment No. 1)
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the fiscal year ended:
December 31, 2018
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Commission File Number:
001-35043
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GREAT PANTHER MINING LIMITED
(Exact name of Registrant as specified
in its charter)
British Columbia, Canada
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1040
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98-1020854
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(Province or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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1330 – 200 Granville Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 1S4
Tel: 604-608-1766
(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s
principal executive offices)
National Registered Agents, Inc.
875 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 501
New York, New York 10001
Tel: 1-800-550-6724
(Name, address (including zip code) and
telephone number (including
area code) of agent for service in the United States)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to section
12(b) of the Act:
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Name Of Each Exchange On Which Registered
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Common Shares, no par value
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NYSE American Equities Exchange
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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section
12(g) of the Act:
None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant
to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None
For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed
with this Form:
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Annual Information Form
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Audited Annual Financial Statements
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Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Company’s
classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:
169,165,007 Common Shares as
at December 31, 2018
Indicate by check mark whether the Company by filing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the “
Exchange Act
”). If “yes” is marked, indicate the file number assigned
to the Company in connection with such Rule.
Yes
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No
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Indicate by check mark whether the Company (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the Company was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes
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No
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Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant
to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that
the registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes
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No
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Not applicable
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EXPLANATORY
NOTE
The sole purpose of this amendment is to revise the Commitments
table in Note 21 (a) of the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 for
the final figures which were not updated in the original filed version. No other information has changed.
ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM, AUDITED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND MD&A
Great Panther Mining Limited (the “
Company
”),
a Canadian public company whose common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE American Equities Exchange
(the “
NYSE American
”). It is a “foreign private issuer” as defined in Rule 3b-4 under the Exchange
Act, and is eligible to file this annual report on Form 40-F pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system.
The following documents of the Company
are filed as exhibits to, and incorporated by reference into, this Annual Report:
(1) Filed as an exhibit hereto.
Pursuant to Rule 3a12-3 under the Exchange
Act, the Company’s equity securities are exempt from sections 14(a), 14(b), 14(c), 14(f) and 16 of the Exchange Act.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Certain of the statements and information
in this document constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States "Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act" of 1995 and “forward-looking information” within Canadian securities laws (collectively,
“forward-looking statements”). All statements, other than statements of historical fact, addressing activities, events
or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are often, but not always, identified by the words “anticipates”, “believes”, “expects”,
“may”, “likely”, “plans”, “intends”, “expects”, “may”,
“forecast”, “project”, “budgets”, “potential”, and “outlook”, or similar
words, or statements that certain events or conditions “may”, “might”, “could”, “can”,
“would”, or “will” occur. Forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current expectations and
assumptions, and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the Company’s
actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any anticipated future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
In particular, this Annual Report on Form
40-F includes forward-looking statements as noted throughout the document. These relate to estimates, forecasts, and statements
as to management’s expectations with respect to the future production of silver, gold, lead and zinc; profit, operating costs
and cash flow; grade improvements, sales volume and selling prices of products; capital and exploration expenditures, plans, timing,
progress and expectations for the development of the Company’s mines and projects; progress in the development of mineral
properties; the timing of production and the cash and total costs of production; sensitivity of earnings to changes in commodity
prices and exchange rates; the impact of foreign currency exchange rates; the impact of taxes and royalties; expenditures to increase
or determine reserves and resources; sufficiency of available capital resources; expansions and acquisition plans; and the future
plans and expectations for the Company’s properties and operations. Examples of specific information in this Annual
Report on Form 40-F that may constitute forward-looking statements are:
Corporate and Operations:
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Expectations of the Company’s silver equivalent ounce production for 2019;
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Guidance for cash cost and all-in-sustaining cost (“AISC”) for 2019;
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Guidance for capital expenditures and EE&D expenses for 2019 and beyond for each of the Company’s
operating mines and projects;
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Expectations that cash flows from operations along with current net working capital will be sufficient
to fund capital investment and development programs for the foreseeable future;
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Expectations regarding access to additional capital to fund additional expansion or development
plans, or to undertake an acquisition; and
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Expectations in respect of permitting and development activities.
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GMC:
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The compilation and submission of technical information to CONAGUA, and CONAGUA’s review
of such information is expected to continue;
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Expectations that the current tailings footprint at GMC can be maintained and can support operations
at GMC until at least 2021;
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Expectations that permits associated with the use and expansion of the TSF at GMC will be granted
in due course and in favourable terms, with no suspension of GMC operations;
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Topia:
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Expectations that permits associated with the use of the TSF at Topia will continue to be granted
in due course, with no suspension of Topia operations;
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Expectations regarding the completion of the Phase II TSF at Topia;
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Expectations regarding increasing the processing capacity from Topia in 2019;
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Expectations that any potential gaps in existing compliance associated with the ongoing environmental
review of Topia’s operations will be capable of being addressed through a mitigation plan;
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The expectation that any mitigation measures that may arise from the PROFEPA audit of Topia will
extend through 2019 and beyond;
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Coricancha:
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The expectation that pending proposals for modification of an approved closure plan for Coricancha
will conclude with the approval of the authorities, which will also resolve any related fines or penalties;
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The Company’s plans for Coricancha, including further evaluations of the current mine and
processing infrastructure, mine rehabilitation and development in preparation for underground drilling and environmental studies
and the results of the planned technical, economic and environmental studies;
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Expectations regarding the outcome of Coricancha’s Bulk Sample Program;
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Expectations that the Company is anticipating to be able to make a decision by the end of March
2019 to commence the restart of Coricancha;
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Expectations regarding the costs to restart Coricancha;
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Expectations regarding the reclamation process at Coricancha;
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Beadell:
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Expectations regarding the timing of updating the 2019 outlook and guidance to include Tucano;
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Expectations regarding the permitting, development, exploration and operating plans for Tucano ;
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These forward-looking statements are necessarily
based on a number of factors and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company as of the date of such statements,
are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. The assumptions
made by the Company in preparing the forward looking information contained in this Annual Report on Form 40-F, which may prove
to be incorrect, include, but are not limited to, general business and economic conditions; the supply and demand for, deliveries
of, and the level and volatility of prices of silver, gold, lead and zinc; expected exchange rates; the timing of the receipt of
regulatory and governmental approvals for development projects and other operations; costs of production, and production and productivity
levels; estimated future capital expenditures and cash flows; the continuing availability of water and power resources for operations;
the accuracy of the interpretation and assumptions used in calculating reserve and resource estimates (including with respect to
size, grade and recoverability); the accuracy of the information included or implied in the various independently produced and
published technical reports; the geological, operational and price assumptions on which these technical reports are based; conditions
in the financial markets; the ability to attract and retain skilled staff; the ability to procure equipment and operating supplies
and that there are no material unanticipated variations in the cost of energy or supplies; the ability to secure contracts for
the sale of the Company’s products (metals concentrates); the execution and outcome of current or future exploration activities;
that current financial resources will be sufficient for planned activities and to complete further exploration programs; the possibility
of project delays and cost overruns, or unanticipated excessive operating costs and expenses; the Company’s ability to maintain
adequate internal control over financial reporting, and disclosure controls and procedures; the ability of contractors to perform
their contractual obligations; operations not being disrupted by issues such as mechanical failures, labour or social disturbances,
illegal occupations and adverse weather conditions; that financial resources will be sufficient to fund new acquisitions, if any;
the impact of the implementation of the scheme of arrangement with Beadell on the Company’s earnings; mineral reserves and
resources estimated enterprise value and growth rate; the expected strategic integration opportunities and other synergies as a
result of the implementation of the scheme and the expected financial and other benefits therefrom; permitting, development and
expansion at Tucano, including the preparation of any feasibility studies, preceding on a basis consistent with current expectations
and obtaining of services necessary to operate Tucano, in amounts and at prices to ensure the Tucano can be operated in an efficient
manner; and the future plans and expectations for the Company’s properties and operations.
This list is not exhaustive of the factors
that may affect any of the Company’s forward-looking statements or information. Forward-looking statements or information
are statements about the future and are inherently uncertain, and actual achievements of the Company or other future events or
conditions may differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements or information due to a variety of risks,
uncertainties and other factors, including, without limitation, changes in commodity prices; changes in foreign currency exchange
rates; acts of foreign governments; political risk; labor or social unrest; uncertainties related to title to the Company’s
mineral properties and the surface rights thereon, including the Company’s ability to acquire, or economically acquire, the
surface rights to certain of the Company’s exploration and development projects; unanticipated operational difficulties due
to adverse weather conditions, failure of plant or mine equipment and unanticipated events related to health, safety, and environmental
matters; failure of counterparties to perform their contractual obligations; delays in obtaining necessary permits for extension
of operations; an unfavourable decision by the MEM with respect to the proposed modification to the Coricancha reclamation plan;
adverse results of the technical, economic and environmental studies to be completed for Coricancha; inability to maintain or obtain
permits for operations; and deterioration of general economic conditions, and other risks described in the Company’s most
recent Form 40-F/AIF.
Readers are advised to carefully review
and consider the risk factors identified in this Annual Report on Form 40-F under the heading “Risk Factors” for a
discussion of the factors that could cause the Company’s actual results, performance and achievements to be materially different
from any anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
Readers are further cautioned that the foregoing list of assumptions and risk factors is not exhaustive and it is recommended that
prospective investors consult the more complete discussion of the Company’s business, financial condition and prospects that
is included in this Annual Report on Form 40-F.
The Company’s forward-looking statements
and information are based on the assumptions, beliefs, expectations and opinions of management as of the date of this Annual Report
on Form 40-F. The Company will update forward-looking statements and information if and when, and to the extent, required
by applicable securities laws. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking
statements and information contained herein are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
CAUTIONARY NOTE TO UNITED STATES INVESTORS
CONCERNING
ESTIMATES OF MEASURED, INDICATED AND INFERRED RESOURCES
As a British Columbia corporation and a
“reporting issuer” under Canadian securities laws, the Company is required to provide disclosure regarding its mineral
properties in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“
NI 43-101
”).
NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators that establishes standards for all public disclosure an
issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. In accordance with NI 43-101, the Company uses
the terms Mineral Reserves and Resources as they are defined in accordance with the CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Reserves
and Resources (the “
CIM Definition Standards
”) adopted by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
The SEC has adopted amendments to its disclosure
rules to modernize the mineral property disclosure requirements for issuers whose securities are registered with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “
SEC
”) under the U.S. Exchange Act. These amendments became effective
February 25, 2019 (the “
SEC Modernization Rules
”). The SEC Modernization Rules have replaced the historical
property disclosure requirements for mining registrants that were included in SEC Industry Guide 7 (“
Guide 7
”),
which have been rescinded. The Company is not required to provide disclosure on its mineral properties under the SEC Modernization
Rules as the Company is presently a “foreign issuer” under the U.S. Exchange Act and entitled to file continuous disclosure
reports with the SEC under the MJDS Disclosure System between Canada and the United States.
The SEC Modernization Rules include the
adoption of terms describing Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources that are substantially similar to the corresponding terms under
the CIM Definition Standards. As a result of the adoption of the SEC Modernization Rules, SEC will now recognize estimates of Measured
Mineral Resources, Indicated Mineral Resources and Inferred Mineral Resources. In addition, the SEC has amended its definitions
of Proven Mineral Reserves and Probable Mineral Reserves to be substantially similar to the corresponding CIM Definitions.
United States investors are cautioned that
while the above terms are substantially similar to CIM Definitions, there are differences in the definitions under the SEC Modernization
Rules and the CIM Definition Standards. Accordingly, there is no assurance any Mineral Reserves or Mineral Resources that the Company
may report as Proven Reserves, Probable Reserves, Measured Mineral Resources, Indicated Mineral Resources and Inferred Mineral
Resources under NI 43-101 would be the same had the Company prepared the reserve or resource estimates under the standards adopted
under the SEC Modernization Rules.
United States investors are also cautioned
that while the SEC will now recognize Measured Mineral Resources, Indicated Mineral Resources and Inferred Mineral Resources, investors
should not to assume that any part or all of the mineralization in these categories will ever be converted into a higher category
of Mineral Resources or into Mineral Reserves. Mineralization described using these terms has a greater amount of uncertainty as
to their existence and feasibility than mineralization that has been characterized as reserves. Accordingly, investors are cautioned
not to assume that any Measured Mineral Resources, Indicated Mineral Resources, or Inferred Mineral Resources that the Company
reports are or will be economically or legally mineable.
Further, Inferred Mineral
Resources have a greater amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether they can be mined legally or economically.
Therefore, United States investors are also cautioned not to assume that all or any part of the Inferred Mineral Resources exist.
In accordance with Canadian rules, estimates of Inferred Mineral Resources cannot form the basis of feasibility or other economic
studies, except in limited circumstances where permitted under NI 43-101.
For the above reasons,
information contained in this Annual Report and the documents incorporated by reference herein containing descriptions of our mineral
deposits may not be comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements
under the United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
NOTE TO UNITED STATES READERS REGARDING
DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN REPORTING PRACTICES
The Company is permitted to prepare this
Annual Report in accordance with Canadian disclosure requirements, which are different from those of the United States. The Company
prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board, which differ in certain respects from United States generally accepted accounting principles
(“
US GAAP
”) and from practices prescribed by the SEC. Therefore, the Company’s financial statements incorporated
by reference in this Annual Report may not be comparable to financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
CURRENCY
Unless otherwise indicated, all dollar
amounts in this Annual Report are in United States dollars. The exchange rate of United States dollars into Canadian dollars on
December 31, 2018 (the last business day of the year), based upon the noon rate published by the Bank of Canada, was US$1.00=CDN$1.3642.
The exchange rate of United States dollars into Canadian dollars, on March 20, 2019, based upon the noon rate as published by the
Bank of Canada, was US$1.00=CDN$1.3317.
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are
defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act to mean controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed
to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act
is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure
controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated
and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons
performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Evaluation of Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
At the end of the period covered by this
Annual Report on Form 40-F, being the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision
of and with the participation of the Company’s management (“
Management
”), including the Chief Executive
Officer (“
CEO
”) and Chief Financial Officer (“
CFO
”), of the effectiveness of the design and
operations of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange
Act). Based on that evaluation the CEO and the CFO have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report,
the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to give reasonable assurance that the information required
to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits to the SEC under the Exchange Act is:
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recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms; and
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accumulated and communicated to Management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Internal control over financial reporting
is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the issuer’s
principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the issuer’s board of directors, management and other
personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:
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pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;
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provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and
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provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that may have a material effect on the financial statements.
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The Company’s internal control system
is designed to provide reasonable assurance to Management and the board of directors (“
Board of Directors”)
regarding
the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed,
have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with
respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting to future periods are subject to risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions,
or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management’s Assessment of Internal
Control over Financial Reporting
The Company’s Management is responsible
for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Management conducted an evaluation of the
effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control –
Integrated Framework (2013) issued by The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“
COSO
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Based on this evaluation, Management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective
as of December 31, 2018.
The Board of Directors is responsible for
ensuring that Management fulfills its responsibilities. The Company’ audit committee (“
Audit Committee
”)
fulfills its role of ensuring the integrity of the reported information through its review of the interim and annual financial
statements. Management reviewed the results of their assessment with the Company’s Audit Committee.
Attestation Report
KPMG LLP has audited the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting and has issued an attestation report on the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting which is included with the Company’s audited financial statements which are attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Annual
Report on Form 40-F.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial
Reporting
During the three months ended September
30, 2018, the Company determined that a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting existed as a result of misstatements
identified by the Company’s auditors during their interim review of the September 30, 2018 interim financial statements.
The misstatements were corrected in the September 30, 2018 interim financial statements and there is no material effect on previously
issued financial statements. The control weakness related to the ineffective operation of control activities designed to identify
material errors in the application of IFRS for changes in the reclamation and remediation provision and reimbursement rights. As
at December 31, 2018, the Company has remediated this matter, which included implementing enhanced review activities over the application
of IFRS in these areas as part of the financial close process.
Other than described above, there have
been no changes in internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2018, that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal controls over financial reporting.
NOTICES PURSUANT TO REGULATION BTR
The Company did not send any notices required
by Rule 104 of Regulation BTR during the year ended December 31, 2018 concerning any equity security subject to a blackout period
under Rule 101 of Regulation BTR.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company is subject to corporate governance
requirements prescribed under applicable Canadian securities laws, rules and policies. The Company is also subject to corporate
governance requirements prescribed by the listing standards of the NYSE AMERICAN, and the rules and regulations promulgated by
the SEC under the Exchange Act (including those applicable rules and regulations mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).
Section 110 of the NYSE AMERICAN Company
Guide permits NYSE AMERICAN to consider the laws, customs and practices of foreign issuers in relaxing certain NYSE AMERICAN listing
criteria, and to grant exemptions from NYSE AMERICAN listing criteria based on these considerations. A company seeking relief under
these provisions is required to provide written certification from independent local counsel that the non-complying practice is
not prohibited by home country law.
Section 123 of the NYSE AMERICAN Company
Guide recommends that the quorum for meetings of shareholders of a listed company be not less than 33-1/3% of the issued and outstanding
shares entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders. Upon listing, the Company received an exemption from this listing standard.
The Company’s quorum requirement is specified in its corporate charter as two persons who are, or who represent by proxy,
shareholders.
Section 713 of the NYSE AMERICAN Company
Guide requires that the Company obtain the approval of its shareholders for share issuances equal to 20 percent or more of presently
outstanding shares for a price which is less than the greater of book or market value of the shares. This requirement does not
apply to public offerings. There are no such requirements under British Columbia corporate law. However, under the rules of the
Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”), the Company’s home stock exchange, shareholder approval is required for certain
issuances of shares that (i) materially affect control of the Company, or (ii) provide consideration to insiders in aggregate
of 10% or greater of the market capitalization of the Company in transactions that have not been negotiated at arm’s length.
Shareholder approval is also required under TSX rules for private placements in circumstances where (i) the aggregate number
of listed securities issuable is greater than 25% of the number of securities of the listed issuer which are outstanding, on a
non-diluted basis, prior to the date of closing of the transaction if the price per security is less than the market price, and
(ii) there are issuances during any six month period to insiders for listed securities or options, rights or other entitlements
to listed securities greater than 10% of the number of securities of the listed issuer which are outstanding, on a non-diluted
basis, prior to the date of the closing of the first private placement to an insider during the six month period. The Company intends
to seek a waiver from NYSE AMERICAN’s section 713 requirements should a dilutive private placement financing trigger the
NYSE AMERICAN shareholders’ approval requirement in circumstances where the same financing does not trigger such a requirement
under British Columbia law or under TSX rules.
The Company believes that there are otherwise
no significant differences between its corporate governance policies and those required to be followed by United States domestic
issuers listed on the NYSE AMERICAN. In particular, in addition to having a separate Audit Committee, the Company’s Board
of Directors has established a separately-designated Compensation Committee that materially meets the requirements for a compensation
committee under section 805 of the NYSE AMERICAN Company Guide, as currently in force.
Copies of the Company’s corporate
governance materials are available on the Company’s website at
www.greatpanther.com
(under the Corporate/Governance/Governance
and Policies tab). In addition, the Company is required by National Instrument 58-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators,
Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices
, to describe its practices and policies with regard to corporate governance
in management information circulars that are furnished to the Company’s shareholders in connection with annual meetings of
shareholders.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Composition of the Audit Committee
The Company's Board of Directors has a
separately designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act and Section
803(B)(2) of the NYSE AMERICAN Company Guide. The Company's Audit Committee comprises four directors that the Board of Directors
have determined are independent as determined under each of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and Section 803(A) of the "NYSE
American" Company Guide:
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R. W. (Bob) Garnett
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Jeffrey Mason
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All four members of the Audit Committee
are financially literate, meaning they are able to read and understand the Company's financial statements and to understand the
breadth and level of complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Company's financial statements.
The Audit Committee meets the composition requirements set forth by Section 803(B)(2) of NYSE AMERICAN Company Guide.
Audit Committee Charter
The full text of the Charter of the Audit Committee is attached
as Schedule A to the Company's Annual Information Form which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Annual Report. The Charter of the
Audit Committee is also available on the Company’s website at
www.greatpanther.com
(under the links Corporate >
Corporate Governance and Policies).
Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Company’s Board of Directors
has determined that both Elise Rees and Bob Garnett, are audit committee financial experts (as that term is defined in General
Instruction B(8) of Form 40-F).
CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS
Adoption of Code of Ethics
The Company has adopted a Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics (the “
Code of Ethics
”) for all its directors, executive officers and employees. The Code
of Ethics materially complies with Section 807 of the NYSE AMERICAN Company Guide. The Code of Ethics meets the requirements for
a “code of ethics” within the meaning of that term in Form 40-F. The text of the Code of Ethics is posted on the Company's
website at
www.greatpanther.com
(under the links Corporate > Corporate Governance and Policies).
Amendments or Waivers
During the fiscal year ended December 31,
2018, the Company did not substantively amend, waive or implicitly waive any provision of the Code of Ethics with respect to any
of the directors, executive officers or employees subject to it.
To the extent that the Company's board
or a board committee determines to grant any waiver of the Code of Ethics for an executive officer or director, the commentary
to Section 807 of the NYSE AMERICAN Company Guide requires that the waiver must be disclosed to shareholders within four business
days of such determination.
All amendments to the Code of Ethics, and
all waivers of the Code of Ethics with respect to the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer
or other persons performing similar functions, will be posted on the Company’s website, submitted to the SEC on Form 6-K
and provided in print to any shareholder that provides the Company with a written request addressed to the Company’s Corporate
Secretary.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The information relating to the Company’s
principal accountant fees and services that is included under the heading “Audit Committee Information – External Auditor
Service Fees” in the 2018 Annual Information Form is hereby incorporated by reference herein. In addition, the information
relating to the Audit and Risk Committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures that is included under the heading “Audit
Committee Information – Pre-Approval Policy” in the 2018 Annual Information Form is hereby incorporated by reference
herein.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Company has not entered into any “off-balance
sheet arrangements”, as defined in General Instruction B(11) to Form 40-F, that have or are reasonably likely to have a current
or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues, expenses, results of operations,
liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The Company's contractual obligations as
at December 31, 2018 are presented in note 21(a) of the audited financial statements which are attached as Exhibit 99.2 of this
Annual Report on Form 40-F.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“
Dodd-Frank Act
”), issuers that are operators, or that
have a subsidiary that is an operator, of a coal or other mine in the United States are required to disclose in their periodic
reports filed with the SEC information regarding specified health and safety violations, orders and citations, related assessments
and legal actions, and mining-related fatalities under the regulation of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
The Company did not have any mines in the United States during
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.
UNDERTAKING AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF
PROCESS
Undertaking
The Company undertakes to make available,
in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when
requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to:
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the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises; or
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transactions in said securities.
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Consent to Service of Process
Concurrently with the filing of its Annual
Report on Form 40-F with the SEC on March 14, 2013, the Company filed an Appointment of Agent for Service of Process and Undertaking
on Form F-X signed by the Company and its agent for service of process with respect to the class of securities in relation to which
the obligation to file this annual report arises.
Any change to the name or address of the
Company’s agent for service shall be communicated promptly to the Commission by amendment to Form F-X referencing the file
number of the Company.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange
Act, the Company certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this annual report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
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GREAT PANTHER MINING LIMITED
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Date: March 21, 2019
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By:
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/s/ James M. Bannantine
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James M. Bannantine
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Chief Executive Officer and President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Exhibit Description
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Principal Documents
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99.1
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Annual Information Form of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2018
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99.2
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Audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and the notes thereto for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 together with the reports of the auditors thereon
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99.3
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2018
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Certifications
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99.4
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act
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99.5
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act
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99.6
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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99.7
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Consents
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99.8
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Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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99.9
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Consent of Robert F. Brown, author of the February 28, 2019 NI 43-101 Report on the Topia Mine Mineral Resource Estimation as of July 31, 2018 and the February 20, 2017 NI 43-101 Technical Report entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Guanajuato Mine Complex Claims and Mineral Resource Estimations for the Guanajuato Mine, San Ignacio Mine, and El Horcón and Santa Rosa Projects”.
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99.10
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Consent of Ronald Turner, co-author of the technical report entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report Summarizing the Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Coricancha Mine Complex” dated July 13, 2018.
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99.11
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Consent of Daniel A. Saint Don, co-author of the technical report entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report Summarizing the Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Coricancha Mine Complex” dated July 13, 2018.
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99.12
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Consent of Jeffrey L. Woods, co-author of the technical report entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report Summarizing the Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Coricancha Mine Complex” dated July 13, 2018.
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99.13
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Consent of Matthew C. Wunder, author of the 2018 NI 43-101 Technical Report entitled “NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Update Technical Report on the Guanajuato Mine Complex, Guanajuato Mine and San Ignacio Mine, Guanajuato State, Mexico” dated February 28, 2018.
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99.14
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Consent of Brian R. Wolfe, co-author of the NI 43-101 Technical Report entitled “Mineral Resource and Reserve Update for the Tucano Gold Mine, Amapa, Brazil” dated October 31, 2018.
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99.15
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Consent of Gary Methven, co-author of the NI 43-101 Technical Report entitled “Mineral Resource and Reserve Update for the Tucano Gold Mine, Amapa, Brazil” dated October 31, 2018.
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99.16
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Consent of Juan Jose Moreno Dellepiane, co-author of the NI 43-101 Technical Report entitled “Mineral Resource and Reserve Update for the Tucano Gold Mine, Amapa, Brazil” dated October 31, 2018.
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99.17
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Consent of Nigel Spicer, co-author of the NI 43-101 Technical Report entitled “Mineral Resource and Reserve Update for the Tucano Gold Mine, Amapa, Brazil” dated October 31, 2018.
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99.18
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Consent of Raymond H. Walton, co-author of the NI 43-101 Technical Report entitled “Mineral Resource and Reserve Update for the Tucano Gold Mine, Amapa, Brazil” dated October 31, 2018.
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99.19
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Consent of Ruy Lacourt Rodrigues, co-author of the NI 43-101 Technical Report entitled “Mineral Resource and Reserve Update for the Tucano Gold Mine, Amapa, Brazil” dated October 31, 2018.
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99.20
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Consent of Marcelo Antonio Batelochi, co-author of the NI 43-101 Technical Report entitled “Mineral Resource and Reserve Update for the Tucano Gold Mine, Amapa, Brazil” dated October 31, 2018.
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99.21
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Consent of Peter O’Bryan, co-author of the NI 43-101 Technical Report entitled “Mineral Resource and Reserve Update for the Tucano Gold Mine, Amapa, Brazil” dated October 31, 2018
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