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Prime Drink Group Corp. — Management Reports 2023
Apr 29, 2023
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Annual Management’s Discussion and Analysis – Year Ended December 31, 2022
SCOPE OF THIS MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS AND NOTICE TO INVESTORS
This management’s discussion and analysis of financial position and results of operations («MD&A») is prepared as of April 28, 2023, and complements the audited consolidated financial statements of Prime Drink Group Corp., formerly Dominion Water Reserves Corp., (" Prime " or the " Company "), for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (the “ Consolidated Financial Statements ”).
All financial information has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (" IFRS ") and all amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated. Additional information is provided in the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.
The audited financial statements and the MD&A have been reviewed and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on April 28, 2023.
Unless otherwise indicated, the reporting currency for figures in this document is the Canadian dollar.
Forward-Looking Statements and Use of Estimates
Any statement contained in this report that does not constitute a historical fact may be deemed a forward-looking statement. Verbs such as “believe,” “expect,” “estimate” and other similar expressions, in addition to the negative forms of these terms or any variations thereof, appearing in this report generally indicate forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements do not provide guarantees as to the future performance of Prime Drink Group Corp. and are subject to risks, both known and unknown, as well as uncertainties that may cause the outlook, profitability and actual results of Prime Drink Group Corp. to differ significantly from the profitability or future results stated or implied by these statements. Detailed information on risks and uncertainties is provided in the “Uncertainties and Principal Risk Factors” section of this MD&A.
In preparing Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with IFRS, management must exercise judgment when applying accounting policies and use assumptions and estimates that have an impact on the amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses reported and on the contingent liabilities and contingent assets information provided.
The main accounting judgments and estimates used by management and are described in Note 4 of the December 31, 2022 audited financial statements are as follows:
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Going concern
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Impairment of Water Rights
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Share-Based Compensation
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Warrants
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Recovery of deferred tax assets
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Classification of financial instruments
Because the use of assumptions and estimates is inherent to the financial reporting process, the actual results of items subject to assumptions and estimates may differ from these assumptions and estimates.
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CORPORATE PROFILE
PRIME STORY
Prime Drink Group Corp., formerly Dominion Water Reserves Corp. until its name changed on November 23, 2022, was formed in October 2015 under the laws of Canada, by environment conscious entrepreneurs aiming at consolidating the natural spring water market in the Province of Quebec, while preserving and respecting this resource by taking a leadership role in this industry.
The initial primary objective of PRIME was to establish contact with well owners and permit developers to secure initial water rights that would serve as a cornerstone to the overall value proposition of PRIME.
Over the past years, PRIME has developed a unique business model that allows the group to develop and take a leading stand in consolidating the spring water market in Quebec and beyond. The PRIME team is working to develop innovative solutions, products and partnerships to promote and create value for this resource today and mainly for the future.
PRIME has six wholly-owned subsidiaries: 6305768 Canada Inc., Centre Piscicole Duhamel Inc., 11973002 Canada Inc., Source Sainte-Cécile Inc., 3932095 Canada Inc. and Société Alto 2000 Inc.
CORE BUSINESS
PRIME’s core business is the acquisition and management of natural spring water sources in the Province of Quebec. By combining, an acquisition program targeting long-term asset play with a recurring cash flow to reach a critical mass in terms of capacity and geography, and developing, with a focus on prioritizing sustainability and environmental consciousness, groundwater collection, water withdrawal and water pumping for the purpose of selling or distributing spring water, the Company goal is planning to secure a leadership role in Quebec spring water market. PRIME’s water rights represent access to over 3 billion litres of spring water per year.
VISION
PRIME will acquire more freshwater assets at a critical mass in terms of capacity and geography securing a leadership role in North America’s spring water market. By consolidating the spring water market in Quebec, the company eventually seeks to provide solutions to problems arising from the considerable imbalance between supply and demand of fresh water. Through acquisitions in operations, PRIME will ensure the profitability of its operations.
PRIME will prioritize sustainability and environmental consciousness.
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PROPERTIES
PRIME water rights comprise six primary water sources: (i) Duhamel; (ii) Notre-Dame-du- Laus; (iii) Coloraine; (iv) Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton; (v) Saint-Élie-de-Caxton; and (vi) St-Siméon.
The following table contains certain technical information pertaining to each source:
| Water Rights | Volume | Production | Land | % Volume | |
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| (in litres/ | Capacity | under | Ownership | ||
| year) | (litres) | Acres | Permit in | ||
| (m3100036 | QC | ||||
| 5) | |||||
| Duhamel | 2,007,500,000 | 55001000365 | 45 | 19% | 100% |
| Notre-Dame- du-Laus |
993,530,000 | 27221000365 | 204 | 9.5% | 100% |
| St-Joseph de Coloraine |
71,481,000 | 1951000365 | 5 | 0.7% | 100% |
| Sainte-Cécile-de- Whitton |
76,285,000 |
2091000365 | 7 | 0.7% | 100% |
| Saint-Élie-de-Caxton | 71,481,000 |
1951000365 | 5 | 0.7% | 100% |
| Source St-Siméon | 131,400,000 | 3601000365 | 25 | 1.3% | 100% |
| TOTAL: | 3,351,677,000 | 291 | 31.9% |
Duhamel
Duhamel constitutes the largest volume spring in in Province of Quebec with over 2B litres per year of overflow. The Company is pursuing its development pursuant to the authorization from the Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (“MDDELCC”) under the Environment Quality Act (CQLR c Q-2), dated December 15, 2006 (renewed January 9, 2017), authorizing Centre Piscicole Duhamel Inc. to withdraw groundwater intended for sale or distribution as bottled water, subject to compliance with the following obligations: withdrawing a maximum daily volume of water of 5,500 m[3] ; and
- bottling water in containers of 20 litres or less.
Notre-Dame-du-Laus
Notre-Dame-du-Laus is a rare esker (1 of only 2 in Province of Quebec), a glacial formation that provides a unique water quality. The Company is pursuing its development pursuant to the authorization from the MDDELCC under the Environment Quality Act (CQLR c Q-2), dated July 25, 2018, authorizing 6305768 Canada Inc. to:
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withdraw groundwater intended for sale or distribution as spring water, for use as such in the manufacture, preservation or treatment of products within the meaning of the Food Products Act (CQLR c P-29);
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Withdraw groundwater daily volume of water of 2,722 m[3 ; ] and
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withdraw groundwater from the withdrawal site PP-01-03 on lot 38 of Range II in the township of Bigelow, Municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Regional County Municipality of Antoine-Labelle.
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St-Joseph-de-Coloraine
St-Joseph-de-Coloraine holds a spring in Province of Quebec with over 71 M litres per year of overflow. The Company is pursuing its development pursuant to the authorization from the MDDELCC under the Environment Quality Act (CQLR c Q-2), dated March 5, 2014, authorizing Ivan Bouffard to withdraw groundwater intended for sale or distribution as bottled water, subject to compliance with the following obligations:
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withdrawing a maximum daily volume of water of 195,8 m3; and
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bottling water in containers of 20 litres or less.
The authorization initially granted to Ivan Bouffard was transferred to 11973002 Canada Inc on April 20, 2020.
Sainte-Cécile
Authorization was granted from the Ministère de l’Environnement (now the MDDELCC) under the Environment Quality Act (CQLR c Q-2), dated November 29, 2001, authorizing Sainte-Cécile Inc. to establish a well for intake of untreated water prior to its commercial distribution for human consumption and to connect such well to a bottled water plant or plant for the preparation of other beverage products by way of an aqueduct; and the daily maximum to pump is 209 m[3 ] ;
The Sainte-Cécile-de-Witton Spring is located on five acres in the south eastern part of the Province of Quebec. The Saint-Cecille Spring has a permitted volume of 76,285,000 litres per year and the Spring does not currently have any bottling facilities.
Saint-Élie-de-Caxton
Authorization was granted of the Ministère du Développement Durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs dated (now the MDDELCC) under the Groundwater Catchment Regulations (CQLR c Q-2, r 6) (replaced by the Water Withdrawal and Protection Regulation (CQLR c Q-2, r 35.2) in 2014), and the Environment Quality Act (CQLR c Q-2), dated October 7, 2008, authorizing 3932095 Canada Inc. to:
Les Sources St-Élie Inc., subject to an obligation to pump a maximum volume of 195 m[3 ] of water per day from these wells.
Source St-Siméon
On April 8, 2021 the Company has acquired a 100% interest in the Saint-Siméon Water Rights, through acquisition of a volume of 131,400,000 litres to withdraw a maximum daily volume of water of 360 m[3] .
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OVERALL PERFORMANCE
- Acquisition of sources
All the sources are strategically located for efficiency and low transportation costs. Our portfolio shows acquisitions at a very low cost per litre. However, additional CapEx will be required to put these assets into production.
- Management of the Property Portfolio
The objective for 2023 continues to be to advance and enhance the quality and quantity of the Company’s portfolio properties. The Company will require significant capital in order to fund its operating commitments as the Company has no revenues and is reliant upon equity financing to fund all of its requirements. However, given the current cash position and foreseen cash inflows and outflows in the next twelve months, management believes that sufficient cash will be available to fund the Company’s operating expenses and pursue development of its business.
- Corporate Developments
In February 2020, due diligence was performed on the portfolio of assets of PRIME. The company continued discussions with owners of water rights and wells taking into consideration their geography, volume under license and their potential for generating income. These discussions provide an optimistic outlook that the Company can consolidate the market in the short term and cover its costs with revenues by the end of 2023.
In April 2020, the Company completed a consolidation of its share capital on the basis of three existing common shares of PRIME for one new common share, thereby reducing the number of outstanding shares from 150,293,832 to 50,097,944.
On July 31, 2020, the Company completed an amalgamation with Tucker Acquisitions Inc. (“Tucker”), pursuant to an agreement signed on March 27, 2020. The Company and Tucker carried out a business combination by way of an amalgamation where the companies, both existing under the laws of Canada, amalgamated and formed one corporation under the provisions of the Canada Business Corporations Act and, upon the amalgamation taking effect, Company's shareholders and the Tucker’s shareholders have received shares of the corporation continuing from the amalgamation. Immediately following the transaction, 84% of shares were owned by former shareholders of PRIME and 16% were owned by the shareholders of Tucker. Under the terms of the Agreement, the shareholders of PRIME Shares (the “PRIME Shareholders”) will receive one (1) Tucker common share (each whole share, a “Tucker Share”) for every one (1) PRIME Share (the “Exchange Ratio”).
On October 16, 2020 the Company completed a non-brokered private placement offering of units of PRIME (the “ Financing” ) for gross proceeds of $650,000, and (iii) settled an aggregate of $104,455 in trade payables to two arm’s length parties through the issuance of common shares of PRIME (the “ Debt Settlement ”).
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On December 14, 2020, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of 11973002 Canada Inc. pursuant to an arm’s length acquisition offer dated October 26, 2020. Pursuant to this acquisition the Company agreed to a fair value consideration of $446,429, comprising of cash of $400,000 and the balance paid by the issuance of 714,286 shares at a fair value of $0.065 per share. The fair value of the shares was determined by the stock market price per share at the date of the transaction.
On February 26, 2021 the Company completed a non-brokered private placement offering of units of PRIME (the “Financing”) for gross proceeds of $1,175,000.
On March 1[st] , 2021, Mr. Michael Pesner has been appointed as a Director of the Corporation.
On April 1, 2021 the Company has exercised its option to acquire a 100% interest in the Sources Sainte-Cécile and Saint-Élie de Caxton Water Rights, through the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of 3932095 Canada Inc. and Source Sainte- Cécile Inc. (the “Target Companies”) in consideration of the issuance of 4,720,000 common shares.
On April 8, 2021 the Company acquired 100% of the shares of a 100% interest in the Source SaintSiméon water rights located in the Province of Québec, through the acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of all the issued and outstanding shares of Société Alto 2000 Inc. in consideration of the issuance of 3,000,000 common shares (each a “Share”) of the Corporation at a deemed price of $0.105 per share.
On July 5, 2022 and September 19, 2022 the Company completed a non-brokered private placement offering of units of PRIME (the “Financing”) for gross proceeds of $3,335,000.
On September 20, 2022, Mr. Olivier Primeau was elected as President, CEO and chairman of the Board and Mr. Germain Turpin has stepped down from his role of CEO, CFO and Chairman of the Board.
On November 23, 2022, the Company changed its name from Dominion Water Reserves Corp. to Prime Dink Group Corp.
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SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
- Financial Condition Review
| - Financial Condition Review |
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| Cash Property and equipment Water rights Total liabilities Total Equity |
As at December 31, 2022 As at December 31, 2021 |
| 2,420,857 197,078 529,314 382,206 5,657,862 5,657,862 110,057 115,788 8,517,393 6,204,176 |
- Assets
The Company ended fiscal year 2022 with a cash balance of $2,420,857 compared to a cash balance of $197,078 as at December 31, 2021, an increase of $2,223,779 principally because of the financing of $3,335,000 closed during this year, offset by cash used in operations for the year of $845,325.
The Company also ended the fiscal year 2022 with Property and Equipment of $529,314 compared to $382,206 as at December 31, 2021 an increase of $147,108 principally because of a land acquisition closed in September 2022.
- Total liabilities and Equity
Total Equity for the year ended December 31, 2022 were $8,517,393 compared to $6,204,176, an increase of $2,313,217 principally because of the financing of $3,335,000 closed during this year, offset by the loss of $807,744 for the year.
- Discussion and Results of Operations
| Operating loss Interest charges on lease liability Net loss Loss per share Basic and dilutedloss pershare |
As at December 31, 2022 As at December 31,2021 |
|---|---|
| (805,244) (1,556,565) (2,500) (2,807) (807,744) (1,559,372) (0.0074) (0.0169) |
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| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
108,588,536 92,156,781 |
The net loss for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $807,744 or $0.0074 loss per share compared to $1,559,372 or $0.0169 loss per share for the same period in 2021.
Operating expenses for the for the year ended December 31, 2022 are lower compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, primarily based on shared-based payments of $691,759 in 2021 vs none in 2022. The Company has no revenues and is reliant upon equity financing to fund all of the requirements.
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- Summary of quarterly results
| Dec- ember 31, 2022 |
Sept- ember 30, 2022 |
June 30, 2022 |
March 31, 2022 |
March 31, 2022 |
Dec- ember 31, 2021 |
Sept- ember 30, 2021 |
June 30, 2021 |
March 31, 2021 |
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| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Operating expenses |
335,589 | 280,638 | 27,569 | 161,598 | 222,665 | 215,442 | 314,992 | 803,466 | ||
Net loss and compreh ensive loss |
(336,372) | (281,395) | (27,974) | (162,003) | (223,710) | (216,355) | (315,416) | (803,891) | ||
| Basic and diluted loss per share |
(0.0027) | (0.0027) | (0.0003) | (0.0017) | (0.0782) | (0.0023) | (0.0033) | (0.0030) | ||
| - Cash Flow review Operating activities Net loss and comprehensive loss for the year Share-based payment Depreciation of property and equipment Depreciation of Right-to-Use asset Interest charge on lease liability Consultancy expenses settled through shares Cancellation of shares against services |
As at December 31, 2022 |
As at December 31, 2021 (1,559,372) 691,759 710 20,084 2,806 4,375 - (839,638) 1,980 (22,957) 38,756 (26,457) (848,316) As at December 31, 2021 1,175,000 (5,000) 14,983 12,215 (21,850) 1,175,348 |
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| (807,744) - 692 25,440 2,500 - (66,213) |
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| Changes in working capital account Other receivables Sales tax receivables Prepaid expenses and deposits Accounts payables and accrued liabilities |
(845,325) - 33,396 4,565 21,629 |
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| (785,735) | ||||||||||
| - Financing Activities Proceeds from issuance of share capital Payment of share issuance cost Proceeds on exercise of stock options Proceeds on exercise of warrants Repayment of leaseliability |
As at December 31, 2022 |
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| 3,335,000 (206,326) - 58,500 (29,860) |
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| 3,157,314 |
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Investing activities included a $147,800 cash outflow in 2022 for the purchase of a land and $254,533 cash outflow in 2021 for the purchase of water rights.
- Liquidity, Capital Resources and Sources of Financing
At December 31, 2022, Prime Drink Group Corp. has not yet achieved profitable operations, has significant losses from operations over the years and an accumulated deficit of $9,012,884 since inception and expects to incur further losses in the development of its business. Additionally, the Company incurred a net loss and comprehensive loss of $807,744 during the year.
The Company will need to raise additional funds to continue its operations. Although, the Company has been successful in attracting new investors and partners to fund the ongoing business, there is no assurance that it will be able to obtain adequate financing in the future or that such financing will be available on advantageous terms to the Company.
However, given the current cash position and foreseen cash inflows and outflows in the next twelve months, management believes that sufficient cash will be available to fund the Company’s operating expenses and pursue development of its business at least for the next 12 months while management has been successful in securing financing in the past, then can be no assurance that it will continue to do so in the future or the sources of funds or initiatives will be available to the Corporation.
- Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements as at December 31, 2022 or as at the date of this MD&A.
- Subsequent events
The subsequent events are disclosed in Note 17 of Company’s annual consoliated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
- Commitments
On November 20, 2020 , the company entered into a 25 year water sales contract with Acquanor Inc. with an obligation to supply water at a price of $0.005 per litre of water for the first five years, $0.010 from year 6 to 10, $0.015 from year 11 to 15 and $0.02 from year 16 to 25, not exceeding 71 million litres for each year with no significant consequences in the event of breach.
The Company has entered into a lease for its office expiring on January 31, 2023. The future minimum lease payments related to this lease are $2,782 for 2023. The Company renewed its lease starting February 1, 2023 on a month to month basis.
Critical Accounting estimates
The critical accounting estimates are disclosed in Note 4 of Company’s annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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- Changes in accounting policies including Initial adoption.
The changes in accounting policies are disclosed in Note 3 of Company’s annual audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
The following table sets out the number of common shares as of the date hereof:
| Common shares outstanding Stock option exercisable Warrants outstanding |
As at April 28, 2023 |
|---|---|
| 144,177,462 | |
| 5,000,000 | |
| 10,993,750 |
i. On February 26, 2021, the Company issued 11,750,000 units which comprise one common share and one warrant at an agreed price of $0.10 per units for gross proceeds of $1,175,000.
ii. On March 12, 2021, a shareholder exercised 150,000 options at an agreed price of $0.10 per share for gross proceeds of $15,000.
iii. On April 1, 2021, 4,720,000 common shares at a price of $0.105 per share were approved and issued by the Company for a total amount of $495,600, related to the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of 3932095 Canada Inc and Source Sainte-Cécile Inc. This acquisition was done with a related party of the Company.
iv. On April 8, 2021, 3,000,000 common shares at a price of $0.105 per share were approved and issued by the Company for a total amount of $315,000, related to the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of Société Alto 2000 Inc.
v. On July 1, 2021 and September 1, 2021, 25,000 common shares at a price of $0.09 per share and 25,000 common shares at a price of $0.085 were approved and issued by the Company for a total amount of $4,375 in consideration of consulting fees.
vi. On September 21, 2021 and September 23, 2021, a total of 245,000 common shares were issued by the Company upon warrants exercised at an exercise price of $0.05, for a gross amount of $12,250.
vii. On April 14, 2022, a total of 575,762 common shares On April 14, 2022, a total of 575,762 common shares were cancelled by the Company following a settlement with a service provider. These shares were initially issued on October 16, 2020 at a deemed price of $0.115. The Company recognized a credit $66,213 against the consulting fees.
viii. On July 5, 2022 and September 19, 2022, the Company issued a total of 33,350 units which comprise one thousand two hundred and fifty (1,250) common share (totaling 41,687,500 common shares) and one hundred and twenty-five (125) warrants (totaling 4,168,750 warrants) at an agreed price of $100 per unit for gross proceeds of $3,335,000. These units were acquired by directors of the Company.
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ix. On September 26, 2022 and November 7, 2022, 390,000 common shares were issued by the Company upon warrants exercised at an exercise price of $0.15, for a gross amount of $58,500.
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Related Party Transactions
| Consulting fees paid to a director (former President and CEO) Issue of Stock options to a director (former President and CEO) Issue of Stock options to directors Director’s fees paid to three directors Consulting fees paid to CFO Issue of stock options to CFO |
As at December 31, 2022 As at December 31,2021 |
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| 120,000 196,000 - 326,992 - 318,774 31,199 - 84,000 120,000 - 13,593 |
- Risks and Uncertainties
An investment in the common shares of the Company involves a high degree of risk and must be considered highly speculative due to the financial and operational risks inherent to the nature of the Company's business and the present stage of development of its properties. These risks may affect the Company’s eventual profitability and level of operating cash flow. Prospective buyers of the common shares of the Company should consider the following risk factors:
CLIMATE CHANGE
The Company has its properties in various regions of Quebec where environmental laws are evolving and where several government authorities have introduced or are considering regulatory changes in response to the potential impact of climate change, such as regulations relating to emission levels and the Company remain attentive to the changes to come.
ADDITIONAL FINANCING
Future development activities will require additional equity and debt financing. Failure to obtain such additional financing could result in delay or indefinite postponement of acquisition and development of the property interests of the Company.
DEPENDENCE ON KEY INDIVIDUALS
The Company is dependent on a relatively small number of key personnel, the loss of any one of whom could have an adverse effect on the Company.
POLITICAL REGULATORY RISKS
Any changes in government policy may result in changes to laws affecting the Company’s ability to undertake development activities in respect of present and future properties.
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Some of the directors and officers of the Company are also directors and officers of other companies, some of which are in the same business as the Company. This situation may result in conflicting legal obligations which may expose the Company to liability to others and impair its ability to achieve its business objectives.
INSURANCE
The Company will remain at risk and will be potentially subject to liability for hazards associated with commodity exploitation which it cannot insure against or which it has elected not to insure against because of premium costs, market uncertainty and inability to raise capital.
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