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Sigma Lithium — Interim / Quarterly Report 2021
Nov 16, 2021
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SIGMA LITHIUM CORPORATION (FORMERLY SIGMA LITHIUM RESOURCES CORPORATION) CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND 2020 (EXPRESSED IN CANADIAN DOLLARS) (UNAUDITED)
MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING
The accompanying unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements of Sigma Lithium Corporation (formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation) (the "Company") are the responsibility of management and have been approved by the Board of Directors ("Board").
The unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with International Accounting Standards 34 Interim Financial Reporting of International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. When alternative accounting methods exist, management has chosen those it deems most appropriate in the circumstances. Financial statements are not exact since they include certain amounts based on estimates and judgments. Management has determined such amounts on a reasonable basis in order to ensure that the financial statements are presented fairly, in all material respects.
The Board is responsible for ensuring that management fulfills its responsibilities for financial reporting and is ultimately responsible for reviewing and approving the financial statements. The Board carries out this responsibility principally through its Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board, and the majority of its members are independent directors. The Audit Committee meets at least four times a year with management, as well as the external auditors, to discuss internal controls over the financial reporting process, auditing matters and financial reporting issues, to satisfy itself that each party is properly discharging its responsibilities, and to review the quarterly and the annual reports, the consolidated financial statements and the external auditors’ reports. The Audit Committee reports its findings to the Board for consideration when approving the consolidated financial statements for issuance to the shareholders. The Audit Committee also considers, for review by the Board and approval by the shareholders, the engagement or reappointment of the external auditors.
"Calvyn Gardner"
Co-Chairperson and Co-Chief Executive Officer
"Ana Cabral Gardner"
Co-Chairperson and Co-Chief Executive Officer
"Felipe Peres" Chief Financial Officer
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Sigma Lithium Corporation (Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation) Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (Expressed in Canadian Dollars) (Unaudited)
| September 30, |
September 30, |
December 31, | December 31, | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
2020 | |||
| ASSETS | ||||
| Current assets | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents (note 4) | $ | 35,486,829 | $ | 13,543,024 |
| Receivables and other assets(notes 5 and 12) | 897,429 | 503,420 | ||
| Total current assets | 36,384,258 | 14,046,444 | ||
| Non-current assets | ||||
| Receivables and other assets (notes 5 and 12) | 96,881 | 111,098 | ||
| Exploration and evaluation assets (note 7) | 4,409,587 | 18,354,148 | ||
| Property, plant and equipment(note 6) | 25,651,557 | 686,308 | ||
| Total assets | $ | 66,542,285 | $ | 33,197,998 |
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||
| Current liabilities | ||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 2,023,166 | $ | 1,953,633 |
| Revolving credit facility (note 8) | - | 2,683,880 | ||
| Payroll and other taxes | 354,083 | 267,666 | ||
| Note payable (note 10) | 268,855 | 1,941,349 | ||
| Lease liability (notes 11 and 12) | 27,572 | 9,082 | ||
| Other liabilities | - | 72,127 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 2,673,676 | 6,927,737 | ||
| Long-term liabilities Deferred revenue (note 9) |
4,007,100 | 4,007,100 | ||
| Note payable (note 10) | - | 262,696 | ||
| Lease liability (notes 11 and 12) | 220,262 | 243,117 | ||
| Total liabilities | 6,901,038 | 11,440,650 | ||
| Shareholders' equity | ||||
| Share capital (note 13) | 92,646,319 | 53,910,946 | ||
| Contributed surplus | 21,896,165 | 3,930,885 | ||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (3,370,543) | (2,858,091) | ||
| Accumulated deficit | (51,530,694) | (33,226,392) | ||
| Total shareholders' equity | 59,641,247 | 21,757,348 | ||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 66,542,285 | $ | 33,197,998 |
The accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
Related parties (notes 5, 8, 11 and 12)
Approved on behalf of the Board:
(Signed) "Calvyn Gardner"
, Director
(Signed) "Marcelo Paiva"
, Director
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Sigma Lithium Corporation (Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Net Loss and Comprehensive income (loss) (Expressed in Canadian Dollars) (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, | September 30, | ||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||
| General and administrative expenses (note 17) | $ | 11,150,053$ | 330,834 | $ | 18,097,480 | $ | 1,201,501 |
| Accretion and interest on notes payable (note 10) | 5,823 | 51,547 | 49,105 | 218,007 | |||
| Interest expense on revolving credit facility and | |||||||
| suppliers (note 8) | 19,479 | 87,787 | 145,140 | 144,897 | |||
| Fair value adjustment on restructuring of | |||||||
| note payable (note 10) | - | (39,029) | - | (29,052) | |||
| Foreign exchange gain | (279,968) | (115,307) | (29,143) | (960,537) | |||
| Depreciation | 14,645 | 13,895 | 41,720 | 45,512 | |||
| Net loss for the period | (10,910,032) | (329,727) | (18,304,302) | (620,328) | |||
| Other comprehensive loss | |||||||
| Amounts that may be reclassified subsequently | |||||||
| to profit and loss | |||||||
| Cumulative translation adjustment | (541,854) | 45,202 | (512,452) | (2,399,148) | |||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss for | |||||||
| theperiod | **$ ** | (11,451,886) $ | (284,525) | **$ ** | (18,816,754) | $ | (3,019,476) |
| Loss per common share | |||||||
| Equity holders of the Company | |||||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per common | |||||||
| share(note 14) | $ | (0.12) $ | **(0.00) ** | $ | **(0.21) ** | $ | (0.01) |
| Weighted average number of common shares | |||||||
| outstanding - basic and diluted | 87,368,212 | 73,291,661 | 85,839,221 | 70,360,551 |
The accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
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Sigma Lithium Corporation (Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation) Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars) (Unaudited)
| Nine months ended September 30, | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | |||
| Net loss for the period | **$ (18,304,302) ** | $ | (620,328) |
| Adjustments for: | |||
| Depreciation | 41,720 | 45,512 | |
| Stock-based compensation (note 17) | 15,596,207 | 278,995 | |
| Accretion and interest on notes payable (note 10) | 49,105 | 218,007 | |
| Interest expense on credit revolver and suppliers (note 8) | 145,140 | 144,897 | |
| Fair value adjustment on restructuring of note payable (note 10) | - | (29,052) | |
| Unrealized foreign exchange gain on notes payable (note 10) | (108,719) | (975,210) | |
| Unrealized foreign exchange gain | (264,927) | - | |
| Provision | - | (9,465) | |
| Changes in non-cash working capital items: | |||
| Receivables and other assets | (394,454) | (12,773) | |
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | 20,345 | (174,365) | |
| Other taxes | 100,603 | 15,478 | |
| Net cashprovided by (used in) operating activities | (3,119,282) | (1,118,304) | |
| Investing activities | |||
| Addition to exploration and evaluation assets | (6,740,963) | (869,416) | |
| Purchase ofproperty, plant and equipment | (3,253,007) | - | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (9,993,970) | (869,416) | |
| Financing activities | |||
| Lease payments (notes 11 and 12) | (18,400) | (24,969) | |
| (Repayment)/drawdown of revolving credit facility (note 8) | (2,755,906) | 2,281,983 | |
| Repayment of note payable (note 10) | (1,875,576) | (868,474) | |
| Proceeds from warrants exercised | 132,000 | - | |
| Issue of common shares(note 13) | 39,380,157 | 16,524,024 | |
| Net cashprovided by financing activities | 34,862,275 | 17,912,564 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash held in foreign currency | 194,782 | 43,473 | |
| Net increase in cash | 21,943,805 | 15,968,317 | |
| Cash, beginning ofperiod | 13,543,024 | 103,640 | |
| Cash, end ofperiod | $ 35,486,829 | **$ ** | 16,071,957 |
The accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
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Sigma Lithium Corporation (Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation) Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Expressed in Canadian Dollars) (Unaudited)
| Accumulated | Accumulated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| other | |||||||||
| Number of | Share | Contributed comprehensive | |||||||
| common shares | capital |
Surplus | loss | Deficit | Total | ||||
| Balance, January 1, 2020 | 68,878,891 | $ 36,190,313 | $ | 4,440,281 | $ | (213,118) | $(31,678,201) | $ | 8,739,275 |
| Private placement (note 13) | 8,285,200 | 17,813,180 | - | - | - | 17,813,180 | |||
| Share issue costs (note 13) | - | (1,289,156) | - | - | - | (1,289,156) | |||
| Stock-based compensation (notes 18 and 19) | - | - | 817,821 | - | - | 817,821 | |||
| Net loss for the period | - | - | - | - | (620,328) | (620,328) | |||
| Other comprehensive loss for theperiod | - | - | - | (2,399,148) | - | (2,399,148) | |||
| Balance, September 30, 2020 | 77,164,091 | $ 52,714,337 | $ | 5,258,102 | **$ ** | (2,612,266) | $(32,298,529) | **$ ** | 23,061,644 |
| Balance, January 1, 2021 | 77,782,757 | $ 53,910,946 | $ | 3,930,885 | $ | (2,858,091) | $(33,226,392) | $ | 21,757,348 |
| Private placement (note 13) | 9,545,455 | 42,000,000 | - | - | - | 42,000,000 | |||
| Share issue costs (note 13) | - | (2,619,843) | - | - | - | (2,619,843) | |||
| Agent warrants issued (note 15) | - | (873,121) | 873,121 | - | - | - | |||
| Exercise of RSUs (note 18) | 10,000 | 49,800 | (49,800) | - | - | - | |||
| Exercise of warrants | 30,000 | 178,537 | (46,537) | - | - | 132,000 | |||
| Stock-based compensation (notes 18 and 19) | - | - | 17,188,496 | - | - | 17,188,496 | |||
| Net loss for the period | - | - | - | - | (18,304,302) | (18,304,302) | |||
| Other comprehensive income for theperiod | - | - | - | (512,452) | - | (512,452) | |||
| Balance, September 30, 2021 | 87,368,212 | $ 92,646,319 | **$ ** | 21,896,165 | **$ ** | (3,370,543) | $(51,530,694) | **$ ** | 59,641,247 |
The accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
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Sigma Lithium Corporation (Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise indicated) (Unaudited)
1. Nature of operations
Sigma Lithium Corporation (formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation) (the “Company”) is a Canada mineral processing and development company incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act. The Company changed its name from Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation to Sigma Lithium Corporation on June 29, 2021 after receiving approval from shareholders at the Annual General Meeting. On September 13, 2021, the Company's common shares commenced trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market ("Nasdaq") under the symbol "SGML". Concurrent with the listing on the Nasdaq, the common shares ceased to be quoted on the Over-the-Counter QB and the symbol under which common shares are traded on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”) was also changed the symbol to SGML. The head office of the Company is at Suite 2200, 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 3E8.
These unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements are presented in Canadian dollars and include the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Sigma Lithium Holdings Inc. (“Sigma Holdings”), which is domiciled in Canada and incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), and its indirect wholly-owned Brazil-incorporated subsidiary Sigma Mineração S.A. ("Sigma Brazil"). Sigma Holdings was incorporated for the purpose of developing the Company´s lithium properties located in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Sigma Brazil holds a 100% interest in four mineral properties: Grota do Cirilo, São Jose, Santa Clara and Genipapo, located in the municipalities of Araçuaí and Itinga, in the Vale do Jequitinhonha region in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil (together, the "Lithium Properties").
2. Basis of preparation
These unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis and are presented in Canadian Dollars except when otherwise indicated. They have been prepared on a going concern basis on the assumption that the Company will continue to operate for the next 12 (twelve) months and foreseeable future and be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.
The Company had approximately $35.5 million cash and cash equivalents available as at September 30, 2021. As described in note 6, the Company has decided to proceed with development activities in preparation for the construction of the commercial production plant at the Lithium Properties (the “Production Plant”). Although the Company has sufficient cash and cash equivalents to fund its current contractual obligations in the next 12 months, the Company has not yet committed to all expenditures related to the construction of the Production Plant. The Company will require additional financing for future development activities and the construction of the Production Plant for expenditures not yet contractually committed to.
These financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Company’s Board of Directors on November 16, 2021.
3. Significant Accounting Policies
Statement of compliance
The accounting policies and estimates applied in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are consistent with those used in the Company’s audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, except as described below. The Company applies International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 - Interim Financial Reporting. Accordingly, they do not contain all of the required disclosures as required under IFRS and should be read
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Sigma Lithium Corporation (Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation) Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise indicated) (Unaudited)
in conjunction with the Company’s December 31, 2020 audited annual consolidated financial statements.
Significant Accounting Policies (continued) Adoption of a new accounting policy
Property, plant, and equipment
Assets under construction
Assets under construction are capitalized as work-in-progress until the asset is available for use. The cost of work-inprogress includes its implied purchase price or cost transferred from Exploration and Evaluation assets and any costs directly attributable to bringing it into working condition for its intended use. Directly attributable costs are capitalized until the asset is in a location and condition necessary for operation as intended by management. These costs include: the purchase price, installation costs, site preparation costs, survey costs, freight charges, transportation insurance costs, duties, testing and preparation charges and estimated costs of dismantling and removing the item and restoring the site on which it is located.
Costs incurred on mineral properties in the development stage are included in the carrying amount of the development project in assets under construction. Development stage expenditures are costs incurred to obtain access to proven and probable mineral reserves or mineral resources and provide facilities extracting, treating, gathering, transporting, and storing the minerals. All expenditures incurred during the development stage until when the asset is ready for its intended use are capitalized.
Assets under construction are not depreciated. When an asset becomes available for use, its costs are transferred from assets under construction into the appropriate asset classification such as mineral properties, buildings, machinery, fixture, and plant. Depreciation commences once the asset is complete and available for use.
3. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash, immediately redeemable deposits and short-term investments with an insignificant risk of change in value. They are readily convertible to cash being comprised by different currency as follows:
| September | 30, 2021 | 30, 2021 | December | **31, ** | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equivalent | Equivalent | |||||
| Amount in | Amount in | Amount in | Amount in | |||
| denominated | Canadian | denominated | Canadian | |||
| Denominated Currencies | currency | Dollars | currency | Dollars | ||
| Deposits in Brazilian Reais | 865,968 | $ | 201,754 | 16,811 | $ | 4,124 |
| Deposits in United States Dollars | 27,835,592 | 35,273,262 | 10,613,332 | 13,529,876 | ||
| Deposits in Canadian Dollars | 11,813 | 11,813 | 9,024 | 9,024 | ||
| **$ ** | 35,486,829 | **$ ** | 13,543,024 |
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Sigma Lithium Corporation (Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise indicated) (Unaudited)
| (Unaudited) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4. Receivables and other assets |
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| September 30, | December 31, | |||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||
| Current | ||||
| Prepaid land lease (note 12(b)) | $ | 11,449 | $ | 12,055 |
| Prepaid expenses | 459,573 | 175,840 | ||
| Sales tax receivable | 418,056 | 313,803 | ||
| Others | 8,351 | 1,722 | ||
| Total Current | 897,429 | 503,420 | ||
| Non-current - Prepaid land lease(note 12(b)) | 96,881 | 111,098 | ||
| $ | 994,310 | $ | 614,518 |
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Sigma Lithium Corporation (Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation) Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise indicated) (Unaudited)
5. Property, plant and equipment
| Assets Under | Pilot | Right-of-use | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Vehicle | Furniture | Building | Machinery | Fixtures | Construction | plant | assets | Total | |
| Balance, December 31, 2020 | $ 5,888 | $ 41,423 | $ 12,220 | $ 106,566 | $ 204,756 | $ - | $ 215,379 | $ 293,166 | $ 879,398 | |
| Additions | $ 39,648 | 11,375 | - | 11,531 | - | 3,293,607 | - | 13,306 | 3,369,467 | |
| Transfer (note 3 and 7) | - | - | - | - | - | 22,516,500 | - | - | 22,516,500 | |
| Disposal | ||||||||||
| Cumulative translation adjustment | (571) | (2,163) | (615) | (5,442) | (10,302) | (812,705) | (28,815) | (13,255) | (873,868) | |
| Balance, September 30, 2021 | $ 44,965 | $ 50,635 | $ | 11,605 | $ 112,655 | $ 194,454 | $ 24,997,402 | $ 186,564 | $ 293,217 | $ 25,891,497 |
| Assets Under | Pilot | Right-of-use | ||||||||
| Accumulated amortization | Vehicle | Furniture | Building | Machinery | Fixtures | Construction | plant | assets | Total | |
| Balance, December 31, 2020 | 1,864 | 8,940 | 6,767 | 38,416 | 45,290 | - | 33,220 | 58,593 | 193,090 | |
| Depreciation | 845 | 3,268 | 351 | 8,591 | 14,575 | - | 14,090 | 13,121 | 54,841 | |
| Cumulative translation adjustment | (100) | (472) | (343) | (1,992) | (2,381) | - | (1,770) | (932) | (7,991) | |
| Balance, September 30, 2021 | $ 2,609 | $ 11,736 | $ | 6,775 |
$ 45,015 | $ 57,484 | $ - | $ 45,540 | $ 70,782 | $ 239,940 |
| Assets Under | Pilot | Right-of-use | ||||||||
| Net book value | Vehicle | Furniture | Building | Machinery | Fixtures | Construction | plant | assets | Total | |
| Balance, December 31, 2020 | $ 4,024 | $ 32,483 | $ | 5,453 |
$ 68,150 | $ 159,466 | - | $ 182,159 | $ 234,573 | $ 686,308 |
| Balance, September 30, 2021 | $ 42,356 | $ 38,899 | $ | 4,830 |
$ 67,640 | $ 136,970 | $ 24,997,402 | $ 141,024 | $ 222,436 | $ 25,651,557 |
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(a) Effective during Q2 2021, the Xuxa deposit (the “First Mine”) has transitioned from the exploration and evaluation stage (under IFRS 6) to the development stage and, as a result, $22,516,500 of the exploration and evaluation expenditures were transferred from exploration and evaluation assets to property, plant, and equipment (IAS 16). An impairment test was performed using a lithium price of US$ 750.00 per ton, an exchange rate of BRL 5.20/US$1.00 and a discount rate of 8%, which resulted in no impairment. The First Mine forms part of the Grota do Cirilo cash generating unit that also includes assets in the exploration and evaluation stage. Judgement is required in determining when an asset transitions from the exploration and evaluation to the development stage.
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Sigma Lithium Corporation
(Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise indicated) (Unaudited)
6. Exploration and evaluation assets
The Company has mineral properties in the exploration and evaluation stage with respect to its mineral properties and follows the practice of capitalizing all costs relating to the acquisition and exploration of mineral rights. Such costs include, among others, geological, geophysical studies, exploratory drilling and sampling, feasibility studies and technical reports.
A summary of explorations costs is set out below:
| A summary of explorations costs is set out below: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, | December 31, | ||
| 2021 | 2020 | ||
| Opening balance | $ | 18,354,148 | $ 19,388,092 |
| Personnel costs (a) | 2,422,648 | 933,045 | |
| Geological costs | 1,696,245 | 292,701 | |
| Drilling | 2,969,235 | 47,578 | |
| Environmental consulting (b) | 190,524 | 321,710 | |
| Environmental compensation (c) | 288,043 | 204,828 | |
| Development / Engineering services | 707,387 | 3,501 | |
| Other | 59,179 | 62,081 | |
| Cumulative translation adjustment (d) | 238,679 | (2,899,388) | |
| Transfer toproperty, plant and equipment(notes 3 and 6) | (22,516,500) | - | |
| Closing balance | $ | 4,409,587 | $ 18,354,148 |
(a) The personnel costs include $1,592,289 related to RSUs during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (year ended December 31, 2020 - $470,032).
(b) Environmental consulting relates to maintenance, monitoring and licensing services.
(c) Environmental compensation relates to conditioning factors required by environmental authorities.
(d) Cumulative translation adjustment is the result of the exchange gain (loss) arising on the translation of exploration and evaluation assets held at Sigma Brazil, whose functional currency is the Brazilian Real, as a result of the appreciation of the Brazilian Real relative to the Canadian dollar during the nine month period ended September 30, 2021.
7. Revolving credit facility
On November 29, 2019, in order to fund its working capital, the Company entered into a US$5,000,000 ($6,300,000) unsecured revolving credit facility (the “A10 Credit Facility”) with A10 Group (a related party – note 12). The A10 Credit Facility bore interest at 11% per annum, calculated in US Dollars from the day funds are drawn. The A10 Credit Facility was subject to a commitment and disbursement fee of 0.65% and a due diligence fee of 0.65% of the committed amount, which were offset against any interest payable on funds drawn. This credit facility had a one-year term, which was to be the repayment date for all funds drawn. Each draw on the A10 Credit Facility was subject to A10 Group approval.
On November 28, 2020 and on May 29, 2021 A10 Group agreed to extend the maturity date by six and three months, without any penalties or additional charges.
On May 31 and on August 30, 2021, the Company repaid respectively US$1,097,774 ($1,330,579) and US$ 1,126,601 ($1,425,317 ) to A10 Group, which were the amount owing on the A10 Credit Facility.
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Sigma Lithium Corporation (Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise indicated) (Unaudited)
8. Revolving credit facility (continued)
The following balances were outstanding as at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
| September 30, | September 30, | December 31, | December 31, | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | |||
| Principal(a) | $ | - | $ | 2,454,882 |
| Accrued Interests and fees (b) | - | 228,998 | ||
| Total credit facility liability | $ | - | $ | 2,683,880 |
(a) The amount in contractual currency was US$nil (December 31, 2020 - US$1,925,700)
(b) The amount in contractual currency was US$nil (December 31, 2020 – US$179,634)
9. Deferred revenue
On March 26, 2019, the Company entered into a binding head of agreement with Mitsui & Co. Ltd. ("Mitsui") under which Mitsui will prepay the Company US$30,000,000 for battery grade lithium concentrate supply of up to 80,000 tonnes annually (the “Mitsui Pre-Payment”) over six years, extendable for another five years at the option of Mitsui.
An initial tranche payment of US$3,000,000 ($4,007,100) was received by the Company on April 4, 2019, while the receipt of the remaining tranches are subject to certain conditions, including the execution of related definitive offtake agreements with Mitsui and securing loan funding for the remaining amount of the capital expenditures for the construction of the Production Plant.
As part of the total Mitsui Pre-Payment amount, for the Company to meet its construction timetable, an amount of up to US$7,000,000 for deposits required to purchase long lead items for construction of the commercial production plant or other preproduction critical activities can be made available upon the Company’s request to Mitsui. Such payments are subject to Mitsui’s approval and will be credited towards the overall Mitsui Pre-Payment amount.
Other than the initial tranche payment described above, the Company did not request or receive any funds in 2020 and in the nine month period ended September 30, 2021.
10. Note payable
The outstanding balance of the note payable is herein presented at its carrying value of $268,856, including principal of $225,906 plus interest of $42,950 as at September 30, 2021, calculated as follows:
| September 30, | September 30, | December 31, | December 31, | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | |||
| Opening balance | **$ ** | 2,204,045 | **$ ** | 3,883,733 |
| Accretion | 32,941 | 167,477 | ||
| Interest | 16,164 | 98,831 | ||
| Fair value adjustment | - | (29,052) | ||
| Unrealized foreign exchange gain | (108,719) | (890,992) | ||
| Repayment of interest | (273,882) | (125,176) | ||
| Repayment | (1,601,694) | (900,776) | ||
| Closing balance | $ | 268,855 | **$ ** | 2,204,045 |
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Sigma Lithium Corporation (Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise indicated) (Unaudited)
10. Note payable (continued)
The following payments schedules due at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are outlined below.
| Canadian | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| equivalent to | Carrying value | ||||
| Reais | Reais | September 30, | |||
| Due date | (undiscounted) | (undiscounted) | 2021 | ||
| March 28,2022 | 1,000,000 | 225,906 | $ | 268,855 | |
| Total | $ | 268,855 | |||
| September 30, | |||||
| Carrying value | 2021 | ||||
| Current | $ | 268,855 | |||
| $ | 268,855 | ||||
| Canadian | |||||
| equivalent to | Carrying value | ||||
| Reais | Reais | December 31, | |||
| Due date | (undiscounted) | (undiscounted) | 2020 | ||
| January 31, 2021 | 3,859,309 | $ | 946,582 |
$ | 1,101,470 |
| March 15, 2021 | 3,000,000 | 735,817 | 839,879 | ||
| March 28,2022 | 1,000,000 | 245,272 | 262,696 | ||
| $ | 2,204,045 | ||||
| December 31, | |||||
| Carrying value | 2020 | ||||
| Current | $ | 1,941,349 | |||
| Long-term | 262,696 | ||||
| $ | 2,204,045 |
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Sigma Lithium Corporation
(Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise indicated) (Unaudited)
11. Lease liability
The lease liability is related to land leases of surface properties owned by Miazga Participações S.A., (”Miazga”), a related party (note 12) and Arqueana, a related party (note 12) and housing leases owned by third parties. The lease liability was measured at the present value of the lease payments. The lease payments were discounted using a weighted average interest rate of 11.33% (December 31, 2020 – 11.33%), which was determined to be the Company's incremental borrowing rate. The continuity of the lease liability is presented in the table below:
| Lease liability at January 1, 2020 | $ | 313,690 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additions | 20,585 | ||
| Interest expense | 27,465 | ||
| Lease payments | (35,231) | ||
| Cumulative translation adjustment | (74,310) | ||
| Lease liability at December 31, 2020 | 252,199 | ||
| Remeasurement | 15,583 | ||
| Interest expense | 20,378 | ||
| Lease payments | (18,400) | ||
| Settlement of prepayment | (8,627) | ||
| Cumulative translation adjustment | (13,299) | ||
| Lease liability at September 30, 2021 | $ | 247,834 | |
| As at September 30, 2021 | |||
| Lease obligations | $ | 247,834 | |
| Less currentportion | 27,572 | ||
| Non-currentportion | $ | 220,262 | |
| Maturity analysis – contractual undiscounted cash flows | |||
| As at September 30, 2021 | |||
| Less than one year | $ | 37,545 | |
| Year 2 | 37,545 | ||
| Year 3 | 37,545 | ||
| Year 4 | 37,545 | ||
| More than 5years | 375,120 | ||
| Total contractual undiscounted cash flows | $ | 525,300 |
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Sigma Lithium Corporation (Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise indicated) (Unaudited)
12. Related party transactions
The Company’s related parties include:
| Related Party | Nature of relationship |
|---|---|
| A10 Group | A10 Group is composed of A10 Serviços Especializados em Avaliação de Empresas |
| Ltda. and A10 Investimentos Ltda., both companies are owned by one Co-CEO and | |
| a director of the Company. | |
| Miazga | Miazga Participações S.A (“Miazga”) is a land administration company in which |
| two Co-CEOs of the Company have an indirect economic interest. | |
| Arqueana | Arqueana Empreendimentos e Participações S.A. (“Arqueana”) is a land |
| administration company in which two Co-CEOs of the Company have an | |
| indirect economic interest. |
Key management personnel Includes the directors of the Company, executive management team and senior management at SMSA.
(a) Transactions with related parties
Cost sharing agreement (“CSA”) : The Company entered in a CSA with A10 Group where A10 Group is reimbursed for secondment staff 100% allocated to the Company, including legal, financial and business development personnel and 50% of shared secretarial administrative personnel.
Revolving credit facility: The Company entered in a revolving credit facility agreement with A10 Group which allows the Company to raise short-term financing debt increasing its liquidity (note 8). This revolving credit facility terminated on August 29, 2021
Leasing Agreements: The Company has land lease agreements with Miazga and Arqueana (note 11). Part of these leases get offset by the prepaid land lease (note 5).
Share purchase agreement (“SPA”): The Company owes a note payable related to the SPA with Arqueana (note 10).
Commission fees : The Company entered into an agreement with A10 Group for acting as one of the Company’s financial advisors to locate equity investors in non-brokered private placements. The Company paid finders’ fee of up to 6% of the gross proceeds received from these investors (note 13).
The related party transactions are recorded at the exchange amount transacted as agreed between the Company and the related party. All of the related party transactions have been reviewed and approved by the independent directors of the Company.
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Sigma Lithium Corporation (Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise indicated) (Unaudited)
12. Related party transactions (continued)
(b) Outstanding balances and expenses with related parties
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nine Months | Nine Months | |||||||
| Ended | Ended | |||||||
| September | **30, ** | September 30, | **December 31, ** | September 30, | ||||
| Accounts | Expenses/ | Accounts | Expenses/ | |||||
| September 30, | Payable/ | Payments | December | 31, | Payable/ | Payments | ||
| Prepayments | Debt | Prepayments | Debt | |||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||
| A10 Group | ||||||||
| CSA | - | - | 120,639 | - | - | 86,992 | ||
| Revolving credit | - | (2,683,880) | - | 2,683,880 | 167,630 | |||
| facility | ||||||||
| Commission fees | - | - |
(3,171,168) | - | - | (948,573) | ||
| Miazga | ||||||||
| Lease agreements | - | 78,069 | 37,127 | - | 82,514 | 49,279 | ||
| Prepaid land lease | 108,330 | - | 8,699 | 123,153 | - | |||
| offset | ||||||||
| Arqueana | ||||||||
| Lease agreements | - | 169,762 | 18,041 | - | 169,685 | 20,212 | ||
| SPA | - | 268,855 | (1,935,190) | - | 2,204,045 | (1,025,952) | ||
| Management and | ||||||||
| Directors | ||||||||
| Travel cost | - | - | - | - | 72,127 | - | ||
| reimbursement |
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Sigma Lithium Corporation (Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise indicated) (Unaudited)
13. Share capital
a) Authorized share capital
The authorized share capital consisted of an unlimited number of common shares. The common shares do not have a par value. All issued shares are fully paid.
b) Common shares issued by the Company
| Common | ||
|---|---|---|
| shares (#) | Amount | |
| Balance, January 1, 2020 | 68,878,891 | $ 36,190,313 |
| Private placement (1) | 8,285,200 | 17,813,180 |
| Cost ofprivateplacement (1) | - | (1,289,156) |
| Balance, September 30, 2020 | **77,164,091 ** | $ 52,714,337 |
| Common | ||
| shares (#) | Amount | |
| Balance, December 31, 2020 | 77,782,757 | $ 53,910,946 |
| Private placement (2) | 9,545,455 | 42,000,000 |
| Cost of private placement (2) | - | (2,619,843) |
| Agent warrants issued | - | (873,121) |
| Exercise of RSUs (note 18) | 10,000 | 49,800 |
| Exercise of warrants(note 15) | 30,000 | 178,537 |
| Balance, September 30, 2021 | **87,368,212 ** | $ 92,646,319 |
(1) On August 13, 2020, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement of 8,285,200 common shares at a price of $2.15 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $17.8 million. In connection with the offering, the Company paid aggregate placement agent fees of $1,242,727. In connection with this offering A10 Group, a related party (note 12) who was part of the Company’s financial advisors engaged in such non-brokered private placement, received $948,573 of such placement agent fees.
(2) On February 12, 2021, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement of 9,545,455 common shares at a price of $4.40 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of $42 million. In connection with the offering, the Company paid aggregate placement agent fees of $2,619,845 and issued 562,860 Common Share purchase warrants having an exercise price of $4.40 per share and exercisable until February 12, 2022. In connection with this offering A10 Group, a related party (note 12) who was part of the Company’s financial advisors engaged in such non-brokered private placement, received $2,344,584 of such placement agent fees and 532,860 of such warrants.
14. Net loss per common share
The calculation of basic and diluted loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was based on the loss attributable to common shareholders of $828,345 and $18,286,439, respectively (three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 - loss of $329,727 and $620,328, respectively) and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding of 87,368,212 and 85,839,221, respectively (three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 of
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Sigma Lithium Corporation (Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation) Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise indicated) (Unaudited)
73,291,661 and 70,360,551, respectively). Diluted loss per share for each of the periods presented did not include the effect of RSU's, stock options and warrants as they are anti-dilutive.
15. Warrants
| 15. Warrants |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of | Grant date | ||
| Warrants | fair value | ||
| Balance, January 1, 2020 | 248,352 | $ | 217,929 |
| Expired | (248,352) | (217,929) | |
| Balance, September 30, 2020 | - | $ | - |
| Balance, December 31, 2020 | - | $ | - |
| Issued(1) | 562,860 | 873,121 | |
| Exercised(note 13) | (30,000) | (46,537) | |
| Balance, September 30, 2021 | 532,860 | $ | 826,584 |
(1) The fair value of the 562,860 Common Share purchase warrants of $873,121 was estimated using a relative fair value method at the date of the grant. For this calculation the Company used the Black-Scholes option pricing model calculation with the following inputs: the market price on valuation date of $4.40; expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 66.61% using the historical price history of the Company; risk-free interest rate of 0.17%; and an expected average life of one year (note 13).
16. Financial risk management
The Company's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk (including interest rate risk, foreign currency risk and price risk).
The fair values of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, note payable and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying values due to the short term to maturity of these financial instruments.
17. General and administrative expenditures
| Three | Months | Ended | Nine Months | Nine Months | Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 30, | September 30, | ||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| Stock-based compensation | $ 10,085,055 | $ | 67,646 | $ | 15,596,207 | $ | 278,995 | |
| Salaries and benefits | 291,315 | 59,903 | 647,553 | 227,226 | ||||
| Legal | 22,106 | 1,637 | 136,298 | 21,637 | ||||
| Travel | 13,845 | - | 35,641 | 44,413 | ||||
| Professional fees | 125,519 | 15,175 | 186,358 | 36,376 | ||||
| A10 Group - CSA (note 12(a)) | 46,268 | 28,886 | 116,729 | 86,992 | ||||
| Business development and investor | ||||||||
| relations | 253,551 | 73,517 | 543,207 | 229,611 | ||||
| Accounting | 32,613 | 14,398 | 76,287 | 60,669 | ||||
| Auditing | 97,837 | 29,537 | 371,632 | 78,157 | ||||
| Interest and tax | 35,250 | - | 68,452 | - | ||||
| Othergeneral and administration | 146,695 | 40,135 | 319,117 | 137,425 | ||||
| Total general and administrative | ||||||||
| Expenditures | $ | 11,150,054 | $ | 330,834 | $ | 18,097,481 | $ | 1,201,501 |
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Sigma Lithium Corporation (Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation)
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise indicated) (Unaudited)
18. Restricted share units
The Company’s Board of Directors has adopted Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”). The Equity Incentive Plan received shareholder approval in accordance with the policies of the TSXV at the annual and special meeting of the Company’s shareholders held on June 28, 2019. The Equity Incentive Plan is available to (i) the directors of the Company, (ii) the officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries and (iii) designated service providers who spend a significant amount of time and attention on the affairs and business of the Company or a subsidiary thereof (each, a “Participant”), all as selected by the Company’s Board of Directors or a committee appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors to administer the Equity Incentive Plan.
| Number of RSUs | |
|---|---|
| Balance, January 1, 2020 | 2,146,000 |
| Cancelled | (840,000) |
| Balance, September 30, 2020 | 1,306,000 |
| Number of RSUs | |
| Balance, January 1, 2021 | 687,334 |
| Granted(1,2,3) | 8,120,333 |
| Exercised | (10,000) |
| Balance, September 30, 2021 | 8,797,667 |
(1) On March 4, 2021, the Board approved the grant of 1,381,333 RSUs to key employees, directors and designated service providers of the Company.
(2) On September 3, 2021, the compensation committee granted 739,000 fully vested RSUs to directors of the Company.
(3) On September 8, 2021, the Board granted an aggregated 6,000,000 RSUs to the Co-CEOs of the Company (3,000,000 RSUs to each Co-CEOs).
5,000,000 of the RSUs granted to the Co-CEOs (being 2,500,000 of the RSUs granted to a Co-CEO) will vest in four tranches upon the achievement of specified market capitalization targets as follows:
| Tranche | No.RSUs | Marketing Condition Vesting Milestone |
|---|---|---|
| I | 1,000,000 | Increase of market cap to C$ 1.3 billion |
| II | 1,000,000 | Increase of market cap to C$ 1.55 billion |
| III | 1,000,000 | Increase of market cap to C$ 1.8 billion |
| IV | 1,000,000 | Increase of marketcapto C$2billion |
| 5,000,000 |
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Sigma Lithium Corporation (Formerly Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation) Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars, unless otherwise indicated) (Unaudited)
These RSUs contain a market condition, and therefore the Company has used a Monte Carlo Simulation methodology to determine the grant date fair value of the RSUs which incorporated the following assumptions:
| Risk-free rate | 0.85% |
|---|---|
| Expected equity volatility |
60% |
| Share price |
$ |
| 10.25 | |
| Expected dividend rate | |
| 0.00% | |
| Probabilityof success | 33.88% - 61.42% |
The remaining aggregate 1,000,000 RSUs granted (500,000 RSUs per Co-CEO) will vest upon successful execution of a net zero plan which has to be approved by the Board of Directors.
The expense for these RSUs have been valued based on the Company’s share price at the grant date.
Total stock based compensation for the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021 were $10,115,281 and $17,188,496, respectively.
19. Stock options
Movements in stock options are summarized below:
| Movements in stock options are summarized below: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of | Weighted average | |
| stock options | exerciseprice | |
| Balance, January 1, 2020 and September 30, 2020 | 200,000 | $2.10 |
| Number of | Weighted average | |
| stock options | exerciseprice | |
| Balance, December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2021 | 50,000 | $2.23 |
The following table reflects the stock options issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021:
| Weighted average | Weighted average | Number of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| remaining | Number of | options | Grant date | ||
| Exercise | exercisable | options | vested | (exercisable) | |
| Expiry date | price($) | life(years) | outstanding | (exercisable) | fair value |
| August 28, 2028 | 2.23 | 6.92 | 50,000 | 30,000 | $ 100,200 |
These options vest in 5 tranches, being 20% on each anniversary of the grant date.
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