Feronia Inc. Accepts Auditor Resignation
June 29 2020 - 5:08PM
Feronia Inc. (“Feronia” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: FRN) today
announced that the audit committee of the board of directors of the
Company has accepted the resignation of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
as the auditor of the Company effective June 15, 2020. The Company
has filed a Notice of Change of Auditor in respect of this change
pursuant to National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure
Obligations under its profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
For further information please
contact:
Larry SerumaExecutive Chairman,
Feronia Inc.larry.seruma@feronia.com www.feronia.com |
Paul DulieuDirector of
Communications and Corporate Development, Feronia Inc.+44 (0)7554
521421 paul.dulieu@feronia.comwww.feronia.com |
About Feronia Inc.
- Feronia is an agribusiness
operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
- At the heart of Feronia lies a
long-established palm oil business, Plantations et Huileries du
Congo (PHC), which has three remotely located plantations; Lokutu,
Yaligimba and Boteka.
- When Feronia acquired its palm oil
business from Unilever in 2009, it had suffered from years of
underinvestment and considerable disruption caused by conflict in
the DRC. Our initial focus has been on rebuilding the business and
resuming production to secure its future and the livelihoods of the
thousands of people we directly employ.
- Feronia’s plantations produce crude
palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel oil (PKO). CPO is part of the staple
and traditional diet of the Congolese and, with our products sold
locally in the DRC, we are well placed to help decrease reliance on
imports and increase food security and quality.
- Feronia prides itself on being the
guardian of our 109-year-old palm oil business and its employees,
communities, and environment. We have a long-term commitment to
improve the living and working environment of our employees and
their communities and are committed to sustainable agriculture,
environmental protection and community inclusion. Feronia has in
place an Environmental and Social Action Plan which is focused on
implementing environmental and social best practice and improving
social infrastructure.
- Feronia is implementing IFC/World
Bank standards for environmental and social sustainability. Our oil
palm replanting programme is brownfield in nature – replacing old
palms with new – and it has no reliance on deforestation.
- Feronia’s management team has
extensive experience in managing both plantations and farming
operations in emerging markets.
- For more information please see
www.feronia.com
Cautionary Notes
Except for statements of historical fact
contained herein, the information in this press release constitutes
“forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian
securities law. Such forward-looking information may be identified
by words such as “anticipates”, “plans”, “proposes”, “estimates”,
“intends”, “expects”, “believes”, “may” and “will”. There can be no
assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate; actual
results and future events could differ materially from such
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially include, among others: risks related to foreign
operations (including various political, economic and other risks
and uncertainties), the interpretation and implementation of the
“Loi Portant Principes Fondamentaux Relatifs A L’Agriculture”,
termination or non-renewal of concession rights or expropriation of
property rights, political instability and bureaucracy, limited
operating history, lack of profitability, lack of infrastructure in
the DRC, high inflation rates, limited availability of debt
financing in the DRC, fluctuations in currency exchange rates,
competition from other businesses, reliance on various factors
(including local labour, importation of machinery and other key
items and business relationships), the Company’s reliance on one
major customer, lower productivity at the Company’s plantations and
arable farming operations, risks related to the agricultural
industry (including adverse weather conditions, shifting weather
patterns, and crop failure due to infestations), a shift in
commodity trends and demands, vulnerability to fluctuations in the
world market, the lack of availability of qualified management
personnel and stock market volatility. Details of the risk factors
relating to Feronia and its business are discussed under the
heading “Risks and Uncertainties” in Feronia’s management’s
discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2019, a
copy of which is available on the Company’s SEDAR profile at
www.sedar.com. Most of these factors are outside the control of the
Company. Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on
forward-looking information. Except as otherwise required by
applicable securities statutes or regulation, the Company expressly
disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly
forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
regulation services provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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