Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 31, 2021) - Altima Resources Ltd. (TSXV: ARH) ("Altima" or the "Company") announced today that was not able to file its audited annual financial statements, management's discussion & analysis, and related certifications in addition to its NI 51-101 Disclosure for Oil & Gas Activities for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2020 on or before March 30, 2021, due to delays incurred during the audit of the Company in connection to the business acquisition completed in the fiscal year then ended.
Accordingly, the Company requested the issuance of a management cease trade order under the provisions of National Policy 12-203 Cease Trade Orders for Continuous Disclosure Defaults ("NP 12-203") so as to permit the continued trading in the Company's common shares by persons other than insiders and employees of the Company. The Company's staff are working diligently with its auditors and the Company expects to have the audit of the financial statements and the above filings completed no later than April 19, 2021.
The Company confirms that it intends to satisfy the provisions of NP 12-203 and issue bi-weekly default status reports for so long as the Company remains in default of the financial statement filing requirement, containing any material changes to the information in this release, all actions taken by the Company to remedy the default; particulars of any failure by the Company to fulfill these provisions, any subsequent defaults of the Company requiring a default announcement and any other material information concerning the affairs of the Company not previously disclosed. The Company is not subject to any insolvency proceedings nor is there in other material information concerning the affairs of the Company that has not been generally disclosed.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Altima Resources Ltd.
"Richard Barnett"
Director & Chief Financial Officer
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Information
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