Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 14, 2022) - China Education Resources Inc. (TSXV: CHN) (OTC Pink: CHNUF) ("CER" or the "Company") today announced, owing to, among other things, the lockdowns (the "Lockdowns") in many cities in China, including Beijing and Shanghai, following outbreaks of COVID-19 within these cities, it is unable to meet its filing deadline (the "Filing Deadline") of May 2, 2022 to file its audited annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the "2021 Annual Financial Statements"), annual management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A") for the corresponding period and management certifications of annual filings (collectively, the "Filings"). The Company also had changed its auditors from MNP LLP to MSLL CPA LLP in March 2022.
The Lockdowns have significantly restricted the ability of the Company's external auditor to complete the necessary annual audit procedures. The Lockdowns, together with other preventive public health measures taken by governmental authorities across the world, have resulted in the need for additional time to finalize the 2021 Annual Financial Statements and MD&A. The Company expects to make the Filings and any other periodic disclosure required to be filed under applicable securities laws as soon as practicable once it has completed this work and the audit.
The Company has informed staff of the British Columbia Securities Commission (the "BCSC") about its anticipated delay of the Filings and has applied to the BCSC pursuant to Part 4 of National Policy 12-203 - Management Cease Trade Orders ("NP 12-203") for a Management Cease Trade Order ("MCTO") pending the filing of the Filings. If a MCTO is issued, the Company intends to satisfy the provisions of the "alternative information guidelines" set out in NP 12-203, including the requirement to file bi-weekly status reports in the form of news releases containing prescribed updating information, until the Filings are made. A MCTO would not generally affect the ability of persons who are not directors, officers or insiders of the Company to trade in securities of the Company. There can be no assurance that a MCTO will be issued.
The Company has established a blackout on trading by directors, officers and other insiders of the Company, and intends to continue the blackout until the Filings have been made.
About CER
CER has created educational tools and curriculum for China's entire kindergarten through twelfth grade system. The Company is helping to convert the existing educational system from a memory-based learning system to a creative thinking and interactive approach. Presently, CER has 2 million (K-12) kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers registered through its Web portal.
Additional information relating to CER is available on http://www.chinaeducationresources.com, and in the disclosure documents filed by CER on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at www.sedar.com.
For further information, contact China Education Resources at: (604) 331-2388.
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Website: http://www.chinaeducationresources.com
Forward-Looking Statements
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