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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)

 

xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022

 

or

 

¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from               to

 

Commission file number: 001-33638

 

ITH_LOGO

 

INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

British Columbia, Canada   98-0668474
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

2710-200 Granville Street,

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

 

V6C 1S4

(Zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (604) 683-6332

 
       

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class: Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered:
     
Common Shares, no par value THM NYSE American

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes ¨      No x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes ¨      No x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes  x      No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes  x      No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer x Smaller reporting company x
    Emerging Growth Company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ¨

 

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).      Yes ¨ No x

 

Based on the last sale price on the NYSE American of the registrant’s Common Shares on June 30, 2022 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) of $0.51 per share, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $67.4 million.

 

As of March 1, 2023, the registrant had 195,313,184 Common Shares outstanding.

 

Auditor NameAuditor LocationAuditor FirmId
/s/ DAVIDSON & COMPANY LLPVancouver, Canada731

 

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment”) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 8, 2023 (the “Original Filing”), is being filed solely to file a revised Exhibit 96.1, Technical Report Summary for the Livengood Gold Project, and related consents. No other changes have been made to the Original Filing or any other exhibit.

 

This Amendment speaks as of the filing date of the Original Filing and does not reflect events occurring after the filing date of the Original Filing or modify or update any disclosures that may be affected by subsequent events. Except as described above, this Amendment does not alter or update any other information contained in the Original Filing. The Original Filing continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing, and the Company has not updated the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events that have occurred as of a date subsequent to the date of the Original Filing. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing and the Company’s filings made with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing.

 

Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, new certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed with this Amendment. Paragraphs 3, 4, and 5 of the certifications have been omitted since no financial statements have been included in this Amendment and it does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K.

 

 

 

 

PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

(a)      Documents filed as part of this report

 

(1)      All financial statements

 

The report of independent registered public accounting firm (Davidson & Company LLP, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, PCAOB ID 731)

 

The consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, cash flows, and changes in shareholders’ equity, and the consolidated balance sheets are included as part of Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 

(2)      Financial statement schedules

 

All financial statement schedules have been omitted, since the information is either not applicable or required, or because the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Form 10-K.

 

(3)      Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K

 

Exhibit Number Description
3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of the Company, as amended on June 21, 2021 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on August 6, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
4.1 Form of Common Share Certificate (filed as Exhibit 1 to the Company’s Form 8-A on August 2, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
4.2 Investor Rights Agreement, dated December 28, 2016, between International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. and Paulson & Co. Inc. (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
4.3 Description of Securities (filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 9, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
10.1 Mining Lease with Option to Purchase, dated January 18, 2007, between Talon Gold Alaska Inc. and Bernard E. Griffin, Donna Griffin, Larry Kilgore, Sherry Gerbi, Jerry Griffin, Tim Miller, Lynne Miller, Robert and Marcia Miller (filed as Exhibit 11 to the Company’s Form 20-F on December 3, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
10.2** Upland Mining Lease, effective July 1, 2004, between the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority and Tower Hill Mines, Inc. (as successor to AngloGold (U.S.A.)) (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A on December 10, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
10.3 Addendum No. 2 to Upland Mining Lease, effective July 1, 2007, between the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Mental Health Trust Land Office and Tower Hill Mines, Inc. (formerly Talon Gold Alaska, Inc.) (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on November 6, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
10.4 Addendum No. 3 to Upland Mining Lease, effective January 1, 2010, between the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Mental Health Trust Land Office and Tower Hill Mines, Inc. (formerly Talon Gold Alaska, Inc.) (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on November 6, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

 

 

 

10.5 Addendum No. 4 to Upland Mining Lease, effective June 27, 2013, between the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Mental Health Trust Land Office and Tower Hill Mines, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on November 6, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
10.6** Addendum No. 5 to Upland Mining Lease, effective June 30, 2013, between the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Mental Health Trust Land Office and Tower Hill Mines, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on November 6, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
10.7* 2006 Stock Option Plan, as amended September 19, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Form 10-K on March 13, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
10.8* Form of Stock Option Agreement for use under the 2006 Stock Option Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Form 10-K on March 13, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
10.9* 2017 Deferred Share Unit Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on August 11, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
10.10* Consulting Agreement, dated May 11, 2015, between David A. Cross and International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 12, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
10.11* Financial and Accounting Consulting Agreement, dated May 11, 2015, between Cross Davis & Company LLP, Certified General Accountants and International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 12, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
10.12* Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated March 12, 2018, between Karl Hanneman and Tower Hill Mines (US) LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Form 10-K on March 16, 2018 and is incorporated herein by reference)
   
10.13 Amended and Restated Mining Lease, dated November 22, 2017, between Kasey Leigh Tucker and Tower Hill Mines, Inc. to amend and restate Mining Lease effective as of March 28, 2017, between Ronald Tucker and Talon Gold Alaska, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Form 10-K on March 15, w18 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
10.14 Subscription Agreement, dated March 13, 2018, between the Company and Electrum Strategic Opportunities Fund II, L.P. (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
10.15 Subscription Agreement, dated March 13, 2018, between the Company and Paulson & Co. Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
21.1 Subsidiaries of the Company (filed as Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K on March 10, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
23.1† Consent of Davidson & Company LLP
   
23.2+ Consent of BBA USA Inc.
   
23.3+ Consent of NewFields Mining Design & Technical Services, LLC
   
23.4+ Consent of JDS Energy & Mining Inc.
   
23.5+ Consent of Resource Development Associates Inc.
   
24† Power of Attorney (see signature page to the Original Filing)
   
31.1† Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
31.2† Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

 

31.3+ Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
31.4+ Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.1† Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.2† Certification of the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
96.1+ Technical Report Summary for the Livengood Gold Project
   
101 Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2022 and 2021, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
   
104+ Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

  

*Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
**Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted by redacting a portion of the text (indicated by asterisks in the text). This exhibit has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.
+Filed herewith
Filed or furnished with the Original Filing.

 

The information required by Section (a)(3) of Item 15 is set forth on the Exhibit Index that follows the signatures page of this Form 10-K/A.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.

 

By: /s/ Karl L. Hanneman  
  Karl L. Hanneman
  Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: October 16, 2023