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I. Purpose and Scope of This Memorandum The purpose of this memorandum is to document the final disposition, financial summary, key document locations, file-retention instructions, lessons learned, and post-matter handoff obligations arising from Calderwood & Harkness LLP's ("C&H") representation of Torchlight Mining Corp. ("TMC") in connection with the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, criminal grand j

II. Matter Summary A. Client Identification The client in this matter is Torchlight Mining Corp. ("TMC"), a corporation organized and existing under the Canada Business Corporations Act, CBCA Corporation No. 7841526-1, with its registered office located at 200 Bay Street, Suite 3400, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J2, Canada. TMC is a diversified mining company engaged in the extraction, processing, and sale of specialty mine

III. Engagement Timeline and Key Milestones A. Matter Opening and Initial Phase (February–March 2022) The matter originated with the DOJ's formal opening of Grand Jury Investigation No. GJ-22-0194 on February 10, 2022, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division. The grand jury was empaneled to investigate potential violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act in the North

IV. Final Disposition — Non-Prosecution Agreement (ATR-SF-2024-00312) The matter concluded with the execution of a Non-Prosecution Agreement between TMC and the DOJ, designated DOJ Reference No. ATR-SF-2024-00312 and executed on May 6, 2024. The following summarizes the material terms of the NPA. A. Monetary Payment TMC agreed to pay a monetary penalty of USD 48,500,000 (forty-eight million five hundred thousand doll

V. Financial Summary A. Calderwood & Harkness Fees and Disbursements C&H's engagement with TMC was conducted on an hourly billing basis, with the following applicable rate structure: In addition to professional fees, TMC was billed for out-of-pocket disbursements, including travel expenses, court-reporter fees, photocopying and printing, and telecommunications charges. The initial budget estimate for the engagement,

VI. Key Document Locations and File Index A. Physical Files A limited number of physical files exist for this matter, consisting primarily of original executed documents, correspondence received in hard copy, and certain Board materials. These physical files are located in the C&H San Francisco office, secure records room, filed under Matter No. 1039-00001, in designated file boxes. The vast majority of the matter fi