Claim filed in relation to temporary land access
Court filing by landowners suspends temporary land access order for project fieldwork in Portugal.
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Savannah Resources Plc has been informed that a 'precautionary measure' (the 'Measure') has been filed at the Administrative and Fiscal Court of Mirandela by three local landowners, against the Portuguese Ministry for the Environment & Energy (the 'Ministry'). The Measure relates to the temporary land easement order (the 'Order') which was approved by the Portuguese state in December 2024. The Order gives Savannah temporary access to land which it does not own at the Project, for the purposes of conducting the fieldwork required for Project's Definitive Feasibility Study and environmental licencing, which Savannah has been using to progress work for the last two months, with no significant obstacle.
Under Portuguese law, as the Order has been contested in a court, its authority is automatically suspended with no judicial evaluation of the merits of the Measure, awaiting a judgement by the court. As a result, Savannah is required to temporarily stop its work on the relevant land at the Project. Savannah has complied immediately with this requirement, ensuring that all working areas and equipment are secure and made safe. Savannah is free to continue with fieldwork on land that it owns or has alternative rights to access.
This action by the opposition group, that is now smaller but still active, was an expected manoeuvre aimed at stalling the Project. The Company's legal advisers have reviewed the documents, and are of the opinion that the Measure is without merit. While awaiting the Ministry's response to the Measure, as a counter-interested party in this matter, Savannah will also prepare a contestation, which it will submit to the court. The Company will treat this latest action like other previous legal claims which are considered baseless, and expects to return to work on the lands concerned shortly.
Savannah will make further announcements relating to this matter as appropriate.
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