Kirkstone Metals Engages Hong Kong-Based Sidley Austin to Support Proposed HKEX Secondary Listing

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[{"type":"text","content":"Kirkstone Metals Engages Hong Kong-Based Sidley Austin to Support Proposed HKEX Secondary Listing\n\n\n (TheNewswire)\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n December 1\n \n\n st\n \n\n , 2025 –\n \n\n TheNewswire -\n \n\n Vancouver, BC, Canada – Kirkstone Metals\nCorp.\n \n\n (the “\n \n\n Company\n \n\n ” or\n“\n \n\n Kirkstone\n \n\n ”) (TSXV: KSM, FWB:VO0) is pleased to announce that it has\nretained the services of the Hong Kong office of the international law\nfirm Sidley Austin LLP (“Sidley Austin”) to assist the Company in\npursuing a potential secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange\n(“HKEX”).\n \n\n\n\n Under the engagement, Sidley Austin will provide legal\nand regulatory advisory services necessary to support Kirkstone’s\napplication for a HKEX listing. The engagement is non-exclusive and\nthe Company may terminate the arrangement at any time. The agreement\nwith Sidley Austin does not guarantee that a secondary listing will be\napproved by HKEX.\n \n\n\n\n\n Strategic Rationale\nfor Proposed HKEX Listing\n \n\n\n\n\n Kirkstone’s Board and management believe a secondary\nlisting in Hong Kong could broaden the Company’s shareholder base,\nincrease access to international capital markets — particularly in\nAsia — and enhance visibility among investors focused on energy\ntransition, critical minerals, and uranium.\n \n\n\n\n This contemplated step is consistent with Canada’s\nbroader national agenda to diversify trade and deepen ties with Asian\nmarkets. As articulated by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, the\ngovernment intends to “double Canada’s non-U.S. exports over the\nnext decade,” and to build stronger economic and trade relationships\nacross the Indo-Pacific region.\n \n\n *International\nTrade Council Oct 23, 2025 news release, Jessica Jamaway\n \n\n .\n \n\n\n\n\n 0.0.i.\n \n\n\n\n Quote from CEO\n \n\n\n\n\n Clive Massey, President and CEO of Kirkstone,\ncommented:\n \n\n\n\n “Engaging Sidley Austin to support a possible HKEX\nlisting is an important step in our long-term strategy to align\nKirkstone with global capital markets and investors in Asia. As Canada\nworks to strengthen economic and trade ties beyond our traditional\nmarkets, we believe our a...

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