The board of directors (the "Board") of CNMC Goldmine Holdings Limited announced that Kelantan state has been placed under the Movement Control Order by the Malaysian Federal Government from 16 January 2021 to 26 January 2021 ("MCO 2.0"), following a spike in Covid-19 cases in the state. Under MCO 2.0, mining and quarrying sectors are not categorised as essential services. All permit /licence holders are therefore required to stop all production activities and operations including ore material transfer, quarrying and mineral mining, unless they have obtained permission from Malaysia's National Security Council ("NSC") to continue with such activities. The Company has submitted an application to the NSC through the Ministry of International Trade and Industry for permission to operate during MCO 2.0. Until such approval from NSC is granted, the Company will stop all mining and processing activities in Kelantan for the duration of MCO 2.0.