(1) Non-GAAP financial measures. 2023 actual amounts for unit operating cost/NDCC and spending on capital at June 30, 2023 are incorporated by reference to Sherritt’s Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, dated July 26, 2023, which is available on Sherritt’s website (www.Sherritt.com). These amounts can be found in the Q2 2023 Financial Report in the Review of Operations section: Metals – page 32, Power – page 36. The MD&A for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 is also available on SEDAR. The primary determinants impacting unit operating costs are: for Moa Joint Venture – production levels, cobalt and fertilizer prices and input commodity prices, primarily sulphur; for Power, the primary determinants are production levels and maintenance costs. The primary determinants impacting spending on capital are timing of expenditures and foreign exchange rates (as most purchases are denominated in U.S. dollars).
(2) Spending on capital is based on Sherritt’s ownership interests in the Moa Joint Venture (50%), Fort Site (100%) and Power (331/3%).
(3) Excludes spending on capital for Corporate, Oil and Gas, Technologies and Metals Other.