52 2 01 9 S U S T AINABILITY REPOR T Thr ough the ac quisition o f T ahoe R e s our c e s in 2 01 9 P an Americ an Silv er ac quir ed the E s c ob al mine in Guat emala P rior t o our ac quisition E s c ob al s mining lic ens e had been suspended pending the c ompletion o f an Int ernational L abour O r g aniz ation IL O 1 6 9 c onsult ation pr oc e s s mandat ed b y the C ons titutional C ourt o f Guat emala The mine is pr e s ently on c ar e and maint enanc e pending the c ompletion o f the c onsult ation and c ourt appr o v al f or r e s t art P rior t o and f ollo wing our ac quisition o f E s c ob al w e perf ormed an as s e s sment o f the mine s his t or y t o identif y opportunitie s and pr e f err ed pr actic e s f or our manag ement o f E s c ob al This as s e s sment indic at ed the need t o lis t en t o s t ak eholder s r e spectfully eng ag e incr e as e tr ansp ar enc y de v elop s olutions c ollabor ativ ely and deliv er on c ommitment s W e als o r ec ogniz ed the import anc e o f r e specting all gr oup s in our C ommunitie s o f Int er e s t including the Xink a people their cultur e and v alue s W ith this in mind w e eng ag ed with our w orkf or c e loc al c ommunitie s and g o v ernment t o prioritiz e out s t anding is sue s in need o f r e s olution In 2 01 9 w e undert ook the f ollo wing actions R e s olving the leg al action ag ains t T ahoe R e s our c e s S ettled the Gar cia v T ahoe R e s our c e s Inc c as e F or mor e det ails ple as e click her e Appointing a ne w c ountr y manag er in Guat emala and r eplacing half o f E s c ob al s s enior manag ement t e am D e signating a Guat emalab as ed Human Right s Ofc er who r eport s t o the Gener al C ouns el W e als o t ook the f ollo wing s t ep s t o addr e s s c onc erns ar ound s ecurit y and human right s and t o align our s elv e s with int ernational be s t pr actic e s Appointing a ne w c orpor at e dir ect or o f s ecurit y A s s e s sing and impr o ving the alignment o f our s ecurit y pr actic e s with the V olunt ar y P rinciple s on S ecurit y and Human Right s as w ell as UNICEF Canada s Child Right s and S ecurit y Checklis t A s s e s sing the pr actic e s o f our c ontr act s ecurit y f or c e s Ins tituting a human right s tr aining pr ogr am f or P an Americ an Silv er s support s er vic e s per s onnel and c ontr act s ecurit y f or c e s While E s c ob al is on c ar e and maint enanc e w e ar e c omplying with c ommitment s s et out in E s c ob al s E n vir onment al Manag ement Plan A s p art o f the s e r equir ement s w e c ontinue t o honor prior c ommitment s made b y T ahoe R e s our c e s r e spond t o c ommunit y r eque s t s f or inf ormation and support c omplet e c ommunit y eng ag ement activitie s and r eport t o the Go v ernment o f Guat emala E sco b a l W e ar e w orking t o w ar d building enduring po sitiv e r elationship s with all s t ak eholder s in the r egion and e s t ablishing a r eput ation as an hone s t cr edible p artner R E L A TE D SD G S