Squire Announces Resignation of Auditor

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Squire Mining Ltd. (CSE:SQR | FWB:9SQ | OTCQB:SQRMF) (“Squire”) announces today that its auditor, DeVisser Gray LLP (the “Former Auditor”) has resigned, at the Former Auditor’s own initiative, effective on November 11, 2019. As of the date hereof, Squire has not yet appointed a successor auditor.

The matter is currently under review by Squire’s audit committee and discussions have been ongoing with a potential successor auditor to fill the vacancy as required under National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations (“NI 51-102”).

In accordance with NI 51-102, Squire has delivered a copy of a change of auditor notice (the “Notice”) to the Former Auditor and the Former Auditor has provided its written response confirming that it agrees with the statements set forth in the Notice, which has been filed on SEDAR.  As soon as a successor auditor to the Former Auditor has been appointed, Squire will file a further press release confirming such appointment and whether the successor auditor agrees with the statements in the Notice.

The Former Auditor’s reports with respect to Squire’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017 did not contain a modified opinion and no “reportable event” (as such term is defined in NI 51-102) has occurred during the period covered by such financial statements or the period from December 31, 2018 to the date of the Former Auditor’s resignation.

About Squire Mining Ltd. 

Squire is a Canadian based technology company engaged, through its subsidiaries, in the business of developing and operating cloud computing data infrastructure and system technology to support global blockchain applications related to Bitcoin SV, Bitcoin Core and other associated SHA‐256 derived digital assets.  

For further information contact: 

Matthew Whitcomb

Head of Investor Relations  

Telephone: +1 800‐371‐2809 

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