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Franco-Nevada Corporation ("Franco-Nevada" or the "Company") (TSX: FNV) (NYSE: FNV) notes that its partner, First Quantum Minerals Ltd. ("First Quantum"), has provided an update in respect of the submission of the report by the Panamanian Ministerial Commission in relation to Cobre Panamá. As reported by First Quantum, the Panamanian Ministerial Commission recommends as the first of its seventeen recommendations:
The authorising of formal opening of negotiations with Cobre Panamá / First Quantum to assess the feasibility of a new agreement that would allow the pending international arbitrations to be brought to an end and establish the conditions for a project to be put into operation that can achieve an orderly closure, at no cost to the Nation and with no possibility of extension, while giving absolute priority to the Nation's environmental, social and economic interests, ensuring full transparency, and complying with the Supreme Court of Justice ruling and seeking the benefit of all Panamanians.
For more detailed information, please refer to First Quantum's news release dated September 30, 2026.
A copy of the Panamanian Ministerial Commission's report can be found at their website at https://mici.gob.pa with a direct link to the report here:
https://mici.gob.pa/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260930VDEF_Comision_Interministerial_Informe_Final_Presidente.pdf
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