Chatham joins World Ocean Council

NEWS RELEASE 19-1 January 9, 2019

Chatham Rock Phosphate joins World Ocean Council

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Chatham Rock Phosphate Limited (TSXV: “NZP” and NZAX: “CRP” or
the “Company") announces that we have joined the World Ocean Council, which released the
following announcement today.


News Release
CHATHAM ROCK PHOSPHATE JOINS WORLD OCEAN COUNCIL
(WOC)
WOC – the Global Blue Economy Business Organization – Continues to Grow
with the Addition of Chatham Rock Phosphate, a Leading Responsible Marine
Mining Company

9 January 2019

Chatham Rock Phosphate is building on its commitment to responsible marine
mining by joining the World Ocean Council (WOC), the international business
leadership alliance for “Corporate Ocean Responsibility”.

Based in New Zealand, Chatham Rock Phosphate aims to be the premier supplier of
direct application phosphate to the global agricultural sector, in support of sustainable
farming and agricultural practices.

Chris Castle, Chatham Rock Phosphate CEO. stated, “Key minerals such as phosphate
are critical to sustainable development. Marine sources for these minerals will play an
increasingly important role as terrestrial sources become depleted and the procedures
and technology for responsible extraction are developed. The WOC provides a unique
global industry platform for responsible marine mining operators to collaborate and to
engage with other ocean industries and stakeholders on responsible use of ocean
resources.”

Chatham Rock Phosphate is working to maintain its involvement at the forefront of the
marine minerals sector to leverage its expertise as a project pioneer as it develops a
pathway for phosphate products for the agricultural and retail sectors.

Recent and Upcoming WOC Outreach and Engagement

9 January, PARIS
U.N. Roundtable on the UN Global Pact for the Environment (Participant)

17 January, BRUSSELS
JPI Oceans seminar - Increasing the impact of European investments in marine
and maritime research (Participant)

20-24 January, TROMSO, NORWAY
Arctic Frontiers (Plenary Speaker)

23-25 January, SOUTHAMPTON, UK
European Space Agency (ESA) "Atlantic from Space" Workshop (Opening
Keynote Speaker)

5 December, BALTIMORE
Roundtable - Ocean Climate Geoengineering: An Assessment of Potential Risks,
Benefits and Governance (Co-Organizer)

11-13 February, MUSCAT, OMAN
Ocean Economy and Future Technologies Conference (Organizing Partner,
Moderator, Speaker)


World Ocean Council (WOC) – The Global Blue Economy Business Organization

The WOC is the only international, cross-sectoral alliance for private sector leadership
and collaboration in ocean sustainability, stewardship and science. Companies from a
range of industries worldwide are distinguishing themselves as leaders in “Corporate
Ocean Responsibility”, including: shipping, oil and gas, tourism, fisheries, aquaculture,
mining, renewable energy, ocean technology and investment.

WOC Members are listed here, a part of the WOC Network of 35,000+ ocean industry
stakeholders around the world. The WOC is a registered not-for-profit organization in the
US and the UK/Europe.

Contact email: info@oceancouncil.org Web: www.oceancouncil.org

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About Chatham Rock Phosphate

Chatham Rock Phosphate is the custodian of New Zealand’s only material resource of ultra-low
cadmium, environmentally friendly pastoral phosphate fertiliser. Our key role is connecting the
resource with those who need it.

Using this phosphate will support sustainable farming practices, including healthier soil profiles and
reduced accumulation of the heavy metal cadmium, reducing carbon emissions and dramatically
lowering runoff to waterways and shrinking fertiliser needs over time.

The resource represents one of New Zealand’s most valuable mineral assets and is of huge strategic
significance because phosphate is essential to maintain New Zealand’s high agricultural productivity.

New Zealand’s current access to phosphate is vulnerable to economic and political events in the six
countries controlling 98% of the world’s phosphate reserves, with 85% of the total in the Western
Saharan state of Morocco.

Chatham takes very seriously the responsibility vested in it through its granted mining permit to use
the world’s best knowledge and technology to safely extract this resource to help sustainably feed
the world.

Our initial environmental consenting process independently established extraction would have no
significant impact on fishing yields or profitability, marine mammals or seabirds.

For more information contact Chris Castle on 021 55 82 85 or chris@widespread.co.nz or check out
www.rockphosphate.co.nz

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