TORONTO, Ontario - Kinross Gold Corporation
("Kinross" or the "Company") (TSX-K; NYSE-KGC). Pursuant to the
alternative information guidelines of the Ontario Securities
Commission ("OSC") Policy 57-603 and Canadian Securities
Administrators Staff Notice 57-301, Kinross is providing bi-weekly
updates to the market regarding the process relating to the
preparation and filing of its financial statements and related
matters, until such time as Kinross is current with its filing
obligations under Canadian securities laws.
On November 30, 2005 Kinross filed its audited financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 including the
comparative audited restated financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2003 and its related management discussion and
analysis ("MD&A"). Kinross also filed its restated quarterly
financial statements and MD&A's for 2004.
Kinross is currently working to finalize and file its quarterly
financial statements for 2005 and other required regulatory filings
in order to bring the Company current and expects to do so in the
near future.
An application has been made to the Ontario Superior Court of
Justice to obtain an extension to the previous order which required
Kinross to hold its shareholders meeting by December 31, 2005. The
application is scheduled to be heard on December 13, 2005. Kinross
intends to hold its annual shareholders meeting for the year ended
December 31, 2004 on January 26, 2006.
We are issuing bi-weekly updates as to the status and timing
which can be viewed on our website at www.kinross.com. The next
update is scheduled for the week of December 19, 2005