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Sigma Lithium Corp (SGML)

6-K 2023-10-27 For: 2023-10-26
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UNITEDSTATES****SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TORULE 13a-16 OR

15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of October 2023

Commission File Number: 001-40786

SigmaLithium Corporation

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

2200 HSBC Building

885 West Georgia Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

V6C3E8

(Address of principal executive office)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Description
99.1 Press release dated October 26, 2023

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Sigma Lithium Corporation
(Registrant)
Date: October 26, 2023 Shape<br>Description automatically generated with low confidence
Ana Cristina Cabral Gardner
Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 99.1

SIGMA LITHIUMADDS SENIOR TALENT, CONSOLIDATING ITS POSITION AMONGST GLOBAL LARGE LITHIUM PRODUCERS

· Sigma Lithium is honored to announce that Matthew DeYoe is joining as Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs and Strategic Development.
o Matthew joins Sigma Lithium from Bank of America, where he was a leading coverage research director for lithium and chemical companies over the past four years.
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· Sigma Lithium is also augmenting its world-class environmental team by hiring Alexandre Mattos as Environmental Director.
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o Alexandre joins Sigma Lithium from Kinross Mineração Brazil, where he served for over 10 years. He has 18 years of experience running every operational environmental aspect of a large producer in metals and mining.
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· The Company continues to add experienced top talent to senior leadership roles as it becomes one of the world’s largest lithium producers, consolidating its leading sustainability position.
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São Paulo, BRAZIL – (October 26,2023) – Sigma Lithium Corporation (“Sigma Lithium” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SGML,TSXV: SGML, BVMF: S2GM34), a leading global lithium producer dedicated to powering the next generation of electric vehicles with carbon neutral, socially and environmentally responsibly sourced Triple Zero Green Lithium, is pleased to announce that it continues to add experienced top talent to senior leadership roles as it becomes one of the world’s largest lithium producers, consolidating its leading sustainability position.

Sigma Lithium is honored to announce that Matthew DeYoe is joining the Company from Bank of America, where he was the leading coverage research director for lithium and chemical companies over the past four years.

Matthew will join as the Company’s Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs and Strategic Development, based in the United States. This appointment seeks to enhance Sigma Lithium’s direct personal interface with global investors, maximizing the value of Sigma Lithium’s common shares listing on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, where the Company’s public float currently trades. Matthew will start his new position effective immediately.

Matthew will also advise the management team on its growth strategy and new market opportunities. Prior to Bank of America, Matthew held positions on the buy-side at hedge funds where he specialized in chemical, lithium, and energy investments. Matthew holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Georgetown University and is a CFA charterholder.

Sigma Lithium is also augmenting its world-class environmental team by hiring Alexandre Mattos as Environmental Director. Alexandre has 18 years of experience running every operational environmental aspect of a large producer in metals and mining. He joins Sigma Lithium from Kinross Mineração Brazil, which has over 1,700 people at its operating site in Brazil. He served there for over 10 years and oversaw a team of 53 full-time employees and an additional 30 contractors.

Alexandre’s role extended across Kinross’ largest mining operations as well as its hydroelectric plants. His oversight encompassed various critical areas, including environmental controls, biodiversity preservation, water resources, integrated management systems, and licensing. Alexandre’s responsibilities also included work safety, occupational hygiene, emergency preparedness and management, and critical risk mitigation. Alexandre is an environmental engineer and holds a master’s degree in Land Planning and Environmental Management from Universitat de Barcelona, Spain. He also holds a post graduate degree in Occupational Safety from PUC in Brazil as well as an MBA in Environmental Studies from Fundação Getulio Vargas in Brazil. Alexandre will be based at Sigma Lithium headquarters at Vale do Jequitinhonha, where he will work alongside Sigma’s general managers and senior operating team.

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Matthew DeYoe commented, “Sigma Lithiumappealed to me as a company that is executing at a high level. The team at Sigma has delivered on its commitments time and again. Witha low cost position and significant opportunity for growth, it is easy to see Sigma becoming a market leader in the lithium supply chain.The company is also doing it the right way. Sigma's commitment to sustainability and carbon neutrality make it a force for good in a worldwhich often sacrifices these issues.”

“I look forward to contributing my experienceto Sigma Lithium's Canadian and Brazilian investor relations teams to unlock significant shareholder value as the company has transitionedto a producer and cash flow generator,” he continued.

Commenting on the appointment, co-Chairperson and CEO Ana Cabral said, "Sigma Lithium has delivered on every operational and sustainability milestone on time. Matt’s willingness to lend his expertiseand experience is a testament to his belief in our execution expertise and vision to join the select group of global lithium super majors:large scale and low-cost producers. We are now shipping over 20,000 tonnes a month, reaching over 90% of ramp up capacity, and annualizing270,000 tonnes a year. Several of our exceptionally driven teams will be further bolstered by the appointment of Matthew DeYoe, with hisdepth of knowledge and experience in the lithium industry. He has hit the ground running, visiting our Greentech Plant and productionsite and teams in Brazil this week, and will join me in Sydney, Australia at our investor event during the International Mining and ResourcesConference (IMARC).”

ABOUT SIGMA LITHIUM

Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ: SGML, BVMF: S2GM34, TSXV: SGML) is a leading global lithium producer dedicated to powering the next generation of electric vehicle batteries with carbon neutral, socially and environmentally sustainable chemical-grade lithium concentrate.

Sigma Lithium has been at the forefront of environmental and social sustainability in the EV battery materials supply chain for six years and it is currently producing Triple Zero Green Lithium from its Grota do Cirilo Project in Brazil. Phase 1 of the project is expected to produce 270,000 tonnes of Triple Zero Green Lithium annually (36,700 LCE annually). If it is determined to proceed after completion of an ongoing feasibility study, Phase 2 & 3 of the project are expected to increase production to 766,000 tonnes annually (or 104,200 LCE annually). The project produces Triple Zero Green Lithium in its state-of-the-art Greentech lithium plant that uses 100% renewable energy, 100% recycled water and 100% dry-stacked tailings.

Please refer to the Company’s National Instrument 43-101 technical report titled "Grota do Cirilo Lithium Project Araçuaí and Itinga Regions, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Amended and Restated Technical Report" issued June 12, 2023, which was prepared for Sigma Lithium by Homero Delboni Jr., MAusIMM, Promon Engenharia; Marc-Antoine Laporte, P.Geo, SGS Canada Inc; Jarrett Quinn, P.Eng., Primero Group Americas; Porfirio Cabaleiro Rodriguez, (MEng), FAIG, GE21 Consultoria Mineral; and Noel O'Brien, B.E., MBA, F AusIMM (the “Updated Technical Report”). The Updated Technical Report is filed on SEDAR and is also available on the Company’s website.

For more information about Sigma Lithium, visit https://www.sigmalithiumresources.com/

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT


Jamie Flegg, Chief Development Officer

+1 (647) 706-1087

jamie.flegg@sigmalithium.com.br


Daniel Abdo, Chief Communications Officer

+55 11 2985-0089

daniel.abdo@sigmalithium.com.br

Sigma Lithium

Sigma<br> Lithium
@sigmalithium
@SigmaLithium
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release includes certain "forward-lookinginformation" under applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation, including but not limited to statements relating to timingand costs related to the general business and operational outlook of the Company, the environmental footprint of tailings and positiveecosystem impact relating thereto, donation and upcycling of tailings, timing and quantities relating to tailings and Green Lithium, achievementsand projections relating to the Zero Tailings strategy, achievement of ramp-up volumes, production estimates and the operational statusof the Grota do Cirilo Project, and other forward-looking information. All statements that address future plans, activities, events, estimates,expectations or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur is forward-looking information, includingstatements regarding the potential development of mineral resources and mineral reserves which may or may not occur. Forward-looking informationcontained herein is based on certain assumptions regarding, among other things: general economic and political conditions; the stableand supportive legislative, regulatory and community environment in Brazil; demand for lithium, including that such demand is supportedby growth in the electric vehicle market; the Company’s market position and future financial and operating performance; the Company’sestimates of mineral resources and mineral reserves, including whether mineral resources will ever be developed into mineral reserves;and the Company’s ability to operate its mineral projects including that the Company will not experience any materials or equipmentshortages, any labour or service provider outages or delays or any technical issues. Although management believes that the assumptionsand expectations reflected in the forward-looking information are reasonable, there can be no assurance that these assumptions and expectationswill prove to be correct. Forward-looking information inherently involves and is subject to risks and uncertainties, including but notlimited to that the market prices for lithium may not remain at current levels; and the market for electric vehicles and other large formatbatteries currently has limited market share and no assurances can be given for the rate at which this market will develop, if at all,which could affect the success of the Company and its ability to develop lithium operations. There can be no assurance that such statementswill prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update orrevise any forward-looking information, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Formore information on the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ from current expectations,please refer to the current annual information form of the Company and other public filings available under the Company’s profileat www.sedar.com.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor itsRegulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacyor accuracy of this news release.

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