Drummond Ltd. has had previous queries about Banktrack reports on this same topic regarding alleged human rights violations. There are no grounds for these allegations,
and this fact has been confirmed both in the US and Colombian judicial system. This is something that the banking institutions we do business with have also concluded, after carrying out robust due diligence processes... Regarding the civil suit filed against Drummond that followed the Alien Tort Claims Act lawsuit filed in 2002 in Alabama, the company was taken to trial and found not guilty, a verdict that was confirmed by the Federal Appeals court. There have been three additional law suits filed, with similar allegations, all of which have concluded in rulings that have cleared the company of any wrong doing... We provided the banks with ample documentation related to the allegations...