Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 40-F 2020 FY Annual report (Canada)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 40-F

[   ] Registration statement pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

or

[ X ] Annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For fiscal year ended:March 31, 2020        Commission File number:001-34184

SILVERCORP METALS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

British Columbia, Canada
(Province or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

1041
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number, if applicable)

Not Applicable
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number (if applicable))

Suite 1750 - 1066 West Hastings Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 3X1, Canada
(604) 669-9397
(Address and Telephone Number of Registrant’s principal executive office)

Corporation Service Company 84 State Street, Boston MA 02109
617-227-9590
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service in the United States)

Copies to:

Christopher L. Doerksen Dorsey & Whitney LLP
1095 West Pender Street Suite 1070 Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2M6, Canada
(604) 630-5199
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered
Common Shares, without par value	SVM	NYSE American

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:none

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:none

For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:

[ X ] Annual information form        [ X ] Audited annual financial statements

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:173,816,834

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements in the past 90 days.

Yes [ X ]        No [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes [ X ]        No [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Emerging growth company [   ]

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. [ X ]

PRINCIPAL DOCUMENTS

The following documents, filed as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F of Silvercorp Metals Inc. (“Silvercorp” or the “Company”), are hereby incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 40-F:

(a)	Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020;
(b)	Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020; and
(c)	Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 and notes thereto, together with the report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm thereon. Silvercorp’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 40-F have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Therefore, they are not comparable in all respects to financial statements of United States companies that are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.

CERTIFICATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REGARDING CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a)	Certifications. See Exhibits 99.4, 99.5, 99.6 and 99.7 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F.
(b)	Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As of the end of the Company’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) was carried out by the Company’s management, with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that as of the end of that fiscal year, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
	It should be noted that while the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer believe that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures provide a reasonable level of assurance that they are effective, they do not expect that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors or fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived or operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.
(c)	Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. The required disclosure is included in under the heading “Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting” in the Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F.
(d)	Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte LLP, which audited the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 40-F, has issued an attestation report on management’s assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, entitled “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm,” that accompanies the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed as Exhibit 99.3 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F.
(e)	Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 40-F that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

NOTICES PURSUANT TO REGULATION BTR

The Company was not required by Rule 104 of Regulation BTR to send any notices to any of its directors or executive officers during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

The Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) has determined that it has at least one audit committee financial expert (as such term is defined in Form 40-F) serving on its audit committee. The Board has determined that David Kong is an audit committee financial expert and is independent (as determined under the rules of the NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”)).

Mr. David Kong holds a Bachelor in Business Administration and earned his Chartered Accountant designation in British Columbia in 1978 and U.S. CPA (Illinois) designation in 2002. From 1981 to 2004, he was partner of Ellis Foster Chartered Accountants and a partner at Ernst & Young LLP from 2005 to 2010. Currently, Mr. Kong is a director of New Pacific Metals Corp., Uranium Energy Corp., and Gold Mining Inc. Mr. Kong is a certified director (ICD.C) of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

CODE OF ETHICS

The Board has adopted a written code of ethics entitled, “Code of Business Conduct and Ethics” (the “Code”), by which it and all officers and employees of the Company, including the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, and persons performing similar functions, are required to abide. There were no amendments to the Code, or waivers of the Code that apply to the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, except that on February 5, 2020, the Code was amended to, among other changes, update the Company’s policy on inside information and securities trading and clarify that whistleblower complaints may be made through the Company’s whistleblower phone lines. In addition, on June 18, 2020 the Code was further amended and restated following a general review. The changes to the Code included, without limitation:

• Expanding the scope of persons subject to the Code to include consultants;

• Expanding the description of the adverse consequences that an individual may face for violation of the Code;

• Updates to our anti-corruption policies;

• Clarifying that the Code is subject to applicable whistleblower laws; and

• Other clarifications and typographical corrections.

Each of the above amendments is attached as an exhibit to this Form 40-F. The Code is also posted on the Company’s website at http://www.silvercorpmetals.com/company/corporate_governance, and a copy of the Code may be obtained, without charge, by contacting the Corporate Secretary of the Company at the address or telephone number indicated on the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 40-F. If there is an amendment to the Code, or if a waiver of the Code is granted to any of the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, the Company intends to disclose any such amendment or waiver by posting such information on the Company’s website. Unless and to the extent specifically referred to herein, the information on the Company’s website shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 40-F.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The required disclosure is included under the heading Item 11. Audit Committee - External Auditor Services Fees in the Company’s Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F.

AUDIT COMMITTEE PRE-APPROVAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

See Item 11 of the Company’s Annual Information Form, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. All audit-related fees, tax fees, or all other fees were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i) of Regulation S-X. However, none of such fees were approved pursuant to the exemption provided in Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

TABULAR DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

The following table presents information regarding the Company’s known contractual obligations by maturity as of March 31, 2020:

Contractual Obligations	Payment due by period (in thousands of dollars)
	Total	Less than 1 year	1-3 years	3-5 years	More than 5 years
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$23,129	$23,129	$-	$-	$-
Lease obligation	$2,069	$567	$1,043	$421	$38
Total	$25,198	$23,696	$1,043	$421	$38

IDENTIFICATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Company’s Board has a separately designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The Company’s Audit Committee is comprised of Paul Simpson, David Kong and Marina Katusa. The Board has determined that each of the members of the Audit Committee is independent as determined under Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act and Section 803 of the NYSE American company guide.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

The Company does not operate any mine in the United States and has no mine safety incidents to report for the year ended March 31, 2020.

NYSE AMERICAN STATEMENT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DIFFERENCES

The common shares of the Company are listed on the NYSE American. Section 110 of the NYSE American company guide permits NYSE American to consider the laws, customs and practices of foreign issuers in relaxing certain NYSE American listing criteria, and to grant exemptions from NYSE American listing criteria based on these considerations. A description of the significant ways in which the Company’s governance practices differ from those followed by domestic companies pursuant to NYSE American standards is provided on the Company’s website at http://silvercorpmetals.com.

UNDERTAKING AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS

A. Undertaking

Silvercorp Metals Inc. undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to: the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises; or transactions in said securities.

B. Consent to Service of Process

The Company has previously filed with the Commission an Appointment of Agent for Service of Process and Undertaking on Form F-X with respect to the class of securities in relation to which the obligation to file this Form 40-F arises.

Any change to the name or address of the agent for service of process of the Company shall be communicated promptly to the Commission by an amendment to the Form F-X referencing the file number of the Company.

EXHIBITS

99.1	Annual Information Form of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2020
99.2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the Year Ended March 31, 2020
99.3	Consolidated Financial Statements comprised of Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as at March 31, 2020 and 2019, Consolidated Statements of Income, Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flows, and Changes in Equity for the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
99.4	Certificate of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act
99.5	Certificate of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act
99.6	Certificate of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
99.7	Certificate of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
99.8	Consent of Deloitte LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
99.9	Consent of Alan Riles
99.10	Consent of AMC Mining Consultants (Canada) Ltd
99.11	Consent of Herbert Smith
99.12	Consent of Patrick Stephenson
99.13	Consent of Adrienne Ross
99.14	Consent of Dinara Nussipakynova
99.15	Consent of Guoliang Ma
99.16	Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (as currently in effect)
99.17	Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (February 5, 2020 amendment, now superseded)

101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Date: June 23, 2020	SILVERCORP METALS INC.
	By:/s/ Rui Feng
	Name: Dr. Rui Feng
	Title: Chief Executive Officer