SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

May 15, 2018

2. SEC Identification Number

101

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

000-160-247

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

LEPANTO CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Makati City, Philippines

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

21st Floor, Lepanto Building, 8747 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City, Philippines Postal Code 1226

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

(632) 815-9447

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

N/A

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Class "A"	39,822,869,196
Class "B"	26,552,888,901

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

N/A

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Lepanto Consolidated Mining CompanyLC

PSE Disclosure Form 4-26 - Legal Proceedings References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) and
Section 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
Court of Appeals upholds Lepanto in arbitration case concerning the renewal of MPSA No. 001-90-CAR
Background/Description of the Disclosure
Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company (Lepanto) and Far Southeast Gold Resources, Inc. (FSGRI) filed an application with the DENR for the renewal of MPSA No. 001-90-CAR on June 4, 2014. A dispute arose as to the applicability of certain provisions of the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act (IPRA) to the renewal. Lepanto and FSGRI initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of the Philippines, represented by the DENR. In a final award dated November 27, 2015, the Arbitral Tribunal ruled in favor of Lepanto and FSGRI, stating that MPSA 001-90-CAR should be renewed under the same terms and conditions, without prejudice to changes mutually agreed upon by the parties. This final award was affirmed by the Court of Appeals in a decision dated April 30, 2018, of which Lepanto was furnished on May 15, 2018.

Name of the court or agency in which the proceedings are pending	Court of Appeals
Date Instituted	Jul 29, 2016
Docket Number	CA G.R. SP No. 146806

Principal Parties
Petitioners:Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company and Far Southeast Gold Resources, Inc. Respondent: Republic of the Philippines represented by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (MGB-DENR)
Nature and description of the legal proceedings
Petition for Review in relation to the Final Award of the Arbitral Tribunal on the issue of the applicability of certain provisions of the IPRA to the renewal of the MPSA No. 001-90-CAR.
The effect(s) on the Issuer's business or operations, if any
None, as the pendency of this case or of the renewal application did not interrupt the operations of Lepanto.
Other Relevant Information
This disclosure was amended to relate it to Lepanto’s disclosure on the same subject dated December 4, 2015.