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ARIKA RESOURCES LIMITED — AGM Information 2025
Oct 20, 2025
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ARIKA RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 086 839 992 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is given that the Meeting will be held at:
TIME : 10:00am (WST) DATE : 21 November 2025 PLACE : Level 14, QV1 Building 250 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000
The business of the Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.
This Notice should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their professional advisers prior to voting.
The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 4:00 pm (WST) on 19 November 2025.
BU S IN E S S O F T HE M E E T ING
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
To receive and consider the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2025 together with the declaration of the Directors, the Director’s report, the Remuneration Report and the auditor’s report.
2. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as a non-binding resolution :
“That, for the purposes of section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the adoption of the Remuneration Report as contained in the Company’s annual financial report for the financial year ended 30 June 2025.”
Note: the vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
3. RESOLUTION 2 – ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR STEPHEN VALLANCE To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purpose of clause 15.4 of the Constitution, Listing Rule 14.4 and for all other purposes, Steve Vallance, a Director who was appointed as an additional Director on 31 July 2025, retires, and being eligible, is elected as a Director.”
4. RESOLUTION 3 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR ROGER STEINEPREIS
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purpose of clause 15.2 of the Constitution, and for all other purposes, Mr Roger Steineperis, a Director, retires by rotation, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director.”
5. RESOLUTION 4 – APPROVAL OF 7.1A MANDATE
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a special resolution :
“That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue up to that number of Equity Securities equal to 10% of the issued capital of the Company at the time of issue, calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
6. RESOLUTION 5 – RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENT TO ISSUE CONSIDERATION SHARES
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 15,000,000 Shares to Iris Metals Limited (or its nominee(s)) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
Dated: 21 October 2025
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Voting Prohibition Statements
| Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report |
In accordance with sections 250(BD)(2) and 250R, a vote on this Resolution must not be cast: (a) by or on behalf of a member of the Key Management Personnel, details of whose remuneration are included in the Remuneration Report or a Closely Related Party of such a member, regardless of the capacity in which the vote is cast; or (b) as a proxy by a member of the Key Management Personnel at the date of the Meeting, or their Closely Related Parties. However, a person (thevoter) described above may cast a vote on this Resolution as a proxy if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described above and either: (a) the voter is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; or (b) the voter is the Chair and the appointment of the Chair as proxy: (i) does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this Resolution; and (ii) expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel. |
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Voting Exclusion Statements
In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of the Resolution set out below by or on behalf of the following persons:
| Resolution 5 – Ratification of Agreement to Issue Consideration Shares |
Iris Metals Limited (or its nominee(s)) or any other person who participated in the issue, or an associate of that person (or those persons). |
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However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the Resolution by:
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(a) a person as a proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with the directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the Resolution in that way; or
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(b) the Chair as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on the Resolution as the Chair decides; or
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(c) a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
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(i) the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the Resolution; and
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(ii) the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.
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Voting by proxy
To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by the time and in accordance with the instructions set out on the Proxy Form.
In accordance with section 249L of the Corporations Act, Shareholders are advised that:
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each Shareholder has a right to appoint a proxy;
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the proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company; and
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a Shareholder who is entitled to cast two or more votes may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If the Shareholder appoints two proxies and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the member’s votes, then in accordance with section 249X(3) of the Corporations Act, each proxy may exercise one-half of the votes.
Shareholders and their proxies should be aware that:
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if proxy holders vote, they must cast all directed proxies as directed; and
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any directed proxies which are not voted will automatically default to the Chair, who must vote the proxies as directed.
Voting in person
To vote in person, attend the Meeting at the time, date and place set out above.
You may still attend the Meeting and vote in person even if you have appointed a proxy. If you have previously submitted a Proxy Form, your attendance will not revoke your proxy appointment unless you actually vote at the Meeting for which the proxy is proposed to be used, in which case, the proxy’s appointment is deemed to be revoked with respect to voting on that Resolution.
Please bring your personalised Proxy Form with you as it will help you to register your attendance at the Meeting. If you do not bring your Proxy Form with you, you can still attend the Meeting but representatives from MUFG Corporate Markets (AU) Limited will need to verify your identity. You can register from 8:00am (WST) on the day of the Meeting.
Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on +61 8 6500 0202.
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E XPL A N A TO RY S T AT E M EN T
This Explanatory Statement has been prepared to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions.
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
In accordance with the Corporations Act, the business of the Meeting will include receipt and consideration of the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2025 together with the declaration of the Directors, the Directors’ report, the Remuneration Report and the auditor’s report.
The Company will not provide a hard copy of the Company’s annual financial report to Shareholders unless specifically requested to do so. The Company’s annual financial report is available on its website at www.arika.com.au.
2. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT
2.1 General
The Corporations Act requires that at a listed company’s annual general meeting, a resolution that the remuneration report to be adopted must be put to the shareholders. However, such a resolution is advisory only and does not bind the company or the directors of the company.
The remuneration report sets out the company’s remuneration arrangements for the directors and senior management of the company. The remuneration report is part of the directors’ report contained in the annual financial report of the company for a financial year.
The chair of the meeting must allow a reasonable opportunity for its shareholders to ask questions about or make comments on the remuneration report at the annual general meeting.
2.2 Voting consequences
A company is required to put to its shareholders a resolution proposing the calling of another meeting of shareholders to consider the appointment of directors of the company ( Spill Resolution ) if, at consecutive annual general meetings, at least 25% of the votes cast on a remuneration report resolution are voted against adoption of the remuneration report and at the first of those annual general meetings a Spill Resolution was not put to vote. If required, the Spill Resolution must be put to vote at the second of those annual general meetings.
If more than 50% of votes cast are in favour of the Spill Resolution, the company must convene a shareholder meeting ( Spill Meeting ) within 90 days of the second annual general meeting.
All of the directors of the company who were in office when the directors' report (as included in the company’s annual financial report for the most recent financial year) was approved, other than the managing director of the company, will cease to hold office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting but may stand for re-election at the Spill Meeting.
Following the Spill Meeting those persons whose election or re-election as directors of the company is approved will be the directors of the company.
2.3 Previous voting results
At the Company’s previous annual general meeting the votes cast against the remuneration report considered at that annual general meeting were less than 25%. Accordingly, the Spill Resolution is not relevant for this Meeting.
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3. RESOLUTION 2 – ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR STEPHEN VALLANCE
3.1 General
The Constitution allows the Directors to appoint at any time a person to be a Director either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors, but only where the total number of Directors does not at any time exceed the maximum number specified by the Constitution.
Pursuant to the Constitution and Listing Rule 14.4, any Director so appointed holds office only until the next annual general meeting and is then eligible for election by Shareholders but shall not be taken into account in determining the Directors who are to retire by rotation (if any) at that meeting.
Mr Stephen Vallance, having been appointed by other Directors on 31 July 2025 in accordance with the Constitution, will retire in accordance with the Constitution and Listing Rule 14.4 and being eligible, seeks election from Shareholders.
Further information in relation to Mr Vallance is set out below.
| Qualifications, experience and other material directorships |
Mr Vallance has over 35 years’ experience in exploration and mining, spanning greenfields exploration through to production assets across a broad range of commodities. Most notably, he served as Chief Exploration Geologist for Jubilee Mines, where he co-led the team that discovered and delineated several major nickel deposits at the Cosmos Nickel Operations in Western Australia, including the Cosmos, Tapinos, Prospero and Sinclair nickel sulphide deposits. These deposits ultimately led to Xstrata Nickel’s $3.3 billion acquisition of Jubilee Mines in 2007. In recent years, Mr Vallance has provided technical consultancy services to a number of exploration companies, including Arika, where he has played an integral role in shaping and refining the Company’s exploration approach to its key WA gold projects over the past 8 months. |
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| Term of office | Mr Vallance has served as a Director since 31 July 2025. |
| Independence | If re-elected, the Board does not consider that Mr Vallance will be an independent Director. |
| Other material information |
The Company conducts appropriate checks on the background and experience of candidates before their appointment to the Board. These include checks as to a person’s experience, educational qualifications, character, criminal record and bankruptcy history. The Company undertook such checks prior to the appointment of Mr Vallance. |
| Board recommendation |
Having received an acknowledgement from Mr Vallance that they will have sufficient time to fulfil his responsibilities as a Director and having reviewed the performance of Mr Vallance since his appointment to the Board and the skills, knowledge, experience and capabilities required by the Board, the Directors (other than Mr Vallance) recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution. |
3.2 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If this Resolution is passed, Mr Vallance will be elected to the Board as Technical Director.
If this Resolution is not passed, Mr Vallance will not continue in his role as Technical Director. The Company may seek nominations or otherwise identify suitably qualified candidates to join the Company. As an additional consequence, this may detract from the Board and Company’s ability to execute on its strategic vision.
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4. RESOLUTION 3 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR ROGER STEINEPREIS
4.1 General
The Constitution sets out the requirements for determining which Directors are to retire by rotation at an annual general meeting.
Mr Roger Steinepreis, who has held office without re-election since 24 November 2023, and being eligible retires by rotation and seeks re-election.
Further information in relation to Mr Steinepreis is set out below.
| Qualifications, experience and other material directorships |
Mr Steinepreis is a lawyer and Executive Chairman of Perth based Steinepreis Paganin. He has practised as a lawyer for over 35 years, acting as legal advisor to a number of public companies, particularly in the energy and resources sector, on a wide range of corporate matters. Mr Steinepreis was Non-Executive Chairman of Apollo Consolidated Limited which was subject to a successful takeover by Ramelius Resources Limited in 2021. He is currently a Director of Meeka Metals Limited and Enegex Ltd. Mr Steinepreis is currently a Director of Meeka Metals Limited (ASX:MEK) (since 6 November 2012) and Enegex Ltd (ASX:ENX) (since 9 May 2023), and was previously a Director of ClearVue Technologies Limited (ASX:CPV and OTC:CVUEF). |
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| Term of office | Mr Steinepreis has served as a Director since 6 February 2023 and was last re-elected on 24 November 2023. |
| Independence | If re-elected, the Board does not consider that Mr Steinepreis will be an independent Director. |
| Board recommendation |
Having received an acknowledgement from Mr Steinepreis that they will have sufficient time to fulfil their responsibilities as a Director and having reviewed the performance Mr Steinepreis since his appointment to the Board and the skills, knowledge, experience and capabilities required by the Board, the Directors (other than Mr Steinepreis) recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution. |
4.2 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If this Resolution is passed, Mr Steinepreis will be re-elected to the Board as Non-executive Director.
If this Resolution is not passed, Mr Steinepreis will not continue in his role as Non-executive Chairman. The Company may seek nominations or otherwise identify suitably qualified candidates to join the Company. As an additional consequence, this may detract from the Board and Company’s ability to execute on its strategic vision.
5. RESOLUTION 4 – APPROVAL OF 7.1A MANDATE
5.1 General
This Resolution seeks Shareholder approval by way of special resolution for the Company to have the additional 10% placement capacity provided for in Listing Rule 7.1A to issue Equity Securities without Shareholder approval.
5.2 Listing Rule 7.1
Broadly speaking, and subject to a number of exceptions, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of equity securities that a listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12 month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary shares it had on issue at the start of that period.
Under Listing Rule 7.1A, an Eligible Entity may seek shareholder approval by way of a special resolution passed at its annual general meeting to increase this 15% limit by an extra 10% to 25% ( 7.1A Mandate ). An Eligible Entity means an entity which is not included
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in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of $300,000,000 or less. As of the date of this Notice, the Company’s market capitalisation is $30.33 million. The Company is therefore an Eligible Entity.
5.3 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
For this Resolution to be passed, at least 75% of votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote at the Meeting must be cast in favour of the Resolution.
If this Resolution is passed, the Company will be able to issue Equity Securities up to the combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A without any further Shareholder approval.
If this Resolution is not passed, the Company will not be able to access the additional 10% capacity to issue Equity Securities without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A and will remain subject to the 15% limit on issuing Equity Securities without Shareholder approval set out in Listing Rule 7.1.
5.4 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.3A
| REQUIRED INFORMATION |
DETAILS |
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| Period for which the 7.1A Mandate is valid |
The 7.1A Mandate will commence on the date of the Meeting and expire on the first to occur of the following: (a) the date that is 12 months after the date of this Meeting; (b) the time and date of the Company’s next annual general meeting; and (c) the time and date of approval by Shareholders of any transaction under Listing Rule 11.1.2 (a significant change in the nature or scale of activities) or Listing Rule 11.2 (disposal of the main undertaking). |
| Minimum price | Any Equity Securities issued under the 7.1A Mandate must be in an existing quoted class of Equity Securities and be issued for cash consideration at a minimum price of 75% of the volume weighted average price of Equity Securities in that class, calculated over the 15 trading days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before: (a) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed by the entity and the recipient of the Equity Securities; or (b) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 10 trading days of the date in paragraph (a) above, the date on which the Equity Securities are issued. |
| Use of funds | The Company intends to use funds raised from issues of Equity Securities under the 7.1A Mandate for exploration, drilling and development of the Kookynie Gold Project, the Yundamindra Gold Project and the overall development of the Company’s current business, the acquisition of new assets and investments (including associated expenses with such acquisitions) and general working capital. |
| Risk of economic and voting dilution |
Any issue of Equity Securities under the 7.1A Mandate will dilute the interests of Shareholders who do not receive any Shares under the issue. If this Resolution is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 7.1A Mandate, the economic and voting dilution of existing Shares would be as shown in the table below. |
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REQUIRED DETAILS INFORMATION
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The table below shows the dilution of existing Shareholders calculated in accordance with the formula outlined in Listing Rule 7.1A.2, on the basis of the closing market price of Shares and the number of Equity Securities on issue or proposed to be issued as at 13 October 2025.
The table also shows the voting dilution impact where the number of Shares on issue (Variable A in the formula) changes and the economic dilution where there are changes in the issue price of Shares issued under the 7.1A Mandate.
| DILUTION | DILUTION | DILUTION | |||
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| Issue Price | |||||
| Number of Shares on | Shares issued – 10% voting dilution |
$0.018 | $0.035 | $0.053 | |
| Issue (Variable A in Listing Rule 7.1A.2) |
50% decrease |
Issue | 50% | ||
| Price | increase | ||||
| Funds Raised | |||||
| Current | 866,797,246 Shares |
86,679,724 Shares |
$1,560,235 | $3,033,790 | $4,594,025 |
| 50% increase |
1,300,195,869 Shares |
130,019,586 Shares |
$2,340,352 |
$4,550,685 | $6,891,038 |
| 100% increase |
1,733,594,492 Shares |
173,359,449 Shares |
$3,120,470 |
$6,067,580 | $9,188,050 |
*The number of Shares on issue (Variable A in the formula) could increase as a result of the issue of Shares that do not require Shareholder approval (such as under a pro-rata rights issue or scrip issued under a takeover offer) or that are issued with Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1.
The table above uses the following assumptions:
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There are currently 866,797,246 Shares on issue comprising as at the date of this Notice;
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The issue price set out above is the closing market price of the Shares on the ASX on 13 October 2025 (being $0.035) ( Issue Price ). The Issue Price at a 50% increase and 50% decrease are each rounded to three decimal places prior to the calculation of the funds raised.
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The Company issues the maximum possible number of Equity Securities under the 7.1A Mandate.
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The Company has not issued any Equity Securities in the 12 months prior to the Meeting that were not issued under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 or with approval under Listing Rule 7.1.
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The issue of Equity Securities under the 7.1A Mandate consists only of Shares. It is assumed that no Options are exercised into Shares before the date of issue of the Equity Securities. If the issue of Equity Securities includes quoted Options, it is assumed that those quoted Options are exercised into Shares for the purpose of calculating the voting dilution effect on existing Shareholders.
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The calculations above do not show the dilution that any one particular Shareholder will be subject to. All Shareholders should consider the dilution caused to their own shareholding depending on their specific circumstances.
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This table does not set out any dilution pursuant to approvals under Listing Rule 7.1 unless otherwise disclosed.
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The 10% voting dilution reflects the aggregate percentage dilution against the issued share capital at the time of issue. This is why the voting dilution is shown in each example as 10%.
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The table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of placements under the 7.1A Mandate, based on that Shareholder’s holding at the date of the Meeting.
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| REQUIRED INFORMATION |
DETAILS | DETAILS |
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| Shareholders should note that there is a risk that: (a) the market price for the Company’s Shares may be significantly lower on the issue date than on the date of the Meeting; and (b) the Shares may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for those Shares on the date of issue. |
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| Allocation policy under 7.1A Mandate |
The recipients of the Equity Securities to be issued under the 7.1A Mandate have not yet been determined. However, the recipients of Equity Securities could consist of current Shareholders or new investors (or both), none of whom will be related parties of the Company. The Company will determine the recipients at the time of the issue under the 7.1A Mandate, having regard to the following factors: (a) the purpose of the issue; (b) alternative methods for raising funds available to the Company at that time, including, but not limited to, an entitlement issue, share purchase plan, placement or other offer where existing Shareholders may participate; (c) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company; (d) the circumstances of the Company, including, but not limited to, the financial position and solvency of the Company; (e) prevailing market conditions; and (f) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable). |
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| Previous approval under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 |
The Company previously obtained approval from its Shareholders pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A at its annual general meeting held on 13 November 2025 (Previous Approval). During the 12-month period preceding the date of the Meeting, being on and from 21 November 2024, the Company issued 52,060,661 Shares pursuant to the Previous Approval (Previous Issue), which represent approximately 8.64% of the total diluted number of Equity Securities on issue in the Company on 21 November 2024, which was 602,577,458. Further details of the issues of Equity Securities by the Company pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A.2 during the 12 month period preceding the date of the Meeting are set out below. The following information is provided in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3A.6(b) in respect of the Previous Issue: Date of Issue and Appendix 2A Date of Issue: 9 May 2025 Date of Appendix 2A: 9 May 2025 Number and Class of Equity Securities Issued 52,060,661 Shares2 Issue Price and discount to $0.023 per Share (at a discount 28.13% to Market Price). |
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| Date of Issue and Appendix 2A |
Date of Issue: 9 May 2025 Date of Appendix 2A: 9 May 2025 |
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| Number and Class of Equity Securities Issued |
52,060,661 Shares2 | |
| Issue Price and discount to |
$0.023 per Share (at a discount 28.13% to Market Price). |
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| REQUIRED INFORMATION |
DETAILS | |
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| Market Price1 (if any) |
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| Recipients | Professional and sophisticated investors as part of a placement announced on 2 May 2025 (Placement). The Placement participants were identified through a bookbuild process, which involved Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited (ACN 075 071 466) and Bell Potter Securities Pty Ltd (ABN 25 006 390 772), acting as joint lead managers to the Placement, seeking expressions of interest to participate in the Placement from non-related parties of the Company. None of the participants in the Placement were material investors that are required to be disclosed under ASX Guidance Note 21. |
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| Total Cash Consideration and Use of Funds |
Amount raised: approximately $1,197,395 Amount spent: approximately $1,197,395 Use of funds: exploration activities at the Company’s flagship Yundamindra and Kookynie Gold Projects in Western Australia, and for general working capital purposes. Amount remaining: Nil Proposed use of remaining funds: not applicable |
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| Voting exclusion statement |
As at the date of this Notice, the Company is not proposing to make an issue of Equity Securities under Listing Rule 7.1A. Accordingly, a voting exclusion statement is not included in this Notice. |
6. RESOLUTION 5 – RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENT TO ISSUE CONSIDERATION SHARES
6.1 Background
As announced on 28 August 2025, the Company entered into a binding term sheet ( Acquisition Agreement ) with Iris Metals Limited ( Iris ) to acquire a portfolio of gold exploration tenements at Kookynie ( Tenements ), in the Leonora district of Western Australia ( Acquisition ).
Under the Acquisition Agreement, the Company has agreed to:
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(a) pay Iris up to $35,000 for the reimbursement costs incurred by Iris for the Tenements since April 2025;
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(b) pay Iris a non-refundable fee of $100,000 at signing;
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(c) pay Iris $300,000 in cash;
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(d) issue an aggregate of 15,000,000 Shares to Iris Metals Limited (or its nominee(s)) ( Consideration Shares ), comprising:
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(i) 5,000,000 Shares subject to voluntary escrow for 3 months from the date of issue;
- (ii) 5,000,000 Shares subject to voluntary escrow for 6 months from the date of issue; and
(iii) 5,000,000 Shares subject to voluntary escrow for 9 months from the date of issue; and
- (e) pay the Vendor $100,000 in cash on or before the date which is twelve months after completion occurs under the Acquisition Agreement ( Completion ), subject to Completion occurring.
The Acquisition Agreement is subject to standard conditions precedent.
Refer to the Company’s ASX Announcement released on 28 August 2025 for further details.
This Resolution seeks Shareholder approval for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.4 for the agreement to issue the Consideration Shares to Iris Metals Limited (or its nominee(s)).
6.2 Listing Rule 7.1
A summary of Listing Rule 7.1 is set out in Section 5.1 above.
The agreement to issue the Consideration Shares does not fit within any of the exceptions set out in Listing Rule 7.2 and, as it has not yet been approved by Shareholders, it effectively uses up part of the 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, reducing the Company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 for the 12 month period following the date of the agreement to issue the Consideration Shares.
6.3 Listing Rule 7.4
Listing Rule 7.4 allows the shareholders of a listed company to approve an issue of equity securities after it has been made or agreed to be made. If they do, the issue is taken to have been approved under Listing Rule 7.1 and so does not reduce the company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without shareholder approval under that rule.
The Company wishes to retain as much flexibility as possible to issue additional equity securities in the future without having to obtain Shareholder approval for such issues under Listing Rule 7.1. Accordingly, the Company is seeking Shareholder ratification pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 for the agreement to issue the Consideration Shares.
6.4 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A
If this Resolution is passed, the agreement to issue the Consideration Shares will be excluded in calculating the Company’s 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, effectively increasing the number of equity securities the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of the agreement to issue the Consideration Shares.
If this Resolution is not passed, the agreement to issue the Consideration Shares will be included in calculating the Company’s 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, effectively decreasing the number of equity securities that the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of the agreement to issue the Consideration Shares.
6.5 Technical information required by Listing Rules 7.4 and 7.5.
| REQUIRED INFORMATION | DETAILS |
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| Names of persons to whom Securities will be issued or the basis on which those persons were or will be identified/selected |
Iris Metals Limited (or its nominee(s)). |
| Number of Securities and class to be issued |
An aggregate of 15,000,000 Shares will be issued. |
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| REQUIRED INFORMATION | DETAILS |
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| Terms of Securities | The Consideration Shares will be fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares. |
| Date(s) on or by which the Securities will be issued |
The Consideration Shares will be issued on Completion of the Acquisition Agreement. Completion is expected to occur after the Meeting, however, it may occur prior to the Meeting. In any event, the Company will not issue any Consideration Shares later than three months after the date of the Meeting (or such later date to the extent permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the Listing Rules). |
| Price or other consideration the Company will receive for the Securities |
The Consideration Shares will be issued at a nil issue price as consideration under the Acquisition Agreement. The Company had not and will not receive any other consideration for the issue of the Consideration Shares. |
| Purpose of the issue, including the intended use of any funds raised by the issue |
The purpose of the issue of the Consideration Shares is to satisfy the Company’s obligations under the Acquisition Agreement. |
| Summary of material terms of agreement to issue |
The Securities are being issued under the Acquisition Agreement. a summary of the material terms of which is set out in Section 6.1 |
| Voting exclusion statement |
A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. |
| Compliance | The agreement to issue the Consideration Shares did not breach Listing Rule 7.1. |
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$ means Australian dollars.
- 7.1A Mandate has the meaning given in Section 5.2.
ASIC means the Australian Securities & Investments Commission.
ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) or the financial market operated by ASX Limited, as the context requires.
Board means the current board of directors of the Company.
Business Day means Monday to Friday inclusive, except New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and any other day that ASX declares is not a business day. Chair means the chair of the Meeting.
Closely Related Party of a member of the Key Management Personnel means:
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(a) a spouse or child of the member;
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(b) a child of the member’s spouse;
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(c) a dependent of the member or the member’s spouse;
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(d) anyone else who is one of the member’s family and may be expected to influence the member, or be influenced by the member, in the member’s dealing with the entity;
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(e) a company the member controls; or
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(f) a person prescribed by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) for the purposes of the definition of ‘closely related party’ in the Corporations Act.
Company means Arika Resources Limited (ACN 086 839 992).
Constitution means the Company’s constitution.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Directors means the current directors of the Company.
Eligible Entity means an entity which is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation of $300,000,000 or less.
Equity Securities includes a Share, a right to a Share or Option, an Option, a convertible security and any security that ASX decides to classify as an Equity Security.
Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.
Iris Metals Limited or Iris means Iris Metals Limited (ACN 619 387 085) (ASX:IR1).
Key Management Personnel has the same meaning as in the accounting standards issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board and means those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of the consolidated entity, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of an entity within the consolidated group.
Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.
Meeting means the annual general meeting convened by the Notice.
Notice means this notice of meeting including the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form.
Option means an option to acquire a Share.
Performance Right means a right to acquire a Share subject to satisfaction of performance milestones.
Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.
Remuneration Report means the remuneration report set out in the Director’s report section of the Company’s annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2025.
Resolutions means the resolutions set out in the Notice, or any one of them, as the context requires. Section means a section of the Explanatory Statement.
Security means a Share, Option or Performance Right (as applicable).
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a registered holder of a Share.
Variable A means “A” as set out in the formula in Listing Rule 7.1A.2.
WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.
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Arika Resources Limited ACN 086 839 992
LODGE YOUR VOTE
ONLINE https://au.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com
BY MAIL Arika Resources Limited C/- MUFG Corporate Markets (AU) Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia
BY FAX
+61 2 9287 0309
BY HAND MUFG Corporate Markets (AU) Limited Parramatta Square, Level 22, Tower 6, 10 Darcy Street, Parramatta NSW 2150
ALL ENQUIRIES TO Telephone: 1300 554 474 Overseas: +61 1300 554 474
X99999999999 X99999999999 PROXY FORM I/We being a member(s) of Arika Resources Limited and entitled to participate in and vote hereby appoint: APPOINT A PROXY the Chairman of the OR if you are NOT appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of the person or Meeting (mark box) body corporate you are appointing as your proxy or failing the person or body corporate named, or if no person or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act on my/our behalf (including to vote in accordance with the following directions or, if no directions have been given and to the extent permitted by the law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at 10:00am (WST), Friday, 21 November 2025 at Level 14, QV1 Building, 250 St Georges Terrace, PERTH WA 6000 (the Meeting ) and at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting. Important for Resolution 1: If the Chairman of the Meeting is your proxy, either by appointment or by default, and you have not indicated your voting intention below, you expressly authorise the Chairman of the Meeting to exercise the proxy in respect of Resolution 1 even though the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Company’s Key Management Personnel ( KMP ). The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business. VOTING DIRECTIONS Proxies will only be valid and accepted by the Company if they are signed and received no later than 48 hours before the Meeting. Please read the voting instructions overleaf before marking any boxes with an T Resolutions For Against Abstain * For Against Abstain * 1 Adoption Of Remuneration Report 5 Ratification of agreement to issue consideration shares 2 Election Of Director – Mr Stephen Vallance
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3 Re-Election of Director – Mr Roger Steinepreis
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4 Approval Of 7.1A Mandate
* If you mark the Abstain box for a particular Item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.
SIGNATURE OF SHAREHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED
| Shareholder 1 (Individual) Joint Shareholder 2 (Individual) Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director/Company Secretary (Delete one) |
Joint Shareholder 3 (Individual) Director |
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This form should be signed by the shareholder. If a joint holding, either shareholder may sign. If signed by the shareholder’s attorney, the power of attorney must have been previously noted by the registry or a certified copy attached to this form. If executed by a company, the form must be executed in accordance with the company’s constitution and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
ARI PRX2501C
HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SHAREHOLDER PROXY FORM
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
LODGEMENT OF A PROXY FORM
This is your name and address as it appears on the Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, please make the correction on the form. Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes. Please note: you cannot change ownership of your shares using this form.
This Proxy Form (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below by 10:00am (WST), Wednesday, 19 November 2025, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
Proxy Forms may be lodged using the reply paid envelope or:
If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, mark the box in Step 1. If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of that individual or body corporate in Step 1. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
ONLINE
https://au.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com
Login to the Investor Centre using the holding details as shown on the Voting/Proxy Form. Select ‘Voting’ and follow the prompts to lodge your vote. To use the online lodgement facility, shareholders will need their “Holder Identifier” - Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN).
DEFAULT TO CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING
Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default to the Chairman of the Meeting, who is required to vote those proxies as directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chairman of the BY MOBILE DEVICE Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy Our voting website is designed specifically Form, including where the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly for voting online. You can now lodge your with the remuneration of KMP. vote by scanning the QR code adjacent or VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS – PROXY APPOINTMENT enter the voting link You may direct your proxy how to vote by placing a mark in one of the https://au.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com boxes opposite each item of business. All your shares will be voted in into your mobile device. Log in using the accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of Holder Identifier and postcode for your voting rights are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or shareholding. number of shares you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on the items of business, your proxy may vote as they choose. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote on that item will be invalid. BY MAIL Arika Resources Limited APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND PROXY C/- MUFG Corporate Markets (AU) Limited You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as proxies to participate in Locked Bag A14 the Meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an Sydney South NSW 1235 additional Proxy Form may be obtained by telephoning the Company’s share registry or you may copy this form and return them both together. Australia BY FAX To appoint a second proxy you must: (a) on each of the first Proxy Form and the second Proxy Form state the +61 2 9287 0309 percentage of your voting rights or number of shares applicable to that BY HAND form. If the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half your Parramatta Square votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded; and Level 22, Tower 6 (b) return both forms together. 10 Darcy Street SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS Parramatta NSW 2150 You must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided: Individual: where the holding is in one name, the holder must sign. Joint Holding: where the holding is in more than one name, either shareholder may sign.
BY MOBILE DEVICE QR Code
To scan the code you will need a QR code reader application which can be downloaded for free on your mobile device.
delivering it to MUFG Corporate Markets (AU) Limited* Parramatta Square Level 22, Tower 6 10 Darcy Street Parramatta NSW 2150
*During business hours Monday to Friday (9:00am - 5:00pm)
Power of Attorney: to sign under Power of Attorney, you must lodge the Power of Attorney with the registry. If you have not previously lodged this document for notation, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.
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COMMUNICATION PREFERENCE
Companies: where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company Secretary, this form must be signed by that person. If the company (pursuant to section 204A of the Corporations Act 2001 ) does not have a Company Secretary, a Sole Director can also sign alone. Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a Company Secretary. Please indicate the office held by signing in the appropriate place.
We encourage you to receive all your shareholder communication via email. This communication method allows us to keep you informed without delay, is environmentally friendly and reduces print and mail costs.
ONLINE
https://au.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com
Login to the Investor Centre using the holding details as shown on the Proxy Form. Select ‘Communications’ and click the first button to receive all communications electronically and enter your email address. To use the online facility, securityholders will need their “Holder Identifier” (Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN) as shown on the front of the Proxy Form).
CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES
If a representative of the corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” must be received at [email protected] prior to admission in accordance with the Notice of Annual General Meeting. A form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company’s share registry or online at www.mpms.mufg.com/en/mufg-corporate-markets.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN AND VOTE AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, PLEASE BRING THIS FORM WITH YOU. THIS WILL ASSIST IN REGISTERING YOUR ATTENDANCE