ARIKA RESOURCES LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2026

Mar 19, 2026

ASX: ARI

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ASX RELEASE: 20 March 2026

Cleansing Notice

Arika Resources Limited (“Arika” or “the Company”) advises that it has completed the issue of 9,109,266 fully paid ordinary shares (“Shares”) in respect of the exercise of 9,109,266 unlisted options at $0.025 per option to raise $227,731.65.

Please refer to the Appendix 2A which contains further details on the exercise of the options.

Notice pursuant to Section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act 2001

The Company gives notice pursuant to section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act 2001 (“Cth”) (“Corporations Act”) that:

• a) the Company issued the Shares without disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act;

• b) the Company is providing notice under section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act;

• c) as at the date of this notice, the Company has complied with:

  • i. the provisions of Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act as they apply to the Company; and

  • ii. section 674 and 674A of the Corporations Act;

• d) as at the date of this notice, there is no excluded information within the meaning of sections 708A(7) and 708A(8) of the Corporations Act which is required to be disclosed to the Company.

This Announcement is approved by the Board of Arika Resources Limited.

ENQUIRIES

Investors

Justin Barton Managing Director +61 8 6500 0202 enquiries@arika.com.au

About Arika

We are focused on delivering value to shareholders through the discovery and development of high-quality gold assets, including its 80% owned Kookynie and Yundamindra Gold Projects (20% owned by Nex Metals (ASX: NME)), in Western Australia.

Arika Resources Limited is continuing to build on the potential large-scale gold footprints at the Yundamindra and Kookynie Gold Projects by expanding on known mineralisation and targeting new discoveries through a pipeline of high priority brownfield and greenfield targets.

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ABN: 92 086 839 992 www.arika.com.au

Phone: 08 6500 0202 enquiries@arika.com.au