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ARIKA RESOURCES LIMITED Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2024

Nov 17, 2024

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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ARIKA RESOURCES LIMITED ACN 086 839 992 NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

Notice is given that the Meeting will be held at:

TIME : 10:00am (WST) DATE : 18 December 2024 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 4:00pm (WST) on 16 December 2024.

BUSINESS OF THE MEETING

AGENDA

1. RESOLUTION 1 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF PLACEMENT SHARES - LISTING RULE 7.1

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, Shareholders ratify the issue of 74,787,675 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

2. RESOLUTION 2 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF PLACEMENT SHARES - LISTING RULE 7.1A

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, Shareholders ratify the issue of 45,212,325 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

3. RESOLUTION 3 – DIRECTOR PARTICIPATION IN PLACEMENT – ROGER STEINEPREIS

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purposes of section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue up to 8,000,000 Shares to Roger Steinepreis (or his nominee(s)) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

4. RESOLUTION 4 – APPROVAL TO ISSUE OF PLACEMENT SHARES TO A RELATED PARTY IN LIEU OF DIRECTORS’ FEES – JUSTIN BARTON

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:

“That, for the purposes of section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue up to 3,000,000 Shares to Justin Barton (or his nominee(s)) on the terms and conditions set

5. RESOLUTION 5 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF BROKER OPTIONS IN CONSIDERATION FOR SERVICES PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLACEMENT

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, Shareholders ratify the issue of 4,500,000 Options to Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited (or its nominee/s) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

6. RESOLUTION 6 – APPROVAL TO ISSUE BROKER OPTIONS IN CONSIDERATION FOR SERVICES PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLACEMENT

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 7.1 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 500,000 Options to Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited (or its nominee/s) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

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7. RESOLUTION 7 – ISSUE OF INCENTIVE OPTIONS TO DIRECTOR – ROGER STEINEPREIS

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purposes of section 208 of the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rule 10.14 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 6,000,000 Options to Roger Steinepreis (or his nominee(s)) under the Incentive Plan on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

8. RESOLUTION 8 – ISSUE OF INCENTIVE OPTIONS TO DIRECTOR – JUSTIN BARTON

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purposes of section 208 of the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rule 10.14 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 12,000,000 Options to Justin Barton (or his nominee(s)) under the Incentive Plan on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

9. RESOLUTION 9 – ISSUE OF INCENTIVE OPTIONS TO DIRECTOR – STEVEN WOOD

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, for the purposes of section 208 of the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rule 10.14 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 3,000,000 Options to Steven Wood (or his nominee(s)) under the Incentive Plan on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

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Voting Prohibition Statements

Resolution 3 – Director
participation in Placement –
Roger Steinepreis
In accordance with section 224 of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution
must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a related party of the
Company to whom the Resolution would permit a financial benefit to be given,
or an associate of such a related party (Resolution 3 Excluded Party). However,
the above prohibition does not apply if the vote is cast by a person as proxy
appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the Resolution
and it is not cast on behalf of a Resolution 3 Excluded Party.
Resolution 4 - approval to
issue of Placement Shares to
a related party in lieu of
directors’ fees – Justin Barton
In accordance with section 224 of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution
must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a related party of the
Company to whom the Resolution would permit a financial benefit to be given,
or an associate of such a related party (Resolution 4 Excluded Party). However,
the above prohibition does not apply if the vote is cast by a person as proxy
appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the Resolution
and it is not cast on behalf of a Resolution 4 Excluded Party.
In accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person appointed
as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on this Resolution if:
(a)
the proxy is either:
(i)
a member of the Key Management Personnel; or
(ii)
a Closely Related Party of such a member; and
(b)
the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this
Resolution.
Provided the Chair is not a Resolution 4 Excluded Party, the above prohibition
does not apply if:
(a)
the proxy is the Chair; and
(b)
the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy,
even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with
remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.
Resolution 7 – Issue of
Incentive Options to Director –
Roger Steinepreis
In accordance with section 224 of the Corporations Act, a vote on this
Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a related party
of the Company to whom the Resolution would permit a financial benefit to be
given, or an associate of such a related party (Resolution 7 Excluded Party).
However, the above prohibition does not apply if the vote is cast by a person
as proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the
Resolution and it is not cast on behalf of a Resolution 7 Excluded Party.
In accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person appointed
as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on this Resolution if:
(a)
the proxy is either:
(i)
a member of the Key Management Personnel; or
(ii)
a Closely Related Party of such a member; and
(b)
the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this
Resolution.
Provided the Chair is not a Resolution 7 Excluded Party, the above prohibition
does not apply if:
(a)
the proxy is the Chair; and
(b)
the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy,
even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with
remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.
Resolution 8– Issue of
Incentive Options to Director –
Justin Barton
In accordance with section 224 of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution
must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a related party of the
Company to whom the Resolution would permit a financial benefit to be given,
or an associate of such a related party (Resolution 8 Excluded Party). However,
the above prohibition does not apply if the vote is cast by a person as proxy
appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the Resolution
and it is not cast on behalf of a Resolution 8 Excluded Party.
In accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person appointed
as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on this Resolution if:
(a)
the proxy is either:
(i)
a member of the Key Management Personnel; or
(ii)
a Closely Related Party of such a member; and
(b)
the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on this
Resolution.
Provided the Chair is not a Resolution 8 Excluded Party, the above prohibition
does not apply if:
(a)
the proxy is the Chair; and
(b)
the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy,
even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with
remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.
Resolution 9 – Issue of
Incentive Options to Director –
Steven Wood
In accordance with section 224 of the Corporations Act, a vote on this
Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf of a related party
of the Company to whom the Resolution would permit a financial benefit to be
given, or an associate of such a related party (Resolution 9 Excluded Party).
However, the above prohibition does not apply if the vote is cast by a person

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as proxy appointed by writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on the
Resolution and it is not cast on behalf of a Resolution 9 Excluded Party.
In accordance with section 250BD of the Corporations Act, a person
appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment, on this
Resolution if:
(a)
the proxy is either:
(i)
a member of the Key Management Personnel; or
(ii)
a Closely Related Party of such a member; and
(b)
the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on
this Resolution.
Provided the Chair is not a Resolution 9 Excluded Party, the above prohibition
does not apply if:
(a)
the proxy is the Chair; and
(b)
the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the
proxy, even though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly
with 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 1 – Ratification of
prior issue of Placement Shares
– Listing Rule 7.1
The Placement Participants or any other person who participated in the issue
or an associate of that person or those persons.
Resolution 2 – Ratification of
prior issue of Placement Shares
– Listing Rule 7.1A
The Placement Participants or any other person who participated in the issue
or an associate of that person or those persons.
Resolution 3 – Director
participation in Placement –
Roger Steinepreis
Roger Steinepreis (or his nominee(s)) and any other person who will obtain a
material benefit as a result of the issue of the securities (except a benefit solely
by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company) or an
associate of that person or those persons.
Resolution 4 - Approval to Issue
of Placement Shares to a
related party in lieu of
directors’ fees– Justin Barton
Justin Barton (or his nominee(s)) and any other person who will obtain a
material benefit as a result of the issue of the shares (except a benefit solely by
reason of being a holder of ordinary shares in the Company) or an associate
of that person or those persons.
Resolution 5 – Ratification of
prior issue of Broker Options in
consideration for services
provided in connection with
the Placement
Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited (or its nominee/s) or any other person
who participated in the issue or an associate of that person or those persons.
Resolution 6 - Approval to issue
Broker Options in consideration
for services provided in
connection with the Placement
Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited (or its nominee/s) or any other person
who is expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a
result of, the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a
holder of ordinary securities in the Company) or an associate of that person (or
those persons).
Resolution 7 – Issue of
Incentive Options to Director –
Roger Steinepreis
Roger Steinepreis (or his nominee(s)) or any other person referred to in Listing
Rule 10.14.1, 10.14.2 or 10.14.3 who is eligible to participate in the Company’s
Employee Incentive Securities Plan or an associate of that person or those
persons.
Resolution 8– Issue of Incentive
Options to Director – Justin
Barton
Justin Barton (or his nominee(s)) or any other person referred to in Listing Rule
10.14.1, 10.14.2 or 10.14.3 who is eligible to participate in the Company’s
Employee Incentive Securities Plan or an associate of that person or those
persons.
Resolution 9 – Issue of Incentive
Options to Director – Steven
Wood
Steven Wood (or his nominee(s)) or any other person referred to in Listing Rule
10.14.1, 10.14.2 or 10.14.3 who is eligible to participate in the Company’s
Employee Incentive Securities Plan or an associate of that person or those
persons.

However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the Resolution by:

  • (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

  • (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:

  • (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

  • (ii) the holder votes on the Resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.

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:

  • each Shareholder has a right to appoint a proxy;

  • the proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company; and

  • 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:

  • if proxy holders vote, they must cast all directed proxies as directed; and

  • 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 Link Market Services Limited will need to verify your identity. You can register from 8:00am (WST) on the day of the Meeting.

Link Group is now known as MUFG Pension & Market Services. Over the coming months, Link Market Services will progressively rebrand to its new name MUFG Corporate Markets, a division of MUFG Pension & Market Services.

Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on +61 2 8072 1400.

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

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. BACKGROUND TO RESOLUTIONS 1 - 6

1.1 General

As announced on 7 October 2024, the Company received binding commitments to raise approximately $3,200,000 through the issue of an aggregate 128,000,000 Shares at an issue price of $0.025 per Share ( Placement Shares ) ( Placement ), comprising of:

  • (a) 120,000,000 Placement Shares which were issued under the Company’s combined Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.1A capacities, ratification of which is sought under Resolutions 1 and 2, respectively; and

  • (b) subject to Shareholder approval, participation in the Placement by Director, Roger Steinepreis, for $200,000 worth of Placement Shares, via the issue of 8,000,000 Shares, approval of which is sought under Resolution 3 ( Director Placement ).

In addition to the Placement, Director, Justin Barton wishes to convert up to $75,000 of Director fees into Shares on the same terms as the Placement, via the issue of 3,000,000 Shares, approval of which is sought under Resolution 4 ( Director Fee Conversion ).

The Director Participation and Director Fee Conversion is herein referred to together as the Director Participation .

1.2 Lead Manager

The Company entered into a lead manager mandate with Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited ( Canaccord ) to provide lead manager services for the Placement ( Lead Manager Mandate ).

Pursuant to the Lead Manager Mandate, the Company agreed to:

  • (a) pay Canaccord a selling fee equal to 4% of the funds raised under the Placement, excluding the Director Participation;

  • (b) pay Canaccord a management fee equal to 2% of the funds raised under the Placement;

  • (c) issue Canaccord 5,000,000 Options exercisable at $0.04 each on or before two (3) years from the date of issue ( Broker Options );

  • (d) reimburse Canaccord for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the Lead Manager Mandate and the Placement; and

  • (e) a twelve month first right of refusal for similar capital raisings in the future.

The other terms of the Lead Manager Mandate are considered standard for an agreement of this nature.

4,500,000 Broker Options were issued on 11 October 2024 under the Company’s existing Listing Rule 7.1 capacity, ratification of which is sought under Resolution 5. Approval to issue the remaining 500,000 Broker Options is sought under Resolution 6.

1.3 Use of Funds

The proceeds raised under the Placement were applied towards accelerating the Yundamindra Gold Project and for additional working capital.

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2. RESOLUTIONS 1 AND 2 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF PLACEMENT SHARES

2.1 General

As summarised at section 1.1 above, these Resolutions seek Shareholder ratification for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of an aggregate of 120,000,000 Placement Shares at an issue price of $0.025 per Share to raise $3,000,000.

74,787,675 Placement Shares were issued on 11 October 2024 pursuant to the Company’s capacity under Listing Rule 7.1 (being, the subject of Resolution 1) and 45,212,325 Placement Shares were issued on 11 October 2024 pursuant to the Company’s placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A.

2.2 Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A

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 securities it had on issue at the start of that 12 month period.

Under Listing Rule 7.1A however, an eligible entity can seek approval from its members, by way of a special resolution passed at its annual general meeting, to increase this 15% limit by an extra 10% to 25%. The Company obtained this approval at its annual general meeting held on 13 November 2024.

The issue 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 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A, reducing the Company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.1A for the 12 month period following the date of the issue.

2.3 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 Rules 7.1 and 7.1A 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 Rules 7.1 and 7.1A. Accordingly, the Company is seeking Shareholder ratification pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue.

2.4 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A

If these Resolutions are passed, the issue will be excluded in calculating the Company’s combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A, effectively increasing the number of equity securities the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of the issue.

If these Resolutions are not passed, the issue will be included in calculating the Company’s combined 25% limit in Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A, effectively decreasing the number of equity securities the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of the issue.

2.5 Technical information required by Listing Rules 7.4 and 7.5

REQUIRED INFORMATION DETAILS
Names of persons to whom
Securities were issued or
the basis on which those
persons were
identified/selected
Professional and sophisticated investors who were
identified through a bookbuild process, which involved
the Lead Manager seeking expressions of interest to
participate in the capital raising from non-related parties
of the Company.
The Company confirms that no Material Persons were
issued more than 1% of the issued capital of the Company.

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REQUIRED INFORMATION DETAILS
Number and class of
Securities issued
120,000,000 Placement Shares were issued on the
following basis:
(a)
74,787,675 Placement Shares were issued under
Listing Rule 7.1 (ratification of which is sought
under Resolution 1); and
(b)
45,212,325 Placement Shares issued pursuant to
Listing Rule 7.1A (ratification of which is sought
under Resolution 2).
Terms of Securities The Placement Shares were 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 were issued
11 October 2024.
Price or other
consideration the
Company received for the
Securities
$0.025 per Placement Share for Placement Shares issued
pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 and Listing Rule 7.1A.
Purpose of the issue,
including the intended use
of any funds raised by the
issue
Refer to Section 1.3 for details of the proposed use of
funds.
Summary of material terms
of agreement to issue
The Placement Shares were not issued under an
agreement.
Voting Exclusion Statement A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution.
Compliance The issue did not breach Listing Rule 7.1.

3. RESOLUTIONS 3 AND 4 – DIRECTOR PARTICIPATION IN PLACEMENT (ROGER STEINEPREIS) AND APPROVAL TO ISSUE OF PLACEMENT SHARES TO A RELATED PARTY IN LIEU OF DIRECTORS’ FEES (JUSTIN BARTON)

3.1 General

Resolutions 3 and 4 seek Shareholder approval for the purposes of Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act and Listing Rule 10.11 for the issue of up to 8,000,000 Placement Shares to Roger Steinepreis (or his nominee(s)) and up to 3,000,000 Shares to Justin Barton (or his nominee(s)) on the terms and conditions set out below to enable the Director Participation.

Further details in respect of the intended Director Participation are set out below:

  • (a) Resolution 3 seeks Shareholder approval for the Director Placement, to enable Roger Steinepreis (or his nominee(s)) to be issued up to 8,000,000 Placement Shares at an issue price of $0.025 per Placement Share by investing up to $200,000 in the Placement; and

  • (b) Resolution 4 seeks Shareholder approval for the Director Fee Conversion, Justin Barton (or his nominee(s)) to be issued up to 3,000,000 Shares, at a deemed issue price of $0.025 per Share (being the same terms as the Placement) in lieu of up to $75,000 of cash fees payable to Justin Barton for the period from 1 July 2021 to 1 July 2024.

3.2 Director Recommendation

Steven Wood recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of these Resolutions to enable the Director Participation, being the participation in the Placement on the same terms as the unrelated participants. The primary reasons including that the Company will not raise a further $200,000 under the Placement and will be required to pay Justin Barton his Director fees in cash, limiting the funds available to the Company moving forward.

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Each Director (other than Steven Wood) has a material personal interest in the outcome of these Resolutions on the basis that the Directors (other than Steven Wood) (or their nominee(s)) are to be issued Securities should these Resolutions be passed. For this reason, the Directors (other than Steven Wood) do not believe that it is appropriate to make a recommendation on these Resolutions.

3.3 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act

Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act requires that for a public company, or an entity that the public company controls, to give a financial benefit to a related party of the public company, the public company or entity must:

  • (a) obtain the approval of the public company’s members in the manner set out in sections 217 to 227 of the Corporations Act; and

  • (b) give the benefit within 15 months following such approval,

unless the giving of the financial benefit falls within an exception set out in sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act.

The issue constitutes giving a financial benefit and each of the proposed recipients is a related party of the Company by virtue of being a Director.

As Securities are proposed to be issued to all of the Directors other than Steven Wood, the Directors are unable to form a quorum to consider whether one of the exceptions set out in sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act applies to the issue. Accordingly, Shareholder approval for the issue is sought in accordance with Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act.

3.4

Listing Rule 10.11

Listing Rule 10.11 provides that unless one of the exceptions in Listing Rule 10.12 applies, a listed company must not issue or agree to issue equity securities to:

  • 10.11.1 a related party;

  • 10.11.2 a person who is, or was at any time in the 6 months before the issue or agreement, a substantial (30%+) holder in the company;

  • 10.11.3 a person who is, or was at any time in the 6 months before the issue or agreement, a substantial (10%+) holder in the company and who has nominated a director to the board of the company pursuant to a relevant agreement which gives them a right or expectation to do so;

  • 10.11.4 an associate of a person referred to in Listing Rules 10.11.1 to 10.11.3; or

  • 10.11.5 a person whose relationship with the company or a person referred to in Listing Rules 10.11.1 to 10.11.4 is such that, in ASX’s opinion, the issue or agreement should be approved by its shareholders,

unless it obtains the approval of its shareholders.

The issue falls within Listing Rule 10.11.1 and does not fall within any of the exceptions in Listing Rule 10.12. It therefore requires the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rule 10.11.

3.5 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A

If these Resolutions are passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue within one month after the date of the Meeting (or such later date as permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the Listing Rules). As approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 is not required for the issue (because approval is being obtained under Listing Rule 10.11), the issue will not use up any of the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity.

If these Resolutions are not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue. In addition, the Company will not raise a further $200,000 under the capital raising and be required to pay Justin Barton his Director fees in cash.

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3.6 Technical Information required by Listing Rule 10.13 and section 219 of the Corporations Act

REQUIRED
INFORMATION
DETAILS
Name of the persons
to whom Shares will
be issued
The proposed recipients of the Securities are set out in Section
3.1 above.
Categorisation
under Listing Rule
10.11
Each of the proposed recipients falls within the category set out
in Listing Rule 10.11.1 as they are a related party of the Company
by virtue of being a Director.
Any nominee(s) of the proposed recipients who receive
Securities may constitute ‘associates’ for the purposes of Listing
Rule 10.11.4.
Number of Shares
and class to be
issued
The maximum number of Shares to be issued (being the nature
of the financial benefit proposed to be given) and the allocation
between the recipients is set out in the Section 3.1 above.
Terms of Shares The 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 Company expects to issue the Shares within 5 Business Days
of the Meeting. In any event, the Company will not issue any
Shares later than one month 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
For the Shares issued to Roger Steinepreis, $0.025 per Share. The
Shares will be issued to Justin Barton at a deemed issue price of
$0.025 per Share in lieu of outstanding directors’ fees/salary as
outlined in Section 3.1 above.
Purpose of the issue,
including the
intended use of any
funds raised by the
issue
The purpose of the issue to:
(a)
Roger Steinepreis is to raise capital, which the
Company intends to apply towards the purposes
outlined at Section 1.3 above; and
(b)
Justin Barton issue is to satisfy accrued director’s fees
owed to Justin Barton for the periods outlined in 3.1
above.
Consideration of
type and quantum
of Security to be
issued
The recipients seeking to participate in the Placement on the
same terms as the institutional, professional and sophisticated
investors who took part in the Placement.
It is not considered that there are any significant opportunity
costs to the Company or benefits foregone by the Company in
issuing the Securities on the terms proposed.
Valuation The value of the Shares proposed to be issued is set out in the
table below, based on a valuation of $0.025 per Share.
RECIPIENT
SHARES
VALUE
Roger Steinepreis
8,000,000
$200,000
Justin Barton
3,000,000
$75,000
Remuneration The total remuneration package for each of the proposed
recipients for the previous financial year and the proposed total
remuneration package for the current financial year are set out
below:

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Related Party Current Financial
Year ending 30
June 2025
Previous Financial
Year ended 30
June 2024
Roger Steinepreis $60,0001 $22,523
Justin Barton $328,9252 $290,784
Interest in Securities The relevant interests of the proposed recipients in Securities as
at the date of this Notice and following completion of the issue
are set out below:
As at the date of this Notice
Recipient
Shares1
Options
Performance
Rights
Undiluted
Fully
Diluted
Roger
Steinepreis
39,006,496
28,374,9132
-
6.31%
9.33%
Justin
Barton
10,987,410
6,821,9623
3,000,0004
1.78%
2.88%
Post issue
Recipient
Shares1
Options
Performance
Rights
Roger
Steinepreis
47,006,496
28,374,913
-
Justin Barton
13,987,410
6,821,962
3,000,000
Notes:
1
Fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company (ASX: ARI).
2
Comprising:
(a)
8,333,333 Class A Unlisted Options exercisable at $0.06 on or
before 23 May 2026; and
(b)
8,333,333 Class B Unlisted Options exercisable at $0.09 on or
before 23 May 2026.
(c)
8,374,914 Unlisted Options exercisable at $0.03 on or before 11
December 2025.
(d)
3,333,333 Unlisted Options exercisable at $0.025, expiring 19
March 2026.
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Comprising:
(a)
2,237,450 Class A Unlisted Options exercisable at $0.06 on or
before 23 May 2026; and
(b)
2,237,450 Class B Unlisted Options exercisable at $0.09 on or
before 23 May 2026.
(c)
2,013,729 Unlisted Options exercisable at $0.03 on or before 11
December 2025.
(d)
333,333 Unlisted Options exercisable at $0.025, expiring 19 March
2026.
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Comprising:
(a)
500,000 Performance Rights vesting on achievement of a closing
share price of the Company’s ordinary shares listed on the ASX
having exceeded $0.15 for 5 consecutive days, expiring 20
December 2025;
(b)
500,000 Performance Rights vesting on achievement of a closing
shareprice of the Company’s ordinaryshares listed on the ASX

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having exceeded $0.25 for 5 consecutive days, expiring 20
December 2025;
(c)
2,000,000 Tranche B Performance Rights vesting on achievement
of a closing share price of the Company’s ordinary shares listed
on the ASX reaching $0.2 for at least 1 trading day, expiring 31
May 2025.
Dilution If the Securities issued under these Resolutions are exercised, a
total of up 11,000,000 Shares would be issued. This will increase
the number of Shares on issue from 618,584,502 (being the total
number of Shares on issue as at the date of this Notice) to
629,584,502 (assuming that no Shares are issued and no other
convertible securities vest or are exercised) with the effect that
the shareholding of existing Shareholders would be diluted by an
aggregate of up to 1.75%, comprising up to 1.27% by Roger
Steinepreis and 0.47% by Justin Barton.
Trading history The trading history of the Shares on ASX in the 12 months before
the date of this Notice is set out below (noting that the Company
undertook a 10:1 share consolidation which commenced on 13
September 2024, the prices below are all on a post-consolidation
basis):
Price
Date
Highest
$0.044
23 October 2024
Lowest
$0.01
16 August 2024
Last
$0.023
13 November 2024
Price Date
Highest
Lowest
Last
$0.044 23 October 2024
$0.01 16 August 2024
$0.023 13 November 2024
Summary of material
terms of agreement
to issue
The Shares will not be issued under an agreement.
Other information The Board is not aware of any other information that is
reasonably required by Shareholders to allow them to decide
whether it is in the best interests of the Company to pass these
Resolutions.
Voting exclusion
statements
Voting exclusion statements apply to these Resolutions.
Voting prohibition
statements
Voting prohibition statements apply to these Resolutions.

4. RESOLUTION 5 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF BROKER OPTIONS IN CONSIDERATION FOR SERVICES PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLACEMENT

4.1 General

As summarised at Section 1.2 above, this Resolution seeks Shareholder ratification for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of 4,500,000 Broker Options to Canaccord (or its nominee(s)) on 11 October 2024 in consideration for lead manager services provided by Canaccord in connection with the Placement.

4.2 Listing Rule 7.1

A summary of Listing Rule 7.1 is set out in Section 2.2 above.

The issue 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 issue.

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4.3 Listing Rule 7.4

A summary of Listing Rule 7.4 is set out in Section 2.3 above.

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 issue.

4.4 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A

If this Resolution is passed, the issue 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 issue.

If this Resolution is not passed, the issue 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 issue.

4.5 Technical information required by Listing Rules 7.4 and 7.5

REQUIRED INFORMATION DETAILS
Names of persons to whom
Securities were issued or the
basis on which those
persons were
identified/selected
Canaccord (or its nominee(s)).
Number and class of
Securities issued
4,500,000 Broker Options were issued.
Terms of Securities The Broker Options were issued on the terms and
conditions set out in Schedule 1.
Date(s) on or by which the
Securities were issued.
11 October 2024.
Price or other consideration
the Company received for
the Securities
The Broker Options were issued at a nil issue price, in
consideration for lead manager services provided by
Canaccord in relation to the Placement.
Purpose of the issue,
including the intended use
of any funds raised by the
issue
The Broker Options were issued at a nil issue price, in
consideration for lead manager services provided by
Canaccord in relation to the Placement.
Summary of material terms
of agreement to issue
The Broker Options were issued under the Lead Manager
Mandate, a summary of the material terms of which is set
out in Section 1.2.
Voting Exclusion Statement A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution.
Compliance The issue did not breach Listing Rule 7.1.

5. RESOLUTION 6 – APPROVAL TO ISSUE BROKER OPTIONS IN CONSIDERATION FOR SERVICES PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLACEMENT

5.1 General

As summarised at Section 1.2 above, this Resolution seeks Shareholder approval for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 for the issue of 500,000 Broker Options to Canaccord (or its nominee(s)) in consideration for lead manager services provided by Canaccord in connection with the Placement.

A summary of Listing Rule 7.1 is set out in Section 2.2 above.

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The proposed issue does not fall within any of the exceptions set out in Listing Rule 7.2 and exceeds the 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1. It therefore requires the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rule 7.1.

5.2 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A

If this Resolution is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue. In addition, the issue will be excluded from the calculation of the number of equity securities that the Company can issue without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1.

If this Resolution is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue and the Company will need to renegotiate the payment of the fees owed to Canaccord under the Lead Manager Mandate, which may include the payment of additional cash.

5.3 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.3

REQUIRED INFORMATION DETAILS
Names of persons to whom
Securities will be issued or
the basis on which those
persons were or will be
identified/selected
Canaccord (or its nominee(s)).
Number of Securities and
class to be issued
500,000 Broker Options
Terms of Securities The Broker Options were issued on the terms and
conditions set out in Schedule 1.
Date(s) on or by which the
Securities will be issued
The Company expects to issue the Broker Options within
5 Business Days of the Meeting. In any event, the
Company will not issue any Securities 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 Broker Options will be issued at a nil issue price, in
consideration for lead manager services provided by
Canaccord in relation to the Placement.
Purpose of the issue,
including the intended use
of any funds raised by the
issue
The purpose of the issue is to satisfy the Company’s
obligations under the Lead Manager Mandate.
Summary of material terms
of agreement to issue
The Broker Options are being issued under the Lead
Manager Mandate, a summary of the material terms of
which is set out in Section 1.2.
Voting exclusion statement A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution.

6. RESOLUTIONS 7 TO 9 – ISSUE OF DIRECTOR OPTIONS TO RELATED PARTIES

6.1 General

These Resolutions seek Shareholder approval for the purposes of Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act and Listing Rule 10.14 to issue a total of 21,000,000 Options ( Director Options ) to Messrs Roger Steinepreis, Justin Barton and Steven Wood (or their nominee(s)) ( Related Parties ) pursuant to the Company’s Employee Incentive Security Plan ( Plan ) on the terms and conditions set out below.

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Further details in respect of the Director Options proposed to be issued are set out in the table below.

RESOLUTION RELATED PARTY QUANTUM OF DIRECTOR OPTIONS
7 Roger Steinepreis (or his
nominee(s))
3,000,000 Options exercisable at $0.05 on or
before three (3) years from the date of issue
(Class A Options)
3,000,000 Options exercisable at $0.06 on or
before three (3) years from the date of issue
(Class B Options)
8 Justin Barton (or his
nominee(s))
6,000,000 Class A Options
6,000,000 Class B Options
9 Steven Wood (or his
nominee(s))
1,500,000 Class A Options
1,500,000 Class B Options

According, the Company seeks Shareholder approval under Resolutions 7, 8 and 9 for the issue of Director Options to Roger Steinepreis, Justin Barton and Steven Wood.

Each Director has a material personal interest in the outcome of these Resolutions on the basis that all of the Directors (or their nominee(s)) are to be issued the Director Options should these Resolutions be passed. For this reason, the Directors do not believe that it is appropriate to make a recommendation on these Resolutions.

6.2

Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act

A summary of Chapter 2 of the Corporations Act is set out in Section 3.3.

The issue of Director Options to the Related Parties constitute giving a financial benefit. The Related Parties are related parties of the Company by virtue of each being a Director.

As Director Options are proposed to be issued to all of the Directors, the Directors are unable to form a quorum to consider whether one of the exceptions set out in section 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act applies to the issue of the Director Options. Accordingly, Shareholder approval for the issue in accordance with Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act.

6.3 Listing Rule 10.14

Listing Rule 10.14 provides that an entity must not permit any of the following persons to acquire equity securities under an employee incentive scheme without the approval of the holders of its ordinary securities:

10.14.1 a director of the entity;

10.14.2 an associate of a director of the entity; or

  • 10.14.3 a person whose relationship with the entity or a person referred to in Listing Rules 10.14.1 to 10.14.2 is such that, in ASX’s opinion, the acquisition should be approved by security holders.

The issue falls within Listing Rule 10.14.1 and therefore requires the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rule 10.14.

6.4 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A

If these Resolutions are passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Director Options to the Related Parties within 3 years after the date of the Meeting (or such later date as permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the Listing Rules). As approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 is not required for the issue of the Director Options (because approval is being obtained under Listing Rule 10.14), the issue of the Director Options will not use up any of the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity.

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If these Resolutions are not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Director Options and the Company may have to identify and implement alternative means of remunerating the Directors (including by way of cash payments) that may not be as financially beneficial to the Company.

These Resolutions are separate and can be passed independently of each other.

6.5 Technical information required by Listing Rule 10.15 and section 219 of the Corporations Act

REQUIRED
INFORMATION
DETAILS
Name of the persons
to whom Securities
will be issued
The proposed recipients of the Director Options are set out in
Section 6.1 above.
Categorisation under
Listing Rule 10.14
Each of the proposed recipients falls within the category set out
in Listing Rule 10.14.1 as they are a related party of the
Company by virtue of being a Director.
Any nominee(s) of the proposed recipients who receive
Director Options may constitute ‘associates’ for the purposes of
Listing Rule 10.14.2.
Number of Securities
and class to be issued
The maximum number of Director Options to be issued (being
the nature of the financial benefit proposed to be given) is
21,000,000 which will be allocated are set out in the table
included at Section 6.1 above.
Terms of Securities The Director Options will be issued on the terms and conditions
set out in Schedule 2.
Material terms of the
Plan
A summary of the material terms and conditions of the Plan is
set out in Schedule 3.
Material terms of any
loan
No loan is being made in connection with the acquisition of the
Securities.
Date(s) on or by
which the Securities
will be issued
The Company expects to issue the Securities within 5 Business
Days of the Meeting. In any event, the Company will not issue
any Securities no later than 3 years 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 Director Options will be issued at a nil issue price. The
Company will not receive any other consideration in respect of
the issue of the Director Options (other than in respect of funds
received on exercise).
Purpose of the issue,
including the
intended use of any
funds raised by the
issue
The purpose of the issue is to provide a performance linked
incentive component in the remuneration package for the
proposed recipients to align the interests of the proposed
recipients with those of Shareholders, to motivate and reward
the performance of the proposed recipients in their roles as
Directors and to provide a cost effective way from the
Company to remunerate the proposed recipients, which will
allow the Company to spend a greater proportion of its cash
reserves on its operations than it would if alternative cash forms
of remuneration were given to the proposed recipients.
Consideration of type
of Security to be
issued
The Company has agreed to issue the Director Options for the
following reasons:
(a)
the issue of the Director Options has no immediate
dilutionary impact on Shareholders;
(b)
the deferred taxation benefit which is available to the
proposed recipients in respect of an issue of Director

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Options is also beneficial to the Company as it means
the proposed recipients are not required to
immediately sell the Director Options to fund a tax
liability (as would be the case in an issue of Shares
where the tax liability arises upon issue of the Shares)
and will instead, continue to hold an interest in the
Company;
(c)
the issue is a reasonable and appropriate method to
provide cost effective remuneration as the non-cash
form of this benefit will allow the Company to spend
a greater proportion of its cash reserves on its
operations than it would if alternative cash forms of
remuneration were given to the Related Parties; and
(d)
it is not considered that there are any significant
opportunity costs to the Company or benefits
foregone by the Company in issuing the Director
Options on the terms proposed.
Consideration of
quantum of Securities
to be issued
The number of Securities to be issued has been determined
based upon consideration of:
(a)
current market standards and/or practices of other
ASX listed companies of a similar size and stage of
development to the Company;
(b)
the remuneration of the proposed recipients; and
(c)
incentives to attract and ensure continuity of service
of the Related Parties who have appropriate
knowledge and expertise, while maintaining the
Company’s cash reserves.
The Company does not consider that there are any significant
opportunity costs to the Company or benefits foregone by the
Company in issuing the Securities upon the terms proposed.
Remuneration The Directors’ total remuneration package for the previous
financial year and the proposed total remuneration package
for the current financial year are set out below:
Related Party
Current Financial
Year ending 30
June 2025
Previous Financial
Year ended 30
June 2024
Justin Barton
$523,8671
$290,784
Steven Wood
$108,7172
$42,500
Roger Steinepreis
$157,4343
$22,523
Notes:
1.
Comprising Directors’ salary of $295,000, a superannuation payment
of $33,925 and share-based payments of $194,942 (including an
increase of $194,942, being the value of the Director Options under
Resolution 7).
2.
Comprising Directors’ salary of $53,812, a superannuation payment of
$6,188 and share-based payments of $48,717 (including an increase
of $48,717, being the value of the Director Options under
Resolution 8).
3.
Comprising Directors’ salary of $53,812, a superannuation payment of
$6,188 and share-based payments of $97,434 (including an increase
of $97,434, being the value of the Director Options under
Resolution 9).

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Valuation The value of the Director Options and the pricing methodology
is set out in Schedule 4.
Summary of material
terms of agreement to
issue
The Director Options are not being issued under an agreement.
Interest in Securities The relevant interests of Messrs Barton, Steinepreis and Wood in
Securities as at the date of this Notice and following
completion of the issue are set out below:
As at the date of this Notice
Recipient
Shares
Options
Performance
Rights
Undiluted
Fully
Diluted
Roger
Steinepreis
39,006,496
28,374,913
-
6.31%
9.33%
Justin
Barton
10,987,410
6,821,962
3,000,000
1.78%
2.88%
Steven
Wood
4,089,176
2,612,753
-
0.66%
0.93%
Post issue
Recipient
Shares
Options
Performance
Rights
Roger
Steinepreis
39,006,496
34,374,913
-
Justin Barton
10,987,410
18,821,962
3,000,000
Steven Wood
4,089,176
5,612,753
Recipient Shares Options Performance
Rights
Undiluted Fully
Diluted
Roger
Steinepreis
Justin
Barton
Steven
Wood
39,006,496 28,374,913 - 6.31% 9.33%
10,987,410 6,821,962 3,000,000 1.78% 2.88%
4,089,176 2,612,753 - 0.66% 0.93%
Post issue
Recipient Shares Options Performance
Rights
Roger
Steinepreis
Justin Barton
Steven Wood
39,006,496 34,374,913 -
10,987,410 18,821,962 3,000,000
4,089,176 5,612,753
Dilution If the Securities issued under these Resolutions 7 to 9 are
exercised, a total of 21,000,000 Shares would be issued. This will
increase the number of Shares on issue from 618,584,502 (being
the total number of Shares on issue as at the date of this Notice)
to 639,584,502 (assuming that no Shares are issued and no other
convertible securities vest or are exercised) with the effect that
the shareholding of existing Shareholders would be diluted by
an aggregate of 3.4%, comprising 1% by Roger Steinepreis,
1.9% by Justin Barton, and 0.5% by Steven Wood.
Market price The market price for Shares during the term of the Director
Options would normally determine whether or not the Director
Options are exercised. If, at any time any of the Director
Options are exercised and the Shares are trading on ASX at a
price that is higher than the exercise price of the Director
Options, there may be a perceived cost to the Company.
Trading history Refer to Section 3.6 for the trading history of the Shares on ASX
in the 12 months before the date of this Notice.
Securities previously
issued to the
recipient/(s) under
the Plan
No securities have previously been issued under the Plan.
Additional
Information
Details of any Securities issued under the Plan will be published
in the annual report of the Company relating to the period in
which they were issued, along with a statement that approval
for the issue was obtained under Listing Rule 10.14.

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Any additional persons covered by Listing Rule 10.14 who
become entitled to participate in an issue of Securities under
the Plan after this Resolution is approved and who were not
named in this Notice will not participate until approval is
obtained under Listing Rule 10.14.
Other information The Board is not aware of any other information that is
reasonably required by Shareholders to allow them to decide
whether it is in the best interests of the Company to pass these
Resolutions.
Voting exclusion
statements
Voting exclusion statements apply to these Resolutions.
Voting prohibition
statements
Voting prohibition statements apply to these Resolutions.

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GLOSSARY

  • $ means Australian dollars.

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:

  • (a) a spouse or child of the member;

  • (b) a child of the member’s spouse;

  • (c) a dependent of the member or the member’s spouse;

  • (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;

  • (e) a company the member controls; or

  • (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).

Director Fee Conversion has the meaning given in Section 1.1.

Director Participation has the meaning given in Section 1.1.

Director Placement has the meaning given in Section 1.1.

Directors means the current directors of the Company.

Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.

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.

Material Person means a related party of the Company, member of the Key Management Personnel, substantial holder of the Company, adviser of the Company or associate of any of these parties.

Meeting means the 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.

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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.

WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.

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SCHEDULE 1 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF BROKER OPTIONS

(a) Entitlement

Each Option entitles the holder to subscribe for one Share upon exercise of the Option.

(b) Exercise Price

Subject to paragraph (j), the amount payable upon exercise of each Option will be $0.04 ( Exercise Price ).

(c) Expiry Date

Each Option will expire at 5:00 pm (WST) on the date that is three years from their date of issue ( Expiry Date ). An Option not exercised before the Expiry Date will automatically lapse on the Expiry Date.

(d) Exercise Period

The Options are exercisable at any time on or prior to the Expiry Date ( Exercise Period ).

(e) Notice of Exercise

The Options may be exercised during the Exercise Period by notice in writing to the Company in the manner specified on the Option certificate ( Notice of Exercise ) and payment of the Exercise Price for each Option being exercised in Australian currency by electronic funds transfer or other means of payment acceptable to the Company.

(f) Exercise Date

A Notice of Exercise is only effective on and from the later of the date of receipt of the Notice of Exercise and the date of receipt of the payment of the Exercise Price for each Option being exercised in cleared funds ( Exercise Date ).

(g) Timing of issue of Shares on exercise

Within five Business Days after the Exercise Date, the Company will:

  • (i) issue the number of Shares required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of Options specified in the Notice of Exercise and for which cleared funds have been received by the Company;

  • (ii) if required, give ASX a notice that complies with section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act, or, if the Company is unable to issue such a notice, lodge with ASIC a prospectus prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act and do all such things necessary to satisfy section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors; and

  • (iii) if admitted to the official list of ASX at the time, apply for official quotation on ASX of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the Options.

If a notice delivered under (g)(ii) for any reason is not effective to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors, the Company must, no later than 20 Business Days after becoming aware of such notice being ineffective, lodge with ASIC a prospectus prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act and do all such things necessary to satisfy section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors.

(h) Shares issued on exercise

Shares issued on exercise of the Options rank equally with the then issued shares of the Company.

(i) Quotation of Shares issued on exercise

Application will be made by the Company to ASX for quotation of the Shares issued upon exercise of the Options.

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(j) Reconstruction of capital

If at any time the issued capital of the Company is reconstructed, all rights of an Optionholder are to be changed in a manner consistent with the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules at the time of the reconstruction.

(k) Participation in new issues

There are no participation rights or entitlements inherent in the Options and holders will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to Shareholders during the currency of the Options without exercising the Options.

(l) Change in exercise price

An Option does not confer the right to a change in Exercise Price or a change in the number of underlying securities over which the Option can be exercised.

(m) Transferability

The Options are transferable subject to any restriction or escrow arrangements imposed by ASX or under applicable Australian securities laws.

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SCHEDULE 2 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF DIRECTOR OPTIONS

(a) Entitlement

Each Option entitles the holder to subscribe for one Share upon exercise of the Option.

(b) Exercise Price

  • (i) Subject to paragraph (j), the amount payable upon exercise of each:

  • (A) Class A Option will be $0.05; and

  • (B) Class B Option will be $0.06,

(each, an Exercise Price ).

  • (ii) Subject to the below, a holder may elect to pay the Exercise Price for each Option by setting off the total Exercise Price against the number of Shares which they are entitled to receive upon exercise ( Cashless Exercise Facility ). By using the Cashless Exercise Facility, the holder will receive Shares to the value of the surplus after the Exercise Price has been set off.

  • (iii) If the holder elects to use the Cashless Exercise Facility, the holder will only be issued a number of Shares (rounded down to the nearest whole number) equal in value to the difference between the total Exercise Price otherwise payable for the Options on the Options being exercised and the then market value of the Shares at the time of exercise calculated in accordance with the following formula:

S = O x (MSP – EP ) / MSP

Where:

S = Number of Shares to be issued on exercise of the Options

O = Number of Options being exercised

MSP = Market value of the Shares calculated using the volume weighted average of the Shares on ASX for the 5 trading days immediately prior to (and excluding) the date of the Notice of Exercise

EP = Exercise Price

If the difference between the total Exercise Price otherwise payable for the Options on the Options being exercised and the then market value of the Shares at the time of exercise (calculated in accordance with the above) is zero or negative, then a Participant will not be entitled to use the Cashless Exercise Facility.

(c) Expiry Date

Each Option will expire upon the earlier to occur of:

(i) the holder ceasing to be an officer (and employee, if applicable) or an employee of the Company (where they are not an officer at the time of issue), as applicable; or

  • (ii) at 5:00 pm (WST) on the date that is three years from their date of issue,

( Expiry Date ).

An Option not exercised before the Expiry Date will automatically lapse on the Expiry Date.

(d) Exercise Period

The Options are exercisable at any time on or prior to the Expiry Date ( Exercise Period ).

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(e) Notice of Exercise

The Options may be exercised during the Exercise Period by notice in writing to the Company in the manner specified on the Option certificate ( Notice of Exercise ) and payment of the Exercise Price for each Option being exercised in Australian currency by electronic funds transfer or other means of payment acceptable to the Company.

(f) Exercise Date

A Notice of Exercise is only effective on and from the later of the date of receipt of the Notice of Exercise and the date of receipt of the payment of the Exercise Price for each Option being exercised in cleared funds ( Exercise Date ).

(g) Timing of issue of Shares on exercise

Within five Business Days after the Exercise Date, the Company will:

  • (i) issue the number of Shares required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of Options specified in the Notice of Exercise and for which cleared funds have been received by the Company;

  • (ii) if required, give ASX a notice that complies with section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act, or, if the Company is unable to issue such a notice, lodge with ASIC a prospectus prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act and do all such things necessary to satisfy section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors; and

  • (iii) if admitted to the official list of ASX at the time, apply for official quotation on ASX of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the Options.

If a notice delivered under (g)(g)(ii) for any reason is not effective to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors, the Company must, no later than 20 Business Days after becoming aware of such notice being ineffective, lodge with ASIC a prospectus prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act and do all such things necessary to satisfy section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act to ensure that an offer for sale of the Shares does not require disclosure to investors.

(h) Shares issued on exercise

Shares issued on exercise of the Options rank equally with the then issued shares of the Company.

(i) Quotation of Shares issued on exercise

Application will be made by the Company to ASX for quotation of the Shares issued upon exercise of the Options.

(j) Reconstruction of capital

If at any time the issued capital of the Company is reconstructed, all rights of an Optionholder are to be changed in a manner consistent with the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules at the time of the reconstruction.

(k) Participation in new issues

There are no participation rights or entitlements inherent in the Options and holders will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to Shareholders during the currency of the Options without exercising the Options.

(l) Change in exercise price

An Option does not confer the right to a change in Exercise Price or a change in the number of underlying securities over which the Option can be exercised.

(m) Transferability

The Options are transferable subject to any restriction or escrow arrangements imposed by ASX or under applicable Australian securities laws.

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SCHEDULE 3 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PLAN

Eligible Participant Eligible Participantmeans a person that is a ‘primary participant’ (as that
term is defined in Division 1A of Part 7.12 of the Corporations Act) in relation
to the Company or an Associated Body Corporate (as defined in the
Corporations Act) and has been determined by the Board to be eligible to
participate in the Plan from time to time.
Purpose The purpose of the Plan is to:
(a)
assist in the reward, retention and motivation of Eligible
Participants;
(b)
link the reward of Eligible Participants to Shareholder value
creation; and
(c)
align the interests of Eligible Participants with shareholders of the
Group (being the Company and each of its Associated Bodies
Corporate), by providing an opportunity to Eligible Participants to
receive an equity interest in the Company in the form of Shares,
Options and Performance Rights (Securities).
Maximum number
of Convertible
Securities
The Company will not make an invitation under the Plan which involves
monetary consideration if the number of Shares that may be issued, or
acquired upon exercise of Convertible Securities offered under an
invitation, when aggregated with the number of Shares issued or that may
be issued as a result of all invitations under the Plan during the 3 year period
ending on the day of the invitation, will exceed 5% of the total number of
issued Shares at the date of the invitation (unless the Constitution specifies
a different percentage and subject to any limits approved by Shareholders
under Listing Rule 7.2 Exception 13(b) – refer to Resolution 4 of the notice of
meeting to the Company’s 2024 annual general meeting).
The maximum number of equity securities proposed to be issued under the
Plan in reliance on Listing Rule 7.2 (Exemption 13(a)), following Shareholder
approval, is 24,929,263 Securities. It is not envisaged that the maximum
number of Securities will be issued immediately.
Plan administration The Plan will be administered by the Board. The Board may exercise any
power or discretion conferred on it by the Plan rules in its sole and absolute
discretion (except to the extent that it prevents the Participant relying on
the deferred tax concessions under Subdivision 83A-C of the_Income Tax_
Assessment Act 1997(Cth)). The Board may delegate its powers and
discretion.
Eligibility, invitation
and application
The Board may from time to time determine that an Eligible Participant may
participate in the Plan and make an invitation to that Eligible Participant to
apply for any (or any combination of) the Securities provided under the Plan
on such terms and conditions as the Board decides.
On receipt of an invitation, an Eligible Participant may apply for the
Securities the subject of the invitation by sending a completed application
form to the Company. The Board may accept an application from an
Eligible Participant in whole or in part.
If an Eligible Participant is permitted in the invitation, the Eligible Participant
may, by notice in writing to the Board, nominate a party in whose favour
the Eligible Participant wishes to renounce the invitation.
Grant of Securities The Company will, to the extent that it has accepted a duly completed
application, grant the Eligible Participant who has been granted a Security
under this Plan (Participant) the relevant number and type of Securities,
subject to the terms and conditions set out in the invitation, the Plan rules
and any ancillary documentation required.

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Rights attaching to
Convertible
Securities
AConvertible Securityrepresents a right to acquire one or more Plan Shares
in accordance with the Plan (for example, an Option or a Performance
Right).
Prior to a Convertible Security being exercised, the holder:
(a)
does not have any interest (legal, equitable or otherwise) in any
Share the subject of the Convertible Security other than as expressly
set out in the Plan;
(b)
is not entitled to receive notice of, vote at or attend a meeting of
the shareholders of the Company;
(c)
is not entitled to receive any dividends declared by the Company;
and
(d)
is not entitled to participate in any new issue of Shares (see
Adjustment of Convertible Securities section below).
Restrictions on
dealing with
Convertible
Securities
Convertible Securities issued under the Plan cannot be sold, assigned,
transferred, have a security interest granted over or otherwise dealt with
unless in Special Circumstances as defined under the Plan (including in the
case of death or total or permanent disability of the holder) with the
consent of the Board in which case the Convertible Securities may be
exercisable on terms determined by the Board.
A holder must not enter into any arrangement for the purpose of hedging
their economic exposure to a Convertible Security that has been granted
to them.
Vesting of
Convertible
Securities
Any vesting conditions applicable to the Convertible Securities will be
described in the invitation. If all the vesting conditions are satisfied and/or
otherwise waived by the Board, a vesting notice will be sent to the
Participant by the Company informing them that the relevant Convertible
Securities have vested. Unless and until the vesting notice is issued by the
Company, the Convertible Securities will not be considered to have vested.
For the avoidance of doubt, if the vesting conditions relevant to a
Convertible Security are not satisfied and/or otherwise waived by the
Board, that security will lapse.
Forfeiture of
Convertible
Securities
Convertible Securities will be forfeited in the following circumstances:
(a)
in the case of unvested Convertible Securities only, where the
holder ceases to be an Eligible Participant (e.g. is no longer
employed or their office or engagement is discontinued with the
Company and any Associated Bodies Corporate (as defined in the
Corporations Act) (theGroup);
(b)
where a Participant acts fraudulently, dishonestly, negligently, in
contravention of any Group policy or wilfully breaches their duties
to the Group and the Board exercises its discretion to deem some
or all of the Convertible Securities held by a Participant to have
been forfeited;
(c)
where there is a failure to satisfy the vesting conditions in
accordance with the Plan;
(d)
on the date the Participant becomes insolvent; or
(e)
on the Expiry Date,
subject to the discretion of the Board.
Listing of
Convertible
Securities
Convertible Securities granted under the Plan will not be quoted on the ASX
or any other recognised exchange. The Board reserves the right in its
absolute discretion to apply for quotation of Convertible Securities granted
under the Plan on the ASX or any other recognised exchange.

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Exercise of
Convertible
Securities and
cashless exercise
To exercise a security, the Participant must deliver a signed notice of
exercise and, subject to a cashless exercise (see next paragraph below),
pay the exercise price (if any) to or as directed by the Company, at any
time following vesting of the Convertible Securities (if subject to vesting
conditions) and prior to the expiry date as set out in the invitation or vesting
notice.
An invitation to apply for Convertible Securities may specify that at the time
of exercise of the Convertible Securities, the Participant may elect not to be
required to provide payment of the exercise price for the number of
Convertible Securities specified in a notice of exercise, but that on exercise
of those Convertible Securities the Company will transfer or issue to the
Participant that number of Shares equal in value to the positive difference
between the Market Value of the Shares at the time of exercise and the
exercise price that would otherwise be payable to exercise those
Convertible Securities.
Market Valuemeans, at any given date, the volume weighted average
price per Share traded on the ASX over the 5 trading days immediately
preceding that given date, unless otherwise specified in an invitation.
Convertible Securities may not be exercised unless and until that security
has vested in accordance with the Plan rules, or such earlier date as set out
in the Plan rules.
Timing of issue of
Shares and
quotation of Shares
on exercise
Within five business days after the issue of a valid notice of exercise by a
Participant, the Company will issue or cause to be transferred to that
Participant the number of Shares to which the Participant is entitled under
the Plan rules and issue a substitute certificate for any remaining unexercised
Convertible Securities held by that Participant.
Restriction periods
and restrictions on
transfer of Shares
on exercise
If the invitation provides that any Shares issued upon the valid exercise of a
Convertible Security are subject to any restrictions as to the disposal or other
dealing by a Participant for a period, the Board may implement any
procedure it deems appropriate to ensure the compliance by the
Participant with this restriction.
Additionally, Shares issued on exercise of the Convertible Securities are
subject to the following restrictions:
(a)
if the Company is required but is unable to give ASX a notice that
complies with section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act, Shares
issued on exercise of the Convertible Securities may not be traded
until 12 months after their issue unless the Company, at its sole
discretion, elects to issue a prospectus pursuant to section 708A(11)
of the Corporations Act;
(b)
all Shares issued on exercise of the Convertible Securities are
subject to restrictions imposed by applicable law on dealing in
Shares by persons who possess material information likely to affect
the value of the Shares and which is not generally available; and
(c)
all Shares issued on exercise of the Convertible Securities are
subject to the terms of the Company’s Securities Trading Policy.
Rights attaching to
Shares on exercise
All Shares issued upon exercise of Convertible Securities will rank equally in
all respects with the then Shares of the Company.
Change of control If a change of control event occurs (being an event which results in any
person (either alone or together with associates) owning more than 50% of
the Company’s issued capital), unvested Convertible Securities will vest
unless the Board determines in its discretion otherwise. The Board’s discretion
in determining the treatment of any unvested Convertible Securities on a
change of control event is limited to vesting or varying any vesting
conditions in respect to the Convertible Securities and does not include a
discretion to lapse or forfeit unvested Convertible Securities for less than fair
value.

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Participation in
entitlements and
bonus issues
Subject always to the rights under the following two paragraphs,
Participants will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered
to holders of Shares such as bonus issues and entitlement issues.
Adjustment for
bonus issue
If Shares are issued by the Company by way of bonus issue (other than an
issue in lieu of dividends or by way of dividend reinvestment), the Participant
is entitled, upon exercise of the Convertible Securities, to receive an issue of
as many additional Shares as would have been issued to the holder if the
holder held Shares equal in number to the Shares in respect of which the
Convertible Securities are exercised.
Reorganisation If there is a reorganisation of the issued share capital of the Company
(including any subdivision, consolidation, reduction, return or cancellation
of such issued capital of the Company), the rights of each Participant
holding Convertible Securities will be changed to the extent necessary to
comply with the ASX Listing Rules applicable to a reorganisation of capital
at the time of the reorganisation.
Buy-Back Subject to applicable law, the Company may at any time buy-back
Securities in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
Employee Share
Trust
The Board may in its sole and absolute discretion use an employee share
trust or other mechanism for the purposes of holding Convertible Securities
for holders under the Plan and delivering Shares on behalf of holders upon
exercise of Convertible Securities.
Amendment of
Plan
Subject to the following paragraph and the Listing Rules, the Board may at
any time amend any provisions of the Plan rules, including (without
limitation) the terms and conditions upon which any Securities have been
granted under the Plan and determine that any amendments to the Plan
rules be given retrospective effect, immediate effect or future effect.
No amendment to any provision of the Plan rules may be made if the
amendment materially reduces the rights of any Participant as they existed
before the date of the amendment, other than an amendment introduced
primarily for the purpose of complying with legislation or to correct manifest
error or mistake, amongst other things, or is agreed to in writing by all
Participants.
Plan duration The Plan continues in operation until the Board decides to end it. The Board
may from time to time suspend the operation of the Plan for a fixed period
or indefinitely and may end any suspension. If the Plan is terminated or
suspended for any reason, that termination or suspension must not prejudice
the accrued rights of the Participants.
If a Participant and the Company (acting by the Board) agree in writing that
some or all of the Securities granted to that Participant are to be cancelled
on a specified date or on the occurrence of a particular event, then those
Securities may be cancelled in the manner agreed between the Company
and the Participant.
Income Tax
Assessment Act
The Plan is a plan to which Subdivision 83A-C of the_Income Tax Assessment_
Act 1997(Cth) applies (subject to the conditions in that Act) except to the
extent an invitation provides otherwise.
Withholding If a member of the Group, a trustee or the Plan administrator is obliged, or
reasonably believes that it may have an obligation to account for any tax,
or any superannuation amounts (or equivalent social security contributions,
if applicable) in respect of a Participant (Withholding Amount), then that
Group company, trustee or Plan administrator (as applicable) is entitled to
withhold or be reimbursed by the Participant for the Withholding Amount
payable or paid.

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SCHEDULE 4 – VALUATION OF DIRECTOR OPTIONS

The Director Options to be issued pursuant to Resolutions 7 to 9 have been valued by internal management.

Using the Black & Scholes option pricing model and based on the assumptions set out below, the Director Options were ascribed the following value range:

ASSUMPTIONS: CLASS A CLASS B
Valuation date 25 October 2024
Market price of Shares $0.031
Exercise price $0.05 $0.06
Expiry date (length of time from issue) Three (3) years
Risk free interest rate 3.96%
Volatility 100% 100%
Indicative value per Director Option 1.7 cents 1.6 cents
Total Value of Director Options $176,564 $164,529
$97,434 - Roger Steinepreis (Resolution 7) $50,426 $47,008
$194,942 – Justin Barton (Resolution 8) $100,925 $94,017
$48,717 – Steven Wood (Resolution 9) $25,213 $23,504

Note: The valuation ranges noted above are not necessarily the market prices that the Director Options could be traded at and they are not automatically the market prices for taxation purposes.

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LODGE YOUR VOTE

ONLINE

https://investorcentre.linkgroup.com

Arika Resources Limited

ACN 086 839 992

BY MAIL

 Arika Resources Limited C/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia

BY FAX +61 2 9287 0309

BY HAND* Link Market Services Limited Parramatta Square, Level 22, Tower 6, 10 Darcy Street, Parramatta NSW 2150

*During business hours Monday to Friday

ALL ENQUIRIES TO Telephone: 1300 554 474 Overseas: +61 1300 554 474

LODGEMENT OF A PROXY 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), Monday, 16 December 2024, 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.

Proxy Forms may be lodged using the reply paid envelope or:

  • ONLINE https://investorcentre.linkgroup.com

Login to the Link website using the holding details as shown on the 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).

BY MOBILE DEVICE QR Code

Our voting website is designed specifically for voting online. You can now lodge your proxy by scanning the QR code adjacent or enter the voting link https://investorcentre.linkgroup.com into your mobile device. Log in using the Holder Identifier and postcode for your shareholding.

To scan the code you will need a QR code reader application which can be downloaded for free on your mobile device.

HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SHAREHOLDER PROXY FORM

YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS

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.

APPOINTMENT OF PROXY

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.

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 Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy Form.

VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS – PROXY APPOINTMENT

You may direct your proxy how to vote by placing a mark in one of the boxes opposite each item of business. All your shares will be voted in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of voting rights are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or 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 he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote on that item will be invalid.

APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND PROXY

You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as proxies to participate in the Meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an additional Proxy Form may be obtained by telephoning the Company’s share registry or you may copy this form and return them both together.

To appoint a second proxy you must:

(a) on each of the first Proxy Form and the second Proxy Form state the percentage of your voting rights or number of shares applicable to that form. If the

appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half your votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded; and

(b) return both forms together.

SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS

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.

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.

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.

CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES

If a representative of the corporation is to participate in the Meeting the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” must be produced prior to admission in accordance with the Notice of Meeting. A form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company’s share registry or online at www.linkmarketservices.com.au.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Link Group is now known as MUFG Pension & Market Services. Over the coming months, Link Market Services will progressively rebrand to its new name MUFG Corporate Markets, a division of MUFG Pension & Market Services.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN AND VOTE AT THE GENERAL MEETING, PLEASE BRING THIS FORM WITH YOU. THIS WILL ASSIST IN REGISTERING YOUR ATTENDANCE.

NAME SURNAME ADDRESS LINE 1 ADDRESS LINE 2 ADDRESS LINE 3 ADDRESS LINE 4 ADDRESS LINE 5 ADDRESS LINE 6

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 Meeting (mark box)

OR if you are NOT appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of the person or 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 General Meeting of the Company to be held at 10:00am (WST), Wednesday, 18 December 2024 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 Resolutions 3, 4, 7, 8 & 9: 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 Resolutions 3, 4, 7, 8 & 9 even though the Resolutions are 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 Ratification Of Prior Issue Of Placement 9 Issue of Incentive Options to Director – Shares - Listing Rule 7.1 Steven Wood

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  • 2 Ratification Of Prior Issue Of Placement Shares - Listing Rule 7.1A

  • 3 Director Participation In Placement – Roger Steinepreis

  • 4 Approval To Issue Of Placement Shares To A Related Party In Lieu Of Directors’ Fees – Justin Barton

  • 5 Ratification Of Prior Issue Of Broker Options In Consideration For Services Provided In Connection With The Placement

  • 6 Approval To Issue Broker Options In Consideration For Services Provided In Connection With The Placement

  • 7 Issue of Incentive Options to Director – Roger Steinepreis

  • 8 Issue of Incentive Options to Director – Justin Barton

 * 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)
Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary
Joint Shareholder 2 (Individual)
Director/Company Secretary (Delete one)
Joint Shareholder 3 (Individual)
Director

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).

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