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Future Metals NL Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2024

May 23, 2024

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FUTURE METALS NL ACN 124 734 961 NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

Notice is given that the Meeting will be held at:

TIME : 10:30am (WST) DATE : 25 June 2024 PLACE : Level 5, 191 St Georges Terrace Perth WA

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 10:30am (WST) on 23 June 2024.

BUSINESS OF THE MEETING

AGENDA

1. RESOLUTION 1 – APPROVAL TO ISSUE UNDERWRITER OPTIONS

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 43,634,453 Options on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

2. RESOLUTION 2 – APPROVAL TO ISSUE SHARES TO JARDEE KININMONTH

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 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue up to 2,500,000 Shares to Jardee Kininmonth (or his nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement and voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

3. RESOLUTION 3 – RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENT TO ISSUE SHARES - OSPREY

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 agreement to issue that number of Shares, when multiplied by the issue price equals $325,000 on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

4. RESOLUTION 4 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF SHARES - OCTAVA

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 6,674,887 Shares on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

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5. RESOLUTION 5 – ISSUE OF NEW OPTIONS

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 up to 159,757,378 New Options on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

6. RESOLUTION 6 – ISSUE OF NEW OPTIONS TO RELATED PARTY – PATRICK WALTA

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, subject to and conditional upon the passing of Resolution 5, for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 833,333 Options to Patrick Walta (or their nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

7. RESOLUTION 7 – ISSUE OF NEW OPTIONS TO RELATED PARTY – JOHN CARR

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, subject to and conditional upon the passing of Resolution 5, for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 833,333 Options to John Carr (or their nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

8. RESOLUTION 8 – ISSUE OF NEW OPTIONS TO RELATED PARTY – SAM RODDA

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :

“That, subject to and conditional upon the passing of Resolution 5, for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 166,667 Options to Sam Rodda (or their nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

9. RESOLUTION 9 – ISSUE OF INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE RIGHTS TO DIRECTOR - PATRICK WALTA

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

“That, for the purposes of section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.14 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue up to 5,000,000 Performance Rights to Patrick Walta (or their nominee) under the Plan on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

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A voting exclusion statement and voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below. 10. RESOLUTION 10 – ISSUE OF INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE RIGHTS TO DIRECTOR - JOHN CARR

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

“That, for the purposes of section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.14 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue up to 3,500,000 Performance Rights to John Carr (or their nominee) under the Plan on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement and voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

11. RESOLUTION 11 – ISSUE OF INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE RIGHTS TO DIRECTOR - SAM RODDA

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

“That, for the purposes of section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.14 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue up to 3,500,000 Performance Rights to Sam Rodda (or their nominee) under the Plan on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement and voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

12. RESOLUTION 12 – ISSUE OF INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE RIGHTS TO DIRECTOR – JUSTIN TREMAIN

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

“That, for the purposes of section 195(4) and section 208 of the Corporations Act, Listing Rule 10.14 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue up to 3,500,000 Performance Rights to Justin Tremain (or their nominee) under the Plan on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement and voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

Dated: 24 May 2024

By order of the Board

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Thomas O’Rourke Company Secretary

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Voting Prohibition Statements

Resolution 2 – Approval to
issue Shares to Jardee
Kininmonth
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.
However, 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 Performance
Rights to Director – Patrick
Walta
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 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.
Resolution 10 – Issue of
Incentive Performance
Rights to Director – John
Carr
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 10 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 10 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 10 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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Resolution 11 – Issue of
Incentive Performance
Rights to Director – Sam
Rodda
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 11 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 11 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 11 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 12 – Issue of
Incentive Performance
Rights to Director – Justin
Tremain
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 12 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 12 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 12 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.

Voting Exclusion Statements

In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of the Resolutions set out below by or on behalf of the following persons:

Resolution 1 – Approval to
issue Underwriter Options
A 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) (namely CPS) or an associate of that person (or those
persons).
Resolution 2 – Approval to
issue Shares to Jardee
Kininmonth
Jardee Kininmonth (or their nominee) 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.

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Resolution 3 – Ratification
of agreement to issue
Shares - Osprey
A person who participated in the issue or is a counterparty to the
agreement being approved (namely Osprey) or an associate of that
person or thosepersons.
Resolution 4 – Ratification
of prior issue of Shares -
Octava
A person who participated in the issue or is a counterparty to the
agreement being approved (namely Octava) or an associate of
that person or those persons.
Resolution 5 – Placement of
New Options
A 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 thatperson(or thosepersons).
Resolution 6 – Issue of New
Options to Related Party –
Patrick Walta
Patrick Walta (or their nominee) 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 thatperson or thosepersons.
Resolution 7 – Issue of New
Options to Related Party –
John Carr
John Carr (or their nominee) 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 thatperson or thosepersons.
Resolution 8 – Issue of New
Options to Related Party –
Sam Rodda
Sam Rodda (or their nominee) 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 thatperson or thosepersons.
Resolution 9 – Issue of
Incentive Performance
Rights to Director – Patrick
Walta
Any person referred to in Listing Rule 10.14.1, 10.14.2 or 10.14.3 who is
eligible to participate in the employee incentive scheme in question
(including Patrick Walta) or an associate of that person or those
persons.
Resolution 10 – Issue of
Incentive Performance
Rights to Director – John
Carr
Any person referred to in Listing Rule 10.14.1, 10.14.2 or 10.14.3 who is
eligible to participate in the employee incentive scheme in question
(including John Carr) or an associate of that person or those persons.
Resolution 11 – Issue of
Incentive Performance
Rights to Director – Sam
Rodda
Any person referred to in Listing Rule 10.14.1, 10.14.2 or 10.14.3 who is
eligible to participate in the employee incentive scheme in question
(including Sam Rodda) or an associate of that person or those
persons.
Resolution 12 – Issue of
Incentive Performance
Rights to Director – Justin
Tremain
Any person referred to in Listing Rule 10.14.1, 10.14.2 or 10.14.3 who is
eligible to participate in the employee incentive scheme in question
(including Justin Tremain) or an associate of that person or those
persons.

However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the Resolutions 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

  • (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.

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Voting by proxy

To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by the time and in accordance with the instructions set out on the Proxy Form.

In accordance with section 249L of the Corporations Act, Shareholders are advised that:

  • 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.

United Kingdom (CREST Voting Instructions)

DI Holders in CREST may transmit voting instructions by utilising the CREST voting service in accordance with the procedures described in the CREST Manual. CREST personal members or other CREST sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a voting service provider, should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider, who will be able to take appropriate action on their behalf.

In order for instructions made using the CREST voting service to be valid, the appropriate CREST message (a “CREST Voting Instruction”) must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear’s specifications and must contain the information required for such instructions, as described in the CREST Manual (available via www.euroclear.com/CREST ).

To be effective, the CREST Voting Instruction must be transmitted so as to be received by the Company’s agent (3RA50) not later than 17:00 (GMT) 17 June 2024. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the CREST Voting Instruction by the CREST applications host) from which the Company’s agent is able to retrieve the CREST Voting Instruction by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST. DI Holders in CREST and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service providers should note that Euroclear does not make available special procedures in CREST for any particular messages. Normal system timings and limitations will therefore apply in relation to the transmission of CREST Voting Instructions. It is the responsibility of the DI Holder concerned to take (or, if the DI Holder is a CREST personal member or sponsored member or has appointed a voting service provider, to procure that the CREST sponsor or voting service provider takes) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a CREST Voting Instruction is transmitted by means of the CREST voting service by any particular time.

In this connection, DI Holders and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings.

United Kingdom (Form of Instructions)

DI Holders are invited to attend the Meeting but are not entitled to vote at the Meeting. In order to have votes cast at the Meeting on their behalf, DI holders must complete, sign and return the Forms of Instruction forwarded to them along with the Notice to the Company's agent, Computershare UK, by 17 June 2024 at 17:00 (GMT).

Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on +61 8 9480 0414.

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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. RESOLUTION 1– APPROVAL TO ISSUE UNDERWRITER OPTIONS

1.1 General

On 15 December 2023, the Company lodged an entitlement offer prospectus with the ASX ( 2023 Prospectus ). The offer was a pro-rata non-renounceable entitlement issue of one (1) Share for every four (4) Shares held by Shareholders at an issue price of $0.03 per Share together with one (1) free-attaching Option for every two (2) Shares applied for and issued to raise up to $3,316,648 ( Entitlement Offer ).

The Company entered into an underwriting agreement with CPS Capital Group Pty Ltd (AFSL 294848) ( CPS ), pursuant to which CPS agreed to fully underwrite the Entitlement Offer ( Underwriting Agreement ).

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company agreed:

  • (a) to pay CPS an underwriting fee equivalent to 6% of the gross amount raised under the Entitlement Offer; and

  • (b) subject to Shareholder approval, to issue CPS:

  • (i) 12,000,000 Options with an issue price of $0.00001 and an exercise price of $0.10, which expire on the date that is three (3) years from the date of issue ( Underwriter Options ); and

  • (ii) an additional one (1) Underwriter Option for every three (3) Shares subscribed for and issued under the Entitlement Offer.

As announced by the Company on 8 February 2024, subject to Shareholder approval, the Company will issue CPS an aggregate of 43,634,453 Underwriter Options.

Resolution 1 seeks shareholder approval for the issue of the 43,634,453 Underwriter Options to CPS.

1.2 Listing Rule 7.1

Broadly speaking, and subject to a number of exceptions, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of equity securities that a listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12 month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary securities it had on issue at the start of that 12 month period.

Under Listing Rule 7.1A, 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 approval to increase its limit to 25% at the annual general meeting held on 17 October 2023.

The proposed issue of the Underwriter Options falls within exception 17 of Listing Rule 7.2. It therefore requires the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rule 7.1.

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1.3 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A

If Resolution 1 is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Underwriter Options. In addition, the issue of the Underwriter Options 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 Resolution 1 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Underwriter Options. The Company confirms it will not issue any further consideration to CPS pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement if the Underwriter Options are not approved.

Resolution 1 seeks Shareholder approval for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 for the issue of the Underwriter Options.

1.4

Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.3

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 1:

  • (a) the Underwriter Options will be issued to CPS;

  • (b) the maximum number of Underwriter Options to be issued is 43,634,453. The terms and conditions of the Underwriter Options are set out in Schedule 1;

  • (c) the Underwriter Options will be issued no later than 3 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) and it is intended that issue of the Underwriter Options will occur on the same date;

  • (d) the Underwriter Options will be issued at $0.00001 each. The $436 raised will be applied towards the expenses of the 2023 Prospectus. The Company will not receive any other consideration for the issue of the Underwriter Options (other than in respect of funds received on exercise of the Underwriter Options);

  • (e) the purpose of the issue of the Underwriter Options is to satisfy the Company’s obligations under the Underwriting Agreement;

  • (f) the Underwriter Options are being issued to CPS under the Underwriting Agreement. A summary of the material terms of the Underwriting Agreement is set out in Schedule 7; and

  • (g) the Underwriter Options are not being issued under, or to fund, a reverse takeover.

2. RESOLUTION 2 – APPROVAL TO ISSUE SHARES TO JARDEE KININMONTH

2.1 General

The Company has agreed, in accordance with a termination release agreement entered into between the Company and former Director, Jardee Kininmonth ( Termination and Release Agreement ), subject to obtaining Shareholder approval to issue 2,500,000 Shares to Jardee Kininmonth in lieu of directors’ fees payable as at 31 May 2024.

Resolution 2 seeks Shareholder approval for the issue of the Shares.

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The material terms of the Termination and Release Agreement are set out below:

  • (a) Resignation: Jardee Kininmonth will resign as a director of the Company effective from 27 March 2024.

  • (b) Termination Payment: Jardee Kininmonth will be:

  • (i) paid a cash payment equivalent to three (3) months’ salary including annual leave accrual; and

  • (ii) issued 2,500,000 Future Metals Shares (equal to approximately 3 months’ salary at a deemed issue price of $0.028 per Share).

  • (c) Performance Rights: As a “good leaver”, Jardee Kininmonth’s existing 2,599,999 Performance Rights will remain exercisable, until their expiry date, subject to meeting the relevant vesting conditions.

The Termination and Release Agreement, otherwise includes standard releases, terms and conditions for an agreement of this nature.

2.2 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act

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 of the Shares constitutes the giving of a financial benefit and Jardee Kininmonth is a related party of the Company by virtue of being a Director within the last six months of the date of this Notice.

The Directors consider that Shareholder approval pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act is not required in respect of the issue of the Shares because the Shares will be issued to Jardee Kininmonth (or his nominee) on the basis that the agreement to issue the Shares, reached as part of the remuneration package for Jardee Kininmonth, is considered reasonable remuneration in the circumstances and was negotiated on an arm’s length basis.

2.3

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

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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 of the Shares falls within Listing Rule 10.11.2 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.

Resolution 2 seeks Shareholder approval for the issue of the Shares for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11.

2.4 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A

If Resolution 2 is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Shares 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. On the basis that Listing Rule 10.11 approval is being sought for the issue of the Shares, Listing Rule 7.2 (exception 14) will apply so that the Shares will not use up any of the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity.

If Resolution 2 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Shares and the Company will settle the directors fees owing to Jardee Kininmonth by way of a cash payment..

2.5 Technical Information required by Listing Rule 10.13

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.13, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 2:

  • (a) the Shares will be issued to Jardee Kininmonth (or his nominee), who falls within the category set out in Listing Rule 10.11.1, as a related party of the Company by virtue of being a Director;

  • (b) the maximum number of Shares to be issued to Jardee Kininmonth (or their nominee) is 2,500,000;

  • (c) 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 ordinary shares;

  • (d) the Shares will be issued no later than 1 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) and it is anticipated the Shares will be issued on the same date;

  • (e) the deemed issue price will be $0.028 per Share. The Company will not receive any other consideration in respect of the issue of the Shares;

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  • (f) the Shares will be issued in lieu of directors’ fees payable to Jardee Kininmonth as at 31 May 2024;

  • (g) the total remuneration package for Jardee Kininmonth for the financial year ending 30 June 2024 is $313,950, comprising of salary of $180,000, a termination payment including unused leave entitlements of $89,242 , a superannuation payment of $19,800 and share-based payments of $24,908. If the Shares are issued, the total remuneration package of Jardee Kininmonth will increase by $70,000 to $383,950, being the value of the Shares;

  • (h) the Shares are being issued under the Termination and Release Agreement. A summary of the material terms of the Termination and Release Agreement is set out in Section 2.1; and

  • (i) a voting exclusion statement is included in Resolution 2 of the Notice.

3. RESOLUTION 3 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF SHARES - OSPREY

3.1 General

As announced on 5 October 2023, the Company has entered into an option agreement ( Option Agreement ) to acquire 100% of Osprey Minerals Pty Ltd ( Osprey ) which owns ~100km2 of highly prospective exploration tenements in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement, the Company is required to issue the shareholders of Osprey (as at the date of the Option Agreement) ( Vendors ) deferred consideration of:

  • (a) $325,000 in Shares or cash (at the Company’s sole election) payable 6 months from completion of the acquisition; and

  • (b) $325,000 in Shares or cash, which will be payable (at the Company’s sole election), once the Company drills 2,000m or more on the Osprey projects,

In the event of the Company electing to pay the deferred consideration in Shares, this will be priced at the 5-day VWAP at the time of the milestone being met.

The Company is proposing to issue that number of Shares, when multiplied by the issue price equals $325,000, on or about 17 May 2024.

The agreement to issue the Shares did not breach Listing Rule 7.1 at the time the Company agreed to issue the Shares.

As summarised in Section 1.2 above, 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, 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 approval to increase its limit to 25% at the annual general meeting held on 17 October 2023.

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The issue of the Shares does not fit within any of the exceptions set out in Listing Rule 7.2 and, as it has not yet been approved by Shareholders, it effectively uses up part of the 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, reducing the Company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 for the 12 month period following the date of issue of the Shares.

Listing Rule 7.4 allows the shareholders of a listed company to approve an issue of equity securities after it has been made or agreed to be made. If they do, the issue is taken to have been approved under Listing Rule 7.1 and so does not reduce the company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without shareholder approval under that rule.

The Company wishes to retain as much flexibility as possible to issue additional equity securities in the future without having to obtain Shareholder approval for such issues under Listing Rule 7.1. Accordingly, the Company is seeking Shareholder ratification pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of the Shares.

Resolution 3 seeks Shareholder ratification pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of the Shares.

3.2 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A

If Resolution 3 is passed, the Shares 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 issue of the Shares.

If Resolution 3 is not passed, the Shares 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 that the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of issue of the Shares.

3.3 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.5

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 3:

  • (a) the Shares will be issued to Osprey;

  • (b) in accordance with paragraph 7.4 of ASX Guidance Note 21, the Company confirms that none of the recipients will be:

  • (i) related parties of the Company, members of the Company’s Key Management Personnel, substantial holders of the Company, advisers of the Company or an associate of any of these parties; and

  • (ii) issued more than 1% of the issued capital of the Company;

  • (c) the maximum number of Shares to be issued is up to that number of Shares which, when multiplied by the issue price, equals $325,000. The Shares issued will be all fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares;

  • (d) the Shares will be issued on or about on or about 17 May 2024, or in any case no later than 3 months after the date of the Meeting (or such later

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date to the extent permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the Listing Rules) and it is intended that issue of the Underwriter Options will occur on the same date;

  • (e) the Shares will be issued at a deemed issue price equal to the 5-day VWAP at 17 May 2024, as deferred consideration pursuant to the Option Agreement. The Company has not and will not receive any other consideration for the issue of the Shares;

  • (f) the purpose of the issue of the Shares is to satisfy the Company’s obligations under the Option Agreement; and

  • (g) the Shares will be issued to Osprey under the Option Agreement. A summary of the material terms of the Option Agreement is set out in Section 3.1.

3.4 Dilution

Set out below is a worked example of the number of Shares that may be issued under Resolution 3 based on an assumed issue prices of $0.0254, $0.0381 and $0.0127 per Shares, being the volume weighted average price for Shares on the 5 days on which sales in Shares were recorded before 10 May 2024, and the volume weighted prices which are 50% higher and 50% lower than that price.

Assumed
issue price
Maximum
number of
Shares which
may be
**issued1 **
Current Shares
on issue as at
the date of this
Notice2
Increase in the
number of Shares on
issue assuming the
Company issued the
maximum amount
pursuant to
Resolution 3
Dilution effect
on existing
Shareholders
$0.0254 13,779,527 559,449,538 13,779,527 2.46%
$0.0381 9,186,351 559,449,538 9,186,351 1.64%
$0.0127 27,559,055 559,449,538 27,559,055 4.93%

Notes :

  1. Rounded to the nearest whole number.

  2. There are currently 559,449,538 Shares on issue as at the date of this Notice and this table assumes no Options are exercised, no convertible securities converted or additional Shares issued, other than the maximum number of Shares which may be issued pursuant to Resolution 3 (based on the assumed issue prices set out in the table).

  3. The Company notes that the above workings are an example only and the actual issue price may differ. This will result in the maximum number of Shares to be issued and the dilution percentage to also differ.

4. RESOLUTION 4 – RATIFICATION OF PRIOR ISSUE OF SHARES - OCTAVA

4.1 General

As announced on 17 January 2023, the Company has entered into a joint venture agreement with Octava Minerals Limited (ACN 644 358 403) ( Octava ) in respect to (E80/5455 and E80/5459) ( Joint-Venture Agreement ).

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Pursuant to the terms of the Joint Venture Agreement, the Company may earn up to a 70% interest in both the Panton North and Copernicus Projects by:

  • (a) sole funding exploration expenditure of $2.0 million over 4 years, with minimum annual cumulative expenditure of:

  • (i) $250,000 by end of Year 1;

  • (ii) $750,000 by end of Year 2;

  • (iii) $1,250,000 by end of Year 3; and

  • (iv) $2,000,000 by end of Year 4; and

  • (b) at the Company’s election either:

  • (i) issuing Octava that number of Shares which when multiplied by the price of the five (5) day volume-weighted average price ( of Future Metal’s Shares traded on the ASX ( 5-Day VWAP ) immediately prior to the issue is equal to $200,000; or

  • (ii) paying Octava $200,000 in cash

(the Deferred Consideration ).

On 29 February 2024, the Company issued the Vendors a total of 6,674,887 Shares, being $200,000 worth of Shares valued at the Company’s 5-Day VWAP immediately prior to the issue.

Resolution 4 seeks Shareholder ratification pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of the 6,674,887 Shares.

The issue of the Shares did not breach Listing Rule 7.1 at the time of the issue.

As summarised in Section 1.2 above, 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, 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 approval to increase its limit to 25% at the annual general meeting held on 17 October 2023.

The issue of the Shares does not fit within any of the exceptions set out in Listing Rule 7.2 and, as it has not yet been approved by Shareholders, it effectively uses up part of the 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, reducing the Company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1 for the 12 month period following the date of issue of the Shares.

Listing Rule 7.4 allows the shareholders of a listed company to approve an issue of equity securities after it has been made or agreed to be made. If they do, the issue is taken to have been approved under Listing Rule 7.1 and so does not reduce the company’s capacity to issue further equity securities without shareholder approval under that rule.

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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 of the Shares.

Resolution 4 seeks Shareholder ratification pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 for the issue of the Shares.

4.2 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A

If Resolution 4 is passed, the Shares 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 issue of the Shares.

If Resolution 4 is not passed, the Shares 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 that the Company can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the date of issue of the Shares.

4.3 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.5

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 4:

  • (a) the Shares were issued to Octava;

  • (b) in accordance with paragraph 7.4 of ASX Guidance Note 21, the Company confirms that none of the recipients were:

  • (i) related parties of the Company, members of the Company’s Key Management Personnel, substantial holders of the Company, advisers of the Company or an associate of any of these parties; and

  • (ii) issued more than 1% of the issued capital of the Company;

  • (c) 6,674,887 Shares were issued and the Shares issued were all fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares;

  • (d) the Shares were issued on 29 February 2024;

  • (e) the Shares were issued at a nil issue price, in part consideration for entering into the Joint Venture Agreement. The Company has not and will not receive any other consideration for the issue of the Shares;

  • (f) the purpose of the issue of the Shares was to satisfy the Company’s obligations under the Joint Venture Agreement; and

  • (G) the Shares were issued to Octava under the Joint Venture Agreement. A summary of the material terms of the Joint Venture Agreement is set out in Schedule 2.

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5. RESOLUTION 5 – ISSUE OF NEW OPTIONS

5.1 Background to Option Issue

As announced on 3 May 2024, the FMEO class of quoted Options ( FMEO Options ) will expire on 11 June 2024 ( Expiry Date ).

Subject to Shareholder approval, the Company is proposing to issue up to 159,757,378 Options exercisable at $0.06 expiring 3 years from the date of issue ( New Options ) to all Australian and New Zealand resident holders of the FMEO Options on the basis of 1 New Option for every 1 FMEO Option held on the Expiry Date ( Eligible Participants ) at an issue price of $0.00025 ( Option Issue ). The Company anticipates lodging a prospectus with ASIC in relation to the Option Issue shortly after the date of the Meeting ( 2024 Prospectus ).

The number of New Options to be offered includes up to 1,833,333 New Options to be issued to Patrick Walta, John Carr and Sam Rodda (or their nominees) ( Related Parties ) for which Shareholder approval is separately sought under ASX Listing Rule 10.11 pursuant to Resolutions 6 to 8.

The purpose of the issue of the New Options is to enable the holders of the FMEO Options to continue to participate in the ongoing development of the Company. Resolution 5 seeks Shareholder approval for the issue of up to 159,757,378 New Options.

To the extent that the Option Issue is not fully subscribed by Eligible Participants, subject to Shareholder approval, pursuant to the terms of an underwriting agreement entered into between CPS and the Company ( Second Underwriting Agreement ), CPS has agreed to fully underwrite the Option Issue up to 159,757,378 Options.

Pursuant to the Second Underwriting Agreement, the Company agreed to pay CPS an underwriting fee equivalent to 6% of the gross amount raised under the Options Issue.

5.2 ASX Listing Rule 7.1

As summarised in Section 1.2 above, Listing Rule 7.1 limits the amount of equity securities that a listed company can issue without the approval of its shareholders over any 12 month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary shares it had on issue at the start of that period.

The proposed issue of the New Options 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.

5.3

Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A

If Resolution 5 is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the New Options. In addition, the issue of the New Options 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 Resolution 5 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the New Options under the Option Issue and the Company will not proceed with the Option Issue.

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5.4 Technical information required by Listing Rule 7.3

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.3, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 5:

  • (a) the New Options will be issued to the Eligible Participants. Any New Options not subscribed for by Eligible Participants on the record date will be issued to CPS or its nominees;

  • (b) in accordance with paragraph 7.2 of ASX Guidance Note 21, the Company confirms that none of the recipients will be:

  • (i) related parties of the Company, members of the Company’s Key Management Personnel, substantial holders of the Company, advisers of the Company or an associate of any of these parties; and

  • (ii) issued more than 1% of the issued capital of the Company;

  • (c) the maximum number of New Options to be issued is 159,757,378 under Resolution 5. The terms and conditions of the New Options are set out in Schedule 3;

  • (d) the New Options will be issued no later than 3 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) and it is intended that issue of the New Options will occur on the same date;

  • (e) the Company will receive up to approximately $39,939 consideration for the issue of the New Options (and will receive further funds on exercise of the New Options);

  • (f) the purpose of the issue of the New Options is to enable the holders of FMEO Options to continue to participate in the ongoing development of the Company;

  • (g) to the extent the New Options are issued to the Eligible Participants, the New Options are not being issued under an agreement. To the extent that the Option Issue is not fully subscribed by Eligible Participants and the New Options are issued to CPS or its nominees, the New Options will be issued under the Second Underwriting Agreement. A summary of the material terms of the Second Underwriting Agreement is set out Schedule 8;

  • (h) the New Options are not being issued under, or to fund, a reverse takeover; and

  • (i) a voting exclusion statement is included in Resolution 5 of the Notice.

6. RESOLUTIONS 6 TO 8 – ISSUE OF NEW OPTIONS TO RELATED PARTIES

6.1 General

As set out in Section 5.1, the Company has agreed, subject to obtaining Shareholder approval, to issue an aggregate of 1,833,333 New Options to the Related Parties ( Related Party Options ) on the terms and conditions set out below.

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Resolutions 6 to 8 seek Shareholder approval for the issue of the Related Party Options to the Related Parties.

6.2 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act

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 of Related Party Options to the Related Parties constitutes giving a financial benefit and each of the Related Parties is a related party of the Company by virtue of being a Director.

The Directors (other than Related Parties who has a material personal interest in the Resolution) consider that Shareholder approval pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act is not required in respect of the issue of the Related Party Options because the Related Party Options will be issued to the Related Parties on the same terms as the New Options issued to non-related party participants in the Options Issue and as such the giving of the financial benefit is on arm’s length terms.

6.3 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 of Related Party Options 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.

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Resolutions 6 to 8 seek the required Shareholder approval for the issue of the Related Party Options under and for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11.

6.4 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A

Subject to the passing of Resolution 5, if Resolutions 6 to 8 are passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Related Party Options to the Related Parties 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 of the Related Party Options (because approval is being obtained under Listing Rule 10.11), the issue of the Related Party Options will not use up any of the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity.

If Resolution 6 to 8 are not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Related Party Options and the Related Parties will not be issued any Options in replacement for their existing FMEO Options.

Resolutions 6 to 8 are conditional on Resolution 5 also being passed. Therefore, if Resolution 5 is not passed, the Board will not be able to proceed with the issue of Related Party Options to the Related Parties under Resolutions 6 to 8.

6.5 Technical Information required by Listing Rule 10.13

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.13, the following information is provided in relation to Resolutions 6 to 8:

  • (a) the Related Party Options will be issued to the following persons:

  • (i) Patrick Walta (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 6;

  • (ii) John Carr (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 7; and

  • (iii) Sam Rodda (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 8,

each of whom falls within the category set out in Listing Rule 10.11.1 by virtue of being a Director;

  • (b) the maximum number of Related Party Options to be issued to the Related Parties (being the nature of the financial benefit proposed to be given) is 1,833,333 comprising:

  • (i) 833,333 Related Party Options to Patrick Walta (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 6;

  • (ii) 833,333 Related Party Options to John Carr (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 7; and

  • (iii) 166,667 Related Party Options to Sam Rodda (or his nominee) pursuant to Resolution 8,

  • (c) the terms and conditions of the Related Party Options are on the same terms as the New Options and are set out in Schedule 3;

  • (d) the Related Party Options will be issued no later than 1 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) and it is intended that issue of the Related Party Options will occur on the same date;

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  • (e) the issue price of the Related Party Options will be $0.00025. The Company will not receive any other consideration in respect of the issue of the Related Party Options (other than in respect of funds received on exercise of the Related Party Options);

  • (f) the purpose of the issue of the Related Party Options is to allow the Related Parties to participate in the Options Issue on the same terms as unrelated parties;

  • (g) the issue of the Related Party Options are not intended to remunerate or incentivise the Related Parties;

  • (h) the Related Party Options are not being issued under an agreement;

  • (i) a voting exclusion statement is included in Resolutions 6 to 8 of the Notice.

7. RESOLUTIONS 9 TO 12 – ISSUE OF INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE RIGHTS TO DIRECTORS

7.1 General

The Company has agreed, subject to obtaining Shareholder approval to issue up to 15,500,000 Performance Rights to the Directors (or their nominees) pursuant to the Employee Securities Incentive Plan (adopted by the Company on 20 November 2023) ( Plan ) and on the terms and conditions set out below ( Performance Rights ).

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

Tranche Quantum Recipient(s) Vesting Condition Expiry Date
1 5,000,000 (the
subject of
Resolution 9)
Patrick
Walta
The Company announcing:
(a)
subject
to
the
approval
of
Shareholders,
the
entry into a merger
and
acquisition
agreement; or
(b)
the
Company’s
decision to mine on
the
Panton
PGM
Project.
The date that
is three years
from the date
2,500,000 (the
subject of
Resolution 10)
John Carr of issue.
2,500,000 (the
subject of
Resolution 11)
Sam Rodda
2,500,000 (the
subject of
Resolution 12)
Justin
Tremain
2 500,000 (the
subject of
Resolution 10)
John Carr The volume weighted average
price (VWAP) of the Company’s
Shares exceeding $0.10 per
Share for at least 20 consecutive
trading days on which the
Company’s
Shares
have
actually traded.
The date that
is three years
from the date
500,000 (the
subject of
Resolution 11)
Sam Rodda of issue.
500,000 (the
subject of
Resolution 12)
Justin
Tremain
3 500,000 (the
subject of
Resolution 10)
John Carr The VWAP of the Company’s
Shares exceeding $0.15 per
Share for at least 20 consecutive
The date that
is three years

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Tranche Quantum Recipient(s) Vesting Condition Expiry Date
500,000 (the
subject of
Resolution 11)
Sam Rodda trading days on which the
Company’s
Shares
have
actually traded.
from the date
of issue.
500,000 (the
subject of
Resolution 12)
Justin
Tremain

7.2 Director Recommendation

Each Director has a material personal interest in the outcome of Resolutions 9 to 12 on the basis that all of the Directors (or their nominees) are to be issued Performance Rights should Resolutions 9 to 12 be passed. For this reason, the Directors do not believe that it is appropriate to make a recommendation on Resolutions 9 to 12 of this Notice.

7.3 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act

A summary of Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act is set out in Section 6.3 above.

The issue of the Performance Rights to the Directors constitutes giving a financial benefit and each of the Directors is a related party of the Company by virtue of being a Director.

As the Performance Rights 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 sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act applies to the issue of the Performance Rights. Accordingly, Shareholder approval for the issue of Performance Rights to the Directors is sought in accordance with Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act.

7.4

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 of Performance Rights to the Directors falls within Listing Rule 10.14.1 and therefore requires the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rule 10.14.

Resolutions 9 to 12 seek the required Shareholder approval for the issue of the Performance Rights under and for the purposes of Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act and Listing Rule 10.14.

7.5 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A

If Resolutions 9 to 12 are passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Performance Rights to the Directors under the Plan within three years after the date of the Meeting (or such later date as permitted by any ASX waiver

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or modification of the Listing Rules). As approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 is not required for the issue of the Performance Rights (because approval is being obtained under Listing Rule 10.14), the issue of the Performance Rights will not use up any of the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity.

If Resolution 9 to 12 are not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Performance Rights to the Directors under the Plan and the Company will consider other methods to incentivise Directors including cash payments.

Resolutions 9 to 12 are each an independent Resolution.

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

Pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of Listing Rule 10.15 and section 219 of the Corporations Act, the following information is provided in relation to Resolutions 9 to 12:

  • (a) the Performance Rights will be issued to the following persons:

  • (i) Patrick Walta (or their nominee) pursuant to Resolution 9;

  • (ii) John Carr (or their nominee) pursuant to Resolution 10;

  • (iii) Sam Rodda (or their nominee) pursuant to Resolution 11; and

  • (iv) Justin Tremain (or their nominee) pursuant to Resolution 12,

each of whom falls within the category set out in Listing Rule 10.14.1 by virtue of being a Director;

  • (b) the maximum number of Performance Rights to be issued to the Directors (being the nature of the financial benefit proposed to be given) is 15,500,000 as set out above in section 7.1;

  • (c) The following Performance Rights have previously been issued to Directors under the Plan:

  • (i) 20,000,000 Performance Rights issued to Patrick Walta for nil cash consideration;

  • (ii) 8,000,000 Performance Rights issued to Justin Tremain for nil cash consideration; and

  • (iii) nil Performance Rights have been issued to John Carr and Sam Rodda;

  • (d) a summary of the material terms and conditions of the Performance Rights is set out in Schedule 4;

  • (e) the Performance Rights are unquoted securities. The Company has chosen to issue Performance Rights to the Directors for the following reasons:

  • (i) the Performance Rights are unquoted; therefore, the issue of the Performance Rights has no immediate dilutionary impact on Shareholders;

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  • (ii) the milestones attaching to the Performance Rights will align the interests of the Directors with those of Shareholders; and

  • (iii) it is not considered that there are any significant opportunity costs to the Company or benefits foregone by the Company in issuing the Performance Rights on the terms proposed;

  • (f) the number of Performance Rights to be issued to each of the Directors has been determined based upon a consideration of:

  • (i) current market standards and/or practices of other ASX listed companies of a similar size and stage of development to the Company;

  • (ii) the remuneration of the Directors; and

  • (iii) incentives to attract and ensure continuity of service of the Directors 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 Performance Rights upon the terms proposed;

  • (g) the total remuneration package for each of the Directors for the previous financial year and the proposed total remuneration package for the current financial year are set out below:
Related Party Previous
Financial
Year Ended
30 June 2023
Current
Financial
Year Ended
30 June 2024
Patrick Walta Nil1 $210,000
Justin Tremain $79,560 $56,610
John Carr Nil2 $9,000
Sam Rodda Nil3 $9,000

Notes:

  1. Patrick Walta was appointed as a Director of the Company on 17 November 2023.

  2. John Carr was appointed as a Director of the Company on 22 March 2024.

  3. Sam Rodda was appointed as a Director of the Company on 27 March 2023.

  4. (h) the value of the Performance Rights and the pricing methodology is set out in Schedule 5;

  5. (i) the Performance Rights will be issued to the Directors no later than 3 years after the date of the Meeting (or such later date as permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the Listing Rules) and it is anticipated the Performance Rights will be issued on one date;

  6. (j) the issue price of the Performance Rights will be nil, as such no funds will be raised from the issue of the Performance Rights;

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  • (k) the purpose of the issue of the Performance Rights is to provide a performance linked incentive component in the remuneration package for the Directors to align the interests of the Directors with those of Shareholders, to motivate and reward the performance of the Directors in their roles as Directors and to provide a cost effective way from the Company to remunerate the Directors, 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 Directors;

  • (l) a summary of the material terms and conditions of the Plan is set out in Schedule 6;

  • (m) no loans are being made to the Directors in connection with the acquisition of the Performance Rights;

  • (n) details of any Performance Rights 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;

  • (o) the relevant interests of the Directors in securities of the Company as at the date of this Notice are set out below:

As at the date of this Notice

Related Party Shares1 Options Performance
Rights
Undiluted Fully
Diluted
Patrick Walta 1,666,667 833,334 20,000,000 0.3% 3.13%
John Carr 1,666,667 833,334 Nil 0.3% 0.35%
Sam Rodda 333,333 166,667 Nil 0.06% 0.07%
Justin Tremain 5,333,333 Nil 2,666,667 0.95% 1.11%

Post issue of Performance Rights to Directors

Related Party Shares1 Options Performance
Rights
Patrick Walta 1,666,667 833,334 25,000,000
John Carr 1,666,667 833,334 3,500,000
Sam Rodda 333,333 166,667 3,500,000
Justin Tremain 5,333,333 Nil 6,166,667

Notes:

  1. Fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company (ASX: FME).

  2. Quoted Options exercisable at $0.10 each on or before 11 June 2024 (ASX:FMEO).

  3. (p) if the milestones attaching to the Performance Rights issued to the Directors are met and the Performance Rights are converted, a total of 15,500,000 Shares would be issued. This will increase the number of Shares on issue from 559,449,538 (being the total number of Shares on issue as at the date of this Notice) to 574,949,538 (assuming that no Shares are issued and no convertible securities vest or are exercised) with the effect that the shareholding of existing Shareholders would be diluted by an

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aggregate of 0.027%, comprising 0.009% by Patrick Walta, 0.006% by all other Directors;

  • (q) the trading history of the Shares on ASX in the 12 months before the date of this Notice is set out above at Section 6.6(n):

  • (r) 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 Resolutions 9 to 12.

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GLOSSARY

$ means Australian dollars.

2023 Prospectus means the Company’s Entitlement Offer prospectus lodged with the ASX on 15 December 2023.

2024 Prospectus has the meaning set out in Section 5.1.

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 Future Metals NL (ACN 124 734 961).

Constitution means the Company’s constitution.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

CPS means CPS Capital Group Pty Ltd (AFSL 294848).

Directors means the current directors of the Company.

Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.

FMEO Options has the meaning set out in 5.1.

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

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indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of an entity within the consolidated group.

Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.

Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.

New Options has the meaning set out in 5.1.

Notice means this notice of meeting including the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form.

Option means an option to acquire a Share.

Option Issue has the meaning set out in 5.1.

Optionholder means a holder of an Option.

Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.

Resolutions means the resolutions set out in the Notice, or any one of them, as the context requires.

Related Parties has the meaning set out in 5.1.

Related Party Options has the meaning set out in Section 6.1.

Section means a section of the Explanatory Statement.

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 UNDERWRITING OPTIONS

(a) Entitlement

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

(b) Exercise Price

Subject to paragraph Error! Reference source not found. , the amount payable u pon exercise of each Underwriter Options will be $0.10 ( Exercise Price )

(c) Expiry Date

Each Underwriter Option will expire at 5:00 pm (WST) on the date that is three (3) years from the date of issue ( Expiry Date ). An Underwriter Option not exercised before the Expiry Date will automatically lapse on the Expiry Date.

(d) Exercise Period

The Underwriter Options are exercisable at any time on or prior to the Expiry Date

( Exercise Period ).

The Underwriter Options held by each Optionholder may be exercised in whole or in part, and if exercised in part, multiples of 10,000 must be exercised on each occasion.

(e) Notice of Exercise

The Underwriter Options may be exercised during the Exercise Period by lodging with the Company, before the Expiry Date:

  • (i) a written notice of exercise of Underwriter Options specifying the number of Underwriter Options being exercised ( Notice of Exercise ); and

  • (ii) a cheque or electronic funds transfer for the Exercise Price for the number of Underwriter Options being exercised.

A Notice of Exercise is only effective when the Company has received the full amount of the Exercise Price in cleared funds.

(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 Underwriter Options being exercised in cleared funds ( Exercise Date ).

(g)

Timing of issue of Shares on exercise

Within 5 Business Days of receipt of the Notice of Exercise accompanied by the Exercise Price (and subject to the Company obtaining any necessary prior approvals from Shareholders), the Company will:

  • (i) issue the number of Shares required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of Underwriter Options specified in the Notice of

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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 Underwriter Options.

If a notice delivered under (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 Underwriter Options rank equally with the then issued shares of the Company.

(i) 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.

(j) Participation in new issues

There are no participation rights or entitlements inherent in the Underwriter Options and holders will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to Securityholders during the currency of the Underwriter Options without exercising the Underwriter Options. However, the Company will ensure that for the purposes of determining entitlements to any such issue, the record date will be at least 4 Business Days after the issue is announced. This will give Option holders the opportunity to exercise their Options prior to the date for determining entitlements to participate in any such issue.

(k)

Change in exercise price

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

(l) Transferability

The Underwriter 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 THE JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT

Upfront
Consideration
The Company issued 3,500,000 shares to Octava as upfront
consideration.
Farm-In Interest The Company may earn up to a 70% interest in both the Panton
North and Copernicus Projects by:
(a)
sole funding exploration expenditure of $2.0 million over 4
years, with minimum annual cumulative expenditure of:
(i)
$250,000 by end of Year 1;
(ii)
$750,000 by end of Year 2;
(iii)
$1,250,000 by end of Year 3; and
(iv)
$2,000,000 by end of Year 4; and
(b)
at the Company’s election either:
(i)
issuing Octava that number of Shares which
when multiplied by the price of the five (5) day
volume-weighted
average
price
of
Future
Metal’s Shares traded on the ASX immediately
prior to the issue is equal to $200,000; or
(ii)
paying Octava $200,000 in cash
(theDeferred Consideration), on 25 January 2024
The Company may withdraw at any time subject to paying the
Deferred Consideration.
Octava will be required to contribute to maintain its 30% interest
from the point of a ‘decision to mine’ or dilute to a 1.5% net
smelter royalty.
Conditions The Farm-In was subject to the following conditions:
(a)
completion of financial, legal and technical due
diligence by the Company on the tenements, to the
absolute satisfaction of the Company;
(b)
the Company obtaining all necessary shareholder and
regulatory approvals required to lawfully complete the
matters set out in the farm-in agreement;
(c)
the Company issuing Octava (or its nominee) the Upfront
Consideration (this condition has been satisfied); and
(d)
Octava delivering to the Company an executed escrow
agreement for the Upfront Consideration (this condition
has been satisfied).
Each of these conditions have now been satisfied.

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SCHEDULE 3 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF NEW OPTIONS

(a) Entitlement

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

(b) Exercise Price

Subject to paragraph(j), the amount payable upon exercise of each New Option will be $0.06 ( Exercise Price )

(c) Expiry Date

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

(d) Exercise Period

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

The New Options held by each Optionholder may be exercised in whole or in part, and if exercised in part, multiples of 10,000 must be exercised on each occasion.

(e) Notice of Exercise

The New Options may be exercised during the Exercise Period by lodging with the Company, before the Expiry Date:

  • (i) a written notice of exercise of New Options specifying the number of New Options being exercised ( Notice of Exercise ); and

  • (ii) a cheque or electronic funds transfer for the Exercise Price for the number of New Options being exercised.

A Notice of Exercise is only effective when the Company has received the full amount of the Exercise Price in cleared funds.

(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 New Option being exercised in cleared funds ( Exercise Date ).

(g)

Timing of issue of Shares on exercise

Within 5 Business Days of receipt of the Notice of Exercise accompanied by the Exercise Price (and subject to the Company obtaining any necessary prior approvals from Shareholders), the Company will:

  • (i) issue the number of Shares required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of New 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,

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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 New Options.

If a notice delivered under (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 New Options rank equally with the then issued shares of the Company.

(i) 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.

(j) Participation in new issues

There are no participation rights or entitlements inherent in the New Options and holders will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to Securityholders during the currency of the New Options without exercising the New Options. However, the Company will ensure that for the purposes of determining entitlements to any such issue, the record date will be at least 4 Business Days after the issue is announced. This will give Option holders the opportunity to exercise their Options prior to the date for determining entitlements to participate in any such issue.

(k) Change in exercise price

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

(l) Transferability

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

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SCHEDULE 4 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE RIGHTS

The following is a summary of the key terms and conditions of the Performance Rights:

(a) Vesting Conditions

The Performance Rights shall vest as follows:

  • (i) Tranche 1: Performance Rights will vest upon the Company announcing:

  • (A) subject to the approval of Shareholders, the entry into a merger and acquisition agreement; or

  • (B) the Company’s decision to mine on the Panton PGM Project.

  • (ii) Tranche 2: Performance Rights will vest upon the Company achieving a VWAP of at least $0.10 for 20 consecutive trading days; and

  • (iii) Tranche 3: Performance Rights will vest upon the Company achieving a VWAP of at least $0.15 for 20 consecutive trading days,

(each, a Vesting Condition ).

(b) Notification to holder

The Company shall notify the holder in writing when the relevant Vesting Condition has been satisfied.

(c) Conversion

Subject to paragraph (o), upon vesting, each Performance Right will, at the election of the holder, convert into one Share.

(d) Expiry Date

Each Performance Right shall otherwise expire on or before the date that is 3 years from the date of issue ( Expiry Date ). If the relevant Vesting Conditions attached to the Performance Right has been achieved by the Expiry Date, all unconverted Performance Rights of the relevant tranche will automatically lapse at that time.

(e) Consideration

The Performance Rights will be issued for nil consideration and no consideration will be payable upon the conversion of the Performance Rights into Shares.

(f) Share ranking

All Shares issued upon the vesting of Performance Rights will upon issue rank pari passu in all respects with other existing Shares.

(g) Application to ASX

The Performance Rights will not be quoted on ASX. The Company must apply for the official quotation of a Share issued on conversion of a Performance Right on ASX within the time period required by the ASX Listing Rules.

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(h) Timing of issue of Shares on conversion

Within 5 business days after the date that the Performance Rights are converted, the Company will:

  • (i) issue the number of Shares required under these terms and conditions in respect of the number of Performance Rights converted;

  • (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 conversion of the Performance Rights.

If a notice delivered under paragraph (h)(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.

(i) Transfer of Performance Rights

The Performance Rights are not transferable.

(j) Participation in new issues

A Performance Right does not entitle a holder (in their capacity as a holder of a Performance Right) to participate in new issues of capital offered to holders of Shares such as bonus issues and entitlement issues without exercising the Performance Right.

(k) Reorganisation of capital

If at any time the issued capital of the Company is reorganised (including consolidation, subdivision, reduction or return), all rights of a holder will be changed in a manner consistent with the applicable ASX Listing Rules and the Corporations Act at the time of reorganisation.

(l) Adjustment for bonus issues of Shares

If the Company makes a bonus issue of Shares or other securities to the Company’s existing shareholders (other than an issue in lieu or in satisfaction, of dividends or by way of dividend reinvestment) no changes will be made to the Performance Rights.

(m)

Dividend and voting rights

The Performance Rights do not confer on the holder an entitlement to vote (except as otherwise required by law) or receive dividends.

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(n) Change in control

Subject to paragraph (o), upon:

  • (i) a bona fide takeover bid under Chapter 6 of the Corporations Act having been made in respect of the Company and:

  • (A) having received acceptances for not less than 50.1% of the Company’s Shares on issue; and

  • (B) having been declared unconditional by the bidder; or

  • (ii) a Court granting orders approving a compromise or arrangement for the purposes of or in connection with a scheme for the reconstruction of the Company or its amalgamation with any other company or companies; or

  • (iii) in any other case, a person obtains Voting Power (as defined in the Corporations Act) in the Company that the Board (which for the avoidance of doubt will comprise those Directors immediately prior to the person acquiring that Voting Power) determines, acting in good faith and in accordance with their fiduciary duties, is sufficient to control the composition of the Board,

then, to the extent Performance Rights have not converted into Shares due to satisfaction of the relevant Vesting Conditions, Performance Rights will accelerate vesting conditions and will automatically convert into Shares on a one-for-one basis.

(o) Deferral of conversion if resulting in a prohibited acquisition of Shares

If the conversion of a Performance Right under paragraphs (c) or (m) would result in any person being in contravention of section 606(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ( General Prohibition ) then the conversion of that Performance Right shall be deferred until such later time or times that the conversion would not result in a contravention of the General Prohibition. In assessing whether a conversion of a Performance Right would result in a contravention of the General Prohibition:

  • (i) holders may give written notification to the Company if they consider that the conversion of a Performance Right may result in the contravention of the General Prohibition. The absence of such written notification from the holder will entitle the Company to assume the conversion of a Performance Right will not result in any person being in contravention of the General Prohibition; and

  • (ii) the Company may (but is not obliged to) by written notice to a holder request a holder to provide the written notice referred to in paragraph (n)(i) within 7 days if the Company considers that the conversion of a Performance Right may result in a contravention of the General Prohibition. The absence of such written notification from the holder will entitle the Company to assume the conversion of a Performance Right will not result in any person being in contravention of the General Prohibition.

(p) No rights to return of capital

A Performance Right does not entitle the holder to a return of capital, whether in a winding up, upon a reduction of capital or otherwise.

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(q) Rights on winding up

A Performance Right does not entitle the holder to participate in the surplus profits or assets of the Company upon winding up.

(r) ASX Listing Rule compliance

The Board reserves the right to amend any term of the Performance Rights to ensure compliance with ASX Listing Rules.

(s) No other rights

A Performance Right gives the holder no rights other than those expressly provided by these terms and conditions and those provided at law where such rights at law cannot be excluded by these terms.

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SCHEDULE 5 – VALUATION OF PERFORMANCE RIGHTS

The Performance Rights to be issued to the Directors pursuant to Resolutions 9 to 12 have been independently valued .

Using the:

  • (a) per security value for Tranche 1; and

  • (b) the Parisian Barrier1 Model for Tranches 2 and 3,

and based on the assumptions set out below, the Performance Rights were ascribed the following value:

Item
Value of the underlying Shares $0.025
Valuation date 3 May 2024
Expiry date 3 May 2027
Implied barrier price Approximately $0.1387 for Tranche 2 and
Approximately $0.2081 for Tranche 3
Volatility Approximately 95%
Interest rate 3.97% per annum
Total Value of Performance Rights $197,650
- 5,000,000 (Resolution 9) $62,500
- 7,500,000 (Resolution 10) $45,050
- 1,500,000 (Resolution 11) $45,050
- 1,500,000 (Resolution 12) $45,050

Note: The valuation noted above is not necessarily the market price that the Performance Rights could be traded at and is not automatically the market price for taxation purposes.

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SCHEDULE 6 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYEE SECURITIES INCENTIVE PLAN

A summary of the material terms of the Plan is set out below.

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 Performance Rights and Options (Convertible
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).
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
41,320,404 Convertible Securities. It is not envisaged that the
maximum number of Convertible 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) Options and Performance Rights provided
under the Plan on such terms and conditions as the Board
decides.

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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 Convertible
Securities
The Company will, to the extent that it has accepted a duly
completed application, grant the Participant the relevant
number and type of Convertible Securities, subject to the
terms and conditions set out in the invitation, the Plan rules
and any ancillary documentation required.
Rights attaching to
Convertible Securities
Prior to an Option or Performance Right 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.
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
Where the Board determines that a Participant has:
(a)
acted fraudulently or dishonestly; or
(b)
acted negligently; or
(c)
acted in contravention of a Group policy, including
but not limited to the any one or more of the
following:
(i)
anti-bribery and anti-corruption policy;

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(ii)
board charter;
(iii)
continuous disclosure policy;
(iv)
code of conduct;
(v)
securities trading policy, and in particular,
where a Participant engages in trading
during a blackout period or otherwise
trades in a manner that may contravene
the
insider
trading
provisions
in
the
Corporations Act;
(vi)
social media policy; and
(vii)
statement of values; or
(d)
wilfully breached his or her duties to the Group,
including but not limited to breaching a material
term of an employment, executive services or
consultancy agreement (or equivalent),
all unvested Convertible Securities held by the Participant will
automatically be forfeited by the Participant.
Other than in the circumstances above and subject to the
Corporations Act and the Listing Rules, where a participant
who holds Convertible Securities becomes a leaver all
unvested Convertible Securities will remain on foot and vest
in the ordinary course as though the Participant was not a
leaver, subject to the Board’s overriding discretion to
determine an alternate treatment.
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 a Convertible Security granted under the Plan
on the ASX or any other recognised exchange.
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.

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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 a Convertible Security 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.
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.

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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 Convertible Securities or Shares issued upon
exercise of Convertible 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 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, 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.

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SCHEDULE 7 – SUMMARY OF UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

A summary of the material terms of the Underwriting Agreement is set out below.

Fees The Company has agreed to:
(a)
pay CPS an underwriting fee of 6% of the gross
amount raised under the Entitlement Offer; and
(b)
subject to Shareholder approval, issue CPS:
(ii)
12,000,000 Underwriter Options; and
(iii)
an additional one (1) Underwriter Option for
every three (3) Shares subscribed for and
issued under the Entitlement Offer.
By negotiation, the Underwriter may be liable to pay a sub-
underwriting fee to parties of up to 4% plus GST where
applicable.
Termination Events CPS may terminate its obligations under the Underwriting
Agreement if:
(a)
Offer withdrawn: the Entitlement Offer is withdrawn by
the Company;
(b)
No Listing Approval: the Company fails to lodge an
Appendix 2A in relation to the Underwritten Shares
with ASX by the time required by the Listing Rules, the
Corporations Act or any other regulations;
(c)
(Corrective Disclosure): CPS, having elected not to
exercise its right to terminate its obligations under the
Underwriting Agreement as a result of a material
adverse change forms the view on reasonable
grounds that a corrective document should be
lodged with ASX and ASIC to comply with the
Corporations Act and the Company fails to lodge a
corrective document in such form and content and
within such time as CPS may reasonably require, or
the Company lodges a corrective document without
the prior written agreement of CPS (which agreement
CPS may not unreasonably withhold);
(d)
Misleading documents: it transpires that there is a
statement in the Prospectus that is misleading or
deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive, or that
there is an omission from the Prospectus or if any
statement in the Prospectus becomes misleading or
deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive or if the issue
of the Prospectus is or becomes misleading or
deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive;
(e)
Restriction on issue: the Company is prevented from
issuing the Underwritten Shares within the relevant
timeframe provided in the Underwriting Agreement,
the Corporations Act, the Listing Rules, any statute,
regulation or order of a court of competent
jurisdiction by ASIC, ASX or any court of competent
jurisdiction
or
any
governmental
or
semi-
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(f)
ASIC application: an application is made by ASIC for
an order under section 1324B or any other provision
of the Corporations Act in relation to the Entitlement
Offer, provided that the 22 February 2024 (Shortfall
Notice Deadline Date) has arrived, and that
application has not been dismissed or withdrawn;
(g)
Takeovers Panel: the Takeovers Panel makes a
declaration that circumstances in relation to the
affairs
of
the
Company
are
unacceptable
circumstances under Pt 6.10 of the Corporations Act,
or an application for such a declaration is made to
the Takeovers Panel and is not withdrawn or disposed
of by the Shortfall Notice Deadline Date, either of
which in CPS’s reasonable opinion has a material
adverse effect;
(h)
Indictable offence:a director or senior manager of
the Company is charged with an indictable offence;
(i)
Market movement:the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries
index falls by 10% or more below the level of the
S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries index on the execution
date of the Underwriting Agreement at the close of
trading for at least two consecutive Business Days in
the period between the execution date Underwriting
Agreement and the Business Day prior to 25 January
2024; or on the Business Day immediately prior to 25
January 2024.
(j)
Other: any of the following events occurs:
(i)
Default:default or breach by the Company
under the Underwriting Agreement of any
terms, condition, covenant or undertaking
and the default or breach is either incapable
of remedy or is not remedied within 10
Business Days after CPS notifies the Company
of the default or breach or by the Shortfall
Notice Deadline Date, whichever is earlier;
(ii)
Incorrect or untrue representation:any
representation, warranty or undertaking
given by the Company in the Underwriting
Agreement is or becomes untrue or incorrect
to a material respect;
(iii)
Contravention of constitution or Act:a
material contravention by the Company of
any
provision
of
its
constitution,
the
Corporations Act, the Listing Rules or any
other applicable legislation or any policy or
requirement of ASIC or ASX;
(iv)
Adverse change:an event occurs which
gives rise to a material adverse effect in
relation to the assets, liabilities, financial
position,
trading
results,
profits,
losses,
prospects, business or operations of the
Company;

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(v) Misleading information: any information supplied at any time by the Company or any person on its behalf to CPS in respect of any aspect of the Entitlement Offer or the issue or the affairs of the Company is or becomes misleading or deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive to a material respect; (vi) Change in Act or policy: there is introduced, or there is a public announcement of a proposal to introduce, into the Parliament of Australia or any of its States or Territories any Act or prospective Act or budget or the Reserve Bank of Australia or any Commonwealth or State authority adopts or announces a proposal to adopt any new, or any major change in, existing, monetary, taxation, exchange or fiscal policy; (vii) Prescribed occurrence: a prescribed occurrence occurs; (as that term is defined in the Underwriting Agreement); (viii) Suspension of debt payments: the Company suspends payment of its debts generally; (ix) Event of insolvency: an event of insolvency occurs in respect of the Company; (x) Judgment against the Company: a judgment in an amount exceeding $100,000 is obtained against the Company and is not set aside or satisfied within seven days; (xi) Litigation: litigation, arbitration, administrative or industrial proceedings seeking damages in an amount exceeding $100,000 are brought after the execution date of the Underwriting Agreement commenced against the Company; (xii) Board and senior management composition: there is a change in the composition of the Board or a change in the senior management of the Company before the Issue without the prior written consent of CPS (such consent not to be unreasonably delayed or withheld); (xiii) Change in shareholdings: a takeover offer or scheme of arrangement pursuant to Chapter 5 or 6 of the Corporations Act is publicly announced in relation to the Company; (xiv) Timetable: there is a delay in any specified date in the timetable which is greater than 3 Business Days, without the prior written consent of CPS (such consent not to be unreasonably delayed or withheld);

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(xv)
Force majeure:a force majeure (as that term
is defined in the Underwriting Agreement)
which prevents or delays an obligation under
the Underwriting Agreement, lasting in
excess of 7 days occurs;
(xvi)
Certain resolutions passed:the Company
passes or takes any steps to pass a resolution
under section 254N, section 257A or section
260B of the Corporations Act or a resolution
to amend its constitution without the prior
written consent of CPS;
(xvii)
Hostilities:hostilities not presently existing
commence
(whether
war
has
been
declared or not) or a major escalation in
existing hostilities occurs (whether war has
been declared or not) involving any one or
more of Australia, New Zealand the United
States of America, the United Kingdom any
member state of the European Union, Japan,
the Peoples Republic of China or Indonesia,
or a terrorist act is perpetrated on any of
those countries or any diplomatic or political
establishment of any of those countries
elsewhere in the world, or a national
emergency is declared by any of those
countries; or
(xviii)
Adverse change in financial markets:there
occurs any material adverse change or
material adverse disruption to the political or
economic conditions of financial markets in
Australia, the United Kingdom, the United
States of America or the international
financial
markets
or
any
change
or
development
involving
a
prospective
change in national or international political,
financial or economic conditions, including
but not limited to the collapse of a major
bank or financial institution.

The Underwriting Agreement otherwise contains provisions considered standard for an agreement of its nature (including representations and warranties and confidentiality provisions).

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SCHEDULE 8 – SUMMARY OF SECOND UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

A summary of the material terms of the Second Underwriting Agreement is set out below.

Fees The Company has agreed to pay CPS an underwriting fee of
6% of the gross amount raised under the Option Issue.
Termination Events CPS may terminate its obligations under the Second
Underwriting Agreement if:
(a)
(Indices fall): any of the following indexes closes on
any 2 consecutive trading days before the shortfall
notice deadline date 10% or more below its
respective level as at the close of business on the
Business Day prior to the execution date (ASX, Dow
Jones, S&P 500, Nasdaq, Russell 2000, FTSE, Nikkei or
Shanghai SE Comp);
(b)
(Share Price): the price of ASX:FME falls below
AUD$0.022 per share on any 5 consecutive trading
days before the shortfall notice deadline date;
(c)
(Restriction on issue): the Company is prevented from
issuing the New Options within the time required by
the
Second
Underwriting
Agreement,
the
Corporations Act, the Listing Rules, any statute,
regulation or order of a court of competent
jurisdiction by ASIC, ASX or any court of competent
jurisdiction
or
any
governmental
or
semi-
governmental agency or authority;
(d)
(Takeovers Panel): the Takeovers Panel makes a
declaration that circumstances in relation to the
affairs
of
the
Company
are
unacceptable
circumstances under Pt. 6.10 of the Corporations Act,
which in CPS’ reasonable opinion has a material
adverse effect; or
(e)
(Termination Events): subject to in the reasonable
opinion of CPS reached in good faith, it has or is likely
to have, or those events together have, or could
reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse
effect or could give rise to a material liability of CPS
under the Corporations Act, upon the occurrence of
any of the following events:
(i)
(Hostilities): there is an outbreak of hostilities
or a material escalation of hostilities (whether
or not war has been declared) after the date
of the Second Underwriting Agreement
involving one or more of Egypt, Australia,
New Zealand, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, Iran,
Israel, the United Kingdom, the United States
of America, India, Pakistan, the People's
Republic of China, or any member of the
European
Union,
other
than
hostilities
involving Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Israel
or Lebanon, and CPS (on reasonable
grounds) that the outbreak or escalation is
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in paragraph (a) falling by the percentage contemplated by paragraph (a) ; (ii) ( Default ): default or breach by the Company under the Second Underwriting Agreement of any terms, condition, covenant or undertaking which is incapable of remedy or is not remedied by the date valid applications are required to be lodged; (iii) ( Adverse change ): an event occurs which gives rise to a Material Adverse Effect in relation to the Company's assets, liabilities, financial position, trading results, profits, forecasts, losses, prospects, business or operations of the Company; (iv) ( Event of Insolvency ): an event of insolvency occurs in respect of the Company; (v) ( Judgment against a Relevant Company ): a judgment in an amount exceeding $50,000 is obtained against the Company and is not set aside or satisfied within 7 days; (vi) ( Litigation ): litigation, arbitration, administrative or industrial proceedings are after the date of the Second Underwriting Agreement is commenced against the Company of a material nature; (vii) ( Board and senior management composition ): there is a change in the composition of the Board or a change in the senior management of the Company before the date of issue of the New Options without the prior written consent of the Underwriter (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); (viii) ( Force Majeure ): a force majeure affecting the Company's business or any obligation under the Second Underwriting Agreement lasting in excess of 7 days occurs; or (ix) (Market Conditions ): a suspension or material limitation in trading generally on ASX occurs or any material adverse change or disruption occurs in the existing financial markets, political or economic conditions of Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America or other international financial markets.

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APPOINTMENT OF PROXY

Voting 100% of your holding: Direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. If you do not mark a box your proxy may vote or abstain as they choose (to the extent permitted by law). If you mark more than one box on an item your vote will be invalid on that item.

Voting a portion of your holding: Indicate a portion of your voting rights by inserting the percentage or number of securities you wish to vote in the For, Against or Abstain box or boxes. The sum of the votes cast must not exceed your voting entitlement or 100%.

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Lodge your vote online at www.investorvote.com.au using your secure access information or use your mobile device to scan the personalised QR code.

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Control Number: 999999 SRN/HIN: I9999999999 PIN: 99999

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MR SAM SAMPLE FLAT 123 123 SAMPLE STREET THE SAMPLE HILL SAMPLE ESTATE SAMPLEVILLE VIC 3030

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Step 1

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XX

I/We being a member/s of Future Metals NL hereby appoint

the Chairman OR of the Meeting

PLEASE NOTE: Leave this box blank if you have selected the Chairman of the Meeting. Do not insert your own name(s).

or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit) at the General Meeting of Future Metals NL to be held at Level 5, 191 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA 6000 on Tuesday, 25 June 2024 at 10:30am (AWST) and at any adjournment or postponement of that meeting.

Chairman authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions: Where I/we have appointed the Chairman of the Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chairman becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chairman to exercise my/our proxy on Resolutions 2, 9, 10, 11 and 12 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention in step 2) even though Resolutions 2, 9, 10, 11 and 12 are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of key management personnel, which includes the Chairman. Important Note: If the Chairman of the Meeting is (or becomes) your proxy you can direct the Chairman to vote for or against or abstain from voting on Resolutions 2, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by marking the appropriate box in step 2.

Step 2 Items of Business

PLEASE NOTE: If you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority.

For
Against Abstain
For
Against Abstain
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Against Abstain
For
Against Abstain
For
Against Abstain
For
Against Abstain
For
Against Abstain
For
Against Abstain
10
Issue of Incentive
Performance Rights to
Director - John Carr
11
Issue of Incentive
Performance Rights to
Director - Sam Rodda
12
Issue of Incentive
Performance Rights to
Director - Justin Tremain
1
Approval to issue Underwriter
Options
2
Approval to issue Shares to
Jardee Kininmonth
3
Ratification of agreement to
issue Shares - Osprey
4
Ratification of prior issue of
Shares - Octava
5
Issue of New Options
6
Issue of New Options to
Related Party - Patrick Walta
7
Issue of New Options to
Related Party - John Carr
8
Issue of New Options to
Related Party - Sam Rodda
9
Issue of Incentive
Performance Rights to
Director - Patrick Walta

The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business. In exceptional circumstances, the Chairman of the Meeting may change his/her voting intention on any resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made.

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