IRIS METALS LIMITED — Share Issue/Capital Change 2023

Dec 19, 2023

IRIS METALS LIMITED ACN 646 787 135

PROSPECTUS

For the offers of up to:

• (a) 1,000 Shares in the capital of the Company at an issue price of $1.00 per Share to raise up to $1,000 (before expenses) ( Cleansing Offer ); and

• (b) 50,000 Shares in the capital of the Company at an issue price of $1.00 per Share to raise up to $50,000 (before expenses) ( Director Offer ),

(together, the Offers ).

This Prospectus has been prepared primarily for the purpose of section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act to remove any trading restrictions on the sale of Shares issued by the Company prior to the Closing Date.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

This document is important and should be read in its entirety. If after reading this Prospectus you have any questions about the Shares being offered under this Prospectus or any other matter, then you should consult your stockbroker, accountant or other professional adviser.

The Shares offered under this Prospectus should be considered speculative.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.	CORPORATE DIRECTORY .............................................................................................. 1
2.	TIMETABLE AND IMPORTANT NOTES ............................................................................ 2
3.	DETAILS OF THE OFFERS ................................................................................................ 4
4.	PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE OFFERS ......................................................................... 7
5.	RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES ATTACHING TO SHARES ........................................................ 9
6.	RISK FACTORS ............................................................................................................ 12
7.	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ...................................................................................... 21
8.	DIRECTORS’ AUTHORISATION .................................................................................... 30
9.	DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................... 31

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1. CORPORATE DIRECTORY

Directors

Share Registry*

Simon Lill Non-Executive Chair

Peter Marks Executive Director

Automic Pty Ltd 477 Collins Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000 Telephone: 1300 288 664

Christopher Connell Executive Director

ASX Code

Tal Paneth Non-Executive Director

IR1

Lawyers

Bruce Smith Non-Executive Director

Company Secretary

David Franks

Steinepreis Paganin Lawyers and Consultants Level 4, The Read Buildings 16 Milligan Street PERTH WA 6000

Registered Office

Auditor*

Level 6, 400 Collins Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000

William Buck Audit (Vic) Pty Ltd Level 20, 181 William Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000

Telephone: +61 2 8072 1400 Facsimile: +61 2 8072 1400

Email: admin@irismetals.com Website: www.irismetals.com

• These entities have not been involved in the preparation of this Prospectus and have not consented to being named in this Prospectus. Their names are included for information purposes only.

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2. TIMETABLE AND IMPORTANT NOTES

2.1 Timetable

Action	Date
Lodgement of Prospectus with the ASIC and ASX	20 December 2023
Opening Date	20 December 2023
Closing Date*	5:00pm AEST on 20 December 2023
General Meeting of Shareholders	14 February 2024
Issue of Shares under the Director Offer	14 February 2024

• The Directors reserve the right to bring forward or extend the Closing Date at any time after the Opening Date without notice. As such, the date the Shares are expected to commence trading on ASX may vary with any change in the Closing Date.

2.2 Important Notes

This Prospectus is dated 20 December 2023 and was lodged with the ASIC on that date. The ASIC, ASX and their respective officers take no responsibility for the contents of this Prospectus or the merits of the investment to which this Prospectus relates.

No Shares may be issued on the basis of this Prospectus later than 13 months after the date of this Prospectus.

The Offers are only available to those who are personally invited to accept the Offers. Applications for Shares offered pursuant to this Prospectus can only be submitted on an original Application Form which accompanies this Prospectus.

This Prospectus is a transaction specific prospectus for an offer of continuously quoted securities (as defined in the Corporations Act) and has been prepared in accordance with section 713 of the Corporations Act. It does not contain the same level of disclosure as an initial public offering prospectus. In making representations in this Prospectus regard has been had to the fact that the Company is a disclosing entity for the purposes of the Corporations Act and certain matters may reasonably be expected to be known to investors and professional advisers whom potential investors may consult.

2.3

Web Site – Electronic Prospectus

A copy of this Prospectus can be downloaded from the website of the Company at www.irismetals.com . If you are accessing the electronic version of this Prospectus for the purpose of making an investment in the Company, you must be an Australian resident and must only access this Prospectus from within Australia.

The Corporations Act prohibits any person passing onto another person an Application Form unless it is attached to a hard copy of this Prospectus or it accompanies the complete and unaltered version of this Prospectus. Any person may obtain a hard copy of this Prospectus free of charge by contacting the Company.

The Company reserves the right not to accept an Application Form from a person if it has reason to believe that when that person was given access to the electronic Application Form, it was not provided together with the electronic Prospectus and

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any relevant supplementary or replacement prospectus or any of those documents were incomplete or altered.

2.4 Risk Factors

Potential investors should be aware that subscribing for Shares in the Company involves a number of risks. The key risk factors of which investors should be aware are set out in Section 6 of this Prospectus. These risks together with other general risks applicable to all investments in listed securities not specifically referred to, may affect the value of the Shares in the future. Accordingly, an investment in the Company should be considered highly speculative. Investors should consider consulting their professional advisers before deciding whether to apply for Shares pursuant to this Prospectus.

2.5 Overseas Investors

The distribution of this Prospectus in jurisdictions outside Australia may be restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession this document comes should seek advice on and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions constitutes a violation of those laws. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer of Shares in any jurisdiction where, or to any person to whom, it would be unlawful to issue in this Prospectus.

2.6 Disclaimer

No person is authorised to give any information or to make any representation in connection with the Offers described in this Prospectus which is not contained in this Prospectus. Any information not so contained may not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Company or any other person in connection with the Offers. You should rely only on information in this Prospectus.

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3. DETAILS OF THE OFFERS

3.1 Cleansing Offer

Under this Prospectus, the Company invites investors identified by the Directors to apply for up to 1,000 Shares at an issue price of $1.00 per Share to raise up to $1,000 (before expenses).

The Cleansing Offer will only be extended to specific parties on invitation from the Directors. Application Forms will only be provided by the Company to these parties.

All of the Shares offered under the Cleansing Offer will rank equally with Shares on issue at the date of this Prospectus.

3.2

Director Offer

This Prospectus also includes an offer of up to 50,000 Shares to the Company’s Non-Executive Chair, Simon Lill ( Eligible Director ), at an issue price of $1.00 per Share to raise up to $50,000.

Shareholder approval for the Shares pursuant to the Director Offer will be sought under ASX Listing Rule 10.11 at the Company’s upcoming general meeting to be held in mid to late February 2024 ( Meeting ).

Only the Eligible Director (or his nominee) may accept the Director Offer, by using the relevant Application Form in relation to the Director Offer.

All of the Shares offered under the Director Offer will rank equally with Shares on issue at the date of this Prospectus.

3.3

Objective

The Company is seeking to raise only a nominal amount under this Prospectus and, accordingly, the purpose of this Prospectus is not to raise capital.

The primary purpose of this Prospectus is to remove any trading restrictions that may have attached to Shares issued by the Company prior to the Closing Date.

Relevantly, section 708A(11) of the Corporations Act provides that a sale offer does not need disclosure to investors if:

• (a) the relevant securities are in a class of securities that are quoted securities of the body; and

• (b) either:

• (i) a prospectus is lodged with the ASIC on or after the day on which the relevant securities were issued but before the day on which the sale offer is made; or

• (ii) a prospectus is lodged with ASIC before the day on which the relevant securities are issued and offers of securities that have been made under the prospectus are still open for acceptance on the day on which the relevant securities were issued; and

(c) the prospectus is for an offer of securities issued by the body that are in the same class of securities as the relevant securities.

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3.4 Application for Shares

Applications for Shares must be made by investors and the Eligible Director at the direction of the Company and must be made using the Application Form accompanying this Prospectus.

Payment for the Shares must be made in full at the issue price of $1.00 per Share.

Completed Application Forms and accompanying cheques must be mailed or delivered to the Company as follows:

Delivery by hand	Delivery by post
Level 6 400 Collins Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000	Level 6 400 Collins Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000

3.5 Minimum subscription

There is no minimum subscription.

3.6

Issue of Shares

Issue of Shares under the Offers will take place as soon as practicable after the Closing Date. Application moneys will be held in a separate subscription account until the Shares are issued. This account will be established and kept by the Company in trust for each Applicant. Any interest earned on the application moneys will be for the benefit of the Company and will be retained by the Company irrespective of whether any Shares are issued and each Applicant waives the right to claim any interest.

The Directors will determine the recipients of all the Shares. The Directors reserve the right to reject any application or to allocate any Applicant fewer Shares than the number applied for.

Where the number of Shares issued is less than the number applied for, the surplus moneys will be returned by cheque as soon as practicable after the Closing Date. Where no issue of Shares is made, the amount tendered on application will be returned in full by cheque as soon as practicable after the Closing Date. Interest will not be paid on moneys refunded.

3.7

ASX listing

Application for Official Quotation of the Shares offered pursuant to this Prospectus will be made within 7 days of the date of this Prospectus. If ASX does not grant Official Quotation of the Shares offered pursuant to this Prospectus before the expiration of 3 months after the date of issue of the Prospectus, (or such period as varied by the ASIC), the Company will not issue any Shares and will repay all application moneys for the Shares within the time prescribed under the Corporations Act, without interest.

The fact that ASX may grant Official Quotation to the Shares is not to be taken in any way as an indication of the merits of the Company or the Shares now offered for subscription.

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3.8 Restrictions on the distribution of the Prospectus

The distribution of this Prospectus outside the Commonwealth of Australia may be restricted by law.

These Offers do not, and are not intended to, constitute an offer in any place or jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, it would not be lawful to make such an offer or to issue this Prospectus.

Residents of countries outside Australia should consult their professional advisers as to whether any government or other consents are required, or whether any formalities need to be observed should they wish to make an application to take up Shares on the basis of this Prospectus. The return of a duly completed Application Form will be taken to constitute a representation and warranty that there has been no breach of such laws and that all approvals and consents have been obtained.

3.9

Enquiries

Any questions concerning the Offers should be directed to the Company Secretary on +61 2 8072 1400.

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4. PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE OFFERS

4.1 Purpose of the Offers

The primary purpose of this Prospectus is to remove any trading restrictions that may have attached to Shares issued by the Company prior to the Closing Date (including prior to the date of this Prospectus). Specifically, the issue of 7,500,000 Shares at issue price of $1.00 per Share pursuant to a placement announced on 12 December 2023 ( Placement Shares ).

All of the funds raised from the Offers will be applied towards the expenses of the Offers. Refer to Section 7.9 of this Prospectus for further details relating to the estimated expenses of the Offers.

4.2 Effect of the Offers on capital structure

The effect of the Offers on the Company’s capital structure is set out below.

Shares1	Number
Shares currently on issue	131,484,982
Shares offered under the Cleansing Offer1	1,000
Shares offered under the Director Offer1	50,000
Total Shares on issue on completion of the Offers1,2	131,535,982

Notes:

1. The rights and liabilities attaching to the Shares are summarised in Section 5 of this Prospectus. The Company does not intend to issue any of the Shares under the Offers.

2. The Company intends to issue the 7,500,000 Placement Shares under the Placement during the Offer Period, bringing the total Shares on issue to 138,984,982 (before Shares offered under the Prospectus).

Options	Number
Options currently on issue1	42,093,741
Options offered under the Offers	Nil
Total Options on issue on completion of the Offers	42,093,741

Notes:

1. Comprising:

2. (a) 750,000 Options (IR1AJ) exercisable at $1.50 each on or before 31 January 2025;

3. (b) 500,000 Options (IR1AK) exercisable at $1.20 each on or before 31 January 2026;

4. (c) 3,200,000 Options (IR1AD) exercisable at $0.30 each on or before 15 September 2024;

5. (d) 500,000 Options (IR1AE) exercisable at $0.30 each on or before 15 October 2024;

6. (e) 17,600,000 Options (IR1AH and IR1AR) exercisable at $0.40 each on or before 31 July 2025;

7. (f) 7,500,000 Zero Exercise Price Options (IR1AI) expiring 15 September 2024 and 31 July 2025;

8. (g) 8,643,741Options (IR1AQ and IR1AO) exercisable at $1.50 each on or before 14 June 2025;2,500,000 Options (IR1AP) exercisable at $1.50 each on or before 14 June 2026;

9. (h) 300,000 Options (IR1AS) exercisable at $1.50 each on or before 10 July 2026; (i) 300,000 Options (IR1AT) exercisable at $2.00 each on or before 10 July 2026; and

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(j) 300,000 Options (IR1AU) exercisable at $2.50 each on or before 10 July 2027.

Performance Rights	Number
Performance Rights currently on issue	12,000,000
Performance Rights offered under the Offers	Nil
Total Performance Rights on issue on completion of the Offers	12,000,000

4.3 Financial effect of the Offers

The Offers will have an effect on the Company’s financial position, being receipt of funds of $51,000 less costs of preparing the Prospectus of approximately $8,206.

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5. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES ATTACHING TO SHARES

The following is a summary of the more significant rights and liabilities attaching to Shares being offered pursuant to this Prospectus. This summary is not exhaustive and does not constitute a definitive statement of the rights and liabilities of Shareholders. To obtain such a statement, persons should seek independent legal advice.

Full details of the rights and liabilities attaching to Shares are set out in the Constitution, a copy of which is available for inspection at the Company’s registered office during normal business hours.

5.1

General meetings

Shareholders are entitled to be present in person, or by proxy, attorney or representative to attend and vote at general meetings of the Company.

Shareholders may requisition meetings in accordance with section 249D of the Corporations Act and the Constitution of the Company.

5.2

Voting rights

Subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any class or classes of shares, at general meetings of shareholders or classes of shareholders:

• (a) each Shareholder entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy, attorney or representative;

• (b) on a show of hands, every person present who is a Shareholder or a proxy, attorney or representative of a Shareholder has one vote; and

• (c) on a poll, every person present who is a Shareholder or a proxy, attorney or representative of a Shareholder shall, in respect of each fully paid Share held by him, or in respect of which he is appointed a proxy, attorney or representative, have one vote for each Share held, but in respect of partly paid shares shall have such number of votes as bears the same proportion to the total of such Shares registered in the Shareholder’s name as the amount paid (not credited) bears to the total amounts paid and payable (excluding amounts credited).

5.3

Dividend rights

Subject to the rights of any preference Shareholders and to the rights of the holders of any shares created or raised under any special arrangement as to dividend, the Directors may from time to time declare a dividend to be paid to the Shareholders entitled to the dividend which shall be payable on all Shares according to the proportion that the amount paid (not credited) is of the total amounts paid and payable (excluding amounts credited) in respect of such Shares.

The Directors may from time to time pay to the Shareholders any interim dividends as they may determine. No dividend shall carry interest as against the Company. The Directors may set aside out of the profits of the Company any amounts that they may determine as reserves, to be applied at the discretion of the Directors, for any purpose for which the profits of the Company may be properly applied.

Subject to the ASX Listing Rules and the Corporations Act, the Company may, by resolution of the Directors, implement a dividend reinvestment plan on such terms

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and conditions as the Directors think fit and which provides for any dividend which the Directors may declare from time to time payable on Shares which are participating Shares in the dividend reinvestment plan, less any amount which the Company shall either pursuant to the Constitution or any law be entitled or obliged to retain, be applied by the Company to the payment of the subscription price of Shares.

5.4

Winding-up

If the Company is wound up, the liquidator may, with the authority of a special resolution, divide among the Shareholders in kind the whole or any part of the property of the Company, and may for that purpose set such value as he considers fair upon any property to be so divided, and may determine how the division is to be carried out as between the Shareholders or different classes of Shareholders.

The liquidator may, with the authority of a special resolution, vest the whole or any part of any such property in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the contributories as the liquidator thinks fit, but so that no Shareholder is compelled to accept any shares or other securities in respect of which there is any liability.

5.5 Shareholder liability

As the Shares issued will be fully paid shares, they will not be subject to any calls for money by the Directors and will therefore not become liable for forfeiture.

5.6 Transfer of shares

Generally, shares in the Company are freely transferable, subject to formal requirements, the registration of the transfer not resulting in a contravention of or failure to observe the provisions of a law of Australia and the transfer not being in breach of the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules.

5.7 Future increase in capital

The issue of any new Shares is under the control of the Directors of the Company. Subject to restrictions on the issue or grant of Securities contained in the ASX Listing Rules, the Constitution and the Corporations Act (and without affecting any special right previously conferred on the holder of an existing share or class of shares), the Directors may issue Shares as they shall, in their absolute discretion, determine.

5.8

Variation of rights

Under section 246B of the Corporations Act, the Company may, with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a meeting of Shareholders vary or abrogate the rights attaching to shares.

If at any time the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class), whether or not the Company is being wound up, may be varied or abrogated with the consent in writing of the holders of three quarters of the issued shares of that class, or if authorised by a special resolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders of the shares of that class.

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5.9 Alteration of constitution

In accordance with the Corporations Act, the Constitution can only be amended by a special resolution passed by at least three quarters of Shareholders present and voting at the general meeting. In addition, at least 28 days written notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution must be given.

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6. RISK FACTORS

6.1 Introduction

The Shares offered under this Prospectus are considered highly speculative. An investment in the Company is not risk free and the Directors strongly recommend potential investors to consider the risk factors described below, together with information contained elsewhere in this Prospectus and to consult their professional advisers before deciding whether to apply for Shares pursuant to this Prospectus.

There are specific risks which relate directly to the Company’s business. In addition, there are other general risks, many of which are largely beyond the control of the Company and the Directors. The risks identified in this Section, or other risk factors, may have a material impact on the financial performance of the Company and the market price of the Shares.

The following is not intended to be an exhaustive list of the risk factors to which the Company is exposed.

6.2 Company specific

Risk Category	Risk
Tenure and Renewal	Mining and exploration claims and licences are subject to periodic renewal. There is no guarantee that current or future claims or licences or future applications for production claims or licences will be approved. The mineral claims and licences are subject to the applicable mining acts and regulations in the United States, South Dakota and Western Australia. Renewal conditions may include increased expenditure and work commitments or compulsory relinquishment of areas of the claims and licences comprising the Company’s projects. The imposition of new conditions or the inability to meet those conditions may adversely affect the operations, financial position and/or performance of the Company.
Rights of Indigenous and First Nations Peoples	In relation to the claims which the Company has an interest in or will in the future acquire such an interest, there may be areas over which certain native title, heritage or cultural rights exist. If rights do exist, the ability of the Company to gain access to the claims (through obtaining consent of any relevant landowner) or to progress from the exploration phase to the development and mining phases of operations may be adversely affected. It is noted that unpatented claims may be located in a part of South Dakota where Native Americans have historically lived and travelled. There are state and federal US laws that protect ancient artifacts and Native American remains. Discovery of such artifacts or remains triggers reporting requirements together with time for officials to assess, protect and remove such artifacts and remains. Care should be taken to comply with legal reportingand damage-avoidance obligations required

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Risk Category	Risk
	by law. The National Historic Preservation Act also requires consultation with interested Native American Tribes be conducted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) prior to approving any major federal action or authorisation. This may result in the BLM imposing certain monitoring and/or cultural resource mitigation within the project areas. The Directors will closely monitor the potential effect of native and heritage/cultural matters involving claims in which the Company has or may have an interest.
Climate Risk	There are a number of climate-related factors that may affect the operations and proposed activities of the Company. The climate change risks particularly attributable to the Company include: (a) the emergence of new or expanded regulations associated with the transitioning to a lower- carbon economy and market changes related to climate change mitigation. The Company may be impacted by changes to local or international compliance regulations related to climate change mitigation efforts, or by specific taxation or penalties for carbon emissions or environmental damage. These examples sit amongst an array of possible restraints on industry that may further impact the Company and its profitability. While the Company will endeavour to manage these risks and limit any consequential impacts, there can be no guarantee that the Company will not be impacted by these occurrences; and (b) climate change may cause certain physical and environmental risks that cannot be predicted by the Company, including events such as increased severity of weather patterns and incidence of extreme weather events and longer-term physical risks such as shifting climate patterns. All these risks associated with climate change may significantly change the industry in which the Company operates.
Global Conflicts	The current evolving conflict between Ukraine and Russia and Israel and Palestine (Ukraine and Gaza Conflicts) is impacting global economic markets. The nature and extent of the effect of the Ukraine and Gaza Conflicts on the performance of the Company remains unknown. The Company’s Share price may be adversely affected in the short to medium term by the economic uncertainty caused by the Ukraine and Gaza Conflicts. The Directors are continuing to closely monitor the potential secondary and tertiary macroeconomic impacts of the unfolding events, including the changing pricing of commodity and energy markets and the potential of cyber activity impacting governments and businesses. Further,any governmental or industry

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Risk Category	Risk
	measures taken in response to the Ukraine and Gaza Conflicts, including limitations on travel and changes to import/export restrictions and arrangements involving the relevant countries may adversely impact the Company’s operations and are likely to be beyond the control of the Company. The Company is monitoring the situation closely and considers the impact of the Ukraine and Gaza Conflicts on the Company’s business and financial performance to, at this stage, be limited. However, the situation is continually evolving, and the consequences are therefore inevitably uncertain.
Foreign Jurisdiction Risk – United States Government Regulation	The Company’s operating activities will be subject to laws and regulations governing exploration of property, health and worker safety, employment standards, waste disposal, protection of the environment, land and water use, prospecting, taxes, labour standards, occupational health standards, toxic wastes, the protection of endangered and protected species and other matters. While the Company understands that it is in substantial compliance with all material current laws and regulations affecting its activities, future changes in applicable laws, regulations, agreements or changes in their enforcement or regulatory interpretation could result in changes in legal requirements or in the terms of existing permits and agreements applicable to the Company or its properties, which could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s current operations or planned development projects. Where required, obtaining necessary permits and licences can be a complex, time consuming process and the Company cannot be sure whether any necessary permits will be obtainable on acceptable terms, in a timely manner or at all. The costs and delays associated with obtaining necessary permits and complying with these permits and applicable laws and regulations could stop or materially delay or restrict the Company from proceeding with any future exploration or development of its properties. Any failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations or permits, even if inadvertent, could result in interruption or closure of exploration, development or other activities and could result in material fines, penalties or other liabilities. Adverse changes in US government policies or legislation may affect ownership of mineral interests, taxation, royalties, land access, labour relations, and mining and exploration activities of the Company. It is possible that the current system of exploration and mine permitting in the US may change, resulting in impairment of rights and possibly expropriation of the Company’s properties without adequate compensation.

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6.3 Industry specific

Risk Category	Risk
Exploration Costs	By their nature, estimates and assumptions regarding exploration costs are subject to significant uncertainty, and accordingly, the actual costs may materially differ from the estimates and assumptions. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the cost estimates and the underlying assumptions will be realised in practice, which may materially and adversely impact the Company’s viability.
Resource and Reserves and Exploration Targets	The Company has identified a number of exploration targets based on geological interpretations and limited geophysical data, geochemical sampling and historical drilling. Insufficient data however, exists to provide certainty over the extent of the mineralisation. Whilst the Company intends to undertake additional exploratory work with the aim of defining a resource, no assurances can be given that additional exploration will result in the determination of a resource on any of the exploration targets identified. Even if a resource is identified no assurance can be provided that this can be economically extracted. Reserve and resource estimates are expressions of judgement based on knowledge, experience and industry practice. Estimates which were valid when initially calculated may alter significantly when new information or techniques become available. In addition, by their very nature resource and reserve estimates are imprecise and depend to some extent on interpretations which may prove to be inaccurate.
Grant of future authorisations to explore and mine	If the Company discovers an economically viable mineral deposit that it then intends to develop, it will, among other things, require various approvals, licences and permits before it will be able to mine the deposit. There is no guarantee that the Company will be able to obtain all required approvals, licenses and permits. To the extent that required authorisations are not obtained or are delayed, the Company’s operational and financial performance may be materially adversely affected.
Mine Development	Possible future development of mining operations at the Company’s projects is dependent on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the acquisition and/or delineation of economically recoverable mineralisation, favourable geological conditions, receiving the necessary approvals from all relevant authorities and parties, seasonal weather patterns, unanticipated technical and operational difficulties encountered in extraction and production activities, mechanical failure of operating plant and equipment, shortages or increases in the price of consumables, spareparts andplant and equipment,cost overruns,

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	Risk Category	Risk
		access to the required level of funding and contracting risk from third parties providing essential services. If the Company commences production on one of its projects, its operations may be disrupted by a variety of risks and hazards which are beyond the control of the Company. No assurance can be given that the Company will achieve commercial viability through the development of the projects. The risks associated with the development of a mine will be considered in full should the projects reach that stage and will be managed with ongoing consideration of stakeholder interests.
	Environmental	The operations and proposed activities of the Company are subject to the relevant local laws and regulations concerning the environment. As with most exploration projects and mining operations, the Company’s activities are expected to have an impact on the environment, particularly if advanced exploration or mine development proceeds. It is the Company’s intention to conduct its activities to the highest standard of environmental obligation, including compliance with all environmental laws. Mining operations have inherent risks and liabilities associated with safety and damage to the environment and the disposal of waste products occurring as a result of mineral exploration and production. The occurrence of any such safety or environmental incident could delay production or increase production costs. Events, such as unpredictable rainfall or bushfires may impact on the Company’s ongoing compliance with environmental legislation, regulations and licences. Significant liabilities could be imposed on the Company for damages, clean up costs or penalties in the event of certain discharges into the environment, environmental damage caused by previous operations or non-compliance with environmental laws or regulations. The disposal of mining and process waste and mine water discharge are under constant legislative scrutiny and regulation. There is a risk that environmental laws and regulations become more onerous making the Company’s operations more expensive. Approvals are required for land clearing and for ground disturbing activities. Delays in obtaining such approvals can result in the delay to anticipated exploration programmes or mining activities.
	Regulatory Compliance	Regulatory Risks The Company’s operating activities are subject to extensive laws and regulations relating to numerous matters including resource licence consent, environmental compliance and rehabilitation, taxation, employee relations, health and worker safety, waste disposal, protection of the environment, native title and heritage matters, protection of endangered and

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Risk Category

Risk

protected species and other matters. The Company requires permits from regulatory authorities to authorise the Company’s operations. These permits relate to exploration, development, production and rehabilitation activities. While the Company believes that it is in substantial compliance with all material current laws and regulations, agreements or changes in their enforcement or regulatory interpretation could result in changes in legal requirements or in the terms of existing permits and agreements applicable to the Company or its properties, which could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s current operations or planned development projects. Obtaining necessary permits can be a time-consuming process and there is a risk that Company will not obtain these permits on acceptable terms, in a timely manner or at all. The costs and delays associated with obtaining necessary permits and complying with these permits and applicable laws and regulations could materially delay or restrict the Company from proceeding with the development of a project or the operation or development of a mine. Any failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations or permits, even if inadvertent, could result in material fines, penalties or other liabilities. In extreme cases, failure could result in suspension of the Company’s activities or forfeiture of one or more of the claims.

6.4 General risks

Risk Category

Risk

Reliance on Key Personnel

The responsibility of overseeing the day-to-day operations and the strategic management of the Company depends substantially on its senior management and its key personnel. There can be no assurance given that there will be no detrimental impact on the Company if one or more of these employees cease their employment. The Company’s future depends, in part, on its ability to attract and retain key personnel. It may not be able to hire and retain such personnel at compensation levels consistent with its existing compensation and salary structure. Its future also depends on the continued contributions of its executive management team and other key management and technical personnel, the loss of whose services would be difficult to replace. In addition, the inability to continue to attract appropriately qualified personnel could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business.

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Risk Category	Risk
Economic	General economic conditions, introduction of tax reform, new legislation, movements in interest and inflation rates and currency exchange rates may have an adverse effect on the Company, as well as on its ability to fund its operations. If activities cannot be funded, there is a risk that the Company’s projects may have to be surrendered or not renewed. General economic conditions may also affect the value of the Company and its valuation regardless of its actual performance.
Competition Risk	The industry in which the Company will be involved is subject to domestic and global competition. Although the Company will undertake all reasonable due diligence in its business decisions and operations, the Company will have no influence or control over the activities or actions of its competitors, which activities or actions may, positively or negatively, affect the operating and financial performance of the Company’s projects and business.
Market Conditions	Share market conditions may affect the value of the Company’s Shares regardless of the Company’s operating performance. Share market conditions are affected by many factors such as: (a) general economic outlook; (b) introduction of tax reform or other new legislation; (c) interest rates and inflation rates; (d) changes in investor sentiment toward particular market sectors; (e) the demand for, and supply of, capital; and (f) terrorism or other hostilities. The market price of Shares can fall as well as rise and may be subject to varied and unpredictable influences on the market for equities in general and resource exploration stocks in particular. Neither the Company nor the Directors warrant the future performance of the Company or any return on an investment in the Company. Applicants should be aware that there are risks associated with any securities investment. Securities listed on the stock market, and in particular securities of exploration companies experience extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated to the operating performance of such companies. These factors may materially affect the market price of the shares regardless of the Company’s performance. Further, after the end of the relevant escrow periods affecting Shares in the Company, a significant sale of then tradeable Shares (or the market perception that such a sale might occur) could have an adverse effect on the Company’s Share price.

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Risk Category	Risk
Commodity Price Volatility and Exchange Rate Risks	The Company’s operating results, economic and financial prospects and other factors will affect the trading price of the Shares. In addition, the price of Shares is subject to varied and often unpredictable influences on the market for equities, including, but not limited to, general economic conditions including the performance of the Australian dollar on world markets, inflation rates, foreign exchange rates and interest rates, variations in the general market for listed stocks in general, changes to government policy, legislation or regulation, industrial disputes, general operational and business risks and hedging or arbitrage trading activity that may develop involving the Shares. In particular, the share prices for many companies have been and may in the future be highly volatile, which in many cases may reflect a diverse range of non- company specific influences such as global hostilities and tensions relating to certain unstable regions of the world, acts of terrorism and the general state of the global economy. No assurances can be made that the Company’s market performance will not be adversely affected by any such market fluctuations or factors.
Government Policy Changes	Adverse changes in government policies or legislation may affect ownership of mineral interests, taxation, royalties, land access, labour relations, and mining and exploration activities of the Company. It is possible that the current system of exploration and mine permitting in Western Australia or South Dakota may change, resulting in impairment of rights and possibly expropriation of the Company’s properties without adequate compensation.
Insurance	The Company intends to insure its operations in accordance with industry practice. However, in certain circumstances the Company’s insurance may not be of a nature or level to provide adequate insurance cover. The occurrence of an event that is not covered or fully covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition and results of the Company. Insurance of all risks associated with is the Company’s business may not always available and where available the costs can be prohibitive.
Force Majeure	The Company’s projects now or in the future may be adversely affected by risks outside the control of the Company including labour unrest, civil disorder, war, subversive activities or sabotage, fires, floods, explosions or other catastrophes, epidemics or quarantine restrictions.
Taxation	The acquisition and disposal of Shares will have tax consequences, which will differ depending on the individual financial affairs of each investor. All potential investors in the Companyare urged to obtain

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Risk Category	Risk
	independent financial advice about the consequences of acquiring Shares from a taxation viewpoint and generally. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company, its officers and each of their respective advisors accept no liability and responsibility with respect to the taxation consequences of subscribing for Shares under this Prospectus.
Litigation Risks	The Company is exposed to possible litigation risks including native title claims, tenure disputes, environmental claims, occupational health and safety claims and employee claims. Further, the Company may be involved in disputes with other parties in the future which may result in litigation. Any such claim or dispute if proven, may impact adversely on the Company’s operations, reputation, financial performance and financial position. The Company is not currently engaged in any litigation.

6.5 Speculative investment

The above list of risk factors ought not to be taken as exhaustive of the risks faced by the Company or by investors in the Company. The above factors, and others not specifically referred to above, may in the future materially affect the financial performance of the Company and the value of the Shares offered under this Prospectus.

Therefore, the Shares to be issued pursuant to this Prospectus carry no guarantee with respect to the payment of dividends, returns of capital or the market value of those Shares.

Potential investors should consider that the investment in the Company is speculative and should consult their professional advisers before deciding whether to apply for Shares pursuant to this Prospectus.

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7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

7.1 Litigation

As at the date of this Prospectus, the Company is not involved in any legal proceedings and the Directors are not aware of any legal proceedings pending or threatened against the Company.

7.2

Continuous disclosure obligations

The Company is a “disclosing entity” (as defined in section 111AC of the Corporations Act) for the purposes of section 713 of the Corporations Act and, as such, is subject to regular reporting and disclosure obligations. Specifically, like all listed companies, the Company is required to continuously disclose any information it has to the market which a reasonable person would expect to have a material effect on the price or the value of the Company’s securities.

This Prospectus is a “transaction specific prospectus”. In general terms a “transaction specific prospectus” is only required to contain information in relation to the effect of the issue of securities on the Company and the rights attaching to the securities. It is not necessary to include general information in relation to all of the assets and liabilities, financial position, profits and losses or prospects of the issuing company.

This Prospectus is intended to be read in conjunction with the publicly available information in relation to the Company which has been notified to ASX and does not include all of the information that would be included in a prospectus for an initial public offering of securities in an entity that is not already listed on a stock exchange. Investors should therefore have regard to the other publicly available information in relation to the Company before making a decision whether or not to invest.

Having taken such precautions and having made such enquires as are reasonable, the Company believes that it has complied with the general and specific requirements of ASX as applicable from time to time throughout the 3 months before the issue of this Prospectus which required the Company to notify ASX of information about specified events or matters as they arise for the purpose of ASX making that information available to the stock market conducted by ASX.

Information that is already in the public domain has not been reported in this Prospectus other than that which is considered necessary to make this Prospectus complete.

The Company, as a disclosing entity under the Corporations Act states that:

• (a) it is subject to regular reporting and disclosure obligations;

• (b) copies of documents lodged with the ASIC in relation to the Company (not being documents referred to in section 1274(2)(a) of the Corporations Act) may be obtained from, or inspected at, the offices of the ASIC; and

• (c) it will provide a copy of each of the following documents, free of charge, to any person on request between the date of issue of this Prospectus and the Closing Date:

• (i) the annual financial report most recently lodged by the Company with the ASIC;

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• (ii) any half-year financial report lodged by the Company with the ASIC after the lodgement of the annual financial report referred to in (i) and before the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC; and

• (iii) any continuous disclosure documents given by the Company to ASX in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules as referred to in section 674(1) of the Corporations Act after the lodgement of the annual financial report referred to in (i) and before the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC.

Copies of all documents lodged with the ASIC in relation to the Company can be inspected at the registered office of the Company or an ASIC office during normal office hours.

Details of documents lodged with ASX since the date of lodgement of the Company’s latest annual financial report and before the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC are set out in the table below :

Date	Description of Announcement
18 December 2023	Update - Proposed issue of securities - IR1
15 December 2023	Proposed issue of securities - IR1
15 December 2023	Proposed issue of securities - IR1
13 December 2023	Half Year Accounts
12 December 2023	A$7.5m Placement to Accelerate Lithium Development in USA
8 December 2023	Trading Halt
6 December 2023	Application for quotation of securities - IR1
28 November 2023	Lithium Results Continue to Grow the Beecher Discovery
31 October 2023	Quarterly Activities and Cash Flow Report
30 October 2023	Black Diamond-Drilling Intersects continuous 93.5m pegmatite
26 October 2023	Application for quotation of securities - IR1
26 October 2023	Trading Halt
11 October 2023	Application for quotation of securities - IR1
9 October 2023	78m @ 1.03% from 19m Confirms Major Lithium Discovery
5 October 2023	Application for quotation of securities - IR1
3 October 2023	Diamond Drilling to Commence at the Beecher Project
2 October 2023	Response to ASX Query Letter
26 September 2023	Change of Director's Interest Notice - SL
26 September 2023	Change of Director's Interest Notice - PM
26 September 2023	Change of Director's Interest Notice - CC
26 September 2023	Change of Director's Interest Notice - TP

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Date	Description of Announcement
25 September 2023	Application for quotation of securities - IR1
22 September 2023	Application for quotation of securities - IR1
19 September 2023	Application for quotation of securities - IR1
19 September 2023	Proposed issue of securities - IR1
19 September 2023	Prospectus
13 September 2023	Release of Securities from Escrow
13 September 2023	2nd Phase RC Drilling Program Completed at Beecher Project
8 September 2023	Application for quotation of securities - IR1
1 September 2023	Application for quotation of securities - IR1
1 September 2023	Application for quotation of securities - IR1
1 September 2023	Notification regarding unquoted securities - IR1
30 August 2023	Results of Annual General Meeting
30 August 2023	Annual General Meeting Presentation
25 August 2023	Application for quotation of securities - IR1
23 August 2023	RC Drilling Has Recommenced At The Beecher Project
16 August 2023	Application for quotation of securities - IR1
16 August 2023	Proposed issue of securities - IR1
16 August 2023	Prospectus
11 August 2023	Clarification Regarding Royalty at Beecher Project
9 August 2023	Multiple Wide, High-Grade and Shallow Lithium Intersections
7 August 2023	Trading Halt
2 August 2023	Completion of maiden RC drilling program at Beecher
31 July 2023	Quarterly Activities and Cash Flow Report
31 July 2023	2023 Annual General Meeting Notice of Meeting and Proxy
31 July 2023	2023 Annual General Meeting Letter to Shareholders and Proxy
11 July 2023	Outstanding Surface Results 44.13m at 1.02% Lithium
10 July 2023	Notification regarding unquoted securities - IR1
10 July 2023	Trading Halt
10 July 2023	Trading Pause
30 June 2023	Securities to be Released from Voluntary Escrow
30 June 2023	Appendix 4G and Corporate Governance Statement

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ASX maintains files containing publicly available information for all listed companies. The Company’s file is available for inspection at ASX during normal office hours.

The announcements are also available through the Company’s website: https://irismetals.com/investors/asx-reports/ .

7.3

Excluded Information

As noted in the Company’s re-compliance prospectus, the Company is continuing to pursue other acquisitions and partnerships that have a strategic fit for the Company and that have the potential to deliver growth for Shareholders, including investment in other companies, acquisition of complementary or new projects within the broader mineral space, and/or joint venture opportunities on new or existing projects.

The Company is currently in early negotiations for additional acquisitions that are complementary to the South Dakota Project. As at the date of this Prospectus, there is no executed agreement in respect of any transaction and negotiations between the parties remain incomplete. Further updates on any acquisitions will be provided in due course, as and when terms for any proposal materialise.

Additionally, as announced on 12 December 2023, assay results from ongoing drilling at the Beecher Project are anticipated to be returned from the laboratory in the coming weeks, with progressive assays from the diamond drilling to be returned in the new year.

7.4

Market price of Shares

The Company is a disclosing entity for the purposes of the Corporations Act and its Shares are enhanced disclosure securities quoted on ASX.

The highest, lowest and last market sale prices of the Shares on ASX during the three months immediately preceding the date of lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC and the most recent dates of those sales were:

	Price	Date
Highest	$2.2	26 September 2023
Lowest	$0.945	13 December 2023
Last	$1.00	19 December 2023

7.5 Details of substantial holders

Based on publicly available information and the Company’s records as at the date of this Prospectus, those persons which (together with their associates) have a relevant interest in 5% or more of the Shares on issue are set out below:

Shareholder	Shares	%
Tal Paneth	30,000,000	22.82%
Cody Schad	8,725,000	6.64%
NASDAQ Securities Australia Pty Ltd and associated parties	8,000,000	6.08%
Boris Liberman	6,846,100	5.21%

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7.6 Directors’ Interests

Other than as set out below or elsewhere in this Prospectus, no Director nor any firm in which such a Director is a partner, has or had within 2 years before the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC, any interest in:

• (a) the formation or promotion of the Company;

• (b) property acquired or proposed to be acquired by the Company in connection with its formation or promotion or the Offers pursuant to this Prospectus; or

• (c) the Offers,

and no amounts have been paid or agreed to be paid (in cash or Shares or otherwise) to any Director or to any firm in which any such Director is a partner or director, either to induce them to become, or to qualify them as, a Director or otherwise for services rendered by them or by the firm in connection with the formation or promotion of the Company or the Offers.

Security holdings

The relevant interest of each of the Directors in the securities of the Company (securities held directly and indirectly) as at the date of this Prospectus is set out in the table below.

Director	Shares	Options	Performance Rights
Tal Paneth	30,000,000	Nil	Nil
Simon Lill	4,250,0001	Nil	1,500,000
Peter Marks	2,500,000	2,000,000	3,500,000
Christopher Connell	250,000	6,250,000	5,000,000
Bruce Smith	155,000	Nil	1,000,000

Notes:

1. The Company proposes to seek Shareholder approval at the upcoming Meeting for the issue of up to 50,000 Shares to Mr Lill under the Director Offer.

Remuneration

The remuneration of an executive Director is decided by the Board, without the affected executive Director participating in that decision-making process. The total maximum remuneration of non-executive Directors is initially set by the Constitution and subsequent variation is by ordinary resolution of Shareholders in general meeting in accordance with the Constitution, the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules, as applicable. The determination of non-executive Directors’ remuneration within that maximum will be made by the Board having regard to the inputs and value to the Company of the respective contributions by each non-executive Director. The current amount has been set at an amount not to exceed $600,000 per annum.

A Director may be paid fees or other amounts (ie non-cash performance incentives such as Options, subject to any necessary Shareholder approval) as the other Directors determine where a Director performs special duties or otherwise performs services outside the scope of the ordinary duties of a Director. In

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addition, Directors are also entitled to be paid reasonable travelling, hotel and other expenses incurred by them respectively in or about the performance of their duties as Directors.

The following table shows the total (and proposed) annual remuneration paid to both executive and non-executive directors.

Director	Remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2022	Remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2023	Proposed remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2024
Peter Marks	$222,688	$165,563	$230,1191
Simon Lill	$66,075	$ 66,225	$201,5112
Christopher Connell	$159,800	$289,961	$357,6253
Tal Paneth	$165,188	$165,563	$174,6814
Bruce Smith5	Nil5	Nil5	$109,2606

Notes:

1. Comprising $185,000 in Director’s fees/salary, cash bonus of $25,000 and $20,119 in superannuation payments.

2. Comprising $125,000 in Director’s fees/salary, cash bonus of $62,917 and $13,594 in superannuation payments.

3. Comprising $300,000 in Director’s fees/salary, cash bonus of $25,000 and $32,625 in superannuation payments.

4. Comprising $135,000 in Director’s fees/salary, cash bonus of $25,000 and $14,681 in superannuation payments.

5. Appointed 15 June 2023. Within the financial year ended 31 March 2023, Bruce Smith incurred $26,844 of consultancy fees prior to his appointment as Director on 15 June 2023. These fees are not included above.

6. Comprising $65,500 in Director’s fees/salary, cash bonus of $25,000 and $18,760 of consulting fees. Within the financial year ended 31 March 2024, Bruce Smith incurred $6,230 of consultancy fees prior to his appointment as Director on 15 June 2023. These fees are not included above.

The following table shows share based payments in addition to the table above paid to both executive and non-executive directors.

Director	Remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2022	Remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2023	Proposed remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2024
Peter Marks	Nil	$1,680,159	$1,634,419
Simon Lill	Nil	Nil	$509,828
Christopher Connell	Nil	$2,320,306	$4,156,717
Tal Paneth	Nil	Nil	Nil
Bruce Smith	Nil	Nil	$339,885

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7.7 Interests of experts and advisers

Other than as set out below or elsewhere in this Prospectus, no:

• (a) person named in this Prospectus as performing a function in a professional, advisory or other capacity in connection with the preparation or distribution of this Prospectus;

• (b) promoter of the Company; or

• (c) underwriter (but not a sub-underwriter) to the issue or a financial services licensee named in this Prospectus as a financial services licensee involved in the issue,

holds, or has held within the 2 years preceding lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC, any interest in:

• (d) the formation or promotion of the Company;

• (e) any property acquired or proposed to be acquired by the Company in connection with:

• (i) its formation or promotion; or

• (ii) the Offers; or

• (f) the Offers,

and no amounts have been paid or agreed to be paid and no benefits have been given or agreed to be given to any of these persons for services provided in connection with:

• (g) the formation or promotion of the Company; or

• (h) the Offers.

Steinepreis Paganin has acted as the solicitors to the Company in relation to the Offers. The Company estimates it will pay Steinepreis Paganin $5,000 (excluding GST and disbursements) for these services.

7.8 Consents

Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act imposes a liability regime on the Company (as the offeror of the Securities), the Directors, the persons named in the Prospectus with their consent as Proposed Directors, any underwriters, persons named in the Prospectus with their consent having made a statement in the Prospectus and persons involved in a contravention in relation to the Prospectus, with regard to misleading and deceptive statements made in the Prospectus, Although the Company bears primary responsibility for the Prospectus, the other parties involved in the preparation of the Prospectus can also be responsible for certain statements made in it.

Each of the parties referred to in this Section:

• (a) does not make, or purport to make, any statement in this Prospectus other than those referred to in this Section; and

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• (b) in light of the above, only to the maximum extent permitted by law, expressly disclaims and takes no responsibility for any part of this Prospectus other than a reference to its name and a statement included in this Prospectus with the consent of that party as specified in this Section.

Steinepreis Paganin has given its written consent to being named as the solicitors to the Company in this Prospectus. Steinepreis Paganin has not withdrawn its consent prior to the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC.

7.9

Estimated expenses of Offers

The estimated expenses of the Offers are estimated to be approximately $8,206 (excluding GST) and are expected to comprise legal fees and other administrative expenses, including ASIC fees. The estimated expenses will be paid out of the Company’s existing working capital.

7.10

Electronic Prospectus

ASIC has exempted compliance with certain provisions of the Corporations Act to allow distribution of an electronic prospectus and electronic application form on the basis of a paper prospectus lodged with the ASIC, and the publication of notices referring to an electronic prospectus or electronic application form, subject to compliance with certain conditions.

If you have received this Prospectus as an electronic Prospectus, please ensure that you have received the entire Prospectus accompanied by the Application Form. If you have not, please phone the Company on +61 2 8072 1400 and the Company will send you, for free, either a hard copy or a further electronic copy of the Prospectus, or both.

The Company reserves the right not to accept an Application Form from a person if it has reason to believe that when that person was given access to the electronic Application Form, it was not provided together with the electronic Prospectus and any relevant supplementary or Prospectus or any of those documents were incomplete or altered.

7.11 Clearing House Electronic Sub-Register System (CHESS) and Issuer Sponsorship

The Company will not be issuing Share certificates. The Company is a participant in CHESS, for those investors who have, or wish to have, a sponsoring stockbroker. Investors who do not wish to participate through CHESS will be issuer sponsored by the Company. Because the sub-registers are electronic, ownership of securities can be transferred without having to rely upon paper documentation.

Electronic registers mean that the Company will not be issuing certificates to investors. Instead, investors will be provided with a statement (similar to a bank account statement) that sets out the number of Shares issued to them under this Prospectus. The notice will also advise holders of their Holder Identification Number or Security Holder Reference Number and explain, for future reference, the sale and purchase procedures under CHESS and issuer sponsorship.

Further monthly statements will be provided to holders if there have been any changes in their security holding in the Company during the preceding month.

7.12 Privacy Act

If you complete an application for Shares, you will be providing personal information to the Company. The Company collects, holds and will use that

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information to assess your application, service your needs as a Shareholder, facilitate distribution payments and corporate communications to you as a Shareholder and carry out administration.

The information may also be used from time to time and disclosed to persons inspecting the register, bidders for your securities in the context of takeovers, regulatory bodies, including the Australian Taxation Office, authorised securities brokers, print service providers, mail houses and the Company’s Share Registry.

You can access, correct and update the personal information that we hold about you. Please contact the Company if you wish to do so at the relevant contact numbers set out in this Prospectus.

Collection, maintenance and disclosure of certain personal information is governed by legislation including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (as amended), the Corporations Act and certain rules such as the ASX Settlement Operating Rules. You should note that if you do not provide the information required on the application for Shares, the Company may not be able to accept or process your application.

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8. DIRECTORS’ AUTHORISATION

This Prospectus is issued by the Company and its issue has been authorised by a resolution of the Directors.

In accordance with section 720 of the Corporations Act, each Director has consented to the lodgement of this Prospectus with the ASIC.

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9. DEFINITIONS

$ means Australian dollars.

AEST means Australian Eastern Standard Time as observed in Melbourne, Victoria.

Applicant means an investor who applies for Shares pursuant to the Offers.

Application Form means an application form either attached to or accompanying this Prospectus.

ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) or the financial market operated by it, as the context requires.

ASX Listing Rules means the listing rules of the ASX.

ASX Settlement Operating Rules means the settlement rules of the securities clearing house which operates CHESS.

Board means the board of Directors unless the context indicates otherwise.

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.

Cleansing Offer means the offer of Shares as set out in Section 3.1.

Closing Date means the date specified in the timetable in Section 2.1 of this Prospectus (unless extended or brought forward).

Company means IRIS Metals Limited (ACN 646 787 135).

Constitution means the constitution of the Company as at the date of this Prospectus.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Directors means the directors of the Company as at the date of this Prospectus.

Director Offer means the offer of Shares as set out in Section 3.2.

Eligible Director has the meaning set out in Section 3.2.

Meeting has the meaning set out in Section 3.2.

Offers means pursuant to the Cleansing Offer and the Director Offer, as set out in Section 3.

Official Quotation means official quotation on ASX.

Opening Date means the opening date of the Offers as specified in the timetable set out in Section 2.1 of this Prospectus (unless varied).

Option means an option to acquire a Share.

Prospectus means this prospectus.

Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.

Shareholder means a shareholder of the Company.

Share Registry means Automic Pty Ltd (ACN 152 260 814)

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