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Opthea Ltd Major Shareholding Notification 2026

Jun 5, 2026

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Major Shareholding Notification

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Form 604
Corporations Act 2001
Section 671B

Notice of change of interests of substantial holder

To Company Name/Scheme
OPTHEA LTD (OPT)

ACN/ARSN
006 340 567

  1. Details of substantial holder (1)

Name
Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited and its associates
(see Annexure 1)

ACN/ARSN (if applicable)

There was a change in the interests of the substantial holder on
3/06/2026

The previous notice was given to the company on
4/02/2025

The previous notice was dated
31/01/2025

  1. Previous and present voting power

The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2) had a relevant interest (3) in when last required, and when now required, to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme, are as follows:

Class of securities (4) Previous notice Current notice
Person's votes Voting power (5) Person's votes Voting power (5)
ORDINARY 368,472,468 *29.927% 253,331,261 *18.519%
ADS each representing 8 ordinary shares 2,962,878 *1.925% 5,193,688 *3.037%

*The % substantial is based on the shares on issue of 1,367,978,173 as disclosed by the Company on 05-09-2025.

  1. Changes in relevant interests

Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest of the substantial holder or an associate in voting securities of the company or scheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme are as follows:

Holder of relevant interest Date of acquisition Consideration (9) Class and number of securities
See Annexure 2
  1. Present relevant interests

Particulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in voting securities after the change are as follows:

Holder of relevant interest Registered holder of securities Person entitled to be registered as holder (8) Nature of relevant interest (6) Class and number of securities Person's votes
Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited and its associates UBS Nominees Pty Ltd UBS AG, Australia Branch HOLDER OF SHARES 99,044,930 ORDINARY 99,044,930
UBS Securities LLC & Citibank 1,268,195 ADS 10,145,560
Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited and its associates HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited A/C 2 Morgan Stanley & Co Intl Plc HOLDER OF SHARES 713,274 ORDINARY 713,274
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited A/C 2 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC 21,508,917 ORDINARY 21,508,917
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC 2,192,077 ADS 17,536,616
Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited and its associates HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL, LONDON HOLDER OF SHARES 1,615,391 ORDINARY 1,615,391
Goldman Sachs International 18,268 ADS 146,144
HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED-GSCO ECSA GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC 47,427,072 ORDINARY 47,427,072
Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited and its associates CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS LIMITED HOLDER OF SHARES 16,418,074 ORDINARY 16,418,074
CITIBANK, N.A CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS LIMITED 172,754 ADS 1,382,032

Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited and its associates Merrill Lynch (Australia) Nominees Pty Limited Merrill Lynch International Limited HOLDER OF SHARES 20,805,498 ORDINARY 20,805,498
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith 252,428 ADS 2,019,424
Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited and its associates J.P. MORGAN PRIME NOMINEES LTD J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES PLC HOLDER OF SHARES 45,798,105 ORDINARY 45,798,105
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC 1,289,966 ADS 10,319,728

5. Changes in association

The persons who have become associates (2) of, ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of their association (9) with, the substantial holder in relation to voting interests in the company or scheme are as follows:

Name and ACN/ARSN (if applicable) Nature of association
N/A

6. Addresses

The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:

Name Address
REGAL PARTNERS FUNDS MANAGEMENT PTY LIMITED LEVEL 46, GATEWAY, 1 MACQUARIE PLACE, SYDNEY NSW 2000
REGAL PARTNERS HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED LEVEL 46, GATEWAY, 1 MACQUARIE PLACE, SYDNEY NSW 2000
REGAL ASIAN INVESTMENTS LIMITED LEVEL 46, GATEWAY, 1 MACQUARIE PLACE, SYDNEY NSW 2000
REGAL ASIAN INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT PTY LIMITED LEVEL 46, GATEWAY, 1 MACQUARIE PLACE, SYDNEY NSW 2000
REGAL PARTNERS LIMITED LEVEL 46, GATEWAY, 1 MACQUARIE PLACE, SYDNEY NSW 2000

Signature

print name Candice Driver capacity Company Secretary

sign here date 5/06/2026

Annexure 1

Details of Substantial Holders

ACN Name
610 797 138 REGAL PARTNERS FUNDS MANAGEMENT PTY LIMITED
107 576 821 REGAL PARTNERS HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED
635 219 484 REGAL ASIAN INVESTMENTS LIMITED
635 179 538 REGAL ASIAN INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT PTY LIMITED
129 188 450 REGAL PARTNERS LIMITED

Annexure 2

Changes in Relevant Interests

Date Person whose relevant interest changed Nature of Change Consideration given in relation to change Number of securities affected Class of securities Persons votes affected
3/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell Converted 17500000 ordinary shares into 2187500 ADS 17500000 Ordinary 17500000

3/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 676125.00 625000 Ordinary 625000
3/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 216378.08 198512 Ordinary 198512
3/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 336658.73 308663 Ordinary 308663
3/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 24915.90 23017 Ordinary 23017
4/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 274071.68 260277 Ordinary 260277
4/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 701342.08 653262 Ordinary 653262
4/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 119000.00 112000 Ordinary 112000
5/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 106455.30 97800 Ordinary 97800
5/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 198327.48 181654 Ordinary 181654
5/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 588371.58 540733 Ordinary 540733
6/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 71883.05 62507 Ordinary 62507
6/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 4229043.27 3728641 Ordinary 3728641
7/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 6738.65 5903 Ordinary 5903
7/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 5441513.01 4804868 Ordinary 4804868
10/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 880159.20 800000 Ordinary 800000
11/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 79420.00 76000 Ordinary 76000
11/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 615279.52 586961 Ordinary 586961
12/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 241360.76 236605 Ordinary 236605

14/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 705538.40 698000 Ordinary 698000
17/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 88350.48 87841 Ordinary 87841
19/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 6673836.06 6758315 Ordinary 6758315
20/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 2795174.12 2934566 Ordinary 2934566
20/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 2158719.33 2266372 Ordinary 2266372
21/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 1217591.27 1224364 Ordinary 1224364
21/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 512104.20 517800 Ordinary 517800
21/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 597000.00 600000 Ordinary 600000
21/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 1082108.50 1100000 Ordinary 1100000
21/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 509572.53 522853 Ordinary 522853
3/03/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 1016970.47 1040379 Ordinary 1040379
10/03/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 172327.83 255414 Ordinary 255414
11/03/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 3473.60 5344 Ordinary 5344
12/03/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 1209800.00 2000000 Ordinary 2000000
12/03/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 1240000.00 2000000 Ordinary 2000000
3/06/2026 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 262800.00 12000000 Ordinary 12000000
3/06/2026 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 952420.63 51761991 Ordinary 51761991
3/06/2026 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 605231.41 33623967 Ordinary 33623967

3/06/2026 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 87151.50 4357575 Ordinary 4357575
3/06/2026 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 71589.53 4067587 Ordinary 4067587

Changes in relevant interests [ADS]

3/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy Converted 17500000 ordinary shares into 2187500 ADS 2187500 Ordinary 2187500
5/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 3323.26 589 Ordinary 589
6/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 35602.20 6000 Ordinary 6000
14/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 14849.74 2821 Ordinary 2821
27/02/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 26122.42 5658 Ordinary 5658
4/03/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 8113.50 2267 Ordinary 2267
4/03/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 15898.00 4470 Ordinary 4470
5/03/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 1143.80 301 Ordinary 301
14/03/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 26435.51 8131 Ordinary 8131
14/03/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 10829.75 3331 Ordinary 3331
14/03/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 22127.67 6806 Ordinary 6806
14/03/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 9545.52 2936 Ordinary 2936
18/12/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Sell 133.24 3331 Ordinary 3331
18/12/2025 Regal Partners Funds Management Pty Limited as investment manager (and, where applicable, Regal Partners Holdings Pty Limited as trustee) (and Regal Partners Limited by virtue of its control of such entities) Buy 133.24 3331 Ordinary 3331