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SIERRA NEVADA GOLD INC. Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2024

Jul 2, 2024

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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3 July 2024

Dear Shareholder/CDI Holder

Sierra Nevada Gold Inc. - Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Sierra Nevada Gold Inc. (ASX:SNX) (“ Sierra Nevada Gold ” or “ Company ”) will be held at 10.00am on Wednesday, 31 July 2024 Melbourne Time (AEST) / 5.00pm on Tuesday, 30 July 2024, Reno Time (US PDT) ( EGM ) via a hybrid method:

  • at 5470 Louie Lane, Suite 101, Reno, Nevada USA; and

  • virtually via webinar conferencing facility.

In accordance with Section 2.4 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, the Company is sending this notification letter instead of dispatching physical copies of the Notice of Meeting. The Notice of Meeting and accompanying explanatory statement ( Meeting Materials ) are being made available to shareholders electronically. This means that:

  • You can access the Meeting Materials online at the Company’s website: https://sngold.com.au/investors/asx-announcements/;

  • A complete copy of the Meeting Materials has been posted to the Company’s ASX Market announcements page at www.asx.com.au under the Company’s ASX code ‘SNX’;

  • If you have provided an email address and have elected to receive electronic communications from the Company, you will receive an email to your nominated email address with a link to an electronic copy of the Meeting Materials and the voting instruction form.

If you would like to receive electronic communications from the Company in the future, please update your communication elections online at https://www.computershare.com/au. If you have not yet registered, you will need your shareholder information including SRN/HIN details.

If you are unable to access the Meeting Materials online please contact our share registry www.investorcentre.com/contact to obtain a copy.

As noted above, the EGM will be held via a hybrid method. Details of how to register to attend the EGM virtually are contained in the Meeting Materials. The Company strongly recommends to Shareholders to lodge a directed proxy as soon as possible in advance of the meeting.

Yours sincerely

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Tony Panther Company Secretary

Australia | T +61 3 9692 7222

SIERRA NEVADA GOLD INC E [email protected] W www.sngold.com.au

USA 5470 Louie Lane, Suite 101, Reno, Nevada 89511 | T +1 775 507 7166

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SIERRA NEVADA GOLD INC.

ARBN 653 575 618

Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting

Explanatory Statement and Voting Form

Date of Meeting

Wednesday, 31 July 2024 (AEST) (Tuesday, 30 July 2024 (US PDT))

Time of Meeting

10.00am (AEST)

(5.00pm (US PDT))

Place of Meeting

5470 Louie Lane, Suite 101, Reno, Nevada 89511 USA

and

via internet webinar conferencing facility

Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting, please do not hesitate to contact Tony Panther, Company Secretary at [email protected] or +61 03 9692 7222.

This Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting and Explanatory Statement should be read in its entirety. If Security holders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their accountant, solicitor, or other professional advisor without delay.

SIERRA NEVADA GOLD INC.

ARBN 653 575 618

5470 Louie Lane, Suite 101, Reno, Nevada 89511 USA

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the Extraordinary General Meeting ( EGM or the Meeting ) of Security holders of Sierra Nevada Gold Inc. ( Company or SNX ) will be held

  • 5470 Louie Lane, Suite 101, Reno, Nevada 89511 USA; and

  • virtually via webinar conferencing facility;

on Wednesday, 31 July 2024 at 10:00am (AEST) (Australia) and for USA based Security holders, Tuesday, 30 July 2024 at 5.00pm (PDT).

Questions may be submitted prior to the meeting by email to [email protected]. The Company will, at its discretion, address questions received before or after the Meeting. The Company will not respond to inappropriate or offensive questions. Persons who are registered as holding the CDIs and/or Shares at 7.00pm (AEST) on Friday, 19 July 2024 (2.00am (US PDT on Thursday, 18 July 2024)) ( Record Date ) are entitled to receive notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting and to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Virtual Attendance

Security holders will also be able to attend the EGM via a webcast conference facility and will be able to submit written questions online during the webcast.

Security holders wishing to access the webcast must register at the following address:

https://vistra.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zQyu04shQBe9pQrX1YPj9g

using their full name, company (if applicable), city and security holding registration number. Please note that registered participants will receive their dial in number upon registration.

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AGENDA

The Explanatory Statement and Voting Form which accompany and form part of this Notice, include defined terms and describe in more detail the matters to be considered. Please consider this Notice, the Explanatory Statement, and the Voting Form in their entirety.

ORDINARY BUSINESS

Resolution 1 Ratification of prior issue of 19,018,730 Shares of common stock (and the corresponding CDIs) under Placement Tranche 1

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

“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Security holders ratify and approve the issue of 19,018,730 shares of common stock (and the corresponding CDIs) at an issue price of $0.056 (5.6 cents) per share on 6 June 2024 on the terms and conditions as set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement as set out below in this Notice applies to this Resolution.

Resolution 2 Approval for issuing Shares of common stock (and the corresponding

CDIs) under Placement Tranche 2

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

“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1, and for all other purposes, Security holders approve the proposed allotment and issue of up to 26,171,628 Shares of common stock (and the corresponding CDIs) in the Company on the terms and conditions as set out in the Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement as set out below in this Notice applies to this Resolution.

Resolution 3 Approval for issuing free attaching options under the Placement

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

“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1, and for all other purposes, Security holders approve the proposed allotment and issue of up to 22,595,180 free attaching options in the Company in relation to the Placement, on the terms and conditions as set out in the Explanatory Statemen.”

A voting exclusion statement as set out below in this Notice applies to this Resolution.

Resolution 4 Approvals for Director participation in Placement – Peter Moore

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following 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 446,429 Tranche 2 Placement Shares of common stock (and the corresponding CDIs) and 223,214 Placement Options to Mr Peter Moore (and/or his nominee(s)) under the Placement and on the terms and conditions set out in this Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement as set out below in this Notice applies to this Resolution.

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Resolution 5 Approvals for Director participation in Placement – Robert Gray

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following 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 446,429 Tranche 2 Placement Shares of common stock (and the corresponding CDIs) and 223,214 Placement Options to Mr Robert Gray (and/or his nominee(s)) under the Placement and on the terms and conditions set out in this Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement as set out below in this Notice applies to this Resolution.

Resolution 6 Approvals for Director participation in Placement – David Ransom

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following 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 446,429 Tranche 2 Placement Shares of common stock (and the corresponding CDIs) and 223,214 Placement Options to Mr David Ransom (and/or his nominee(s)) under the Placement and on the terms and conditions set out in this Explanatory Statement.”

A voting exclusion statement as set out below in this Notice applies to this Resolution.

By the order of the Board

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Tony Panther Company Secretary 25 June 2024

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Notes

1. Entire Notice

The details of the resolutions contained in the Explanatory Statement accompanying this Notice of Meeting should be read together with, and form part of, this Notice of Meeting.

2. Record Date

The Company has determined that for the purposes of the Extraordinary General Meeting, CHESS Depositary Holdings ( CDIs ) and/or Shares will be taken to be held by the persons who are registered as holding the CDIs and/or Shares at 7.00pm (AEST) on Friday, 19 July 2024 (2.00am (US PDT) on Thursday, 18 July 2024)( Record Date ). Only those persons will be entitled to vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting and transfers registered after that time will be disregarded in determining entitlements to attend and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

3. Voting

Each Share and CHESS Depositary Interest ( CDI ) is entitled to one vote per Share or CDI. Each CDI represents one Share of common stock.

4. Proxies/CDI Voting Instructions

  • (i) If a Security holder is unable to attend and vote at the AGM, they are entitled to appoint a proxy to attend the AGM and vote on their behalf.

  • (ii) Holders of CDIs may instruct the CDI depositary, CHESS Depositary Nominees Pty Ltd (“ CDN ”), to vote the Shares underlying their CDIs by completing the CDI Voting Instruction Form. CDN will vote the applicable Shares on behalf of each applicable CDI Holder at the Extraordinary General Meeting in accordance with the instructions received via the CDI Voting Instruction Form. CDI Holders may also attend and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting, or instruct CDN to appoint a nominated proxy to vote on their behalf.

  • (iii) Each Shareholder/CDI Holder has a right to appoint one or two proxies.

  • (iv) A proxy need not be a Shareholder/CDI Holder of the Company.

  • (v) If a Shareholder/CDI Holder is a company, it must execute under its common seal or otherwise in accordance with its constitution or the Corporations Act.

  • (vi) Where a Shareholder/CDI Holder is entitled to cast two or more votes, the Shareholder/CDI Holder may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion if number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise.

  • (vii) If a Shareholder/CDI Holder appoints two proxies, and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the Shareholder/CDI Holder’s votes, each proxy may exercise half of the votes.

  • (viii) A CDI Voting Instruction Form must be signed by the Shareholder/CDI Holder or his or her attorney who has not received any notice of revocation of the authority.

  • (ix) To be effective, CDI Voting Instruction Forms containing proxy appointments and directions must be received by the Company’s share registry Computershare no later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Extraordinary General Meeting, this is no later than 29 July 2024 at 10:00am (AEST) (28 July 2024 at 5.00pm (PDT)). Any proxy appointments received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled meeting.

5. Corporate Representative

Any corporate Shareholder/CDI Holder who has appointed a person to act as its corporate representative at the Meeting should provide that person with a certificate or letter executed in accordance with the Corporations Act authorising him or her to act as that company’s representative. Any votes will still be required to be lodged by proxy. The authority may be sent to the Company and/or registry in advance of the Meeting or handed in at the Meeting when registering as a corporate representative.

6. Chair’s Voting Intentions

Subject to the restrictions set out in Note 7 below, the Chair of the meeting will vote undirected proxies in favour of all of the proposed resolutions.

The Chair will call a poll on all proposed resolutions.

7. Voting Exclusion Statements

See Explanatory Statement.

8. References to monetary amounts

All monetary amounts shown in this Notice are in Australian dollars unless otherwise specified.

9. Enquiries

Shareholders/CDI Holders are invited to contact the Company Secretary, Tony Panther on +613 9692 7222 or [email protected] if they have any queries in respect of the matters set out in these documents.

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Special Notes for CDI Holders

CDI Holders who wish to attend and vote at the Company’s EGM, will be able to do so. Under the ASX Listing Rules and the ASX Settlement Operating Rules, the Company as an issuer of CDIs must allow CDI holders to attend any meeting of the holders of Shares unless relevant U.S. law at the time of the meeting prevents CDI holders from attending those meetings.

In order to vote at such meetings, CDI holders have the following options:

  • (a) instructing CDN, as the legal owner, to vote the Shares underlying their CDIs using the CDI Voting Instruction Form and this must be completed and returned to the Company’s share registry by no later than 29 July 2024 at 10:00am (AEST) (28 July 2024 at 5.00pm (PDT)); or

  • (b) informing the Company that they wish to nominate themselves or another person to be appointed as CDN’s proxy with respect to their Shares underlying the CDIs for the purposes of attending and voting at the AGM; or

  • (c) converting CDIs into a holding of Shares and voting these at the EGM (however, if thereafter the former CDI holder wishes to sell their investment on ASX it would be necessary to convert the Shares back to CDIs). In order to vote in person, the conversion must be completed prior to the Record Date for the AGM. Please contact the Company Secretary, Tony Panther on +613 9692 7222 or [email protected] if you wish to convert your CDI holdings to a direct holdings of shares.

As CDI Holders will not appear on the Company’s share register as the legal holders of the Shares, they will not be entitled to vote at Shareholder meetings unless one of the above steps is undertaken.

As each CDI represents one Share, a CDI holder will be entitled to one vote for every CDI they hold.

These voting rights exist only under the ASX Settlement Operating Rules, rather than under the U.S. Exchange Act or the Nevada Revised Statutes. Since CDN is the legal holder of applicable shares, the CDI Holders do not have any directly enforceable rights under the Company’s Bylaws or Articles of Incorporation.

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Purpose of Information

This Explanatory Statement ( Statement ) is included in and forms part of the Notice of Meeting. The purpose of this Statement is to provide Security holders with information they may require in order to make an informed decision on the applicable Resolutions.

If you are in doubt as to how to vote, you should seek advice from your accountant, solicitor, tax advisor or other professional adviser prior to voting. It is important that you read this Statement in its entirety for a detailed explanation of the applicable Resolution.

Defined terms used in this Notice have the meanings given to them in the Glossary at the end of this Notice.

Background of Placement

On 30 May 2024, the Company announced that it was undertaking a capital raising to raise approximately A$2.6 million (before costs) by way of a Placement comprising the issue of 46,083,216 new CHESS Depositary Interests ( new CDIs ) in the Company at A$0.056 per CDI ( Placement ).

The Company is conducting the Placement in two tranches:

  • (a) Tranche 1: 19,018,730 new CDIs to be issued under the Company’s placement capacity under ASX Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A to raise a total of $1.06 million. The first tranche is not subject to Security holder approval ( Tranche 1 ). Tranche 1 was completed on 6 June 2024 and the Company is seeking Security holder ratification, pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.4, of the Tranche 1 issues under Resolution 1.

  • (b) Tranche 2: 27,510,915 new CDI’s are to be issued to raise an additional $1.5 million, subject to Security holder approvals ( Tranche 2 ). 26,171,628 new CDIs are proposed to be issued to non-Directors, with Security holder approval for this issue sought under Resolution 2, and the remainder to Directors, with Security holder approvals for those issues sought under Resolution 4-6.

In addition, Placement subscribers are to be issued one free attaching unlisted option for every two new CDIs subscribed for under the Placement, rounded down to the nearest whole number if applicable. The options will have a 2-year expiry and a 12-cent exercise price. The issue of these options is also subject to Security holder approval (see Resolution 3 for approval for issues non-Directors).

The Company’s Directors have each agreed to subscribe for securities under the Placement, subject to obtaining Security holder approval (see Resolutions 4-6).

Resolution 1 Ratification of prior issue of Shares of common stock (and the corresponding CDIs) under Tranche 1 of the Placement

Background

As noted above, the Company is seeking Security holder approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 to ratify the prior issue of 19,018,730 Shares of common stock (and the corresponding CDIs) ( T1 Securities ) at an issue price of $0.056 (5.6 cents) per Share/CDI on 6 June 2024 ( Issue Date ). These securities were issued under the Company’s placement capacity under ASX Listing Rules 7.1 & 7.1A available at the time.

ASX Listing Rules

Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A allow the Company to issue new securities up to 25% of the existing capital of the Company in any 12-month period without the prior approval of Security holders, unless one of the exceptions in Listing Rule 7.2 applies. The issue of the T1 Securities was made using the Company’s 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1 and the Company’s 10% placement

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capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A. The issue was within the Company's available placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.1A, and did not fit within any of the Listing Rule 7.2 exceptions.

Listing Rule 7.4 provides that where a company’s Security holders ratify the prior issue of securities made pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 and/or Listing Rule 7.1A (provided that the previous issue of securities did not breach Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.1A) those securities will be deemed to have been issued with Security holder approval for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1 and 7.1A (if applicable).

The Company now seeks, under Resolution 1, Security holder ratification of the issue of 19,018,730

Shares of common stock (and the corresponding CDIs).

If this Resolution is passed, the prior issue of 19,018,730 Shares of common stock (and the corresponding CDIs) will be treated by the Company as having been made with Security holder approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1. The Company will therefore have the flexibility, if required, to issue additional equity securities without having the 19,018,730 Shares of common stock (and the corresponding CDIs) counted towards its placement capacity under Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A.

If this Resolution is not passed, the prior issue of 19,018,730 Shares of common stock (and the corresponding CDIs) will not be treated by the Company as having been made with Security holder approval under ASX Listing Rules 7.1. The 19,018,730 Shares of common stock (and the corresponding CDIs) will be counted towards the Company’s placement capacity under Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A until after 6 June 2025 (being the expiry of the 12-month period after the Issue Date) and will therefore limit the Company’s placement capacity under Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A.

Listing Rule 7.5 requires that the following information be provided to Security holders for the purpose of obtaining Security holder approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4:

  • (a) The securities were issued to professional and sophisticated investors who are clients of the lead manager, Foster Stockbroking Pty Limited.

  • (b) The number and class of securities issued were 19,018,730 Shares of common stock (and the corresponding CDIs).

  • (c) The T1 Securities were issued on 6 June 2024.

  • (d) The T1 Securities were issued at an issue price of $0.056 (5.6 cents) per Share/CDI.

  • (e) The T1 Securities were issued to raise capital to fund exploration activity at the Company’s Blackhawk Epithermal Silver Project in Nevada, USA, plus working capital, maintenance of claim fees on the Company’s Projects, as well as costs associated with joint venture negotiations for the Company’s existing projects.

Directors’ Recommendation

The Board recommends that Security holders vote in favour of this Resolution.

Voting Exclusions

The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of this Resolution by or on behalf of any person who participated in the relevant issue of the T1 Securities, or any associates of that person or those persons.

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

  • (a) a person as a proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or

  • (b) the Chair of the Meeting 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:

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  • (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.

Resolution 2 and 3 Approval for issuing Shares of common stock (and the corresponding CDIs) under Tranche 2 of the Placement and approval for issuing free attaching options under the Placement

Background

As noted above, as part of the Company’s Placement announced to the market on 30 May 2024, the Company is proposing to issue 26,171,628 Shares of common stock (and the corresponding CDIs) ( T2 Securities ) in the Company to subscribers who are not related parties of the Company, in relation to Tranche 2 of the Placement, and up to 22,595,180 free attaching options to subscribers who are not related parties of the Company under the Placement on the basis that one free attaching unlisted option will be issued for every two CDIs subscribed for under the Placement ( Placement Options ).

The T2 Securities will be issued at an issue price of $0.056 (5.6 cents) per share/CDI.

The Placement Options will have an exercise price of $0.12 (12 cents) per option and a 2-year expiry term.

No Placement Options have yet been granted to those investors participating in the Placement. The granting of the Placement Options for both T1 and T2 securities is conditional on the Company receiving Security holder approval under Resolution 3.

ASX Listing Rules

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 Security holders over any 12month period to 15% of the fully paid ordinary securities it had on issue at the start of that period.

The issue of T2 Securities and the Placement Options do not fall within any of the exceptions and exceeds the Company’s 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1. The issue of T2 Securities and the Placement Options, therefore, require the approval of the Company’s Security holder under Listing Rule 7.1.

Resolution 2 seeks the required Security holder approval to issue the T2 Securities under and for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1:

  • If Resolution 2 is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the T2 Securities and raise capital of $1.5 million from the investors to fund its exploration activities. In addition, the issue of the T2 Securities will be excluded from the calculation of the number of equity securities that the Company can issue without Security holder approval under Listing Rule 7.1.

  • If Resolution 2 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the T2 Securities and the Company will not be able to obtain the balance of the proposed capital raise proceeds of $1.5 million.

Resolution 3 seeks the required Security holder approval to issue the Placement Options under and for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1:

  • If Resolution 3 is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Placement Options the investors who participated in the Placement. In addition, the issue of the Placement Options will be excluded from the calculation of the number of equity securities that the Company can issue without Security holder approval under Listing Rule 7.1.

  • If Resolution 3 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Placement Options.

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Listing Rule 7.3 requires that the following information be provided to Security holders for the purpose of obtaining Security holder approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1:

  • (a) The securities are proposed to be issued to professional and sophisticated investors who are existing Security holders of the Company and to professional and sophisticated investors who are clients of the lead manager Foster Stockbroking Pty Limited.

  • (b) The number and class of securities proposed to be issued are:

  • (i) T2 Securities: 26,171,628 Shares of common stock and the corresponding 1:1 CDIs;

  • (ii) Placement Options: up to 22,595,180 unlisted options;

  • (c) The material terms of the Placement Options are:

  • (i) Exercise Price: $0.12;

  • (ii) Expiry Date: two years after the issue date;

  • (iii) Conversion: Each Placement Option entitles the holder to be issued with one ordinary fully paid share (and corresponding CDI) in the Company upon conversion;

  • (iv) Voting: The Placement Options do not carry any voting rights;

  • (v) Dividend: The Placement Options do not carry any rights to receive dividends.

  • (d) The Company will issue the T2 Securities and the Placement Options within 3 months after the date of this meeting;

  • (e) The T2 Securities will be issued at an issue price of $0.056 (5.6 cents) per share/CDI; the Placement Options will be issued for nil acquisition price;

  • (f) The securities will be issued to raise capital to fund exploration activity at the Company’s Blackhawk Epithermal Silver Project in Nevada, USA, plus working capital, maintenance of claim fees on the Company’s Projects, as well as costs associated with joint venture negotiations for the Company’s existing projects.

Directors’ Recommendation

The Board recommends that Security holders vote in favour of Resolutions 2 and 3.

Voting Exclusions

The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour on these Resolutions by or on behalf of any person who is expected to participate in the issue of securities or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of securities (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the entity) or any associates of that person or those persons.

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

  • (a) a person as a proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the Resolution in that way; or

  • (b) the Chair of the meeting 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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Resolutions 4, 5 and 6 Approvals for Directors’ participation in Placement

Background

Resolutions 4, 5 and 6 seek Security holder approval for the Company’s Directors to participate in the Placement and to be allotted with the following securities:

Table 1

Resolution Proposed Allottees Shares (CDIs) Placement Options
4 Peter Moore (and/or
his nominee)
446,429 223,214
5 Robert Gray (and/or
his nominee)
446,429 223,214
6 David
Ransom
(and/or his nominee)
446,429 223,214

ASX Listing Rules

As noted above, the Company is proposing to issue securities to each of the above allottees (the Issues ).

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 acquisition should be approved by its Security holders, unless it obtains the approval of its Security holders.

The Issues fall within Listing Rule 10.11.1 above as the proposed allottees are Directors of the Company and are, therefore, each a related party of the Company and the Issues do not fall within any of the exceptions in Listing Rule 10.12. They therefore require the approval of the Company’s Security holders under Listing Rule 10.11.

These Resolutions therefore seek the required Security holder approvals to the Issues under and for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.11.

If approval is given under ASX Listing Rule 10.11, approval is not required under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

The following disclosures are made for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.13:

  • (a) the names of the allottees are set out in Table 1;

  • (b) the proposed allottees each fall within ASX Listing Rule 10.11.1, as the allottees are Directors of the Company and are therefore each a related party of the Company;

  • (c) The number and class of securities to be issued are set out in Table 1;

  • (d) The materials terms of the Placement Options are:

  • (i) Exercise Price: $0.12;

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  • (ii) Expiry Date: two years after the issue date;

  • (iii) Conversion: Each Placement Option entitles the holder to be issued with one ordinary fully paid share (and corresponding CDI) in the Company upon conversion;

  • (iv) Voting: The Placement Options do not carry any voting rights;

  • (v) Dividend: The Placement Options do not carry any rights to receive dividends.

  • (e) the securities will be issued no later than one month after the date of the Meeting;

  • (f) the issue prices are:

  • (i) Shares (CDIs): $0.056 per CDI;

  • (ii) Placement Options: $Nil;

  • (g) the purpose of the Issue is to enable the Directors to participate in the Placement. As noted above in relation to resolutions 1 and 2, the securities will be issued to raise capital to fund exploration activity at the Company’s Blackhawk Epithermal Silver Project in Nevada, USA, plus working capital, maintenance of claim fees on the Company’s Projects, as well as costs associated with joint venture negotiations for the Company’s existing projects.

Directors’ Recommendation

The Board (with Peter Moore abstaining) recommends that Security holders vote in favour of Resolution 4.

The Board (with Robert Gray abstaining) recommends that Security holders vote in favour of Resolution 5.

The Board (with David Ransom abstaining) recommends that Security holders vote in favour of Resolution 6.

Voting Exclusions

The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of these Resolutions by or on behalf of:

  • (a) In relation to Resolution 4, Peter Moore or any associate of Mr Moore;

  • (b) In relation to Resolution 5, Robert Gray or any associate of Mr Gray;

  • (c) In relation to Resolution 6, David Ransom or any associate of Mr Ransom;

  • (d) any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issues of the securities under Resolutions 4, 5 or 6 (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company).

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

  • (a) a person acting as a proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or

  • (b) the Chair of the Meeting acting as a proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with directions 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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GLOSSARY

GLOSSARY
$ means Australian Dollars.
AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time.
ASX means ASX Limited ABN 98 008 624 691 or the Australian Securities Exchange,
as the context requires.
ASX Listing Ruleor means ASX Listing Rules published and maintained by ASX Limited.
Listing RuleorLR
ASX Settlement means ASX Settlement Operating Rules published and maintained by ASX
Operating Rules Limited.
Articles of Incorporation means Articles of Incorporation of the Company.
Board means of the board of Directors of the Company.
Bylaws means the Bylaws of the Company as at the date of the Meeting.
CDI means CHESS Depositary Interests, 1 CDI represents the equivalent beneficial
ownership and interest of 1 underlying fully paid share of common stock in the
Company.
CDI Holder means the CDI holder of the Company’s CDIs.
CDI Voting Instruction means the CDI Voting Instruction Form as attached to the Notice.
Form
CDN means CHESS Depositary Nominees Pty Ltd.
Chairman or Chair means the person appointed to chair the AGM.
Company means Sierra Nevada Gold Inc. ARBN 653 575 618.
Corporations Act means_Corporations Act 2001_(Cth).
Director means a director of the Company.
Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement which accompanies and form part of the
Notice of Meeting.
Meeting has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph of the Notice of Meeting.
Notice of Meetingor means this Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting for the Company, including
Notice the attached notes and the Explanatory Statements.
Record Date 7.00pm (AEST) on Friday, 19 July 2024 (2.00am (US PDT) on Thursday, 18
July 2024).
PDT means US Pacific Time Zone.
Security holder means a holder of the Company’s ordinary securities.
Share means a fully paid ordinary share of common stock of the Company.
Shareholder means the shareholder of the Company.
VWAP means the volume weighted average market price of the Company’s CDIs.

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Need assistance?

Phone:

1300 850 505 (within Australia) +61 3 9415 4000 (outside Australia)

Online:

www.investorcentre.com/contact

SNX

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

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

For your vote to be effective it must be received by 10:00am (AEST) on Monday, 29 July 2024 (5:00pm US PDT Sunday, 28 July 2024)

CDI Voting Instruction Form

Direction to CHESS Depositary Nominees Pty Ltd

Each CHESS Depositary Interest ( CDI ) represents an indirect ownership in the Company’s shares ( Shares ). Each CDI is equivalent to one Share, so that every one (1) CDI you own as at 7.00pm (AEST) on Friday, 19 July 2024 (2.00am (US PDT on Thursday, 18 July 2024)) entitles you to one (1) vote. The underlying Shares are registered in the name of CHESS Depositary Nominees Pty Ltd ( CDN ). As holders of CDIs you are not the legal owners of the Shares, CDN is entitled to vote at meetings of stockholders on the instruction of registered holders of CDIs.

How to Vote on Items of Business

You can vote by completing, signing and returning your CDI Voting Instruction Form. This form gives your voting instructions to CDN, which will vote the underlying shares on your behalf. You need to return the form no later than the time and date shown above to give CDN enough time to tabulate all CDI votes and to vote on the underlying Shares.

Appointment of Proxy

If you wish to attend the Meeting (defined overleaf) or appoint some other person or company other than CDN, who need not be a stockholder, to attend and act on your behalf at the Meeting or the adjournment or postponement thereof, please insert your name or the name of your chosen appointee in the box in Step 2.

Lodge your Form:

Online:

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.

Your secure access information is

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

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Signing Instructions for Postal Forms

Individual: Where the holding is in one name, the securityholder must sign.

Joint Holding: Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the securityholders should sign.

Power of Attorney: If you have not already lodged the Power of Attorney with the Australian registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.

Companies: Only duly authorised officer/s can sign on behalf of a company. Please sign in the boxes provided, which state the office held by the signatory, ie Sole Director, Sole Company Secretary or Director and Company Secretary. Delete titles as applicable. With respect to a U.S. company or other entity, this form should be signed by one officer. Please give full name and title under the signature.

By Mail:

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited GPO Box 242 Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia

By Fax:

1800 783 447 within Australia or +61 3 9473 2555 outside Australia

Comments & Questions : If you have any comments or questions for the Company, please

write them on a separate sheet of paper and return with this form.

PLEASE NOTE: For security reasons it is important that you keep your SRN/HIN confidential.

You may elect to receive meeting-related documents, or request a particular one, in electronic or physical form and may elect not to receive annual reports. To do so, contact Computershare.

Samples/000001/000001

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

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Change of address. If incorrect, mark this box and make the correction in the space to the left. Securityholders sponsored by a broker (reference number commences with ‘ X ’) should advise your broker of any changes.



I 9999999999 I ND

CDI Voting Instruction Form

Please mark to indicate your directions

CHESS Depositary Nominees will vote as directed

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Voting Instructions to CHESS Depositary Nominees Pty Ltd

I/We being a holder of CHESS Depositary Interests ( CDIs ) of Sierra Nevada Gold Inc. ( Company ) hereby direct CHESS Depositary Nominees Pty Ltd ( CDN ) to vote the shares underlying my/our CDI holding at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held on Wednesday, 31 July 2024 at 10:00 am (AEST), (Tuesday, 30 July 2024 2024 at 5:00 pm (US PDT)) (Meeting) and at any adjournment or postponement of that Meeting, in accordance with the following directions. By execution of this CDI Voting Instruction Form the undersigned hereby authorises CDN to appoint such proxies or their substitutes in their discretion to vote in accordance with the directions set out below.

If you wish to attend the Meeting or appoint some person or company other than CDN, who need not be a stockholder, to attend and vote the shares underlying your holding at the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, please insert your name, or the name of your appointee, in this box. You agree that, if you or your appointee do not attend the meeting, you appoint CDN to attend and vote the shares underlying your holding.

Items of Business

[PLEASE NOTE: If you mark the ] [Abstain][ box for an item, you are directing CHESS Depositary Nominees] Pty Ltd or their appointed 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.

Voting Instructions - Voting instructions will only be valid and accepted if they are signed and received no later than 48 hours before the Meeting. Please read the instructions overleaf before marking any boxes with an X.

For Against Abstain
1 Ratification of prior issue of 19,018,730 Shares of Common Stock
(and the corresponding CDIs) under Placement Tranche 1
2 Approval for issuing Shares of Common Stock
(and the corresponding CDIs) under Placement Tranche 2
3 Approval for issuing free attaching Options under the Placement
4 Approvals for Director participation in Placement - Peter Moore
5 Approvals for Director participation in Placement - Robert Gray
6 Approvals for Director participation in Placement - David Ransom

SIGN Signature of Securityholder(s) [This section must be completed.]

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Signature of Securityholder(s) This section must be completed.
N
Signature of Securityholder(s) This section must be completed.
N
Signature of Securityholder(s) This section must be completed.
N
Signature of Securityholder(s) This section must be completed.
N
Signature of Securityholder(s) This section must be completed.
Individual or Securityholder 1
Securityholder 2
Securityholder 3
Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary
Director
Director/Company Secretary
Contact Name
Contact Daytime Telephone
Date
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