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WIA GOLD LIMITED Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2024

Dec 9, 2024

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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Wia Gold Limited ACN 141 940 230

Notice of General Meeting

The General Meeting of the Company will be held as follows:

Time and date: 9 January 2025 at 10:00am (AWST)

Location: 104 Colin Street West Perth WA 6005

The Notice of General Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how to vote, they should seek advice from their suitably qualified advisor prior to voting.

Should you wish to discuss any matter, please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary by telephone on (08) 9420 8270.

Shareholders are urged to vote by lodging the Proxy Form

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Wia Gold Limited ACN 141 940 230

(Company)

Notice of General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the general meeting of Shareholders of the Company will be held at 104 Colin Street, West Perth WA 6005 on 9 January 2025 at 10:00am (AWST) ( Meeting ).

The Explanatory Memorandum provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Meeting. The Explanatory Memorandum and the Proxy Form form part of the Notice.

The Directors have determined pursuant to regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered as Shareholders on 7 January 2025 at 5pm (AWST).

Terms and abbreviations used in the Notice are defined in Schedule 1.

Agenda

1 Resolutions

Resolution 1 – Ratification of issue of Placement Shares

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

‘That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.4 and for all other purposes, Shareholders ratify the issue of:

  • (a) 76,864,896 Placement Shares issued under Listing Rule 7.1; and

  • (b) 115,768,437 Placement Shares issued under Listing Rule 7.1A,

on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.’

Resolution 2 – Approval of issue of Director Placement Shares

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

‘That, pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.11, and for all other purposes, Shareholders approve the issue of 7,366,667 Director Placement Shares to the Participating Directors (or their respective nominees) as follows:

  • (a) up to 6,666,667 Director Placement Shares to Josef El-Raghy; and

  • (b) up to 700,000 Director Placement Shares to Mark Arnesen,

on the terms and conditions in the Explanatory Memorandum.’

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Voting exclusions

Pursuant to the Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of:

  • (a) Resolution 1(a) : by or on behalf of any person who participated in the issue of the Placement Shares, or any of their respective associates.

  • (b) Resolution 1(b) : by or on behalf of any person who participated in the issue of the Placement Shares, or any of their respective associates.

  • (c) Resolution 2(a): by or on behalf of Mr Josef El-Raghy (or his nominees), and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of these Director Placement Shares (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates.

  • (d) Resolution 2(b): by or on behalf of Mr Mark Arnesen (or his nominees), and any other person who will obtain a material benefit as a result of the issue of these Director Placement Shares (except a benefit solely by reason of being a Shareholder), or any of their respective associates.

The above voting exclusions do not apply to a vote cast in favour of the relevant Resolution by:

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

  • (b) the Chair as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote, 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.

If you purport to cast a vote other than as permitted above, that vote will be disregarded by the Company (as indicated above) and you may be liable for breaching the voting restrictions that apply to you under the Corporations Act.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

Matthew Foy

Company Secretary Wia Gold Limited Dated: 10 December 2024

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Wia Gold Limited ACN 141 940 230

(Company)

Explanatory Memorandum

1. Introduction

The Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared for the information of Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Meeting to be held at 104 Colin Street, West Perth WA 6005 on 9 January 2025 at 10:00am (AWST).

The Explanatory Memorandum forms part of the Notice which should be read in its entirety. The Explanatory Memorandum contains the terms and conditions on which the Resolutions will be voted.

The Explanatory Memorandum includes the following information to assist Shareholders in deciding how to vote on the Resolutions:

Section 2 Action to be taken by Shareholders
Section 3 Resolution 1(a) and (b) – Ratification of issue of Placement Shares
Section 4 Resolution 2(a) and (b) – Approval of issue of Director Placement
Shares
Schedule 1 Definitions

A Proxy Form is made available with the Explanatory Memorandum.

2.

Action to be taken by Shareholders

Shareholders should read the Notice including the Explanatory Memorandum carefully before deciding how to vote on the Resolutions.

2.1

Voting in person

To vote in person, attend the Meeting on the date and at the place set out above.

2.2

Voting by a corporation

A Shareholder that is a corporation may appoint an individual to act as its representative and vote in person at the Meeting. The appointment must comply with the requirements of section 250D of the Corporations Act. The representative should bring to the Meeting evidence of his or her appointment, including any authority under which it is signed.

2.3

Voting by proxy

Shareholders are encouraged to vote by completing a Proxy Form.

A Proxy Form is made available with this Notice. This is to be used by Shareholders if they wish to appoint a representative (a 'proxy') to vote in their place. All Shareholders are invited

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and encouraged to attend the Meeting or, if they are unable to attend in person, lodge the Proxy Form to the Company in accordance with the instructions thereon. Lodgement of a Proxy Form will not preclude a Shareholder from attending and voting at the Meeting in person.

Please note that:

  • (a) a member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy;

  • (b) a proxy need not be a member of the Company; and

  • (c) a member of the Company entitled to cast two or more votes may appoint two proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise, but where the proportion or number is not specified, each proxy may exercise half of the votes.

The available Proxy Form provides further details on appointing proxies and lodging Proxy Forms.

Section 250BB(1) of the Corporations Act provides that an appointment of a proxy may specify the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution and, if it does:

  • (a) the proxy need not vote on a show of hands, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed);

  • (b) if the proxy has 2 or more appointments that specify different ways to vote on the resolution – the proxy must not vote on a show of hands;

  • (c) if the proxy is the Chair of the meeting at which the resolution is voted on – the proxy must vote on a poll, and must vote that way (i.e. as directed); and

  • (d) if the proxy is not the Chair – the proxy need not vote on the poll, but if the proxy does so, the proxy must vote that way (i.e. as directed).

Section 250BC of the Corporations Act provides that, if:

  • (a) an appointment of a proxy specifies the way the proxy is to vote on a particular resolution at a meeting of the Company's members;

  • (b) the appointed proxy is not the chair of the meeting;

  • (c) at the meeting, a poll is duly demanded, or is otherwise required under section 250JA on the resolution; and

  • (d) either the proxy is not recorded as attending the meeting or the proxy does not vote on the resolution,

the Chair of the meeting is taken, before voting on the resolution closes, to have been appointed as the proxy for the purposes of voting on the resolution at the meeting.

2.4 Chair's voting intentions

The Chair intends to exercise all available proxies in favour of all Resolutions, unless the Shareholder has expressly indicated a different voting intention. In exceptional circumstances,

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the Chair of the Meeting may change his/her voting intention on any Resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made.

Subject to the following paragraph, if the Chair is appointed as your proxy and you have not specified the way the Chair is to vote on any of the Resolutions by signing and returning the Proxy Form, you are considered to have provided the Chair with an express authorisation for the Chair to vote the proxy in accordance with the Chair's intention, even if the Resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel of the Company.

If the Chair is a person referred to in the voting prohibition statement applicable to a Resolution (under section 224 of the Corporations Act), the Chair will only be able to cast a vote as proxy for you on the relevant Resolution if you are entitled to vote and have specified your voting intention in the Proxy Form.

2.5 Submitting questions

Shareholders may submit questions in advance of the Meeting to the Company. Questions must be submitted by emailing the Company Secretary at [email protected] by 5.00pm (AWST) on 8 January 2025.

Shareholders will also have the opportunity to submit questions during the Meeting in respect to the formal items of business. In order to ask a question during the Meeting, please follow the instructions from the Chair.

The Chair will attempt to respond to the questions during the Meeting. The Chair will request prior to a Shareholder asking a question that they identify themselves (including the entity name of their shareholding and the number of Shares they hold).

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3. Resolution 1(a) and (b) – Ratification of issue of Placement Shares

3.1

General

On 5 November 2024, the Company announced that it had secured commitments to raise $30.0 million (before costs) via a two-tranche placement ( Placement ). The Placement is comprised of an aggregate 200,000,000 Shares at an issue price of $0.15 per Share as follows:

  • (a) 192,633,333 Shares to be issued to unrelated professional and sophisticated investors ( Placement Shares ), the subject of Resolution 1; and

  • (b) 7,366,667 Shares to be issued to Directors Josef El-Raghy and Mark Arnesen (the Participating Directors ) (or their respective nominees) ( Director Placement Shares ), the subject of Resolution 2.

Petra Capital Pty Limited acted as Sole Lead Manager and Sole Bookrunner to the Placement ( Lead Manager ). Tamesis Partners LLP and Argonaut Securities Pty Ltd acted as Co-Lead Managers to the Placement.

On 12 November 2024, the Company issued the Placement Shares as follows:

  • (a) 76,864,896 Placement Shares using the Company’s available placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1; and

  • (b) 115,768,437 Placement Shares using the Company’s available placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A.

Resolution 1(a) and (b) seeks the approval of Shareholders pursuant to Listing Rule 7.4 to ratify the issue of the Placement Shares.

3.2

Listing Rules 7.1, 7.1A and 7.4

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

Under Listing Rule 7.1A, an eligible entity can seek approval from its members, by way of a special resolution passed at its annual general meeting, to increase its 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1 by an extra 10% to 25%. The Company obtained this approval at its annual general meeting held on 28 November 2023.

The issue of the Placement Shares does not fit within any of the exceptions to Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A and, as it has not yet been approved by Shareholders, effectively uses up part of the Company's placement capacities under Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A. This reduces the Company's capacity to issue further Equity Securities without Shareholder approval under Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A for the 12 month period following the issue of the Placement Shares.

Listing Rule 7.4 provides an exception to Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A. It provides that where a company in a general meeting ratifies the previous issue of securities made pursuant to Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A (and provided that the previous issue did not breach Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A), those Equity Securities will be deemed to have been made with shareholder approval

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for the purpose of Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A.

The effect of Shareholders passing Resolution 1(a) and (b) will be to allow the Company to retain the flexibility to issue Equity Securities in the future up to the 15% placement capacity set out in Listing Rule 7.1 and the 10% additional placement capacity set out in Listing Rule 7.1A without the requirement to obtain prior Shareholder approval.

If Resolution 1(a) is passed, 76,864,896 Placement Shares will be excluded in calculating the Company's 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1, effectively increasing the number of Equity Securities it can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the issue date.

If Resolution 1(b) is passed, 115,768,437 Placement Shares will be excluded in calculating the Company's 10% limit in Listing Rule 7.1A, effectively increasing the number of Equity Securities it can issue without Shareholder approval over the 12 month period following the issue date.

If Resolution 1(a) is not passed, 76,864,896 Placement Shares will continue to be included in the Company's 15% limit under Listing Rule 7.1, effectively decreasing the number of Equity Securities the Company can issue or agree to issue without obtaining prior Shareholder approval, to the extent of 76,864,896 Equity Securities for the 12 month period following the issue of those Placement Shares.

If Resolution 1(b) is not passed, 115,768,437 Placement Shares will continue to be included in the Company's 10% limit under Listing Rule 7.1A, effectively decreasing the number of Equity Securities the Company can issue or agree to issue without obtaining prior Shareholder approval, to the extent of 115,768,437 Equity Securities for the 12 month period following the issue of those Placement Shares (and assuming the Company's approval under Listing Rule 7.1A remains in force for this period).

3.3

Specific information required by Listing Rule 7.5

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 7.5, the following information is provided in relation to the ratification of the issue of the Placement Shares:

  • (a) The participants in the Placement were identified through a bookbuild process, which involved the Lead Manager seeking expressions of interest to participate in the Placement from existing contacts of the Company and clients of the Lead Manager. The participants in the Placement included:

  • (i) Capital DI Limited, a substantial Shareholder (holding 183,216,279 Shares, representing 19.5% of the Shares on issue before the Placement), which subscribed for 20,000,000 Placement Shares.

  • (ii) BPM Investments Limited, a substantial Shareholder (holding 130,000,000 Shares, representing 11.43% of the Shares on issue before the Placement), which subscribed for 30,000,000 Placement Shares.

Other than as disclosed above, none of the Placement Shares were issued to related parties or Material Investors of the Company. Refer to Resolution 2(a) and (b) for details of the related party participation in the Placement.

  • (b) A total of 192,633,333 Placement Shares were issued as follows:

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  • (i) 76,864,896 Shares were issued using the Company’s available placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1; and

  • (ii) 115,768,437 Shares were issued using the Company’s available placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1A.

  • (c) The Placement Shares are fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company and rank equally in all respects with the Company's existing Shares on issue.

  • (d) The Placement Shares were issued on 12 November 2024 at $0.15 per Share.

  • (e) The proceeds from the issue of the Placement Shares have been or are intended to be applied towards:

  • (i) ongoing drilling of the Kokoseb gold discovery in Namibia to increase the Mineral Resource Estimate, initiate scoping study work and advance the project towards DFS completion;

  • (ii) drilling at the Company’s Cote d’Ivoire projects; and

  • (iii) general working capital.

  • (f) There are no other material terms to the agreement for the subscription of the Placement Shares.

  • (g) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.

3.4

Additional information

Resolution 1(a) and (b) are separate ordinary resolutions.

The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 1(a) and (b).

4. Resolution 2(a) and (b) – Approval of issue of Director Placement Shares

4.1 General

The background to the Placement and the proposed issue of the Director Placement Shares is in Section 3.1(b) above.

Messrs Josef El-Raghy and Mark Arnesen, both a Director of the Company, have committed a total of $1,105,000 under the Placement. The Director Placement Shares will be issued in the following proportions:

Director Amount committed ($) Number of Director
Placement Shares
Josef El-Raghy $1,000,000 6,666,667
Mark Arnesen $105,000 700,000

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Resolution 2(a) and (b) seek Shareholder approval pursuant to Listing Rule 10.11 for the issue of up to 7,366,667 Director Placement Shares to the Participating Directors (or their respective nominees).

  • 4.2

Listing Rule 10.11

Listing Rule 10.11 provides that unless one of the exceptions in Listing Rule 10.12 applies, a listed company must not issue or agree to issue Equity Securities to any of the following persons without the approval of its Shareholders:

  • (a) a related party (Listing Rule 10.11.1);

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

  • (c) a person who is, or was at any time in the 6 months before the issue or agreement, a substantial holder (10%+) 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 (Listing Rule 10.11.3);

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

  • (e) a person whose relation with the company or a person referred to in Listing Rule 10.11.1 or 10.11.4 is such that, in ASX's opinion, the issue or agreement should be approved by its shareholders (Listing Rule 10.11.5).

The Participating Directors are related parties of the Company by virtue of being Directors. Shareholder approval pursuant to Listing Rule 10.11 is therefore required unless an exception applies. It is the view of the Board that the exceptions set out in Listing Rule 10.12 do not apply in the current circumstances.

Approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 is not required for the issue of the Director Placement Shares as approval is being obtained under Listing Rule 10.11. Accordingly, the issue of the Director Placement Shares to the Participating Directors (or their respective nominees) will not be included in the Company's 15% annual placement capacity pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1.

The effect of Shareholders passing Resolution 2(a) and (b) will be to allow the Company to issue the Director Placement Shares to the Participating Directors (or their respective nominees), raising $1,100,000 (before costs).

If Resolution 2(a) and (b) are not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Director Placement Shares to the Participating Directors (or their respective nominees) under the relevant Resolution, and will not receive the additional $1,100,000 (before costs) committed by the Participating Directors.

4.3

Specific information required by Listing Rule 10.13

Pursuant to and in accordance with Listing Rule 10.13, the following information is provided in relation to the proposed issue of the Director Placement Shares:

  • (a) The Director Placement Shares will be issued to Messrs Joseph El-Raghy and Mark Arnesen (or their respective nominees).

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  • (b) Messrs Joseph El-Raghy and Mark Arnesen both fall into the category stipulated by Listing Rule 10.11.1 by virtue of being Directors of the Company.

  • (c) A maximum of 7,366,667 Director Placement Shares will be issued to the Participating Directors (or their respective nominees) in the manner and form set out in Section 4.1 above.

  • (d) The Director Placement Shares are fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company and rank equally in all respects with the Company's existing Shares on issue.

  • (e) The Director Placement Shares will be issued no later than one month after the date of the Meeting.

  • (f) The Director Placement Shares will be issued at $0.15 per Share.

  • (g) A summary of the intended use of funds raised from the Placement is in Section 3.3(e) above.

  • (h) The issue of the Director Placement Shares is not intended to remunerate or incentivise the Participating Directors.

  • (i) There are no other material terms to the proposed issue of the Director Placement Shares.

  • (j) A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice.

4.4

Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act

In accordance with Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act, in order to give a financial benefit to a related party, the Company must:

  • (a) obtain Shareholder approval in the manner set out in section 217 to 227 of the Corporations Act; and

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

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

The proposed issue of the Director Placement Shares constitutes giving a financial benefit to related parties of the Company. The Board (with Messrs Joseph El-Raghy and Mark Arnesen abstaining) has concluded that Shareholder approval pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act is not required in respect of the issue of the Director Placement Shares because the Director Placement Shares will be issued on the same terms as those Placement Shares issued to non-related party participants in the Placement and as such the giving of the financial benefit is on arm's length terms.

4.5

Additional information

Resolution 2(a) and (b) are separate ordinary resolutions.

The Board declines to make a recommendation in respect of Resolution 2(a) and (b) as a result of the Directors personal interest in the Resolutions.

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Schedule 1 Definitions

In the Notice, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa.

$ or A$ means Australian Dollars. ASX means the ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) and, where the context permits, the Australian Securities Exchange operated by ASX Limited. AWST means Australian Western Standard Time. Board means the board of Directors. Chair means the person appointed to chair the Meeting of the Company convened by the Notice. Company means Wia Gold Limited (ACN 141 940 230). Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Director means a director of the Company. Director Placement has the meaning given in Section 3.1. Shares Equity Security has the same meaning as in the Listing Rules. Explanatory means the explanatory memorandum which forms part of the Notice. Memorandum Key Management has the same meaning as in the accounting standards issued by the Personnel Australian Accounting Standards Board and means those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of the consolidated entity, directly or indirectly, including any Director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of an entity within the consolidated group.

Lead Manager means Petra Capital Pty Limited. Listing Rules means the listing rules of ASX.

Material Investor means, in relation to the Company:

  • (a) a related party; (b) Key Management Personnel; (c) a substantial Shareholder; (d) an advisor; or

  • (e) an associate of the above,

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who received or will receive Securities in the Company which constitute
more than 1% of the Company's anticipated capital structure at the time
of issue.
Meeting has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph of the Notice.
Notice means this notice of extraordinary general meeting.
Participating Directors has the meaning given in 3.1.
Placement has the meaning given in Section 3.1.
Placement Shares has the meaning given in Section 3.1.
Plan means the employee securities incentive plan of the Company, adopted
at the 2023 annual general meeting.
Proxy Form means the proxy form made available with this Notice.
Resolution means a resolution referred to in the Notice.
Schedule means a schedule to the Notice.
Section means a section of the Explanatory Memorandum.
Securities means any Equity Securities of the Company (including Shares, Options
and/or Performance Rights).
Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means the holder of a Share.

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for Securityholder registration.

Wia Gold Limited | ABN 41 141 940 230

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Proxy Voting Form If you are attending the Meeting in person, please bring this with you

Your proxy voting instruction must be received by 10.00am (AWST) on Tuesday, 07 January 2025 , being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Voting instructions received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.

SUBMIT YOUR PROXY

Complete the form overleaf in accordance with the instructions set out below.

YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS

The name and address shown above is as it appears on the Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, and you have an Issuer Sponsored holding, you can update your address through the investor portal: https://investor.automic.com.au/#/home Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes.

STEP 1 – APPOINT A PROXY

If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of that Individual or body corporate. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company. Otherwise if you leave this box blank, the Chair of the Meeting will be appointed as your proxy by default. DEFAULT TO THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING

Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default to the Chair of the Meeting, who is required to vote these proxies as directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chair of the Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy Voting Form, including where the Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of Key Management Personnel. STEP 2 - VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS You may direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. All your shares will be voted in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of voting rights are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or number of shares you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on the items of business, your proxy may vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote on that item will be invalid.

APPOINTMENT OF SECOND PROXY

You may appoint up to two proxies. If you appoint two proxies, you should complete two separate Proxy Voting Forms and specify the percentage or number each proxy may exercise. If you do not specify a percentage or number, each proxy may exercise half the votes. You must return both Proxy Voting Forms together. If you require an additional Proxy Voting Form, contact Automic Registry Services.

SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS Individual: Where the holding is in one name, the Shareholder must sign. Joint holding: Where the holding is in more than one name, all Shareholders should sign. Power of attorney: If you have not already lodged the power of attorney with the registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the power of attorney to this Proxy Voting Form when you return it. Companies: To be signed in accordance with your Constitution. Please sign in the appropriate box which indicates the office held by you.

Email Address: Please provide your email address in the space provided.

By providing your email address, you elect to receive all communications despatched by the Company electronically (where legally permissible) such as a Notice of Meeting, Proxy Voting Form and Annual Report via email.

CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES

If a representative of the corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate ‘Appointment of Corporate Representative’ should be produced prior to admission. A form may be obtained from the Company’s share registry online at https://automicgroup.com.au.

Lodging your Proxy Voting Form:

Online

Use your computer or smartphone to appoint a proxy at https://investor.automic.com.au/#/loginsah or scan the QR code below using your smartphone Login & Click on ‘Meetings’. Use the Holder Number as shown at the top of this Proxy Voting Form.

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BY MAIL:

Automic GPO Box 5193 Sydney NSW 2001

IN PERSON:

Automic Level 5, 126 Phillip Street Sydney NSW 2000

BY EMAIL:

[email protected] BY FACSIMILE: +61 2 8583 3040 All enquiries to Automic:

WEBSITE: https://automicgroup.com.au

PHONE:

1300 288 664 (Within Australia) +61 2 9698 5414 (Overseas)

STEP 1 - How to vote

APPOINT A PROXY:

I/We being a Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting of Wia Gold Limited, to be held at 10.00am (AWST) on Thursday, 09 January 2025 at 104 Colin Street, West Perth WA 6005 hereby:

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Appoint the Chair of the Meeting (Chair) OR if you are not appointing the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write in the box provided below the name of the person or body corporate you are appointing as your proxy or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chair, or the Chair’s nominee, to vote in accordance with the following directions, or, if no directions have been given, and subject to the relevant laws as the proxy sees fit and at any adjournment thereof. The Chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of all Resolutions in which the Chair is entitled to vote. Unless indicated otherwise by ticking the “for”, “against” or “abstain” box you will be authorising the Chair to vote in accordance with the Chair’s voting intention.

STEP 2 - Your voting direction

PL
Resolutions
For
Against
Abstain
1a
Ratification of Issue of Placement Shares under Listing Rule 7.1
1b
Ratification of Issue of Placement Shares under Listing Rule 7.1A
2a
Approval of Director Participation in Placement – Josef El-Raghy
2b
Approval of Director Participation in Placement – Mark Arnesen
Please note:If you mark the abstain box for a particular Resolution, you are directing your proxy not to vote on that Resolution on a show of hands or on
a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll.

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STEP 3 – Signatures and contact details
Individual or Securityholder 1 Securityholder 2 Securityholder 3
Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director Director / Company Secretary
Contact Name:
Email Address:
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