30 September 2026
Aura Energy Limited
(“Aura” or the “Company”)
Audited Financial Report for the Year ended 30 June 2026
Aura Energy Limited (ASX: AEE, AIM: AURA) (“Aura", the "Company”) is pleased to announce that it has released its Audited Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2026 (the “Financial Report”).
A full version of the Financial Report can be viewed at: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9602W_1-2026-9-30.pdf
The Financial Report is also available on the Company’s website at: https://auraenergy.com.au/investor-centre/financial-reports/
Information regarding the Company’s forthcoming Annual General Meeting will be announced shortly.
Authorisation for release
This announcement is authorised for release by the Board of Aura Energy Ltd.
This Announcement contains inside information for the purposes of the UK version of the market abuse regulation (EU No. 596/2014) as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("UK MAR").
For further information, please contact:
Philip Mitchell Executive Chair Aura Energy Limited
+44 7771 317302
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GRACosway Australian investor and media Bill Frith
+61 405 144 807 |
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP Nominated Adviser David Hignell Adam Cowl & Devik Mehta
+44 203 470 0470 |
Tamesis Partners LLP Broker Charlie Bendon Richard Greenfield
+44 203 882 2868 |
About Aura Energy (ASX: AEE, AIM: AURA)
Aura Energy Limited (ASX:AEE, AIM:AURA) is an Australian-based company focused on the development of uranium and battery metals to support a cleaner energy future. Aura is committed to creating value for host nations, local communities, and shareholders through responsible and sustainable resource development. Aura is advancing two key projects:
Aura is committed to creating value for host nations, local communities, and shareholders through responsible and sustainable resource development.
Directors’ Report
The Directors of Aura Energy Limited present their report on the consolidated entity consisting of Aura Energy Limited and the entities it controlled (“Group”) at the end of, or during, the year ended 30 June 2026.
The principal activities of the Group during the financial year were exploration and evaluation of uranium, vanadium and gold and base metals in Mauritania and Sweden. There was no significant change in the nature of these activities during the year.
The Group’s consolidated net loss for the year ended 30 June 2026 after providing for income tax amounted to $11,624,283 (2025: $15,343,310).
The loss for the period is primarily driven by:
Corporate and administrative expenses of $5,374,915 (2025: $4,766,045)
Employee benefits expenses of $4,383,197 (2025: $2,202,029)
Share-based payments of $2,052,383 (2025: $6,278,403)
Impairment expenses of exploration and evaluation assets of $nil (2025: $2,640,104); offset by
Interest income of $300,970 (2025: $637,283)
Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June 2026 was $15,973,883 (2025: $11,740,860). Capitalised exploration and evaluation assets was $56,278,075 (2025: $50,549,459).
Management of the business and the execution of the Board’s strategy are subject to a number of key risks and uncertainties, our approach to managing these is detailed below:
Health and safety
Exploration and mining include safety risks from both internal and external factors and require necessary precautions to be put in place to minimise adverse outcomes. The most prominent risk, due to the geological spread of exploration activities, is associated with the transportation of personnel to and from project sites, particularly the risk of road injuries and fatalities. The Company has in place an OH&S policy that is required to be adhered to at all times by its employees and contractors and will implement additional policies and protocols as activity ramps up, including transportation standards policies, vehicle safety checks and establishing emergency response protocols.
Tenure Risks
Mining and exploration tenements are subject to periodic renewal, and there is no guarantee that the Company's current or future tenements or applications will be approved. The Company's tenements in Mauritania and Sweden must comply with the respective mining acts, and maintaining, renewing, or obtaining additional exploration or mining licenses depends on securing the necessary statutory approvals and fulfilling the required conditions of the permits, such as development obligations and milestones.
The Mauritanian Mining Code requires the permit holder to initiate mining exploitation work or project development within 24 months of the granting of the operating permits. While the commencement date of this period is open to interpretation, it is understood that the Ministry may consider it to have expired in January 2025. The Mining Code permits the Minister to extend the development period under specific conditions or to issue a default notice if development does not occur within the specified timeframe.
The Tiris exploitation permits are also subject to timing requirements under related agreements, including a previously agreed 36-month extension to the development schedule for the Tiris Uranium Project, which contemplates project construction and commencement of production by early 2027. The Company’s current development timetable reflects the deferral of the Final Investment Decision, now targeted for Q4 2026.
Under these laws and agreements, the Minister has discretion to extend development timeframes, and the agreements provide for a process of good-faith consultation with the Government if project timing requires adjustment.
The Company continues to progress project financing, technical, and engineering activities, and maintains ongoing engagement with the Ministry, including recent correspondence updating progress and the revised schedule. Based on external legal advice, the exploitation permits remain valid and in full force. As at the reporting date, no default notice has been received. The Company intends to formalise an updated development timetable as project milestones are further defined.
At Häggån an Exploitation Permit application for Häggån K nr 1 was submitted to the Swedish Mining Inspectorate in August 2024. While the Swedish Mining Inspectorate considers the Exploitation Permit application the Häggån no 1 exploration license remains valid. The Company believes these applications will be considered favourably due to the considerable expenditure and work undertaken over the Project to date.
There is no assurance that the renewals or applications will be granted on a timely basis or without any new conditions, such as increased expenditure or work commitments. The imposition of new conditions or the inability to meet those conditions may adversely affect the operations, financial position and/or the performance of the Company. Additionally, the Company cannot guarantee that tenement applications or renewals will be granted in full, in part, or on a timely basis.
Exploration and Development Risks
Mineral exploration and development activities are inherently risky. There is a risk that the feasibility study and associated technical work may not achieve the expected results and that a failure to develop and operate projects in accordance with expectations could negatively impact results of operations and the company’s financial position. Risks to the Company’s development projects include the ability to acquire and/or obtain appropriate access to property, regulatory approvals, supply chain risks, construction and commissioning risks.
Community/Social Risk
The Group’s operations take place amidst varying cultural practices. The evolving expectations of these communities are managed through active community engagement, development and implementation of community relations strategies based on stakeholder concerns and maintaining strong relationships with communities and delivering on its commitments.
Regulatory and Compliance Risk
The company faces challenges related to new or evolving regulations and standards that are beyond its control. These regulations are often complex and challenging to predict. Opportunities for growth and development may be at risk due to changes to fiscal or regulatory frameworks, adverse changes in tax or other law, differences in sustainability standards and practices, or shifts in existing political, judicial, or administrative policies, as well as evolving community expectations.
Anti-Bribery and Corruption Risk
Aura has a clear policy alongside internal controls and procedures aimed at mitigating risks associated with Anti-Bribery and Corruption, includes providing training and compliance programs to both employees and contractors. These programs address various risks and associated scenarios, including unauthorised payments or offers of payments involving employees, agents, or distributors, which could potentially violate relevant anti-corruption laws.
Operations in Foreign Jurisdictions
The Company operates in foreign jurisdictions, specifically in Mauritania and Sweden, where its projects are located. These projects are exposed to various risks, including the potential for unfavourable political and economic changes, fluctuations and controls related to foreign currency, civil unrest, political upheavals, or conflicts. Furthermore, unforeseen events can curtail or interrupt operations on these properties, restrict capital movement, or lead to increased taxation. The Company remains proactive and closely monitors the political and economic landscapes of the jurisdictions in which it operates.
Market Risk
The Company is developing mineral projects with the intention to produce commodities for sale across a variety of markets. Forecast of supply and demand dynamics and the pricing that may be received for those products is inherently complex and subject to factors outside of the Company’s control. There is a risk that factors outside of the Company’s control may negatively affect markets. These factors could include geopolitical events, over supply or reduced demand. The Company mitigates this risk through efforts to engage offtake contracts to ensure consistency in pricing and through diversification of products.
Funding Risk
The Company will require additional funding to bring the Tiris Uranium Project into production and advance the Häggån Polymetallic Project. There is a risk that funding may not be available on acceptable terms for these projects. The Company seeks to mitigate this risk by diversifying potential funding sources between debt, equity, joint venture partnering and other options. Additional work to de-risk technical, social, environmental and permitting will increase the availability of funding options.
The Company is also exposed to a range of market, financial and governance risks. The Company has risk management and internal control systems to manage material business risks which include insurance coverage over major operational activities and regular review of material business risks by the Board.
The Company will continue to develop its current portfolio of tenements to create long term sustainable wealth for its shareholders. The Company may, if beneficial to all shareholders, seek joint venture partners or undertake the sale of assets from time to time should the right opportunity arise.
The directors do not recommend the payment of a dividend and no amount has been paid or declared by way of a dividend to the date of this report.
The Group is commencing exploration and evaluation activities in Mauritania and Sweden. Both countries have environmental regulation for the conduct of exploration activities. The Company has complied with these environmental regulations in the conduct of all field activities.
The directors have considered the enacted National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (the “NGER Act”) which introduced a single national reporting framework for the reporting and dissemination of information about the greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse gas projects, and energy use and production of corporations. At the current stage of development, the directors have determined that the NGER Act has no effect on the Company for the current, nor subsequent, financial year. The directors will reassess this position as and when the need arises.
Details of unissued shares or interests under option as at the date of this report are:
Issuing Entity |
Security type |
Number |
Exercise price |
Hurdle price |
Expiry date |
Class of shares |
Aura Energy Limited |
Unlisted Options |
15,212,266 |
$0.00 |
Nil |
30/06/2029 |
Ordinary shares |
Aura Energy Limited |
Unlisted Options |
22,411,248 |
$0.00 |
Nil |
30/06/2030 |
Ordinary shares |
No option holder has any right under the options to participate in any other share issue of the Company or any other entity.
During the year, and as at the date of this report, details of ordinary shares issued by the Company as a result of the exercise of Options are:
Options |
Date granted |
Exercise price |
Number of |
Amount paid |
Unlisted Options |
16 Aug 2024 |
$0.20 |
5,982,906 |
$1,196,581 |
Listed Options |
30 May 2024 |
$0.30 |
1,197 |
$359 |
The Company has indemnified the directors and executives of the Company for costs incurred, in their capacity as a director or executive, for which they may be held personally liable, except where there is a lack of good faith.
During the financial year, the Company paid a premium in respect of a contract to insure the directors and executives of the Company against a liability to the extent permitted by the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)(the “Corporations Act”). The contract of insurance prohibits disclosure of the nature of the liability and the amount of the premium.
The Company has not, during or since the end of the financial year, indemnified or agreed to indemnify the auditor of the Company or any related entity against a liability incurred by the auditor.
During the financial year, the Company has not paid a premium in respect of a contract to insure the auditor of the Company or any related entity.
During the year fees of $nil (2025: $500) were paid or payable for non-audit services provided by the auditor of the parent entity.
Hall Chadwick WA Audit Pty Ltd continues in office in accordance with section 327 of the Corporations Act.
In the opinion of the Directors, there were no other significant changes in the state of affairs of the Group that occurred during the financial year under review not otherwise disclosed in this report or in the financial statements.
On 28 June 2024, the parent entity, Aura Energy Limited, entered into a deed of cross guarantee with four of its Australian wholly-owned subsidiaries, Archaean Greenstone Gold Limited, Aura Energy Mauritania Pty Ltd, Tiris Zemmour Resources Pty Ltd and North East Resources Pty Ltd. Refer to note 27 for more details.
On 12 August 2026, the Company announced that Mr Mark Somlyay has resigned as Chief Financial Officer. Under his contract, he will serve a four-month transition period and will, unless otherwise agreed, remain with the Company until 8 December 2026.
On 30 September 2026, the Company announced the appointment of Mr Spencer Davey as Chief Financial Officer and Mr John Carr as President of the Company.
On 30 September 2026, the Company announced the lapse of 9,064,304 conditional employee securities because the applicable conditions had not been, or had become incapable of being, satisfied.
No other matter or circumstance has arisen since 30 June 2026 that has significantly affected the Group's operations, results or state of affairs, or may do so in future years.
The Company is committed to protecting and respecting the environment and local communities within which it operates and looks forward to enhancing its positive impact in these areas. As the Company advances its strategies, it will be sharing its ESG efforts and impact regularly, in line with its annual reporting cycle.
No person has applied to the Court under section 237 of the Corporations Act for leave to bring proceedings on behalf of the Company, or to intervene in any proceedings to which the Company is a party for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the Company for all or part of those proceedings.
Aura Energy Limited is a type of Company that is referred to in ASIC Corporations (Rounding in Financial/Directors’ Reports) Instrument 2016/191 and therefore the amounts contained in this report and in the financial report have been rounded to the nearest dollar.
This remuneration report for the year ended 30 June 2026 outlines remuneration arrangements in place for Directors and other members of the Key Management Personnel of the Company in accordance with the requirements of the Corporations Act and its regulations. This information has been audited as required by section 308(3C) of the Corporations Act.
For the purpose of this report, key management personnel of the Group (as defined in AASB 124 Related Party Disclosures) are those persons identified in this section who have authority and responsibility for planning, directing, and controlling the activities of the Group, whether directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of the parent entity.
The directors and executives considered to be key management personnel of the Group up to the date of this report are the directors and executives set out in table below:
Non-Executive Directors | |
Mr Patrick Mutz |
Non-Executive Director |
Mr Ousmane M. Kane (1) |
Non-Executive Director |
Mr Warren Mundine |
Non-Executive Director |
Ms Michelle Ash (2) |
Non-Executive Director |
Mr Bryan Dixon (3) |
Non-Executive Director |
Executive Directors | |
Mr Philip Mitchell (4) |
Executive Chair |
Mr Andrew Grove (3) |
Managing Director |
Other KMP | |
Mr Will Goodall |
Chief Development Officer |
Mr Spencer Davey (5) |
Chief Financial Officer |
Mr John Carr (5) |
President |
Mr Mark Somlyay (6) |
Chief Financial Officer |
The Remuneration and Nomination Committee members are Patrick Mutz, Warren Mundine, Bryan Dixon (resigned on 25 November 2025), Ousmane M. Kane and Michelle Ash (all non-executive directors) and the Committee is responsible for advising and making recommendations to the Board regarding the remuneration framework, policy, vesting of awards and compensation arrangements for the non-executive and executive directors, executives and employees. The remuneration policy is to ensure the remuneration package properly reflects the persons duties and responsibilities. Details of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees Charter can be found at the Company’s website www.auraenergy.com.au
To ensure the Remuneration and Nomination Committee is fully informed when making remuneration decisions, the Remuneration and Nomination Committee may seek external advice, as it requires, on remuneration policies and practices. Remuneration consultants can be engaged by, and report directly to, the Committee. In selecting remuneration consultants, the Committee considers potential conflicts of interest and independence from the Group’s KMP and other executives.
During the 2025 financial year, an independent professional opinion on the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan was provided by remuneration consultants, Augmentia. The Long Term Incentive Plan was updated by Management and reviewed by Augmentia in 2026.
The remuneration policies of the Aura Group have been designed in accordance with the Company’s size and structure with consideration given to the global environment in which it operates. The Company aims to reward its executives with a level of remuneration commensurate with their position and responsibilities within the Company so as to:
Reward executives for company and individual performance against targets set by reference to appropriate benchmarks
Align the interest of executives with those of shareholders
Link rewards with the strategic goals and performance of the Company
Ensure total remuneration is competitive by market standards
The Board is responsible for determining and reviewing remuneration arrangements for its directors and executives. The performance of the Group depends on the quality of its directors and executives. The remuneration philosophy is to attract, motivate and retain high performance and high quality personnel.
The reward framework is designed to align executive reward to shareholders' interests. The Board have considered that it should seek to enhance shareholders' interests by:
Having remuneration framework linked to the goals of shareholders
Focusing on sustained growth in shareholder wealth, consisting of growth in share price
Attracting and retaining high calibre executives
Additionally, the reward framework should seek to enhance executives' interests by:
Rewarding capability and experience
Reflecting competitive reward for contribution to growth in shareholder wealth
Providing a clear structure for earning rewards
In accordance with best practice corporate governance, the structure of Non-Executive Director and Executive Director remuneration is separate.
The Board recognises the importance of attracting and retaining talented non-executive directors and aims to remunerate these directors in line with fees paid to directors of companies of a similar size and complexity in the mining and exploration industry. The Board seeks to set aggregate remuneration at a level that provides the Company with the ability to attract and retain directors of the highest calibre, whilst incurring a cost that is acceptable to shareholders.
Shareholders approve the maximum aggregate remuneration for non-executive Directors. The most recent determination by shareholders was on 29 November 2022, where the shareholders approved a maximum annual aggregate remuneration of $500,000.
Each Non-Executive Director receives a fee for serving as a Director of the Company.
The level of Director remuneration has been fixed at the same level since 2021 and is as follows:
Role |
2026 |
2025 |
Board Chair |
60,000 |
60,000 |
Non-executive director |
40,000 |
40,000 |
Committee Chair |
- |
- |
Committee Member |
- |
- |
All fees presented include statutory superannuation, where applicable. Directors may be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred in attending to the Group’s affairs.
The Board considers it may be appropriate to issue options to non-executive directors given the current nature and size of the Company as, until profits are generated, conservation of cash reserves remains a high priority. Any options issued to directors will require separate shareholder approval.
For additional duties in assisting management beyond the normal time commitments of Non-Executive Directors, Non-Executive Directors are paid at a rate that is agreed upon by the two parties, with the amounts approved by the Board of Directors.
The objective of the Company’s executive reward framework is to ensure reward for performance is competitive and appropriate for the results delivered. The framework aligns executive reward with achievement of strategic objectives and the creation of value for shareholders.
The Board ensures that executive reward satisfies the following key criteria for good corporate governance practices:
Competitiveness and reasonableness
Acceptability to shareholders
Performance linkage/alignment of executive compensation
Transparency
Capital management
The Company has structured an executive framework that is market competitive and complementary to the reward strategy for the organisation. The Board’s policy for determining the nature and amount of remuneration for Board members and executives of the Company is as follows:
All Executives receive a fee, part of which may be taken as superannuation, and from time to time, options and other equity-based incentives. Equity based incentives issued to Directors are subject to approval by Shareholders. The Board reviews executive packages regularly by reference to the Company’s performance, executives’ performance and comparable information from industry sectors and other listed companies in similar industries. The Executive Chair is not present at any discussions relating to determination of his own remuneration. The Board may in its discretion establish a performance-based bonus system to provide reward in addition to the base salary level to the executives on such terms as the Board may determine
Salaried Executive Directors and specified executives are allocated superannuation guarantee contributions as required by law, and do not receive any other retirement benefits. From time to time, some individuals may choose to sacrifice their salary or consulting fees to increase payments towards superannuation.
All remuneration paid to Directors and specified executives is valued at the cost to the Company and expensed. Share based payments are valued using the ASX trading price or the Barrier Trinomial methodology or the Monte-Carlo simulation model, as required by the relevant accounting standard.
Directors, executives, key employees and consultants may be eligible to participate in equity-based compensation via the Company’s Employee Incentive Plan.
Long Term Incentive Scheme
The Group’s long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) includes the following key features:
Utilisation of nil-cost share options (zero exercise price options “ZEPOs”), which limit cash requirements for the Company
A three-year cliff vesting period will apply, ensuring options only vest once performance conditions are met three years after the date of the award. This approach aligns with other similar listed firms, ensuring Aura remains in line with best practices
Performance conditions will evolve with the business but remain fixed once set for a three-year award. Typically, two to four measures will apply, focusing on achieving tangible milestones. A share price gateway, based on a 30-day average before or after the vesting date, will serve as an additional protection for shareholders
This LTIP was introduced in FY2025, replacing the options and loan funded securities schemes. The LTIP is governed by the existing Employee Incentive Plan, approved by shareholders at the November 2022 Annual General Meeting. This LTIP was reviewed during 2025 and reaffirmed as appropriate for FY2026.
Options
Aura Energy Limited operated an ownership-based scheme for directors and executives of the Group. In accordance with the provisions of the plan, as approved by shareholders at a previous annual general meeting, directors and executives may be granted options to purchase parcels of ordinary shares at an exercise price as determined at the time options are granted.
Each option converts into one ordinary share of the Group on exercise. No amounts are paid or payable by the recipient on receipt of the option. The options carry neither rights to dividends nor voting rights. Options may be exercised at any time from the date of vesting to the date of their expiry.
The number of options granted to directors is approved by shareholders at a previous annual general meeting. The scheme rewards directors and executives against the extent of the Group’s and individual’s achievement against criteria from the following measures:
Improvement in share price
Improvement in return to shareholders
Loan funded securities
Aura Energy Limited implemented a loan funded equity scheme for directors, executives and senior consultants of the Group in 2021. In accordance with the provisions of the plan, as approved by shareholders at a previous annual general meeting, directors, executives and senior consultants were granted loan funded securities.
Each loan funded share converts into one ordinary share of the Group on issue. The loan funded shares rank equally with all other fully paid ordinary shares on issue in the capital of the Group. The number of loan funded shares granted is approved by shareholders at the annual general meeting of the Group.
2021 Loan Funded Shares
On 21 December 2021, the shareholders approved the issue of 20,000,000 loan funded shares to directors, executives and senior consultants (“2021 Loan Funded Shares”). The 2021 Loan Funded Shares were issued at $0.25, are all subject to continuous employment/engagement with the Group and have the following vesting conditions:
Tranche |
Measures and hurdles |
Vesting period |
Tranche 1 |
When the daily volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Group’s Shares meets the share price performance hurdle of $0.50 on 10 days on any 20 sequential trading days. |
Eligible to vest 12 months after grant date. |
Tranche 2 |
When the daily VWAP of the Group’s shares meets the share price performance hurdle of $0.75 on 10 days on any 20 sequential trading days. |
Eligible to vest 24 months after grant date. |
Tranche 3 |
When the daily VWAP of the Group’s shares meets the share price performance hurdle of $1.00 on 10 days on any 20 sequential trading days. |
Eligible to vest 36 months after grant date. |
Share price hurdles for vesting for these Loan Funded Shares have not yet been met.
2022 Loan Funded Shares
On 29 November 2022 the shareholders approved the issue of loan funded shares to directors (“2022 Loan Funded Shares”). The 2022 Loan Funded Shares were issued at $0.30, are all subject to continuous employment/engagement with the Group and have the following vesting conditions:
Tranche |
Measures and hurdles |
Vesting period |
Tranche 1 |
When the daily volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the Group’s Shares meets the share price performance hurdle of $0.50 on 10 days on any 20 sequential trading days. |
Eligible to vest 12 months after grant date. |
Tranche 2 |
When the daily VWAP of the Group’s shares meets the share price performance hurdle of $0.75 on 10 days on any 20 sequential trading days. |
Eligible to vest 24 months after grant date. |
Tranche 3 |
When the daily VWAP of the Group’s shares meets the share price performance hurdle of $1.00 on 10 days on any 20 sequential trading days. |
Eligible to vest 36 months after grant date. |
Share price hurdles for vesting for these Loan Funded Shares have not yet been met.
As noted above, the LTIP was introduced in FY2025, replacing both the Options and Loan Funded Securities schemes.
Zero Exercise Price Options (“ZEPOs”)
2026 grant
During the year ended 30 June 2026, the Company issued zero exercise price options (“ZEPOs”) to Key Management Personnel and staff with 4 milestones under the vesting conditions as detailed below.
Vesting Conditions |
Split |
Percentage to vest |
Resource Base: Expansion of resource base at the Tiris Project mine against time, cost and quality targets |
20% |
Resources at Tiris Project exceed 300m lbs – 100% vest Resources at Tiris Project exceed 200m lbs – 80% vest Resources at Tiris Project exceed 100m lbs – 66% vest |
Mine Build: Construction of Tiris Project mine against time, cost and quality targets(1) |
40% |
100% completion of construction by 30 June 2027 - 120% vest(2) 75% completion of construction by 30 June 2027 -100% vest 50% completion of construction by 30 June 2027 - 66% vest |
Operational Readiness: The operational readiness for the Tiris Uranium Project by 30 June 2028 with each hurdle measured individually |
25% |
90% of planned general manager, manager and superintendent roles recruited and have commenced, and that expatriates (non-Mauritanian nationals) constitute no more than 25% of general managers, 10% of managers and 2% of superintendents – 25% vest At least 70% of Tiris Uranium Project operations employee roles have been employed, trained and passed competency testing – 25% vest 100% of the operating procedures manuals have been completed and included in employee induction training – 25% vest At least 15% of the workforce are women – 25% vest |
Häggån: Secure Government decision to mine at the Häggån Project |
15% |
Decision to mine achieved with strategic partner introduced on a basis that values the business at >60% net present value (“NPV”) – 100% vest Value created on another basis which is approved by Shareholders (for example, a successful partial listing) – 75% vest Swedish legislation is changed to enable the extraction of U3O8 from the Häggån Project and the project receives tenure confirmation (including the reissuance of the exploration permits) – 25% vest, in each case, as determined by the Remuneration Committee. |
(1) To be verified by independent, external audit from a reputable firm of consulting engineers. At 30 June 2026, the vesting conditions to award 100% of the ZEPOs is not expected to be met and a 0% vesting probability was applied.
(2) If the maximum Mine Build Performance Milestone criteria is achieved, the number of Options to vest will be uplifted by 1.08 (being 1 + 0.2 (being the additional 20% to vest) multiplied by 0.4 (being the 40% vesting under that Performance Milestone)).
A$0.45 per Share – 120% vest (the maximum number of Options that vest as a result of the satisfaction of the Performance Milestones will be determined by applying an uplift factor of 120%);
A$0.35 per Share – 100% vest (no adjustment will be made to the number of Options that vest);
A$0.25 per Share – 80% vest (the maximum number of Options that vest as a result of the satisfaction of the Performance Milestones will be determined by applying a decrease factor of 20%); or
less than A$0.25 per Share – 0% vest.
The above vesting conditions (comprising the Performance Milestones and the Share Price Gateway) for the Options are referred to as the Vesting Conditions. The Options will only vest if the applicable Performance Milestone has been satisfied during the Performance Period and the Share Price Gateway has been satisfied during the Gateway Period and the employee remains employed or engaged by the Company.
The fair value for all ZEPOs granted in the current period was determined using a Barrier Trinomial Model applying the following inputs:
Weighted average exercise price of $0.00
Weighted average life of the option (years) of 5
Weighted average underlying share price: refer below for each tranche
Expected share price volatility of 100%
Weighted average risk-free interest rate 4%
Volatility is calculated based on share price history of the company and used as the basis for determining expected share price volatility. The expected volatility reflects the assumptions that the historical volatility over a period similar to the life of the options is indicative of future trends which may not be the actual outcomes.
2025 Grant
During the year ended 30 June 2025, the Company issued ZEPOs to Key Management Personnel and staff with 4 milestones under the vesting conditions as detailed below.
Mile-stone |
Vesting Conditions |
Percentage to vest |
1 |
FID Timing: Final Investment Decision (FID) and associated funding plan at the Tiris Project (1) |
FID made and approved at the Tiris Project in Q4 2024 – 100% vest FID made and approved at the Tiris Project in Q1 2025 – 80% vest FID made and approved at the Tiris Project in Q2 2025 – 66% vest |
2 |
Mine Build: Construction of Tiris Project mine against time, cost and quality targets |
Remuneration Committee Determination – up to 100% |
3 |
Resource Base: Expansion of resource base at the Tiris Project |
Resources at Tiris Project exceed 180m lbs – 100% vest Resources at Tiris Project exceed 120m lbs – 80% vest Resources at Tiris Project exceed 80m lbs – 66% vest |
4 |
Häggån: Secure Government decision to mine at the Häggån Project |
Decision to mine achieved without material dilution of Shareholders – 100% vest Decision to mine achieved with strategic partner introduced on a basis that values the business at >60% net present value (“NPV”) – 80% vest Decision to mine achieved on another basis which is approved by Shareholders – 66% vest Swedish legislation is changed to enable the extraction of U3O8 from the Häggån Project and the project receives an exploitation permit – 25% vest, in each case, as determined by the Remuneration Committee. |
(1) The vesting conditions to award 100% of the ZEPOs had not been met and a 0% vesting probability was applied.
The above vesting conditions (comprising the Performance Milestones and the Share Price Gateway) for the Options are referred to as the Vesting Conditions. The Options will only vest if the applicable Performance Milestone has been satisfied during the Performance Period and the Share Price Gateway has been satisfied during the Gateway Period and the employee remains employed or engaged by the Company. No options shall vest before 30 June 2027.
Refer to ZEPO Table on page 31 for the number and value of incentives issued to KMPs during the year.
The Directors and KMP of the Company, alongside their remuneration for the period, are set out in the following table:
|
|
Short term benefits |
Other |
Post employ-ment benefits |
Long-term benefits |
Share based payments(1) |
| |||
|
|
Cash salary and fees |
Cash bonus |
Annual leave |
Termination benefits |
Consulting services |
Superannuation |
Long service leave |
Equity settled |
Total |
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) | ||
Non-Executive Directors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
W Mundine |
2026 |
35,714 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4,286 |
- |
72,122 |
112,122 |
|
2025 |
35,874 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4,126 |
- |
57,114 |
97,114 |
P Mutz |
2026 |
35,714 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4,286 |
- |
76,247 |
116,247 |
|
2025 |
35,874 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4,126 |
- |
40,931 |
80,931 |
O Kane (2) |
2026 |
38,110 |
- |
- |
- |
174,992 |
- |
- |
- |
213,102 |
|
2025 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
M Ash |
2026 |
31,799 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
31,799 |
|
2025 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
B Dixon (3) |
2026 |
20,000 |
- |
- |
- |
20,086 |
- |
- |
44,556 |
84,642 |
|
2025 |
40,000 |
- |
- |
- |
40,000 |
- |
- |
57,114 |
137,114 |
Executive Directors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
P Mitchell (4), (7) |
2026 |
402,778 |
34,000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
221,081 |
657,859 |
|
2025 |
84,167 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
172,198 |
256,365 |
A Grove (5) |
2026 |
169,263 |
42,500 |
47,809 |
410,000 |
- |
25,000 |
- |
(170,221) |
524,351 |
|
2025 |
395,068 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
29,932 |
- |
170,221 |
595,221 |
|
|
Short term benefits |
Other |
Post employ-ment benefits |
Long-term benefits |
Share based payments(1) |
| ||||||||||
|
|
Cash salary and fees |
Cash bonus |
Annual leave |
Termination benefits |
Consulting services |
Superannuation |
Long service leave |
Equity settled |
Total | |||||||
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) |
($) | |||||||||
Other KMP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
W Goodall (7) |
2026 |
323,075 |
74,698 |
18,925 |
- |
- |
30,000 |
- |
165,278 |
611,976 | |||||||
|
2025 |
326,280 |
- |
15,788 |
- |
- |
29,932 |
- |
78,934 |
450,934 | |||||||
M Somlyay (6), (7) |
2026 |
289,114 |
62,560 |
20,886 |
- |
- |
30,000 |
- |
151,061 |
553,621 | |||||||
|
2025 |
289,880 |
- |
20,188 |
- |
- |
29,932 |
- |
43,317 |
383,317 | |||||||
Total |
2026 |
1,345,567 |
213,758 |
87,620 |
410,000 |
195,078 |
93,572 |
- |
560,124 |
2,905,719 | |||||||
|
2025 |
1,207,143 |
- |
35,976 |
- |
40,000 |
98,048 |
- |
619,829 |
2,000,996 | |||||||
The proportion of remuneration linked to performance and the fixed proportion are as follows:
|
Fixed remuneration |
At risk - STI |
At risk - LTI | |||
2026 |
2025 |
2026 |
2025 |
2026 |
2025 | |
Non-Executive Directors |
|
|
|
|
| |
W Mundine |
36% |
41% |
0% |
0% |
64% |
59% |
P Mutz |
34% |
49% |
0% |
0% |
66% |
51% |
O Kane |
100% |
n/a |
0% |
n/a |
0% |
n/a |
M Ash |
100% |
n/a |
0% |
n/a |
0% |
n/a |
B Dixon (1) |
47% |
58% |
0% |
0% |
53% |
42% |
Executive Directors |
|
|
|
|
| |
P Mitchell (2) |
61% |
33% |
5% |
0% |
34% |
67% |
A Grove (3) |
124% |
71% |
8% |
0% |
(32%) |
29% |
Other KMP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
W Goodall |
61% |
82% |
12% |
0% |
27% |
18% |
M Somlyay (4) |
61% |
89% |
11% |
0% |
27% |
11% |
Remuneration and other terms of employment for Executives are formalised in service agreements. The service agreements specify the components of remuneration, benefits and notice periods. Participation in short term and long-term incentives are at the discretion of the Board. Other major provisions of the agreements relating to remuneration are set out below.
Mr Philip Mitchell, Executive Chair – appointed 10 June 2025 | |
Agreement commenced |
Non-Executive Chair 21 December 2021; Executive Chair 10 June 2025 |
Term of agreement |
No fixed term Employment will continue until terminated by either party, as summarised below. |
Details |
Remuneration of $41,667.67 per month (including taxes and statutory costs). Mr Mitchell was entitled to participate in the Company’s Employee Incentive Plan from time to time at the discretion of the Board. Termination by employee or employer with six months' notice. Mr Mitchell is subject to non-compete restraints for a period of up to 6 months, which apply after cessation of employment. Mr Mitchell transitioned from Non-Executive Chair to Executive Chair effective 10 June 2025. |
Mr Will Goodall, Chief Development Officer |
||
Agreement commenced |
1 July 2023 | |
Term of agreement |
No fixed term Employment will continue until terminated by either party, as summarised below. | |
Details |
Remuneration of $372,000 per annum (including superannuation). Mr Goodall will be entitled to participate in the Company’s Employee Incentive Plan from time to time at the discretion of the Board. Termination by employee or employer with four months' notice. Mr Goodall is subject to non-compete restraints for a period of up to 6 months, which apply after cessation of employment. | |
Mr Mark Somlyay, Chief Financial Officer – resigned 12 August 2026 |
||
Agreement commenced |
22 April 2024 | |
Term of agreement |
No fixed term Employment will continue until terminated by either party, as summarised below. | |
Details |
Remuneration of $340,000 per annum (including superannuation). Mr Somlyay will be entitled to participate in the Company’s Employee Incentive Plan from time to time at the discretion of the Board. Termination by employee or employer with four months' notice. Mr Somlyay is subject to non-compete restraints for a period of up to 3 months, which apply after cessation of employment. | |
Mr Andrew Grove, Managing Director & CEO – resigned 20 October 2025 |
||
Agreement commenced |
30 January 2024 | |
Term of agreement |
No fixed term Employment will continue until terminated by either party, as summarised below. | |
Details |
Remuneration of $425,000 per annum (including superannuation). Mr Grove will be entitled to participate in the Company’s Employee Incentive Plan from time to time at the discretion of the Board. Termination by employee or employer with six months' notice. Mr Grove is subject to non-compete restraints for a period of up to 6 months, which apply after cessation of employment. | |
KMPs have no entitlement to termination payments in the event of removal for misconduct.
KMPs may be eligible to participate in equity-based compensation schemes via the Scheme. Please refer to note 9 of the financial statements for more information on share based payments provided as part of remuneration to the Directors and key management personnel.
Shares issued as compensation
1,146,414 shares were issued or granted to KMPs as part of compensation during the year ended 30 June 2026 (2025: nil).
Movement in ordinary shares
The relevant interest of each of the key management personnel in the share capital of the Company as at 30 June 2026 was:
|
Balance at the start of the year |
Received as part of remuneration |
Purchased |
Forfeited |
Other |
Balance at |
No. |
No. |
No. |
No. |
No. |
No. | |
Directors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
P Mitchell (1) |
10,366,232 |
367,194 |
2,704,596 |
- |
- |
13,438,022 |
W Mundine (1) |
3,000,000 |
259,740 |
- |
- |
- |
3,259,740 |
B Dixon (1)(2) |
3,108,108 |
259,740 |
- |
- |
- |
3,367,848 |
P Mutz (1) |
2,000,000 |
259,740 |
- |
- |
- |
2,259,740 |
O Kane |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
M Ash |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
A Grove (2) |
555,556 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
555,556 |
Other KMP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
W Goodall (1) |
3,757,892 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3,757,892 |
M Somlyay |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Total |
22,787,788 |
1,146,414 |
2,704,596 |
- |
- |
26,638,798 |
Loan Funded Shares
Loan funded shares issued as compensation
No loan funded shares were granted or vested to Directors and other KMP as part of compensation during the year ended 30 June 2026 (2025: nil).
Movement in Loan Funded Shares
The number of loan funded shares held by Directors and KMP, including their related parties, as at 30 June 2026 are shown in the table below:
|
Balance at start of the year |
Granted as remuneration |
Exercised |
Forfeited |
Balance at end of the year |
Vested and exercisable |
No. |
No. |
No. |
No. |
No. |
No. | |
Directors |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
P Mitchell |
10,000,000 |
- |
- |
- |
10,000,000 |
- |
W Mundine |
3,000,000 |
- |
- |
- |
3,000,000 |
- |
B Dixon |
3,000,000 |
- |
- |
- |
3,000,000 |
- |
P Mutz |
2,000,000 |
- |
- |
- |
2,000,000 |
- |
O Kane |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
M Ash |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
A Grove |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Other KMP |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
W Goodall |
2,000,000 |
- |
- |
- |
2,000,000 |
- |
M Somlyay |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Total |
20,000,000 |
- |
- |
- |
20,000,000 |
- |
Refer to page 21 for more details on vesting conditions of the loan funded shares.
Options issued as compensation
During the year, the Group granted 10,506,015 Zero Exercise Price Options to KMPs as part of compensation (2025: 11,700,776).
During the year no shares were issued on the exercise of Options by KMP as no Options were exercised (2025: nil).
ZEPOs issued to KMPs and their terms are detailed in the table below.
Executive |
Granted |
Grant date |
Fair value |
Total value at grant date |
Vesting date |
Expiry date |
Vested |
Lapsed / forfeited |
P Mitchell (1),(2),(3) |
6,311,688 |
25 Nov 2025 |
$0.1458 |
$920,244 |
30 Sep 2028 |
30 Jun 2030 |
- |
- |
W Goodall (1),(3) |
2,191,418 |
25 Sep 2025 |
$0.2587 |
$566,920 |
30 Sep 2028 |
30 Jun 2030 |
- |
- |
M Somlyay (1),(3) |
2,002,909 |
25 Sep 2025 |
$0.2587 |
$518,152 |
30 Sep 2028 |
30 Jun 2030 |
- |
- |
The value of the share-based payments granted during the period is recognised in compensation over the vesting period of the grant. For details on the valuation of the options, including models and assumptions used, please refer to note 9.
Options movement during the reporting period
The below table shows a reconciliation of options held by each KMP during the reporting period:
|
Balance at start of the year |
Granted as remuneration |
Exercised |
Lapsed / forfeited |
Balance at end of the year |
Vested and exercisable |
No. |
No. |
No. |
No. |
No. |
No. | |
Directors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
P Mitchell |
590,115 |
6,311,688 |
- |
(124,999) |
6,776,804 |
- |
W Mundine |
310,078 |
- |
- |
- |
310,078 |
- |
P Mutz |
310,078 |
- |
- |
- |
310,078 |
- |
O Kane |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
M Ash |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
A Grove |
6,858,527 |
- |
- |
(6,858,527) |
- |
- |
B Dixon |
310,078 |
- |
- |
(310,078) |
- |
- |
Other KMP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
W Goodall |
2,018,604 |
2,191,418 |
- |
- |
4,210,022 |
- |
M Somlyay |
1,844,960 |
2,002,909 |
- |
- |
3,847,869 |
- |
Total |
12,242,440 |
10,506,015 |
- |
(7,293,604) |
15,454,851 |
- |
The outstanding balance for Director fees due to Mr Philip Mitchell as at 30 June 2026 was $159,000 (2025: $29,167).
During the year ended 30 June 2026, the Group paid $20,086 (2025: $40,000) to Mr Bryan Dixon for consulting services relating to governance and corporate advisory activities, as disclosed in the remuneration table on page 25. The services are made on normal commercial terms and conditions.
During the year ended 30 June 2026, the Group paid $174,992 (2025: $nil) to Mr Ousmane Kane for consulting services relating to corporate advisory activities, as disclosed in the remuneration table on page 25. The services are made on normal commercial terms and conditions.
During the year ended 30 June 2026, the Group paid $33,600 inclusive of superannuation (2025: $41,076) to Ms Liesl Kemp under an arm’s length, casual employment contract for investor relations support services. Ms Kemp is a related party of former Managing Director, Mr Andrew Grove. Mr Grove resigned as the Managing Director on 20 October 2025.
There are no other transactions with key management personnel of Aura Energy Limited.
The Group aims to align its executive remuneration to its strategic and business objectives and the creation of shareholder wealth. The table below shows measures of the Group’s financial performance over the last five years as required by the Corporations Act. However, these are not necessarily consistent with the measures used in determining the variable amounts of remuneration to be awarded to KMP. As a consequence, there may not always be a direct correlation between the statutory key performance measures and the variable remuneration awarded.
|
2026 |
2025 |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
Loss for the year ($) |
(11,624,283) |
(15,343,310) |
(6,610,019) |
(6,795,514) |
(3,403,791) |
Basic loss per share |
(1.18) |
(1.73) |
(1.01) |
(1.19) |
(0.79) |
Share price at 30 June (cents per share) |
10.0 |
17.5 |
14.0 |
20.5 |
18.0 |
At the 2025 AGM held on 25 November 2025, 99.97% of the votes received supported the adoption of the remuneration report for the year ended 30 June 2025. The Company did not receive any specific feedback at the AGM regarding its remuneration practices.
End of Audited Remuneration Report
The Company reviews all of its corporate governance practices and policies on an annual basis to ensure they are appropriate for the Company’s current stage of exploration and development.
The Company has a corporate governance section on the website which includes details on the Company’s governance arrangements and copies of relevant policies and charters. Please refer to https://auraenergy.com.au/our-company/corporate-governance/
A copy of the auditor's independence declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act is set out immediately after this directors' report.
This report is made in accordance with a resolution of directors.

Philip Mitchell
Executive Chair
30 September 2026
|
Notes |
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Expenses |
|
|
|
FX losses |
|
(102,566) |
(49,830) |
Employee benefits |
|
(4,383,197) |
(2,202,029) |
Corporate and administrative expenses |
5(a) |
(5,374,915) |
(4,766,045) |
Share based payment expenses |
9 |
(2,052,383) |
(6,278,403) |
Impairment expenses |
14 |
- |
(2,640,104) |
Gain on asset disposal |
|
- |
45,855 |
Operating loss |
|
(11,913,061) |
(15,890,556) |
Finance income |
5(b) |
300,970 |
637,283 |
Finance expense |
5(b) |
(12,192) |
(90,037) |
Net finance income |
|
288,778 |
547,246 |
Loss before income tax benefit |
|
(11,624,283) |
(15,343,310) |
Income tax benefit |
6 |
- |
- |
Loss after income tax benefit for the year attributable to the owners of Aura Energy Limited |
|
(11,624,283) |
(15,343,310) |
|
|
|
|
Loss is attributable to: |
|
|
|
Owners of Aura Energy Limited |
|
(11,328,908) |
(15,145,819) |
Non-controlling interests |
|
(295,375) |
(197,491) |
|
|
(11,624,283) |
(15,343,310) |
Other comprehensive income |
|
|
|
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: |
|
|
|
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations |
|
(977,840) |
1,174,513 |
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year, net of tax |
|
(977,840) |
1,174,513 |
Total Comprehensive Loss after income tax for the year attributable to equity holders of the Company |
|
(12,602,123) |
(14,168,797) |
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income for the year is attributable to: |
|
|
|
Owners of Aura Energy Limited |
|
(12,320,038) |
(13,974,731) |
Non-controlling interests |
|
(282,085) |
(194,066) |
|
|
(12,602,123) |
(14,168,797) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cents |
Cents |
From continuing operations attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the company |
|
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per share |
7 |
(1.18) |
(1.73) |
The above consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
|
Notes |
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Assets |
|
|
|
Current assets |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
10 |
15,973,883 |
11,740,860 |
Value Added Tax receivables |
11 |
295,970 |
194,657 |
Other current assets |
11 |
204,099 |
201,291 |
Total current assets |
|
16,473,952 |
12,136,808 |
Non-current assets |
|
|
|
Security deposits |
11 |
81,075 |
81,268 |
Financial assets |
12 |
200,000 |
100,000 |
Plant and equipment |
|
92,858 |
41,187 |
Right of use assets |
13 |
81,294 |
277,690 |
Exploration and evaluation |
14 |
56,278,075 |
50,549,459 |
Total non-current assets |
|
56,733,302 |
51,049,604 |
Total assets |
|
73,207,254 |
63,186,412 |
Liabilities |
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
Trade and other payables |
15 |
2,504,097 |
1,938,729 |
Provision for employee benefits |
8 |
254,200 |
130,578 |
Lease liabilities |
13 |
85,920 |
196,626 |
Total current liabilities |
|
2,844,217 |
2,265,933 |
Non-current liabilities |
|
|
|
Provision for employee benefits |
8 |
19,082 |
7,812 |
Lease liabilities |
13 |
- |
84,634 |
Total non-current liabilities |
|
19,082 |
92,446 |
Total liabilities |
|
2,863,299 |
2,358,379 |
Net assets |
|
70,343,955 |
60,828,033 |
Equity |
|
|
|
Share capital |
16 |
144,210,473 |
123,571,260 |
Other equity |
|
314,346 |
314,346 |
Other reserves |
17 |
5,312,254 |
5,004,992 |
Accumulated losses |
|
(78,911,657) |
(67,763,189) |
Capital and reserves attributable to owners of parent |
|
70,925,416 |
61,127,409 |
Non-controlling interests |
|
(581,461) |
(299,376) |
Total equity |
|
70,343,955 |
60,828,033 |
The above consolidated statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
|
|
Attributable to owners of Aura Energy Limited |
Non-controlling interests |
| ||||
|
Notes |
Share capital |
Other equity |
Other reserves |
Accumulated losses |
Total |
Total equity | |
Balance at 1 July 2025 |
|
123,571,260 |
314,346 |
5,004,992 |
(67,763,189) |
61,127,409 |
(299,376) |
60,828,033 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss after income tax expense for the year |
|
- |
- |
- |
(11,328,908) |
(11,328,908) |
(295,375) |
(11,624,283) |
Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax |
|
- |
- |
(991,130) |
- |
(991,130) |
13,290 |
(977,840) |
Total comprehensive loss for the year |
|
- |
- |
(991,130) |
(11,328,908) |
(12,320,038) |
(282,085) |
(12,602,123) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transactions with owners in their capacity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contributions of equity, net of transaction costs and tax |
16 |
18,868,722 |
- |
- |
- |
18,868,722 |
- |
18,868,722 |
Options exercised |
16 |
1,196,940 |
- |
- |
- |
1,196,940 |
- |
1,196,940 |
Share based payments |
|
573,551 |
- |
1,478,832 |
- |
2,052,383 |
- |
2,052,383 |
Lapse of equity based payments |
|
- |
- |
(180,440) |
180,440 |
- |
- |
- |
Balance at 30 June 2026 |
|
144,210,473 |
314,346 |
5,312,254 |
(78,911,657) |
70,925,416 |
(581,461) |
70,343,955 |
The above consolidated statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
|
|
Attributable to owners of Aura Energy Limited |
Non-controlling interests |
| ||||
|
Notes |
Share capital |
Other equity |
Other reserves |
Accumulated losses |
Total |
Total equity | |
Balance at 1 July 2024 |
|
104,536,636 |
314,346 |
3,645,166 |
(53,322,418) |
55,173,730 |
(105,310) |
55,068,420 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss after income tax expense for the year |
|
- |
- |
- |
(15,145,819) |
(15,145,819) |
(197,491) |
(15,343,310) |
Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax |
|
- |
- |
1,171,088 |
- |
1,171,088 |
3,425 |
1,174,513 |
Total comprehensive loss for the year |
|
- |
- |
1,171,088 |
(15,145,819) |
(13,974,731) |
(194,066) |
(14,168,797) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transactions with owners in their capacity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contributions of equity, net of transaction costs and tax |
16 |
13,569,123 |
- |
- |
- |
13,569,123 |
- |
13,569,123 |
Curzon restructuring fees paid in shares |
|
5,384,615 |
- |
- |
- |
5,384,615 |
- |
5,384,615 |
Options exercised |
16 |
600 |
- |
- |
- |
600 |
- |
600 |
Issue of shares to settle options funding loan |
9 |
80,286 |
- |
- |
|
80,286 |
- |
80,286 |
Share based payments |
|
- |
- |
893,786 |
- |
893,786 |
- |
893,786 |
Lapse of equity based payments |
|
- |
- |
(705,048) |
705,048 |
- |
- |
- |
Balance at 30 June 2025 |
|
123,571,260 |
314,346 |
5,004,992 |
(67,763,189) |
61,127,409 |
(299,376) |
60,828,033 |
The above consolidated statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
|
Notes |
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Operating activities |
|
|
|
Loss after income tax expense for the year |
|
(11,624,283) |
(15,343,310) |
Adjustments for: |
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
210,127 |
178,859 |
Share based payments |
9 |
2,052,383 |
6,278,403 |
Impairment expenses |
|
- |
2,640,104 |
Exchange fluctuations |
|
94,331 |
(122,516) |
Other write offs |
|
- |
(45,855) |
Finance costs |
13 |
11,678 |
90,038 |
Change in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
Decrease/(increase) in other receivables |
|
(101,313) |
(106,460) |
Decrease/(increase) in other operating assets |
|
(2,808) |
(66,846) |
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables |
|
1,154,721 |
(16,940) |
Increase/(decrease) in employee benefits |
|
134,892 |
(34,321) |
Increase/(decrease) in other operating liabilities |
|
- |
(5,960) |
Net cash flows used in operating activities |
|
(8,070,272) |
(6,554,804) |
Investing activities |
|
|
|
Payments for exploration and evaluation |
|
(7,426,828) |
(10,253,003) |
Payments for plant and equipment |
|
(72,082) |
(79,513) |
Payments for investments |
12 |
(100,000) |
(100,000) |
Payments for security deposits |
|
- |
(23,023) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(7,598,910) |
(10,455,539) |
Financing activities |
|
|
|
Proceeds from issue of shares from placement, |
16 |
18,913,191 |
13,597,132 |
Repayment of options funding agreement |
|
- |
(1,221,865) |
Exercise of options |
16 |
1,196,940 |
600 |
Finance leases |
13 |
(200,086) |
(145,309) |
Net cash from financing activities |
|
19,910,045 |
12,230,558 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
4,240,863 |
(4,779,785) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year |
|
11,740,860 |
16,470,818 |
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
(7,840) |
49,827 |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year |
10 |
15,973,883 |
11,740,860 |
The above consolidated statement of cash flows should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
This section of the financial report sets out the Group’s (being Aura Energy Limited and its controlled entities) accounting policies that relate to the financial statements as a whole. Where an accounting policy is specific to one Note, the policy is described in the Note to which it relates.
The Notes include information which is required to understand the financial statements and is material and relevant to the operations and the financial position and performance of the Group.
Information is considered relevant and material if:
The amount is significant due to its size or nature
The amount is important in understanding the results of the Group
It helps to explain the impact of significant changes in the Group’s business
It relates to an aspect of the Group’s operations that is important to its future performance
The consolidated financial report of Aura Energy Limited for the year ended 30 June 2026 was authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of directors on 30 September 2026. The directors have the power to amend and reissue the financial statements.
Aura Energy Limited is a “for profit” company limited by shares incorporated and domiciled in Australia whose shares are publicly traded on the Australian Stock Exchange and the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange.
Its registered office and principal place of business is Level 2, 28 Cantonment Street, Fremantle WA 6160.
All press releases, financial reports and other information are available at our Shareholders’ Centre on our website: www.auraenergy.com.au
The nature of the operations and principal activities are disclosed in the Directors’ Report.
The financial statements are for the Group consisting of Aura Energy Limited and its subsidiaries. A list of the Group’s subsidiaries is provided at note 25.
These general purpose financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act and Australian Accounting Standards, which include Australian equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards (“AIFRS”). Compliance with AIFRS ensures that the financial report, comprising the financial statements and notes thereto, complies with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for, where applicable, the initial recognition of financial instruments at fair value.
Subsidiaries are all entities over which the Group has control. The Group controls an entity when the Group is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power to direct the activities of the entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group. They are deconsolidated from the date that control ceases.
The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for business combinations by the Group.
Intercompany transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between Group companies are eliminated. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the transferred asset. Accounting policies of the subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the Group.
Critical accounting estimates
In the process of applying the Group's accounting policies, management has made a number of judgements and applied estimates of future events. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements, are disclosed in the following notes:
Note 6: Income tax
Note 9: Share-based payments
Note 13: Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities
Note 14: Exploration and evaluation assets
The financial statements are presented in Australian dollars, which is the functional currency of the entities in the Group.
Foreign currency transactions
Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at year end exchange rates are generally recognised in profit or loss.
Functional operations
The assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into Australian dollars using the exchange rates at the reporting date. The revenues and expenses of foreign operations are translated into Australian dollars using the average exchange rates, which approximate the rates at the dates of the transactions, for the period. All resulting foreign exchange differences are recognised in other comprehensive income through the foreign currency reserve in equity.
The foreign currency reserve is recognised in profit or loss when the foreign operation or net investment is disposed of.
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the continuity of normal business activity and the realisation of assets and the settlement of liabilities in the ordinary course of business.
The Group incurred a loss for the year of $11,624,283 (2025: $15,343,310) and a net cash outflow from operating activities of $8,070,272 (2025: $6,554,804) and investing activities of $7,598,910 (2025: $10,455,539). As at 30 June 2026, the Group had surplus working capital of $13,629,735 (2025: $9,870,875).
The Directors, in their consideration of the appropriateness of using the going concern basis for the preparation of the financial statements, have had regard to the following matters:
The Group continues to progress the development of its Tiris Project. Certain activities such as the completion of basic engineering, vendor test work and operational readiness will continue to be undertaken on the Project in advance of a final investment decision for the Tiris Project.
It is noted that substantial expenditure to develop the Project will only take place once a final investment decision has been made, following the securing of the required debt and equity funding.
The Group is in ongoing dialogue with a number of financial institutions and strategic equity investors, including with the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) for both debt and strategic equity funding in relation to the Tiris Project. Due diligence and term sheet negotiations are ongoing. Progress is being made towards finding an appropriate debt and equity funding packages to support the Project’s funding needs.
In a scenario in which funding is not secured, management have prepared a cash flow forecast for the period ending 30 September 2027 which indicates additional funding will be required in Q4 2026 by way of debt, equity or other forms of funding to continue to progress the Group’s projects through to 30 September 2027.
In considering the above and the factors available to the Directors to manage the Group’s risks, the Directors are satisfied it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.
Should the Group be unable to achieve the additional funding referred to above, there is a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt as to whether the Group will be able to continue as a going concern and, therefore, whether it will realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.
No adjustments have been made to the financial statements relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or to the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Group not continue as a going concern.
This section provides additional information about those individual line items in the Statement of Comprehensive Income that the directors consider most relevant in the context of the operations of the entity
Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The CODM is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments and has been identified as the Board.
The Group’s operating segments are as follows:
Uranium – Project consists of the Tiris Uranium Project located in Mauritania of which Aura holds an 85% interest in the Project
Vanadium – Project consists of the Häggån Polymetallic Project is located in Berg municipality in the province of Jämtland in central Sweden. Aura holds a 100% direct interest in the deposit
Gold and Base Metals – Project consists of the Tasiast South Gold and Base Metals Project located in Mauritania. The Project comprises of three tenements, including the Nomads Joint Venture, where Aura has earned a 70% interest
Corporate – corporate expenses and share-based payments are examples of items that are not allocated to operating segments as they are not considered part of the core operation of any segment
The segment information for the reportable segments for the year ended 30 June 2026 and 30 June 2025 is as follows:
|
Uranium |
Vanadium |
Gold & |
Corporate |
Total |
30 June 2026 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total income |
- |
- |
252 |
300,718 |
300,970 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses |
(2,391,162) |
- |
(138,909) |
(7,223,221) |
(9,753,292) |
Share based payments |
- |
- |
- |
(2,052,383) |
(2,052,383) |
Finance costs |
(6,285) |
- |
- |
(5,908) |
(12,193) |
Other expenses |
(107,385) |
- |
- |
- |
(107,385) |
Impairment expenses |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Loss for the year |
(2,504,832) |
- |
(138,657) |
(8,980,794) |
(11,624,283) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 June 2026 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total segment assets |
45,048,614 |
12,303,056 |
91,488 |
15,764,096 |
73,207,254 |
Total segment liabilities |
540,842 |
- |
108,491 |
2,213,966 |
2,863,299 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total income |
- |
481 |
- |
655,752 |
656,234 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses |
(1,771,017) |
(106,684) |
(8,030) |
(5,036,488) |
(6,922,219) |
Share based payments |
- |
- |
- |
(6,278,403) |
(6,278,403) |
Finance costs |
(15,882) |
- |
- |
(74,155) |
(90,037) |
Other expenses |
(68,774) |
- |
(7) |
- |
(68,781) |
Impairment expenses |
- |
- |
(2,640,104) |
- |
(2,640,104) |
Loss for the year |
(1,855,673) |
(106,203) |
(2,648,140) |
(10,733,294) |
(15,343,310) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total segment assets |
38,919,781 |
12,208,729 |
399,238 |
11,658,664 |
63,186,412 |
Total segment liabilities |
538,529 |
93,945 |
11,393 |
1,714,512 |
2,358,379 |
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Accounting and audit |
(209,339) |
(208,447) |
Computers and communication |
(315,676) |
(210,909) |
Consultants & Advisors |
(917,446) |
(1,929,223) |
Depreciation |
(210,127) |
(178,859) |
General & Administrative |
(381,600) |
(253,165) |
Insurance |
(173,235) |
(113,237) |
Investor relations |
(377,053) |
(374,278) |
Legal |
(1,542,533) |
(488,189) |
Listing and share registry |
(238,608) |
(188,969) |
Travel and marketing |
(1,009,298) |
(820,769) |
Total corporate and administrative expenses |
(5,374,915) |
(4,766,045) |
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Interest income |
300,970 |
637,283 |
Interest expense |
(12,192) |
(17,900) |
Amortisation of options funding loan agreements |
- |
(72,137) |
Net finance income |
288,778 |
547,246 |
Net financing costs comprise the financing costs, interest on lease liabilities and interest receivable on funds invested.
Interest income is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income as it accrues, using the effective interest method.
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Loss before tax |
(11,624,283) |
(15,343,310) |
Income tax benefit using the statutory tax rate of 25% (2025:30%) |
(2,906,071) |
(4,602,993) |
|
|
|
Tax effect of amounts which are not deductible (taxable) in calculating taxable income: |
|
|
Share-based payments |
513,096 |
1,569,601 |
Impairment expenses |
- |
660,026 |
Unrealised currency (gains)/losses |
31,184 |
12,456 |
Superannuation liability |
1,144 |
(2,532) |
Employee leave obligations |
33,723 |
(8,580) |
Other |
200,074 |
(209,455) |
Subtotal |
(2,126,850) |
(2,581,477) |
|
|
|
Difference in overseas tax rates |
5,009 |
(9,911) |
Current and deferred tax expense not recognised |
2,121,841 |
2,591,388 |
Income tax benefit |
- |
- |
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Unrecognised tax losses |
47,611,082 |
34,835,450 |
Potential tax benefit @ 25% (2025: 30%) |
11,902,770 |
10,450,635 |
The potential tax benefit for tax losses has not been recognised in the statement of financial position. These tax losses can only be utilised in the future if the continuity of ownership test is passed, or failing that, the same business test is passed.
The income tax expense or benefit for the period is the tax payable or receivable on the current period’s taxable income based on the applicable income tax rate for each jurisdiction adjusted by changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary differences and to unused tax losses.
The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of the tax laws enacted or substantially enacted at the end of the reporting period in the country where the company’s subsidiaries operate and generate taxable income. Provisions are established where appropriate on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities.
Current tax liabilities for the current period and prior periods are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to taxation authorities. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those that are enacted or substantially enacted by the balance date.
Deferred income tax is provided on all temporary differences at reporting date between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes.
Income taxes relating to items recognised directly in equity are recognised in equity and not profit or loss. Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred taxes relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority.
Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible temporary differences and carry forward losses only if the Group considers it is probable that future taxable amounts will be available to utilise those temporary differences and losses.
Balances disclosed in the financial statements and the notes thereto, related to taxation, are based on the best estimates of directors. These estimates take into account both the financial performance and position of the Group as they pertain to current income taxation legislation, and the directors understanding thereof. No adjustment has been made for pending or future taxation legislation. The current income tax position represents the directors’ best estimate, pending an assessment by tax authorities in relevant jurisdictions.
The calculation of basic and diluted loss per share at 30 June 2026 was based on the loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of $11,328,908 (2025: $15,145,819).
The weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the financial year comprised the following:
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Ordinary shares on issue at beginning of year |
912,750,141 |
653,195,984 |
Effect of share issues |
43,734,857 |
223,868,988 |
Weighted average number of ordinary shares on issue at the end of the year |
956,484,998 |
877,064,972 |
|
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per share (cents) (1) |
(1.18) |
(1.73) |
Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to the owners of Aura Energy Limited, excluding any costs of servicing equity other than ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the financial period, adjusted for bonus elements in ordinary shares issued during the financial period.
Diluted loss per share adjusts the figures used in the determination of basic loss per share to take into account the after income tax effect of interest and other financing costs associated with dilutive potential ordinary shares and the weighted average number of shares assumed to have been issued for no consideration in relation to dilutive potential ordinary shares.
This section of the Notes includes information that must be disclosed to comply with accounting standards and other pronouncements relating to the remuneration of employees and consultants of the Group, but that is not immediately related to individual line items in the Financial Statements.
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Annual leave |
254,200 |
130,578 |
Long service leave |
19,082 |
7,812 |
|
273,282 |
138,390 |
Liabilities for employee benefits for wages, salaries and annual leave expected to be settled within 12 months of the reporting date are recognised in employee benefits in respect of employees’ services up to the reporting date. They are measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liabilities are settled.
The provision for long service leave represents the vested long service leave entitlements accrued.
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Loan Funded Shares – vesting (a) |
24,748 |
344,454 |
Curzon restructuring fees paid in shares (b) |
- |
5,384,615 |
Shares issued to directors for services |
223,551 |
- |
Consultant shares issued for services |
350,000 |
- |
Zero Exercise Price Options – vesting (c) |
1,454,084 |
549,334 |
|
2,052,383 |
6,278,403 |
Aura Energy Limited operates a loan funded equity scheme for directors, executives and senior consultants of the Group. In accordance with the provisions of the plan, as approved by shareholders at a previous annual general meeting, directors, executives and senior consultants may be granted loan funded securities.
Each loan funded share converts into one ordinary share of the Group on issue. The loan funded shares rank equally with all other fully paid ordinary shares on issue in the capital of the Group. The number of loan funded shares granted is approved by shareholders at the annual general meeting of the Group.
No Loan Funded Shares were granted during the year ended 30 June 2026.
2021 Loan Funded Shares
At the AGM on 21 December 2021, the shareholders approved the issue of loan funded shares to directors, executives and senior consultants (“2021 Loan Funded Shares”). The 2021 Loan Funded Shares were issued at $0.25 and have the following vesting conditions:
Tranche |
Vesting conditions |
Tranches 1, 2 and 3 |
Continuous employment/engagement with the Group |
Tranche 1 |
when the daily volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the Group’s Shares meets the share price performance hurdle of $0.50 on 10 days on any 20 sequential trading days; and eligible to vest 12 months after grant date; |
Tranche 2 |
when the daily VWAP of the Group’s shares meets the share price performance hurdle of $0.75 on 10 days on any 20 sequential trading days; and eligible to vest 24 months after grant date |
Tranche 3 |
when the daily VWAP of the Group’s shares meets the share price performance hurdle of $1.00 on 10 days on any 20 sequential trading days; and eligible to vest 36 months after grant date. |
The loan funded shares granted have been valued using a Monte Carlo Simulation, taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the loan funded shares were granted. The valuation of 2021 Loan Funded Shares for Key Management Personnel and consultants is summarised as follows:
Key Management Personnel |
Tranche 1 |
Tranche 2 |
Tranche 3 |
Share price hurdle |
$0.50 |
$0.75 |
$1.00 |
Share price at grant date |
$0.245 |
$0.245 |
$0.245 |
Grant date |
21 December 2021 |
21 December 2021 |
21 December 2021 |
Expected volatility |
145.6% |
145.6% |
145.6% |
Expiry date |
21 December 2026 |
21 December 2026 |
21 December 2026 |
Expected dividends |
- |
- |
- |
Risk Free interest rate |
1.35% |
1.35% |
1.35% |
Value per loan share |
$0.2313 |
$0.2273 |
$0.1987 |
Number of loan shares |
2,800,000 |
4,200,000 |
7,000,000 |
Consultants |
Tranche 1 |
Tranche 2 |
Tranche 3 |
Share price hurdle |
$0.50 |
$0.75 |
$1.00 |
Share price at grant date |
$0.245 |
$0.245 |
$0.245 |
Grant date |
21 December 2021 |
21 December 2021 |
21 December 2021 |
Expected volatility |
145.6% |
145.6% |
145.6% |
Expiry date |
21 December 2026 |
21 December 2026 |
21 December 2026 |
Expected dividends |
- |
- |
- |
Risk Free interest rate |
1.35% |
1.35% |
1.35% |
Value per loan share |
$0.2313 |
$0.2273 |
$0.1987 |
Number of loan shares |
1,200,000 |
1,800,000 |
3,000,000 |
During 30 June 2025, the conditional rights to securities associated with 4,000,000 of the 2021 Loan Funded Shares lapsed and were cancelled, as the conditions have not been met or can no longer be fulfilled.
2022 Loan Funded Shares
At the AGM on 29 November 2022 the shareholders approved the issue of loan funded shares to directors (“2022 Loan Funded Shares”). The 2022 Loan Funded Shares were issued at $0.30 and had the following vesting conditions:
Tranche |
Vesting conditions |
Tranches 1, 2 and 3 |
Continuous employment/engagement with the Group |
Tranche 1 |
when the daily volume weighted average price (VWAP) of the Group’s Shares meets the share price performance hurdle of $0.50 on 10 days on any 20 sequential trading days; and eligible to vest 12 months after grant date; |
Tranche 2 |
when the daily VWAP of the Group’s shares meets the share price performance hurdle of $0.75 on 10 days on any 20 sequential trading days; and eligible to vest 24 months after grant date |
Tranche 3 |
when the daily VWAP of the Group’s shares meets the share price performance hurdle of $1.00 on 10 days on any 20 sequential trading days; and eligible to vest 36 months after grant date. |
The loan funded shares granted have been valued using a Monte Carlo Simulation, taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the loan funded shares were granted. The valuation of 2022 Loan Funded Shares is summarised as follows:
Key Management Personnel |
Tranche 1 |
Tranche 2 |
Tranche 3 |
Share price hurdle |
$0.50 |
$0.75 |
$1.00 |
Share price at grant date |
$0.25 |
$0.25 |
$0.25 |
Grant date |
29 November 2022 |
29 November 2022 |
29 November 2022 |
Expected volatility |
82% |
82% |
82% |
Expiry date |
29 November 2027 |
29 November 2027 |
29 November 2027 |
Expected dividends |
- |
- |
- |
Risk Free interest rate |
3.18% |
3.18% |
3.24% |
Value per loan share |
$0.0765 |
$0.0874 |
$0.0991 |
Number of loan shares |
8,800,000 |
6,600,000 |
6,600,000 |
During 30 June 2025, the conditional rights to securities associated with 16,000,000 of the 2022 Loan Funded Shares lapsed and were cancelled, as the conditions have not been met or can no longer be fulfilled.
On 15 August 2024, the Company announced the restructure of its uranium offtake agreement with Curzon Uranium Ltd ("Curzon"), significantly increasing the price receivable for planned uranium production at the Tiris Uranium Project and unlocking substantial value for the Project. As part of this, Curzon received a restructuring fee of US$3.5M (A$5.4M) in 29,914,530 shares, priced at A$0.18 per share, issued on 16 August 2024. These shares will be escrowed until the first production from the Project. Refer to note 16 for more details.
During the year ended 30 June 2026, the Company issued nil (2025: 2,895,350) zero exercise price options (“ZEPOs”) to directors under the vesting conditions as specified in the table below. The options were issued on 27 November 2024 following approval by shareholders at the AGM.
Option Class |
Milestone |
Description of milestones |
Vesting date |
Number issued |
Grant date |
Exercise Price |
Underlying share price |
Total Fair Value |
Share based payment expense recognised during the period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
AEEAAG(1) |
Service |
Subject to remaining employed or engaged as a director of the Company 3 years from the Vesting Commencement Date (1 Jul 2024 – 30 Jun 2027) |
30-Jun-27 |
1,395,350 |
27-Nov-24 |
- |
0.145 |
202,326 |
60,717 |
AEEAAH(2) |
Service |
Subject to remaining employed or engaged by the Company 2 years from the Grant Date (27 Nov 2024 - 27 Nov 2026) |
27-Nov-26 |
1,500,000 |
27-Nov-24 |
- |
0.145 |
217,500 |
- |
|
|
|
|
2,895,350 |
|
|
|
419,826 |
60,717 |
During the year ended 30 June 2026, the Company issued 22,411,248 (30 June 2025:19,068,858) zero exercise price options (“ZEPOs”) to Key Management Personnel and staff with 4 milestones under the vesting conditions as detailed below.
2026 grant
Vesting Conditions |
Split |
Percentage to vest |
Resource Base: Expansion of resource base at the Tiris Project mine against time, cost and quality targets |
20% |
Resources at Tiris Project exceed 300m lbs – 100% vest Resources at Tiris Project exceed 200m lbs – 80% vest Resources at Tiris Project exceed 100m lbs – 66% vest |
Mine Build: Construction of Tiris Project mine against time, cost and quality targets (1) |
40% |
100% completion of construction by 30 June 2027 - 120% vest(2) 75% completion of construction by 30 June 2027 -100% vest 50% completion of construction by 30 June 2027 - 66% vest |
Operational Readiness: The operational readiness for the Tiris Uranium Project by 30 June 2028 with each hurdle measured individually |
25% |
90% of planned general manager, manager and superintendent roles recruited and have commenced, and that expatriates (non-Mauritanian nationals) constitute no more than 25% of general managers, 10% of managers and 2% of superintendents – 25% vest At least 70% of Tiris Uranium Project operations employee roles have been employed, trained and passed competency testing – 25% vest 100% of the operating procedures manuals have been completed and included in employee induction training – 25% vest At least 15% of the workforce are women – 25% vest |
Häggån: Secure Government decision to mine at the Häggån Project |
15% |
Decision to mine achieved with strategic partner introduced on a basis that values the business at >60% net present value (“NPV”) – 100% vest Value created on another basis which is approved by Shareholders (for example, a successful partial listing) – 75% vest Swedish legislation is changed to enable the extraction of U3O8 from the Häggån Project and the project receives tenure confirmation (including the reissuance of the exploration permits) – 25% vest, in each case, as determined by the Remuneration Committee. |
A$0.45 per Share – 120% vest (the maximum number of Options that vest as a result of the satisfaction of the Performance Milestones will be determined by applying an uplift factor of 120%);
A$0.35 per Share – 100% vest (no adjustment will be made to the number of Options that vest);
A$0.25 per Share – 80% vest (the maximum number of Options that vest as a result of the satisfaction of the Performance Milestones will be determined by applying a decrease factor of 20%); and
less than A$0.25 per Share – 0% vest.
The above vesting conditions (comprising the Performance Milestones and the Share Price Gateway) for the Options are referred to as the Vesting Conditions. The Options will only vest if the applicable Performance Milestone has been satisfied during the Performance Period and the Share Price Gateway has been satisfied during the Gateway Period and the employee remains employed or engaged by the Company.
The fair value for all ZEPOs granted in the current period was determined using a Barrier Trinomial Model applying the following inputs:
Weighted average exercise price of $0.00
Weighted average life of the option (years) of 5
Weighted average underlying share price: refer below for each tranche
Expected share price volatility of 100%
Weighted average risk-free interest rate 4%
Volatility is calculated based on share price history of the company and used as the basis for determining expected share price volatility. The expected volatility reflects the assumptions that the historical volatility over a period similar to the life of the options is indicative of future trends which may not be the actual outcomes.
2025 grant
Mile-stone |
Vesting Conditions |
Percentage to vest |
1 |
FID Timing: Final Investment Decision (FID) and associated funding plan at the Tiris Project (1) |
FID made and approved at the Tiris Project in Q4 2024 – 100% vest FID made and approved at the Tiris Project in Q1 2025 – 80% vest FID made and approved at the Tiris Project in Q2 2025 – 66% vest |
2 |
Mine Build: Construction of Tiris Project mine against time, cost and quality targets |
Remuneration Committee Determination – up to 100% |
3 |
Resource Base: Expansion of resource base at the Tiris Project |
Resources at Tiris Project exceed 180m lbs – 100% vest Resources at Tiris Project exceed 120m lbs – 80% vest Resources at Tiris Project exceed 80m lbs – 66% vest |
4 |
Häggån: Secure Government decision to mine at the Häggån Project |
Decision to mine achieved without material dilution of Shareholders – 100% vest Decision to mine achieved with strategic partner introduced on a basis that values the business at >60% net present value (“NPV”) – 80% vest Decision to mine achieved on another basis which is approved by Shareholders – 66% vest Swedish legislation is changed to enable the extraction of U3O8 from the Häggån Project and the project receives an exploitation permit – 25% vest, in each case, as determined by the Remuneration Committee. |
The above vesting conditions (comprising the Performance Milestones and the Share Price Gateway) for the Options are referred to as the Vesting Conditions. The Options will only vest if the applicable Performance Milestone has been satisfied during the Performance Period and the Share Price Gateway has been satisfied during the Gateway Period and the employee remains employed or engaged by the Company. No options shall vest before 30 June 2027.
The fair value for all ZEPOs at grant date was determined using a Barrier Trinomial Model applying the following inputs:
Weighted average exercise price of $0.00
Weighted average life of the option (years) of 5
Weighted average underlying share price: refer below for each tranche
Expected share price volatility of 75%
Weighted average risk-free interest rate 3.5%
Volatility is calculated based on share price history of the company and used as the basis for determining expected share price volatility. The expected volatility reflects the assumptions that the historical volatility over a period similar to the life of the options is indicative of future trends which may not be the actual outcomes.
Option Class |
Milestones |
Description of milestones |
Vesting date/ |
Number issued |
Grant date |
Exercise Price |
Fair |
Total Fair Value |
Share based payment expense recognised during the period |
AEEAAG - employees |
FID Timing (1) |
Final Investment Decision (FID) and associated funding plan at the Tiris Project |
30-Sep-27 |
3,531,750 |
24-Sep-24 |
- |
$0.15818 |
558,652 |
- |
|
Mine Build |
Construction of Tiris Project mine against time, cost and quality targets |
30-Sep-27 |
4,238,099 |
24-Sep-24 |
- |
$0.15818 |
670,383 |
258,870 |
|
Resource Base |
Expansion of resource base at the Tiris Project |
30-Sep-27 |
3,531,750 |
24-Sep-24 |
- |
$0.15818 |
558,652 |
215,725 |
|
Häggån |
Secure Government decision to mine at the Häggån Project |
30-Sep-27 |
2,825,400 |
24-Sep-24 |
- |
$0.15818 |
446,922 |
172,580 |
AEEAAG - Exec Chair |
Resource Base |
Expansion of resource base at the Tiris Project mine against time, cost and quality targets |
30-Sep-28 |
1,262,338 |
25-Nov-25 |
- |
$0.14580 |
184,049 |
38,402 |
|
Mine Build (1) |
Construction of Tiris Project mine against time, cost and quality targets |
30-Sep-28 |
2,524,675 |
25-Nov-25 |
- |
$0.14580 |
368,098 |
- |
|
Operational readiness |
The operational readiness for the Tiris Uranium Project by 30 June 2028 with each hurdle measured individually |
30-Sep-28 |
1,577,922 |
25-Nov-25 |
- |
$0.14580 |
230,061 |
48,003 |
|
Häggån |
Secure Government decision to mine at the Häggån Project |
30-Sep-28 |
946,753 |
25-Nov-25 |
- |
$0.14580 |
138,037 |
28,802 |
AEEAAG - employees |
Resource Base |
Expansion of resource base at the Tiris Project mine against time, cost and quality targets |
30-Sep-28 |
3,219,912 |
25-Sep-25 |
- |
$0.25870 |
832,991 |
210,328 |
|
Mine Build (1) |
Construction of Tiris Project mine against time, cost and quality targets |
30-Sep-28 |
6,439,824 |
25-Sep-25 |
- |
$0.25870 |
1,665,982 |
- |
|
Operational readiness |
The operational readiness for the Tiris Uranium Project by 30 June 2028 with each hurdle measured individually |
30-Sep-28 |
4,024,890 |
25-Sep-25 |
- |
$0.25870 |
1,041,239 |
262,910 |
|
Häggån |
Secure Government decision to mine at the Häggån Project |
30-Sep-28 |
2,414,934 |
25-Sep-25 |
- |
$0.25870 |
624,743 |
157,746 |
|
|
|
|
36,538,246 |
|
|
|
7,319,809 |
1,393,367 |
The Group operates an employee share ownership scheme. Share-based payments to employees are measured at the fair value of the instruments issued and amortised over the vesting periods. Share-based payments to non-employees are measured at the fair value of goods or services received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, if it is determined the fair value of the goods or services cannot be reliably measured and are recorded at the date the goods or services are received. The corresponding amount is recorded to the option reserve. The fair value of options is determined using the Barrier Trinomial model. The fair value of loan funded shares is determined using the Monte Carlo simulation.
The number of shares and options expected to vest is reviewed and adjusted at the end of each reporting period such that the amount recognised for services received as consideration for the equity instruments granted is based on the number of equity instruments that eventually vest.
Share based payments
The Group measures the cost of equity-settled transactions with employees by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments at the date at which they are granted. The fair value of loan funded shares is determined by a Monte Carlo simulation. The assumptions and inputs to the models are detailed in note 9.
This section provides additional information about those individual line items in the Statement of Financial Position that the directors consider most relevant in the context of the operations of the entity.
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Cash and cash equivalents |
15,973,883 |
11,740,860 |
|
15,973,883 |
11,740,860 |
Cash at bank earns interest at floating rates based on daily bank deposit rates. Short-term deposits are made and have original maturities of less than 3 months, depending on the immediate cash requirements of the Group, and earn interest at the respective short-term deposit rates.
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Current |
|
|
Value Added Tax receivables |
295,970 |
194,657 |
Other current assets |
|
|
Prepayments |
190,248 |
189,859 |
Rental deposit |
13,851 |
11,432 |
Total other current assets |
204,099 |
201,291 |
|
|
|
Non-current |
|
|
Security deposits |
81,075 |
81,268 |
Value added tax receivables
Value-added taxes (VAT) is the generic term for the broad-based consumption taxes that the Group is exposed to such as: Australia (GST); Sweden (MOMS); and Mauritania (VAT).
Revenues, expenses, and assets are recognised net of the amount of VAT, except where the amount of VAT incurred is not recoverable from the relevant country’s taxation authority. In these circumstances the VAT is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of an item of the expense. Receivables and payables in the statement of financial position are shown inclusive of VAT.
Cash flows are presented in the statement of cash flows on a gross basis, except for the VAT component of investing and financing activities, which are disclosed as operating cash flows.
Other receivables
Other receivables are recognised at amortised cost, less any allowance for expected credit losses.
Security deposits
The security deposits relate to bank guarantees issued to the Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for its tenements in Mauritania.
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Unlisted equity investments at fair value through profit or loss - NEU |
200,000 |
100,000 |
In June 2025, the Company entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Neu Horizon Uranium Ltd (“NEU”), an unlisted private company. The collaboration is aimed at supporting mutual growth and includes joint initiatives across several areas, including:
Engagement with government and regulatory stakeholders
Technical cooperation in uranium extraction and processing
Administrative and operational synergies to enhance efficiency
Joint participation in the 2025 Investor Symposium in Stockholm
This investment aligns with the Company’s broader strategy to build partnerships that strengthen its position in the uranium sector and expand its network within the industry.
A reconciliation of the fair values at the beginning and end of the current and previous financial year are set out below:
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Opening fair value |
100,000 |
- |
Additions |
100,000 |
100,000 |
Closing fair value |
200,000 |
100,000 |
Financial assets are measured at fair value on initial recognition. Subsequent measurement of financial assets depends on the financial asset’s contractual cash flow characteristics and the Group’s business model for managing them. The Group’s business model for managing financial assets refers to how it manages its financial assets in order to generate cash flows. The business model determines whether cash flows will result from collecting contractual cash flows, selling the financial asset or both.
For the purposes of subsequent measurement, the Group’s financial assets are measured at fair value through profit or loss. Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are carried in the statement of financial position at fair value with net changes in fair value recognised in the statement of profit or loss.
This category includes the equity investment which the Group had not irrevocably elected to classify at fair value through OCI. Any dividends on equity investments are also recognised as other income in the statement of profit or loss when the right of payment has been established.
Refer to note 24 for more information on the fair value measurement.
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Right of use assets |
|
|
Opening balance |
277,690 |
218,421 |
Additions |
- |
356,351 |
Write offs |
- |
(171,276) |
Depreciation |
(188,837) |
(130,252) |
Exchange differences |
(7,559) |
4,446 |
Closing balance |
81,294 |
277,690 |
|
|
|
Lease liabilities |
|
|
Opening balance |
281,260 |
261,735 |
Initial recognition |
- |
356,351 |
Write offs |
- |
(217,131) |
Interest |
11,678 |
17,900 |
Principal |
(200,086) |
(145,309) |
Exchange differences |
(6,932) |
7,716 |
|
85,920 |
281,260 |
Disclosed as: |
|
|
Current liability |
85,920 |
196,626 |
Non-current liability |
- |
84,634 |
|
85,920 |
281,260 |
|
|
|
Amounts recognised in the statement of comprehensive loss |
|
|
Depreciation charge of right-of-use assets |
188,837 |
130,252 |
Interest expense |
11,678 |
17,900 |
|
200,515 |
148,152 |
The total cash outflow for leases in 2026 was $200,086 (2025: $145,309).
Right of use assets
A right-of-use asset is recognised at the commencement date of a lease. The right-of-use asset is measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability, adjusted for, as applicable, any lease payments made at or before the commencement date net of any lease incentives received, any initial direct costs incurred.
Right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the unexpired period of the lease or the estimated useful life of the asset, whichever is the shorter. Right-of use assets are subject to impairment or adjusted for any remeasurement of lease liabilities.
Leases
With the exception of short-term leases and leases of low value underlying assets, each lease is reflected on the statement of financial position as a right-of-use asset and a lease liability.
Where a lease has an extension option the Group has used its judgement to determine whether or not an option would be reasonably certain to be exercised. The Group considers all facts and circumstances including any significant improvements, current stage of projects, location, and their past practice to help them determine the lease term. The Group have included all current extension options in determining the lease term.
Lease liabilities were measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the lessee's incremental borrowing rate at commencement date of the lease.
The weighted average incremental borrowing rate applied to lease liabilities was 6.75%.
In the consolidated statement of cash flows, the Group has recognised cash payments for the principal portion of the lease liability within financing activities, cash payments for the interest portion of the lease liability as interest paid within operating activities and short-term lease payments and payments for lease of low-value assets within operating activities.
Short-term leases
The Group has elected not to recognise a right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability for short-term leases with terms of 12 months or less and leases of low-value assets. Lease payments on these assets are expensed to profit or loss as incurred.
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Opening net book value |
50,549,459 |
41,894,715 |
Expenditure capitalised during the year |
6,793,008 |
10,045,093 |
Impairment expenses (a) |
- |
(2,640,104) |
Exchange differences |
(1,064,392) |
1,249,755 |
Closing net book value |
56,278,075 |
50,549,459 |
The expenditure above relates principally to exploration and evaluation activities. The recoverability of the carrying amount is dependent on successful development and commercial exploitation (or alternatively, through sale of the respective interest).
The Group's exploration properties may be subjected to claim(s) under Native Title (or jurisdictional equivalent), or contain sacred sites, or sites of significance to the Indigenous people of Sweden and Mauritania. As a result, exploration properties or areas within the tenements may be subject to exploration restrictions, mining restrictions and/or claims for compensation. At this time, it is not possible to quantify whether such claims exist, or the quantum of such claims.
The recoverability of the carrying amount of the exploration and evaluation assets is dependent on successful development and commercial exploitation, or alternatively, sale of the respective Area of Interest (“AOI”). Each potential or recognised AOI is reviewed half-yearly to determine whether economic quantities of reserves have been found or whether further exploration and evaluation work is underway or planned to support continued carry forward of capitalised costs. Where a potential impairment is indicated, assessment is performed using a fair value less costs to dispose method to determine the recoverable amount for each AOI to which the exploration and evaluation expenditure is attributed.
During the year ended 30 June 2025, the group identified an indicator of impairment for the Tasiast South Project as no imminent substantive expenditure has been budgeted or planned, given the Group’s focus on its Tiris Uranium and Häggån Polymetallic Projects. The area of interest has been written down to its fair value less costs to dispose. In determining fair value less cost of disposal the Directors had regard to the best evidence of what a willing participant would pay in an arm’s length transaction (Level 3 fair value hierarchy). Where no such evidence was available, areas of interest were written down to nil pending the outcome of any potential future sale arrangements.
An impairment expense of $nil (2025: $2,640,104) was recorded against the carrying value of the exploration assets for the Tasiast South Project. These impairment charges have been recognised in the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income with all the carrying value of the Tasiast South Project being impaired to nil.
The Group continues to evaluate its near-term options for maximising the commercial outcomes of its Tasiast South Project and remains in ongoing discussions with its joint venture partner in the Nomads Joint Venture. On 28 August 2025, some of Nomads Mining Company Sarl (“Nomads”) shareholders filed a petition with the Commercial Court of Nouakchott seeking cancellation of the Joint Venture Agreement and damages. The petition has since been dismissed at first instance and on appeal, and a further appeal to the Supreme Court remains on foot. The Group considers the likelihood of any outflow of economic resources to be remote. See note 25(a) for more information.
The Group is actively advancing the development of the Tiris Uranium Project and maintaining ongoing engagement with the Mauritanian Government. Simultaneously, it continues to progress the licensing of the Häggån Polymetallic Project in Sweden.
Exploration and evaluation expenditures in relation to each separate area of interest with current tenure are carried forward to the extent that:
such expenditures are expected to be recouped through successful development and exploration of the area of interest, or alternatively, by its sale; or
exploration and evaluation activities in the area of interest have not at the reporting date reached a stage which permits a reasonable assessment of the existence or otherwise of economically recoverable reserves, and active and significant operations in, or in relation to, the area of interest is continuing.
Exploration and evaluation assets are initially measured at cost and include acquisition of rights to explore, studies, exploratory drilling, trenching and sampling and associated activities and an allocation of depreciation and amortisation of assets used in exploration and evaluation activities. General and administrative costs are only included in the measurement of exploration and evaluation costs where they are related directly to operational activities in a particular area of interest.
In the event that an area of interest is abandoned or, if facts and circumstances suggest that the carrying amount of an exploration and evaluation asset is impaired then the accumulated costs carried forward are written off in the year in which the assessment is made. Where a decision has been made to proceed with development in respect of a particular area of interest, the relevant exploration and evaluation asset is tested for impairment and the balance is then reclassified as “assets under construction” and allocated to the appropriate cash generating unit.
Exploration and evaluation costs are carried forward where it is considered likely to be recoverable or where the activities have not reached a stage which permits a reasonable assessment of the existence of reserves.
While there are certain areas of interest from which no reserves have been extracted, the Directors are of the continued belief that such expenditure should not be written off since feasibility studies in such areas have not yet concluded.
The Group assesses impairment at each reporting date by evaluating conditions specific to the Group that may lead to impairment of assets. Where an impairment trigger exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is determined.
Tiris Uranium Project – exploitation permits
The Mauritanian Mining Code requires the permit holder to initiate mining exploitation work or project development within 24 months of the granting of the operating permits. While the commencement date of this period is open to interpretation, it is understood that the Ministry may consider it to have expired in January 2025. The Mining Code permits the Minister to extend the development period under specific conditions or to issue a default notice if development does not occur within the specified timeframe.
The Tiris exploitation permits are also subject to timing requirements under related agreements, including a previously agreed 36-month extension to the development schedule for the Tiris Uranium Project, which contemplates project construction and commencement of production by early 2027. The Company’s current development timetable reflects the deferral of the Final Investment Decision, now targeted for Q4 2026.
Under these laws and agreements, the Minister has discretion to extend development timeframes, and the agreements provide for a process of good-faith consultation with the Government if project timing requires adjustment. The Company continues to progress project financing, technical, and engineering activities, and maintains ongoing engagement with the Ministry, including recent correspondence updating progress and the revised schedule. Based on external legal advice, the exploitation permits remain valid and in full force. As at the reporting date, no default notice has been received. The Company intends to formalise an updated development timetable as project milestones are further defined.
Oum Ferkik – exploitation application
The Company has lodged and is awaiting granting of an exploitation application for its Oum Ferkik tenement. It has received confirmation from the Ministry of Petroleum, Mines and Energy that the tenement application has been registered, that all fees due have been paid and in good standing and that the application is expected to be issued in due course. On this basis, the Directors consider that the exploration and evaluation costs relating to tenement not impaired. As of 30 June 2026, the carrying value of the exploration and evaluation assets for the Oum Ferkik tenement was $281,672 (30 June 2025: $281,672).
Häggån K no 1 – exploitation application
On 5 September 2024, the Company announced that it had lodged the Exploitation permit application for Häggån K no 1 with the Swedish Mining Inspectorate. If granted, the Exploitation Permit will secure the tenure over the Häggån Project and be valid for 25 years, pending approval from the Swedish government. The Häggån no 1 exploration license remains active and is valid whilst the exploitation permit is being considered.
On 5 November 2025, the Parliament of Sweden voted to overturn the uranium mining ban effective 1 January 2026. Uranium has now been reclassified as a concessional mineral under the Minerals Act allowing exploration and extraction permits under existing mining laws. With the uranium mining ban lifted, the Group has notified the Swedish Mines Inspectorate that it will seek to have the Häggån exploitation licence application amended to include uranium exploitation within its existing tenure. There is no guarantee that the application will be granted.
Environment issues
Balances disclosed in the financial statements and notes thereto are not adjusted for any pending or enacted environmental legislation, and the directors understanding thereof. At the current stage of the Group’s development and its current environmental impact, the directors believe such treatment is reasonable and appropriate.
Rehabilitation Provision
As at 30 June 2026, the Group had not undertaken activities that had resulted in a material rehabilitation obligation. Accordingly, no rehabilitation provision has been recognised. Rehabilitation obligations will be assessed as development activities progress and obligations arise.
This section provides additional information about those individual line items in the Statement of Financial Position that the directors consider most relevant in the context of the operations of the entity.
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Trade payables |
1,360,113 |
1,688,957 |
Accrued expenses |
899,043 |
168,364 |
Payroll tax and other statutory liabilities |
244,941 |
81,408 |
|
2,504,097 |
1,938,729 |
Trade payables are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost. Trade and other payables are presented as current liabilities unless payment is not due within 12 months.
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Ordinary shares - fully paid |
1,019,441,634 |
912,750,141 |
144,210,473 |
123,571,260 |
|
Date |
No. of shares |
$ |
Opening balance 1 Jul 2024 |
|
787,089,409 |
104,536,635 |
Allotment of shares for option underwriting shortfall |
09-Jul-24 |
1,543,958 |
80,286 |
Restructuring Curzon offtake agreement (1) |
16-Aug-24 |
29,914,530 |
5,384,615 |
Curzon Placement |
16-Aug-24 |
29,914,530 |
5,384,615 |
Private placement |
17-Dec-24 |
64,285,714 |
9,000,000 |
Exercise of options – AEEO |
23-May-25 |
2,000 |
600 |
Transaction costs on share issues |
|
- |
(815,491) |
Balance at 30 June 2025 |
|
912,750,141 |
123,571,260 |
|
Date |
No. of shares |
$ |
Opening balance 1 July 2025 |
|
912,750,141 |
123,571,260 |
Curzon options exercised at $0.20 |
1 Sep 2025 |
5,982,906 |
1,196,581 |
Shares issued to non-executive directors and Executive Chair (1) |
22 Dec 2025 |
1,146,414 |
223,551 |
Placement of shares |
10 Feb 2026 |
97,560,976 |
20,000,000 |
Issue of shares to consultant for services |
10 Feb 2026 |
2,000,000 |
350,000 |
Options exercised |
5 Jun 2026 |
1,197 |
359 |
Transaction costs on issue of shares |
|
|
(1,131,278) |
Balance at 30 June 2026 |
|
1,019,441,634 |
144,210,473 |
Ordinary shares are classified as equity and incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds.
Ordinary shares
Ordinary shares entitle the holder to participate in dividends and the proceeds on the winding up of the Company in proportion to the number of and amounts paid on the shares held. The ordinary shares have no par value and the Company does not have a limited amount of authorised capital. On a show of hands every member present at a meeting in person or by proxy shall have one vote and upon a poll each share shall have one vote.
Share buy-back
There is no current on-market share buy-back.
Information relating to options issued, exercised, lapsed and outstanding during and at the end of the current and comparative financial year is set out below:
Grant date |
Expiry date |
Exercise price |
Balance at start of year |
Granted during the period |
Expired during the year |
Exercised during the period |
Balance at the end of the period |
Vested and exercisable at the end of the period | |||||||
30 June 2026 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
30-May-24(1) |
30-May-26 |
$0.300 |
76,124,478 |
- |
(76,123,281) |
(1,197) |
- |
- | |||||||
16-Aug-24 |
1-Sep-25 |
$0.200 |
5,982,906 |
- |
- |
(5,982,906) |
- |
- | |||||||
27-Nov-24 |
30-Jun-29 |
- |
6,337,210 |
- |
(5,251,938) |
- |
1,085,272 |
- | |||||||
27-Nov-24 |
25-Nov-29 |
- |
1,500,000 |
- |
(1,500,000) |
- |
- |
- | |||||||
4-Dec-24 |
30-Jun-29 |
- |
13,722,314 |
- |
- |
- |
13,722,314 |
- | |||||||
3-Jan-25 |
30-Jun-29 |
- |
404,680 |
- |
- |
- |
404,680 |
- | |||||||
25-Sep-25 |
30-Jun-30 |
- |
- |
16,099,560 |
- |
- |
16,099,560 |
- | |||||||
25-Nov-25 |
30-Jun-30 |
- |
- |
6,311,688 |
- |
- |
6,311,688 |
- | |||||||
|
|
|
104,071,588 |
22,411,248 |
(82,875,219) |
(5,984,103) |
37,623,514 |
- | |||||||
Weighted average exercise price |
|
$0.23 |
$- |
$0.27 |
$0.20 |
$- |
$- | ||||||||
Weighted average remaining contractual life: |
|
|
|
|
|
3.4 years |
|||||||||
Grant date |
Expiry date |
Exercise price |
Balance at start of year |
Granted during the period |
Expired during the year |
Exercised during the period |
Balance at the end of the period |
Vested and exercisable at the end of the period | ||||||||
30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||||
30-May-24(1) |
30-May-26 |
$0.300 |
76,126,478 |
- |
- |
(2,000) |
76,124,478 |
76,124,478 | ||||||||
16-Aug-24 |
1-Sep-25 |
$0.200 |
- |
5,982,906 |
- |
- |
5,982,906 |
- | ||||||||
27-Nov-24 |
30-Jun-29 |
- |
- |
6,337,210 |
- |
- |
6,337,210 |
- | ||||||||
27-Nov-24 |
25-Nov-29 |
- |
- |
1,500,000 |
- |
- |
1,500,000 |
- | ||||||||
4-Dec-24 |
30-Jun-29 |
- |
- |
13,722,314 |
- |
- |
13,722,314 |
- | ||||||||
3-Jan-25 |
30-Jun-29 |
- |
- |
404,680 |
- |
- |
404,680 |
- | ||||||||
|
|
|
76,126,478 |
27,947,110 |
- |
(2,000) |
104,071,588 |
76,124,478 | ||||||||
Weighted average exercise price |
|
$0.30 |
$0.04 |
- |
$0.30 |
$0.23 |
$0.30 |
|||||||||
Weighted average remaining contractual life: |
|
|
|
|
|
1.9 years |
||||||||||
|
Share based payments |
Foreign currency translation |
Total other reserves |
At 1 July 2024 |
4,275,763 |
(630,597) |
3,645,166 |
|
|
|
|
Currency translation differences |
- |
1,171,088 |
1,171,088 |
Other comprehensive income |
- |
1,171,088 |
1,171,088 |
|
|
|
|
Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners |
|
|
|
Transfer from reserves on exercise of options |
(705,048) |
- |
(705,048) |
Share based payments |
893,786 |
- |
893,786 |
At 30 June 2025 |
4,464,501 |
540,491 |
5,004,992 |
|
|
|
|
At 1 July 2025 |
4,464,501 |
540,491 |
5,004,992 |
|
|
|
|
Currency translation differences |
- |
(991,130) |
(991,130) |
Other comprehensive income |
- |
(991,130) |
(991,130) |
|
|
|
|
Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners |
|
|
|
Lapse of equity based payments |
(180,440) |
- |
(180,440) |
Share based payments |
1,478,832 |
- |
1,478,832 |
At 30 June 2026 |
5,762,893 |
(450,640) |
5,312,254 |
Share-based payments
The share-based payment reserve records items recognised as expenses on valuation of share options and loan funded shares issued to key management personnel, other employees and eligible contractors. Refer to note 9 for more details.
Foreign currency translation
Exchange differences arising on translation of the foreign controlled entity are recognised in other comprehensive income as described in note 3 and accumulated in a separate reserve within equity. The cumulative amount is reclassified to profit or loss when the net investment is disposed of.
This section of the Notes discusses the Group’s exposure to various risks and shows how these could affect the Group’s financial position and performance.
The Board policy is to maintain a capital base to maintain investor, creditor and market confidence and to sustain future development of the business. Capital consists of ordinary shares and retained earnings (or accumulated losses) as disclosed in notes 16 and 17. The Board manages the capital of the Group to ensure that the Group can fund its operations and continue as a going concern.
There are no externally imposed capital requirements
Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices such as foreign exchange rates, equity prices and interest rates will affect the Group’s income or value of its holdings of financial instruments.
The Group is exposed to the financial risk related to the fluctuation of foreign exchange rates against the Group’s functional currency, which is the Australian dollar (“AUD”). The Group operates internationally and is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from various currency exposures, primarily with respect to the Mauritanian Ouguiya (“MRU”), Swedish Krona (“SEK”), Euro (“EUR”) and Great British Pounds (“GBP”), United States Dollar (“USD”) and South African Rand (“ZAR”).
Foreign exchange risk arises from commercial transactions and recognised assets and liabilities denominated in a currency that is not the entity’s functional currency.
The risk is measured using sensitivity analysis and cash flow forecasting. The Group is also exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from the translation of its foreign operations.
The Group's exposure to foreign currency risk at the end of the reporting year, expressed in Australian dollar, was as follows:
|
USD |
MRU |
GBP |
SEK |
EUR |
ZAR |
At 30 June 2026 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
806,640 |
87,675 |
138 |
49,675 |
33,029 |
- |
Trade payables |
180,376 |
291,448 |
3,585 |
26,351 |
- |
2,436 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At 30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
521,355 |
61,761 |
1,583 |
62,728 |
35,988 |
- |
Trade payables |
909,279 |
355,168 |
(31,730) |
42,952 |
- |
5,285 |
The Group has conducted a sensitivity analysis of its exposure to foreign currency risk. The sensitivity analysis is conducted on a currency-by-currency basis using the sensitivity analysis variable, which has been set as 10% change in the respective exchange rates for the year ended 30 June 2026, keeping all the other variables constant.
Estimated impact on profit before tax for the year ending |
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
USD/AUD exchange rate - increase 10% |
62,626 |
(38,792) |
MRU/AUD exchange rate - increase 10% |
(20,377) |
(29,341) |
GBP/AUD exchange rate - increase 10% |
(345) |
3,331 |
SEK/AUD exchange rate - increase 10% |
2,332 |
1,978 |
EUR/AUD exchange rate - increase 10% |
3,303 |
3,599 |
ZAR/AUD exchange rate - increase 10% |
(244) |
(528) |
Exposure to interest rate risk arises on cash and term deposits recognised at reporting date whereby a future change in interest rates will affect future cash flows or the fair value of fixed rate financial instruments.
The Group’s exposure to interest rates primarily relates to its cash and cash equivalents. The Group has no interest bearing loans or borrowings.
At reporting date, the Group had the following exposure to variable interest rate risk:
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Cash and cash equivalents |
3,173,683 |
2,740,860 |
The following sensitivity analysis is based on the interest rate risk exposure in existence at the reporting date. The 1% sensitivity (2025: 1%) is based on reasonably possible changes over a financial year, using the observed range of actual historical rates for the preceding five year period.
At 30 June 2026, an increase/(decrease) of 100 basis points in interest rates on cash and cash equivalents over the reporting period would have increased/(decreased) the Group’s loss and equity by $31,737 (2025: $27,409). The analysis assumes that all other variables remain constant.
Credit risk is the risk of potential loss to the Group if a counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Group’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its liquid financial assets, including cash, receivables, and balances receivable from the government.
The group limits its exposure to credit risk in relation to cash and cash equivalents and other financial assets by investing surplus funds in banks and financial institutions with high credit ratings.
Liquidity risk arises from the possibility that the Group might encounter difficulty in settling its debts or otherwise meeting its obligations related to financial liabilities.
The Group manages liquidity risk by monitoring forecast cash flows, only investing surplus cash with major financial institutions; and comparing the maturity profile of financial liabilities with the realisation profile of financial assets.
The Board meets on a regular basis to analyse financial risk exposure and evaluate treasury management strategies in the context of the most recent economic conditions and forecasts. The Board’s overall risk management strategy seeks to assist the Group in managing its cash flows.
Financial liabilities are expected to be settled on the following basis:
|
Weighted average interest rate |
Less than 1 year |
Between 1 and 2 years |
Between 2 and 5 years |
Over |
Total contract-ual flows |
Carrying amount of liabilities |
As at 30 June 2026 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payables |
- |
2,504,097 |
- |
- |
- |
2,504,097 |
2,504,097 |
Lease liabilities |
6.8% |
87,389 |
- |
- |
- |
87,389 |
85,920 |
|
|
2,591,486 |
- |
- |
- |
2,591,486 |
2,590,017 |
As at 30 June 2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payables |
- |
1,938,729 |
- |
- |
- |
1,938,729 |
1,938,729 |
Lease liabilities |
6.8% |
205,458 |
89,212 |
- |
- |
294,670 |
281,260 |
|
|
2,144,187 |
89,212 |
- |
- |
2,233,399 |
2,219,989 |
Unless otherwise stated, the carrying amounts of financial instruments reflect their fair value. The carrying amounts of trade and other receivables and trade and other payables are assumed to approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature.
Fair value hierarchy
The following tables detail the Group’s assets and liabilities, measured or disclosed at fair value, using a three-level hierarchy, based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the entire fair value measurement, being:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date.
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
|
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total |
2026 |
|
|
|
|
Unlisted equity investments – at fair value |
- |
- |
200,000 |
200,000 |
|
- |
- |
200,000 |
200,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
|
Unlisted equity investments – at fair value |
- |
- |
100,000 |
100,000 |
|
- |
- |
100,000 |
100,000 |
There were no transfers between levels during the financial year.
As Neu Horizon Uranium Ltd is not listed on any public exchange and there is no active market for its shares, the investment has been classified as a Level 3 financial asset under the fair value hierarchy in accordance with AASB 13 Fair Value Measurement.
Due to the absence of observable market data, the investment has been measured using a cost approach, which is considered a reasonable approximation of fair value at initial recognition, given that the investment was made on arm’s length terms during the reporting period.
Management will continue to assess the fair value at each reporting date, considering any significant changes in Neu Horizon’s financial position, business developments, or future fundraising activities that may provide new valuation inputs.
Movements in level 3 assets and liabilities during the current and previous financial year are set out below:
|
Unlisted equity investments |
Total |
At 1 July 2024 |
- |
- |
Additions |
100,000 |
100,000 |
Losses recognised in profit or loss |
- |
- |
At 30 June 2025 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
|
|
|
At 1 July 2025 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
Additions |
100,000 |
100,000 |
Losses recognised in profit or loss |
- |
- |
At 30 June 2026 |
200,000 |
200,000 |
This section of the Notes includes information that must be disclosed to comply with accounting standards and other pronouncements relating to the structure of the Group, but that is not immediately related to individual line items in the Financial Statements.
Name of entity |
Place of business/ country of incorporation |
Ownership interest held | |
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 | ||
Vanadis Battery Metals AB |
Sweden |
100 |
100 |
Aura Energy Mauritania Pty Ltd |
Australia |
100 |
100 |
Tiris Ressources SA |
Mauritania |
85 |
85 |
Tiris International Mining Company Sarl |
Mauritania |
100 |
100 |
Archaean Greenstone Gold Limited |
Australia |
100 |
100 |
Tiris Zemmour Resources Pty Ltd |
Australia |
100 |
100 |
North East Resources Pty Ltd |
Australia |
100 |
100 |
Mauritanian Services Suarl |
Mauritania |
100 |
100 |
Nomads Mining Company Sarl |
Mauritania |
70 |
- |
Aura has a farm-in agreement with Nomads Mining Company Sarl, Mauritania, through the Aura subsidiary Archaean Greenstone Gold Limited which has earned a 70% interest in Nomads 100%-owned gold exploration permit at Tasiast South in Mauritania (refer to ASX announcement dated 11 June 2019 titled “Aura completes farm-in and joint venture agreement”). As announced in the Company’s 30 June 2025 Annual Report, the Company has fully impaired its expenditure on these gold assets
On 28 August 2025, some of Nomads Mining Company Sarl (“Nomads”) shareholders filed a petition to the Commercial Court of Nouakchott seeking to cancel the farm-in agreement and claim damages. The Company is actively defending the matter and based on current legal advice, the likelihood of an outflow of economic resources is considered remote. It is noted that the petition was filed after the Company submitted an application for the registration of the transfer of 70% of Nomad’s shares to the Company and that in December 2025, the Commercial Court of Nouakchott ruled in favour of the Company and ordered the registration of ownership interest of the Company in the official Register of Commerce. The registration has subsequently been upheld by the Commercial Court of Nouakchott (26 February 2026) and the Commercial Court of Appeal of Nouakchott (11 June 2026); a further appeal to the Supreme Court is pending but does not suspend the registration. Philip Mitchell is registered as the sole “gerant” of Nomads. The exploration and evaluation asset relating to the Tasiast South Project was fully impaired in FY2025. The matter will continue to be monitored and the Company will reassess its position if circumstances change.
The financial information for the parent entity, Aura Energy Limited, has been prepared on the same basis as the consolidated financial statements, except as set out below.
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Results of the parent entity |
|
|
Loss after income tax |
(12,602,123) |
(14,168,798) |
Total comprehensive loss |
(12,602,123) |
(14,168,798) |
|
|
|
Statement of Financial Position |
|
|
Current assets |
15,400,075 |
11,392,732 |
Non-current assets |
57,087,232 |
51,149,813 |
Total assets |
72,487,307 |
62,542,545 |
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
2,124,270 |
1,653,224 |
Non-current liabilities |
19,082 |
61,288 |
Total Liabilities |
2,143,352 |
1,714,512 |
|
|
|
Net assets |
70,343,955 |
60,828,033 |
|
|
|
Equity |
|
|
Contributed equity |
144,210,472 |
123,571,260 |
Other equity |
314,346 |
314,346 |
Reserves |
5,762,894 |
4,464,501 |
Accumulated losses |
(79,943,757) |
(67,522,074) |
Total equity |
70,343,955 |
60,828,033 |
Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint venture entities are accounted for at cost in the parent entity’s financial statements.
There are cross guarantees given by Aura Energy Limited, Archaean Greenstone Gold Limited, Aura Energy Mauritania Pty Ltd, Tiris Zemmour Resources Pty Ltd and North East Resources Pty Ltd as described in note 27. No deficiencies of assets exists in any of these companies.
The parent entity had no contingent liabilities as at 30 June 2026 (2025: nil) other than those disclosed in note 30.
The parent entity had no capital commitments for property, plant and equipment as at 30 June 2026 (2025: nil).
The accounting policies of the parent entity are consistent with those of the Group.
Pursuant to ASIC Corporations (Wholly-owned Companies) Instrument 2016/785, relief has been granted to these controlled entities of Aura Energy Limited from the Corporations Act requirements for preparation, audit and publication of accounts.
As a condition of the Instrument, Aura Energy Limited and the controlled entities subject to the Class Order, entered into a deed of cross guarantee on 28 June 2024. The effect of the deed is that Aura Energy Limited has guaranteed to pay any deficiency in the event of winding up of these controlled entities. The controlled entities have also given a similar guarantee in the event that Aura Energy Limited is wound up. By entering into the deed, these specific wholly-owned entities have been relieved from the requirement to prepare a financial report and directors’ report under Instrument 2016/785 (as amended) issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
The entities subject to the deed, together comprising the closed group, are Aura Energy Limited, Archaean Greenstone Gold Limited, Aura Energy Mauritania Pty Ltd, Tiris Zemmour Resources Pty Ltd and North East Resources Pty Ltd.
The consolidated income statement of the entities that are members of the ‘Deed’ are as follows:
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Consolidated Income Statement and Comprehensive Income |
|
|
Expenses |
|
|
FX gains (losses) |
4,823 |
18,951 |
Employee benefits |
(2,903,915) |
(933,476) |
Corporate & administrative expenses |
(5,900,056) |
(3,250,612) |
Impairment expenses |
(2,070,235) |
(5,026,159) |
Share based payment expenses |
(2,052,383) |
(6,278,403) |
Operating loss |
(12,921,766) |
(15,469,699) |
|
|
|
Finance income |
300,719 |
636,802 |
Finance expense |
(5,908) |
(74,155) |
Net finance income/(expenses) |
294,811 |
562,647 |
|
|
|
Loss before income tax expense |
(12,626,955) |
(14,907,052) |
Income tax expense |
- |
- |
Loss after income tax expense |
(12,626,955) |
(14,907,052) |
Total comprehensive loss for the year |
(12,626,955) |
(14,907,052) |
|
|
|
Summary of movement in accumulated losses |
|
|
Accumulated losses at beginning of year |
(69,862,955) |
(55,660,956) |
Net loss |
(12,626,955) |
(14,907,052) |
Transfer from reserves on lapse of loan funded shares |
180,439 |
705,053 |
Accumulated losses at end of year |
(82,309,471) |
(69,862,955) |
The consolidated statement of financial position of the entities that are members of the ‘Deed’ are as follows:
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Assets |
|
|
Current assets |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
15,093,082 |
11,167,659 |
Receivables |
129,652 |
35,351 |
Other current assets |
177,967 |
190,218 |
Total current assets |
15,400,701 |
11,393,228 |
Non-current assets |
|
|
Security deposits |
77,901 |
77,901 |
Plant and equipment |
20,781 |
28,662 |
Right of use assets |
50,479 |
114,247 |
Other financial assets |
20,197,737 |
18,745,233 |
Exploration and evaluation |
34,373,999 |
29,842,393 |
Total non-current assets |
54,720,897 |
48,808,436 |
Total assets |
70,121,598 |
60,201,664 |
Liabilities |
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
Trade and other payables |
1,984,866 |
1,476,714 |
Employee benefits |
85,933 |
114,387 |
Lease liabilities |
53,476 |
62,124 |
Total current liabilities |
2,124,275 |
1,653,225 |
Non-current liabilities |
|
|
Employee benefits |
19,082 |
7,812 |
Lease liabilities |
- |
53,475 |
Total non-current liabilities |
19,082 |
61,287 |
Total liabilities |
2,143,357 |
1,714,512 |
Net assets |
67,978,241 |
58,487,152 |
Equity |
|
|
Share capital |
144,210,472 |
123,571,260 |
Other equity |
314,346 |
314,346 |
Other reserves |
5,762,894 |
4,464,501 |
Accumulated losses |
(82,309,471) |
(69,862,955) |
Total equity |
67,978,241 |
58,487,152 |
This section of the Notes includes other information that must be disclosed to comply with accounting standards and other pronouncements, but that is not immediately related to individual line items in the Financial Statements.
Minimum exploration commitments
In order to maintain current rights of tenure to exploration tenements, the Group is required to perform exploration work to meet the minimum expenditure requirements specified by various governments. These amounts are subject to negotiation when application for a lease application and renewal is made and at other times. These amounts are not provided for in the financial report and are payable.
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Within one year |
109,988 |
175,450 |
One to five years |
364,275 |
175,450 |
Total exploration commitments |
474,263 |
350,900 |
To the extent that expenditure commitments are not met, tenement areas may be reduced and other arrangements made in negotiation with the relevant government departments on renewal of tenements to defer expenditure commitments or partially exempt the Company. Where the group decides to relinquish a tenement the commitment will be reduced accordingly.
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Audit services – Hall Chadwick WA Audit Pty Ltd |
|
|
Audit and review of the financial statements |
76,959 |
74,080 |
|
|
|
Other services |
|
|
Tax compliance services |
- |
- |
Other |
- |
500 |
Total remuneration of Hall Chadwick WA Audit Pty Ltd |
76,959 |
74,580 |
Tiris International Mining Company sarl
On 25 June 2016, the Group, Tiris International Mining Company sarl ("TIMCO") and Sid Ahmed Mohamed Lemine Sidi Reyoug executed the Tasiast South sale and purchase agreement. TIMCO holds tenements 2457 (Hadeibet Bellaa) and 2458 (Touerig Taet), granted by the Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines.
Under the terms and conditions of the agreement, if the Group proves up an 'Indicated Resource' greater than one million ounces of gold, it will be required to pay Sid Ahmed Mohamed US$250,000 and, on commencement of production, US$5/ounce of gold and a 0.4% net sales revenue royalty on other commodities with total royalty payments capped to a maximum of US$5 million.
The key management personnel compensation is as follows
|
30 Jun 2026 |
30 Jun 2025 |
Short term employee benefits |
1,646,945 |
1,243,119 |
Consulting fees |
195,078 |
40,000 |
Post employment benefits |
93,572 |
98,048 |
Termination benefits |
410,000 |
- |
Share based payments |
560,124 |
619,829 |
Total |
2,905,719 |
2,000,996 |
Information regarding individual directors and executive’s compensation and some equity instruments disclosures as required by Corporations Regulations 2M.3.03 is provided in the Remuneration Report section of the Directors’ Report above.
Apart from the details disclosed in this note and in the Remuneration Report, no director has entered into a material contract with the Company since the end of the previous financial year and there were no material contracts involving directors’ interests existing at the end of the current period.
The outstanding balance due to Philip Mitchell for Executive Chairman and Director fees as at 30 June 2026 was $159,000 (2025: $29,167).
During the year ended 30 June 2026 and 30 June 2025, the Group engaged Mr Bryan Dixon for additional consulting services relating to governance and corporate advisory activities, amounting to $20,086 (2025: $40,000).
During the year ended 30 June 2026, the Group engaged Mr Ousmane Kane for additional consulting services relating to corporate advisory and strategic activities, amounting to $174,992 (2025: nil)
During the year ended 30 June 2026, the Group engaged Liesl Kemp, a related party of the former Managing Director and CEO, as a casual employee to provide investor relations support services, in replacement of an external consulting group. The engagement was established on arm’s length terms, with remuneration aligned to market rates for comparable roles. Total remuneration paid during the period was $33,600 inclusive of superannuation (30 June 2025: $41,076).
Transactions with related parties are made on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm’s length transactions. Outstanding balances at year-end are unsecured and interest-free and settlement occurs in cash and are presented as part of trade payables.
On 12 August 2026, the Company announced that Mr Mark Somlyay has resigned as Chief Financial Officer. Under his contract, he will serve a four-month transition period and will, unless otherwise agreed, remain with the Company until 8 December 2026.
On 30 September 2026, the Company announced the appointment of Mr Spencer Davey as Chief Financial Officer and Mr John Carr as President of the Company.
On 30 September 2026, the Company announced the lapse of 9,064,304 conditional employee securities because the applicable conditions had not been, or had become incapable of being, satisfied.
There were no other matters or circumstances which have occurred subsequent to balance date that have or may significantly affect the operations or state of affairs of the Group in subsequent financial years.
This section of the Notes includes information that must be disclosed to comply with accounting standards and other pronouncements relating to new and revised accounting standards and their impact.
In the year ended 30 June 2026, the directors have reviewed all of the new and revised Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board that are relevant to the Group and effective for the current annual reporting period.
The directors have determined that there is no material impact of the new and revised Standards and Interpretations on the Group and therefore no change is necessary to the Group’s accounting policies.
Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations most relevant to the Group that have recently been issued or amended but are not yet effective and have not been adopted by the Group for the year ended 30 June 2026 are outlined below.
There are no standards that are not yet effective and that would be expected to have a material impact on the entity in the current or future reporting periods and on foreseeable future transactions.
Assets and liabilities are presented in the statement of financial position based on current and non-current classification.
An asset is classified as current when: it is either expected to be realised or intended to be sold or consumed in the Group's normal operating cycle; it is held primarily for the purpose of trading; it is expected to be realised within 12 months after the reporting period; or the asset is cash or cash equivalent unless restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least 12 months after the reporting period. All other assets are classified as non-current.
A liability is classified as current when: it is either expected to be settled in the Group’s normal operating cycle; it is held primarily for the purpose of trading; it is due to be settled within 12 months after the reporting period; or there is no unconditional right to defer the settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting period. All other liabilities are classified as non-current.
Investments and other financial assets are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs are included as part of the initial measurement, except for financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. Such assets are subsequently measured at either amortised cost or fair value depending on their classification. Classification is determined based on both the business model within which such assets are held and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial asset unless an accounting mismatch is being avoided.
Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows have expired or have been transferred and the Group has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership. When there is no reasonable expectation of recovering part or all of a financial asset, its carrying value is written off.
Financial assets at amortised cost
A financial asset is measured at amortised cost only if both of the following conditions are met: (i) it is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets in order to collect contractual cash flows; and (ii) the contractual terms of the financial asset represent contractual cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest.
Impairment of financial assets
The carrying amounts of the Group’s non-financial assets, other than deferred tax assets (Note 6 Income tax) and exploration and evaluation assets (Note 14 Exploration and evaluation) are reviewed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, then the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated.
An impairment loss is recognised if the carrying amount of an asset or its cash-generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount.
A cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable asset group that generates cash flows that largely are independent from other assets and groups. Impairment losses are recognised in the income statement, unless the asset has previously been revalued, in which case the impairment loss is recognised as a reversal to the extent of that previous revaluation with any excess recognised through the income statement. Impairment losses recognised in respect of cash-generating units are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the units and then to reduce the carrying amount of the other assets in the unit on a pro rata basis.
The recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is the greater of its fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. For an asset that does not generate largely independent cash inflows, the recoverable amount is determined for the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Impairment losses recognised in prior periods are assessed at each reporting date for any indications that the loss has decreased or no longer exists. An impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount. An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset’s carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation and amortisation, if no impairment loss had been recognised.
Non-financial assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the asset's carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount.
Recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's fair value less costs of disposal and value-in-use. The value-in-use is the present value of the estimated future cash flows relating to the asset using a pre-tax discount rate specific to the asset or cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Assets that do not have independent cash flows are grouped together to form a cash-generating unit.
Recognition and Measurement
Items of property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Costs include expenditures that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset.
Subsequent Costs
Subsequent expenditure is only capitalised when it is probable that the future economic benefits associated with the expenditure will flow to the Group. Ongoing repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.
Depreciation
Depreciation is recognised in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of each part of an item of property, plant and equipment. The expected useful lives in the current and comparative period are as follows:
IT equipment 2 – 3 years
Plant and equipment 2 – 3 years
Motor vehicle 5 years
The estimated useful lives, depreciation methods and residual values are reviewed at the end of each reporting period.
Name of entity |
Type of entity |
Trustee, partner or participant in JV |
% of share capital |
Place of Incorpo-ration |
Australian |
Foreign jurisdic-tion(s) of foreign residents |
Aura Energy Limited (1) |
Body Corporate |
- |
n/a |
Australia |
Australian |
n/a |
Vanadis Battery Metals AB |
Body Corporate |
- |
100 |
Sweden |
Foreign |
Sweden |
Aura Energy Mauritania |
Body Corporate |
- |
100 |
Australia |
Australian |
n/a |
Tiris Ressources SA |
Body Corporate |
- |
85 |
Mauritania |
Foreign |
Mauritania |
Tiris International Mining Company Sarl |
Body Corporate |
- |
100 |
Mauritania |
Foreign |
Mauritania |
Archaean Greenstone |
Body Corporate |
- |
100 |
Australia |
Australian |
n/a |
Tiris Zemmour Resources Pty Ltd |
Body Corporate |
- |
100 |
Australia |
Australian |
n/a |
North East Resources |
Body Corporate |
- |
100 |
Australia |
Australian |
n/a |
Mauritanian Services Suarl |
Body Corporate |
- |
100 |
Mauritania |
Foreign |
Mauritania |
Nomads Mining Company Sarl |
Body Corporate |
- |
70 |
Mauritania |
Foreign |
Mauritania |
This consolidated entity disclosure statement (“CEDS”) has been prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act and includes information for each entity that was part of the consolidated entity as at the end of the financial year in accordance with AASB 10 Consolidated Financial Statements.
Section 295 (3A)(vi) of the Corporation Act defines tax residency as having the meaning in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. The determination of tax residency involves judgement as there are different interpretations that could be adopted, and which could give rise to a different conclusion on residency.
In determining tax residency, the consolidated entity has applied the following interpretations:
The consolidated entity has applied current legislation and judicial precedent, including having regard to the Tax Commissioner's public guidance in Tax Ruling TR 2018/5.
Where necessary, the consolidated entity has used independent tax advisers in foreign jurisdictions to assist in its determination of tax residency to ensure applicable foreign tax legislation has been complied with (see section 295(3A)(vii) of the Corporations Act).
Australian tax law generally does not contain corresponding residency tests for partnerships and trusts and these entities are typically taxed on a flow-through basis.
Additional disclosures on the tax status of partnerships and trusts have been provided where relevant.
In the directors' opinion:
Note 3 confirms that the financial statements also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
The directors have been given the declarations by the chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by section 295A of the Corporations Act.
This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the directors.

Philip Mitchell
Executive Chair
30 September 2026
Perth