Overwhelming Shareholder Support for HGH Acquisition
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Aureka Limited | ACN 125 140 105
Level 30, 35 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000
www.aureka.com.au
26 October 2026
ASX Market Release
Overwhelming Shareholder Support for HGH Acquisition
Aureka Limited (ASX:AKA) (the Company or Aureka) is pleased to report exceptionally strong
shareholder support for its acquisition of High Grade Holdings Pty Ltd (HGH), owner of the producing
Fiddlers Creek Gold Mine and the Wedderburn Gold Processing Mill.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Shareholders have approved the acquisition of HGH at a General Meeting held on
Friday 23 October 2026.
• On the poll, 51,600,283 votes were cast in favour of the acquisition resolution, with just five
votes against – essentially 100% of votes cast.
• All four resolutions were carried with at least 99.98% of votes cast in favour, including
approval of the issue of Tranche 2 of the $5.65 million Placement1
.
• Completion is expected on or around 30 October 2026, subject to the satisfaction or waiver
of the remaining conditions, making Aureka a fully integrated Victorian gold producer.
Resolution 1 approved the issue of up to 53,333,334 consideration shares to the HGH shareholders as
part consideration for the acquisition.2
It was carried on a poll with 51,600,283 votes in favour and only
five votes against. The remaining resolutions, covering the ratification of Tranche 1 Placement shares
and the issue of 10,625,000 Tranche 2 Placement shares, were also carried with at least 99.98% of votes
cast in favour.
Table 1: Results of poll from General Meeting held 23 October 2026
Resolution Votes for
Votes
against
% for
1. Approval to issue Consideration Shares for the acquisition of HGH 51,600,283 5 100.00%
2. Ratification of Tranche 1 Placement shares (LR 7.1) 47,443,053 838 100.00%
3. Ratification of Tranche 1 Placement shares (LR 7.1A) 47,443,053 758 100.00%
4. Approval to issue Tranche 2 Placement shares 49,084,430 10,758 99.98%
Votes cast by shareholders who abstained are not counted in calculating the required majority on a poll.
Managing Director, James Gurry, said: “I sincerely thank our shareholders for this overwhelming show of
support. Receiving ~100% of votes cast in favour, with just five shares voted against, is an exceptional result
and a clear endorsement of our strategy to transition Aureka from explorer to producer.
Owning the Wedderburn Mill, one of only six gold mills in Victoria, together with the producing Fiddlers Creek
Mine, gives Aureka current production and a potential processing pathway for our broader Victorian portfolio.
We look forward to completing the transaction in the coming days.”
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NEXT STEPS
Completion of the acquisition is expected to occur on or around 30 October 2026, subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of the remaining conditions under the Share Sale Agreement. On completion:
• Aureka will pay $2.5 million in cash and issue up to 53,333,334 consideration shares at a deemed
issue price of $0.12 per share. Consideration shares issued to HGH shareholders holding 10% or
more of HGH will be subject to 12 months’ voluntary escrow.
• Marcus Binks, nominated by HGH, is expected to be appointed as a Non-Executive Director of
Aureka, on or around 1 December 2026.3
The 10,625,000 Tranche 2 Placement shares are expected to be issued within five business days of the
General Meeting. The Company will update the market on completion.
Figure 1: Map showing Aureka’s portfolio of gold assets in Western Victoria, including the Core Prospecting assets, the Fiddlers Creek
Underground Gold & Silver Mine and the Wedderburn Gold Mill, as detailed in the acquisition announcement (refer ASX release 7/9/2026).7
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AUREKA’S (PRO-FORMA) PORTFOLIO OF COMPLEMENTARY ASSETS
Aureka is an integrated Victorian gold company encompassing current production1
, near term development
and large-scale growth projects, as well as regional exploration opportunity.
Aureka’s Inferred JORC Mineral Resources total approximately 455koz @ 2.27g/t Au. The flagship Irvine Project
has a JORC Inferred Mineral Resource of 398koz,4
and is located 16km from the operating Stawell Gold Mine
that has a production history of over 5Moz5
.
The Fiddlers Creek Underground Gold & Silver mine re-started production in 2025 as a high-grade smaller scale
operation. To the north lies the St Arnaud Comstock Gold & Silver Project with a JORC Inferred Mineral Resource
of 56koz grading 1.21g/t gold6
in a pit previously mined until 1995 and with a production licence in application.
The Wedderburn Gold Processing Mill is one of a limited number of gold mills in Victoria, currently processes
ore from Fiddlers Creek and has stated spare capacity.
Aureka’s tenement package also includes the Jubilee Gold Exploration Project near Ballarat, Morning Bill Gold
and Base Metals Project on the Stavely Volcanics (Stawell Corridor), and critical minerals potential in the greater
St Arnaud area.
Figure 2: Plan view of Victoria including Aureka’s key projects with respect to the major nearby towns, cities and projects.
1
Assuming successful close of the mine and mill acquisition (ASX Release 7/9/2026: Victorian mine and mill acquisition – Placement and SPP).
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Compliance Statement
The information in this announcement that relates to Mineral Resources is extracted from the ASX
announcements referenced in footnotes 4 and 6, which are available at www.asx.com.au and
www.aureka.com.au. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that
materially affects the information included in the relevant announcements and that all material
assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the relevant announcements
continue to apply and have not materially changed.
This announcement has been approved for release by the Board.
For further information, please contact:
James Gurry
Managing Director
James.Gurry@aureka.com.au
+61 451 349 688
David Waterhouse
Investor Relations
ir@aureka.com.au
+61 407 880 937
Footnote reference table:
1 ASX Release 7 September 2026: Victorian mine and mill acquisition – Placement and SPP.
2 ASX release 24 September 2026: Notice of General Meeting/Proxy Form.
3 ASX release 24 September 2026: Leading Metallurgist Nominated to the Board.
4 ASX Release 18 June 2026: Global JORC Resource Increase to over 450koz.
5 11 Nov 2024 Stawell Gold Corridor Conference Presentation (Stawell Gold Mines).
6 ASX Release 13 June 2025: St Arnaud Maiden JORC MRE and Exploration Target – Amended.
7 ASX Release 7 September 2026: Victorian mine and mill acquisition – Placement and SPP.
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