3 Director & Committee Meetings The number of meetings of the Company’s Board of Directors and its Committees held during the year ended 31 December 2025 and the number of meetings attended by each director are shown in the table below. Board Audit & Risk Committee Remuneration Committee Technical Committee Executive Held(1) Attended Held(1) Attended Held(1) Attended Held(1) Attended Mr D M Murcia 9 9 2 2 2 2 n/a n/a Mr D P Gordon 9 9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Mr B S Scarpelli 9 7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Mr M D Hancock 9 9 2 2 2 2 n/a n/a Mr C A Banasik 9 9 2 2 2 2 3 3 Dr N Streltsova 9 8 n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 3 (1) Denotes the number of meetings held during the time the director held office (excluding circular resolutions) The Company does not have a formal Nomination Committee. The function is performed by the full Board. There is no additional remuneration for committee members. 4 Operating Financial Performance A summary of consolidated results is set out below. 2025 $ 2024 $ Interest income 883,796 1,358,708 Research & development (R&D) tax refund 607,965 2,215,681 Other income 22,772 17,643 1,514,533 3,592,032 Loss before income tax (14,308,070) (18,445,636) Loss attributable to members of Centaurus Metals Limited (14,308,070) (18,445,636) 4.1 Financial Performance During the year ended 31 December 2025, the Group expensed exploration and evaluation costs totaling $9,469,681 (2024: $15,711,515) in accordance with the Group’s accounting policy. These costs primarily comprised expenditure relating to value engineering study costs at the Jaguar Nickel Sulphide Project, as well as exploration activities at the Boi Novo Project in Brazil. 4.2 Financial Position At year end, the Group held a cash balance of $24,577,181 (2024: $18,043,388) and net assets of $45,058,256 (2024: $35,428,544). Total non-current assets included $15,392,119 of mine assets under development, relating to the transition into development activities at the Jaguar Nickel Sulphide Project. Total liabilities amounted to $5,700,093 (2024: $4,074,528) and consisted of trade and other payables, provisions, lease liabilities, and employee benefits. 4.3 Operations Review 4.3.1 Overview The year ending 31 December 2025 was a busy and productive period across Centaurus Metals’ asset portfolio in Brazil. At the Company’s flagship Jaguar Nickel Sulphide Project in north-eastern Brazil, key milestones included: • Completion of a positive value engineering study and an updated independent ESG assessment; • Award of the mining lease, representing the final key regulatory approval required to allow construction to commence; • Commencement of basic engineering works; and • Continued strong progress with project debt funding and equity pathways to support a final investment decision (FID). Subsequent to year end, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Centaurus NÃquel Ltda executed an offtake agreement with Glencore AG, one of the world’s premier global mining and commodity trading companies. The offtake agreement is 30 ANNUAL REPORT CENTAURUS METALS LIMITED CENTAURUS METALS ANNUAL REPORT 2025
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