12 Share Options At the date of this report unissued ordinary shares of the Company under unlisted option are: Options Total Number of Shares Under Option Expiry Date Exercise Price Vested Unvested 31/12/26 - 524,838 - 524,838 30/11/27 $0.50 30,564,295 - 30,564,295 31/12/27 - - 3,901,896 3,901,896 31/12/28 - - 4,900,298 4,900,298 31/12/29 - - 2,301,104 2,301,104 31,089,133 11,103,298 41,192,431 13 Indemnification and Insurance of Officers and Auditors During the period, the Company paid insurance premiums to insure the directors and executive officers of the Group. The amount of premiums paid has not been disclosed due to confidentiality requirements under the contract of insurance. The liabilities insured are legal costs that may be incurred in defending civil or criminal proceedings that may be brought against directors and employees in their capacity as officers of entities in the Group, and any other payments arising from liabilities incurred by them in connection with such proceedings, other than where such liabilities arise out of conduct involving a willful breach of duty by the officers or the improper use by them of their position or of information to gain advantage for themselves or someone else or to cause detriment to the Group. 14 Non-Audit Services During the period KPMG, the Company’s auditor, has performed certain other services in addition to their statutory duties. The Board has considered the non-audit services provided during the year by the auditor and in accordance with written advice provided by resolution of the Board, is satisfied that the provision of those non-audit services during the year by the auditor did not compromise the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 for the following reasons:  all non-audit services were subject to the corporate governance procedures adopted by the Company and have been reviewed by the Board to ensure they do not impact the integrity and objectivity of the auditor; and  the non-audit services provided do not undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence as set out in APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, as they did not involve reviewing or auditing the auditor’s own work, acting in a management or decision-making capacity for the Company, acting as an advocate for the Company or jointly sharing risks and rewards. Details of the amounts paid to, KPMG, and its related practices for non-audit services provided during the year are set out below. 2025 $ 2024 $ Taxation compliance services 9,168 13,594 Other consulting services 2,530 5,940 11,698 19,534 15 Auditor’s Independence Declaration The auditor’s independence declaration is set out at page 78 and forms part of the directors’ report for the period ended 31 December 2025. 36 ANNUAL REPORT CENTAURUS METALS LIMITED CENTAURUS METALS ANNUAL REPORT 2025
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