{ "schema_version": "1.0.0", "ticker": "ARU", "company_name": "Arafura Rare Earths Limited", "cutoff_date": "2026-11-02", "reviewed_at": "2026-11-02", "coverage_note": "Latest coherent registered-account view is the 17 August 2026 top-20 register in the FY2026 Annual Report. The same report states Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd was the sole substantial holder at that date at 17.48%, with its latest change notice lodged 15 July 2026. No later holder notice was present in the downloaded ARU manifest through the 30 October collection cutoff.", "register": { "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "issued_shares": 6072493037, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "holders": [ { "holder_id": "citicorp-nominees", "name": "CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 1450584957, "percentage": 23.89, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "Registered nominee account; beneficial owners are not identified in the top-20 table." ] }, { "holder_id": "hsbc-custody-nominees", "name": "HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 486476508, "percentage": 8.01, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "Registered nominee/custodian account; beneficial owners are not identified in the top-20 table." ] }, { "holder_id": "jpmorgan-nominees", "name": "J P MORGAN NOMINEES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 343063821, "percentage": 5.65, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "Registered nominee account; beneficial owners are not identified in the top-20 table." ] }, { "holder_id": "bnp-nominees-line-4", "name": "BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD (top-20 line 4)", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 311018523, "percentage": 5.12, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "The source prints the same registered name on multiple separate top-20 lines; this row preserves source line 4 without combining accounts.", "Beneficial owners are not identified in the top-20 table." ] }, { "holder_id": "bnp-noms-line-5", "name": "BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 147800132, "percentage": 2.43, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "Registered nominee account; beneficial owners are not identified in the top-20 table." ] }, { "holder_id": "ocj-investment-australia", "name": "OCJ INVESTMENT (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 108012100, "percentage": 1.78, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "Registered company account; top-20 disclosure does not identify beneficial ownership." ] }, { "holder_id": "bnp-nominees-line-7", "name": "BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD (top-20 line 7)", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 79711288, "percentage": 1.31, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "The source prints the same registered name on multiple separate top-20 lines; this row preserves source line 7 without combining accounts.", "Beneficial owners are not identified in the top-20 table." ] }, { "holder_id": "hsbc-custody-nominees-ac2", "name": "HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED - A/C 2", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 68500175, "percentage": 1.13, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "Registered nominee/custodian account; beneficial owners are not identified in the top-20 table." ] }, { "holder_id": "bnp-nominees-line-9", "name": "BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD (top-20 line 9)", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 33120390, "percentage": 0.55, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "The source prints the same registered name on multiple separate top-20 lines; this row preserves source line 9 without combining accounts.", "Beneficial owners are not identified in the top-20 table." ] }, { "holder_id": "bnp-nominees-line-10", "name": "BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD (top-20 line 10)", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 32651060, "percentage": 0.54, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "The source prints the same registered name on multiple separate top-20 lines; this row preserves source line 10 without combining accounts.", "Beneficial owners are not identified in the top-20 table." ] }, { "holder_id": "finclear-services", "name": "FINCLEAR SERVICES PTY LTD", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 28005292, "percentage": 0.46, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "Registered account; underlying beneficial owners are not identified in the top-20 table." ] }, { "holder_id": "atayf-family-office", "name": "ATAYF FAMILY OFFICE PTY LTD", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 23374757, "percentage": 0.38, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "Registered company account; top-20 disclosure does not identify beneficial ownership." ] }, { "holder_id": "kenneth-joseph-hall", "name": "MR KENNETH JOSEPH HALL", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 16561902, "percentage": 0.27, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "Individual registered holder; the register does not establish whether shares are held beneficially." ] }, { "holder_id": "bnp-nominees-line-14", "name": "BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD (top-20 line 14)", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 14199646, "percentage": 0.23, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "The source prints the same registered name on multiple separate top-20 lines; this row preserves source line 14 without combining accounts.", "Beneficial owners are not identified in the top-20 table." ] }, { "holder_id": "albert-teresa-ting", "name": "ALBERT & TERESA TING PTY LIMITED", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 13637500, "percentage": 0.22, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "Registered company account; top-20 disclosure does not identify beneficial ownership." ] }, { "holder_id": "wealth-creation-circle", "name": "THE WEALTH CREATION CIRCLE PTY LTD", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 13000000, "percentage": 0.21, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "Registered company account; top-20 disclosure does not identify beneficial ownership." ] }, { "holder_id": "ubs-nominees", "name": "UBS NOMINEES PTY LTD", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 12894784, "percentage": 0.21, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "Registered nominee account; beneficial owners are not identified in the top-20 table." ] }, { "holder_id": "bnp-noms-line-18", "name": "BNP PARIBAS NOMS PTY LTD (top-20 line 18)", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 12295712, "percentage": 0.2, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "The source prints this registered name on two separate top-20 lines; this row preserves source line 18 without combining accounts.", "Beneficial owners are not identified in the top-20 table." ] }, { "holder_id": "netwealth-investments", "name": "NETWEALTH INVESTMENTS LIMITED", "classification": "nominee_custodian", "shares": 11920201, "percentage": 0.2, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "Registered investment platform account; beneficial owners are not identified in the top-20 table." ] }, { "holder_id": "danielle-sharon-tudehope", "name": "MS DANIELLE SHARON TUDEHOPE", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 11100000, "percentage": 0.18, "percentage_basis": "issued_shares", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20" ], "notes": [ "Individual registered holder; the register does not establish whether shares are held beneficially." ] } ] }, "substantial_holders": [ { "holder_id": "hancock-prospecting", "name": "Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd", "classification": "reporting_group", "shares": null, "percentage": 17.48, "percentage_basis": "voting_power", "as_of_date": "2026-08-17", "investor_id": "gina-rinehart", "identity_note": "The issuer's annual report names Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd as the substantial holder. The 15 July 2026 Form 604 names Mrs Georgina Hope Rinehart and Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd and its related entities within the disclosed group. The registry links the corporate entity to Gina Rinehart's majority-owned private family company; this is a group disclosure, not her personal direct holding.", "source_ids": [ "aru-ar2026-top20", "aru-hancock-604-20260715", "aru-hancock-604-20260713" ], "notes": [ "Arafura's FY2026 Annual Report states Hancock Prospecting held 17.48% as at 17 August 2026 and says its latest change notice was lodged on 15 July 2026.", "The July 15 Form 604 reports the change on 9 July 2026, increasing the group's disclosed voting interest from 15.60% (726,487,213 shares) to 17.48% (1,053,410,290 shares); the annual report provides the later 17 August percentage but not a share quantity.", "Do not add the associated individuals and entities separately; the group interests overlap." ] } ], "sources": [ { "source_id": "aru-ar2026-top20", "title": "Arafura Rare Earths Limited FY2026 Annual Report", "publisher": "Arafura Rare Earths Limited / ASX", "url": "https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03129491-6A1341360", "publication_date": "2026-08-31", "accessed_date": "2026-11-02", "locator": "Local filing downloads/ARU/2026/2026-08-31_2026 Annual Report_2507263c39ad3329.pdf, PDF p. 56, Statement of issued capital at 17 August 2026; Substantial shareholders; Top Twenty Shareholders", "detail": "Provides 6,072,493,037 fully paid ordinary shares, the complete top-20 register with quantities and rounded percentages at 17 August 2026, and Hancock Prospecting's 17.48% substantial interest at that date. It says the last Hancock notice was lodged 15 July 2026." }, { "source_id": "aru-hancock-604-20260715", "title": "Change in substantial holding, Form 604, 15 July 2026", "publisher": "Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd / ASX", "url": "https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03111235-6A1333946", "publication_date": "2026-07-15", "accessed_date": "2026-11-02", "locator": "Local filing downloads/ARU/2026/2026-07-15_Change in substantial holding_4a58eb7fee970ef3.pdf, PDF p. 1, sections 1-4", "detail": "Identifies Mrs Bianca Hope Rinehart as trustee of the Hope Margaret Hancock Trust within the associated group, states previous and present group voting interests of 15.60% and 17.48%, and lists placement participation on 29 May and 9 July 2026." }, { "source_id": "aru-hancock-604-20260713", "title": "Change in substantial holding, Form 604, 13 July 2026", "publisher": "Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd / ASX", "url": "https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03110592-6A1333680", "publication_date": "2026-07-13", "accessed_date": "2026-11-02", "locator": "Local filing downloads/ARU/2026/2026-07-13_Change in substantial holding_4bf4286a85924df4.pdf, PDF p. 1, sections 1-4", "detail": "Related notice naming Mrs Georgina Hope Rinehart, Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd and related entities; corroborates that the disclosed 17.48% is a group voting-interest report rather than an individual personal holding." } ], "limitations": [ "The register is dated 17 August 2026 and covers only the twenty largest registered accounts; it is not a live ownership feed.", "Nominee and custody accounts do not reveal beneficial owners. Repeated BNP nominee lines are preserved as separate ranked accounts using their source line number to distinguish identical printed account names.", "The annual report gives Hancock Prospecting's 17.48% at 17 August but no share quantity. The precise 1,053,410,290 quantity in the July Form 604 is tied to its 9 July change date and is not carried forward to August.", "The downloaded issuer manifest was collected through 30 October 2026. The source review found no later ARU substantial-holder filing through the 2 November cutoff; the snapshot should be refreshed against future filings." ] }