# Emily Coutts Senior HR Manager ## Career chronology - **Shown 11 June 2026; start date not disclosed: Astron Limited** — Senior HR Manager. [Investor Presentation: Donald Project Phase 1 BFS and Phase 2 revised economic study]() (Slide 3) - **Dates not disclosed: Sibanye-Stillwater; Aurelia** — Resources-sector HR experience; titles and dates not disclosed. [Investor Presentation: Donald Project Phase 1 BFS and Phase 2 revised economic study]() (Slide 3) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Donald reached regulatory, partner-funding and engineering milestones [atr_emily_coutts_delivery] 2024–30 September 2026 · documented · medium materiality The Donald development had major delivered milestones: Energy Fuels agreed to staged earn-in funding up to A$183m; Victoria approved the Phase 1A work plan in June 2025; and the 30 September 2026 issuer update said Energy Fuels had contributed A$97.4m by Q3 2026. The sources establish project progress, not individual causal contribution. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. These are project/company outcomes; this executive held a relevant management role in part or all of the period, but the sources do not establish personal causation. **Relevance:** Astron’s central development project; personal attribution remains limited. [Interim Financial Report, half-year ended 31 December 2025]() (Directors’ report, Donald Project, pp. 1–4); [Donald Mineral Sands Project]() (Current status, lines 317–328); [Project update]() (Project update, lines 9–30); [Investor Presentation: Donald Project Phase 1 BFS and Phase 2 revised economic study]() (Slides 3–8) ## Business failures and setbacks ### FID, construction and production remained outstanding [atr_emily_coutts_delay] Earlier planning to 30 September 2026 · documented · medium materiality Donald had not reached FID, construction or production by 30 September 2026. The June 2026 presentation planned first production in 2028; the 30 September update said senior-debt discussions remained ongoing, targeted a A$200m package, moved FID expectation to Q4 2026 and still planned first production in 2028. This is project delivery/financing risk, not proof of individual fault. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Project schedule risk overlapped with the executive’s role; no cited source establishes individual fault. **Relevance:** Schedule and financing execution are central to future project delivery. [Project update]() (Project update, lines 11–27); [Investor Presentation: Donald Project Phase 1 BFS and Phase 2 revised economic study]() (Slides 3–8) ## Litigation and enforcement ### English High Court enforcement of state-expropriation award remained pending [atr_emily_coutts_gambia] 2008–February 2026 · documented · low materiality Astron reports that Carnegie Minerals (Gambia) received a 2015 ICSID award after The Gambia revoked the mining licence and expropriated its assets. In May 2025 it pursued English High Court recognition; the February 2026 interim report said recognition proceedings remained ongoing and subject to court process and any defence. This is an employer legal-recovery issue arising from state action, not a finding against an Astron executive. **Attribution:** Employer context; no individual link established. The records describe a company/subsidiary matter; no personal responsibility for expropriation or misconduct is established. **Relevance:** Relevant group legal/recovery context only. [Enforcement action against The Gambia]() (Background to the Award and enforcement, pp. 1–2); [Interim Financial Report, half-year ended 31 December 2025]() (Directors’ report, The Gambia, p. 5; p. 34) ## Governance and interests ### ASX questioned delayed director-interest filings; Astron acknowledged administrative oversight and proposed stronger controls [atr_emily_coutts_asx_governance] 17 November 2025–16 January 2026; no final disposition verified by cutoff · disputed · medium materiality ASX questioned late Appendix 3Y filings for directors George Lloyd and Gerard King following changes in their interests on 17 November 2025. ASX said the notices appeared due by 24 November and that Astron may have breached Listing Rules 3.19A/B and the directors may have breached Corporations Act s.205G. Astron responded that the directors had notified the company but the filings were not entered into ASX’s system due to administrative oversight; it said it would use formal disclosure agreements and a filing checklist and considered recruiting a Risk and Compliance Officer. The response does not state a final ASX breach finding, sanction or close-out, and the reviewed sources did not establish whether one followed. This company-level control lapse overlapped the executive team’s tenure; no source attributes the late notices to this executive personally. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The filing-control issue occurred during the executive's company tenure, but the ASX inquiry concerns director-interest notices and the sources do not establish this executive's personal involvement or fault. **Relevance:** Relevant to the company’s disclosure controls and board oversight. For the General Counsel and Company Secretary, the public response is directly relevant to governance responsibilities; for other executives it is team context only. [ASX Compliance Appendix 3Y – Change of Director’s Interest Notice Query and Astron response]() (ASX query, pp. 3–4, lines 47–84; Astron response, pp. 1–2, lines 12–45) ## Suitability for the current role ### Relevant disclosed experience for Senior HR Manager [atr_emily_coutts_rolefit] Career and appointment periods as disclosed · analyst inference · medium materiality The dated issuer presentation describes 20+ years in resources, manufacturing and public service and expertise in workforce planning, employee relations, change management, safety and development. This is relevant to the HR remit; independent career and credential evidence is limited. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Issuer biographies support role relevance but do not demonstrate full performance or individual responsibility for company outcomes. **Relevance:** Current remit is relevant; assessment is limited by issuer-sourced careers and pre-production stage. [Investor Presentation: Donald Project Phase 1 BFS and Phase 2 revised economic study]() (Slide 3, Board & Management) ## Evidence gaps - Career/qualification details are issuer-reported and were not independently checked with employers, universities or professional registers. - Open-web research is not an exhaustive court, criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety or regulator database check; no clearance conclusion is possible. - Project outcomes are documented, but individual causal contributions are not established; Donald had not reached production by cutoff. - Dated issuer disclosure establishes Senior HR Manager by June 2026 but provides no appointment date, education or full employment chronology. - No final ASX disposition or close-out notice for the January 2026 Appendix 3Y query was identified in the records reviewed by the cutoff; the inquiry status remains unresolved in this report.