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[ "cxo-vanguard-603" ], "notes": [ "Form 603 reports the group’s voting power and lists the registered accounts; these group shares overlap nominee accounts in the separate register." ] }, { "holder_id": "van-eck-associates", "name": "Van Eck Associates Corporation (VEAC) and its associates (VanEck)", "classification": "reporting_group", "shares": 203970356, "percentage": 6.3016, "percentage_basis": "voting_power", "as_of_date": "2026-09-18", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "cxo-vaneck-603" ], "notes": [ "Form 603 identifies VEAC and its associates and reports the group total; this group disclosure overlaps nominee accounts in the separate register." ] }, { "holder_id": "australian-retirement-trust", "name": "Australian Retirement Trust Pty Ltd ATF Australian Retirement Trust", "classification": "direct_holder", "shares": 164397437, "percentage": 5.079, "percentage_basis": "voting_power", "as_of_date": "2026-09-30", "investor_id": null, "identity_note": null, "source_ids": [ "cxo-art-603" ], "notes": [ "Form 603 states the trustee holds voting power in its capacity as trustee of the superannuation fund; HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited is the registered holder." ] } ], "sources": [ { "source_id": "cxo-ar26", "title": "Core Lithium Annual Report 2026", "publisher": "Core Lithium Ltd / ASX", "url": "https://corelithium.com.au/annual-reports", "publication_date": "2026-09-24", "accessed_date": "2026-10-09", "locator": "Local PDF downloads/CXO/2026/2026-09-24_Core Lithium 2026 Annual Report to Shareholders_f187181dbb157a11.pdf, printed pp. 119–120 (PDF pp. 121–122).", "detail": "Issuer’s substantial shareholder summary names Paradice Investment Management Pty Ltd with 308,453,563 shares (9.53%). Full 20-account register is stated as at 31 August 2026, with 3,236,801,664 ordinary shares on issue." }, { "source_id": "cxo-vanguard-603", "title": "Becoming a substantial holder", "publisher": "Vanguard Group / ASX", "url": "https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03139011-6A1345327", "publication_date": "2026-09-24", "accessed_date": "2026-10-09", "locator": "Local PDF downloads/CXO/2026/2026-09-24_Becoming a substantial holder_af92b033dac29ce9.pdf, pp. 1–2 and Annexure A.", "detail": "Form 603 says Vanguard Group became a substantial holder on 21 September 2026 with 165,227,510 ordinary shares and 5.105% voting power." }, { "source_id": "cxo-vaneck-603", "title": "Becoming a substantial holder", "publisher": "Van Eck Associates Corporation / ASX", "url": "https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03138162-6A1344937", "publication_date": "2026-09-22", "accessed_date": "2026-10-09", "locator": "Local PDF downloads/CXO/2026/2026-09-22_Becoming a substantial holder_689e3d1ec1a234f9.pdf, Form 603 first page (document page 2 of 37); scanned page visually reviewed.", "detail": "Form 603 identifies Van Eck Associates Corporation and associates (VanEck) and states the holder became substantial on 18 September 2026, with 203,970,356 common shares and 6.3016% voting power." }, { "source_id": "cxo-art-603", "title": "Becoming a substantial holder", "publisher": "Australian Retirement Trust / ASX", "url": "https://corelithium.com.au/announcements", "publication_date": "2026-10-02", "accessed_date": "2026-10-09", "locator": "Local PDF downloads/CXO/2026/2026-10-02_Becoming a substantial holder_658aba45397551e9.pdf, pp. 1–5.", "detail": "Form 603 says Australian Retirement Trust became substantial on 30 September 2026 with 164,397,437 ordinary shares and 5.079% voting power; it names HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited as registered holder." }, { "source_id": "cxo-announcements", "title": "ASX announcements", "publisher": "Core Lithium Ltd", "url": "https://corelithium.com.au/announcements", "publication_date": null, "accessed_date": "2026-10-09", "locator": "Issuer announcements page reviewed through 9 October 2026.", "detail": "Checked issuer announcements for later shareholder notices; the latest located ownership disclosures are the 2 October Australian Retirement Trust Form 603 and September substantial-holder forms. The 6 October AGM notice adds no newer holdings data." }, { "source_id": "cxo-citi-603", "title": "Becoming a substantial holder", "publisher": "Citigroup / ASX", "url": "https://corelithium.com.au/announcements", "publication_date": "2026-09-23", "accessed_date": "2026-10-09", "locator": "Local PDF downloads/CXO/2026/2026-09-23_Becoming a substantial holder_e5624363861cefe3.pdf, pp. 1–4.", "detail": "Citi reported 179,204,965 shares and 5.5365% on 21 September; its 24 September cessation notice says it ceased to be substantial on 22 September." }, { "source_id": "cxo-citi-605", "title": "Ceasing to be a substantial holder", "publisher": "Citigroup / ASX", "url": "https://corelithium.com.au/announcements", "publication_date": "2026-09-24", "accessed_date": "2026-10-09", "locator": "Local PDF downloads/CXO/2026/2026-09-24_Ceasing to be a substantial holder_a169bbcc782b1de6.pdf, pp. 1–3.", "detail": "Citi reports ceasing to be a substantial holder on 22 September 2026; it does not state the group’s exact remaining holding." } ], "limitations": [ "Registered nominee and custodian accounts do not identify beneficial owners; substantial-holder group totals overlap those accounts and should not be added to the register.", "Citigroup reported a temporary substantial position on 21 September and ceased to be substantial on 22 September; its cessation notice does not quantify its exact remaining holding.", "The 22 September VanEck Form 603 is an image-based filing; the disclosed group total and voting power were visually read from its first form page, while annexure detail was not machine-readable.", "The issuer’s register and Paradice summary are current as at 31 August 2026; subsequent capital changes could make their percentages stale, although later forms separately disclose voting power on their own dates." ] }