ALKANE RESOURCES LIMITED

Career chronology

• current at 31 October 2026; start date disclosed only where cited: Alkane Resources — Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Board and company secretaries (board biography)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications and evidence limits

Education disclosed in cited source · issuer reported · low materiality

BEng (honours) in chemical engineering; issuer reports University of Queensland.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Professional credentials are reported in the source; validation against a primary institutional register was not obtained.

Relevance: Qualification and role fit assessment.

Board and company secretaries (board biography)

Contributions and company outcomes

Alkane acquired two producing mines and increased output

Year ended 30 June 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Alkane completed its Mandalay merger on 5 August 2025. It reported FY2026 statutory production of 162,440 gold-equivalent ounces versus 70,120 in FY2025; the figures include the acquired assets from 5 August 2025 and are not like-for-like. The CEO led during the transaction, but the company results do not isolate his individual contribution.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. CEO role overlaps the transaction and reported company output; causation is not isolated.

Relevance: Portfolio integration and operating delivery.

2026 Annual Report (pp.5–6 Annual Highlights, statutory reporting basis)

Industrial safety

Reported Tomingley injury rates and later operational results

Years ended 30 June 2024 and 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Alkane reported 21 recordable injuries at Tomingley in FY2024, including eight lost-time injuries, and a 31.22 total recordable injury frequency rate. The 2026 report later recorded 10 total recordable injuries and 14.5 per million hours at Tomingley in FY2026. Rates are company-reported and individual causation is not established.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Leadership or site role is contextual; no individual fault or cause is asserted.

Relevance: Measured safety outcomes across operating periods.

Annual Report 2024 (p.46 Tomingley safety performance); 2026 Annual Report (pp.48–50 site safety performance)

Environmental record

Costerfield operator faces tailings charges

December 2024 events; charges January 2026; annual report August 2026 · alleged · medium materiality

Resources Victoria said in January 2026 that it charged Mandalay’s Costerfield operator over alleged overfilling of two tailings facilities, identified in December 2024. Alkane acquired the operation in August 2025. Its 2026 annual report describes proceedings and says it expected resolution within six months of its August report; no final disposition was located. These are allegations against the operator, and no personal misconduct is established.

Attribution: Employer context; no individual link established. Self was GM during the cited period; Earner led Alkane after the acquisition. Neither source establishes personal conduct or culpability.

Relevance: Material environmental oversight and integration context.

Resources regulator charges Mandalay Resources (6 January 2026 notice); 2026 Annual Report (p.120 Environmental Regulation); Mandalay executive changes (p.1 GM appointment)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to disclosed responsibilities

Career through 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: Joined Alkane as COO in August 2013; Managing Director from September 2017. The linked sources do not establish the individual’s causal contribution to every operational or corporate outcome.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is an inference; employer results do not establish an individual track record.

Relevance: Matches disclosed responsibilities to observed career, with attribution limits.

Board and company secretaries (board biography); Management (Management list)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of reported qualifications and full employer/appointment chronology was not obtained.

• Open-web searches are limited; company events do not establish individual responsibility.

• Final disposition of the Costerfield tailings proceedings was not located in searches through cutoff.

• Separate topic-specific adverse and prior-employer searches were not completed; the combined batched search results were truncated, so this screening is incomplete.

Career chronology

• current at 31 October 2026; start date disclosed only where cited: Alkane Resources — Chief Financial Officer. 2026 Annual Report (pp.125, 135)

• Resigned September 2018: Calidus Resources — CFO and company secretary. Calidus half-year report (corporate section, September 2018 resignation)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications and evidence limits

Education disclosed in cited source · issuer reported · low materiality

2022 Tomingley EIS lists BBus and a graduate diploma in applied corporate governance.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Professional credentials are reported in the source; validation against a primary institutional register was not obtained.

Relevance: Qualification and role fit assessment.

Tomingley EIS (Named personnel and qualifications or biography)

Business failures and setbacks

Former employer Calidus later entered administration

September 2018; 2024–January 2025 · documented · low materiality

Calidus reported Carter resigned as CFO and secretary in September 2018. Calidus entered administration and receivership in 2024, almost six years later, and the 2025 deed transferred shares for no consideration. There is no evidence the later failure was caused by Carter.

Attribution: Employer context; no individual link established. The administration occurred years after his departure; no individual link is established.

Relevance: Historical employer context with a material time separation.

Calidus half-year report (corporate section September 2018 change); June 2024 Quarterly Report (pp.1–2 corporate information); Calidus DOCA effectuation (pp.1–2 share transfer and deed effectuation)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to disclosed responsibilities

Career through 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: CFO since 1 October 2018. The linked sources do not establish the individual’s causal contribution to every operational or corporate outcome.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is an inference; employer results do not establish an individual track record.

Relevance: Matches disclosed responsibilities to observed career, with attribution limits.

2026 Annual Report (pp.125, 135); Management (Management list)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of reported qualifications and full employer/appointment chronology was not obtained.

• Open-web searches are limited; company events do not establish individual responsibility.

• Separate topic-specific adverse and prior-employer searches were not completed; the combined batched search results were truncated, so this screening is incomplete.

Career chronology

• current at 31 October 2026; start date disclosed only where cited: Alkane Resources — Chief Operations Officer (Australia). Tomingley Community Update May 2021 (May 2021 team updates, Executive General Manager operations); 2026 Annual Report (p.125, key management personnel and appointment dates)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications and evidence limits

Education disclosed in cited source · issuer reported · low materiality

The 2022 Tomingley EIS lists a Bachelor of Engineering.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Professional credentials are reported in the source; validation against a primary institutional register was not obtained.

Relevance: Qualification and role fit assessment.

Tomingley EIS (Named personnel and qualifications or biography)

Industrial safety

Reported Tomingley injury rates and later operational results

Years ended 30 June 2024 and 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Alkane reported 21 recordable injuries at Tomingley in FY2024, including eight lost-time injuries, and a 31.22 total recordable injury frequency rate. The 2026 report later recorded 10 total recordable injuries and 14.5 per million hours at Tomingley in FY2026. Rates are company-reported and individual causation is not established.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Leadership or site role is contextual; no individual fault or cause is asserted.

Relevance: Measured safety outcomes across operating periods.

Annual Report 2024 (p.46 Tomingley safety performance); 2026 Annual Report (pp.48–50 site safety performance)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to disclosed responsibilities

Career through 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: At Tomingley since 2015, followed by Executive GM operations; COO from January 2026. The linked sources do not establish the individual’s causal contribution to every operational or corporate outcome.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is an inference; employer results do not establish an individual track record.

Relevance: Matches disclosed responsibilities to observed career, with attribution limits.

Tomingley Community Update May 2021 (May 2021 team updates, Executive General Manager operations); 2026 Annual Report (p.125, key management personnel and appointment dates); Management (Management list, named role)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of reported qualifications and full employer/appointment chronology was not obtained.

• Open-web searches are limited; company events do not establish individual responsibility.

• Separate topic-specific adverse and prior-employer searches were not completed; the combined batched search results were truncated, so this screening is incomplete.

Career chronology

• current at 31 October 2026; start date disclosed only where cited: Alkane Resources — Chief Geologist. Alkane and Mandalay Combine (p.13, proposed Mandalay management team); 2026 Annual Report (p.125, key management personnel and appointment dates)

• At April 2025 merger announcement: Mandalay Resources — VP Operational Geology and Exploration. Alkane and Mandalay Combine (p.13 management slide)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications and evidence limits

Education disclosed in cited source · issuer reported · low materiality

The June 2025 merger memorandum reports professional memberships and competent-person status; no independent credential register was checked.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Professional credentials are reported in the source; validation against a primary institutional register was not obtained.

Relevance: Qualification and role fit assessment.

Mandalay transaction explanatory memorandum (Named personnel and qualifications or biography)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to disclosed responsibilities

Career through 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: Former Mandalay VP, operational geology and exploration; Alkane chief geologist since September 2025. The linked sources do not establish the individual’s causal contribution to every operational or corporate outcome.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is an inference; employer results do not establish an individual track record.

Relevance: Matches disclosed responsibilities to observed career, with attribution limits.

Alkane and Mandalay Combine (p.13, proposed Mandalay management team); 2026 Annual Report (p.125, key management personnel and appointment dates); Management (Management list, named role)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of reported qualifications and full employer/appointment chronology was not obtained.

• Open-web searches are limited; company events do not establish individual responsibility.

• Separate topic-specific adverse and prior-employer searches were not completed; the combined batched search results were truncated, so this screening is incomplete.

Career chronology

• current at 31 October 2026; start date disclosed only where cited: Alkane Resources — General Counsel and Company Secretary. Appointment of Joint Company Secretary (p.1)

• 2021 to 19 January 2024: Resolute Mining — General Counsel and Company Secretary. Annual Report 2023 (leadership team biography)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications and evidence limits

Education disclosed in cited source · issuer reported · low materiality

Resolute annual report lists an LLB with distinction; independent qualification confirmation was not obtained.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Professional credentials are reported in the source; validation against a primary institutional register was not obtained.

Relevance: Qualification and role fit assessment.

Annual Report 2023 (Named personnel and qualifications or biography)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to disclosed responsibilities

Career through 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: Joined Alkane as General Counsel in February 2026 and company secretary in April; previously Resolute general counsel and secretary 2021–January 2024. The linked sources do not establish the individual’s causal contribution to every operational or corporate outcome.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is an inference; employer results do not establish an individual track record.

Relevance: Matches disclosed responsibilities to observed career, with attribution limits.

Appointment of Joint Company Secretary (p.1); Management (Management list)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of reported qualifications and full employer/appointment chronology was not obtained.

• Open-web searches are limited; company events do not establish individual responsibility.

• Separate topic-specific adverse and prior-employer searches were not completed; the combined batched search results were truncated, so this screening is incomplete.

Career chronology

• ceased 27 October 2026: Alkane Resources — Former Joint Company Secretary. Company Secretary Update (27 October issuer announcement)

• Appointed September 2018; company named her in July 2024: Calidus Resources — Company Secretary. Calidus half-year report (corporate section, September 2018 appointment)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications and evidence limits

Education disclosed in cited source · issuer reported · low materiality

An issuer biography reports a certificate in governance practice and administration; independent verification not obtained.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Professional credentials are reported in the source; validation against a primary institutional register was not obtained.

Relevance: Qualification and role fit assessment.

Annual Report 2025 (Named personnel and qualifications or biography)

Business failures and setbacks

Calidus entered administration during secretary tenure

2024–January 2025 · documented · medium materiality

Calidus announced receivers and administrators were appointed in mid-2024 while it named Beckett as company secretary. In January 2025 its deed administrators said shares were transferred for no consideration to a deed proponent and the deed was effectuated. The disclosures do not attribute the financial failure to Beckett.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. A company-secretary tenure overlap is not evidence of causation or fault.

Relevance: A prior-employer restructuring relevant to governance experience.

June 2024 Quarterly Report (pp.1–2 corporate and financial information); Calidus DOCA effectuation (pp.1–2 share transfer and deed effectuation)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to disclosed responsibilities

Career through 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: Appointed October 2024 and ceased 27 October 2026; previously company secretary of Calidus. The linked sources do not establish the individual’s causal contribution to every operational or corporate outcome.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is an inference; employer results do not establish an individual track record.

Relevance: Matches disclosed responsibilities to observed career, with attribution limits.

Company Secretary Update (27 October issuer announcement); Management (Management list)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of reported qualifications and full employer/appointment chronology was not obtained.

• Open-web searches are limited; company events do not establish individual responsibility.

• Exact Calidus departure date and personal involvement in its financial decisions are not established by the reviewed records.

• Separate topic-specific adverse and prior-employer searches were not completed; the combined batched search results were truncated, so this screening is incomplete.

Career chronology

• current at 31 October 2026; start date disclosed only where cited: Alkane Resources — General Manager – Commercial. Alkane appoints senior management (16 August 2013 management appointments)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications and evidence limits

Education disclosed in cited source · self reported · low materiality

No independently confirmed educational or professional credentials located.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Professional credentials are reported in the source; validation against a primary institutional register was not obtained.

Relevance: Qualification and role fit assessment.

Alkane appoints senior management (16 August 2013 management appointments)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to disclosed responsibilities

Career through 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: Appointed commercial manager in 2013; earlier engineering-contractor commercial and contract roles reported. The linked sources do not establish the individual’s causal contribution to every operational or corporate outcome.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is an inference; employer results do not establish an individual track record.

Relevance: Matches disclosed responsibilities to observed career, with attribution limits.

Alkane appoints senior management (16 August 2013 management appointments); Management (Management list)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of reported qualifications and full employer/appointment chronology was not obtained.

• Open-web searches are limited; company events do not establish individual responsibility.

• Separate topic-specific adverse and prior-employer searches were not completed; the combined batched search results were truncated, so this screening is incomplete.

Career chronology

• current at 31 October 2026; start date disclosed only where cited: Alkane Resources — General Manager, NSW. Tomingley EIS (section 1.7, named project personnel)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications and evidence limits

Education disclosed in cited source · issuer reported · low materiality

The EIS lists BSc and GCComRel; detailed independent credential confirmation unavailable.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Professional credentials are reported in the source; validation against a primary institutional register was not obtained.

Relevance: Qualification and role fit assessment.

Tomingley EIS (Named personnel and qualifications or biography)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to disclosed responsibilities

Career through 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: Named general manager NSW in the 2022 EIS. The linked sources do not establish the individual’s causal contribution to every operational or corporate outcome.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is an inference; employer results do not establish an individual track record.

Relevance: Matches disclosed responsibilities to observed career, with attribution limits.

Tomingley EIS (section 1.7, named project personnel); Management (Management list)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of reported qualifications and full employer/appointment chronology was not obtained.

• Open-web searches are limited; company events do not establish individual responsibility.

• Separate topic-specific adverse and prior-employer searches were not completed; the combined batched search results were truncated, so this screening is incomplete.

Career chronology

• current at 31 October 2026; start date disclosed only where cited: Alkane Resources — General Manager, Tomingley. Tomingley Newsletter March 2026 (p.2, New General Manager)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications and evidence limits

Education disclosed in cited source · issuer reported · low materiality

Issuer reports a Bachelor of Mining Engineering from UNSW; no independent confirmation obtained.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Professional credentials are reported in the source; validation against a primary institutional register was not obtained.

Relevance: Qualification and role fit assessment.

Tomingley Newsletter March 2026 (p.2, New General Manager)

Industrial safety

Reported Tomingley injury rates and later operational results

Years ended 30 June 2024 and 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Alkane reported 21 recordable injuries at Tomingley in FY2024, including eight lost-time injuries, and a 31.22 total recordable injury frequency rate. The 2026 report later recorded 10 total recordable injuries and 14.5 per million hours at Tomingley in FY2026. Rates are company-reported and individual causation is not established.

Attribution: Employer context; no individual link established. Leadership or site role is contextual; no individual fault or cause is asserted.

Relevance: Measured safety outcomes across operating periods.

Annual Report 2024 (p.46 Tomingley safety performance); 2026 Annual Report (pp.48–50 site safety performance)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to disclosed responsibilities

Career through 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: Tomingley underground manager from 2022 and appointed general manager by March 2026; previous roles at Cadia and Cannington. The linked sources do not establish the individual’s causal contribution to every operational or corporate outcome.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is an inference; employer results do not establish an individual track record.

Relevance: Matches disclosed responsibilities to observed career, with attribution limits.

Tomingley Newsletter March 2026 (p.2, New General Manager); Management (Management list)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of reported qualifications and full employer/appointment chronology was not obtained.

• Open-web searches are limited; company events do not establish individual responsibility.

• Separate topic-specific adverse and prior-employer searches were not completed; the combined batched search results were truncated, so this screening is incomplete.

Career chronology

• current at 31 October 2026; start date disclosed only where cited: Alkane Resources — Exploration Manager, NSW. Tomingley EIS (section 1.7, named project personnel)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications and evidence limits

Education disclosed in cited source · issuer reported · low materiality

EIS lists BSc; degree institution and independent verification unavailable.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Professional credentials are reported in the source; validation against a primary institutional register was not obtained.

Relevance: Qualification and role fit assessment.

Tomingley EIS (Named personnel and qualifications or biography)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to disclosed responsibilities

Career through 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: Named exploration manager NSW in 2022 EIS. The linked sources do not establish the individual’s causal contribution to every operational or corporate outcome.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is an inference; employer results do not establish an individual track record.

Relevance: Matches disclosed responsibilities to observed career, with attribution limits.

Tomingley EIS (section 1.7, named project personnel); Management (Management list)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of reported qualifications and full employer/appointment chronology was not obtained.

• Open-web searches are limited; company events do not establish individual responsibility.

• Separate topic-specific adverse and prior-employer searches were not completed; the combined batched search results were truncated, so this screening is incomplete.

Career chronology

• current at 31 October 2026; start date disclosed only where cited: Alkane Resources — General Manager, Costerfield. Mandalay executive changes (pp.1–2)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications and evidence limits

Education disclosed in cited source · issuer reported · low materiality

Issuer reports emergency-response certificates; independent confirmation unavailable.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Professional credentials are reported in the source; validation against a primary institutional register was not obtained.

Relevance: Qualification and role fit assessment.

Mandalay executive changes (pp.1–2)

Environmental record

Costerfield operator faces tailings charges

December 2024 events; charges January 2026; annual report August 2026 · alleged · medium materiality

Resources Victoria said in January 2026 that it charged Mandalay’s Costerfield operator over alleged overfilling of two tailings facilities, identified in December 2024. Alkane acquired the operation in August 2025. Its 2026 annual report describes proceedings and says it expected resolution within six months of its August report; no final disposition was located. These are allegations against the operator, and no personal misconduct is established.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Self was GM during the cited period; Earner led Alkane after the acquisition. Neither source establishes personal conduct or culpability.

Relevance: Material environmental oversight and integration context.

Resources regulator charges Mandalay Resources (6 January 2026 notice); 2026 Annual Report (p.120 Environmental Regulation); Mandalay executive changes (p.1 GM appointment)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to disclosed responsibilities

Career through 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: Mandalay reports Costerfield Technical Services Superintendent from 2018, Mine Manager from 2019 and GM promotion announced December 2022. The linked sources do not establish the individual’s causal contribution to every operational or corporate outcome.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is an inference; employer results do not establish an individual track record.

Relevance: Matches disclosed responsibilities to observed career, with attribution limits.

Mandalay executive changes (pp.1–2); Management (Management list)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of reported qualifications and full employer/appointment chronology was not obtained.

• Open-web searches are limited; company events do not establish individual responsibility.

• Final disposition of the Costerfield tailings proceedings was not located in searches through cutoff.

• Separate topic-specific adverse and prior-employer searches were not completed; the combined batched search results were truncated, so this screening is incomplete.

Career chronology

• current at 31 October 2026; start date disclosed only where cited: Alkane Resources — General Manager, Björkdal. Björkdal miners evening biography (2025 event biography)

• 2015–2023 before general manager appointment: Björkdalsgruvan — Underground geology manager and geology manager. Björkdal miners evening biography (event biography)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications and evidence limits

Education disclosed in cited source · self reported · low materiality

Professional association states MSc Geology, Åbo Akademi, 2005; no independent registrar confirmation obtained.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Professional credentials are reported in the source; validation against a primary institutional register was not obtained.

Relevance: Qualification and role fit assessment.

Björkdal miners evening biography (2025 event biography)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to disclosed responsibilities

Career through 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: Björkdal underground geology manager from 2015, geology manager from 2018 and GM since November 2023, according to the professional association. The linked sources do not establish the individual’s causal contribution to every operational or corporate outcome.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is an inference; employer results do not establish an individual track record.

Relevance: Matches disclosed responsibilities to observed career, with attribution limits.

Björkdal miners evening biography (2025 event biography); Management (Management list)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of reported qualifications and full employer/appointment chronology was not obtained.

• Open-web searches are limited; company events do not establish individual responsibility.

• Separate topic-specific adverse and prior-employer searches were not completed; the combined batched search results were truncated, so this screening is incomplete.

Career chronology

• current at 31 October 2026; start date disclosed only where cited: Alkane Resources — Corporate Communications Manager. Natalie Chapman profile (professional biography)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications and evidence limits

Education disclosed in cited source · self reported · low materiality

Degree and professional qualification evidence remains incomplete.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Professional credentials are reported in the source; validation against a primary institutional register was not obtained.

Relevance: Qualification and role fit assessment.

Natalie Chapman profile (professional biography)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to disclosed responsibilities

Career through 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: Identified as Alkane communications manager and reports prior technology-commercialisation work. The linked sources do not establish the individual’s causal contribution to every operational or corporate outcome.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is an inference; employer results do not establish an individual track record.

Relevance: Matches disclosed responsibilities to observed career, with attribution limits.

Natalie Chapman profile (professional biography); Management (Management list)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of reported qualifications and full employer/appointment chronology was not obtained.

• Open-web searches are limited; company events do not establish individual responsibility.

• Separate topic-specific adverse and prior-employer searches were not completed; the combined batched search results were truncated, so this screening is incomplete.