Black Cat Syndicate Limited

Career chronology

• Current at evidence cutoff 2026-10-10: Black Cat Syndicate Limited — Acting Managing Director. ASX 200 Live Today — Tuesday, 8th September (8 September 2026 live ASX coverage; appointment effective date); Black Cat Syndicate – About and management (Leadership Team; Chris Stone)

• Appointed 7 September 2026; suspended from 8 September 2026: Black Cat Syndicate Limited — Independent Non-Executive Director; role suspended during Acting Managing Director appointment. Black Cat Syndicate Limited Announces Appointment of Chris Stone as Independent Non-Executive Director, Effective September 7, 2026 (Announcement states independent non-executive director appointment effective 7 September 2026); ASX 200 Live Today — Tuesday, 8th September (8 September 2026 live ASX coverage; Acting MD appointment begins 8 September)

• Before the September 2026 director and interim MD appointments; exact dates and outputs not disclosed: Black Cat Syndicate Limited — Engagement to lead life-of-mine planning and strategic pathways. Black Cat Syndicate Limited Announces Appointment of Chris Stone as Independent Non-Executive Director, Effective September 7, 2026 (Announcement biography; most recent Black Cat engagement)

• General Manager title observed in November 2019; Vice President title observed in December 2024; exact appointment and transition dates not disclosed: BHP Nickel West — General Manager Northern Operations; later Vice President WA Nickel. First female winder makes history (BHP article; General Manager of Nickel West Northern Operations); 2023–24 — 30% Explanation Letter — NMK01 Nickel West Mt Keith Facility (Signed 6 December 2024 as Vice President Nickel West); Black Cat Syndicate – About and management (Leadership Team biography; over three decades at WMC Resources and BHP, culminating as VP WA Nickel)

• Earlier career; exact dates not disclosed: WMC Resources — Principal Mining Engineer, Kambalda. Black Cat Syndicate Limited Announces Appointment of Chris Stone as Independent Non-Executive Director, Effective September 7, 2026 (Announcement biography; career progression began as Principal Mining Engineer at WMC Kambalda)

Education and qualifications

Mining engineering, management and mine-safety qualifications disclosed

By 2026-09-07 · issuer reported · low materiality

The issuer-syndicated appointment biography reports a BE (Mining), MBA and Master of Project Management (MProjMgt), membership of AusIMM and graduation from the Australian Institute of Company Directors. It also reports WA WorkSafe Senior Site Executive and First Class Mine Manager (non-coal) certifications. The issuer page describes him as an engineer; independent credential or registration verification was not performed.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. These are qualifications reported by the issuer and media; independent credential-register verification was not performed.

Relevance: Relevant to operational and safety leadership responsibilities.

Black Cat Syndicate Limited Announces Appointment of Chris Stone as Independent Non-Executive Director, Effective September 7, 2026 (Appointment biography; qualifications, memberships and certifications); Black Cat Syndicate – About and management (Leadership Team; mining executive and engineer description)

Contributions and company outcomes

September-quarter production overlapped Stone's first 23 days as Acting MD

Quarter ended 2026-09-30; Stone Acting MD from 2026-09-08 · issuer reported · medium materiality

BC8's 23 October 2026 report records 19,153oz consolidated production, including 16,740oz from wholly owned operations, and AISC of A$3,735/oz. It reports A$39.4m operating cashflow before capital, but A$27.7m negative cashflow after capital and corporate costs, with cash and liquid assets decreasing from A$105.3m to A$77.6m. The report labels figures unaudited/non-IFRS where applicable and attributes lower cashflow to lower-margin toll ore, fewer processed tonnes after Lakewood bearing repairs and lower-grade tonnes. Stone's appointment began 8 September, so only 23 days of this quarter overlap his role; no source attributes the quarter's output or cash movement to him.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Stone's role overlapped only the final 23 days of the reporting quarter; the company report does not establish his personal causal contribution.

Relevance: First filed operating context after the Acting MD appointment; useful to assess current conditions but not a delivered individual result.

Quarterly Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 30 September 2026 (Page 1; operating highlights, cash-flow outlook and Managing Director remarks); Quarterly Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 30 September 2026 (Page 2; consolidated production, gold sold and cash/liquid assets); Quarterly Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 30 September 2026 (Page 3; cash flow before/after capital and corporate costs)

Business failures and setbacks

BHP suspended Western Australia Nickel during Stone’s senior tenure

FY2020–October 2024; suspension announced 2024-07-11 · issuer reported · medium materiality

BHP’s July 2024 release said Western Australia Nickel had recorded negative cash flow each year since FY2020, expected an approximately US$300 million FY2024 underlying EBITDA loss, and would temporarily suspend operations from October 2024. BHP attributed the decision to global nickel oversupply and lower prices. Stone’s senior WA Nickel roles overlap with this period: BHP identified him as General Manager Northern Operations in 2019 and he signed a December 2024 Nickel West letter as Vice President. The sources do not identify him as the decision-maker or establish personal causation, negligence or misconduct; this is employer-level outcome context only.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Stone held senior WA Nickel roles during the period, but BHP attributed suspension to market oversupply and price weakness; no source establishes his personal responsibility for the business outcome.

Relevance: Relevant employer-performance context for a former senior nickel executive; it is not a personal failure finding.

Western Australia Nickel to temporarily suspend operations (11 July 2024 exchange release; negative cash flow, expected FY2024 EBITDA loss, suspension and stated market cause); First female winder makes history (BHP article; Stone identified as GM Northern Operations in November 2019); 2023–24 — 30% Explanation Letter — NMK01 Nickel West Mt Keith Facility (6 December 2024 letter signed by Stone as VP Nickel West); Black Cat Syndicate – About and management (Leadership Team biography; WMC/BHP career culminating as VP WA Nickel)

Stone disclosed a six-month mine-plan delay and Kal East grade pressure

Disclosed 2026-10-27; underlying mine-plan delay period not specified · self reported · medium materiality

In the 27 October 2026 webcast transcript, Stone said the mines were about six months behind plan, described the Kal East grade decline as a stumbling block, and said the Lakewood expansion decision would await updated life-of-mine work and an investment-return case. He had been Acting MD for seven weeks, and also said he had not been at Black Cat previously. This is a self-reported company schedule and operating challenge during a short period in his role; the transcript does not establish that Stone caused the delay or grade issue.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Stone directly made the disclosure, but the source does not connect him to the original plan, the delay's cause, or the geological issue.

Relevance: Material current delivery context for an Acting MD; no individual causal responsibility is established.

Black Cat Syndicate Limited Q1 2027 Investor Webcast Transcript (27 October webcast transcript, Q31–46; Stone's statements on schedule, Kal East grades, cash and capital); Quarterly Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 30 September 2026 (Page 1; operating highlights, cash-flow outlook and Managing Director remarks)

Environmental record

Stone signed a FY2024 Mt Keith emissions explanation after a baseline exceedance

FY2024; explanation letter dated 2024-12-06 · documented · medium materiality

A 6 December 2024 letter submitted by BHP Nickel West to the Clean Energy Regulator states that the Mt Keith facility exceeded its FY2024 emissions baseline by more than 30%, triggering a written explanation under the Safeguard Mechanism Rule. The company cited higher diesel use and haulage distances, limited commercial fleet-decarbonisation technology, and the planned suspension of Nickel West. The letter is signed by Stone as Vice President Nickel West. It documents his signatory role and a material facility-level environmental outcome; it does not state that Stone caused the exceedance, identify a breach or penalty, or make a personal wrongdoing finding.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. Stone is directly documented as the signatory to the company explanation; the letter does not attribute operational causation or legal breach to him.

Relevance: Relevant environment and regulatory-reporting context for a former senior mining executive; the distinction between a baseline exceedance and an enforcement finding is material.

2023–24 — 30% Explanation Letter — NMK01 Nickel West Mt Keith Facility (Page 1; Rule 72C explanation, >30% FY2024 baseline exceedance, company reasons and signature by Stone as VP Nickel West)

Governance and interests

Director notice records a disclosed on-market share purchase

2026-10-02; notice published 2026-10-05 · issuer reported · low materiality

Black Cat’s 5 October 2026 notice reports that Stone acquired 49,500 ordinary shares on-market on 2 October for A$36,432, held indirectly. This is a factual director-interest disclosure; it does not establish investment judgment, governance quality or operating performance.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. The company filing reports the director interest and transaction; no governance concern is alleged.

Relevance: Provides limited information about Stone’s disclosed financial interest in BC8 while serving as a director and Acting Managing Director.

Change of Director's Interest Notice (ASX Change of Director’s Interest Notice; Stone Appendix 3Y, date, number and consideration)

Stone's director election remained pending at the cutoff

Notice 2026-10-26; AGM scheduled 2026-11-25 · issuer reported · low materiality

The amended 26 October 2026 AGM notice schedules a 25 November meeting and includes Resolution 2, Election of Director — Chris Stone. As of 2 November the shareholder vote had not occurred. The notice does not allege a governance concern or establish the outcome.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. The company notice directly records the pending election process; no conduct or performance finding is made.

Relevance: Provides a dated governance-transition status for the Acting Managing Director's board appointment.

Notice of Annual General Meeting - Amended (Pages 1–3 and 19; amended notice, meeting date and Resolution 2 election of Chris Stone)

Suitability for the current role

Role fit remains only partly evidenced

Current appointment through 2026-11-02; 2026-09 quarter and 2026-10 webcast · analyst inference · low materiality

The issuer describes Stone as a mining executive and engineer with more than 35 years across operations, technical functions, projects, approvals, heritage and transformation, including WMC/BHP leadership and an earlier Black Cat planning engagement whose dates and outputs remain undisclosed. He began the Acting Managing Director role on 8 September 2026. The 23 October quarter report provides the first filed operating update after that appointment; the quarter included 16,740oz of wholly owned Black Cat production and 19,153oz consolidated production, AISC of A$3,735/oz and A$39.4m operating cashflow before capital, but A$27.7m negative cashflow after capital and corporate costs. Only 23 days of the quarter overlap his appointment, so these are company results, not evidence of his personal delivery. In a 27 October webcast transcript, Stone said the mines were about six months behind plan and identified a Kal East grade drop as a challenge; he described FY28 sub-A$3,000/oz AISC as a personal goal and said the Lakewood expansion decision depends on updated life-of-mine work. These are self-reported assessments and forward-looking goals, not achieved outcomes. The transcript is a partial third-party transcript. No personal responsibility for inherited schedule slippage or the reported operating figures is established.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. This is an analytical role-fit assessment; it does not allege responsibility for outcomes.

Relevance: Relevant to current Acting Managing Director duties at Black Cat Syndicate Limited; short tenure and role overlap do not demonstrate individual delivery.

Black Cat Syndicate – About and management (Leadership Team; Chris Stone biography); Black Cat Syndicate Limited Announces Appointment of Chris Stone as Independent Non-Executive Director, Effective September 7, 2026 (Appointment biography; prior Black Cat engagement and operating remit); ASX 200 Live Today — Tuesday, 8th September (Appointment effective date 8 September 2026); Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 30 June 2026 (Quarterly report covers the year ended 30 June 2026, before acting MD appointment); FY27 Guidance & Outlook (30 September 2026 issuer announcement; FY27 guidance and Managing Director remarks); Lynx Continues to Deliver, New Targets Emerging (8 October 2026 listing; title, date and length only; PDF content inaccessible); Quarterly Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 30 September 2026 (Page 1; operating highlights, cash-flow outlook and Managing Director remarks); Quarterly Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 30 September 2026 (Page 2; consolidated production, gold sold and cash/liquid assets); Quarterly Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 30 September 2026 (Page 3; cash flow before/after capital and corporate costs); Black Cat Syndicate Limited Q1 2027 Investor Webcast Transcript (27 October webcast transcript, Q31–46; Stone's statements on schedule, Kal East grades, cash and capital); Black Cat Syndicate Limited Q1 2027 Investor Webcast Transcript (27 October webcast transcript, Q50–68; Stone's Coyote/Mt Clement plans and AISC goal)

Evidence gaps

• No exhaustive individual criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety, environmental or regulatory record search was performed; logged open-web checks are limited and are not a clearance.

• Career dates are incomplete where cited issuer biographies give experience but no exact start/end dates; the listed chronology is not a complete CV.

• Employer outcomes are attributed to an individual only where the source explicitly connects that person to the action or responsibility.

• Exact start and end dates for Stone’s WMC/BHP roles and his earlier Black Cat planning engagement are not disclosed; the reviewed sources establish only dated role observations and broad sequencing.

• The BHP Nickel West suspension is role-overlap employer context; no reviewed source establishes Stone’s personal decision-making responsibility or causation.

• The Clean Energy Regulator-hosted BHP letter documents the Mt Keith baseline exceedance and Stone’s signature, but does not establish personal operational causation, enforcement or a penalty.

• The 27 October webcast transcript and 23 October quarterly report provide only early role-overlap context; Stone served as Acting MD for 23 days of the quarter, and no personal operating contribution is established.

• The FY26 Annual Report is now reviewed, but its results are company-wide and no individual post-appointment operating contribution is established. Stone served as Acting MD for 23 days of the September quarter; the October webcast is partial and self-reported.

Career chronology

• Current at roster date 2026-09-26: Black Cat Syndicate Limited — Chief Financial Officer. Black Cat Syndicate – About and management (Executive roster / management listing; Nick Dwyer — Chief Financial Officer)

• 2018-08 to Q1 2024; CFO from 2018-08-14 to 2024-02-29 per secondary director-history record: Mandalay Resources Corporation — Chief Financial Officer. Appointment of Chief Financial Officer (Appointment biography; most recent employer); Mandalay Resources Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter 2023 (CFO transition notice and CEO account of financing work)

• Before Mandalay; dates not reported in reviewed sources: African Minerals Limited — Senior finance positions. Appointment of Chief Financial Officer (Appointment biography)

• Before African Minerals; dates and titles not reported in reviewed issuer sources: Royal Bank of Scotland — Finance roles. Black Cat Syndicate – About and management (Nick Dwyer biography; prior finance positions)

Contributions and company outcomes

Mandalay financing and refinancing work during CFO tenure

2018-08 to 2024-02 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Mandalay’s CEO credited Dwyer with a significant role in the 2019 financing that supported the company’s subsequent turnaround and with refinancing senior credit arrangements during his CFO tenure (2018–early 2024). Mandalay reported 2023 revenue of US$173.3m and adjusted EBITDA of US$60.3m while Dwyer remained CFO; this is employer performance, with the financing contribution specifically credited by the CEO.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. The CEO’s contemporaneous statement directly credits Dwyer for financing work; it does not establish sole authorship of Mandalay’s turnaround or operating results.

Relevance: Supports relevant capital-structure experience for Black Cat’s CFO role.

Mandalay Resources Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter 2023 (CFO transition notice; CEO quote on 2019 financing and refinancing); Mandalay Resources Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Year Ended 2023 (2023 financial results, CFO commentary); Appointment of Chief Financial Officer (Black Cat appointment biography: >A$500m bank funding programs)

Record FY26 growth overlapped Dwyer's full CFO year

FY2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Black Cat's 2026 Annual Report describes record operating and financial outcomes: total gold production of 90,833oz including third-party ore, up 132% from 39,169oz in FY25; wholly owned production was 66,296oz, up 97%. Profit attributable to shareholders was A$86.455m versus a FY25 loss of A$25.946m. The report identifies Dwyer as CFO and KMP for the full financial year. These issuer-reported company results overlap his CFO tenure but do not attribute the operating or financial outcomes to him individually.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Dwyer was CFO throughout FY26; the annual report does not connect him personally to specific operating or financial decisions behind the result.

Relevance: Quantified Black Cat performance during his CFO tenure, while preserving the distinction between role overlap and direct contribution.

2026 Annual Report (Page 8; FY26 production and health-and-safety outcomes); 2026 Annual Report (Page 71; profit attributable to shareholders and annual share-price comparison); 2026 Annual Report (Page 74; KMP roles and appointment dates)

Business failures and setbacks

Prior employer later entered administration; Dwyer’s tenure is unresolved

2014–2015; exact overlap unknown · documented · low materiality

African Minerals, where Black Cat’s appointment release says Dwyer held senior finance roles, later collapsed into administration amid a prolonged Ebola-related suspension and financing crisis. The reviewed primary records did not establish Dwyer’s dates, responsibility for the failure, or any allegation against him. This is employer context only and must not be read as personal misconduct.

Attribution: Employer context; no individual link established. No individual involvement or causal responsibility was established; tenure dates at African Minerals were not supplied in the reviewed sources.

Relevance: Limited context for a CFO with prior exposure to a distressed resource developer.

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer (Career history states senior finance roles at African Minerals but no dates); Mandalay Resources Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter 2023 (Career transition context)

Suitability for the current role

Role fit remains only partly evidenced

Current appointment through 2026-11-02; cash-improvement program discussed 2026-10-27 · analyst inference · low materiality

Issuer biography reports Chartered Accountant qualification, more than 15 years in resources, prior Mandalay Resources CFO and senior finance roles at African Minerals and Royal Bank of Scotland. This supports relevant experience for the CFO role, although full chronology and independent credential verification remain incomplete. In the 27 October 2026 webcast transcript, Chris Stone identified Dwyer as leading Black Cat's A$30m cash-improvement program; Dwyer described ten workstreams and a dedicated finance resource. This is direct evidence of a current responsibility, but the program is early-stage and no realized savings attributable to Dwyer had been reported by the cutoff.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. This is an analytical role-fit assessment; it does not allege responsibility for outcomes.

Relevance: Relevant to current Chief Financial Officer duties at Black Cat Syndicate Limited.

Black Cat Syndicate – About and management (biography, Nick Dwyer; Chief Financial Officer); Black Cat Syndicate Limited Q1 2027 Investor Webcast Transcript (27 October webcast transcript, Q12–14; Dwyer's cost-improvement workstreams and role); 2026 Annual Report (Page 74; KMP roles and appointment dates)

Evidence gaps

• No exhaustive individual criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety, environmental or regulatory record search was performed; logged open-web checks are limited and are not a clearance.

• Career dates are incomplete where cited issuer biographies give experience but no exact start/end dates; the listed chronology is not a complete CV.

• No exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety, environmental, or professional-registration search was conducted. The topic logs describe only documented public search scope.

• Employer outcomes are attributed to an individual only where the source explicitly connects that person to the action or responsibility.

• Black Cat's FY26 and September-quarter outcomes are issuer-reported role-overlap context; no source attributes those group results to Dwyer. The A$30m improvement program he leads is a target and no realized savings had been reported by the cutoff.

Career chronology

• Current at roster date 2026-10-31; selected roster records appointment on 20 June 2025, while the FY26 Annual Report says 16 June 2025.: Black Cat Syndicate Limited — Chief Operating Officer. Black Cat Syndicate – About and management (Senior Leadership Team; COO biography and dated role details); Processing Update and Appointment of COO (Page 1; 20 June 2025 appointment announcement, with no separate effective date); 2026 Annual Report (Page 74; Annual Report says appointed 16 June 2025)

• January 2020 to February 2025; exact departure date not independently established: Eagle Mountain Mining Limited — Chief Executive Officer. Eagle Mountain Mining Annual Report 2023 (Annual Report CEO report); Horizon Gold Limited Prospectus (Executive profile and earlier employment)

• 2008 to 2015 (issuer biography); exact transitions partly conflict across profiles: Panoramic Resources Limited — Mining engineer, business analyst, General Manager and special-projects roles. Horizon Gold Limited Prospectus (Key Personnel profile; appointment in 2008 and GM Lanfranchi through Dec 2015)

• Before Panoramic; dates not stated: Newmont / GHD — Mining Engineer at Tanami; geotechnical engineer. Horizon Gold Limited Prospectus (Key Personnel profile)

• Prior career; exact dates and sequence relative to other listed roles not disclosed: Lanfranchi Nickel Mines — General Manager. Black Cat Syndicate – About and management (Senior Leadership Team; Tim Mason biography lists General Manager of Lanfranchi Nickel Mines)

Education and qualifications

Mining-engineering and MBA qualifications disclosed

By 2016-12-19 · issuer reported · low materiality

A 2016 prospectus records Mason as BEng (Geological Engineering) (Hons), MBA, GAICD, with a degree and MBA from Murdoch University. The reviewed record is issuer-filed but does not include independent university confirmation.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Qualification information is issuer-reported; no direct verification with Murdoch University or AICD was made.

Relevance: Relevant to mine planning, project development and senior executive duties.

Horizon Gold Limited Prospectus (Key Personnel, Tim Mason)

Contributions and company outcomes

Oracle Ridge resource expansion under Eagle Mountain CEO tenure

2020-01 to 2023-12 · issuer reported · low materiality

Eagle Mountain’s 2023 CEO report and quarterly disclosure report Oracle Ridge had expanded to about 28Mt, with a 27% like-for-like increase in contained copper in the December 2023 estimate. Mason was CEO and commented on the development. By the reviewed 2023 report the project remained in metallurgical and mining studies; no production or commissioning was documented.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Mason was CEO during the reported resource increase, but the issuer attributes the estimate to technical work by the company and competent persons; no sole personal contribution is established.

Relevance: Evidence of project advancement relevant to operational planning; not evidence of a delivered mine.

Eagle Mountain Mining Annual Report 2023 (CEO report, strategy and Oracle Ridge study stage); Eagle Mountain Mining Quarterly Activities Report, December 2023 (December 2023 quarter resource estimate); Oracle Ridge grows its resource to 28Mt; Tim Mason interview (Resource growth and pre-production context)

Record FY26 production and profit overlapped Mason's COO tenure

FY2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Black Cat's 2026 Annual Report describes record operating and financial outcomes: total gold production of 90,833oz including third-party ore, up 132% from 39,169oz in FY25; wholly owned production was 66,296oz, up 97%. Profit attributable to shareholders was A$86.455m versus a FY25 loss of A$25.946m. The report states Mason was appointed COO on 16 June 2025, before FY26 began. These issuer-reported company results overlap his operations role but are not attributed to him individually.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Mason's COO tenure overlaps FY26; the report does not establish his personal causal contribution to production, profit or capital allocation.

Relevance: Quantified operating context during his current role, balanced against the safety and ramp-up issues separately recorded.

2026 Annual Report (Page 8; FY26 production and health-and-safety outcomes); 2026 Annual Report (Page 71; profit attributable to shareholders and annual share-price comparison); 2026 Annual Report (Page 74; KMP roles and appointment dates)

Business failures and setbacks

Kal East's geology, grade and mine-plan challenges overlapped Mason's COO tenure

Lakewood acquired in 2025; operating issues reported for 2026-07 to 2026-09 and on 2026-10-27 · issuer reported · medium materiality

The 23 October quarter report says the 2025 Lakewood purchase occurred ahead of mine-operating plans and resulted in less-than-optimal geological knowledge and mine performance at Kal East in the September quarter; the company says it reset mine plans at quarter end. On 27 October, Stone said the mines were about six months behind plan and that Kal East's grade decline remained a challenge. Mason had been COO since June 2025, so the later operating issues overlap his role; the 2025 acquisition preceded his appointment and no source connects him to the purchase, its due diligence, the grade decline or the delay's cause.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The company links the geological-knowledge and mine-performance shortfall to acquisition timing; Mason joined after the acquisition and no personal decision or causal responsibility is established.

Relevance: Relevant to current operations oversight and execution; the company reported plan reset, not a completed recovery.

Quarterly Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 30 September 2026 (Page 1; operating highlights, cash-flow outlook and Managing Director remarks); Quarterly Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 30 September 2026 (Page 7; Lakewood July serious injury and Kal East operating performance); Black Cat Syndicate Limited Q1 2027 Investor Webcast Transcript (27 October webcast transcript, Q31–46; Stone's statements on schedule, Kal East grades, cash and capital)

Industrial safety

Five FY26 LTIs and a July Lakewood serious injury overlapped Mason's COO tenure

FY2026; 2026-04-01 to 2026-06-30 Paulsens LTIs; 2026-07 Lakewood serious injury · issuer reported · medium materiality

The June 2026 quarterly report recorded two lost-time injuries at Paulsens during April–June. Black Cat's FY26 Annual Report reports five LTIs for the full year and an annual TRIFR that improved 25% to 16.64; the June-quarter events fall within that annual period and are not additional to the five. The 23 October 2026 quarterly report separately says a Lakewood mill process operator fell from height in July 2026, was expected to return to work in October, and that the investigation was complete with actions still in progress. The new report does not name Mason or establish his personal causal responsibility. A search through 2 November found no later public confirmation of the worker's actual return or action close-out.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Mason's COO tenure overlapped the disclosed operating periods, but the company reports do not identify personal causation or his role in either investigation. TRIFR improvement is a company-reported measure; actual return-to-work and action close-out remain unverified.

Relevance: Safety performance is material to the COO remit; events are oversight context, not a personal misconduct finding.

Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 30 June 2026 (Activities Report, Highlights and Paulsens operation: two LTIs and actions); 2026 Annual Report (Page 8; FY26 production and health-and-safety outcomes); Quarterly Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 30 September 2026 (Page 7; Lakewood July serious injury and Kal East operating performance)

Suitability for the current role

Role fit remains only partly evidenced

Current appointment through 2026-11-02; selected announcement date 2025-06-20, issuer-stated appointment date 2025-06-16 · analyst inference · low materiality

Mason is a mining engineer with a BEng (Geological Engineering, honours), MBA and GAICD reported in Horizon Gold's 2016 prospectus. His career spans Newmont Tanami, Panoramic Resources, five years as Eagle Mountain CEO and Black Cat COO from June 2025. The selected V8.1 company.json records 20 June 2025, matching the appointment announcement date; Black Cat's FY26 Annual Report says he was appointed on 16 June 2025, which is used as the best available commencement date. At Black Cat, his role overlaps FY26 production growth and the September 2026 quarter's Kal East ramp-up, but company disclosures do not attribute the output, grade issues, cost or mine-plan delays to Mason personally. The company reports a resource expansion and study phase at Oracle Ridge under his Eagle Mountain CEO tenure; no operating mine was delivered there during the reviewed period.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. This is an analytical role-fit assessment; it does not allege responsibility for outcomes.

Relevance: Relevant to current Chief Operating Officer duties at Black Cat Syndicate Limited.

Horizon Gold Limited Prospectus (Key Personnel, Tim Mason); Eagle Mountain Mining Annual Report 2023 (CEO statement / Oracle Ridge development status); Eagle Mountain Mining Quarterly Activities Report, December 2023 (December 2023 quarter, Oracle Ridge resource increase and studies); Black Cat Syndicate – About and management (Senior Leadership Team; Tim Mason biography, Lanfranchi role); Processing Update and Appointment of COO (Page 1; ASX announcement dated 20 June 2025 announces appointment but states no separate effective date); 2026 Annual Report (Page 74; KMP roles and appointment dates); Quarterly Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 30 September 2026 (Page 1; operating highlights, cash-flow outlook and Managing Director remarks); Quarterly Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 30 September 2026 (Page 7; Lakewood July serious injury and Kal East operating performance)

Evidence gaps

• No exhaustive individual criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety, environmental or regulatory record search was performed; logged open-web checks are limited and are not a clearance.

• Career dates are incomplete where cited issuer biographies give experience but no exact start/end dates; the listed chronology is not a complete CV.

• Employer outcomes are attributed to an individual only where the source explicitly connects that person to the action or responsibility.

• The selected roster records 20 June 2025 as the COO appointment date, while the FY26 Annual Report says 16 June; the 20 June announcement does not state a separate commencement date, so the conflict remains unresolved.

• FY26 and September-quarter operating outcomes are issuer-reported role-overlap context. The July Lakewood injury investigation was complete with actions in progress; no later public return-to-work or action close-out record was located by 2 November.

Career chronology

• Current at roster date 2026-10-31; appointed 9 November 2017.: Black Cat Syndicate Limited — Joint Company Secretary. Black Cat Syndicate – About and management (Executive roster / management listing; Mark Pitts — Joint Company Secretary); 2026 Annual Report (Page 135; corporate directory and company secretary appointment date)

• At least by 2023; exact start date not stated: Automic Group — Principal, Company Secretarial and CFO Advisory. Eagle Mountain Mining Annual Report 2023 (Company Secretary biography)

• Earlier career; dates not stated: KPMG Perth — Accountant / early career. Eagle Mountain Mining Annual Report 2023 (Company Secretary biography)

Education and qualifications

Business degree and governance qualifications disclosed

By 2023-10-18 · issuer reported · low materiality

An issuer-filed annual report states Pitts holds a Bachelor of Business from Curtin University, is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Credential registers were not independently checked.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Issuer-filed biography; no direct verification with Curtin, CA ANZ or AICD.

Relevance: Directly relevant to company-secretarial and compliance advice.

Eagle Mountain Mining Annual Report 2023 (Company secretary biography)

Suitability for the current role

Role fit remains only partly evidenced

Current appointment through 2026-11-02 · analyst inference · low materiality

The issuer and selected V8.1 roster identify Pitts as Joint Company Secretary; the FY26 Annual Report lists him in the corporate directory and the 26 October amended AGM announcement identifies him as the company contact. These records confirm current role continuity, but do not establish additional individual operating outcomes or a governance breach.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. This is an analytical role-fit assessment; it does not allege responsibility for outcomes.

Relevance: Relevant to current Joint Company Secretary duties at Black Cat Syndicate Limited.

Eagle Mountain Mining Annual Report 2023 (Company Secretary, Mark Pitts profile); Black Cat Syndicate Annual Report 2025 (Corporate directory and appointment context); 2026 Annual Report (Page 135; corporate directory); Notice of Annual General Meeting - Amended (Pages 1–3 and 19; amended notice, meeting date and Resolution 2 election of Chris Stone)

Evidence gaps

• No exhaustive individual criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety, environmental or regulatory record search was performed; logged open-web checks are limited and are not a clearance.

• Career dates are incomplete where cited issuer biographies give experience but no exact start/end dates; the listed chronology is not a complete CV.

• No exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety, environmental, or professional-registration search was conducted. The topic logs describe only documented public search scope.

• Employer outcomes are attributed to an individual only where the source explicitly connects that person to the action or responsibility.

Career chronology

• Current at roster date 2026-09-26: Black Cat Syndicate Limited — Joint Company Secretary. Black Cat Syndicate – About and management (Executive roster / management listing; Aaron Gates — Joint Company Secretary)

• Current; began Black Cat joint company secretary appointment 2026-06-26: Automic Group — Company secretarial and financial services professional. Black Cat appoints Aaron Gates as Joint Company Secretary, Daniel Travers Resigns (Black Cat appointment report); Black Cat Syndicate About and Management / Whistle Blower Policy (Issuer Whistle Blower Policy)

• 2024-08 onward; end date not established: Chariot Corporation Limited — Joint Company Secretary. Change of Company Secretary and Registered Office (Change of Company Secretary announcement)

• 15+ years prior to 2024; individual issuers and dates not fully listed: Listed companies / public practice — CFO and company secretary; audit and corporate-finance roles. Change of Company Secretary and Registered Office (Appointment announcement, career and qualifications)

Education and qualifications

Accounting, corporate-law and governance credentials disclosed

By 2024-08-30 · issuer reported · low materiality

Chariot’s ASX appointment notice states Gates holds a Curtin Bachelor of Commerce in accounting and business law, is a Chartered Accountant, and completed a Diploma of Corporate Governance. No direct professional-register or university check was performed.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Credentials are stated in an issuer appointment release; independent verification was not performed.

Relevance: Relevant to company-secretarial, financial administration and whistleblower administration responsibilities.

Change of Company Secretary and Registered Office (Change of Company Secretary, 30 August 2024, p. 1)

Suitability for the current role

Role fit remains only partly evidenced

Current appointment through 2026-11-02 · analyst inference · low materiality

The issuer and selected V8.1 roster identify Gates as Joint Company Secretary; the FY26 Annual Report lists him in the corporate directory. No dated post-10 October source identifies a new role or board appointment. This confirms current role context without establishing additional individual outcomes.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. This is an analytical role-fit assessment; it does not allege responsibility for outcomes.

Relevance: Relevant to current Joint Company Secretary duties at Black Cat Syndicate Limited.

Change of Company Secretary and Registered Office (Chariot change-of-company-secretary announcement, pp. 1–2); Black Cat appoints Aaron Gates as Joint Company Secretary, Daniel Travers Resigns (Black Cat appointment report, 26 June 2026); Black Cat Syndicate About and Management / Whistle Blower Policy (Issuer whistleblower policy; externally engaged secretary named Whistle Blower Officer); 2026 Annual Report (Page 135; corporate directory)

Evidence gaps

• No exhaustive individual criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety, environmental or regulatory record search was performed; logged open-web checks are limited and are not a clearance.

• Career dates are incomplete where cited issuer biographies give experience but no exact start/end dates; the listed chronology is not a complete CV.

• No exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety, environmental, or professional-registration search was conducted. The topic logs describe only documented public search scope.

• Employer outcomes are attributed to an individual only where the source explicitly connects that person to the action or responsibility.