NEW HOPE CORPORATION LIMITED

Career chronology

• Chief Executive Officer since February 2022; previously CFO from October 2020 and corporate development from 2019. Earlier senior Vale coal roles and AMCI CFO.: New Hope Group — Chief Executive Officer. Board and Executive Leadership Team (Rob Bishop biography); Rob Bishop joins Malabar board (p1 CEO appointment and prior roles)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications

Reported in issuer biography available at review · issuer reported · low materiality

The company reports a University of Queensland Bachelor of Commerce, Queensland University of Technology Bachelor of Business (Marketing), CPA membership and AICD membership.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Credential reported by issuer; independent institutional or professional-body verification was not obtained.

Relevance: Professional background for the role.

Board and Executive Leadership Team (Rob Bishop biography)

Contributions and company outcomes

Production improved as FY2026 profit fell

FY2025–FY2026 · issuer reported · high materiality

New Hope reported saleable coal of 11.5 million tonnes versus 10.7 million and coal sales of 11.8 million tonnes in FY2026; net profit fell to A$161.0 million from A$439.4 million. Bengalla recovery and New Acland ramp-up contributed; prices, costs and broader teams also affect the result.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Bishop was CEO; the sources do not isolate his personal contribution.

Relevance: Operating and financial delivery.

FY26 full year results (performance highlights and operational performance)

Industrial safety

Safety frequency increased in FY2026

FY2026 · issuer reported · high materiality

New Hope reported zero fatalities in FY2026; TRIFR rose to 3.89 from 3.22 and AIFR to 30.83 from 29.30. Its high-potential event frequency rate fell to 3.59 from 5.82. Separately, the board reported that a third-party critical-control audit identified ineffectiveness and improvement opportunities during the measurement period for the 2024-series long-term award.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. CEO oversight; no evidence here assigns personal fault for incidents.

Relevance: Company-wide safety and risk oversight.

FY2026 annual report (PDF pp11, 29 and 92, printed pp8, 26 and 89: safety performance and 2024-series award)

Governance and interests

Malabar board appointment

August 2022 · documented · medium materiality

Bishop joined Malabar Resources’ board in August 2022 as the representative of New Hope, which then held a 15% interest. The role is relevant to the two companies’ commercial relationship.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. His board role is directly documented; the transaction is not a completed acquisition.

Relevance: Related-party governance and capital allocation.

Rob Bishop joins Malabar board (p1 appointment and New Hope representation)

Suitability for the current role

Reported experience and role relevance

Career through 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: issuer-reported experience is relevant to the stated role. Chief Executive Officer since February 2022; previously CFO from October 2020 and corporate development from 2019. Earlier senior Vale coal roles and AMCI CFO.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role fit is an inference from the cited career, not proof of an individual operating result.

Relevance: Relevance to the role.

Board and Executive Leadership Team (Rob Bishop biography)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of qualifications and memberships was not obtained.

• Prior-employer tenure, outcomes and individual responsibility were not comprehensively established.

• Public-source searches do not constitute exhaustive litigation, regulatory, criminal or sanctions screening.

• A single broad person-and-employer web query was reused across multiple topics; dedicated prior-employer and topic-specific searches were not completed.

Career chronology

• Joined in 2021; finance leadership, previously senior financial roles at Stanmore Resources, Senex Energy and Vale.: New Hope Group — Chief Financial Officer. Board and Executive Leadership Team (Rebecca Rinaldi biography)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications

Reported in issuer biography available at review · issuer reported · low materiality

The company reports a Queensland University of Technology Bachelor of Business (Accounting), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand membership and AICD graduate status.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Credential reported by issuer; independent institutional or professional-body verification was not obtained.

Relevance: Professional background for the role.

Board and Executive Leadership Team (Rebecca Rinaldi biography)

Contributions and company outcomes

Debt refinancing and finance results

FY2025–FY2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

The company reported FY2026 issuance of A$300 million of notes due 2032 and repurchase of A$293.3 million of its 2029 notes; net profit fell to A$161.0 million from A$439.4 million in FY2025.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. She was CFO during the financing; individual causation and transaction credit are not quantified.

Relevance: Financing execution and company results.

FY26 full year results (capital management, 2032 notes and FY2026 financial highlights)

Suitability for the current role

Reported experience and role relevance

Career through 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: issuer-reported experience is relevant to the stated role. Joined in 2021; finance leadership, previously senior financial roles at Stanmore Resources, Senex Energy and Vale.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role fit is an inference from the cited career, not proof of an individual operating result.

Relevance: Relevance to the role.

Board and Executive Leadership Team (Rebecca Rinaldi biography)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of qualifications and memberships was not obtained.

• Prior-employer tenure, outcomes and individual responsibility were not comprehensively established.

• Public-source searches do not constitute exhaustive litigation, regulatory, criminal or sanctions screening.

• A single broad person-and-employer web query was reused across multiple topics; dedicated prior-employer and topic-specific searches were not completed.

Career chronology

• Joined in 2020; issuer reports legal and senior management experience at Allens, MIM Holdings, Xstrata and Peabody Energy.: New Hope Group — Executive General Manager and Company Secretary. Board and Executive Leadership Team (Dominic O’Brien biography)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications

Reported in issuer biography available at review · issuer reported · low materiality

The company reports University of Queensland arts and honours law degrees, a Queensland University of Technology Master of Laws and AICD graduate status.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Credential reported by issuer; independent institutional or professional-body verification was not obtained.

Relevance: Professional background for the role.

Board and Executive Leadership Team (Dominic O’Brien biography)

Industrial safety

Injury rate and critical-control audit

FY2026 · issuer reported · high materiality

The group reported zero fatalities in FY2026 and total recordable injury frequency rising from 3.22 to 3.89, while high-potential event frequency fell from 5.82 to 3.59. Separately, the board reported that an independent critical-control audit identified ineffectiveness and improvement opportunities during the measurement period for the 2024-series long-term award.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The executive oversees group health and safety functions; no individual causation established.

Relevance: Safety control oversight.

FY2026 annual report (PDF pp11, 29 and 92, printed pp8, 26 and 89: safety performance and 2024-series award)

Environmental record

Bengalla sediment discharge and EPA penalty

2024–2025 · issuer reported · high materiality

Bengalla reported sediment-laden water escaped into the Hunter River in July 2024. The operator reported a NSW EPA penalty and caution in March 2025; New Hope reported the penalty as A$30,000 and said it reviewed systems and made improvements.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. O’Brien’s group remit includes corporate affairs, legal and health and safety; the sources do not establish personal operational involvement or fault.

Relevance: Environmental compliance during group leadership.

Bengalla annual review 2024, amended May 2025 (printed pp79–80, incident and corrective action); FY2025 annual report (p45, Compliance)

Suitability for the current role

Reported experience and role relevance

Career through 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: issuer-reported experience is relevant to the stated role. Joined in 2020; issuer reports legal and senior management experience at Allens, MIM Holdings, Xstrata and Peabody Energy.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role fit is an inference from the cited career, not proof of an individual operating result.

Relevance: Relevance to the role.

Board and Executive Leadership Team (Dominic O’Brien biography)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of qualifications and memberships was not obtained.

• Prior-employer tenure, outcomes and individual responsibility were not comprehensively established.

• Public-source searches do not constitute exhaustive litigation, regulatory, criminal or sanctions screening.

• A single broad person-and-employer web query was reused across multiple topics; dedicated prior-employer and topic-specific searches were not completed.

Career chronology

• General manager in 2021, at the 2023 Stage 3 restart and in September 2026; exact appointment date and continuation to cutoff unconfirmed.: New Acland Coal — General Manager, New Acland (last confirmed September 2026). Truckloads of interest in New Acland Coal roles (dated September 2026 site manager identification); New Acland Mine celebrates first trainload of coal in two years (identifies site general manager during 2023 restart); Environmental groups plan fresh legal action against mine as New Acland ramps up recruitment drive (identifies site general manager and response to groundwater concerns)

Contributions and company outcomes

New Acland Stage 3 restart

2023 · issuer reported · medium materiality

New Hope reported first Stage 3 coal in 2023 and its first shipment in October 2023. O’Dwyer was identified as site general manager; the result was delivered by a wider project team.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Site general manager during the restart; individual contribution not independently isolated.

Relevance: Delivery of a multi-year site restart.

New Acland Mine celebrates first trainload of coal in two years (first Stage 3 coal and first trainload)

Environmental record

New Acland groundwater dispute

2023–2025 · documented · medium materiality

Landholders challenged the proposed expansion’s groundwater impacts; in January 2023 O’Dwyer said assessment and safeguards adequately considered these concerns. The Oakey Coal Action Alliance withdrew its water-licence appeal in January 2025; withdrawal does not itself resolve scientific questions about future impacts.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. He publicly explained the operator’s position; no personal wrongdoing was established.

Relevance: Community and environmental management context.

Environmental groups plan fresh legal action against mine as New Acland ramps up recruitment drive (farmers concerns and O’Dwyer response); Oakey Coal Action Alliance ends New Acland mine expansion legal battle (appeal withdrawal)

Suitability for the current role

Reported experience and role relevance

Career through 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: issuer-reported experience is relevant to the stated role. General manager in 2021, at the 2023 Stage 3 restart and in September 2026; exact appointment date and continuation to cutoff unconfirmed.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role fit is an inference from the cited career, not proof of an individual operating result.

Relevance: Relevance to the role.

Truckloads of interest in New Acland Coal roles (dated September 2026 site manager identification); New Acland Mine celebrates first trainload of coal in two years (identifies site general manager during 2023 restart); Environmental groups plan fresh legal action against mine as New Acland ramps up recruitment drive (identifies site general manager and response to groundwater concerns)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of qualifications and memberships was not obtained.

• Prior-employer tenure, outcomes and individual responsibility were not comprehensively established.

• Public-source searches do not constitute exhaustive litigation, regulatory, criminal or sanctions screening.

• The site leadership page is undated; exact continuation of this position on 31 October 2026 is not established.

• Underlying expert groundwater assessments and further monitoring outcomes were not independently assessed.

• A single broad person-and-employer web query was reused across multiple topics; dedicated prior-employer and topic-specific searches were not completed.

• The New Acland general manager role was dated to September 2026; independent continuity through 31 October was not obtained.

Career chronology

• The operator says he joined in 2016 as CEO and later became GM; April 2026 reporting still names him GM. Exact cutoff continuation is unconfirmed.: Bengalla Mining Company — General Manager, Bengalla (last confirmed April 2026). Unwavering support (dated April 2026 site manager identification); Bengalla Leadership Team (Cam Halfpenny biography)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications

Reported in issuer biography available at review · issuer reported · low materiality

Bengalla reports a University of Queensland Bachelor of Mining Engineering, Warwick MBA, applied-finance graduate diploma, AICD graduate status and NSW mine manager and open-cut examiner certifications.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Credential reported by issuer; independent institutional or professional-body verification was not obtained.

Relevance: Professional background for the role.

Bengalla Leadership Team (Cam Halfpenny biography)

Industrial safety

2018 Bengalla contractor fatality

November 2018; regulator report first published June 2020 · documented · high materiality

A contractor tyre fitter died at Bengalla in November 2018 when a tyre fell from a handler. NSW Resources Regulator later identified a combination of factors, including no specific risk assessment or safe procedure for cleaning tyres in the wash bay; the mine subsequently prohibited that use.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The 2018 annual review identifies Halfpenny as general manager; the regulator report does not establish his personal involvement or fault.

Relevance: Historical site safety oversight.

Investigation report into the death of Mr Moore at Bengalla Mine (pp 8–10, 43–44 investigation, findings and post-incident actions); Bengalla Leadership Team (Cam Halfpenny site leadership biography); Bengalla annual review 2018 (Table 5, site contacts, Cam Halfpenny general manager)

2022 Bengalla dump slump and operational review

November 2022 and subsequent review · documented · medium materiality

A Bengalla presentation hosted by the NSW regulator records a November 2022 dump slump that left a dozer operator stranded. Operations ceased for emergency recovery; the presentation identifies geotechnical and organisational contributing factors and describes subsequent design and operational changes.

Attribution: Employer context; no individual link established. Meyn was named as a presenter and mining manager in the source. Halfpenny is the site manager in dated 2026 evidence, but his precise 2022 duties and involvement have not been established; no personal fault is inferred.

Relevance: Site safety oversight and learning from a serious hazard.

Dangerous incident – dump slump 7 November 2022 (slides 1–5, 8–9 and final operational changes)

Environmental record

Bengalla water discharge and penalty

2024–2025 · issuer reported · high materiality

The company reports that a July 2024 sediment-laden discharge into the Hunter River led to a March 2025 EPA penalty and caution; its parent reports a A$30,000 penalty and system improvements.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. 2025 issuer documents name him general manager; they do not establish his personal role or fault in the incident.

Relevance: Site environmental compliance.

Bengalla annual review 2024, amended May 2025 (pp79–80 discharge and penalty); FY2025 annual report (p45 compliance)

Suitability for the current role

Reported experience and role relevance

Career through 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: issuer-reported experience is relevant to the stated role. The operator says he joined in 2016 as CEO and later became GM; April 2026 reporting still names him GM. Exact cutoff continuation is unconfirmed.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role fit is an inference from the cited career, not proof of an individual operating result.

Relevance: Relevance to the role.

Unwavering support (dated April 2026 site manager identification); Bengalla Leadership Team (Cam Halfpenny biography)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of qualifications and memberships was not obtained.

• Prior-employer tenure, outcomes and individual responsibility were not comprehensively established.

• Public-source searches do not constitute exhaustive litigation, regulatory, criminal or sanctions screening.

• The site leadership page is undated; exact continuation of this position on 31 October 2026 is not established.

• The final prosecution or coroner outcome, if any, concerning the 2018 death was not located; the regulator published an investigation report.

• A single broad person-and-employer web query was reused across multiple topics; dedicated prior-employer and topic-specific searches were not completed.

• The Bengalla general manager role was dated to April 2026; independent continuity through 31 October was not obtained.

• The 2022 dump-slump source does not establish his precise duties or personal involvement at the time.

Career chronology

• The issuer says he joined in 2001 and has worked in maintenance and production. An April 2026 industry article identifies him as CHPP manager.: Bengalla Mining Company — Coal Handling, Preparation and Infrastructure Manager, Bengalla (cutoff continuity unconfirmed). Unwavering support (Russell Hartin 2026 CHPP manager); Bengalla Leadership Team (Russell Hartin biography)

Education and qualifications

Reported qualifications

Reported in issuer biography available at review · issuer reported · low materiality

Bengalla reports an electrical engineering diploma and open-cut examiner qualification.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Credential reported by issuer; independent institutional or professional-body verification was not obtained.

Relevance: Professional background for the role.

Bengalla Leadership Team (Russell Hartin biography)

Suitability for the current role

Reported experience and role relevance

Career through 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: issuer-reported experience is relevant to the stated role. The issuer says he joined in 2001 and has worked in maintenance and production. An April 2026 industry article identifies him as CHPP manager.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role fit is an inference from the cited career, not proof of an individual operating result.

Relevance: Relevance to the role.

Unwavering support (Russell Hartin 2026 CHPP manager); Bengalla Leadership Team (Russell Hartin biography)

Evidence gaps

• Independent verification of qualifications and memberships was not obtained.

• Prior-employer tenure, outcomes and individual responsibility were not comprehensively established.

• Public-source searches do not constitute exhaustive litigation, regulatory, criminal or sanctions screening.

• The site leadership page is undated; exact continuation of this position on 31 October 2026 is not established.

• A single broad person-and-employer web query was reused across multiple topics; dedicated prior-employer and topic-specific searches were not completed.