Ben Larkin

Career chronology

• Since 2024-11-18: Turaco Gold Limited — Chief Financial Officer / Company Secretary. Directors and Management (Turaco Directors and Management, Ben Larkin section, lines 72–78); Directors and Management (Ben Larkin; Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary)

• Prior career; detailed dates not stated: Prior employers/qualifications listed by issuer — Chartered accountant; 20+ years corporate/finance; natural-resources focus since 2007; previously CFO/company secretary at Medallion, Carnaby and Beadell.. Directors and Management (Turaco Directors and Management, Ben Larkin section, lines 72–78)

• Through 2019; company profile says prior to its takeover in 2019: Beadell Resources — Financial Controller. Appointment of CFO & Study Manager (Appointment/re-election announcement); Directors and Management (Directors and Management, biography section)

• After Beadell and before Medallion; dates not specified: Carnaby Resources — Company Secretary. Appointment of CFO & Study Manager (Appointment notice, p.1.)

• Four years before Turaco appointment in Nov 2024: Medallion Metals — CFO and Company Secretary. Appointment of CFO & Study Manager (Appointment notice, p.1.)

Contributions and company outcomes

Turaco announced a conditional Afema consolidation option and A$120M placement

27-29 October 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

On 27 October 2026, Turaco announced an option to acquire Sodim’s remaining 20% Afema interest, subject to shareholder approval for the consideration securities and exercise of the option. On 29 October, the company reported firm commitments for an A$120M placement at A$0.60 per share: A$97.1M unconditional and A$23M subject to shareholder approval. A share purchase plan for up to A$10M was also announced. The transaction and conditional tranche were not complete at the cutoff. Ben Larkin was CFO and Company Secretary; the sources do not identify his individual role in negotiating or structuring the transaction.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Larkin’s CFO and Company Secretary roles overlap the company financing and disclosures, but no source connects him personally to the negotiations or establishes individual causation. Shareholder approval and option exercise remained outstanding.

Relevance: Material financing and capital-allocation context relevant to the finance and disclosure remit; the acquisition was not complete at the cutoff.

Turaco to Consolidate Afema Ownership and Accelerate Development (pp.1-3; option terms and shareholder-approval condition); Successful A$120M Equity Financing to Consolidate Afema Ownership (pp.1-3; placement commitments, conditional tranche and SPP); Directors and Management (Ben Larkin; Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary)

Governance and interests

Turaco retracted non-compliant Afema production target

5 May 2025 · documented · medium materiality

Turaco retracted an earlier 5–6 Mtpa Afema production target, explaining that it had been aspirational, was not disclosed in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 5.16, and had no established technical feasibility or economic viability. This is a company market-communication correction, not a reported regulator enforcement action. Ben Larkin held the combined CFO and Company Secretary role at the time; Justin Tremain was Managing Director. The reviewed material does not establish individual authorship, intent or personal misconduct.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Both executives held senior roles during the correction; Ben Larkin’s combined finance/company-secretarial office and Justin Tremain’s MD office are role overlaps only. No source reviewed attributes authorship or personal fault to either individual.

Relevance: Relevant to disclosure controls and market communication oversight; the prior target was formally withdrawn before it could be relied on as a supported production plan.

Afema Project Resource Grows 40% to 3.55 Million Ounces Gold (reports retraction and replacement) (lines 11–18 and 34–36)

Suitability for the current role

Public evidence of fit for Chief Financial Officer / Company Secretary

Current role and prior career as stated by issuer · analyst inference · low materiality

The issuer biography reports: Chartered accountant; 20+ years corporate/finance; natural-resources focus since 2007; previously CFO/company secretary at Medallion, Carnaby and Beadell. Role-fit inference: this experience is relevant to the current Chief Financial Officer / Company Secretary responsibilities, but issuer biographies are self-reported and do not independently establish personal delivery outcomes.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. This is an analyst role-fit judgment based on the cited role and issuer-reported experience; it does not assign personal responsibility for company outcomes.

Relevance: Relevant to the current Chief Financial Officer / Company Secretary role, with evidence quality constrained by the source scope.

Directors and Management (Turaco Directors and Management, Ben Larkin section, lines 72–78); Directors and Management (Ben Larkin; Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary)

Evidence gaps

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