Announcement PDF Building an Ethical Global Manganese Business Share Purchase Plan to fund pre-commitment capital requirements progress detailed engineering for the Butcherbird Expansion Project and the Louisiana HPMSM Refinery. Presentation Supporting Share Purchase Plan (SPP) MAY 2024 ASX : E25 OTCQX: ELMTF 1 Disclaimer This presentation (Presentation) contains only a brief overview of Element 25 Limited and its associated entities (Element 25 or E25) and their respective activities and operations. The contents of this presentation, including matters relating to the geology of Element 25's projects, may rely on various assumptions and subjective interpretations which it is not possible to detail in this presentation and which have not been subject to any independent verification. This presentation contains multiple forward-looking statements. 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The information contained in this Presentation is not investment, tax, legal, accounting, financial or other advice and does not, and will not, form any part of any contract or commitment for the acquisition of new shares. It does not account for your particular needs and circumstances, including your investment objectives, financial situation, tax or other position. Any investment decision in relation to an equity raising or the Company should be made solely on the basis of your own independent enquiries. A booklet in respect of the Share Purchase Plan (SPP) will be made available to eligible shareholders in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Germany following its lodgement with ASX (SPP Booklet). Any eligible shareholder in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong or Germany who wishes to participate in the SPP should carefully read and consider the SPP Booklet (in full) before deciding whether to apply for new shares under the SPP. Eligible shareholders who wish to apply for new shares under the SPP will need to apply in accordance with the instructions contained in the SPP Booklet and the application form. An investment in Element 25 shares is subject to known and unknown risks, some of which are beyond the control of the Company and its directors. Element 25 does not guarantee any particular rate of return or financial performance, nor does it guarantee any particular tax treatment. 2 Corporate Summary Stellantis 11% • Owner of the Butcherbird Manganese Mine in Western Australia which is currently being Board & Managment 6% expanded to produce >1.1Mt of high-quality manganese oxide concentrate1. ATM Facility 4% • Developing a USA-based refinery to supply ethical battery-grade High Purity Manganese Sulphate Monohydrate (HPMSM) products2. • Offtake and funding agreements in place with our Free Float 79% partners General Motors and Stellantis to supply HPMSM for Electric Vehicle batteries. ASX Ticker: E25 Shares on Issue: 218M OTCQX Ticker: ELMTF Debt: Nil 1Reference: Company ASX Release dated 23 January 2024 2Reference: Company ASX Release dated 12 April 2024 3 Company Leadership BOARD OF DIRECTORS Experienced, multidisciplinary Board & Management John Ribbons Chairman CPA Justin Brown Managing Director Geologist Fanie van Jaarsveld Non-Executive Director Analytical Chemist Sam Lancuba Non-Executive Director Chemical Engineer Sias Jordaan VP Marketing & Logistics Accountant Ian Huitson Study Manager Mining Engineer PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS TEAM Michael Jordon Chief Financial Officer CPA Neil Graham VP Battery Materials Chemical Engineer Gideon van Wyk GM Manganese Ore Bus. Mechanical Engineer Leon Lima Technology Manager Chemical Engineer 4 Transaction Highlights E25 to Raise up to $5M via a Share Purchase Plan. Funds raised will contribute to: Maintaining Project Schedules Providing Working Capital Maintaining Project Schedules 5 Share Purchase Plan (SPP) Overview 3 Share Purchase Plan: • Non-underwritten SPP offered to eligible shareholders targeting to raise up to A$5 million. • Eligible shareholders in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Germany will be invited to apply for up to A$30,000 of new shares free of any brokerage, commission or transaction costs. • The price for the SPP will be A$0.27per share. Subscription Amounts: • Eligible shareholders will have the opportunity to apply for share purchase plan shares in parcels valued at: • $1,000 • $2,500 • $5,000 • $7,500 • $10,000 • $12,500 • $15,000 • $20,000 • $25,000 • $30,000 Underwriting: • The share purchase plan is not underwritten. Director Participation: • Managing Director, Justin Brown, and Directors who are eligible shareholder of Element 25, intend to participate in the SPP. Ranking: • Shares issued via the share purchase plan will rank equally with the existing fully paid ordinary shares on issue. Element 25 will have the ability to accept more or less than the target SPP size at its absolute discretion. 6 3 Reference: ASX Release dated 21 May 2024 Share Purchase Plan (SPP) Timetable Event Date Record Date for SPP 5.00pm (AWST) Monday, 20 May 2024 Announcement of SPP and Lodgment of Appendix 3B with ASX Tuesday, 21 May 2024 Opening Date for SPP Applications, and dispatch SPP Booklet and Investor Presentation Monday, 27 May 2024 Closing Date for SPP Applications 5.00pm (AWST) Monday, 17 June 2024 Results of SPP Announced, SPP Shares Issued Monday, 24 June 2024 SPP Share commence trading on ASX Tuesday, 25 June 2024 Holding statements issued to Shareholders Wednesday, 26 June 2024 The above timetable is indicative only and subject to change. The commencement of trading and quotation of new shares issued under the SPP is subject to confirmation from ASX. Subject to the requirements of the Corporations Act, the ASX Listing Rules and other applicable rules, Element 25 reserves the right to amend this timetable at any time, including extending the period for the SPP or accepting late applications, either generally or in particular cases, without notice. All times above refer to Australian Western Standard Time (AWST). 7 Share Purchase Plan (SPP) Use of Funds In January 2024, the Company announced that it had completed a Feasibility Study (Study) to investigate the potential to expand the production of manganese concentrate at the Company’s 100% owned Butcherbird Project (Project), located in the southern Pilbara region of Western Australia4. The Study demonstrated strong economics with robust economic returns and rapid capital payback. Expansion of the processing facility at Butcherbird aligns with Element 25’s strategy for its planned battery grade high purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) project to be built in Louisiana, USA in partnership with General Motors LLC and Stellantis NV5. The proceeds of the SPP will be used to assist with funding activities for the Butcherbird Stage 2 Expansion Project for initial engineering, procurement and project management activities prior to the completion of project financing and a final investment decision (FID). Element 25 intends to fund the remainder of the project through cash reserves and project financing. The Company is well-progressed in negotiations with a number of potential lenders to Project. As a result of the Study and HPMSM strategy, the Company immediately commenced activities related to the Stage 2 Expansion focusing on detailed engineering and design, project financing and finalising other key requirements to support the commencement of construction in line with the project schedule. Funds will also support continued pre-commitment engineering activities to progress the planned HPMSM facility in Louisiana, where the Company recently announced commercial terms in relation to a development site for the HPMSM Project6 and general working capital. 4 Reference: ASX Release dated 23 January 2024 5 Reference: Company ASX Releases dated 9 January 2023 and 26 June 2023 6 Reference: Company ASX Release dated 8 May 2024 8 Company Strategic Vision – Growth Through Ore and Battery Grade HPMSM Stage 2 1.1 Mt Mn Ore Build and commission full commercial scale processing facility at the Butcherbird Manganese Mine Stage 3 Stage 4 Louisiana HPMSM HPMSM Expansion Construct the first US HPMSM processing facility (Louisiana), producing 65,000 tonnes per annum of battery-grade HPMSM. Construct and commission the second production train at the Louisiana facility to double production to 130Kt per annum. Stage 5 Global Supply Multiple HPMSM modules globally to deliver sustainable HPMSM supply to global EV markets. 2-Year Plan 5-Year Plan 10-Year Plan Best in class, low carbon, ethically produced, scalable HPMSM for electric vehicle batteries: Sustainably Supplying Global EV Markets 9 Large, long-life manganese asset in Western Australia Granted Mining Lease E52/2350 M52/1074 Infill Infill Drilling Drilling of of Inferred Inferred Resources Currently Resources Underway Simple Logistics Large JORC Resource provides the basis for the 42-year base case mine 10 Reference: E25 Annual Report, released 29 September 2023 Butcherbird Expansion – Sustainable margins through lower costs Key goals of Butcherbird expansion design: • Increase production volume. • Reduce unit operating costs. • Reduce labour intensity. • Improved reliability, clay (and moisture) handling. • Increased profitability. Feasibility Study* provides Compelling Economics: • Equipment selection and capital cost estimate complete. • Detailed engineering and design in progress. • Implementation timeline estimated at 12 months from FID. Key Design/Equipment Selection Outcomes Mineral Sizer Improved clay handling & reliability Screen Design Improved clay handling and moisture tolerance DMS Drum Improved recoveries and grade 11 Reference: ASX Release dated 23 January 2024 Butcherbird Expansion – Feasibility Study delivers robust economics • Butcherbird Expansion Feasibility Study targets 1.1 Mtpa manganese ore production7 • Production to capture Economies of Scale with reduced operating costs, moving Element 25 down the global manganese ore cost curve. • Engineering and Procurement activities are underway. • Negotiations underway with current offtake partners and other industry players. • Demand for additional volumes robust. • Approximately 12 months to deliver post FID. • NAIF Strategic Assessment Phase successfully completed, currently undergoing due diligence8. 7 Reference: ASX Release dated 23 January 2024 8 Reference: ASX Release dated 8 April 2024 12 Vertically integrated global HPMSM supply Manganese Ore Supply Australia Production of high-quality Australian manganese ore concentrate as feed-stock for HPMSM refinery to be built in the USA. Vertically integrated critical battery raw material supply chain. Ore which is not used for HPMSM production will be sold to existing customers in the ferro alloy industry. Louisiana HPMSM Refinery USA Louisiana manganese refinery will utilise the Australian ore as feedstock to produce high purity low carbon IRA compliant battery grade manganese sulfate. 13 Electric Vehicle (EV) uptake accelerating as the world decarbonises “…S-curve modelling, based on the EV growth so far and the lessons of other technology shifts, suggests EV sales will grow at least four-fold by 2030, and make up between 62 percent and 86 percent of global car sales in 2030…” RMI – Energy Transformed 2023 CO2e (t) Lifetime CO2e emissions by vehicle powertrain Electric Vehicles have much lower lifetime carbon emissions when charged with clean energy Source: McKinsey & Company, 2024 - 14 - 14 Transition to higher manganese cathodes is beginning Manganese Rich Cathode chemistries help to solve supply, ESG and supply security challenges 15 Reference: Umicore Capital Markets Day 2022 Reference: Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, South 32 Limited Transition to higher manganese cathodes is underway M is for Manganese. Shift to higher manganese intensity cathodes is expected to continue beyond 2030. LMFP, LMNO and NMX cathode chemistries offer improved safety, higher energy density, reduced cost per kWh and greater supply chain Reference: CRU Wh/kg US$/kWh flexibility. 16 Reference: Umicore 2023, McKinsey & Company Improved, cost-competitive process technology Problems with Current Technologies • • • • • Large volumes of waste residues Toxic Reagents Inefficient Higher Cost Outdated processing technology The Element 25 Process makes significant changes & improvements: Reagents/Cost Carbon Emissions Waste Residue Element 25 Process • • • • • More efficient (fast kinetics, reduced energy) Minimises reagent requirements Reduced carbon intensity Lower volumes of waste residues Non-toxic residues may be able to be repurposed. 17 LCA demonstrates a low-carbon, ethical process • LCA covers Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions from mining through Global Warming Potential to the proposed USA-based HPMSM processing plant. E25 HPMSM to produce ~1.7kg of CO2 for every 1kg of HPMSM: o ~ 67% lower than competitors in China. o up to 47% lower than competitors outside China. o ~26% lower than next lowest project’s optimised case. • E25 process is not yet fully optimised for carbon reduction. • E25 to explore renewable energy and other potential carbon reduction strategies to further reduce CO2. 5.2 4.8 PUBLISHED PEER COMPARISONS Kg CO2 eq. per kg (Scope 1+2+3) • 3.2 2.3 1.7 ELEMENT 25 EURO MANGANESE (RENEWABLE) GIYANI METALS EURO MANGANESE (GRID) CHINESE PLANTS (CURRENT) THE E25 PROCESS IS THE LOWEST CARBON INTENSITY OPTION FOR HPMSM TODAY 18 Reference: ASX Release dated 21 February 2023 Reference: Company ASX Release dated 16 February 2023 Global refining capacity in the longer term EU EU & UK policy shifts are competing with the IRA for investment in battery and related plants Japan & Korea remain important region in terms of battery technology and innovation First HPMSM Facility: Louisiana USA JP KR IRA is driving capital flows into US electrification infrastructure. E25 partnering with Stellantis & GM US Mn Concentrate Feedstock (33% Mn): Up to 1M tonnes per annum manganese concentrate production planned at the Butcherbird Project in Western Australia. • E25 manganese concentrate is a very stable, easily transported feedstock. • Allows location optionality for the processing facility. • Multiple potential sites being AU Design One, Build Many explored. 19 Feasibility Study delivers compelling economics 20 Reference: ASX Release dated May 2023 Proposed HPMSM facility in Louisiana, USA Ore Storage Processing Train 2 Processing Train 1 Product storage and despatch 21 Resources & Reserves Maiden Ore Reserve9 Category Tonnes (Mt) Mn (%) Contained Mn (Mt) Proved 14.4 11.5 1.65 Probable 36.2 9.8 3.56 Total 50.6 10.3 5.22 • 89% conversion of measured and indicated resources to reserve. • Maiden Reserve only exploits approximately 20% of global mineral resource. Global Mineral Resource9 Category Tonnes (Mt) Mn (%) Si (%) Fe (%) Al (%) Measured 16 11.6 20.6 11.7 5.7 Indicated 41 10.0 20.9 11.0 5.8 Inferred 206 9.8 20.8 11.4 5.9 Total 263 10.0 20.8 11.4 5.9 9 Reference: Element 25 Limited ASX release dated 29 September 2023. • Excellent potential for future expansion. • More drilling has potential to add to global resource. 22 Competent person’s statement The information in this presentation that relates to Exploration Results is based on information compiled by Mr Justin Brown who is a full-time employee of the Company and is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Justin Brown has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Justin Brown consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears. All references to Mineral Resources pertain to the ASX release dated 29 September 2023. The Company confirms that all material assumptions, underpinning the estimations continue to apply and have not materially changed. All references to Mineral Reserves pertain to the ASX release dated 29 September 2023. The Company confirms that all material assumptions, underpinning the estimations continue to apply and have not materially changed. For further information on Element 25 Limited and its Projects please visit its website at www.element25.com.au which contains copies of all continuous disclosure documents to ASX, Competent Persons’ Statements and Corporate Governance Statement and Policies. 23 CONTACT US Justin Brown Managing Director Email: admin@e25.com.au Phone: +61 (8) 6375 2525 ASX : E25 OTCQX : ELMTF Media Inquiries: Nathan Ryan Email: nathan.ryan@nwrcommunications.com.au Phone: +61 (0) 420 582 887 24