Full Year 2025 Lifezone Metals Ltd Earnings Call

March 19, 2026

Operator: All right. Well, we're gonna give it a minute, and then we'll commence.

Speaker #1: Hello, we're going to give it a minute and then we'll come in.

Speaker #2: Sounds good.

Chris Showalter: Sounds good.

Speaker #1: Hi everyone, and welcome to the Lifezone Metals webcast to discuss the 2025 full-year results and 20-F as filed this morning. We'll finish today's event with a question on succession.

Operator: Hi, everyone, and welcome to the Lifezone Metals webcast to discuss the 2025 full year results and 20-F as filed this morning. We'll finish today's event with a question and answer session. Please can you submit a question using the Q&A box at the top of the page. Please feel free to contact us directly for any questions not addressed in this webcast. Before we begin, I would like to remind everyone that today's event may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Details of the forward-looking statements are contained in our 19 March 2026 news release on our website at www.lifezonemetals.com. Please see additional disclaimers, which I'd encourage you to read in your own time.

Speaker #1: Please can you submit a question using the Q&A box at the top of the page? Please feel free to contact us directly for any questions not addressed in this webcast.

Speaker #1: Before we begin, I would like to remind everyone that today's event may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. That can cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.

Speaker #1: Details of the forward-looking statements are contained in our March 19th, 2026 news release on our website at www.lifezonemetals.com. Please see additional disclaimers which I'd encourage you to read in your own time.

Operator: Details of the forward-looking statements are contained in our 19 March 2026 news release on our website at www.lifezonemetals.com. Please see additional disclaimers, which I'd encourage you to read in your own time. Joining me today are Lifezone Metals Chief Executive Officer, Chris Showalter, and Chief Financial Officer, Ingo Hofmaier. Without further ado, I'd like to turn this over to Chris and Ingo for their introductions and the presentation.

Speaker #1: Joining me today are Lifezone Metals Chief Executive Officer Chris Shorwater and Chief Financial Officer Ingvar Hofmeyer. Without further ado, I'd like to turn this over to Chris and Ingvar for their introductions and the presentation.

Operator: Joining me today are Lifezone Metals Chief Executive Officer, Chris Showalter, and Chief Financial Officer, Ingo Hofmaier. Without further ado, I'd like to turn this over to Chris and Ingo for their introductions and the presentation.

Speaker #3: Thank you, Kathryn.

Ingo Hofmaier: Thank you, Catherine.

Speaker #2: Excellent. Thank you, Kathryn. And welcome, everyone, here today to Lifezone Metals' 2025 results and webcast. To reinforce and just remind everyone, Lifezone Metals—we are a critical metals company, and our real focus is centered around our flagship asset, which is the Kabanga Nickel Project.

Chris Showalter: Excellent. Thank you, Catherine. Welcome everyone here today to Lifezone Metals' 2025 Results and Webcast. To reinforce and just remind everyone, Lifezone Metals, we are a critical metals company, and our real focus is centered around our flagship asset, which is the Kabanga Nickel Project. This is one of the largest, highest-grade nickel sulfide deposits. This is a development-ready, critically important source of nickel and cobalt. Importantly, it is an alternative to what is a very tightly controlled nickel market, controlled by Indonesia specifically. That puts Lifezone Metals and this flagship asset in a very important part of the discussion for alternative supply chains throughout the globe.

Speaker #2: This is one of the largest, highest-grade nickel sulfide deposits. This is a development-ready, critically important source of nickel and cobalt and, importantly, it is an alternative to what is a very tightly controlled nickel market.

Chris Showalter: This is a development-ready, critically important source of nickel and cobalt. Importantly, it is an alternative to what is a very tightly controlled nickel market, controlled by Indonesia specifically. That puts Lifezone Metals and this flagship asset in a very important part of the discussion for alternative supply chains throughout the globe.

Speaker #2: Controlled by Indonesia, specifically. So that puts Lifezone Metals and this flagship asset in a very important part of the discussion for alternative supply chains throughout the globe.

Speaker #2: The other important part of Lifezone Metals is the Combangi project has demonstrated over the past year the release of our feasibility study has demonstrated that we are at the lower end of the cost curve, which is a competitively positioned point for us to be able to compete specifically with the Indonesian market.

Chris Showalter: The other important part of Lifezone Metals is that the Kabanga Project has demonstrated over the past year. The release of our feasibility study has demonstrated that we are at the lower end of the cost curve, which is a competitively positioned point for us to be able to compete specifically with the Indonesian market. We've demonstrated that through the results of the studies and the hard work the team has done over the past year. Additionally, we have been undertaking several different funding processes to get to conclusive FID. What we've been able to do is really bring in some of the top-tier potential funders throughout the world, specifically when it comes to ECAs and DFIs.

Speaker #2: And so we've demonstrated that through the results of the studies and the hard work the team has done over the past year. Additionally, we have been undertaking several different funding processes to get to conclusive FID, and what we've been able to do is really bring in some of the top-tier potential funders throughout the world, specifically when it comes to ECAs, DFIs, a project like Combangi that demonstrates the ability to be at the low end of the cost curve.

Chris Showalter: We've demonstrated that through the results of the studies and the hard work the team has done over the past year. Additionally, we have been undertaking several different funding processes to get to conclusive FID. What we've been able to do is really bring in some of the top-tier potential funders throughout the world, specifically when it comes to ECAs and DFIs. A project like Kabanga that demonstrates the ability to be at the low end of the cost curve, we're fortunate to be able to attract a lot of potential sources of funding specifically for the project finance side.

Chris Showalter: A project like Kabanga that demonstrates the ability to be at the low end of the cost curve, we're fortunate to be able to attract a lot of potential sources of funding specifically for the project finance side. It's a very attractive project for specifically that pool of capital. When it comes to Lifezone, we also blend in the technological advantage of our hydromet expertise and I think where we're very well positioned and once we commence the Kabanga Nickel Project formally, post FID, we are gonna be demonstrating that our core strategic focus will be on unlocking the processing and refining bottlenecks that exist around the globe on these specific supply chains. That's.

Speaker #2: We're fortunate to be able to attract a lot of potential sources of funding, specifically for the project finance side. So it's a very attractive project for specifically that pool of capital.

Chris Showalter: It's a very attractive project for specifically that pool of capital. When it comes to Lifezone, we also blend in the technological advantage of our hydromet expertise and I think where we're very well positioned and once we commence the Kabanga Nickel Project formally, post FID, we are gonna be demonstrating that our core strategic focus will be on unlocking the processing and refining bottlenecks that exist around the globe on these specific supply chains. That's.

Speaker #2: When it comes to Lifezone, we also blend in the technological advantage of our hydromet expertise. And I think where we're very well positioned and once we commence the Combangi Nickel project, formally, post-FID, we are going to be demonstrating that our core strategic focus will be on unlocking the processing and refining bottlenecks that exist around the globe on these specific supply chains.

Speaker #2: That's I think people have understood in the advent of a tremendous amount of focus on these supply chains that it's actually the downstream processing and refining that has to be solved.

Chris Showalter: I think people have understood in the advent of a tremendous amount of focus on these supply chains, that it's actually the downstream processing and refining that has to be solved. We are uniquely positioned, given our technological expertise in hydrometallurgy to provide these solutions across the supply chain. That'll be a big focus for us going forward. We will be updating on one of the exciting new projects we have in a pipeline in a partnership with Glencore on the catalytic converter recycling. We'll go into that a little bit later. Okay, next. I wanted to touch base on just the milestones over the past year.

Speaker #2: And we are uniquely positioned given our technological expertise in hydrometallurgy to provide these solutions across the supply chain and that'll be a big focus for us going forward.

Speaker #2: And we will be updating on one of the exciting new projects we have in a pipeline in a partnership with Glencore on the catalytic converter recycling.

Speaker #2: And we'll go into that a little bit later. Okay, next. So I wanted to touch base on just the milestones over the past year.

Speaker #2: This is really a result of a tremendous amount of work and effort from our project team, led by our COO, Herrick Bouton. The real important updates are where we progress in terms of development readiness—really getting up to this execution readiness. The completion of the resettlement plan is a big milestone for us.

Chris Showalter: This is really a result of a tremendous amount of work and effort from our project team led by our COO, Gerick Mouton. The real important updates are, you know, where we progress in terms of the development readiness, you know, really getting up to this execution readiness. The completion of the resettlement plan is a big milestone for us, so we've advanced the project further than any other prior owner has. We have provided compensation to the local people, so a tremendous amount of engagement with the local community, and that's really the starting point to really earn that social license to operate on the mine site. We take a lot of pride on how far we've advanced that part of the process. That has really led into the conclusion of the SK-1300.

Speaker #2: So, we have advanced the project further than any other prior owner has. We have provided compensation to the local people. So, a tremendous amount of engagement with the local community, and that's really the starting point to really earn that social license to operate on the mine site.

Chris Showalter: We have provided compensation to the local people, so a tremendous amount of engagement with the local community, and that's really the starting point to really earn that social license to operate on the mine site. We take a lot of pride on how far we've advanced that part of the process. That has really led into the conclusion of the SK-1300. This is the first U.S. regulatory publishing of an SK-1300 initial assessment, and that has advanced all the way into the DFS study that we released in July. Importantly, the opportunity for us to acquire back the shareholding from BHP was concluded in July.

Speaker #2: So we take a lot of pride on how far we've advanced that part of the process. That has really led into the conclusion of the SK1300.

Speaker #2: So this is the first US regulatory publishing of an SK1300 initial assessment. And that has advanced all the way into the DFS study that we've released in July.

Chris Showalter: This is the first U.S. regulatory publishing of an SK-1300 initial assessment, and that has advanced all the way into the DFS study that we released in July. Importantly, the opportunity for us to acquire back the shareholding from BHP was concluded in July. That was a very, in our view, very accretive, very attractive transaction because we were able to do that on a highly deferred basis, which is valuable to shareholders to be able to do that on that deferred basis. I think that's something that we're very happy we were able to close, and that was able to give us 100% of the project. That has now led into engagement on several other processes we'll touch on in terms of bringing in new strategic partners into the project.

Speaker #2: Importantly, the opportunity for us to acquire back the shareholding from BHP was concluded in July. That was a very in our view, very accretive, very attractive transaction because we were able to do that on a highly deferred basis, which is valuable to shareholders to be able to do that on that deferred basis.

Chris Showalter: That was a very, in our view, very accretive, very attractive transaction because we were able to do that on a highly deferred basis, which is valuable to shareholders to be able to do that on that deferred basis. I think that's something that we're very happy we were able to close, and that was able to give us 100% of the project. That has now led into engagement on several other processes we'll touch on in terms of bringing in new strategic partners into the project.

Speaker #2: So I think that's something that we were very happy we were able to close, and that was able to give us 100% of the study of the project.

Speaker #2: And that has now led into engagement on several other processes we'll touch on in terms of bringing a new strategic partners into the project.

Speaker #2: The feasibility study was published in July 2025. And then we transitioned into kind of the project pre-FID execution readiness and preparation for the FID process.

Chris Showalter: The feasibility study was published in July 2025, and then we transitioned into kind of the project, you know, pre-FID execution readiness and preparation for the FID process. As part of that post DFS, we were able to engage with the team from Taurus, who are very well-known, established financiers in the mining space. The $60 million bridge security or bridge facility we secured, really what that's doing is bringing us from the exiting of BHP and the conclusion of the DFS, which was bankable, and really getting us now to that FID process. This is a traditional segment of the development timeline to bring in bridge financing for that period, and we were very successful, very happy with the Taurus team, that's in there as partners right now. In November 2025, we did do a placement.

Speaker #2: And as part of that post-DFS, we were able to engage with the team from Taurus who are very well known, established financiers in the mining space.

Speaker #2: And the $60 million bridge security, or bridge facility, we secured—really what that's doing is bringing us from the exiting of BHP and the conclusion of the DFS, which was bankable, and really getting us now to that FID process.

Chris Showalter: The $60 million bridge security or bridge facility we secured, really what that's doing is bringing us from the exiting of BHP and the conclusion of the DFS, which was bankable, and really getting us now to that FID process. This is a traditional segment of the development timeline to bring in bridge financing for that period, and we were very successful, very happy with the Taurus team, that's in there as partners right now. In November 2025, we did do a placement.

Speaker #2: So this is a traditional segment of the development timeline to bring in bridge financing for that period. And we were very successful, very happy with the Taurus team that's in there as partners right now.

Speaker #2: The in November 2025, we did do a placement. I think the only thing I want to mention here is we were able to place this with existing shareholders, which is a demonstration of consistent support from some of our core anchor shareholders.

Chris Showalter: I think the only thing I wanna mention here is we were able to place this with existing shareholders, which is a demonstration of consistent support from some of our core anchor shareholders. Very happy to be able to provide that conclusive $15 million underwriting in December. Okay, Catherine, next. Just very quickly I'll touch on Kabanga. I think everyone hopefully on this call is very familiar with Kabanga, but what we really were able to demonstrate is, in the feasibility study, you know, everything we really anticipated, which was the superior quality of this asset. This is a development-ready asset. The partnership with Tanzania is very strong right now.

Speaker #2: So very happy to be able to provide that conclusive $15 million underwriting in December. Okay, Catherine, next. Just very quickly, I'll touch on Combangi.

Speaker #2: I think everyone hopefully in this call is very familiar with Combangi. But the what we really were able to demonstrate is in the feasibility study is everything we really anticipated, which was the superior quality of this asset, this is a development-ready asset.

Chris Showalter: I think everyone hopefully on this call is very familiar with Kabanga, but what we really were able to demonstrate is, in the feasibility study, you know, everything we really anticipated, which was the superior quality of this asset. This is a development-ready asset. The partnership with Tanzania is very strong right now.

Speaker #2: The partnership with Tanzania is very strong right now. And I think when we are able to provide more information on the processes we have underway in terms of bringing in new strategic partners, the quality of the asset will be demonstrated by the quality of the additional investors and partners we're looking to bring into this project.

Chris Showalter: I think when we are able to provide more information on the processes we have underway in terms of bringing in new strategic partners, the quality of the asset will be demonstrated by the quality of the additional investors and partners we're looking to bring into this project. Importantly, we have all the Special Mining Licenses in hand. This is as development-ready as a project is gonna get, and really now it's on us to progress the project through to FID and commence with the additional pre-FID activities. Kabanga sits firmly within a lower quartile. That's really seen in the feasibility study where we have a $1.58 billion after-tax NPV with a very strong 23.3% IRR.

Speaker #2: Importantly, this is we have all the special mining licenses in hand. This is as development ready as a project is going to get. And really now it's on us to progress the project through to FID and commence with the additional FID activities, pre-FID activities.

Chris Showalter: This is as development-ready as a project is gonna get, and really now it's on us to progress the project through to FID and commence with the additional pre-FID activities. Kabanga sits firmly within a lower quartile. That's really seen in the feasibility study where we have a $1.58 billion after-tax NPV with a very strong 23.3% IRR.

Speaker #2: Combangi sits firmly within the lower core quartile. That's really seen in the feasibility study where we have a 1.58 billion after-tax MPV with a very strong 23.3% IRR.

Speaker #2: That competes very, very well against other alternative nickel projects that you'll see in the pipeline around the world. We are very, very uniquely positioned to be the next large source of nickel and cobalt coming online to compete with Indonesia.

Chris Showalter: That competes very, very well against other alternative nickel projects that you'll see in the pipeline around the world. We are very, very uniquely positioned to be the next large source of nickel and cobalt coming online to compete with Indonesia. We've heralded that throughout our entire process, and I think we've been able to firmly demonstrate that through the results of the study. Then the next step of the process, we will be progressing towards FID. Another thing we're pretty excited about, as I mentioned, is the ESG qualifications, especially the standards we've reached and some of the qualifications with some of the project financiers we've hit. It's very hard to hit some of these qualifications, especially some of the IFC performance standards.

Speaker #2: We've heralded that throughout our entire process. And I think we've been able to firmly demonstrate that through the results of the study and then the next step of the process where we will be progressing towards FID.

Chris Showalter: Then the next step of the process, we will be progressing towards FID. Another thing we're pretty excited about, as I mentioned, is the ESG qualifications, especially the standards we've reached and some of the qualifications with some of the project financiers we've hit. It's very hard to hit some of these qualifications, especially some of the IFC performance standards.

Speaker #2: Another thing we're pretty— as I mentioned, we're pretty excited about is the ESG qualifications. Especially the standards we've reached, and some of the qualifications with some of the project financiers we've hit. It's very hard to hit some of these qualifications, especially some of the IFC performance standards, and so to be able to have progressed through that process to get those qualifications, it's a critical milestone for the project financiers.

Chris Showalter: To be able to have progressed through that process to get those qualifications, it's a critical milestone for the project financiers. We've been able to hit those qualifications, and that's a very important part of how we're gonna be progressing on the project finance side, which Ingo will touch on a little bit. Okay, next.

Speaker #2: And so we've been able to hit those qualifications and that's a very important part of how we're going to be progressing on the project finance side which Ingo will touch on a little bit.

Speaker #2: Okay, next.

Speaker #4: Yeah, I think at least so I would like to speak about and give an update on the strategic financing initiatives. We are currently progressing two main pillars.

Ingo Hofmaier: Yeah. Thank you, Chris. I would like to speak about and give an update on the strategic financing initiatives. We are currently progressing two main pillars, and that's underpinned and financed by the bridge facility that Chris talked about. The $60 million from Taurus Mining Finance is ring-fenced for Kabanga and financing is all the activities in there, which means pre-FEED activities, FEEDs, operational readiness, and also the project financing activities at Kabanga. The two pillars that we are currently progressing is, on the one side, finding a long-term strategic partner that's led by Standard Chartered Bank. This process started ahead of the official exit of BHP.

Speaker #4: And that's underpinned and financed by the bridge facility that Chris talked about. So the $60 million from Taurus Mining Finances ring-fenced for Combangi. And financing is all the activities in there which means pre-FID activities, feeds, operational readiness, and also the project financing activities at Combangi.

Speaker #4: And the two pillars that we are currently progressing is on the one side finding long-term strategic partner. That's led by Standard Chartered Bank. And this poses.

Ingo Hofmaier: The two pillars that we are currently progressing is, on the one side, finding a long-term strategic partner that's led by Standard Chartered Bank. This process started ahead of the official exit of BHP. The writing was on the wall when, a year before we announced that BHP would leave the project, BHP announced that it has mothballed its nickel-based operations. Therefore this process is well progressed. We have received multiple offers, and negotiations are essentially complete.

Speaker #4: Started ahead of the official exit of BHP. The writing there was on the wall when, a year before we announced that BHP would leave the project, BHP announced that it had mothballed its Nickel West operations, and therefore this process is well progressed.

Ingo Hofmaier: The writing was on the wall when, a year before we announced that BHP would leave the project, BHP announced that it has mothballed its nickel-based operations. Therefore this process is well progressed. We have received multiple offers, and negotiations are essentially complete. We have seen interest from multiple geographies, and various different types of investors. We have cast the net wide, relatively tight because it's a big project and it's a significant project with interest from miners, from sovereign entities and private equity funds. The due diligence is also more or less concluded for most of these parties, or at least the ones that are really in the final rounds.

Speaker #4: We have received multiple offers in terms of negotiations essentially complete. We have seen interest from multiple geographies and various different types of investors. We have cast a wide relatively tight because it's a big project and it's a significant project but we have interest from miners from sovereign entities and private equity funds.

Ingo Hofmaier: We have seen interest from multiple geographies, and various different types of investors. We have cast the net wide, relatively tight because it's a big project and it's a significant project with interest from miners, from sovereign entities and private equity funds. The due diligence is also more or less concluded for most of these parties, or at least the ones that are really in the final rounds. We are considering all options, and that also means we have received offers for transactions that would be considered a change of control, where we would then ultimately exit the project and sell the project to a new owner.

Speaker #4: The due diligence is also more or less concluded for most of these parties or at least the ones that are really in the final rounds.

Ingo Hofmaier: We are considering all options, and that also means we have received offers for transactions that would be considered a change of control, where we would then ultimately exit the project and sell the project to a new owner. The second pillar is the pre-FS FEED activities, and the project financing work stream. We are continuing to work with DRA, who have also been the lead engineering consultant for our feasibility study. As we announced, I think, in late 2024, that we had appointed Société Générale for the project financing process. This process has extremely well progressed, and I think it's a reflection of the high grade and high quality of the project, or a lack of comparative projects in the current market.

Speaker #4: We are considering we have received offers for transactions that would be considered a change of control where we would then ultimately exit the project and sell the project to a new owner.

Ingo Hofmaier: The second pillar is the pre-FS FEED activities, and the project financing work stream. We are continuing to work with DRA, who have also been the lead engineering consultant for our feasibility study. As we announced, I think, in late 2024, that we had appointed Société Générale for the project financing process. This process has extremely well progressed, and I think it's a reflection of the high grade and high quality of the project, or a lack of comparative projects in the current market.

Speaker #4: The second pillar is the pre-FID activities. And the project financing work stream. We are continuing to work with DIA who have consultant for our feasibility study.

Speaker #4: And as we announced, I think in late 2024, that we had appointed Société Générale for the project financing process. This process has progressed extremely well.

Speaker #4: And I think it's a reflection of the high-grade and high-quality of the project or a lack of comparative projects in the current market. There's also not many project financing in the market at the moment globally.

Ingo Hofmaier: There's also not many project financings in the market at the moment globally, which is a benefit. As most of you will have seen, also the nickel market backdrop has significantly improved since late 2025. Nickel prices are up $2,500 per ton since then, which really has also boosted this process. Lenders that come in obviously see this as anyway, a long-term project. I mean, we will need 2.5 years for the construction and then, the reserve and mine plan in the feasibility study is for 18 years. There is a significant amount of resource outside of the reserve.

Speaker #4: Which is a benefit and as most of you will have seen also the nickel market backdrop has significantly improved since late 2025. Nickel prices are up two and a half thousand dollars per ton since then.

Speaker #4: Which really has also boosted this process. But lenders that come in obviously see this as anyway a long-term project. I mean, we will need two and a half years for the construction, and then the reserve and mine plan in the feasibility studies for 18 years.

Speaker #4: And a significant amount of our resource or there is a significant amount of resource outside of the reserve so the expectations of us and BHP in the past as well as other partners potentially are the potential partners is always that there will be a significant longer mine life than 18 years.

Ingo Hofmaier: The expectations of us and BHP in the past, as well as other partners, potentially other potential partners, is always that there will be a significant longer mine life than 18 years. The project finance pathfinders, which is a good mix of African, European, and North American DFIs and ECAs, is essentially complete. Also the key lenders due diligence advisors has been appointed, and the draft reports have been received. They will of course be updated before the lenders go to their own credit committees. In terms of path to final investment decision, we are currently working through this. A couple of months away. We are largely permitted, and we currently don't see any permits that can stop construction. We have a Special Mining License in place.

Speaker #4: The project finance pathfinders which is a good mix of African European and North American DFIs and ECAs is essentially complete. Also the key lenders due diligence advisors have been appointed and the draft reports have been received.

Ingo Hofmaier: Also the key lenders due diligence advisors has been appointed, and the draft reports have been received. They will of course be updated before the lenders go to their own credit committees. In terms of path to final investment decision, we are currently working through this. A couple of months away. We are largely permitted, and we currently don't see any permits that can stop construction. We have a Special Mining License in place.

Speaker #4: They will of course be updated before the credit committees. We have also appointed Salomon and Cromwell as our council. The long-term concentrated offtake term sheets are well advanced.

Speaker #4: They underpin the financing and roughly I'd say 10 years. We have also completed an ISO compliant life cycle assessment which is important because it really shows the advantages of having a project that is high-grade hard rock and predominantly powered by hydroelectricity.

Speaker #4: So also, in this environment of increasing energy prices—hopefully only short-term—but it just brings back that hydroelectricity, in particular, has not just green credentials, but also economic benefits.

Speaker #4: As we have outlined in the past Tanzania has built three hydropower stations in the last couple of years. The closest is 80 kilometers from our site.

Speaker #4: It's not the biggest. The biggest has in fact the Chulis Nishera Dam has in fact doubled the capacity of Tanzania to produce electricity and made Tanzania a net exporter of electricity to neighboring countries.

Speaker #4: So a massive achievement which reflects also in the positive view of investors in Tanzania. We have appointed critical technical consultants. DIA for engineering, PCC for all the procurement processes.

Speaker #4: Epoch is doing an update on the tailings storage facility, and then we work with SLR and Hydro on environmental aspects. We have, in the meantime, in full compliance with local content rules in Tanzania, issued expressions of interest.

Speaker #4: As part of the procurement process for a combined value of around 380 million dollars. That's quite a significant amount. It's big packages. And so the 380 in relationship to 930 million which is the total capex.

Speaker #4: The value engineering has commenced. And will ultimately support detailed layouts and front-end engineering as a feed processes. I think important to say in this context that we did the feasibility study and invested 140 million dollars in the confirmation drilling further drilling to upgrade the resource to a reserve.

Speaker #4: But then obviously also in the study. And far more than 90% of everything was bottom-up priced. So we were really in the market and have estimated capex assumptions from first principle.

Speaker #4: Next page, please. So in terms of path to final investment decision, we are currently working through this. There are a couple of months away.

Speaker #4: We are largely permitted and we currently don't see any permits that can stop construction. We have a special mining license in place. We have prospecting licenses in place.

Ingo Hofmaier: We have prospecting licenses in place, the Special Mining Licences for the life of mine. We have a lot of ancillary permits. We have an environmental management plan. We have the ESIAs in place. As Chris mentioned, we have a Resettlement Action Plan that was signed off more than two years ago, and pretty much all the compensation payments have been paid. The payments that we couldn't make, they're in escrow, and they relate to parties where in most of the cases, and there is just a handful, we really don't know who actually owns the land. We have an agreement with the government, and there's a solid valuation process that there's no holdouts with regards to land parcels.

Speaker #4: The special mining licenses for the life of mine—we have a lot of ancillary permits with an environmental management plan. We have the ESHAs in place.

Speaker #4: As Chris mentioned, we have a resettlement action plan that was signed off more than two years ago, and pretty much all the compensation payments have been paid.

Speaker #4: The payments that we couldn't make, they're in escrow. And they relate to partners where, in most of the cases—and there's just a handful—we really don't know who actually owns the land.

Ingo Hofmaier: The payments that we couldn't make, they're in escrow, and they relate to parties where in most of the cases, and there is just a handful, we really don't know who actually owns the land. We have an agreement with the government, and there's a solid valuation process that there's no holdouts with regards to land parcels.

Speaker #4: But we have an agreement with the government and there's a solid valuation process that there's no holdouts with regards to land parcels or the land parcels that are relevant to us have been valued and signed off by our government authority called the Chief Valuer which gives us a lot of certainty to move forward.

Ingo Hofmaier: All the land parcels that are relevant to us have been valued and signed off by a government authority called the Chief Valuer, which gives us a lot of certainty to move forward. We have water abstraction licenses. We can build an airstrip and so on. There is, of course, a couple of permits that we still need to get or updates. One example, the government of Tanzania laid power to our site more than one and a half years ago, so we currently don't rely on diesel generators. That's also the assumption in the feasibility study and a major improvement to earlier studies undertaken by Glencore and Barrick. We need an upgrade to this power line.

Speaker #4: We have what abstraction licenses. We can build an airstrip and so on. There is of course a couple of permits that we still need to get or update.

Speaker #4: One example the government of Tanzania laid power to our site more than one and a half years ago. So we currently don't rely on diesel generators.

Speaker #4: That's also the assumption in the feasibility study, and the major improvement to earlier studies undertaken by Kleinko and Berberic. But we need an upgrade to this power line.

Speaker #4: That is the layout and where it should run; that is already in progress. But we will need to update, for instance, our Environmental Social Impact Assessment because of that.

Ingo Hofmaier: That is the layout and where it should run that is already in progress, but we'll need to update, for instance, our environmental and social impact assessment because of that. That's an example of the permits that our team is currently working on. Once we are at FID, as you can see here on the slide, the project execution and most of the senior members are already in place for this. We have a project COO, GMs, technical engineers, electrical engineers, et cetera. From an execution readiness, we are investing heavily in filling out gaps. We have also signed off the labor plan. You have also seen we have issued procurement orders to the market.

Speaker #4: So that's an example of the permits that our team is currently working on. Once we are at FAD as you can see here on the slides the project execution and most of the senior members are already in place for this.

Speaker #4: We have a project COO, GMs, technical engineers, electric engineers, etc., etc. So from an execution readiness, we are investing heavily in filling out gaps.

Speaker #4: We have also signed off the labor plan. You've also seen we have issued the procurement orders to the market. But once we are at FAD, it's around two and a half years to ultimately get to first ore and concentrate, and concentrate sales.

Ingo Hofmaier: Once we are at FID, it's around 2.5 years to ultimately get to first ore, and concentrate sales. Next page, please. I think I hand back to Chris with regards to the next two slides, which talk about our PGM recycling project and our recent announcement with regards to Musongati.

Speaker #4: Next page please. I think a handbag to Chris with regards to the next two slides which talk about our PGM recycling project and our recent announcement with regards to Musangati.

Speaker #1: Yeah. Thanks Ago. And these next two slides I'm actually quite excited to talk about because what it does it shows kind of the extent to where we will migrate as a company and really kind of the next kind of growth opportunities for us.

Chris Showalter: Yeah. Thanks, Ingo. These next two slides I'm actually quite excited to talk about because what it does, it shows kind of the, you know, the extent to where we will migrate as a company and really kind of the next kind of growth opportunities for us. We have discussed that we on the AutoCat recycling, this is something where we're producing a solution for a domestic closed loop processing and refining of critical metals within a host country, as we indicated. So for this, when you look at the US list of critical metals, obviously rhodium, platinum are very high on there. A lot of this material gets recycled out of junkyards. It's a very fragmented series of events that eventually result in most of the material being sent overseas.

Speaker #1: And we have discussed that we on the AutoCAT recycling this is something where we're producing a solution for a domestic closed loop processing and refining of critical metals within a host country as we indicated.

Speaker #1: So for this, when you look at the US list of critical metals, obviously rhodium and platinum are very high on there. And a lot of this material gets recycled out of junkyards.

Speaker #1: It's a very fragmented series of events that eventually result in most of the material being sent overseas. So, what we've done is we've been able to produce a much quicker domestic refining solution utilizing our Hydromet expertise, and this is something that we've actually really pioneered through the R&D process.

Chris Showalter: What we've done is we've been able to produce at a much quicker domestic refining solution utilizing our hydromet expertise. This is something that we've actually really pioneered through the R&D process. This is something that we and the teams at Simulus undertook an enormous amount of time to get this progressed to the point where we are now closing off the piloting program. We are in the process of drafting up the feasibility study, and then we're gonna be progressing very quickly to FID. This is a partnership we have with Glencore. To give you an idea, just as an example, rhodium, you can see on the right, very high on the list of critical metals.

Speaker #1: This is something that we and the teams at Simulus undertook an enormous amount of time to get this progressed to the point where we are now closing off the piloting program.

Speaker #1: We are in the process of drafting up the feasibility study, and then we're going to be progressing very quickly to FID. And again, this is a partnership we have with Glencore. But to give you an idea, just as an example—so rhodium, you can see on the right, is very high on the list of critical metals.

Speaker #1: Only about 4,000 ounces of rhodium are produced domestically in the U.S., and that is from the Stillwater operations in Montana. That's the only domestically mined source of rhodium.

Chris Showalter: Only about 4,000 ounces of rhodium are produced domestically in the US, and that is from the Stillwater operations in Montana. That's the only domestically mined source of rhodium. This current scale of this first facility that we would build in the US would produce about 20,000 ounces of rhodium. A material solution to what is a very high priority initiative within the government currently, which is to basically go through this list of critical metals and identify solutions as to how security of those supply chains can be produced. This is another example of how we look forward to our growth strategy, which is really focusing on that downstream, the processing and refining, because that's gonna be the area that if we unlock those, we're providing the solutions that governments around the world are looking for.

Speaker #1: The current scale of this first facility that we would build in the US would produce about 20,000 ounces of rhodium. So, a material solution to what is a very high-priority initiative within the government currently, which is to basically go through this list of critical metals and identify solutions as to how security of those supply chains can be produced.

Speaker #1: So this is another example of how we look forward to our growth strategy, which is really focusing on that downstream, the processing and refining, because that's going to be the area that, if we unlock those, we're providing the solutions that governments around the world are looking for.

Speaker #1: And that's our competitive positioning. You hear me say it a lot, but I'm very excited about projects like this, and we've got a pipeline of about 10 other projects that we can focus on once we've progressed and gotten Kavangin to FID and main construction. This is the type of project you're going to—as essentially these solutions.

Chris Showalter: That's our competitive positioning. You hear me say it a lot but, I'm very excited about projects like this, and we've got a pipeline of about 10 other projects that we can focus on once we've progressed and gotten Kabanga into FID and main construction. This is the type of project you're gonna see Lifezone deliver as essentially these solutions. Next chapter. Another example of how we're well-positioned to unlock additional opportunities. We announced several weeks ago that we had signed an exclusivity agreement with the government of Burundi. Now, why is this important? This is important because the same time that Kabanga was discovered in the 1970s by the UN Development Program, they also discovered another very highly prospective nickel deposit in Burundi called Musongati.

Speaker #1: And then yeah next Catherine. So another example of how we're well positioned to unlock additional opportunities. We announced several weeks ago that we had signed an exclusivity agreement with the government of Burundi.

Speaker #1: Now, why is this important? This is important because at the same time that Kavango was discovered in the 1970s by the UN Development Program, they also discovered another highly prospective nickel deposit in Burundi called Musangati.

Speaker #1: This is a different deposit. This is a laterite deposit but it's right next door to Kavango. Kavango as we're geographically positioned is right on the border of Burundi.

Chris Showalter: This is a different deposit. This is a laterite deposit, but it's right next door to Kabanga. Kabanga, as we're geographically positioned, is right on the border of Burundi. Very similar to Kabanga, what is preventing Musongati is the establishment of infrastructure to access a landlocked deposit the size and scale of Musongati. Now, the same unlocking variables that have allowed us to progress the Kabanga project, the advent of power in Tanzania, the infrastructure development through the standard gauge rail, all those infrastructure developments extending to the Kabanga project are now gonna be extending into Burundi. There's a railway that's gonna be the fifth, I think, extension of the current standard gauge rail in Tanzania. It's gonna go under and go directly through the Musongati deposit. What we're doing is capitalizing on a growth extension of our current operations.

Speaker #1: So, very similar to Kavango, what has prevented Musangati is the establishment of infrastructure to access a landlocked deposit the size and scale of Musangati.

Speaker #1: Now the same unlocking variables that have allowed us to progress the Kavango project—the advent of power in Tanzania, the infrastructure development through the Standard Gauge Rail—all those infrastructure developments extending to the Kavango project are now going to be extending into Burundi.

Speaker #1: There's a railway that's going to be the fifth I think extension of the current standard gauge rail in Tanzania is going to go under and go directly through the Musangati deposit.

Speaker #1: So what we're doing is capitalizing on a growth extension of our current operations. We have identified a number of synergies that we believe also materially impact the economic potential of Musangati.

Chris Showalter: We have identified a number of synergies that we believe also materially impact the economic potential of Musongati. We see these two deposits as really the advent of a giant nickel province. Again, that's gonna compete on size and scale versus really the tightly controlled Indonesian market. It's the size and scale of this larger nickel opportunity that is critically important to the overall supply chain security of certain governments around the world. Okay, next.

Speaker #1: And so we see these two deposits as really the advent of a giant nickel province again that's going to compete on size and scale versus really the tightly controlled Indonesian market.

Speaker #1: And that's it's the size and scale of this larger nickel opportunity that is critically important to the overall supply chain security. Of certain governments around the world.

Speaker #1: Okay. Next.

Speaker #2: Yeah, thank you Chris. Turning over to our financial designers of 2025. Important for junior companies—that means pre-cash flows—is, of course, the cash balance.

Ingo Hofmaier: Yeah. Thank you, Chris.

Chris Showalter: Thank you.

Ingo Hofmaier: Now turning over to our financial results of 2025. Important for junior companies, that means pre cash flows is, of course, the cash balance. We closed the year with $20.1 million. We secured funding of $30.9 million in terms of net proceeds. In terms of additional liquidity, the Taurus facility is for $60 million, and we had drawn down $20 million last year. We have, in the meantime, this week, drawn down another $5 million from Taurus, which is presented as a subsequent event in our accounts. This was an advance to the second-largest drawdown of $21.7 million that currently is going through CPs.

Speaker #2: We closed the year with $20.1 million. We secured funding of $30.9 million in terms of net proceeds. In terms of additional liquidity, the Toward facility is for $60 million.

Speaker #2: And we had drawn down 20 million last year. We have in the meantime this week drawn down another 5 million from towards which is presented as a subsequent event in our accounts.

Speaker #2: And this was an advance to the second larger drawdown of $21.7 million that currently is going through CPs. In terms of our cash usage, we invested $21.3 million into investing activities.

Ingo Hofmaier: In terms of our cash usage, we invested $21.3 million into investing activities, and $21.8 million went into the Kabanga project. The difference here in terms of cash inflows is $700,000 of interest earned. We went through at the start of the year, which completed in Q2, a cost optimization that, regrettably also led to the departure of, employees at the corporate level, but in particular also in Tanzania, where we kind of right-sized but also reoriented the organization away from an exploration, organization into a development organization. There were just under $1 million of kind of reorganization and, compensation payments included in here. The team size at the end of the year was still 93 employees.

Speaker #2: And 21.8 million went into the Kavango project. The difference here in terms of cash inflows is 700,000 of interest earned. We went through at the start of the year which completed in Q2 a cost optimization that regrettably also led to the departure of employees at the corporate level but in particular also in Tanzania where we kind of right sized but also reoriented the organization away from an exploration organization into a development organization.

Speaker #2: There were just under a million of kind of reorganization and compensation payments included in here. The team size at the end of the year was still 93 employees.

Speaker #2: Of course a lot of people in Tanzania which is good. This 93 employees include also long-term contractors. We had a net loss of 14.1 million and basically diluted loss per share of 0.17.

Ingo Hofmaier: Of course, a lot of people in Tanzania, which is good, as these 93 employees include also long-term contractors. We had a net loss of $14.1 million, and basically diluted loss per share of 0.17. In terms of if you look at the right side, in terms of the operating activities, they increased, but because of cost controls, we managed more or less to keep the cash outflows at the same level. Investment activities reduced from 52 to 21 because last year was really a year of tidying up and then ultimately publishing the feasibility study. While in 2024, there were, of course, the study activities itself were at a higher intensity, and we were also drilling at the start of the year.

Speaker #2: In terms of if you look at the right side in terms of the operating activities they increased but the because of cost control to manage more or less to keep the cash outflows at the same level.

Speaker #2: Investment activities reduced from 52 to 21 because last year was really a year of tidying up and then ultimately publishing the feasibility study while in 2024 there were of course the study activities itself were at a higher intensity and we were also drilling at the start of the year.

Speaker #2: From a financing perspective, that reduced, and also the financing activities were offset by lease payments, interest payments, the stamp duty payment, and transaction costs. Next page, please.

Ingo Hofmaier: From a financing perspective, debt reduced, and also the financing activities offset by lease payments, interest payments, stamp duty payment, and transaction costs. Next page, please. We will just look into the accounting treatment of two transactions that happened during the year. One is the $60 million senior secured bridge loan facility from Taurus. It carries an interest rate of 9.25%. The maturity is in 31 July 2027. We also issued 2.5 million warrants at an exercise price of $5.42, which was 125% of the share price roughly at that point of time. The fair value at the end of the year was $5.65 million of that.

Speaker #2: We were just look at the into the accounting treatment of two transactions that happened during the year. One is the 60 million senior secured bridge loan facility from towards.

Speaker #2: It carries an interest rate of 9.25%. The maturity is in July 31st 2027. We also issued 2.5 million warrants as an exercise price of 5.42 which was 125% of the share price roughly at that point of time.

Speaker #2: The fair value at the end of the year was 5.65 million of that. The total financing costs including the 5.65 were 8.66. That included also arrangement fees 3.44 offset and amortized against the first tranche and the remaining 5.22 are recorded as a deferred asset and will be offset against future drawdowns.

Ingo Hofmaier: The total financing costs, including the 5.65%, were 8.66%, that included also the arrangement fees. 3.44% are offset and amortized against the first tranche, and the remaining 5.22% are recorded as a deferred asset and will be offset against future drawdowns, so they currently sit on the balance sheet. Yeah. The amortization uses the effective interest rate method over the term of the facility. As mentioned before, the funds here are ring-fenced to the borrower, which is Kabanga Nickel, and of course the subsidiary, which is the project company. We loan the funds down to Tanzania at 0% interest at the moment. It covers the scope and uses of funds is early-stage pre-FID project financing and so on.

Speaker #2: So they're currently sit on the balance sheet. The amortization uses the effective interest rate method over the time of the facility. As mentioned before the funds here are ring-fenced to the bar which is Kavango nickel and of course the subsidiaries which is the project company.

Speaker #2: We loan the funds down to Tanzania at 0% interest at the moment. And it covers the scope and uses of funds is early stage pre-FAD project financing and so on.

Speaker #2: Anything that we need to raise at the corporate level so that was the 2025 offering and future offerings happens then at the lifezone and covers what is our IP segment.

Ingo Hofmaier: Anything that we need to raise at the corporate level, so that was the 2025 offering and future offerings happens then at the exchange and covers what is our IP segment, which is the Simulus laboratory, but also the PGM project, which is coming to a really mature situation now where possibly we will have to carve that out as a segment in itself as we go into FID also for that. We will probably have some exciting announcement about the pilot test results in the next couple of weeks. Next page, please. Which also brings me to the final one in this presentation before we go to Q&A. This is the accounting treatment of the acquisition of the 17% from BHP.

Speaker #2: Which is the similar laboratory but also the PGM project. Which is coming to a coming to really mature situation now where possibly we will have to carve that out as a segment in itself as we go into FAD also for that.

Speaker #2: And we will probably have some exciting announcement about the pilot test results in the next couple of weeks. Next page please. Which also brings me to the final one.

Speaker #2: In this presentation, before we go to Q&A, this is the accounting treatment of the acquisition of the 17% from BHB. We acquired it on the 18th of July, which was the same date as the announcement of the feasibility study.

Ingo Hofmaier: We acquired it on 18 July, which was the same date as the announcement of the feasibility study. This transaction also terminated all the other BHP agreements, including the T2 Option Agreement, and we assumed 100% of the offtake that we are currently marketing. In terms of consideration structure, we will pay $10 million, it's a fixed payment, 12 months after post FID or upon raising $250 million in aggregate. There's a final deferred payment of $28 million that will be paid 12 months after first commercial production. BHP, which I think had an overall positive experience with us and also especially Tanzania as a host country.

Speaker #2: Then this transaction also terminated all the other BHB agreements including the T2 option agreement and we assumed 100% of the offtake that we are currently marketing.

Speaker #2: In terms of consideration structure, we will pay $10 million as a fixed payment 12 months after post-FAD or upon raising $250 million in aggregate.

Speaker #2: And there is a final deferred payment of $28 million that will be paid 12 months after first commercial production. BHB, which I think had an overall positive experience with us and also especially Tanzania as a host country, I think we didn’t want to stand in the way of the development.

Speaker #2: So it gives them an opportunity to earn back their investment but it is kept at 83 million. And the 28 million is indexed by 4.16 dollars per share.

Ingo Hofmaier: I think they didn't wanna stand in the way of the development, so it gives them an opportunity to earn back their investment, but it is kept at $83 million, and the $28 million is indexed by $4.16 per share. To scale that runs up to 83. There is an opportunity to reduce the 83 to 75, if we can demonstrate the step alignment that we are very comfortable and confident in. In terms of valuation, currently this deferred consideration is obvious from the above. It's fair valued at every reporting date, and is probability weighted.

Speaker #2: So it's a scale that runs up to 83. There is an opportunity to reduce the 83 to 75 if we can demonstrate that alignment that we're very comfortable and confident in.

Speaker #2: In terms of valuation currently this is a deferred consideration as obvious from the above. It's fair valued at every reporting date and this probability rated and currently this liability sits at 25.7 million and there's three probability scenarios about an FAD date in the middle of this year.

Ingo Hofmaier: Currently this liability sits at $25.7 million, and there's 3 probability scenarios about an FID date in the middle of this year, a first commercial production date of 1 March 2029, and a change of control event. The discount rate reflects the risk and the costs of debt as we are currently outstanding. This is going to be remeasured every time we release results, and therefore has also an impact on the comprehensive loss. The strategic impact was that we have now at KNL full control over the project direction and the economic upsides, and enhanced financial flexibility. I think this concludes my part. I hand over to Chris for the upcoming catalysts this year. Oh, there's one more page. Sorry about that.

Speaker #2: A first commercial production date of March. First 2029 and a change of control event. The discount rate reflects the risk and the costs of that as we have currently outstanding.

Speaker #2: And this is going to be remeasured every time we release results, and therefore has also an impact on the comprehensive loss. The strategic impact was that we have now at KNL full control over the project direction and the economic upsides.

Speaker #2: And enhanced financial financing flexibility. I think this concludes my part. I hand over to Chris for the upcoming catalysts this year. Oh there's one more page sorry about that.

Speaker #2: So in terms of our current shareholder structure and partner structure the Kavango nickel project has a 16% free carried interest from the government of Tanzania.

Ingo Hofmaier: In terms of our current shareholder structure and partner structure, the Kabanga Nickel Project has a 16% free carried interest from the government of Tanzania. It's a very fruitful and helpful relationship. I think many of the permits, and many of the smaller roadblocks we had, would not have been overcome as easily as if the government was not a partner of us, especially in terms of the resettlement activities. For our project, we have Kencor as a partner. Of course, we consider all of our existing shareholders as key to our success. We also have a convertible debenture. The investors here, Harry Lundin, Rigel, and three other related investors or close investors to them.

Speaker #2: It's a very fruitful and helpful relationship. I think many of the permits and many of the smaller roadblocks we had would not have been overcome as easily as if the government was not a partner of us.

Speaker #2: Especially in terms of the resettlement activities. For the US project we have Kencor as a partner. Of course we consider towards and our existing shareholders as key to our success.

Speaker #2: And we also have a convertible debenture, and the investors here are Harold; other related investors are close investors to them. We have had in the past a lot of interest from various jurisdictions, and of course also significant project support from entities like the DFC, via the Mineral Security Partnership.

Ingo Hofmaier: We have had in the past a lot of interest from various jurisdictions and, of course, also significant project support from entities like the DFC. This is via the Mineral Security Partnership and also a strategic partnership with JOGMEC, which might crystallize in offtake going to Japan. Currently our market capitalization is $325 million. You can see on the right side our basic shares outstanding according to the fully diluted share count. Thank you, and I hope there will be some questions at the end. I hand over to Chris for the final page.

Speaker #2: And also a strategic partnership with Chokmec, which might crystallize in offtake going to Japan. Currently, our market capitalization is $325 million. And here on the right side, you can see our basic shares outstanding, going to the fully diluted share count.

Speaker #2: Thank you and I hope there will be some questions at the end. I hand over to Chris for the final page.

Speaker #1: Thanks Rigul. So really what are we looking forward to in 2026? As I alluded to the flagship project Kavango really it's getting this through to FID and it's bringing in the strategic partner capital and really a conclusion of that process which was as we said is meaningfully progressed and will be informing the market on the conclusion of that in due course.

Chris Showalter: Hey, thanks, Ingo. Really what are we looking forward to in 2026? As I alluded to, the flagship project, Kabanga, really it's getting this through to FID and it's bringing in the strategic partner capital and really, a conclusion of that process, which, as we said, is meaningfully progressed and we'll be informing the market on the conclusion of that in due course. For the project itself, we are updating the Framework Agreement. That's part of the staging concept that we presented to the Government of Tanzania, and that really materially focuses on the mine concentrator as the step one process.

Speaker #1: But for the project itself we are updating the framework agreement. That's part of the staging concept that we presented to the government of Tanzania.

Speaker #1: And that really materially focuses on the mine and concentrator as the step one process. All the major processes as part of the pre-FID that the team are working on really the core activities including going out for tender for the EPCM contract.

Chris Showalter: All the major processes as part of the pre-FID that the team are working on, really, you know, the core activities, including, you know, going out for tender for the EPCM contract, major bulk earthworks, roads, getting some of the geotechnical drilling commenced. On the actual mine site, there's a lot of activity as we ramp up these pre-development works ahead of FID. In parallel to that, there's a lot of commercial negotiations with the offtake. The offtake's really interesting because there's a tremendous amount of interest in the offtake for Kabanga. We have not committed the offtake to anyone at this point. These are some of the most intense and important negotiations we're having right now because where the nickel, copper, and cobalt goes is a very, very competitive process.

Speaker #1: Major bulk earthworks, roads, getting some of the geotechnical drilling commenced. So on the actual mine site there's a lot of activity as we ramp up these pre-development works ahead of FID.

Speaker #1: And in parallel to that, there's a lot of commercial negotiations in the offtake. The offtake's really interesting because there's a tremendous amount of interest in the offtake for Kavango.

Speaker #1: We have not committed the offtake to anyone at this point. But these are some of the most intense and important negotiations we're having right now because where the nickel copper and cobalt goes is a very, very competitive process.

Speaker #1: And it's in our interest as Lifezone to ensure that we're maximizing the value of these contracts for shareholders. So this is taking a lot of management's time to make sure that we provide a creative result to the offtake negotiations.

Chris Showalter: It's in our interest as well, so to ensure that we're maximizing the value of these contracts, you know, for shareholders. This is taking a lot of management's time to make sure that we, you know, we provide a creative result to the offtake negotiations. The additional stuff in the back half of 2026, you're gonna see some more permanent infrastructure commitments to really the power supply. You're gonna see, you know, more advanced opening up of box cuts, and you're gonna see really us progressing on the commercial side to the FID process and conclusions.

Speaker #1: Additional stuff in the back half of 2026—you're going to see some more permanent infrastructure commitments to really the power supply. You're going to see more advanced opening up on the commercial side.

Speaker #1: To our the process cuts and you're going to see really us progressing at the conclusion. strategic result of So it's going to be a very, of the strategic partner alternative.

Chris Showalter: It's gonna be a very busy period once we announce the strategic result of the process of the strategic partner and/or funding or other alternative, and that progresses us firmly to the FID process. In terms of sustainability milestones, I think what's gonna be very exciting is when we do release this life cycle analysis. This is something that's gonna demonstrate to the market that we are, you know, just incredibly differentiated from the nickel coming out of Indonesia. This is something that is a hallmark of how we're looking at this project. You know, really putting ourselves in a much lower CO2 category than the alternative. That is still incredibly important to a number of downstream consumers in the market.

Speaker #1: And that progresses as firmly to the FID process. In terms of sustainability milestones I think what's going to be very exciting is when we do release this lifecycle analysis.

Speaker #1: This is something that's going to demonstrate to the market that we are just incredibly, incredibly differentiated from the nickel coming out of Indonesia. This is something that is a hallmark of how we're looking at this project.

Speaker #1: Really putting ourselves in a much lower CO2 category than the alternative. And that is still incredibly important to a number of downstream consumers in the market.

Speaker #1: So we are going to be able to really differentiate this product as being a cleaner alternative and a lot of that is the power in Tanzania.

Chris Showalter: We are gonna be able to really differentiate this product as being a cleaner alternative, and a lot of that is the power in Tanzania. You know, almost 52% of that's hydro and gas. Tanzania has really put projects like Kabanga in a very, very strong position to maximize the credentials of being clean sources of new metals coming online. Then as I indicated on the recycling side, I'll be very thrilled to make the announcements of the results of the pilot study and next steps because I think this is, again, how Lifezone's gonna demonstrate additional solutions to solving, you know, really these bottlenecks that exist in the industry, in the supply chain overall. That's gonna be really our growth strategy going forward.

Speaker #1: You almost 52% of that's hydro. And gas. So Tanzania has really put projects like Kavango in a very, very strong position to maximize the credentials of being clean sources of new metals coming online.

Speaker #1: And then as I indicated on the recycling side I'll be very thrilled to make the announcements of the results of the pilot study and next steps because I think this is again this is how Lifezone is going to demonstrate additional solutions to solving really these bottlenecks that exist in the industry in the supply chain.

Speaker #1: Overall and that's going to be really our growth strategy going forward. And I think when you see how we pull that project together the attractiveness in terms of the capital intensity the low capex and how we do this closed loop solution mitigating a lot of the margin that's lost in a very, very segmented and fragmented process.

Chris Showalter: I think when you see how we pull that project together, the attractiveness in terms of the capital intensity, the low CapEx, and how we do this closed loop solution, mitigating a lot of the, you know, the margin that's lost in a very, very segmented and fragmented process, and involves a lot of shipment around the world, that's gonna be a demonstration of what we're gonna be focused on in the future. With that, I'd like to thank everyone, and I think we will hand it back to Catherine, in case we have any questions coming through.

Speaker #1: It involves a lot of shipment around the world. That's going to be a demonstration of what we're going to be focused on in the future.

Speaker #1: So with that I'd like to thank everyone and I think we will hand it back to Catherine in case we have any questions coming through.

Speaker #3: Thank you Christian Ingle and as a reminder to everyone if you have questions please raise it via the Q&A box located at the top of your screen.

Operator: Thank you, Chris and Ingo. As a reminder to everyone, if you have a question, please raise it via the Q&A box located at the top of your screen. The first question that we have is from Stan Ackermann. Will the nickel refinery from the Kabanga Project still be implemented in Tanzania after five years of mine operations?

Speaker #3: So the first question that we have is from Stan Ackerman. Will the nickel refinery from the Kavango project still be implemented in Tanzania after five years of mine operations?

Speaker #1: Yep. I'll take that. Thanks Stan. Yeah. What we've basically done is we've gone to the Tanzanian government and when we had the conclusion of the feasibility study we went with a very pragmatic and also realistic assessment of the current nickel market and when we dissected the economics coming out of the feasibility study we presented a scenario where we basically do a staged approach.

Chris Showalter: Yep. I'll take that. Thanks, Stan. Yeah. What we've basically done is we've gone to the Tanzanian government, and when we had the conclusion of the feasibility study, we went with a very, you know, pragmatic and also, you know, realistic assessment of the current nickel market. When we dissected the economics coming out of the feasibility study, we presented a scenario where we basically do a stage approach. The upfront capital intensity and the economic result of doing all these downstream processes in parallel to the mine build-out, they did present a less attractive alternative versus doing a staging process. This is a very natural series of, you know, progressive steps. You wanna get these mines built first.

Speaker #1: The upfront capital intensity and the economic result of doing all these downstream processes in parallel to the mine build out they did present a less attractive alternative.

Speaker #1: Versus doing a staging process. And so this is a very natural series of progressive steps you want to get these mines built first. Downstream naturally comes as an extension of an existing mining mine or mines existing in the country.

Chris Showalter: Downstream naturally comes as an extension of an existing mining mine or mines existing in the country. This is just, you know, smart economic rationale where we showed we will commence with the additional, updated studies for the downstream beneficiation. We are committed to that. What we'll be doing is updating the refinery study. Also we have presented to the Tanzanian government the option of doing a demonstration plant in country to advance, you know, the demonstration of producing metal in country. That's been very well received. To answer the question, yes, the plan is to have a fully vertically integrated project in Tanzania, but we're gonna be smart about this.

Speaker #1: So this is just smart economic rationale. Where we showed we will commence with the additional updated studies for the downstream beneficiation. We are committed to that and what we'll be doing is updating the refinery study and also we have presented to the Tanzanian government the option of doing a demonstration plant in-country to advance the demonstration of producing metal in-country.

Speaker #1: And so that's been very well received. So to answer the question yes. The plan is to have a fully vertically integrated project in Tanzania but we're going to be smart about this.

Chris Showalter: That's been very well received. To answer the question, yes, the plan is to have a fully vertically integrated project in Tanzania, but we're gonna be smart about this. We wanna do this in a way that is, you know, in the best interest of shareholders and the host government. That, in our view, is doing a staged process with the mining concentrator up front.

Speaker #1: We want to do this in a way that is in the best interest of shareholders and in the host government. And that in our view is doing a staged process with the mining concentrator upfront.

Chris Showalter: We wanna do this in a way that is, you know, in the best interest of shareholders and the host government. That, in our view, is doing a staged process with the mining concentrator up front.

Speaker #3: Thanks Chris. Second question. The potential partner that you're searching for will they join at a premium or are you happy with today's prices? Also what will be the cost to own Musangati?

Operator: Thanks, Chris. Second question. The potential partner that you're searching for, will they join at a premium, or are you happy with today's prices? Also, what will be the cost to own Musongati? Has the government appropriately discussed this, or will they hand over the 84% and keep their share?

Speaker #3: Has the government already discussed this? Or will we hand over or will they hand over the 84% and keep their share?

Speaker #1: Ingle, you want to take the first one and I'll take Musangati?

Speaker #2: Yeah. So yeah. I think the simple answer is our current share price is in our view and also in the view

Chris Showalter: Ingo, you wanna take the first one, and I'll take Musongati?

Ingo Hofmaier: Yeah, I think the simple answer is our current share price is, in our view and also in the view of most of the long-term partners, not reflective of the real value of the asset. When we will present it to the shareholders, if it's either a change of control or the strategic partnership, yeah, this will definitely be at a more reflective of the long-term value of the asset. Which route we go is ultimately a question for our shareholders. That is to be decided in the near term.

Speaker #2: Of most of the long-term partners, not reflective of the real value of the asset. So when we present it to the shareholders, if it's either a change of the FID process in control or the strategic partnership, this will definitely be more reflective of the long-term value of the asset.

Speaker #2: Which route we go

Speaker #2: That is ultimately a question for our shareholders. So, this very busy period, once we announce, is to be decided in the near term.

Speaker #1: Thanks, Ingle. And I think what our shareholders and what the market can rely on is that management is absolutely focused on shareholder value. And so that really drives our strategic assessment of the alternatives.

Chris Showalter: Thanks, Ingo. I think what our shareholders and what, you know, the market can rely on is that management is, you know, absolutely focused on shareholder value. That really drives our strategic assessment of the alternatives. We are, you know, 100% aligned with our shareholders to see what is gonna be the route that allows us to unlock the most potential return to our shareholders. The second part of that question on Musongati, this is very early days for Musongati. We are in a process now where we've committed to doing a very rapid kind of in-country reconnaissance scoping study, getting on the ground, assessing what information exists, where is all the, you know, historic drill data, where is the core.

Speaker #1: And so we are 100% aligned with our shareholders and/or funding or other to see what is going to be the route that allows us to unlock the most potential return.

Speaker #1: To our shareholders. The second part of that question on Musangati. This is very early days for Musangati. We are in a process now where we've committed to doing a very rapid kind of in-country reconnaissance scoping study getting on the ground assessing what information exists.

Speaker #1: Where is all the historic drill data? Where is the core? So it's a bit of a quick sprint to get into Burundi and really do a critical assessment of what information there is and then we can start incorporating that into a conceptual plan of what work we would intend to do.

Chris Showalter: It's a bit of a quick sprint to go get into Burundi, and really do a critical assessment of what information there is, and then we can start incorporating that into a conceptual plan of what work we would intend to do. As of right now, on the Burundi side, there's no capital committed right now until we put forward over the next 60 days a proposal of what our assessment is of what is the next step in the process, that would lead to either a pre-feasibility study or feasibility study. Right now we're kind of in that exciting investigative period where the teams are busy looking at, number one, where is the information? What do they have?

Speaker #1: So as of right now on the Burundi side there's no capital committed right now until we put forward over the next 60 days a proposal of what our assessment is of what is the next step in the process.

Speaker #1: That would lead to either a pre-feasibility study or feasibility study, but right now we're kind of in that exciting investigative period where the teams are busy looking at, number one, where is the information?

Speaker #1: What do they have? And number two, how can we potentially unlock some of these synergies and operational efficiencies between the two projects? And I think that's where our team is most excited, is really, can we demonstrate that?

Chris Showalter: Number 2, how can we potentially unlock some of these synergies and operational efficiencies between the two projects? I think that's where our team is most excited. Really, can we demonstrate that, and some of the synergies between a nickel laterite and nickel sulfide is gonna be one of the key kernels of what we're trying to establish from a technical viability standpoint. Early days in Burundi, a lot of work to do, but this natural bolt-on is very exciting in terms of upside potential for not only us, but for shareholders, and for the larger potential of this new emerging nickel province that I alluded to in East Africa.

Speaker #1: And some of the synergies between the nickel laterite and the nickel sulfide. Is going to be one of the key kernels of what we're trying to establish from a technical viability standpoint.

Speaker #1: So early days in Burundi a lot of work to do but this natural bolt on is very exciting in terms of upside potential for not only us but for shareholders and for the larger potential of this new emerging nickel province that I alluded to in East Africa.

Speaker #3: Thanks Chris.

Speaker #1: Time for one more.

Speaker #3: We are at time but let's quickly answer one more. And the starting question I'd go with is the combination of a few. What's your opinion on the recent continuous decline in the nickel prices?

Operator: Thank you, Chris.

Chris Showalter: Okay, Catherine, probably time for one more.

Operator: We are out of time, but let's quickly answer one more. This, the starting question I'd go with is the combination of a few. What's your opinion on the recent continuous decline in the nickel prices? I think linked to that will be on FID, what plans do we have? There are two options for final investment of Kabanga Project. The first is to sell the project, the second is to secure bank loans.

Speaker #3: And I think linked to that will be on FID what plans do we have? There are two options for final investment of Kapanga project.

Speaker #3: The first is to sell the project. The second is to secure bank loans.

Speaker #2: I mean, maybe on the nickel prices currently. I can't ask the question what exactly is meant with that. If it's the reason—meaning the last couple of days or this week—I think that's probably more influenced by political events in the Middle East.

Ingo Hofmaier: Maybe on the nickel prices, currently, I can't ask the question what exactly is meant with that. If it's the recent, meaning the last couple of days or this week, I think that's probably more influenced by political events in the Middle East. Of course, what we have seen over the last two years with sliding nickel prices up to the end of 2025, influenced by an increase in market share in Indonesia. That then turned around, and it turned around from around mid-December and was driven by changes to the regulations in Tanzania, in Indonesia. Indonesia, basically, if it wants to make the nickel price, and Indonesia benefits from higher nickel prices, and particularly benefits from higher ore prices, which most of the royalties in Tanzania attach to.

Speaker #2: But of course, what we have seen over the last two years with sliding nickel prices up to the end of 2025 was influenced by an increase in market share in Indonesia.

Speaker #2: That then turned around and it turned around from around mid-December and was driven by changes to the regulations in Tanzania in Indonesia. Indonesia basically if it wants can make the nickel price.

Ingo Hofmaier: That then turned around, and it turned around from around mid-December and was driven by changes to the regulations in Tanzania, in Indonesia. Indonesia, basically, if it wants to make the nickel price, and Indonesia benefits from higher nickel prices, and particularly benefits from higher ore prices, which most of the royalties in Tanzania attach to.

Speaker #2: And Indonesia benefits from higher nickel prices, and particularly benefits from higher ore prices, which most of the royalties in Tanzania attach to. And that's what we have seen in the last three months—that Indonesia has started to play around with its own resources, trying to preserve them.

Ingo Hofmaier: That's what we have seen in the last 3 months, that Indonesia has started to play around with its own resources, trying to preserve them, but also to increase their take and via a royalty structure. For instance, at $18,000, the royalties today are 50% higher than they were a year ago, before regulations have changed. There's quite a few different things that have changed. The royalties went up, but also the whole quota system has changed to a yearly system, and the amount has come down. This is an ore quota. It's not a nickel contained quota, so with falling prices, even if you would leave this more or less the same, you will produce less and less nickel. There is also some changes.

Speaker #2: But also to increase their take—and via a royalty structure, for instance, at $18,000, royalties today are 50% higher than they were a year ago, before regulations had changed, and there’s quite a few different things that have changed.

Speaker #2: The royalties went up, but also the whole quota system has changed to a yearly system, and the amount has come down. And this is an ore quota.

Ingo Hofmaier: There's quite a few different things that have changed. The royalties went up, but also the whole quota system has changed to a yearly system, and the amount has come down. This is an ore quota. It's not a nickel contained quota, so with falling prices, even if you would leave this more or less the same, you will produce less and less nickel. There is also some changes.

Speaker #2: It's not a nickel-contained quota. So, with falling prices, even if you would leave this more or less the same, you will produce less and less nickel.

Speaker #2: There is also some changes. So there is some individual cases where licenses have not been given and there is also some cases where it seems in the last couple of days they will increase the licenses again.

Ingo Hofmaier: There are some individual cases where licenses have not been given, and there is also some cases where it seems in the last couple of days they will increase the licenses again. It will have to be seen how the whole situation in the Middle East settles down. There is, of course, one thing that people look very, very carefully, which is sulfur prices and sulfur availability. Indonesia is all lateritic nickel. Everything that gets leached in Indonesia needs sulfuric acid, and 78% of Indonesian sulfur source comes from the Middle East. Indonesia has around one to maximum two months of storage. That could go on the one side that there is simply not enough sulfur, but it's very clear that the sulfur prices are going up.

Speaker #2: So it will have to be seen how the whole situation in the Middle East settles down. There is, of course, one thing that people look at very, very carefully, which is sulfur prices.

Speaker #2: In sulfur availability, Indonesia has all the teritic nickel. Everything that gets leached in Indonesia needs sulfuric acid, and 78% of Indonesian sulfur source comes from the Middle East. Indonesia has around one to a maximum of two months of storage.

Ingo Hofmaier: Everything that gets leached in Indonesia needs sulfuric acid, and 78% of Indonesian sulfur source comes from the Middle East. Indonesia has around one to maximum two months of storage. That could go on the one side that there is simply not enough sulfur, but it's very clear that the sulfur prices are going up.

Speaker #2: So that could go on the one side, that there is simply not enough sulfur. What is very clear is that the sulfur prices are going up.

Speaker #2: That also coming back to the valuation question. Our project has a 1.6 billion valuation. We used conservative or we used consensus prices and this consensus prices meant that our valuation of 1.6 billion was for most of this year significantly higher.

Ingo Hofmaier: Also coming back to the valuation question, our project has a $1.6 billion valuation. We used consensus prices. These consensus prices means that our valuation of $1.6 billion was for most of this year, significantly higher. Also, coming back to the point at what price do you want to ultimately raise? Our current share price doesn't reflect that at all. I'll stop here. Chris, do you wanna add anything around that?

Speaker #2: Also coming back to the point at what price do you want to ultimately raise. But our current share price doesn't reflect that at all.

Speaker #2: I'll stop here and Chris do you want to add anything around that?

Speaker #1: No, I think just last comment is that management has worked very hard in terms of this process and we probably would have liked to have concluded this end of last year.

Chris Showalter: No, I think just last comment is, you know, that management worked very hard in terms of this process, and we probably would have liked to have concluded this, end of last year. I think the continual interest we had coming in, I think with some of the geopolitical events, with some of the developments in the nickel industry, we continued to get a number of interested parties that came in relatively late in the process, but it was in the best interest of us to allow them to progress to a point, just given the, you know, the quality of these potential partners, it was in shareholders' best interest to allow us to extend the process and take a little bit longer.

Speaker #1: But I think the continual interest we had coming in, I think with some of the geopolitical events, with some of the developments in the nickel industry we had, we continued to get a number of interested parties that came in relatively late in the process, but it was in the best interest of us to allow them to.

Speaker #1: Progress to a point just given the quality of these potential partners. It was in shareholders' best interest to allow us to extend the process and take a little bit longer.

Speaker #1: And I think when we do make announcements I think shareholders will be pleased that we are really acting in their best interest to deliver a result that's going to be positive for Tanzania, positive for LifeZone, positive for shareholders.

Chris Showalter: I think when we do make announcements, I think shareholders will be pleased that we are really acting in their best interests to deliver a result that's gonna be positive for Tanzania, positive for Lifezone, positive for shareholders. We'll look forward to that announcement in the near term.

Speaker #1: So we'll look forward to that announcement in the near term.

Speaker #3: Thank you, Chris and Inga. We are past time, so I'm going to wrap up this webcast. A quick reminder that if you do have any further questions, or if we haven't addressed your question in this Q&A, please feel free to follow up directly by email.

Operator: Thank you, Chris and Ingo. We are past time, so I'm going to wrap up this webcast. A quick reminder that if you do have any further questions or where we haven't addressed your question in this Q&A, please feel free to follow up directly via email at info@lifezonemetals.com. This concludes our webcast. I'd like to thank everyone for attending today's event, and we look forward to speaking with you soon. Thank you.

Speaker #3: At info@lifezonemetals.com. This concludes our webcast. I'd like to thank everyone for attending today's event, and we look forward to speaking with you soon. Thank you.

Speaker #1: Thank you everyone.

Chris Showalter: Thank you, everyone.

[Company Representative] (Lifezone Metals): Thank you.

Ingo Hofmaier: Thank you, everybody. Bye.

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