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Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2025

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

17. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Notice of Termination of Mining Leases

On September 20, 2024, FGR-BPL, the previous leaseholder of the Bogoso Prestea Mine, received a notice of termination of mining leases (the “Commission Notice”) from the Minerals Commission of Ghana (the “Mineral Commission”) alleging violations of the related leases. After the Commission Notice, the Mineral Commission formed an Interim Management Committee (“IMC”), and the IMC assumed managerial control of the mine site. BGL and the Previous Leaseholder, pursuant to the Minerals and Mining Act 2006 (Act 703) (the “Mining Act”), actively dispute the contents and legality of the Commission Notice and the appointment of an IMC. On October 14, 2024, BGL delivered notice to the Republic of Ghana requesting settlement of BGL’s dispute pursuant to the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Ghana for the Promotion and Protection of Investments, signed in Accra on March 22, 1989 and entered into force on October 25, 1991 (“UK-Ghana BIT”).

On April 2, 2025, BGHL served a notice of arbitration on the Republic of Ghana to commence international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Ghana pursuant to Article 10 of the UK-Ghana BIT. On June 6, 2025, the Republic of Ghana submitted its response to the notice of arbitration in which it contests jurisdiction and disputes the validity and merits of BGL’s claims and has agreed to have a three-person tribunal hear the dispute and for it to be administered by an arbitral institution (the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague). Pending the resolution of the dispute, BGHL has been advised by Kimathi & Partners, Corporate Attorneys (“Kimathi & Partners”), its legal counsel in Ghana, that pursuant to Section 27(5) of the Mining Act, the mineral right, its term and area held in the Bogoso Prestea Mine at the time of the Commission Notice, shall continue without diminution until thirty days after the resolution of the dispute.

In the event the arbitration outcome or any of these actions is favourable to the existing mining leases, successful mine development, infrastructure construction, and mineral production is dependent on obtaining all necessary consents, approvals, licenses, and funding for a successful design, construction, and operation of efficient mining, processing, and transportation facilities. No assurance can be given that we will be able to resolve this matter or obtain all necessary consents, approvals licenses, and funding in a timely manner, or at all. If the outcome of the arbitration is unfavourable, it will adversely affect the value of BGL’s business. Delays or difficulties in obtaining a favourable arbitration outcome or in obtaining relevant approvals may interfere with future mining operations or plans of BGL, which will materially impact our business and financial position in the future.

Due to the uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the lease dispute with the Government of Ghana, and the possibility that the mining leases may not be returned to BGBPL, there is a material uncertainty that BGL will be able to undertake its business plan to restart the Bogoso Prestea mine. If the Company is not successful with its arbitration proceedings with the Republic of Ghana, the leases may be relinquished which will reduce the mineral rights value reflected in BGL’s balance sheet to zero.

Royal Gold Stream Agreement

Another obligation for the transfer of mining assets under the Purchase Agreement is the assumption by BGBPL of the previous leaseholder’s stream agreement with RGLD Gold AG (“Royal Gold”). Royal Gold has the right to purchase 5.5% of payable gold produced from the Bogoso Prestea Mine. The cash purchase price for gold is 30% of the spot price of gold per ounce delivered.

Gold Advance Payment Purchase Agreements

In August 2024, BGL signed a Gold Advance Payment Purchase Agreement (“GAPPA”) with Gerald Metals SARL (“Gerald”), whereby, subject to satisfying several conditions precedent, Gerald will make advance payments of up to an aggregate of $25,000,000 to fund restart costs. All advance payment amounts, plus interest accruing and compounding daily at 7% plus three-month SOFR per annum, are required to be prepaid 24 months after the date of the first advance payment disbursement. Until such time as all such amounts are paid in full, Gerald is granted a first ranking perfected security interest over all of BG-BPL’s assets, including real property, machinery, and equipment, its mining license, each with regard to the Bogoso Prestea mine, and certain other assets. In consideration of the advance payment, BGBPL will sell 100% of the total material produced at the Bogoso and Prestea site to Gerald for a period of 60 months after the offtake commencement date at a discount as defined in the agreement. The total amount of material sold will be no less than 760,000 oz of gold, delivered pursuant to a prescribed delivery schedule, and such 60 month period can be extended until such amount is delivered. Pursuant to the GAPPA, Gerald was also granted a right of first refusal to participate in the development funding of certain future projects. In addition, the GAPPA includes an undertaking that Blue Gold Limited will become a party to the GAPPA. The GAPPA gives Gerald the option to convert the advance payment, or part thereof, into shares and warrants of Blue Gold Limited. Under Tranche A, $15.0 million of advance payment can be converted to Blue Gold Limited shares up to 10 business days after Listing. The conversion price into BGL shares will be calculated on the basis of a conversion into BGL shares at $0.43 cents and then applying the BCA conversion into BGL shares achieved by BGL at the time of the Listing. Each share is paired with a warrant as part of Tranche A, giving the right to purchase shares at the listing price (cash exercise) for a period of 24 months following the date of issue of the warrants. Under Tranche B, $10.0 million of advance payment can be converted to Blue Gold Limited shares for a period of 24 months after the first disbursement of the advance payment. Under Tranche B, Gerald can elect to convert on the earlier of (i) the Listing; or (ii) during the first calendar month of commercial production. If the conversion under Tranche B takes place prior to Listing, the conversion price shall be 100 cents per share in BGL, if the conversion is after Listing, the conversion price shall be the initial listing price. Each share is paired with a warrant as part of Tranche B giving the right to purchase shares at the listing price (cash exercise) for a period of (i) 24 months following the date of issue of the warrants if they elect to exercise Tranche B prior to the Listing, or on the IPO date, or within 12 months following the date of last disbursement of the Advance Payment, or (ii) 12 months if Gerald elects to convert after the 12^th Month following the date of last disbursement of the Advance Payment. Furthermore, the GAPPA gives Gerald the right, for the duration of the agreement, to two board seats on BGL and BGBPL.

Mining Equipment Supply Framework Agreement

In September 2024, BG-BPL signed a Mining Equipment Supply Framework Agreement with Attachy, whereby Attachy will procure certain goods and equipment necessary for the restart of the Bogoso Prestea mine, up to a total value of $8.0 million. BG-BPL must repay to Attachy the equipment purchase price plus a mark-up of 30% of such price. Repayment of the purchase price and mark-up amount will commence three months after an equipment purchase and will be repaid over seven equal monthly instalments.

6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Business Combination Agreement

On December 5, 2023, the Company, Blue Gold Limited, a Cayman Islands company limited by shares (“PubCo”), and Blue Gold Holdings Limited, a private company limited by shares formed under the laws of England and Wales (“BGHL”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as it may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”) pursuant to which, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions contained in the Business Combination Agreement, (i) BGHL and PubCo shall consummate a share exchange (the “Exchange”) pursuant to which PubCo will purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of BGHL in exchange for PubCo Ordinary Shares; (ii) the Company and a to-be-formed subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub”) will merge (the “Merger”) with the Company surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo.

On May 2, 2024, the Company and Blue Gold Holdings Limited (“BGHL”), entered into that certain Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (the “Amended BCA”) to, among other things, restructure the transaction as follows: (i) the Company shall form a wholly owned subsidiary (“Merger Sub”), (ii) at the merger effective time, Merger Sub shall merge with and into BGHL, or its successor entity as set forth in the Amended BCA, and (iii) BGHL shall continue as the surviving entity and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and to (iv) make changes to certain representations and conditions to the Closing to match the revised structure.

On June 12, 2024, the Company, Blue Gold Limited, a Cayman Islands company limited by shares and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Perception Merger Sub”), and BGHL, entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (the “Second Amended BCA”) to, among other things, restructure the transaction as follows: (i) Perception Merger Sub shall form a wholly owned subsidiary (the “Blue Merger Sub”) for the purposes of effecting the Blue Merger, (ii) the Company shall merge with and into Perception Merger Sub, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company with Perception Merger Sub (following such merger, the “New Perception”) being the surviving entity (the “Perception Reorganization”), (iii) BGHL will form or acquire a new Cayman Islands entity (“NewCo”) and cause the contribution of all of the issued and outstanding shares of BGHL to NewCo, (iv) NewCo shall merge with and into the Blue Merger Sub, following which the separate corporate existence of NewCo shall cease and (v) at the Blue Merger Effective Time, Blue Merger Sub shall continue as the surviving entity and wholly owned subsidiary of New Perception (“New Blue”), and to (vi) make changes to certain representations and conditions to the Closing to match the revised structure.

On November 7, 2024, the parties entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended BCA (“Amendment No. 1”) to, among other things (i) change the structure of the Blue Merger such that Blue Merger Sub shall be merged with and into NewCo with NewCo as the surviving entity of the Blue Merger, (ii) amend the definition of Material Adverse Effect to exempt the impact of any Perception share redemptions and delisting from the NYSE from the definition, and (iii) to amend the date that constitutes the Outside Date from November 5, 2024 to January 31, 2025. On January 8, 2025, the parties entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Second Amended BCA (“Amendment No. 2”) to make certain structural changes and to further amend the Outside Date to March 31, 2025.

On June 25, 2025 (the “Closing Date”), Blue Gold Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company limited by shares (“Blue Gold Limited” or the “Company”), consummated the previously announced business combination pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2024, and further amended on November 7, 2024, January 8, 2025, March 28, 2025, April 30, 2025, May 8, 2025 and June 10, 2025, by and among the Company, Perception Capital Corp. IV, a Cayman Islands exempted company limited by shares, formerly known as RCF Acquisition Corp. (“Perception”), and Blue Gold Holdings Limited, a private company limited by shares formed under the laws of England and Wales (“BGHL”) (as amended and restated, the “BCA”).

The following transactions occurred pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement:

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Blue Gold Limited formed Blue Merger Sub, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Blue Merger Sub”), for the purpose of effectuating the business combination;

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Perception merged with and into Blue Gold Limited, with Blue Gold Limited being the surviving entity (the “Perception Reorganization”);

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Blue Cayman 1, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“BC1”), acquired the entirety of the BGHL Shares;

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BC1 transferred the entire undertaking of BC1, including the entire share capital of BGHL to Blue Cayman 2, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“BC2”). The name of Blue Cayman 2 was changed to Blue Gold (Cayman) Limited;

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Blue Merger Sub merged with and into BC2, with BC2 being the surviving entity and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Gold Limited;

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In connection with the Perception Reorganization, each (a) issued and outstanding Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, of Perception (“Perception Class A Ordinary Shares”) was converted on a one-for-one basis into one newly issued Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001, of Blue Gold Limited (the “Ordinary Shares”) and (b) outstanding and unexercised whole warrant of Perception was converted into one warrant of Blue Gold Limited (each, a “Warrant”) that entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Ordinary Share in lieu of one Perception Ordinary Share and otherwise upon substantially the same terms and conditions; and

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Blue Perception Capital LLP, a private limited partnership, delivered, on behalf of itself and the other shareholders of BC2 (collectively, the “Blue Shareholders”), all of the original certificates for BC2 common stock (the “BC2 Common Stock”) to Continental Stock Exchange, as exchange agent, and Blue Gold Limited issued and caused Continental Stock Exchange to deliver to the Blue Shareholders an aggregate of 11,450,000 Blue Gold Limited Ordinary Shares.

PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP IV [Member]

Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Note 7 - Commitments and Contingencies

Registration Rights

The holders of Founder Shares and any warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, if any, will be entitled to registration rights (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion of such shares to Class A Ordinary Shares) pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be signed on the effective date of the Public Offering, requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion of such shares to Class A Ordinary Shares). These holders will be entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until the termination of the applicable lock-up period for the securities to be registered. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

The Underwriters purchased 3,000,000 Units to cover over-allotments at the Public Offering price, less the underwriting commissions, bringing the total amount of Units purchased by the Underwriters to 23,000,000 Units.

The Underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of two percent (2%) of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering, or $4,600,000. Additionally, the Underwriters was entitled to a Deferred Underwriting Commission of 3.5% or $8,050,000 of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering held in the Trust Account upon the completion of the Company’s initial business combination subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

On October 26, 2023 and November 6, 2023, Barclays Capital Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., respectively, the underwriters for the Company’s Initial Public Offering, agreed to waive all rights to their respective portion of the Deferred Underwriting Commission.

Convertible Senior Secured Promissory Note

The Company issued a Convertible Senior Secured Promissory Note on November 6, 2023, to Blue Capital Management Partners, LLP (“Blue Capital”) with a principal amount up to Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) (the “Blue Capital Note”). The Blue Capital Note bears no interest and is repayable in full upon the earlier of (i) the date on which the Company consummates a Business Combination, (ii) the date of the liquidation of the Company and (iii) December 31, 2024. Concurrent with the closing of the Business Combination, any amounts outstanding under the Blue Capital Note (or any portion thereof) will automatically convert into Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Ordinary Shares”) at a conversion price equal to $1.00 per share, and the Original Sponsor will forfeit an equal number of Class A Ordinary Shares that it owns pursuant to the SPA. Additionally, from the closing of the Business Combination until the date that is eighteen (18) months after such closing, the Company has the right to purchase from New Sponsor up to 4,533,750 of the warrants that New Sponsor acquired from Original Sponsor upon the Closing of the SPA, at a price of $0.10 per private placement warrant.

If immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination, the Maximum Amount has not yet been paid to the Company, Blue Capital shall have the right to pay any remaining amounts to the Company before the closing of the Business Combination.

Effective September 24, 2024, the Company entered into a Cancellation Agreement (the “Cancellation Agreement”) with Blue Capital pursuant to which the Convertible Senior Secured Promissory Note Dated November 6, 2023 in the original principal amount of up to Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) (the “Blue Capital Note”) was cancelled. Prior to its cancellation, the Blue Capital Note had been assigned by Blue Capital to Blue Perception Capital LLP (“Blue Perception”).

Concurrent with entering into the Cancellation Agreement, the Company entered into a new Convertible Preferred Note dated September 24, 2024 in the original principal amount of up to Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) with Blue Perception (the “Blue Perception Note”). The Blue Perception Note bears no interest and is repayable in full upon the earlier of (i) the date on which the Company consummates a Business Combination, (ii) the date of the liquidation of the Company and (iii) December 31, 2024. Concurrent with the closing of the Business Combination, any amounts outstanding under the Blue Capital Note (or any portion thereof) will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Shares”) at a conversion price equal to $1.00 per share, and RCF VII Sponsor LLC (the “Former Sponsor”) will forfeit an equal number of Class A Shares that it owns pursuant to the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement. Additionally, from the closing of the Business Combination until the date that is eighteen (18) months after such closing, Blue Perception has the right to purchase from Perception Capital Partners IV LLC up to 377,812.5 Class A Shares, at a per share price of $1.20 per Class A Share.

Under the Blue Perception Note, Blue Perception will fund each of the following amounts to the Company no later than the date set forth below:

a.

Before the date of the Blue Perception Note, the Company received $1,275,739 in connection with the Blue Capital Note;

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$50,000 on September 30, 2024;

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$50,000 on October 15, 2024;

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$312,130 on October 31, 2024;

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$312,130 on November 29, 2024, provided, however, that the maximum amount of drawdowns outstanding under this Note may not exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) (such amount, the “Maximum Amount”).

Subsequent to the Company receiving $1,275,739, an additional $53,100 was received under the Blue Perception Note as of December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, $1,328,839 was outstanding under the Blue Perception Note.

If immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination, the Maximum Amount has not yet been paid to the Company, Blue Perception shall have the right to pay any remaining amounts to the Company before the closing of the Business Combination.

Business Combination Agreement

On December 5, 2023, the Company, Blue Gold Limited, a Cayman Islands company limited by shares (“PubCo”), and Blue Gold Holdings Limited, a private company limited by shares formed under the laws of England and Wales (“BGHL”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as it may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”) pursuant to which, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions contained in the Business Combination Agreement, (i) BGHL and PubCo shall consummate a share exchange (the “Exchange”) pursuant to which PubCo will purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of BGHL in exchange for PubCo Ordinary Shares; (ii) the Company and a to-be-formed subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub”) will merge (the “Merger”) with the Company surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo.

On May 2, 2024, the Company and Blue Gold Holdings Limited (“BGHL”), entered into that certain Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (the “Amended BCA”) to, among other things, restructure the transaction as follows: (i) the Company shall form a wholly owned subsidiary (“Merger Sub”), (ii) at the merger effective time, Merger Sub shall merge with and into BGHL, or its successor entity as set forth in the Amended BCA, and (iii) BGHL shall continue as the surviving entity and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and to (iv) make changes to certain representations and conditions to the Closing to match the revised structure.

On June 12, 2024, the Company, Blue Gold Limited, a Cayman Islands company limited by shares and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Perception Merger Sub”), and BGHL, entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (the “Second Amended BCA”) to, among other things, restructure the transaction as follows: (i) Perception Merger Sub shall form a wholly owned subsidiary (the “Blue Merger Sub”) for the purposes of effecting the Blue Merger, (ii) the Company shall merge with and into Perception Merger Sub, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company with Perception Merger Sub (following such merger, the “New Perception”) being the surviving entity (the “Perception Reorganization”), (iii) BGHL will form or acquire a new Cayman Islands entity (“NewCo”) and cause the contribution of all of the issued and outstanding shares of BGHL to NewCo, (iv) NewCo shall merge with and into the Blue Merger Sub, following which the separate corporate existence of NewCo shall cease and (v) at the Blue Merger Effective Time, Blue Merger Sub shall continue as the surviving entity and wholly owned subsidiary of New Perception (“New Blue”), and to (vi) make changes to certain representations and conditions to the Closing to match the revised structure.

On November 7, 2024, the parties entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended BCA (“Amendment No. 1”) to, among other things (i) change the structure of the Blue Merger such that Blue Merger Sub shall be merged with and into NewCo with NewCo as the surviving entity of the Blue Merger, (ii) amend the definition of Material Adverse Effect to exempt the impact of any Perception share redemptions and delisting from the NYSE from the definition, and (iii) to amend the date that constitutes the Outside Date from November 5, 2024 to January 31, 2025. On January 8, 2025, the parties entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Second Amended BCA (“Amendment No. 2”) to make certain structural changes and to further amend the Outside Date to March 31, 2025.

On September 6, 2024 the Company approved and entered into two material agreements:

Warrant Exchange Agreement

On September 6, 2024 the Company entered into a Warrant Exchange Agreement by and between the Company and its managing sponsor, Perception Capital Partners IV (the “Managing Sponsor”) pursuant to which the Managing Sponsor agreed to exchange its 9,067,500 private placement warrants for an aggregate of 755,625 Class A Ordinary Shares (the “Exchange Shares”). This equates to a conversion ratio of one Class A ordinary share for each 12 Private Warrants. The Exchange Shares shall rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares, other than that the Exchange Shares shall not confer on the holder thereof (i) any right to receive funds from the Trust Account (as such term is defined in the Company’s articles of association), or (ii) any right to vote on a resolution to approve a Business Combination (as such term is defined in the Company’s articles of association). The Exchange Shares will be restricted securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement

On September 6, 2024 the Company entered into a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement in which the Company agreed to sell to BCMP Services Limited an aggregate of 609,250 preference shares in two tranches for aggregate consideration of $700,000. The Preference Shares shall have no entitlement to the assets of the Trust Account, whether by way of interim distribution or as a distribution in respect of the winding of the Company or otherwise. The Preference Shares shall carry no right to vote on any resolution to approve a Business Combination. Each Preference Share shall automatically convert into 20 Class A Ordinary Shares on the date that is 61 days after completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination.