National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

29 July 2025

Adriatic Metals Plc

Publication of Acquisition Q&A Document

On 13 June 2025, the Adriatic Board and the DPM Board announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Adriatic by DPM (the "Acquisition"). It is intended that the Acquisition will be effected by means of a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Scheme").

On 14 July 2025, the Adriatic Board published a circular in relation to the Scheme (the "Scheme Document"). Capitalised terms used in this announcement shall, unless otherwise defined, have the same meanings as set out in the Scheme Document.

Following the publication of the Scheme Document, the Adriatic Board has received questions requesting further information in relation to the Scheme and Acquisition. To clarify certain points in the Scheme Document, the Adriatic Board has prepared a further document which addresses and clarifies certain questions (the "Q&A Document"). The Q&A Document will be available at https://www.adriaticmetals.com/investors/offer/ .

Enquiries:

Adriatic Metals plc

Klara Kaczmarek

GM - Corporate Development

Tel: +44 (0) 7859 048228

Klara.kaczmarek@adriaticmetals.com

RBC Capital Markets (Joint Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker)

Farid Dadashev / Mark Preston / Samuel Jackson

+44 (0) 20 7653 4000

Macquarie Capital (Joint Financial Adviser)

Michael Clifton / Magnus Scaddan / Peter Cho

+44 (0) 20 3037 2000

IMPORTANT NOTICES

RBC Capital Markets, which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the FCA and the Prudential Regulation Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting as financial adviser exclusively to Adriatic and no one else in connection with the Acquisition and will not be responsible to anyone other than Adriatic for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for providing advice in relation to the matters referred to in this announcement. Neither RBC Europe Limited nor any of its affiliates, directors or employees owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, consequential, whether in contract, tort, in delict, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of RBC Europe Limited in connection with the Acquisition or any matter referred to herein.

Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited ("Macquarie Capital"), which is regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting as financial adviser exclusively for Adriatic and no-one else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement. In connection with such matters, Macquarie Capital, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (together, the "Macquarie Group") will not regard any other person as their client, nor will they be responsible to any other person for providing the protections afforded to their clients or for providing advice in connection with the contents of this announcement or any other matter referred to herein. To the maximum extent permitted by law, no member of Macquarie Group owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Macquarie Capital in connection with the matters set out in this announcement, any statement contained herein or otherwise. Macquarie Capital is not an authorised deposit-taking institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 (Commonwealth of Australia), and its obligations do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542. Any investments are subject to investment risk including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested. Macquarie Bank Limited does not guarantee or otherwise provide assurance in respect of the obligations of Macquarie Capital.

This announcement is for information purposes only and is not intended to, and does not, constitute, or form part of, an offer, invitation or the solicitation of an offer to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of, any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to the Acquisition or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities of Adriatic in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. The Acquisition will be implemented solely pursuant to the terms of the Scheme Document, which contains the full terms and conditions of the Acquisition, including details of how to vote in respect of the Acquisition. Any vote in respect of the Scheme or other response in relation to the Acquisition should be made only on the basis of the information contained in the Scheme Document.

The Acquisition shall be subject to, among other things, English law and the jurisdiction of the Court, and the applicable requirements of the Takeover Code, the Panel, the LSE, the FCA, the TSX, the ASX and applicable securities laws.

If you are in any doubt as to the contents of this announcement or the action you should take, you are recommended to seek your own financial, tax and legal advice immediately from your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, if you are in the United Kingdom, or from another appropriately authorised independent financial adviser if you are taking advice in a territory outside the United Kingdom.