Announcement PDF BATTERY AGE MINERALS LTD Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026 Battery Age Minerals Ltd ASX: BM8 CONTENTS C O R P O R A T E Corporate Directory................................................................................................................................................3 FY26 Highlights .......................................................................................................................................................4 D I R E C T O R S ’ R E P O R T Directors’ Report ....................................................................................................................................................6 Remuneration Report (Audited)...........................................................................................................................22 Auditor’s Independence Declaration....................................................................................................................28 F I N A N C I A L S T A T E M E N T S Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income.....................................................29 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position......................................................................................................30 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows ................................................................................................................31 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity......................................................................................................32 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Report.........................................................................................................33 D E C L A R A T I O N S A N D O T H E R I N F O R M A T I O N Consolidated Entity Disclosure Statement ...........................................................................................................51 Directors’ Declaration...........................................................................................................................................52 Independent Auditor’s Report..............................................................................................................................53 Additional ASX Information ................................................................................................................................. Page 2 of 60 57 BATTERY AGE MINERALS LTD Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026 Battery Age Minerals Ltd ASX: BM8 CORPORATE DIRECTORY B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S Non-Executive Chairman Dr David Pevcic Non-Executive Directors Mr Gerry Fahey Mr Ming Tsen (Vincent) Chye Mr Raunaq Miah M A N A G E M E N T Chief Executive Officer Mr Sebastian Kneer Chief Financial Officer Mr Jay Stephenson Company Secretary Mr Harry Spindler R E G I S T E R E D A N D P O S T A L A D D R E S S Registered Office Level 50, 108 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 Telephone (08) 6109 6689 Postal Address PO Box 7310 Cloisters Square PO WA 6850 Website batteryageminerals.au Email info@batteryage.au S E C U R I T I E S A N D A D V I S E R S ASX Code BM8 ACN 085 905 997 ABN 80 085 905 997 Auditors BDO Audit Pty Ltd Level 9, Mia Yellagonga Tower 2 5 Spring Street, Perth WA 6000 Share Registry Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd GPO Box 2975, Melbourne VIC 3001 Telephone 1300 850 505 In this report, the following definitions apply: “Board” means the Board of Directors of Battery Age Minerals. “BM8” or the “Company” means Battery Age Minerals Ltd ABN 80 085 905 997. “Group” means the Company and its controlled entities. Page 3 of 60 BATTERY AGE MINERALS LTD Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026 Battery Age Minerals Ltd ASX: BM8 FY26 HIGHLIGHTS BLEIBERG PROJECT (AUSTRIA) • Maiden diamond drilling campaign commenced in July 2025 and was completed in December 2025 • $1,304,275 of exploration expenditure was capitalised at Bleiberg during the year, taking the carrying value of the project to $2,525,369. • Mineralised carbonate-hosted system confirmed and geological model validated, with drilling intersecting structurally controlled sulphide mineralisation. Best intercepts at Rubland: 6.5 m @ 1.77% Zn+Pb from 140 m including 2.5 m @ 3.96% Zn+Pb (2025BBDH_005). • Follow-up drilling permits submitted to the Austrian authorities in the June 2026 quarter, targeting potential strike extensions immediately west of the historic operation • Bleiberg remains the Group's flagship European critical minerals asset, with germanium formally listed under the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act. EL AGUILA PROJECT (ARGENTINA) • Maiden drilling completed within twelve months of permitting — EIA submitted and drilling application lodged with the Santa Cruz Mining Ministry in the September 2025 quarter, authorisation granted shortly after quarter-end, and 23 RC holes for 2,565 m completed across Aguila Main, Aguila South and San Cristobal during the December 2025 quarter. • Widespread shallow gold–silver mineralisation confirmed. Significant intercepts included 10 m @ 17.52 g/t Ag and 0.89 g/t Au from 19 m in EARC25-17 (incl. 1 m @ 44.60 g/t Ag and 2.09 g/t Au), 1 m @ 203 g/t Ag and 1.56 g/t Au from 83 m in EARC25-03, and 1 m @ 7.90 g/t Ag and 9.92 g/t Au from 59 m in EARC25-04. • Geological logging identified widespread hydrothermal alteration consistent with a large, well-preserved low-sulphidation epithermal gold-silver system with district-scale potential. • The carrying value of the El Aguila Project increased to $2,022,389 (2025: $564,734) following $1,457,655 of capitalised expenditure. APEX PROJECT (UTAH, USA) • 186 lode mining claims covering approximately 3,728 acres held around the historic Apex germanium-gallium mine in the Beaver Dam Mountains, Utah — the Group's first germanium-gallium asset in North America. • Landholding expanded by ~40% through a further 51 claims in the March 2026 quarter, securing the Apex East block immediately adjacent to the historic mine. At 30 June 2026 the project comprised 186 claims over ~3,728 acres (15.09 km²) across the North, East and South blocks. • High-resolution remote sensing study completed, defining 21 exploration targets across the three tenement blocks. FALCON LAKE PROJECT (CANADA) • 100% ownership of the Falcon Extension properties in Ontario secured through the issue of 250,000 fully paid ordinary shares to the vendor. • Multi-element database review confirms significant concentrations of rubidium, caesium, gallium and tantalum, broadening the critical minerals potential of the project. • The Project remains on strategic hold pending an improvement in lithium market conditions. GERMANIUM TECHNOLOGY • NTUitive evaluation licence secured in the March 2026 quarter, covering six germanium-related inventions across optoelectronic and integration platforms in advanced semiconductor and optoelectronics device fabrication with NTUitive the innovation and enterprise company of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. • Converted to an Exclusive Patent and Know-How Licence Agreement in the June quarter, taking BM8 from evaluation to a commercial arrangement over NTUitive's germanium technology portfolio on an exclusive worldwide basis. • University of Sydney collaboration progressed through the year with the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, evaluating electromagnetic-based processing methods for germanium extraction at laboratory scale, with an exclusive option to negotiate a licence over resulting project IP and specified background IP in the field of germanium extraction. Applicable to Bleiberg, Apex and germanium recovery from e-waste. Page 4 of 60 BATTERY AGE MINERALS LTD Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026 Battery Age Minerals Ltd ASX: BM8 CORPORATE • $8,500,000 raised during the year across two placements — $3,000,000 at $0.05 per share (July 2025) and $5,500,000 at $0.14 per share (November/December 2025). • Cash and cash equivalents of $1,955,774 at 30 June 2026 (2025: $41,403). • Mr Nigel Broomham advised his intention to step down as Chief Executive Officer in December 2025. Mr Sebastian Kneer was appointed Chief Executive Officer effective 2 February 2026, with Mr Broomham remaining with the Company until his resignation on 20 March 2026 to provide an orderly handover. • Mr Raunaq Miah appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 17 April 2026. • Following a placement by Eminence Minerals Limited (ASX: EMA, formerly Equinox Resources Limited) on 18 June 2026, the Group's interest was diluted from 22.19% to 18.00%. The Group ceased to have significant influence, discontinued the equity method and now carries the holding as a financial asset at fair value of $1,312,469. A total non-cash charge of $2,602,556 was recognised for the year, comprising an impairment of $1,665,666, a loss on loss of significant influence of $729,658 and a fair value movement of $207,232. Page 5 of 60 BATTERY AGE MINERALS LTD Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026 Battery Age Minerals Ltd ASX: BM8 DIRECTORS’ REPORT Your Directors present the financial report of Battery Age Minerals Ltd (“BM8”, “Battery Age Minerals” or the “Company”) (ASX: BM8) and its controlled entities (the “Group”) for the year ended 30 June 2026. In order to comply with the provisions of the Corporations Act 2001, the Directors report as follows. DIRECTORS The names and particulars of the Directors of the Company who are in office at the date of this report are: Director Position Appointed David Pevcic Non-Executive Chairman 2 February 2023 Gerry Fahey Non-Executive Director 2 February 2023 Vincent Chye Non-Executive Director 28 February 2025 Raunaq Miah Non-Executive Director 17 April 2026 Directors were in office for the whole of the financial year and up to the date of this report unless otherwise stated. There were no Directors who ceased to hold office during the year ended 30 June 2026. Dr. David Pevcic Non-Executive Chairman Experience Dr David Pevcic is an experienced corporate professional and investor with a principal focus on the resources and technology sectors. Dr Pevcic is the Non- Executive Chairman of Battery Age Minerals Ltd (ASX: BM8), Executive Chairman of Nanoveu Limited (ASX: NVU) and Non-Executive Chairman of Infini Resources Limited (ASX: I88). Dr Pevcic holds a Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Western Australia. The Board considers that Dr Pevcic is an independent Director. Interest in Shares and Options Direct Interest (Shares) – 8,074,817 Direct Interest (Options) – 666,667 (exercisable at $0.10, expiring 19 September 2028) Indirect Interest (Shares) – 1,672,436 Indirect Interest (Options) – Nil Qualifications BSc, MBBS (The University of Western Australia); Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors Directorship held in other listed entities Nanoveu Limited (ASX: NVU) – Appointed 3 February 2023 Infini Resources Limited (ASX: I88) – Appointed 16 December 2021 Mr. Gerry Fahey Non-Executive Director Experience Mr Fahey has over 40 years' experience in both the international and local minerals industry. He is a specialist in mining geology, mine development and training and worked for 10 years as Chief Geologist Mining for Delta Gold where he was actively involved with the development of the Eureka, Chaka, Globe and Phoenix gold mines and the following Australian gold projects: the Kanowna Belle, Golden Feather, Sunrise and Wallaby. Mr Fahey is a Non-Executive director of Focus Minerals (ASX:FLM). He was formerly a Director of Prospect Resources (retired November 2025) and formerly a Director of CSA Global Pty Ltd, and formerly a member of the Joint Ore Reserve Committee (JORC). The Board considers that Mr Fahey is an independent Director. Page 6 of 60 BATTERY AGE MINERALS LTD Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026 Battery Age Minerals Ltd ASX: BM8 Interest in Shares and Options Direct Interest (Shares) – 62,500 Direct Interest (Options) – Nil Indirect Interest (Shares) – 400,000 (Roxboro Pty Ltd) Indirect Interest (Options) – 133,333 (exercisable at $0.10, expiring 19 September 2028) Qualifications BSc (Hons) Geology, FAusIMM, Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors Directorship held in other listed entities Focus Minerals Limited (ASX: FML) – Appointed 18 April 2011 Prospect Resources (ASX: PSC) – Appointed 15 July 2013, resigned 25 November 2025 Mr. Vincent Chye Non-Executive Director Experience Mr Chye is an experienced corporate development executive with over 19 years' experience working with ASX and internationally listed companies. Mr Chye is currently responsible for WA corporate development for an ASX100 listed energy company with a focus on strategic decarbonisation, renewable, firming and energy storage projects. Previously, he held senior advisory and in-house positions focussing on transactions and strategic projects, including at CITIC Ltd, Wesfarmers Ltd and Ernst & Young. In addition to extensive experience in acquisitions and equity capital markets, Mr Chye has specific expertise in the development of greenfield mining, processing, and logistics in the bulk minerals sector. The Board considers that Mr Chye is an independent Director. Interest in Shares and Options Direct Interest (Shares) – Nil Direct Interest (Options) – Nil Indirect Interest (Shares) – 300,000 (Bott Capital Pty Ltd) Indirect Interest (Options) – 100,000 (exercisable at $0.10, expiring 19 September 2028) Qualifications Bachelor of Commerce (Corporate Finance, Investment Finance, Banking and International Trade), The University of Western Australia; Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment, FINSIA Directorship held in other listed entities Eminence Minerals Limited (ASX: EMA), formerly Equinox Resources Limited (ASX: EQN) – Appointed 4 July 2023 Mr. Raunaq Miah Non-Executive Director (appointed 17 April 2026) Experience Mr Miah is a commercially focused professional with experience spanning M&A advisory, capital markets, institutional operations and business development. He has consulted to companies in the technology, resources, energy and healthcare sectors, including on cross-border transactions involving ASX, TSX, CSE and LSE- listed entities. He has assisted organisations through the assessment and integration of emerging technologies across mining, semiconductors and industrial technology — expertise that directly aligns with Battery Age's growth agenda. Prior to his consulting career, Mr Miah held roles with Australian Investment Exchange Ltd (AUSIEX) and Allianz Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Entrepreneurship) from Macquarie University. The Board considers that Mr Miah is an independent Director. Interest in Shares and Options Direct Interest (Shares) – Nil Direct Interest (Options) – Nil Indirect Interest (Shares) – 43,541 (Mera Capital Pty Ltd) Indirect Interest (Options) – Nil Qualifications Bachelor of Commerce (Entrepreneurship), Macquarie University Page 7 of 60 BATTERY AGE MINERALS LTD Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026 Battery Age Minerals Ltd ASX: BM8 Directorship held in other listed entities None KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL Mr. Sebastian Kneer Chief Executive Officer (appointed 2 February 2026) Experience Mr Sebastian Kneer is a geologist and exploration executive with over 19 years of international industry experience across the resources sector. Prior to joining Battery Age Minerals, Mr Kneer held senior leadership roles with ASX-listed and international resource companies, with a strong focus on exploration, resource definition and project development. Most recently, Mr Kneer served as General Manager – Geology & Exploration at Leo Lithium Ltd, where he led exploration and resource definition activities at the Goulamina Lithium Project in Mali. During his tenure, the Goulamina Mineral Resource expanded from 108 Mt to 267 Mt in less than 18 months. Prior to Leo Lithium, Mr Kneer held senior technical roles with Galaxy Resources and Allkem (now part of Rio Tinto), where he was instrumental in expanding the Mt Cattlin resource base and extending mine life. Mr Kneer has also served as a Non-Executive Director of Oceana Lithium Ltd. Mr. Jay Stephenson Chief Financial Officer (appointed 1 August 2026) Experience Mr Stephenson has more than 35 years of business experience, including approximately 30 years as a director, chief executive officer, chief financial officer and company secretary of listed and unlisted entities across the resources, investment, information technology, manufacturing, wine, hotel and property sectors. Mr Stephenson has been involved in business acquisitions and mergers, initial public offerings, capital raisings and business restructuring, and in managing all areas of the finance function for listed companies. He is a director of Forest House Accountants and Advisors, through which he provides statutory office holder services to a number of ASX-listed companies. Mr Stephenson holds a Master of Business Administration and is a Fellow of CPA Australia, a Chartered Accountant, a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and the Chartered Governance Institute, and a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants and the Certified Management Accountants in Canada. Mr. Harry Spindler Company Secretary Experience Mr Spindler is an experienced corporate professional with a broad range of corporate governance, capital markets experience and corporate recovery and restructuring, having held various director, corporate advisory, chief financial officer and company secretary positions for a number of private and public companies and organisations. Mr Spindler has been involved with several public company listings, merger and acquisition transactions, takeover transactions, high profile corporate restructures and capital raisings for ASX-listed companies across a diverse range of industries and jurisdictions over the past 20 years. Mr Spindler is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a member of the Financial Services Institute of Australia. He is also Non-Executive director and/or Company Secretary of a number of other ASX- listed companies. Page 8 of 60 BATTERY AGE MINERALS LTD Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026 Battery Age Minerals Ltd ASX: BM8 PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES The Company is a mineral exploration company which is presently focused on the exploration of critical and precious minerals — germanium, gallium, gold, silver, zinc, lead and lithium — across Austria, Argentina, the United States and Canada. There were no significant changes in the nature of the Company's principal activities during the financial year, other than the extension of the Group's germanium-gallium portfolio into the United States through the staking of the Apex Project in Utah. REVIEW OF OPERATIONS FY2026 was the year in which Battery Age Minerals moved from target generation into systematic drill testing across its two core growth assets, and in parallel built out an integrated germanium platform spanning exploration, downstream technology and defence supply chain engagement. The Company completed its maiden modern diamond drilling programme at the Bleiberg Zinc–Lead–Germanium Project in Carinthia, Austria — the first drilling in that district since mining ceased in the early 1990’s — and its maiden reverse circulation drilling programme at the El Aguila Gold–Silver Project in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. Both programmes were completed within the year , with results confirming mineralised systems at each project and validating the geological models used for targeting. The Company also materially expanded its United States position at the Apex Germanium–Gallium Project in Utah and consolidated its Canadian lithium holdings. Bleiberg Project — Zinc-Lead-Germanium, Austria The historical Bleiberg–Kreuth district was mined for over 700 years and is recognised for carbonate hosted, replacement style sulphide mineralisation with documented germanium enrichment. The historical Bleiberg mine produced approximately 174 tonnes of germanium over its operating life, ranking it as the world’s sixth largest germanium producer at the time of its closure in 1993. With germanium designated a critical raw material by the European Union and refined supply concentrated in China, the Company’s Bleiberg project represents one of very few brownfield germanium opportunities within Europe. The Company holds a 51 per cent interest in its Bleiberg earn-in tenements with rights to increase that interest under the staged earn-in, and a 100 per cent interest in the Bleiberg West concessions staked directly by the Company. • Drilling commenced in July 2025 and was completed during the December 2025 quarter. The programme comprised six diamond drill holes for a total of 1,685 metres, completed by European drilling contractor GEOPS Bohrgesellschaft mbH, testing the Rubland and Tschöklnock targets within the historic mining corridor. All core was logged, cut and submitted to ALS Laboratories for analysis. • At Rubland, three closely spaced holes tested the northern limb of an interpreted regional synclinal structure beneath and adjacent to areas of historic underground development, intersecting structurally controlled sulphide mineralisation within favourable carbonate stratigraphy, including 11.0 m at 0.58% Zn+Pb from 124 m in hole 2025BBDH_004 and 6.5 m at 1.77% Zn+Pb from 140 m, including 2.5 m at 3.96% Zn+Pb from 141 m, in hole 2025BBDH_005. • At Tschöklnock, three holes tested the lower limb of an interpreted syncline over approximately 2 km of strike. Hole 2025BBDH_001 penetrated the Schliewa Fault and returned a zinc anomaly associated with oxidised gossanous and brecciated carbonate which, at a 0.20% Zn cut-off, extends over 40 m and remains open at depth. A six metre interval near the end of that hole returned germanium values of up to 9 ppm by fusion analysis. • Taken together, the programme confirmed a mineralised carbonate hosted system and validated the Company’s geological model in a district of global significance for germanium. • Preparation of the 2026 drilling permit application progressed through the period, incorporating potential extensions at Rubland and historically referenced target areas west of the Antoni and West Shafts of the historical Bleiberg mine. Additional drilling permit applications were submitted to the Austrian authorities during the June 2026 quarter for holes targeting potential strike extensions immediately west of the historic operation. Mr Kneer, the Chief Executive Officer undertook a site visit during that quarter. • $1,304,275 of exploration expenditure was capitalised at Bleiberg during the year, taking the carrying value of the project to $2,525,369 at 30 June 2026 (2025: $1,355,062). Page 9 of 60 BATTERY AGE MINERALS LTD Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026 Battery Age Minerals Ltd ASX: BM8 Figure 1: Bleiberg maiden drilling program – hole locations. Figure 2: N-S cross section illustrating the geology and structure of the Rubland adit and BM8’s target. Page 10 of 60 BATTERY AGE MINERALS LTD Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026 Battery Age Minerals Ltd ASX: BM8 Figure 3: Battery Age exploration tenure, historic mining corridor shown in Green, production shafts, including Antoni shaft (X474158.8; Y 5165543.6). 100% staked claims identified in blue & orange (Bleiberg West concessions) and existing earn-in claims shown in red (Bleiberg concessions). El Aguila Project — Gold-Silver, Argentina El Aguila sits within the Deseado Massif of Santa Cruz Province of Argentina, in a well established precious metals district bordered by Cerro Moro, Cerro Vanguardia and Don Nicolás. The Company holds its interest in the project under a farm-in agreement with Fredonia Mining Inc. announced on 31 January 2025. • During the September 2025 quarter the Company completed an integrated targeting campaign comprising 838 soil samples, 327 line-km of high resolution ground magnetics over approximately 54 km², 58 line-km of gradient induced polarisation and resistivity, and compilation of more than 1,400 historic soil assays. The work defined a pipeline of kilometre scale targets at Profundo, Aguila South Central, Aguila Main East Extension, Verbena and Lagoon. • Environmental baseline work was finalised, the Environmental Impact Assessment submitted and the maiden drilling application lodged with the Santa Cruz Mining Ministry during the September 2025 quarter. Initial drilling authorisation was granted shortly after quarter end. • The maiden reverse circulation programme was completed during the December 2025 quarter and comprised 23 holes for 2,565 metres across the Aguila Main, Aguila South and San Cristóbal target areas, with more than 2,400 samples submitted to ALS Global. All drilling was completed safely and in accordance with approved permits. • Assay results, received during the March 2026 quarter, confirmed widespread shallow gold–silver mineralisation. Significant intercepts included 10 m at 17.52 g/t Ag and 0.89 g/t Au from 19 m in EARC25-17, including 1 m at 44.60 g/t Ag and 2.09 g/t Au from 28 m; 1 m at 203 g/t Ag and 1.56 g/t Au from 83 m in EARC25-03; and 1 m at 7.90 g/t Ag and 9.92 g/t Au from 59 m in EARC25-04. • Strike extension work defined favourable structural zones over approximately 2.7 km at Aguila Main and 1.5 km at Aguila South, both of which remain open. At San Cristóbal, mineralisation was identified in a previously untested area. • The project is being reviewed in-house, integrating geological, geochemical and geophysical datasets to refine interpretation of the broader mineralised corridor. Permits remain in place to continue drilling, with additional approvals being progressed to support future diamond drilling targeting depth extensions largely untested below approximately 100 metres. • $1,457,655 of exploration expenditure was capitalised at El Aguila during the year, taking the carrying value of the project to $2,022,389 at 30 June 2026 (2025: $564,734). Page 11 of 60 BATTERY AGE MINERALS LTD Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026 Battery Age Minerals Ltd ASX: BM8 Figure 4: Plan view of the 2025 El Aguila drilling and drilling highlights. Apex Project — Germanium-Gallium, Utah, USA The Apex Mine, also known as the Dixie Mine, was the world’s first operation developed primarily for germanium and gallium production. The Company’s project lies in the Beaver Dam Mountains approximately 22 km west of St George, Utah. Mineralisation at the adjacent historic mine project hosted in brecciated and dolomitised Callville Limestone beneath the Pakoon Dolomite, structurally controlled by the Apex Fault, and the Company’s tenure is interpreted to capture the key structural corridors and stratigraphic horizons associated with that setting. • The Company staked 129 unpatented lode mining claims covering approximately 2,660 acres adjacent to the historic Apex Mine in October 2025, marking its first germanium and gallium focused asset in North America. A further 51 unpatented lode mining claims were staked during the March 2026 quarter, securing the Apex East block immediately adjacent to the historic mine. At 30 June 2026 the project comprised 186 unpatented lode mining claims covering approximately 3,728 acres (15.09 km²) across the Apex North, East and South blocks. • During the June 2026 quarter the Company completed a high resolution satellite based remote sensing and structural interpretation study over the three Apex blocks, interpreted by Geo Spectra Pty Ltd. The study integrated newly acquired WorldView-3 imagery with publicly available ASTER and Sentinel-2A multispectral data and a LiDAR derived digital elevation model, across approximately 65 km² of detailed coverage within a broader regional study area of approximately 1,500 km². • Integration of mineral alteration, structural and geological datasets generated 14 first-priority and 7 second-priority targets, focused on discrete iron oxide and goethite anomalies, clay–carbonate–silica alteration responses, and northwest and northeast trending fault corridors and their intersections with north–south striking faults. Several priority targets occur in settings considered analogous to the historic Apex Mine. • No sampling, drilling or assay results were reported for the Apex Project during the year. Field exploration comprising surface geological mapping and rock chip and soil sampling of the priority targets is planned to commence in the September 2026 quarter. Page 12 of 60 BATTERY AGE MINERALS LTD Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026 Battery Age Minerals Ltd ASX: BM8 • Costs incurred on the Apex Project during the year were expensed as incurred within project and opportunities evaluation and are not carried as an exploration and evaluation asset at 30 June 2026. Cautionary statement. The Apex work reported for the year comprises remote sensing analysis and target generation only. The geological, alteration and structural interpretations described are derived from satellite imagery and digital elevation model datasets and represent geological interpretations only. The identified targets require validation through field mapping, sampling and, where appropriate, drilling. There is no certainty that further exploration will result in the discovery of mineralisation. Mineralisation at the **adjacent **historic Apex Mine is not necessarily indicative of mineralisation on the Company’s surrounding tenements. No mineralisation has been discovered or confirmed by the Company on its Apex tenure. Figure 5: BM8 Apex project claim blocks, structural interpretation and multispectral alteration map and targets Falcon Lake Project — Lithium, Ontario, Canada • During the year the Company completed the final stage of its earn-in to secure 100 per cent ownership of