Announcement PDF Appendix 2A - Application for quotation of securities Appendix 2A - Application for quotation of securities 1 / 6 Announcement Summary Entity name BALLARD MINING LIMITED Announcement Type New announcement Date of this announcement Friday October 23, 2026 The +securities to be quoted are: Total number of +securities to be quoted ASX +security code Security description Number of +securities to be quoted Issue date BM1 ORDINARY FULLY PAID 94,300 23/10/2026 Refer to next page for full details of the announcement +Securities issued, transferred or re-classified as a result of options being exercised or other +convertible securities being converted Appendix 2A - Application for quotation of securities Appendix 2A - Application for quotation of securities 2 / 6 Part 1 - Entity and announcement details 1.1 Name of entity BALLARD MINING LIMITED We (the entity named above) apply for +quotation of the following +securities and agree to the matters set out in Appendix 2A of the ASX Listing Rules. 1.2 Registered number type ABN Registration number 73685311577 1.3 ASX issuer code BM1 1.4 The announcement is 1.5 Date of this announcement 23/10/2026 New announcement Appendix 2A - Application for quotation of securities Appendix 2A - Application for quotation of securities 3 / 6 Part 2 - Type of Issue 2.1 The +securities to be quoted are: 2.2 The +class of +securities to be quoted is: Additional +securities in a class that is already quoted on ASX ("existing class") +Securities issued, transferred or re-classified as a result of options being exercised or other +convertible securities being converted Appendix 2A - Application for quotation of securities Appendix 2A - Application for quotation of securities 4 / 6 Part 3B - number and type of +securities to be quoted (existing class) where issue has not previously been notified to ASX in an Appendix 3B Existing +securities converting into additional +securities in an existing class FROM (Existing Class) ASX +security code and description BM1AH : PERFORMANCE RIGHTS TO (Existing Class) ASX +security code and description BM1 : ORDINARY FULLY PAID Please state the number of options that were exercised or other +convertible securities that were converted 94,300 The first date the options were exercised or other +convertible securities were converted 14/10/2026 The last date the options were exercised or other +convertible securities were converted 21/10/2026 Is this all of the options or other +convertible securities on issue of that type (ie have all of those options now been exercised or have all of those convertible securities now been converted)? The right of the holder of the options or other +convertible securities to receive the +underlying securities is being satisfied by: The underlying +securities being received by the holder are: Were the options being exercised or other +convertible securities being converted issued under an +employee incentive scheme? Are any of the options being exercised or other +convertible securities being converted held by +key management personnel (KMP) or an +associate? Issue date 23/10/2026 Will the +securities to be quoted rank equally in all respects from their issue date with the existing issued +securities in that class? Yes No Yes Intended to be, but are not yet, quoted by ASX An issue of new +securities No Appendix 2A - Application for quotation of securities Appendix 2A - Application for quotation of securities 5 / 6 Issue details Number of +securities to be quoted 94,300 Are the +securities being issued for a cash consideration? Please describe the consideration being provided for the +securities Conversion of Performance Rights as part of employment package Please provide an estimate (in AUD) of the value of the consideration being provided per +security for the +securities to be quoted 0.648300 Any other information the entity wishes to provide about the +securities to be quoted No No Appendix 2A - Application for quotation of securities Appendix 2A - Application for quotation of securities 6 / 6 Part 4 - Issued capital following quotation Following the quotation of the +securities the subject of this application, the issued capital of the entity will comprise: The figures in parts 4.1 and 4.2 below are automatically generated and may not reflect the entity's current issued capital if other Appendix 2A, Appendix 3G or Appendix 3H forms are currently with ASX for processing. 4.1 Quoted +securities (total number of each +class of +securities quoted on ASX following the +quotation of the +securities subject of this application) ASX +security code and description Total number of +securities on issue BM1 : ORDINARY FULLY PAID 366,733,390 4.2 Unquoted +securities (total number of each +class of +securities issued but not quoted on ASX) ASX +security code and description Total number of +securities on issue BM1AK : OPTION EXPIRING 09-SEP-2031 EX $1.10 1,250,000 BM1AE : OPTION EXPIRING 09-JUL-2029 RESTRICTED 2,500,000 BM1AC : OPTION EXPIRING 14-JUL-2028 RESTRICTED 1,000,000 BM1AD : OPTION EXPIRING 14-JUL-2028 RESTRICTED 1,000,000 BM1AF : PERFORMANCE RIGHTS 09-JUL-2030 RESTRICTED 9,000,000 BM1AG : PERFORMANEC RIGHTS EXPIRING 09-JUL-2030 1,500,000 BM1AI : OPTION EXPIRING 09-DEC-2029 EX $0.845 750,000 BM1AB : OPTION EXPIRING 09-JUL-2028 RESTRICTED 2,500,000 BM1AA : ORDINARY FULLY PAID RESTRICTED 156,310,994 BM1AJ : OPTION EXPIRING 04-SEP-2031 EX $1.10 4,500,000 BM1AH : PERFORMANCE RIGHTS 5,692,280