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Results of FireFly’s Share Purchase Plan

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Results of FireFly’s Share Purchase Plan. (2026, September 30). Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/globenewswire/results-of-firefly-s-share-purchase-plan/article_20afbe88-8c16-5846-b964-5afa21d7dd83.html

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FireFly Metals Ltd announced the results of its Share Purchase Plan in Perth, which concluded on September 23, 2026. The plan attracted applications from 333 eligible shareholders, raising A$4,975,000. This was part of a larger equity raising effort that included an institutional placement and a bought deal offering, collectively bringing in about A$180 million for the company.
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FireFly Metals Ltd, an Australian mining company listed on both ASX and TSX under ticker symbol FFM, announced the results of its Share Purchase Plan (SPP) that closed on September 23, 2026. Eligible shareholders could apply for up to A$30,000 worth of new fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of A$1.78 each. The SPP received valid applications from 333 eligible shareholders totaling A$4,975,000. On September 30, 2026, 2,794,621 New Shares will be issued and are expected to start trading on October 1, 2026. The company also completed a concurrent equity raising of approximately A$180 million, including an institutional placement for A$150 million and a bought deal offering for about A$30 million. This financing supports FireFly's growth strategy that includes underground development, drilling, exploration, technical studies, and working capital to facilitate additional project activities.

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FireFly ORG · 3× the United States GPE · 3× Australia GPE · 2× Bank of Canada ORG · 2× Canada GPE · 2× FFM ORG · 2× Company ORG · 1× FireFly Metals Ltd ORG · 1× PERTH GPE · 1× United States GPE · 1×

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The Company’s growth strategy includes: - Development and early works, including underground development for drilling platforms, ventilation and electrical upgrade platforms, and surface early works; - Underground drilling targeting upper mine extensions, Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource growth, geophysical targeting, parallel lodes and depth extensions; - Regional exploration drilling, including new discovery targeting across the district; - Technical studies including a Definitive Feasibility Study on the 1.8Mtpa base case and Pre-Feasibility Study on the 4.6Mtpa alternative case; and - Working capital to provide necessary flexibility to conduct additional project development activities and early works. A total of 2,794,621 New Shares will be issued on Wednesday, 30 September 2026 under the SPP and are expected to trade from Thursday, 1 October 2026. Holding statements reflecting the issue of the New Shares will be despatched by the Company’s share registry to issuer sponsored shareholders within five business days following 1 October 2026, and CHESS Holding Statements will be issued at the end of the month in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules.
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🔮 The Company’s growth strategy includes: - Development and early works, including underground development for drilling platforms, ventilation and electrical upgrade platforms, and surface early works; - Underground drilling targeting upper mine extensions, Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource growth, geophysical targeting, parallel lodes and depth extensions; - Regional exploration drilling, including new discovery targeting across the district; - Technical studies including a Definitive Feasibility Study on the 1.8Mtpa base case and Pre-Feasibility Study on the 4.6Mtpa alternative case; and - Working capital to provide necessary flexibility to conduct additional project development activities and early works. A total of 2,794,621 New Shares will be issued on Wednesday, 30 September 2026 under the SPP and are expected to trade from Thursday, 1 October 2026. Holding statements reflecting the issue of the New Shares will be despatched by the Company’s share registry to issuer sponsored shareholders within five business days following 1 October 2026, and CHESS Holding Statements will be issued at the end of the month in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules.
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FireFly Metals Ltd (ASX: FFM, TSX: FFM) (Company or FireFly) is pleased to announce the results of its Share Purchase Plan (SPP) which closed at 5.00pm (AWST) on Wednesday, 23 September 2026. asserted
which → announce → Wednesday
Eligible shareholders were invited to apply for up to A$30,000 worth of new fully paid ordinary shares (New Shares) at an issue price of A$1.78 each under the SPP. asserted
shareholders → invite → SPP
The Company received valid applications from 333 eligible shareholders (including custodian level applications), representing a total of A$4,975,000. asserted
Company → receive → 4,975,000
The SPP was undertaken concurrently with the Company’s successful ~A$180 million equity raising that comprised the following (together, the Equity Raising): - A$150 million (~C$149.0 million)1 institutional placement at a price of A$1.78 per share (ASX Placement), which completed on 2 September 2026 (1 September 2026 in Canada); and - ~A$30 million (~C$29.6 million)2 bought deal offering at a price of C$1.76 per share (TSX Bought Deal), which completed on 3 September 2026. FireFly Managing Director Steve Parsons said: “We value highly the outstanding support the Company has received from retail shareholders over many years. “In recognition of that support, we wanted to give these shareholders the opportunity to acquire further shares in the Company at the same price as those issued as part of the institutional placement. asserted
we → undertake → placement
“The SPP raised almost $5 million in addition to the A$180 million raised via the highly successful equity raising. asserted
SPP → raise → raising
“The proceeds ensure that FireFly is very well-funded to advance our exceptional Green Bay Copper-Gold Project.” asserted
FireFly → ensure → Project
The Company’s growth strategy includes: - Development and early works, including underground development for drilling platforms, ventilation and electrical upgrade platforms, and surface early works; - Underground drilling targeting upper mine extensions, Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource growth, geophysical targeting, parallel lodes and depth extensions; - Regional exploration drilling, including new discovery targeting across the district; - Technical studies including a Definitive Feasibility Study on the 1.8Mtpa base case and Pre-Feasibility Study on the 4.6Mtpa alternative case; and - Working capital to provide necessary flexibility to conduct additional project development activities and early works. A total of 2,794,621 New Shares will be issued on Wednesday, 30 September 2026 under the SPP and are expected to trade from Thursday, 1 October 2026. Holding statements reflecting the issue of the New Shares will be despatched by the Company’s share registry to issuer sponsored shareholders within five business days following 1 October 2026, and CHESS Holding Statements will be issued at the end of the month in accordance with the ASX Listing Rules. asserted
Statements → include → Rules
The Company recommends shareholders confirm their actual holding prior to trading in New Shares under the SPP. asserted
shareholders → recommend → SPP
This announcement has been authorised by the Board of Directors. asserted
announcement → authorise → Directors
This announcement has been prepared for publication in Australia and Canada and may not be released to US wire services or distributed in the United States. uncertain
announcement → prepare → States
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction. asserted
announcement → constitute → States
Any securities described in this announcement have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States except in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and applicable US state securities laws. uncertain
securities → describe → Act
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. asserted
offer → constitute → which
FireFly Metals Ltd (ASX, TSX: FFM) is an emerging copper-gold company focused on growing the high-grade Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Newfoundland, Canada. asserted
Ltd → emerge → Newfoundland
The project is advancing towards development, with a Preliminary Economic Assessment showing the potential for a high-grade, low-cost and long-life operation with a pathway to produce 100kt of copper per annum. asserted
Assessment → advance → annum
The Green Bay Copper-Gold Project is underpinned by 60.2Mt of Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources at 2.43% for 1,464Kt copper equivalent (CuEq) and 23.5Mt of Inferred Mineral Resources at 2.51% for 592Kt CuEq, prepared and disclosed in accordance with the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC Code (2012 Edition)) and Canadian National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI 43-101). asserted
Project → underpin → Projects
The Company has a clear strategy to continue growing the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project through resource expansion, new discoveries and advancement towards development. asserted
Company → have → development
Further information regarding FireFly Metals Ltd is available on the ASX platform (ASX: FFM), the Company’s website www.fireflymetals.com.au or SEDAR+ www.sedarplus.ca. asserted
information → regard → platform
The Green Bay Copper-Gold Project comprises the Ming Deposit and the Little Deer Deposit. asserted
Project → comprise → Deposit
Mineral Resource Estimate – Green Bay Copper-Gold Project The combined Mineral Resource Estimate for the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project referred to in this announcement and set out in Appendix A was first reported in the Company’s ASX announcement dated 25 August 2026, titled ‘Green Bay Copper-Gold Project, Canada Preliminary Economic Assessment and Mineral Resource Update’ asserted
Estimate → refer → announcement
The Mineral Resource Estimate for Little Deer referred to in this announcement was first reported in the Company’s ASX announcement dated 29 October 2024, titled ‘Resource Increases 42% to 1.2Mt of contained metal at 2% Copper Eq.’ and is also set out in the Technical Report for the Little Deer Copper Project, titled ‘Technical Report and Updated Mineral Resource Estimate of the Little Deer Complex Copper Deposits, Newfoundland, Canada’ with an effective date of 26 June 2024, available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. asserted
Resource → refer → www.sedarplus.ca
Metal equivalents for Mineral Resource Estimates Metal equivalents for the combined Green Bay Copper-Gold Project Mineral Resource Estimate have been calculated at a copper price of US$10,626/t, gold price of US$3,587/oz and silver price of US$50.22/oz. asserted
equivalents → combine → 50.22
Metal equivalents for the Little Deer Mineral Resource Estimate have been calculated at a copper price of US$8,750/t, gold price of US$2,500/oz and silver price of US$25/oz. asserted
equivalents → calculate → 25
Individual Mineral Resource grades for the metals are set out in Appendix A of this announcement. asserted
grades → set → announcement
Metallurgical factors have been applied to the metal equivalent calculation. asserted
factors → apply → calculation
Copper recovery used was 95%. asserted
recovery → use → ?
Historical production at the Ming Mine has a documented copper recovery of ~96%. asserted
production → have → %
Precious metal (gold and silver) metallurgical recovery was assumed at 85% based on historical recoveries achieved at the Ming Mine in addition to historical metallurgical test work to increase precious metal recoveries. asserted
recovery → assume → recoveries
In the opinion of the Company, all elements included in the metal equivalent calculation have a reasonable potential to be recovered and sold on the basis of current market conditions, metallurgical test work, the Company’s operational experience and, where relevant, historical performance achieved at the Green Bay project whilst in operation. asserted
elements → include → operation
Copper equivalent for the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project was calculated based on the formula: CuEq(%) = Cu(%) + (Au(g/t) x 0.97106) + (Ag(g/t) x 0.01360). asserted
equivalent → calculate → formula
Copper equivalent for Little Deer was calculated based on the formula: CuEq(%) = Cu(%) + (Au(g/t) x 0.82190) + (Ag(g/t) x 0.00822). Original Announcements FireFly confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original announcements referred to or cross-referenced in this announcement and that, in the case of Mineral Resource Estimates, all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the Mineral Resource Estimates in the original announcements continue to apply and have not materially changed. asserted
assumptions → calculate → announcements
The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Persons’ and Qualified Persons’ findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcements. asserted
findings → confirm → announcements
Mr Juan Gutierrez, BSc, Geology (Masters), Geostatistics (Postgraduate Diploma), Group Chief Geologist at FireFly, and a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical disclosure contained in this announcement. asserted
Gutierrez → define → announcement
This announcement may contain certain forward-looking statements and projections, including statements regarding the SPP, and FireFly’s plans, forecasts and projections with respect to its mineral properties and programs. uncertain
announcement → contain → properties
Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as ‘may’, ‘might’, ‘could’, ‘would’, ‘will’, ‘expect’, ‘intend’, ‘believe’, ‘forecast’, ‘milestone’, ‘objective’, ‘predict’, ‘plan’, ‘scheduled’, ‘estimate’, ‘anticipate’, ‘continue’, or other similar words and may include, without limitation, statements regarding plans, strategies and objectives. uncertain
statements → look → plans
Although the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement reflect management’s current beliefs based upon information currently available to management and based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, such forward-looking statements and projections are estimates only and should not be relied upon. asserted
statements → look → management
They are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, which may include changes in commodity prices, foreign exchange fluctuations, economic, social and political conditions, and changes to applicable regulation, and those risks outlined in the Company’s public disclosures. uncertain
which → involve → disclosures
The forward-looking statements and projections are inherently uncertain and may therefore differ materially from results ultimately achieved. uncertain
statements → look → results
For example, there can be no assurance that FireFly will be able to confirm the presence of Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves, that FireFly’s plans for development of its mineral properties will proceed, that any mineralisation will prove to be economic, or that a mine will be successfully developed on any of FireFly’s mineral properties. asserted
mine → confirm → properties
The performance of FireFly may be influenced by a number of factors which are outside of the control of the Company, its directors, officers, employees and contractors. uncertain
which → influence → Company
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