TARGET MARKET DETERMINATION

Made by:

Macarthur Minerals Limited ACN 103 011 436 of Suite 1G, Building 1, Kings Row

Office Park, 40 McDougall Street, Milton QLD 4064 (Company)

Product:

Attaching options issued in connection with the issue of fully paid ordinary shares

in the capital of the Company (Shares) under a prospectus dated 1 March 2024

(Options)

Effective date:

8 March 2024

The Company has prepared this Target Market Determination (TMD) in connection with its offer to issue Options by the Company under a rights issue of Shares and attaching Options (Rights Issue), detailed in the Prospectus dated 1 March 2024.

This offer is made pursuant to section 713 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), entitles Eligible Shareholders to subscribe for one (1) New Share at A$0.10 issue price for every five (5) Ordinary Shares held at the Record Date of Thursday, 7 March 2024, along with one (1) free attaching Option for every two (2) New Shares subscribed. Each Option can be exercised at $0.25 per Ordinary Share and expires 18 months from the issue date.

The Company's Shares are presently traded on the ASX and it is proposed that the Company seek quotation of the Options on the ASX as a separate class of additional security. However, there is no guarantee as to what price the Options may trade on the ASX nor the volume / market for such Options.

The Entitlement Offer aims to raise approximately $3,325,070 (before costs) through the issuance of approximately 33,250,698 Shares (subject to rounding). Eligible Shareholders may also apply for any Shares (and free attaching Options) not subscribed for by others under the Entitlement Offer (Shortfall Offer), subject to terms outlined in the Prospectus. The Prospectus is available on the Company's website, www.macarthurminerals.com. Mahe Capital Pty Ltd (ACN 634 087 684) (Mahe Capital) is the appointed lead manager and nominee to the offer.

Recipients of this TMD are advised to carefully read and consider the Prospectus in its entirety and seek professional advice if needed. Those interested in acquiring Options under the Rights Issue must complete the entitlement and acceptance form provided with or accompanying the Prospectus. There is no cooling-off period for the issuance of Options.

It is important to note that this TMD does not consider your current financial situation or future needs. Recipients are urged to assess these aspects and review the Prospectus before making any investment decisions. The Company is not licensed to provide financial product advice regarding the Options.

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1 TARGET MARKET

The information below summarises the overall class of investors that fall within the target market for the Options, based on the product key attributes and the objectives, financial situation and needs that they have been designed to meet.

Factor

Target market

Investment

Options will expire on 27 September 2025 (Expiry Date). The Company expects that an

Objective

investment in the Offers (which includes an investment in the Options) will be suitable

for investors who wish to have a right, but not an obligation, in the medium term, to

acquire Shares in the Company prior to the Expiry Date.

The Company expects that an investment in Options will be suitable for investors who

wish to gain exposure to equities in a micro-cap exploration company listed on the

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), the exposure being both the New Shares, the

Options, and the Shares that underlie the Options. It is proposed that the Company

seek quotation of the Options on the ASX as a separate class of additional security.

The Options are not designed for investors who require an income stream from their

investment in the Options.

Investment

The target market of investors will take a short to medium-term outlook on their

Timeframe

investment. Investors with a short-term outlook for their investment will benefit from

an ability to trade the Options on ASX and/or exercise Options and trade the

underlying Shares issued on exercise should the Option exercise price of the Options

be lower than the trading price of Shares. Investors with a medium-term outlook will

benefit from an ability to exercise Options within the term of the Options and increase

their shareholding and exposure to the potential upside in the Company's Shares into

the future.

Given the need to pay the exercise price in order to acquire Shares, Investors in the

target market are in a financial position that is sufficient for them to invest their funds

on exercise the Options over the term of the Options, during which their ability to

liquidate their Options in the Company may be limited by a lack of liquidity in the

Options and by the trading price of Shares.

An investment in the Shares and Options under the Offers or the resulting Shares

should be regarded as highly speculative.

Investment Metrics

Investment eligibility is limited to existing Shareholders for the Rights Issue Offer and

Shortfall Investors for the Shortfall Offer. It is crucial for prospective investors to be

prepared to endure potential fluctuations in their investment's value since the Options

are issued without additional consideration.

To realise the underlying value of the Options, an exercise price must be paid for the

issuance of the Shares upon Option exercise. Therefore, the ability to capitalise on the

Options' value necessitates exercising them on or before the Expiry Date, or

alternatively, trading them on the ASX before the Expiry Date if there's demand,

particularly when the trading price of the underlying Shares exceeds the exercise price

for the Options.

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It's important to note that the Options (and the resulting Shares) do not assure a liquid

market or any guarantee of the price at which the underlying Shares may trade, nor do

they offer any income, capital protection, or guaranteed gains.

Risk of Investment

The Company considers that an investment in the Options is highly speculative, such

that an investment in the Company is not appropriate for an investor who would not be

able to bear a loss of some or all of the investment. Investors should also have a

sufficient level of financial literacy and resources (either alone or in conjunction with

an appropriate adviser) to understand and appreciate the risks of investing in Options

as an asset class generally and the more specific risks of investing in an Australian listed

exploration company.

Excluded Class of

The New Options are not suitable for investors:

Consumers

who are not seeking to have the potential to increase their investment in the

Company;

who do not understand and appreciate the risks of investing in options as an

asset class generally and the more specific risks of investing in the Company;

who require an income stream from their investment;

who do not ordinarily invest in speculative investments in the exploration

company; and

who are residents outside Australia and New Zealand and therefore are not

applicants under the Rights Issue Offer.

  1. DISTRIBUTION CONDITIONS
    The offer of Options under the Prospectus is being made to holders of Shares on the record date
    (7 March 2024) resident in Australia or New Zealand, and applicants identified by the Company in consultation with Mahe Capital.
    The Prospectus will include jurisdictional conditions on eligibility. The Company will also include a copy of this TMD on its website.
    The Company has emphasised that an investment in the Options, and in the Shares underlying the Options, is speculative in nature and not suitable for investors for whom such an investment is inappropriate. The Company considers that these distribution conditions will ensure that persons who invest in Options fall within the target market in circumstances where personal advice is not being provided to those persons by the Company.
  2. REVIEW TRIGGERS
    The Options are being offered for a limited offer period as set out in the Prospectus, after the conclusion of which the Options will no longer be available for investment by way of issue. It follows that the TMD will only apply in the period between the commencement of the offer of the Options and the issue of the Options shortly after the close of the offer of shortfall securities under the Prospectus (Offer Period).

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To allow the Company to determine whether circumstances exist that indicate this TMD is no longer appropriate to the Options and should be reviewed, the following review triggers apply for the Offer Period:

  1. a new offer of Options that requires preparation of a disclosure document is made after completion of the Offer Period;
  2. any event or circumstance that would materially change a factor taken into account in making this TMD;
  3. the existence of a significant dealing of the Options that is not consistent with this TMD. The Company does not consider that an on-sale of the Options on market is a significant dealing;
  4. ASIC raises concerns with the Company regarding the adequacy of the design or distribution of the Options or this TMD; and
  5. material changes to the regulatory environment that applies to an investment in the Options.

4 REVIEW PERIOD

If a review trigger occurs during the Offer Period, the Company will undertake a review of the TMD in light of the review trigger.

The Company will otherwise complete a review of the TMD immediately prior to the issue of Options under the offer.

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5 INFORMATION REPORTING

The reporting requirements of all distributors is set out in the table below.

Reporting requirement

Period for reporting to the

Information to be provided

Company by the distributor

Whether the distributor received

(a)

For such time as the

(a)

The

number

of

complaints about the Options.

Offer Period remains

complaints received.

open, within 10 business

(b)

A summary of the nature

days after the end of

of

each

complaint

or a

each quarter.

copy of each complaint.

(b)

Within 10 business days

after the end of the Offer

Period.

A significant dealing of the

As soon as reasonably practicable

(a)

Details of the

significant

Options that is not consistent

after

the significant dealing

dealing.

with this TMD.

occurs, but in any event no later

(b)

Reasons

why

the

than

10 business days after the

distributor considers that

significant dealing occurs.

the

significant

dealing is

not

consistent

with

this

TMD.

A summary of the steps taken by

Within 10 business days after the

A summary of the steps taken by

the distributor to ensure that its

end of the offer of Shares in

the distributor to ensure that its

conduct was consistent with this

accordance with the Prospectus.

conduct was consistent with this

TMD.

TMD.

6 CONTACT DETAILS

Contact details in respect of this TMD for the Company are: Mima Wirakara, Company Secretary

Phone: +61 7 3221 1796

Email:communications@macarthurminerals.com

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