Australian Rare Earths Limited (ASX:AR3) has disclosed that all nine resolutions put to shareholders at its Annual General Meeting on 12 November 2026 were carried, with outcomes determined by poll, including approval of performance rights and zero exercise price options for Managing Director Travis Beinke and a special resolution granting 10% additional placement capacity.

Key Points

  • All nine resolutions at the 12 November 2026 AGM were carried, determined by poll.
  • Resolutions 1 through 8 were ordinary resolutions; Resolution 9 was a special resolution approving 10% additional placement capacity, which passed with 98.37% of votes in favour.
  • Shareholders approved the issue of unlisted performance rights and zero exercise price options (ZEPOs) to Managing Director and CEO Travis Beinke.
  • Unlisted options were approved for non-executive directors Angus Barker and Pauline Carr, with Pauline Carr also re-elected to the board.

Poll Results for Director and Remuneration Resolutions

The remuneration report was adopted with 99.64% of poll votes in favour. The re-election of Pauline Carr as a director received 99.38% support. Approval of the Employee Option Plan passed with 97.17% in favour, while the Performance Rights Plan was approved with 97.66% support. The issue of unlisted performance rights to Managing Director Travis Beinke was carried with 97.18% of votes in favour, and the issue of unlisted zero exercise price options to Beinke passed with 96.65% support.

Options Approved for Non-Executive Directors Barker and Carr

Shareholders voted to approve the issue of unlisted options to non-executive director Angus Barker, with 98.12% of poll votes in favour and 1.88% against. The corresponding resolution for non-executive director Pauline Carr passed with 96.79% of votes in favour and 3.21% against. Both resolutions were ordinary resolutions decided by poll, in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 3.13.2 and section 251AA(2) of the Corporations Act 2001.

Special Resolution Grants 10% Additional Placement Capacity

Resolution 9, a special resolution seeking approval for 10% additional placement capacity, was carried with 98.37% of poll votes in favour and 1.63% against, with 21,699 votes recorded as abstentions. A total of 69,514,389 votes were cast in favour on the poll. The filing states the results have been disclosed in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 3.13.2 and section 251AA(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), and the release was authorised by the Secretary of Australian Rare Earths Limited.