• EGM requisitioned by Vastness Investment Group withdrawn
• Court orders allow deferral of 2025 AGM to 30 June 2026
• Deferral to give FIRB additional time to consider matters referred by company

Northern Minerals Limited (ASX: NTU) has announced that the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) requisitioned by Vastness Investment Group Limited (Vastness) has been withdrawn. The company had previously commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of New South Wales seeking orders to further defer the last date on which the 2025 annual general meeting (AGM) must be held, and to permit the company to hold the EGM on the same date as the AGM. This was to give the Foreign Investment Division of the Department of Treasury (FIRB) additional time to consider matters referred to in the company's previous ASX announcement. With the withdrawal of the section 249D notice by Vastness, the company is no longer required to convene the EGM. The Court has made orders that permit the company to hold the AGM on or before 30 June 2026. The company is committed to complying with all rules and regulations, including those pertaining to its ASX listing and shareholding transparency, and ensuring FIRB has sufficient time to complete its consideration of the matters referred to it by the company. The Browns Range project is a vitally important project for Australian and allied nations' efforts to set up non-sole source reliant rare earths and permanent magnets supply chains.