Newcrest Announces Second Court Hearing Date

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Newcrest Mining Limited announces the second court hearing for the proposed acquisition by Newmont Overseas Holdings Pty Ltd.

Notice of Second Court Hearing

Melbourne, Australia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 9, 2023) - Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) (TSX: NCM) (PNGX: NCM) refers to the proposed acquisition of Newcrest by Newmont Overseas Holdings Pty Ltd, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Newmont Corporation, by way of a scheme of arrangement (Scheme).

Subject to Newcrest Shareholders approving the Scheme by the requisite majorities at the Scheme Meeting to be held on Friday, 13 October 2023, the Court hearing to approve the Scheme (Second Court Hearing) will take place at 10.15am on Tuesday, 17 October 2023 in the Federal Court of Australia at 305 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000.

Newcrest Shareholders have the right to appear and be heard at the Second Court Hearing and may oppose the approval of the Scheme at the Second Court Hearing.

If you wish to oppose approval of the Scheme by the Court at the Second Court Hearing, you must file and serve on Newcrest a notice of appearance, in the prescribed form, together with any affidavit on which you wish to rely at the hearing. The notice of appearance and affidavit must be served on Newcrest at its address for service at least 1 day before the Second Court Hearing. The address for service of Newcrest is Herbert Smith Freehills, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 (Attention: Rodd Levy).

Authorised by the Newcrest Disclosure Committee

For further information please contact

Investor Enquiries
Tom Dixon
+61 3 9522 5570
+61 450 541 389
Tom.Dixon@newcrest.com.au

Rebecca Lay
+61 3 9522 5298
+61 438 355 511
Rebecca.Lay@newcrest.com.au

North American Investor Enquiries
Vlada Cvijetinovic
+1 604 335 9202
+1 604 240 2998
Vlada.Cvijetinovic@newcrest.com.au

Media Enquiries
Celina Watt
+61 3 9522 4264
+61 436 677 220
Celina.Watt@newcrest.com.au

This information is available on our website at www.newcrest.com.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/183427

FAQ

What is the second court hearing for?

The second court hearing is for the approval of the proposed acquisition of Newcrest Mining Limited by Newmont Overseas Holdings Pty Ltd.

When will the second court hearing take place?

The second court hearing will take place on Tuesday, 17 October 2023 at 10.15am in the Federal Court of Australia.

How can Newcrest shareholders oppose the approval of the scheme?

Newcrest shareholders can appear and be heard at the second court hearing and may oppose the approval of the scheme by filing a notice of appearance and affidavit at least 1 day before the hearing.

Who can I contact for further information?

For further information, please contact Tom Dixon at +61 3 9522 5570 or Rebecca Lay at +61 3 9522 5298 for investor inquiries, Vlada Cvijetinovic at +1 604 335 9202 for North American investor inquiries, and Celina Watt at +61 3 9522 4264 for media inquiries.