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A.C.N.  006 639 514

ANNUAL REPORT AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
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Contents

30 June 2023

Chairman's letter
Review of operations
Tenement schedule
Directors' report
Auditor's independence declaration
Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income
Statement of financial position
Statement of changes in equity
Statement of cash flows
Notes to the financial statements
Directors' declaration
Independent auditor's report to the members of Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited
Shareholder information
Corporate directory

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Level 44,  600 Bourke Street 
Melbourne    VIC   Australia 
Ph:   (03) 8420 6280       

Postal Address:   P O Box 2236,    
Richmond VIC    3121 

Email: info@reedylagoon.com.au
reedylagoon.com.au

Dear Shareholders 

Annual Report for Financial Year 2023  

The Company has 3 very prospective projects: 

Lithium 

(cid:120)
(cid:120) Gold  
(cid:120)

Iron (magnetite) 

The status of these projects is summarised in the Review of Operations in this Annual Report. 

After Financial Year 2023 the Company sought to raise $1.32 million from shareholders under a 1 for 3 
entitlement offer together with a related offer under which shareholders could apply for additional 
shares.  The Company raised $349,748 under this offer. 

This funding has enabled the Company to secure its tenements and meet overheads for the time being, 
but further funding needs to be raised in order to be able to develop the Company’s projects and 
thereby create increased value for the Company’s assets. 

The Company is looking to obtain this further funding through farm­ins under joint ventures of one or 
more of its projects in preference to offering shares at a discount to the current share price which would 
be dilutive to existing shareholdings. 

Thank you for your continued support. 

Yours sincerely, 

Jonathan Hamer 
Chairman 

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Review of operations 
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Overview 

Reedy Lagoon has exploration projects 
for lithium, gold and magnetite. 

During the 2023 financial year and in 
the period up to the date of this Review 
of Operations, the Company staked 
additional claims to expand its lithium-
brine project in Nevada to include 
lithium-clay targets, identified new gold 
prospects by soil sampling for gold at 
Burracoppin and explored various 
options for progressing its Burracoppin 
Iron project. 

Corporate. 

Reedy Lagoon issued 9,292,689 shares at an issue price of $0.0119 per share to directors under the 
Scheme approved by shareholders at the annual general meeting held on 25 November 2022 relating 
to the payment of directors’ remuneration in respect of a prior period. 

Subsequent to the end of the 2023 financial year the Company issued 49,963,988 RLC shares at an 
issue price of $0.007 per share under an Entitlement Offer to shareholders raising $349,748 on 29 
August 2023.       

On 27 July 2022 the agreement with Dinsdale Consultants Pty Ltd and Smelt Tech Consulting Pty Ltd 
to pursue a commercial objective of establishing “green iron” production in Western Australia using 
HIsmelt technology to smelt magnetite from the Burracoppin deposit using biochar as the reductant 
instead of coal was amended to have services in the future provided by MinRizon Projects Pty Ltd 
instead of Dinsdale Consultants Pty Ltd. 

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Review of Projects 

Lithium  
Nevada Lithium Brine Projects  
Alkali Lake North (“ALN”):  
Clayton Valley (“CV”): 

LITHIUM BRINES 
RLC 100% 
Nevada, USA 
334 placer claims and 157 lode claims – 9,657 acres (3,908 ha) 
112 placer claims                                  – 2,240 acres (   906 ha)    

The Nevada lithium brine projects comprise: Alkali Lake  North and  Clayton  Valley. The  projects are 
located in two large and separate ground water catchment areas in Nevada, USA. The projects are 
within 30 kilometres  of  the Silver  Peak Lithium Brine Operation owned by Albemarle Corp. which is 
located 360 kilometres by road (US-95 route) from the Tesla Gigafactory (Lithium-ion batteries) in Reno.   

Several other advanced lithium projects are active in the area and are shown in Figures 1 & 2.  

Figure 1. Location diagram. RLC’s Alkali Lake North and Clayton Valley lithium projects are 
shown in blue.  Other lithium projects shown are: Silver Peak Lithium Brine Operation 
(Albemarle Corp.), NeoLith Energy – Direct Extraction Li‐brine Pilot Plant (Schlumberger/Pure 
Energy), Rhyolite Ridge Project (Li‐mineral) (Ioneer Ltd), Tonopah Lithium Project (Argosy 
Minerals), TLC Lithium Deposit (Li‐clay) (American Lithium Corp.) and Tonopah North Lithium 
Project (Li‐clay) (Blackrock Silver Corp./Tearlach Resources).   

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During the 2023 financial year reports of loosely bound lithium found within extensive shallow flat lying 
sediments in the area to the north of Reedy Lagoon’s Alkali Lake North project presented an additional 
potential pathway for Reedy Lagoon to becoming a low-cost producer of battery grade lithium chemical.   

Reedy  Lagoon  holds  two  project  areas,  Clayton  Valley  and  Alkali  Lake  North,  which  comprise  a 
combined area of 4,814 hectares (11,857 acres) under 446 placer claims and 157 lode claims. Brine 
targets  defined  in  detailed  geophysical  data  (3D-AMT)  are  present  in  both  project  areas.  New  lode 
claims acquired during the 2023 financial year expand the project area at Alkali Lake North to include 
an area where Siebert Formation sediments, the host sediments for lithium-clay deposits reported to 
the north, are interpreted to extend under shallow cover. All the claims are 100% owned and there are 
no non-government royalty arrangements.  

Clayton Valley Project 

LITHIUM in BRINE 

Nevada, USA 

RLC 100% 

The Clayton Valley lithium-brine project is located within 10 kilometres northwest of the Silver Peak 
Lithium Operation (owned by Albemarle Corporation) where the southern end of Big Smoky Valley 
meets the western side of Clayton Valley (refer Figure 1). 

The project comprises 112 placer claims covering 906 hectares (2,240 acres). 

A brine target potentially comprising a 200 metre thick interval of sediments containing multiple brine 
filled aquifers has been identified in Audio MagnetoTelluric (3D AMT) survey data (refer ASX release 
23/8/2018). Importantly, we see similarities between the geology indicated in our 3D AMT survey with 
the geology that has been determined and reported for the Silver Peak lithium brine production area 
located a few kilometres to the southeast.   

The next phase of exploration is likely to comprise drilling the brine targets identified in the 3D AMT 
data. Timing depends on external developments including in direct extraction lithium-brine 
capabilities, availability of water rights and funding.  

Alkali Lake North Project 

LITHIUM in BRINE & CLAY       Nevada, USA 

RLC 100% 

The Alkali Lake North Project (Nevada, USA) is exploring for lithium dissolved in salty ground water 
(lithium-brine) and for lithium in clay-sediments (lithium-clay) in the area about 15 kilometres 
southwest from Tonopah.  

The project comprises 334 placer claims and 157 lode claims, covering 3,908 hectares (9,657 acres). 

The project is located on the western margin of the Tonopah South Caldera.  

ALN was initiated to investigate for lithium-brine and the original placer  claims staked by RLC were 
designed to cover a deep sub-basin interpreted from satellite and gravity data and now buried under 
recent alluvium (ASX release 30/01/2017 ).  

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Lithium enriched clays discovered on projects including two located on the west side of Tonopah to the 
north  of  ALN  have  recently  been  reported  by  other  explorers  including  Lithium  Americas  Corp.  and 
Blackrock Silver Corp. (refer to Figure 2).  

Metallurgical testwork carried out by Lithium Americas on drill samples has demonstrated fast leach 
times for lithium extraction and this is because lithium atoms are loosely adsorbed onto clay molecules 
and not tied up in the molecular lattice of clay minerals such as hectorite. 

The lithium in  clay discoveries near  Tonopah occur within a volcanic ash unit known as  the Siebert 
Formation. The Siebert Formation is widely distributed in this area and while the presence of lithium in 
the Formation is not ubiquitous, lithium enrichment is thought to be associated with geothermal activity 
in shallow lacustrine settings including caldera lakes, sedimentary basins and hot springs. The Siebert 
Formation is interpreted to extend into the RLC claims under shallow alluvial cover where it can readily 
be drill-tested (ASX release 28/04/2023). 

Figure 2.  RLC’s 
Alkali Lake North 
lithium project. 
Other lithium 
projects shown are: 
American Lithium 
Corp’s TLC Lithium 
Project,  Blackrock 
Silver Corp’s 
Tonopah North 
Lithium Project, Pan 
American Energy 
Corp’s Horizon 
Project and Astute 
Metal’s Polaris 
project (and 
others).  

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Lithium-brine  targets  potentially  comprising  multiple  brine  aquifers  within  sediments  have  been 
identified  (as  conductors)  in  data  from  Audio  MagnetoTelluric  (“AMT”  ;  both  2D  and  3D  AMT)    and 
seismic surveys (refer to Figure 3 and ASX release 6/01/2022). 

A tubular shaped conductor 4,300 metres in length with a keel extending to at least 600 metres depth 
over its central section is interpreted in 3D Audio Magneto-telluric (3D-AMT) data. The full lateral extent 
of the tubular brine target lies within a sub-basin indicated in gravity data and the target’s central keel 
coincides with the deepest part of the basin (refer ASX release 14/10/2021).  

Interpretations of 2D Shallow Seismic Reflection (SSR) data acquired along a 7 kilometre long traverse 
running east-west across the centre of the project area include reflectors pulling up towards the eastern 
and western ends of the traverse suggesting sedimentary layers sag downwards in the central portion 
of the project area which would be consistent with an interpreted basin structure from gravity data (refer 
to Figures 3 and 4 and  ASX release 6/01/2022).   

Figure 3.  Alkali Lake North project : Shallow Seismic Reflection survey. The SSR traverse line in 
this image is orientated Left is west,  Right is east  and located on Figure 2.  Note: depth to top of 
Siebert decreases from the central part of the traverse to the east. 

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Figure 4. Alkali Lake North.  Interpreted conductors and structure over 2D‐AMT data.   
Note that the 2D‐AMT traverse extends further west than the SSR traverse shown in Figure 3. 

The concurrent presence of extensive AMT conductivity anomalies and shallow seismic reflectors 
located within a basin structure indicated in gravity data and captured within the project area are 
strong indicators of the presence of a substantial brine aquifer system located within the Alkali Lake 
North project.   

The project was expanded to include investigations for lithium-clay in the 2023 financial year. 

Lithium-clay targets comprise clay sediments/tuffs of the Siebert Formation. In late 2022 and early 2023 
Reedy Lagoon staked lode claims over ground abutting the eastern and northern sides of the ALN area 
targeting areas where the target host lithologies for a lithium bearing sediment/clay are interpreted to 
extend under shallow cover (refer ASX release 28/04/2023). Siebert Formation sediments are mapped 
outcropping 300 hundred metres to the east of the expanded project area are interpreted to extend into 
the Reedy Lagoon claims under shallow alluvial cover.  

The next phase of exploration will prioritise drilling to test the lode claims for the presence of Siebert 
Formation sediments and for lithium within those sediments.  

Further exploration planned to investigate the lithium-brine targets includes additional 3D-AMT survey 
over areas not yet covered in order to acquire data to aid drill target selection for testing the extensive 
flat lying aquifers interpreted in the 2D-AMT and SSR data across the project area.  Drill testing for 
lithium bearing brine in the large tubular shaped target located in the eastern side of the project is also 
planned.  

However, exploration for lithium-rich clay is significantly quicker and less costly than exploration for 
lithium in brine. For this reason drilling at the lithium-clay targets is being pioritised. 

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Gold 

Burracoppin Gold 

RLC 100% 
                                   E70/4941, E70/5467, E70/5544 (241 km2) 

Western Australia  

Reedy  Lagoon  is  targeting  gold  mineralisation  at  Burracoppin  in  the  vicinity  of  its  magnetite  deposit 
(part of the iron project) located 260 kilometres east of Perth in Western Australia. The project is 60 
kilometres north of the Tampia gold mine and 30 kilometres southwest from the Edna May gold mine 
(both owned by Ramelius Resources Limited). 

Figure 5.  Burracoppin Gold Project.  Yandina Shear Zone, project tenure and location over 
regional geology.   

The focus of exploration includes a structural feature, the Yandina Shear Zone, and areas adjacent to 
it. Most of the 30 kilometre strike length of the Yandina Shear Zone within the project area has seen 
very little exploration. Exploration using soil sampling along traverse lines and low detection gold assay 
(lower detection limit 0.1 ppb Au) is generating encouraging results. 

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.  

Current results have identified prospect 
areas shown on Figure 6 at Lady Janet,  
Windmills, Shear Luck and Zebra. 

Infill soil sampling conducted during the 
2023 financial year advanced the Shear 
Luck and Zebra prospects. 

Figure 6.  Overview of soil sample lines; location of 
the Lady Janet,  Windmills, Shear Luck and Zebra 
gold prospects and the Yandina Shear Zone.   

Lady Janet Prospect  
At Lady Janet, gold assays from soil samples indicate a contiguous zone extending 1,200 metres 
located to the east of the Yandina Shear Zone within which samples on 7 adjacent traverses at 200 
metre separations reported with at least 5 ppb gold (refer Figures 6 & 7).  

The gold assay values show a clear drop to less than 1.2 ppb gold along the eastern ends of the 
traverse lines suggesting the results may be related to underlying geology and lend support to the 
exploration method in this environment. 

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Reedy Lagoon’s initial sampling at the 
Lady Janet had two purposes: one 
being to recover results from our 
sampling to assist our understanding of 
the responses recovered, the other to 
follow up old workings at Lady Janet 
(refer ASX release 23/12/2020). The 
sampling achieved success on both 
counts.  

Results from the sampling have 
identified a gold anomaly showing 
strong correlation with elements of the 
Yandina Shear Zone along strike from 
the Lady Janet Mine. The results give 
encouragement that ongoing work at 
the prospect may be assisted by 
detailed magnetic data identifying 
structural targets for drilling. 

Figure 7.  Lady Janet prospect ‐ soil sample results over 
regional magnetics. Mapped trace of Yandina Fault 
Zone is shown passing  through the sample traverses.  

Windmills prospect 

The Windmills Prospect was initiated in 2021 when geochemical data recovered from soil samples on 
a traverse in an area devoid of any known past sampling identified an auriferous zone 800 metres 
wide and follow-up 
sampling recovered 
results that extended 
the auriferous zone to  
measure at least 1,400 
metres by 400 metres 
(refer Figures 6 & 8 and 
ASX release 
28/09/2022).  

The prospect is located 
about 1.5 kilometres 
east from the mapped 
location of the Yandina 
Shear Zone and the 
auriferous zone is 
elongated in a direction 
parallel to it. 

Figure 8.  Windmills prospect ‐ soil sample results over regional 
magnetics.  

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Shear Luck prospect 

The Shear Luck prospect is located in the southwest part of the project area about 6 kilometres from 
the southern boundary (refer to Figures 6 & 9). 

Infill  soil  sampling  conducted  during  the  2023  financial  year  recovered  gold  levels  of  at  least  5  ppb 
forming an anomalous gold zone of at least 1,000 metres length along the Yandina Shear Zone.  

The infill sampling followed-up anomalous gold results recovered last year. Two exploratory traverses 
had  recovered  anomalous  gold  highlighting  a  section  of  the  Yandina  Shear  Zone  coincident  with  a 
magnetic  anomaly  likely  related  to  a  mapped occurrence of  metamorphosed banded  iron-formation.  
The new gold assay results highlight the potential for this structural setting to be favourable for gold 
mineralisation and provide focus for further investigation (refer to ASX release 3/07/2023).   

Figure 9. Shear Luck prospect. Soil sample gold assay results over regional magnetics. 

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Zebra prospect 

The Zebra prospect is located about 4 kilometres east from the mapped location of the Yandina Shear 
Zone. The longer axis of the anomalous gold zone is approximately parallel to the Shear Zone (refer to 
Figure 6). 

Infill soil sampling conducted during the 2023 financial year recovered gold levels of at least 5 ppb along 
8 adjacent E-W soil traverse lines for a N-S distance of 1,400 metres (refer to Figure 10). Additional 
sampling is required to investigate for north and south extensions to the anomalous gold zone identified 
in the current data. 

Figure 10. Zebra prospect. Soil sample gold assay results over regional magnetics. 

Figure 10. Zebra prospect. Soil sample gold assay results over regional magnetics. 

Work planned.  

Next steps under consideration or planned include: 
  additional infill and extension sampling at both Shear Luck and Zebra to better constrain the surface 

gold anomaly extent;  

  additional  assay,  including  multi-element,  to  investigate  for  both  gold  and  lithium  path-finder 

elements in samples already collected and 

  geophysical surveys to acquire data to aid interpreting structural targets to assist in planning drill 

programs.  

The relationship between regional scale magnetic data and gold anomalism in the 4 prospect areas 
identified give confidence that detailed magnetic data may enable structural targets to be identified for 
drill testing. 

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Iron  
Burracoppin  Iron 

Western Australia  

RLC 100% 

MINING, BIOMASSING and SMELTING 
to produce 
GREEN HIGH PURITY PIG IRON. 

The Burracoppin Iron project plans to produce iron from the Burracoppin magnetite deposit by mining 
and processing the ore into an iron concentrate for smelting into pig iron using carbon from biomass. 
The plan incorporates HIsmelt technology which is well suited to processing the coarse grained high-
purity iron concentrate that the Burracoppin magnetite mineralisation can produce. The planned smelt 
reactor  produces  High  Purity  Pig  Iron  (“HPPI”)  at  a  rate  of  1  million  tonnes  per  annum  (“mtpa”) 
upgradable to 2 mtpa. A pig iron production rate of 1 mtpa would require about 1.6 mtpa iron concentrate 
(3.2 mtpa for the higher rate).  The requirement for 1.6 mtpa iron concentrate is well matched to the 
likely scale of mining operations that may prove possible at Burracoppin and the available public access 
infrastructure.  

The  steps  required  to  achieve  annual  production  of  1Mtpa  Green  High  Purity  Pig  Iron  include 
establishing the following: 

  Mining - Burracoppin Magnetite 
  Biomassing for Carbon Cycling 
  Smelting - HIsmelt 
  Production - High Purity Pig Iron 

The project aims to be a low‐cost producer of green high purity pig iron.  

Burracoppin Magnetite Deposit 

Western Australia  

RLC 100% 
            E70/4941 (58 km2) 

Figure 11.   

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The Burracoppin magnetite deposit is located half-way between Perth and Kalgoorlie near the town of 
Burracoppin on the Great Eastern Highway, east of Merredin. The Trans-Australian Railway passes 
over the north-western extension of the deposit providing heavy-haul goods service and access to ports 
(refer to Figure 8). 

Metallurgical testwork conducted on core samples from 3 holes drilled into the Burracoppin magnetite 
deposit  has  identified  mineralisation  well  suited  to  HIsmelt.  The  testwork  to  date  indicates  the 
Burracoppin mineralisation can produce an iron concentrate of at least 67% Fe and low impurities at a 
grind size of 80% passing 150 micron (refer ASX releases: 18/01/2013 and 17/11/2014). 

Results from a study by CSIRO using advanced modelling of the magnetic field associated with the 
deposit have been used by Reedy Lagoon to determine an Exploration Target of  240 to 300 million 
tonnes at 20 to 25 Wt% iron at Burracoppin and are being used to assist planning the Company’s drilling 
to establish the presence of sufficient magnetite to support the planned pig iron production (refer ASX 
release 29/04/2022).   

The Exploration Target stated above is a product of research which, whilst based on robust physics, is 
conceptual  in  nature.  There  has  been  insufficient  exploration  to  define  a  Mineral  Resource and  it  is 
uncertain if further exploration will result in the determination of a Mineral Resource.  

Further  drilling  and  metallurgical  testwork  is  planned  to  establish  Indicated  Resources  which,  if 
achieved, will enable financials for the mining and production of iron concentrate for the planned smelter 
to be estimated. 

Figure 12.  CSIRO’s MagResource model of the Burracoppin magnetite deposit shown beneath land 
surface imaged from GoogleEarth.  

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During the 2023 financial year reviews of potential development options were undertaken.  

One option includes progressing the project by initial production for sale of Direct Reduction Magnetite 
Concentrate (“DR Magnetite Concentrate”). DR Magnetite Concentrate typically requires less than 2% 
total  silica  and  alumina  and  greater  than  70%  Fe.  The  metallurgical  work  to  date  indicates  the 
Burracoppin mineralisation may produce such a concentrate at the 45 micron grind size usually required 
for pelletising. DR Magnetite Concentrate would be marketed primarily to be processed into pellets to 
make direct reduced iron for Electric Arc Furnaces.  

Development    of  the  project  to  produce  green  high  purity  pig  iron  using  HiSmelt  and  +67%  Fe 
concentrate (at +100 micron) with no pelletising stage remains the preferred option (including because 
of  its  potentially  lower  net  GHG1  emissions),  but  the  production  and  marketing  of  DR  Magnetite 
Concentrate as an intermediary stage in the project’s development could expand RLC’s market options 
while allowing progression in the future to the production of green pig iron.  

Note 1: Green House Gas (“GHG”) emissions include carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide 

Biomassing – Carbon Capture 

Studies have identified the potential for locally grown biomass to produce all the carbon required for the 
planned smelting of Burracoppin magnetite into pig iron (refer to ASX release 19/03/2021). 

Biomass  includes  grass,  wood,  crops  and  certain  "waste"  products  otherwise  destined  for  landfill. 
Biomass has been used as a fuel but we intend harvesting the carbon it contains by processing it into 
biochar.  The  biochar  will  then  be  used  to  replace  coal  as  the  source  of  carbon  required  to  smelt 
magnetite into pig iron. Our net operation will be smelting magnetite into metal which will release carbon 
dioxide into the air and cropping biomass to extract carbon dioxide from the air. 

The  project  will  have  greenhouse  (including  carbon  dioxide)  emissions  additional  to  those  from  the 
smelting  operation,  including  from  harvesting  and  processing  biomass,  mining  and  transport.  These 
additional emissions in total will be significantly less than those from the smelting operation and it is 
anticipated  that  they  could  be  mitigated  by  biomass/biochar  production  in  excess  of  the  smelter 
requirements and / or by purchasing carbon credits. 

Our  Iron  Project  will  encompass  carbon  capture  through  agriculture  and  carbon  release  through 
industry: a cycle - what is taken out is put back in. 

It is intended that the biomass business will enable the project to produce pig iron with net zero carbon 
dioxide  emissions  together  with  an  alternative  crop  for  wheat  farmers  in  the  Western  Australian 
Wheatbelt.  

NOTE:  It is expected that it may take 5 to 10 years to achieve the production rate of 0.8Mtpa biochar 
required for the planned production of 1Mtpa HPPI (refer ASX 19/03/2021).  Alternative options may 
include cropping biomass in other parts of Australia (higher growth rates) and by purchasing biochar. 

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Smelting – Green High Purity Pig Iron 

HIsmelt technology + Magnetite + Biochar = Green High Purity Pig Iron. 

In the event that Steps 1 (Mining), and 2 (Biomassing) are achieved then the following objectives and 
scenarios would be pursued: 

HIsmelt  is  a  proven  technology  that  was  initially  developed  in  Australia  before  being  purchased  by 
Molong Petroleum Machinery Ltd and developed commercially in China. HIsmelt smelts iron ore into 
High Purity Pig Iron ("HPPI") with lower environmental emissions than the conventional blast furnace 
technology and can produce "green" pig iron via using sustainably produced biochar as the reductant 
instead of coal (refer to ASX releases 09/02/2021 and 19/03/2021). 

HIsmelt is an innovative smelting process capable of using the coarse Burracoppin concentrate as direct 
feed thus significantly reducing process costs at the mine site and adverse emissions at the smelter 
site (as neither sintering or pelletising of the concentrate is required).  

The HIsmelt smelt process produces a net excess of electricity, which will be "green" electricity when 
using  biochar  as  the  reductant  instead  of  coal.  This  green  electricity  may  be  able  to  be  counted  as 
mitigating carbon emissions. The excess  electricity (estimated at 20MW during  smelting operations) 
could potentially be used to produce green hydrogen for use in a first step in the smelt reaction in order 
to further reduce carbon emissions (refer to ASX release 19/03/2021). 

Geof Fethers 
Managing Director 

Competent Person’s Statements:  
The information in this report other than information in the section headed “Lithium” as it relates to exploration 
results and geology was compiled by Mr Geoffrey Fethers who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining 
and Metallurgy. Mr Fethers is a director of Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited and a Competent Person.  Mr 
Fethers  has  sufficient  experience  which  is  relevant  to  the  style  of  mineralisation  and  type  of  deposit  under 
consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 
Edition of the 'Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves'. Mr 
Fethers consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on the information in the form and context 
in which it appears. 

The information in the Exploration section headed “Lithium” of this report as it relates to exploration results and 
geology was compiled by Mr Geoff Balfe who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 
Mr Balfe is a consultant to Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited and a Competent Person.  Mr Balfe has sufficient 
experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the 
activity  which  he  is  undertaking  to  qualify  as  a  Competent  Person  as  defined  in  the  2012  Edition  of  the 
'Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves'. Mr Balfe consents 
to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on the information in the form and context in which it appears. 

Where Exploration Results have been reported in earlier RLC ASX Releases referenced in this report, those releases 
are  available  to  view  on  https://www.reedylagoon.com.au/investors/asx‐announcements/.  The  company 
confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in 
those earlier releases. The company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Person’s findings 
are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcement. 

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Tenement Schedule
30 June 2023

Tenement Schedule 
Tenements held at 28 September 2023: 

Located in Australia 

Tenement 

E70/4941 
Burracoppin (WA)  

E70/5467 
Burracoppin (WA)  

E70/5544 
Burracoppin (WA)  

Date of grant 

Status 

Minimum Annual 
Expenditure 
Commitment 
$

Company 
Interest 
(direct or 
indirect) 

Current 

  11 Feb 2019 

20,000 

100% 1, & 2

Current 

  22 Jan 2021 

28,000 

100% 1, & 2

Area 
(km2)

58 

81 

102 

Current 

  23 Mar 2021 

35,000 

100% 1, & 2

Located in USA 
Tenements (all Placer Claims and Lode Claims located in Nevada)  3 & 4

Claim Name

Claim Numbers

Alkali Lake North Project
WH Claims 

WH­1  to  WH­7 

WH­8 to WH­29 

WH­30 to WH­51 

WH­52 to WH­63 

WH­64 to WH72 

WH­73 to WH94 

WH­95 to WH­115 

WH­116 to WH­123 

WH­124 to WH­128 

WH­129 to  WH­334

AC Claims

AC­1       to   AC­63

AC­64     to  AC­157 

Clayton Valley Project
CV Claims

CV­1 to CV­112

Corresponding 
BLM NMC Number 

Total Claims

Total Area

NV101828616      to
NV101828622 
NV101830001      to
NV101830022   
NV101571222      to
NV101571243 
NV101572484      to
NV101572495 
NV101572601      to
NV101572609 
NV101573822      to
NV101573843 
NV101573822      to
NV101573843 
NV101576089      to
NV101576096 
NV101576201 
NV101576205 
NV105269236      to
NV105269441 
NV105815722 
NV105815784 
NV105829725 
NV105829818 

to 

to 

to 

    7 

  22 

  22 

  12 

    9 

 22  

 21 

    8 

    5 

206 

63

  94 

NMC  1176204  to 
NMC 1176315 

112

18 

2,596 ha 

1,312 ha 

906 ha

Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited
Tenement Schedule
30 June 2023

Notes to the tenement schedule: 

1.  E70/4941, E70/5467 and E70/5544 are 100% owned by RLC through its wholly owned subsidiary, 

Bullamine Magnetite Pty Ltd. The 3 tenements have each been granted for a 5 year term 
commencing at date of grant. 

2.  The Statutory expenditure requirement for Australian tenements is subject to negotiation with the 
relevant state department, and expenditure commitments may be varied between tenements, or 
reduced subject to reduction of exploration area and/or relinquishment of non-prospective 
tenements. Expenditure requirements commence at grant and apply for each 12 month period 
following the grant date. 

3.  The Placer and Lode Claims in the lithium projects in Nevada are owned 100% by RLC through 

its wholly owned subsidiary, Sierra Lithium LLC. 

4.  Annual Land Fees comprising maintenance fees payable to the BLM and Esmeralda County are 
payable in respect of the Claims. All Land Fees were paid up to 31 August 2024. There is no 
minimum exploration expenditure requirement for Claims located in Nevada, USA. 

5.  NV is the County serial number. 

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Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited
Directors' report
30 June 2023

The directors present their report, together with the financial statements, on the consolidated entity (referred to hereafter as the 'consolidated 
entity') consisting of Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited (referred to hereafter as the 'company' or 'parent entity') and the entities it controlled at 
the end of, or during, the year ended 30 June 2023.

Directors
The following persons were directors of Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited during the whole of the financial year and up to the date of this 
report, unless otherwise stated:

Jonathan M. Hamer
Geoffrey H. Fethers
Adrian C. Griffin

Principal activities
During the financial year the principal continuing activities of the consolidated entity consisted of exploration for minerals in Australia and the 
United States of America.

Dividends
There were no dividends paid, recommended or declared during the current or previous financial year.

Review of operations
The loss for the consolidated entity after providing for income tax amounted to $772,560 (30 June 2022: $1,387,442 (Loss)).

Refer to the separate review of operations that comes before this directors' report.

Significant changes in the state of affairs
There were no significant changes in the state of affairs of the consolidated entity during the financial year.

Matters subsequent to the end of the financial year

On 26 July 2023, the RLC announced a non-renounceable pro rata entitlement offer to eligible holders of RLC shares on a 1 for 3 basis at 0.7 
cents per new RLC share, together with a related offer under which those holders could apply for shares in addition to their entitlement. 

On 29 August 2023, RLC issued 49,963,988 shares to shareholders who had subscribed $349,748 under the terms of the Offer.

No other matter or circumstance has arisen since 30 June 2023 that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect the consolidated 
entity's operations, the results of those operations, or the consolidated entity's state of affairs in future financial years.

Impact of COVID 19 Pandemic
Restrictions imposed by governments during the COVID pandemic retarded progress on the Company’s projects but otherwise the pandemic 
had limited effect on the Company’s operations 

At the date of annual report, an estimate of the future effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the group cannot be made, as the impact will 
depend on the magnitude and duration of the economic downturn, with the full range of possible effects unknown.

Likely developments and expected results of operations

Information on likely developments in the operations of the consolidated entity and the expected results of operations have not been included in 
this report because the directors believe it would be likely to result in unreasonable prejudice to the consolidated entity.

At the date of this report, there are no future developments of the Company which warrant disclosure.

Environmental regulation
The consolidated entity's operations are subject to environmental regulations in relation to its exploration activities under State legislation in 
Australia and Federal legislation in USA.

The directors are not aware of any breaches of environmental regulations during the period covered by this report.

The directors have considered compliance with the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 which requires entities to report 
annual greenhouse gas emissions and energy use. For the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 the directors have assessed that there are no 
current reporting requirements.

Information on directors

Name:
Title:
Age:

Qualifications:
Experience and expertise:

Jonathan M. Hamer 
Chairman – Non-Executive 
68

BA, LLB.
Jonathan Hamer is a former partner of King & Wood Mallesons where he practised in the areas of 
corporate and finance law. Jonathan was appointed as a non-executive director of  Reedy Lagoon on 
9 May 2007 and has served on the board as chairman since.

Other current directorships:
Former directorships (last 3 years):
Interests in shares:
Interests in options:

Nil
Nil
19,968,511 fully paid ordinary shares
600,000 options

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Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited
Directors' report
30 June 2023

Name:
Title:
Age:
Qualifications:
Experience and expertise:

Geoffrey H. Fethers  
Managing Director
66
B.Sc.(Hons), M AusIMM
Geof Fethers is a geologist with more than 30 years exploration experience.  He was employed by De 
Beers Australia Exploration Limited (formerly Stockdale Prospecting Limited) from 1980 to 1985. Geof 
founded Reedy Lagoon on 24 September 1986 and has managed operations since inception.

Other current directorships:
Former directorships (last 3 years):
Interests in shares:
Interests in options:

Nil
Nil
57,662,667 fully paid ordinary shares
500,000 options

Name:
Title:
Age:
Qualifications:
Experience and expertise:

Adrian C. Griffin
Director - Non-Executive
70
B.Sc.(Hons), M AusIMM

Adrian Griffin has accumulated over 40 years’ experience in the resource sector. During that time he 
has held directorships of many private and listed resource companies and overseen the operation of 
large, integrated mining and processing facilities.  He is currently a technical advisor to Lithium 
Australia Limited, a diversified battery materials company. Adrian was a director of Reedy Lagoon from 
9 May 2007 until resigning on 27 November 2009 to act as technical director of Ferrum Crescent, an 
iron-ore developer in South Africa. He re-joined Reedy Lagoon as a director on 30 June 2014.

Adrian was also a founding director of Northern Minerals Ltd and Parkway Corporate Limited, Battery 
Future Acquisition Corporation and recently  appointed a director of Charger Metals NL. He has been 
involved in developing a number of lithium extraction technologies, high-performance cathode 
materials for lithium ion batteries, and recycling of battery materials. 

Other current directorships:

Former directorships (last 3 years):

Special responsibilities:
Interests in shares:
Interests in options:

Charger Metals NL (ASX:CHR) appointed 26 November 2021
Battery Future Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: BFAC.U) appointed 18 April 2021
Northern Minerals Ltd (ASX:NTU) 22 July 2006 to 24 November 2020
Lithium Australia Ltd (ASX:LIT)  31 January 2011 to 31 May 2022
Parkway Corporate Ltd (ASX:PWN) 12 November 2010 to 19 September 2022
Nil
36,192,291 fully paid ordinary shares
300,000 options

Other current directorships' quoted above are current directorships for listed entities only and excludes directorships of all other types of entities, 
unless otherwise stated.

Former directorships (last 3 years) quoted above are directorships held in the last 3 years for listed entities only and excludes directorships of all 
other types of entities, unless otherwise stated.

‘Interests in shares and options’ quoted above are as at the date of this report.

Company secretary

Geoffrey H. Fethers is the Company's secretary.  Details of his qualifications and experience are disclosed in the information on directors 
section above.

Meetings of directors
The number of meetings of the Company's Board of Directors ('the Board') held during the year ended 30 June 2023, and the number of 
meetings attended by each director were:

Jonathan M. Hamer 
Geoffrey H. Fethers
Adrian C. Griffin

Held: represents the number of meetings held during the time the director held office.

Full Board

Attended
7
7
7

Held
7
7
7

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Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited
Directors' report
30 June 2023

Remuneration report (audited)

This remuneration report outlines the Director and Executive remuneration arrangements of the Company in accordance with the Corporations 
Act 2001 and its Regulations.  It also provides the remuneration disclosures required by paragraphs AUS25.4 and AUS 25.7.2 of AASB 124 
Related Party Disclosures which have been transferred to the Remuneration Report in accordance with the Corporations Regulation  2M 6.04.

This report outlines the remuneration arrangements in place for the Directors (both Executive and Non-Executive) and Executives of the 
Company.  
This report is audited as the entity has transferred the disclosures from the financial statements.
For the purposes of this report the term ‘Senior Executive‘ encompasses the Managing Director, Executive Directors and Secretary of the 
Company.

The remuneration report is set out under the following main headings:
●
●
●
●
●

Principles used to determine the nature and amount of remuneration
Details of remuneration
Service agreements
Share-based compensation
Additional disclosures relating to key management personnel

Principles used to determine the nature and amount of remuneration
Currently, the Company does not have a separate remuneration committee. Because of the size of the Board and the operations of the 
Company, the Directors are of the view that there is no need for a separate remuneration committee. 

The Board as a whole reviews the remuneration packages and policies applicable to the Chairman, Senior Executives and Non-Executive 
Directors on an annual basis. Remuneration levels are set to attract or retain, as appropriate, qualified and experienced Directors and Senior 
Executives. From time to time and as required, the Board will seek independent professional advice on the appropriateness of remuneration 
packages.

The current nature and amount of remuneration payable to Chairman, Executives and Non-Executive Directors is not dependent upon the 
satisfaction of a performance condition.  Instead part of the remuneration takes the form of options which will have value if the Company’s share 
price increases.

Use of remuneration consultants
The Company did not make use of remuneration consultants during the 2023 financial year

Voting and comments made at the Company's 25 November 2022 Annual General Meeting ('AGM')
At the 25 November 2022 AGM, 99.16% of the votes received supported the adoption of the remuneration report for the year ended 30 June 
2022. The Company did not receive any specific feedback at the AGM regarding its remuneration practices.

Details of remuneration

Amounts of remuneration

Details of the remuneration of key management personnel of the consolidated entity are set out in the following tables and the sub-section: 
Service Agreements below.

The key management personnel of the consolidated entity consisted of the following directors of Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited:

●
●
●

J Hamer
G Fethers
A Griffin 

Short-term benefits

Post-
employment 
benefits

Long-term 
benefits

Share-based 
payments

Cash 
salary and 
fees

Annual 
Leave

Payment in 
respect of 
prior period *

Super-
annuation

Long service 
leave

Equity-settled

Total

2023

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Non-Executive Directors:
J Hamer
A Griffin

36,199
20,000

-
-

33,333
16,667

Executive Directors:
G Fethers 

45,430
101,629

(3,696)
(3,696)

60,583
110,583

3,801
-

27,500
31,301

-
-

(2,422)
(2,422)

1,932
644

3,219
5,795

75,265
37,311

130,614
243,190

* There has been no increase in remuneration rates to directors in the report period. The payments totaling $110,583 to directors were in 
respect of contracted amounts previously not paid and which arose as follows: 

Directors agreed to not receive or be entitled to receive potions of their contracted remuneration for the period commencing 1 March 2022 on 
the basis that amounts not receivable from that date would become payable if and only if (1) the board agreed to make payment; (2) the 
Company is solvent at the time of payment; and (3) the Company would remain solvent after payment.
This was agreed by the directors in order to reduce overheads, increase available funding for exploration and preserve cash pending raising 
additional funds.

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Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited
Directors' report
30 June 2023

Details of remuneration (continued)
The directors proposed at the annual general meeting held on 25 November 2022 ("AGM") that some or all of these conditional payments in 
respect of the 10 month period from 1 March 2022 to 31 December 2022 to become payable, but only on the further condition that any amounts 
paid (after allowing for tax on such amounts which the director may request be paid free of this further condition) are applied by the Directors to 
subscribe for new fully paid ordinary shares in the Company (“Shares”) at an issue price equal to the 5 day VWAP on the day prior to issue (“the 
Scheme”). Under the Scheme any amount paid to a director (other than amounts in respect of tax requested by that director to be free of the 
subscription requirement) would be returned to the Company as new share capital issued at market.
Shareholders approved the Scheme at the AGM, each of the directors elected to receive the payment under the Scheme and subscribed in 
aggregate $110,583 for 9,292,689 fully paid shares in RLC at market ($0.0119 per share) on 15 December 2022.

Short-term benefits

Post-
employment 
benefits

Long-term 
benefits

Share-based 
payments

Cash 
salary and 
fees

Annual 
Leave

Payment in 
respect of 
prior period *

Super-
annuation

Long service 
leave

Equity-settled

Total

2022

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Non-Executive Directors:
J Hamer
A Griffin

51,364
28,333

-
-

100,000
50,000

Executive Directors:
G Fethers 

77,850
157,547

20,300
20,300

216,892
366,892

5,303
-

25,000
30,303

-
-

3,996
3,996

4,500
1,500

7,500
13,500

161,167
79,833

351,538
592,538

The proportion of remuneration linked to performance and the fixed proportion are as follows:

Name

Non-Executive Directors:
J Hamer
A Griffin

Executive Directors:
G Fethers

Fixed remuneration
2023

2022

At risk - STI

At risk - LTI

2023

2022

2023

2022

97%
98%

97%
98%

98%

98%

-
-

-

-
-

-

3%
2%

2%

3%
2%

2%

Service agreements
Remuneration and other terms of employment for key management personnel are formalised in service agreements. Details of these 
agreements are as follows:

Name:
Title:
Agreement commenced: 1 May 2007
Details:

G Fethers
Managing Director

Mr G Fethers is the Company’s Executive Managing Director under a contract of employment which commenced on 1 
May 2007.  Under the contract Mr Fethers is entitled to $132,000 per annum plus statutory superannuation and 
options under the terms of the Directors Options Scheme.  The contract does not have any fixed term and may be 
terminated by the Company or Mr Fethers on reasonable notice.  No payments or retirement benefits are payable on 
termination.

Name:
Title:
Agreement commenced: 1 May 2007
Details:

J Hamer
Chairman - Non-Executive

Mr J Hamer is employed as the Company’s Non-executive Chairman.  His appointment as a Director commenced on 
9 May 2007 with agreed director fees payable at an annual rate of $40,000 plus options under the terms of the 
Directors Options Scheme.  His annual rate was increased from $40,000 to $80,000 commencing 1 January 2018. 
There is no fixed term and no set retirement benefits are payable on termination. 

Name:
Title:
Agreement commenced: 30 June 2014
Details:

Mr Adrian Griffin
Director

Mr A Griffin is employed as a Non-executive Director.  His appointment as a Director commenced on 30 June 2014 
with agreed director fees payable at an annual rate of $40,000 plus options under the terms of the Directors Options 
Scheme.  There is no fixed term and no set retirement benefits are payable on termination.

Key management personnel have no entitlement to termination payments, other than accrued leave balances, in the event of removal for 
misconduct.

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Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited
Directors' report
30 June 2023

Share-based compensation

Issue of shares
There were no shares issued to directors and other key management personnel as part of compensation during the year ended 30 June 
2023. No shares were issued to any director in lieu of cash payable for fees/salary/super during the year ended 30 June 2023.

Options
The terms and conditions of each grant of options over ordinary shares affecting remuneration of directors and other key management 
personnel in this financial year or future reporting years are as follows:

Grant date

Vesting date and
exercisable date

Expiry date

Exercise price

Fair value
per option
at grant date

15 December 2022

15 December 2022

31 December 2025

$0.0152

$0.0064

Options granted carry no dividend or voting rights.

The number of options over ordinary shares granted to and vested by directors and other key management personnel as part of compensation 
during the year ended 30 June 2023 are set out below:

Name

J Hamer
G Fethers
A Griffin

Number of
options
granted
during the
year
2023

300,000
500,000
100,000

Number of
options
granted
during the
year
2022

300,000
500,000
100,000

Number of
options
vested
during the
year
2023

300,000
500,000
100,000

Number of
options
vested
during the
year
2022

300,000
500,000
100,000

Additional disclosures relating to key management personnel

Shareholding
The number of shares in the Company held during the financial year by each director and other members of key management personnel of the 
consolidated entity, including their personally related parties, is set out below:

Ordinary shares
G Fethers
J Hamer
A Griffin

Balance at 
the start of 

Received
in lieu of 

Held on

Balance at 
the end of 

the year

remuneration

Additions

appointment

the year

52,571,659
17,167,391
34,791,730
104,530,780

-
-
-
                   - 

5,091,008
2,801,120
1,400,561
9,292,689

-
-
-
                        - 

57,662,667
19,968,511
36,192,291
113,823,469

Option holding
The number of options over ordinary shares in the Company held during the financial year by each director and other members of key 
management personnel of the consolidated entity, including their personally related parties, is set out below:

Options over ordinary shares
G Fethers
J Hamer
A Griffin

Balance at 
the start of 
the year

                   - 
300,000
300,000
600,000

Granted

Exercised

Expired /
Forfeited

500,000
300,000
100,000
900,000

-
-
-
                   - 

(100,000)
(100,000)

Balance at 
the end of 
the year

           500,000 
600,000
300,000
1,400,000

This concludes the remuneration report, which has been audited.

Shares under option
Unissued ordinary shares of Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited under option at the date of this report are as follows:

Grant date

23 December 2020
23 December 2021
15 December 2022

Expiry date

31 December 2023
31 December 2024
31 December 2025

Exercise 
price

$0.0147
$0.0546
$0.0152

Number 
under option

100,000
400,000
900,000
1,400,000

No person entitled to exercise the options had or has any right by virtue of the option to participate in any share issue of the Company or of any 
other body corporate.

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Directors' report
30 June 2023

Shares issued on the exercise of options
No ordinary shares of Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited were issued on the exercise of options during the year ended 30 June 2023 and up to 
the date of this report.

Indemnity and insurance of officers
During the financial year, the Company paid a premium in respect of a contract insuring the directors of the Company (as named above) and all 
executive officers of the Company and of any related body corporate against a liability incurred in such capacity of director, secretary or 
executive officer to the extent permitted by the Corporations Act 2001. The contract of insurance prohibits disclosure of the nature of the liability 
and the amount of the premium.

The Company has not otherwise, during or since the financial year, except to the extent permitted by law, indemnified or agreed to indemnify an 
officer or auditor of the Company or of any related body corporate against a liability incurred as such an officer.

Proceedings on behalf of the company
No person has applied for leave of Court to bring proceedings on behalf of the Company or intervene in any proceedings to which the Company 
is a party for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the Company for all or any part of those proceedings.

Non-audit services
Details of the amounts paid or payable to the auditor for non-audit services provided during the financial year by the auditor are outlined in note 
17 to the financial statements.

The directors are satisfied that the provision of non-audit services during the financial year, by the auditor (or by another person or firm on the 
auditor's behalf), is compatible with the general standard of independence for auditors imposed by the Corporations Act 2001.

The directors are of the opinion that the services as disclosed in note 17 to the financial statements do not compromise the external auditor's 
independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 for the following reasons:

●

●

all non-audit services have been reviewed and approved to ensure that they do not impact the integrity and objectivity of the auditor; 
and
none of the services undermine the general principles relating to auditor independence as set out in APES 110 Code of Ethics for 
Professional Accountants issued by the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board, including reviewing or auditing the 
auditor's own work, acting in a management or decision-making capacity for the Company, acting as advocate for the Company or 
jointly sharing economic risks and rewards.

Officers of the Company who are former directors of Connect National Audit Pty Ltd
There are no officers of the Company who are former directors of Connect National Audit Pty Ltd.

Auditor's independence declaration
A copy of the auditor's independence declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 is set out immediately after this 
directors' report.

This report is made in accordance with a resolution of directors, pursuant to section 306(3)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001.

On behalf of the directors

G.H. Fethers
Managing Director

28 September 2023
Melbourne

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AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION 
UNDER SECTION 307C OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 

As lead auditor for the audit of Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited for the year ended 
30 June 2023, I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there have 
been: 

(a) 

(b) 

no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the 
Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and 

no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in 
relation to the audit. 

This declaration is in respect of Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited and controlled 
entities. 

George Georgiou FCA 
Managing Director 
Connect National Audit Pty Ltd 
ASIC Authorised Audit Company No.: 521888 
Melbourne, Victoria 
Date: 28  September 2023 

Connect National Audit Pty Ltd is an Authorised Audit Company 

Head Office: Level 14, 333 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000 

ABN 43 605 713 040 

Gold Coast Office: Level 9, Wyndham Corporate Centre, 1 Corporate Court, BUNDALL, 
QUEENSLAND, 4217 

Sydney Office: Level 5, 20 Bond Street, Sydney NSW 2000 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation 

w: www.connectaudit.com.au 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited
Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income 
For the year ended 30 June 2023

Revenue

Expenses
Administration expenses
Employee benefits expense
Exploration expenditure
Share based payments
Exchange gain and losses
Capital raising expenses
Impairment of goodwill on business combination
Other expenses

Loss before income tax expense

Income tax expense

Loss after income tax expense for the year attributable to the owners of Reedy 
Lagoon Corporation Limited

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Foreign Currency Translation
Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

Total comprehensive income for the year attributable to the owners of Reedy Lagoon 
Corporation Limited

Note

Consolidated

2023
$

2022
$

1,664

99

(144,100)
(222,941)
(357,661)
(5,795)
(4,989)
-
-
(38,738)

(229,262)
(551,601)
(604,513)
(13,500)
41,583
-
-
(30,248)

(772,560)

(1,387,442)

5

-

-

(772,560)

(1,387,442)

-
-

-
-

(772,560)

(1,387,442)

Cents

Cents

Basic earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share

25
25

(0.137)
(0.137)

(0.261)
(0.261)

The above statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes

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Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited
Statement of financial position 
As at 30 June 2023

Assets

Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Trade and other receivables
Other
Total current assets

Non-current assets
Deposits & bonds

Total non-current assets

Total assets

Liabilities

Current liabilities
Trade and other payables
Employee benefits
Provision for site restoration
Provision for contingent liability
Total current liabilities

Non-current liabilities
Employee benefits
Subordinated Loan
Total non-current liabilities

Total liabilities

Net assets

Equity
Issued capital
Reserves
Accumulated losses
Total equity

Note

Consolidated

2023
$

2022
$

6
7
8

9

10
11

20

12
13

206,591
4,012
4,345
214,948

8,189

8,189

551,988
64,987
85,571
702,546

7,881
-
7,881

223,137

710,427

13,547
183,390
10,000
-

206,937

-

200,000
200,000

13,742
182,405
10,000
36,290
242,437

-
-
-

406,937

242,437

(183,800)

467,990

23,445,242
(8,480)
(23,620,562)
(183,800)

23,334,659
(18,376)
(22,848,293)
467,990

The above statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes

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1,629,282
53,420
13,500
-
(36,757)
-

467,990

Total
deficiency in
equity
$
467,990

Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited
Statement of changes in equity
For the year ended 30 June 2023

Consolidated

Balance at 1 July 2021

Loss after income tax expense for the year
Other comprehensive income for the year, 

net of tax

Total comprehensive income for the year

Issued 
capital 
$
21,632,780

Exchange
Reserves
$
11,490

Options
Reserves
$
12,568

Accumulated 
losses
$

(21,460,851)

Total
deficiency in
equity
$
195,987

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1,387,442)

(1,387,442)

-

-

(1,387,442)

(1,387,442)

-

-

Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners:
Contributions of equity, net of transaction costs (note 12)

Excercise of options
Share-based payments
Lapse of Options
Foreign currency translation

1,629,282
72,597
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
(36,757)

-
(19,177)
13,500
-
-

-
-
-
-
-

Balance at 30 June 2022

23,334,659

(25,267)

6,891

(22,848,293)

Consolidated

Balance at 1 July 2022

Loss after income tax expense for theyear
Other comprehensive income for the year, 
net of tax

Total comprehensive income for the year

Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners:
Contributions of equity, net of transaction costs (note 12)

Excercise of options
Share-based payments
Lapse of Options
Foreign currency translation

Issued 
capital 
$
23,334,659

Exchange
Reserves
$
(25,267)

Options
Reserves
$
6,891

Accumulated 
losses
$

(22,848,293)

-

-

-

110,583

-
-
-
-

-

-

-

-

-
5,795
(291)
-

(772,560)

(772,560)

-

-

(772,560)

(772,560)

-

-
-
291
-

110,583

-
5,795
-
4,392

-

-

-

-
-
-
4,392

Balance at 30 June 2023

23,445,242

(20,875)

12,395

(23,620,562)

(183,800)

The above statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes

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Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited
Statement of cash flows
For the year ended 30 June 2023

Cash flows from operating activities
Operating receipts
Payments to suppliers and employees
Payments for exploration activities
Interest received

Net cash used in operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from deposits and bonds refunds

Net cash from investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of shares, net of issue costs
Proceeds from exercise of share options
Proceeds from Loans
Net cash from financing activities

Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents
Impact of exchange rates on foreign cash balances
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

Note

24

9

12

6

Consolidated

2023
$

1,664
(430,820)
(225,919)

-

2022
$

-

(756,153)
(738,443)
99

(655,075)

(1,494,497)

-

-

-

-

110,583

-

200,000
310,583

(344,492)
(905)
551,988

206,591

1,629,282
53,420
-

1,682,702

188,205
3,845
359,938

551,988

The above statement of cash flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes

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Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited
Notes to the financial statements
30 June 2023

Note 1. General information

The financial statements cover Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited as a consolidated entity consisting of Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited and 
the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, the year. The financial statements are presented in Australian dollars, which is Reedy Lagoon 
Corporation Limited's functional and presentation currency.

Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited is a listed public company limited by shares, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. Its registered office and 
principal place of business is:

Level 44, 600 Bourke Street
Melbourne
Victoria 3000

A description of the nature of the consolidated entity's operations and its principal activities are included in the directors' report, which is not part 
of the financial statements.

The financial statements were authorised for issue, in accordance with a resolution of directors, on 30 September 2023. The directors have the 
power to amend and reissue the financial statements.

Note 2. Significant accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous financial year and corresponding interim reporting period, 
unless otherwise stated.

New or amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations adopted
The consolidated entity has adopted all of the new or amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued by the Australian Accounting 
Standards Board ('AASB') that are mandatory for the current reporting period.

Any new or amended Accounting Standards or Interpretations that are not yet mandatory have not been early adopted.

Going concern
This financial report has been prepared on a going concern basis.

The Company has sufficient funds to continue its current activities which include studies developing new lithium project opportunities in the US, 
interpretation of the recent results from soil sampling at the Burracoppin gold project and planning for drilling at the Burracoppin magnetite 
deposit. 

The Company plans to fund additional exploration including drilling at its existing projects by raising capital by issuing securities or through joint 
venture under project farm out agreements.

The Directors have assessed the Company’s current financial position and are of the view that application of the going concern basis of 
accounting is appropriate.

Comparatives

The comparative figures have been classified in certain circumstances to provide a more meaningful representation of the financial statements.

Basis of preparation
These general purpose financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations issued 
by the Australian Accounting Standards Board ('AASB') and the Corporations Act 2001, as appropriate for for-profit oriented entities. These 
financial statements also comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board 
('IASB').

Historical cost convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for, where applicable, the revaluation of financial 
assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income, investment 
properties, certain classes of property, plant and equipment and derivative financial instruments.

Critical accounting estimates

The preparation of the financial statements requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its 
judgement in the process of applying the consolidated entity's accounting policies. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or 
complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements, are disclosed in note 3.

Parent entity information

In accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, these financial statements present the results of the consolidated entity only. Supplementary 
information about the parent entity is disclosed in note 21.

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Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited
Notes to the financial statements
30 June 2023

Note 2. Significant accounting policies (continued)

Principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets and liabilities of all subsidiaries of Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited ('company' 
or 'parent entity') as at 30 June 2023 and the results of all subsidiaries for the year then ended. Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited and its 
subsidiaries together are referred to in these financial statements as the 'consolidated entity'.

Subsidiaries are all those entities over which the consolidated entity has control. The consolidated entity controls an entity when the 
consolidated entity is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns 
through its power to direct the activities of the entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the 
consolidated entity. They are de-consolidated from the date that control ceases.

Intercompany transactions, balances and unrealised gains on transactions between entities in the consolidated entity are eliminated. Unrealised 
losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of the impairment of the asset transferred. Accounting policies of 
subsidiaries have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the consolidated entity.

The acquisition of subsidiaries is accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. A change in ownership interest, without the loss of 
control, is accounted for as an equity transaction, where the difference between the consideration transferred and the book value of the share of 
the non-controlling interest acquired is recognised directly in equity attributable to the parent.

Where the consolidated entity loses control over a subsidiary, it derecognises the assets including goodwill, liabilities and non-controlling 
interest in the subsidiary together with any cumulative translation differences recognised in equity. The consolidated entity recognises the fair 
value of the consideration received and the fair value of any investment retained together with any gain or loss in profit or loss.

Operating segments
Operating segments are presented using the 'management approach', where the information presented is on the same basis as the internal 
reports provided to the Chief Operating Decision Makers ('CODM'). The CODM is responsible for the allocation of resources to operating 
segments and assessing their performance.

Foreign currency translation

The financial statements are presented in Australian dollars, which is Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited's functional and presentation currency.

Foreign currency transactions

Foreign currency transactions are translated into Australian dollars using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign 
exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at financial year-end exchange rates of 
monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in profit or loss.

Foreign operations
The assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into Australian dollars using the exchange rates at the reporting date. The 
revenues and expenses of foreign operations are translated into Australian dollars using the average exchange rates, which approximate the 
rates at the dates of the transactions, for the period. All resulting foreign exchange differences are recognised in other comprehensive income 
through the foreign currency reserve in equity.

The foreign currency reserve is recognised in profit or loss when the foreign operation or net investment is disposed of.

Exploration, Evaluation and Development Expenditure

Expenditure incurred on the acquisition of exploration properties and exploration, evaluation and development costs, including acquisition of 
Nevada Lithium Pty Ltd are written off as incurred where the activities in the areas of interest have not yet reached a stage that permits 
reasonable assessment of the existence of economically recoverable reserves. At the date of this report insufficient data has been
recovered to permit an assessment of the existence of economically recoverable reserves at any of the Company’s projects. The Company has 
accordingly expensed all its expenditure relating to exploration during the report period. Once it is determined that the costs can be recouped 
through sale or successful development and exploitation of the area of interest then the on-going costs are accumulated and carried forward for 
each area of interest.

Amortisation is not charged on costs carried forward in respect of areas of interest in the development phase until production commences. 
When production commences, carried forward exploration, evaluation and development costs are amortised over the life of the area according 
to the rate of depletion of the economically recoverable reserves.

Accumulated costs in relation to an abandoned area are written off in full against profit in the year in which the decision to abandon the area is 
made. Each area of interest is also reviewed annually and accumulated costs written off to the extent that they will not be recoverable in the 
future.

Restoration costs are provided for at the time of the activities that give rise to the need for restoration. If this occurs prior to commencement of 
production, the costs are included in deferred exploration and development expenditure. If it occurs after commencement of production, 
restoration costs are provided for and charged to the statement of financial performance as an expense. 

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Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited
Notes to the financial statements
30 June 2023

Note 2. Significant accounting policies (continued)

Revenue recognition
The consolidated entity recognises revenue as follows:

Interest

Interest revenue is recognised as interest accrues using the effective interest method. This is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a 
financial asset and allocating the interest income over the relevant period using the effective interest rate, which is the rate that exactly 
discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset to the net carrying amount of the financial asset.

Other revenue

Other revenue is recognised when it is received or when the right to receive payment is established, less allowance for doubtful receivables.

Income tax

The income tax expense or benefit for the period is the tax payable on that period's taxable income based on the applicable income tax rate for 
each jurisdiction, adjusted by the changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary differences, unused tax losses and the 
adjustment recognised for prior periods, where applicable.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised for temporary differences at the tax rates expected to be applied when the assets are 
recovered or liabilities are settled, based on those tax rates that are enacted or substantively enacted, except for:

●

●

When the deferred income tax asset or liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or liability in a transaction that 
is not a business combination and that, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting nor taxable profits; or

When the taxable temporary difference is associated with interests in subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, and the timing of the 
reversal can be controlled and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses only if it is probable that future taxable amounts 
will be available to utilise those temporary differences and losses.

The carrying amount of recognised and unrecognised deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date. Deferred tax assets recognised 
are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that future taxable profits will be available for the carrying amount to be recovered. 
Previously unrecognised deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that there are future taxable profits available to 
recover the asset.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset only where there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current tax 
liabilities and deferred tax assets against deferred tax liabilities; and they relate to the same taxable authority on either the same taxable entity or 
different taxable entities which intend to settle simultaneously.

Current and non-current classification

Assets and liabilities are presented in the statement of financial position based on current and non-current classification.

An asset is classified as current when: it is either expected to be realised or intended to be sold or consumed in the consolidated entity's normal 
operating cycle; it is held primarily for the purpose of trading; it is expected to be realised within 12 months after the reporting period; or the 
asset is cash or cash equivalent unless restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least 12 months after the reporting 
period. All other assets are classified as non-current.

A liability is classified as current when: it is either expected to be settled in the consolidated entity's normal operating cycle; it is held primarily for 
the purpose of trading; it is due to be settled within 12 months after the reporting period; or there is no unconditional right to defer the settlement 
of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting period. All other liabilities are classified as non-current.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are always classified as non-current.

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits held at call with financial institutions, other short-term, highly liquid investments with 
original maturities of three months or less that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of 
changes in value.

Trade and other receivables
Other receivables are recognised at amortised cost, less any allowance for expected credit losses.

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Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited
Notes to the financial statements
30 June 2023

Note 2. Significant accounting policies (continued)

Trade and other payables
These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the consolidated entity prior to the end of the financial year and which are 
unpaid. Due to their short-term nature they are measured at amortised cost and are not discounted. The amounts are unsecured and are usually 
paid within 30 days of recognition.

Provisions

Provisions are recognised when the consolidated entity has a present (legal or constructive) obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable 
the consolidated entity will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. The amount 
recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the reporting date, taking into 
account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. If the time value of money is material, provisions are discounted using a current 
pre-tax rate specific to the liability. The increase in the provision resulting from the passage of time is recognised as a finance cost.

Employee benefits

Short-term employee benefits

Liabilities for wages and salaries, including non-monetary benefits, annual leave and long service leave expected to be settled wholly within 12 
months of the reporting date are measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liabilities are settled.

Other long-term employee benefits

The liability for annual leave and long service leave not expected to be settled within 12 months of the reporting date are measured at the 
present value of expected future payments to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the reporting date using the projected 
unit credit method. Consideration is given to expected future wage and salary levels, experience of employee departures and periods of service. 
Expected future payments are discounted using market yields at the reporting date on corporate bonds with terms to maturity and currency that 
match, as closely as possible, the estimated future cash outflows.

Share-based payments

Equity-settled and cash-settled share-based compensation benefits are provided to employees.

Equity-settled transactions are awards of shares, or options over shares, that are provided to employees in exchange for the rendering of 
services. Cash-settled transactions are awards of cash for the exchange of services, where the amount of cash is determined by reference to 
the share price.

The cost of equity-settled transactions are measured at fair value on grant date. Fair value is independently determined using either the 
Binomial or Black-Scholes option pricing model that takes into account the exercise price, the term of the option, the impact of dilution, the share 
price at grant date and expected price volatility of the underlying share, the expected dividend yield and the risk free interest rate for the term of 
the option, together with non-vesting conditions that do not determine whether the consolidated entity receives the services that entitle the 
employees to receive payment. No account is taken of any other vesting conditions.

The cost of equity-settled transactions are recognised as an expense with a corresponding increase in equity over the vesting period. The 
cumulative charge to profit or loss is calculated based on the grant date fair value of the award, the best estimate of the number of awards that 
are likely to vest and the expired portion of the vesting period. The amount recognised in profit or loss for the period is the cumulative amount 
calculated at each reporting date less amounts already recognised in previous periods.

The cost of cash-settled transactions is initially, and at each reporting date until vested, determined by applying either the Binomial or Black-
Scholes option pricing model, taking into consideration the terms and conditions on which the award was granted. The cumulative charge to 
profit or loss until settlement of the liability is calculated as follows:

●

●

during the vesting period, the liability at each reporting date is the fair value of the award at that date multiplied by the expired portion of 
the vesting period.
from the end of the vesting period until settlement of the award, the liability is the full fair value of the liability at the reporting date.

All changes in the liability are recognised in profit or loss. The ultimate cost of cash-settled transactions is the cash paid to settle the liability.

Market conditions are taken into consideration in determining fair value. Therefore any awards subject to market conditions are considered to 
vest irrespective of whether or not that market condition has been met, provided all other conditions are satisfied.

If equity-settled awards are modified, as a minimum an expense is recognised as if the modification has not been made. An additional expense 
is recognised, over the remaining vesting period, for any modification that increases the total fair value of the share-based compensation benefit 
as at the date of modification.

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Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited
Notes to the financial statements
30 June 2023

Note 2. Significant accounting policies (continued)

If the non-vesting condition is within the control of the consolidated entity or employee, the failure to satisfy the condition is treated as a 
cancellation. If the condition is not within the control of the consolidated entity or employee and is not satisfied during the vesting period, any 
remaining expense for the award is recognised over the remaining vesting period, unless the award is forfeited.

If equity-settled awards are cancelled, it is treated as if it has vested on the date of cancellation, and any remaining expense is recognised 
immediately. If a new replacement award is substituted for the cancelled award, the cancelled and new award is treated as if they were a 
modification.

Issued capital
Ordinary shares are classified as equity.

Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of new shares or options are shown in equity as a deduction, net of tax, from the proceeds.

Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to the owners of Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited, excluding any costs 
of servicing equity other than ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the financial year, 
adjusted for bonus elements in ordinary shares issued during the financial year.

Diluted earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share adjusts the figures used in the determination of basic earnings per share to take into account the after income tax 
effect of interest and other financing costs associated with dilutive potential ordinary shares and the weighted average number of shares 
assumed to have been issued for no consideration in relation to dilutive potential ordinary shares.

Goods and Services Tax ('GST') 

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of associated GST, unless the GST incurred is not recoverable from the tax 
authority. In this case it is recognised as part of the cost of the acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense.

Receivables and payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GST receivable or payable. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or 
payable to, the tax authority is included in other receivables or other payables in the statement of financial position.

Cash flows are presented on a gross basis. The GST components of cash flows arising from investing or financing activities which are 
recoverable from, or payable to the tax authority, are presented as operating cash flows.

Commitments and contingencies are disclosed net of the amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the tax authority.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations not yet mandatory or early adopted
Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations that have recently been issued or amended but are not yet mandatory, have not been early 
adopted by the consolidated entity for the annual reporting period ended 30 June 2023. The consolidated entity has not yet assessed the impact 
of these new or amended Accounting Standards and Interpretations.

Note 3. Critical accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported 
amounts in the financial statements. Management continually evaluates its judgements and estimates in relation to assets, liabilities, contingent 
liabilities, revenue and expenses. Management bases its judgements, estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on other various 
factors, including expectations of future events, management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The resulting accounting 
judgements and estimates will seldom equal the related actual results. The judgements, estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk 
of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities (refer to the respective notes) within the next financial year are 
discussed below.

Share-based payment transactions
Equity-settled share-based payments are measured at fair value of the equity instrument at the grant date. Fair value is measured by the use of 
either a Binomial or Black-Scholes model taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the instruments were granted. The expected 
life used in the model has been adjusted, based on management’s best estimate, for the effects of non-transferability, exercise restrictions, and 
behavioural considerations. 

Recovery of deferred tax assets
Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible temporary differences only if the consolidated entity considers it is probable that future taxable 
amounts will be available to utilise those temporary differences and losses.  Management has determined not to recognise the deferred tax 
asset, given that the group has experienced losses, on a historical basis.

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Notes to the financial statements
30 June 2023

Note 3. Critical accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions (continued)

Employee benefits provision

As discussed in note 2, the liability for employee benefits expected to be settled more than 12 months from the reporting date are recognised 
and measured at the present value of the estimated future cash flows to be made in respect of all employees at the reporting date. In 
determining the present value of the liability, estimates of attrition rates and pay increases through promotion and inflation have been taken into 
account.

Exploration expenditures
The consolidated entity expenses expenditures relating to exploration where the activities in the areas of interest have not yet reached a stage 
that permits reasonable assessment of the existence of economically recoverable reserves. At the date of this report insufficient data has been 
recovered to permit an assessment of the existence of economically recoverable reserves at any of the Company’s projects. The Company has 
accordingly expensed all its expenditure relating to exploration during the report period. 

Provision for restoration
Significant estimates and assumptions are made in determining this provision as there are a number of factors that will affect the ultimate 
liability. These factors include estimates of the extent and costs of rehabilitation activities, technological changes, regulatory changes, cost 
increases/decreases and changes in discount rates. These uncertainties may result in future actual expenditure differing from the amounts 
currently provided. The provision at balance date represents management’s best estimate of the present value of the future restoration costs 
required.

Note 4. Operating segments

Identification of reportable operating segments
The Company is organised into one operating segments: mineral exploration.  This operating segment is based on the internal reports that are 
reviewed and used by the Board of Directors (who are identified as the Chief Operating Decision Makers ('CODM')) in assessing performance 
and in determining the allocation of resources.

Note 5. Income tax expense

Numerical reconciliation of income tax expense and tax at the statutory rate
Loss before income tax expense

Tax at the statutory tax rate of 25% (2022: 25%)

Tax effect amounts which are not deductible/(taxable) in calculating taxable income:

Capital allowances share issue costs
Non deductible equity settled benefits expense
Other non-deductible (deductible) expenses
Non deductible overseas exploration expenditure

Current year tax losses not recognised

Income tax expense

Tax losses not recognised
Unused tax losses for which no deferred tax asset has been recognised

Potential tax benefit @ 25%

Consolidated

2023
$

2022
$

(772,560)

(1,387,442)

(193,140)

(346,861)

(3,444)
1,449
8,019
58,063

(129,053)

129,053

(21,029)
3,375
(2,600)
102,068

(265,047)

265,047

-  

-  

10,321,586

9,805,374

2,580,397

2,451,344

The above potential tax benefit for tax losses has not been recognised in the statement of financial position. These tax losses can only be 
utilised in the future if the continuity of ownership test is passed, or failing that, the same business test is passed.

The above potential tax benefit, which excludes tax losses, for deductible temporary differences has not been recognised in the statement of 
financial position as the recovery of this benefit is uncertain.

The potential future income tax benefit will only be obtained if:
a) The Company derives future assessable income of a nature and amount sufficient to enable the benefit to be realised;
b) The Company continues to comply with the conditions for deductibility imposed by the law; and
c) No changes in tax legislation adversely affect the Company in realising the benefit.

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Notes to the financial statements
30 June 2023

Note 5. Income tax expense

Income Tax Rate 

The tax rate used in the above reconciliation is the corporate tax rate of 25% payable by base rate entities for the 2022 and future income years. 
The base rate entity tax rate applies where the aggregated turnover of the entity is less than $50 million and less than 80% of assessable 
income is base rate entity passive income.  The rate used is the one that is expected to apply when the deferred tax assets of the entity are 
realised and the deferred tax liabilities of the entity are settled. The corporate tax rate has been reduced when compared with the previous year, 
which also used a rate of 25%.

Note 6. Current assets - cash and cash equivalents

Cash at bank

Note 7. Current assets - trade and other receivables

GST receivable
Other Receivable

Note 8. Current assets - other

Prepayments

Note 9. Non-current assets - other

Security deposits

Consolidated

2023
$

2022
$

206,591

551,988

Consolidated

2023
$

2022
$

4,012
-

4,012

14,471
50,516

64,987

Consolidated

2023
$

2022
$

4,345

85,571

Consolidated

2023
$

2022
$

8,189

7,881

The security deposits are monies held in respect of rehabilitation works required on the Company’s tenements located in the USA.

Note 10. Current liabilities - trade and other payables

Other payables and accruals

Refer to note 15 for further information on financial instruments.

Note 11. Current liabilities - employee benefits

Annual leave
Long Service Leave

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Consolidated

2023
$

2022
$

13,547

13,742

Consolidated

2023
$

2022
$

143,791
39,599

183,390

141,905
40,500

182,405

                        
             
                
             
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Notes to the financial statements
30 June 2023

Note 12. Equity - issued capital

Ordinary shares - fully paid

566,719,601

557,426,912

23,445,242

23,334,659

2023
shares

2022
shares

2023
$

2022
$

Consolidated

Movements in ordinary share capital

Details

Balance
Issue of shares
Less Share issue costs
Director subscriptions
Excercise of options
Excercise of options
Excercise of options
Issue of shares

Balance

Director subscriptions

Balance

Date

Shares

Issue price

$

30 June 2021
3 September 2021
3 September 2021
3 December 2021
3 December 2021
31 December 2021
11 March 2022
3 June 2022

30 June 2022

470,026,166
70,000,000

5,331,064
2,400,000
100,000
500,000
9,069,682

557,426,912

$0.0160

$0.0404

$0.0049 to $0.0147

$0.0116
$0.0546
$0.0400

21,632,780
1,120,000
(68,880)
215,375
36,132
1,665
34,800
362,787

23,334,659

15 December 2022

9,292,689

$0.0119

110,583

30 June 2023

566,719,601

23,445,242

Ordinary shares
Ordinary shares entitle the holder to participate in dividends and the proceeds on the winding up of the Company in proportion to the number of 
and amounts paid on the shares held. The fully paid ordinary shares have no par value and the Company does not have a limited amount of 
authorised capital.

On a show of hands every member present at a meeting in person or by proxy shall have one vote and upon a poll each share shall have one 
vote.

Share buy-back
There is no current on-market share buy-back.

Capital risk management
RLC’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and exploit the mineral assets 
under its control in order to provide future returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders.

Capital is regarded as total equity, as recognised in the statement of financial position, plus net debt. Net debt is calculated as total borrowings 
less cash and cash equivalents.

The Company continuously reviews the capital structure to ensure:-
• sufficient funds are available to implement its exploration expenditure programs in accordance with forecasted needs; and
• sufficient funds for the other operational needs of the Company is maintained.

The capital risk management policy remains unchanged from the 30 June 2022 annual report.

Note 13. Equity - reserves

Foreign currency reserve
Share-based payments reserve

Consolidated

2023
$

(20,875)
12,395
(8,480)

2022
$

(25,267)
6,891
(18,376)

Foreign currency reserve
The reserve is used to recognise exchange differences arising from the translation of the financial statements of foreign operations to Australian 
dollars. It is also used to recognise gains and losses on hedges of the net investments in foreign operations.

Share-based payments reserve
The reserve is used to recognise the value of equity benefits provided to employees and directors as part of their remuneration, and other 
parties as part of their compensation for services.

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Notes to the financial statements
30 June 2023

Note 13. Equity - reserves (continued)

Movements in reserves
Movements in each class of reserve during the current and previous financial year are set out below:

Consolidated

Balance at 1 July 2021
Foreign currency translation
Lapse of options
Option excercise
Share based payments

Balance at 30 June 2022
Foreign currency translation
Lapse of options
Option excercise
Share based payment

Balance at 30 June 2023

Note 14. Equity - dividends

Share based
payments
$

 Foreign
currency
$

12,568
  -  
  -  
(19,177)
13,500

6,891
  -  
(291)
  -  
5,795

12,395

11,490
(36,757)

-

(25,267)
4,392
-
-
-

(20,875)

Total
$

24,058
(36,757)
  -  
(19,177)
13,500

(18,376)
4,392
(291)
  -  
5,795

(8,480)

There were no dividends paid, recommended or declared during the current or previous financial year.

Note 15. Financial instruments

Financial risk management objectives

The consolidated entity's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including foreign currency risk, price risk and interest rate 
risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The consolidated entity's overall risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets 
and seeks to minimise potential adverse effects on the financial performance of the consolidated entity.  The consolidated entity uses different 
methods to measure different types of risk to which it is exposed. These methods include sensitivity analysis in the case of interest rate, foreign 
exchange and other price risks, ageing analysis for credit risk and beta analysis in respect of investment portfolios to determine market risk.

Risk management is carried out by the managing director under policies approved by the Board of Directors ('the Board'). These policies include 
identification and analysis of the risk exposure of the consolidated entity and appropriate procedures, controls and risk limits. The managing 
director identifies, evaluates and hedges financial risks within the consolidated entity's operating units. The managing  director reports to the 
Board on a regular basis.

Market risk

Foreign currency risk
The consolidated entity undertakes certain transactions denominated in foreign currency and is exposed to foreign currency risk through foreign 
exchange rate fluctuations.

Foreign exchange risk arises from future commercial transactions and recognised financial assets and financial liabilities denominated in a 
currency that is not the entity's functional currency. 

Price risk
The consolidated entity is not exposed to any significant price risk.

Interest rate risk
The consolidated entity is not exposed to significant interest rate risk.

Credit risk
Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the consolidated entity. The 
consolidated entity has a strict code of credit, including obtaining agency credit information, confirming references and setting appropriate credit 
limits. The consolidated entity obtains guarantees where appropriate to mitigate credit risk. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting 
date to recognised financial assets is the carrying amount, net of any provisions for impairment of those assets, as disclosed in the statement of 
financial position and notes to the financial statements. The consolidated entity does not hold any collateral.

The consolidated entity has adopted a lifetime expected loss allowance in estimating expected credit losses to trade receivables through the 
use of a provisions matrix using fixed rates of credit loss provisioning. These provisions are considered representative across all customers of 
the consolidated entity based on recent sales experience, historical collection rates and forward-looking information that is available.

The consolidated entity trade and other receivables consist of GST receivable and interest receivable.  For this reason the consolidated entity is 
not exposed to significant credit risk.

Generally, trade receivables are written off when there is no reasonable expectation of recovery. Indicators of this include the failure of a debtor 
to engage in a repayment plan, no active enforcement activity and a failure to make contractual payments for a period greater than 1 year.

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Notes to the financial statements
30 June 2023

Note 15. Financial instruments (continued)

Liquidity risk
Vigilant liquidity risk management requires the consolidated entity to maintain sufficient liquid assets (mainly cash and cash equivalents) to pay 
debts as and when they become due and payable.

The consolidated entity manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate cash reserves and available borrowing facilities by continuously 
monitoring actual and forecast cash flows and matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities.

Remaining contractual maturities
The following tables detail the consolidated entity's remaining contractual maturity for its financial instrument liabilities. The tables have been 
drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities based on the earliest date on which the financial liabilities are required to 
be paid. The tables include both interest and principal cash flows disclosed as remaining contractual maturities and therefore these totals may 
differ from their carrying amount in the statement of financial position.

Consolidated - 2023

Non-derivatives
Non-interest bearing
Trade other payables
Subordinated Loan
Total non-derivatives

Consolidated - 2022

Non-derivatives
Non-interest bearing
Trade other payables
Total non-derivatives

Weighted 
average 
interest rate
%

1 year or less

Between 1 
and 2 years

Between 2 
and 5 years

Over 5 years

$

$

$

$

-
-

13,547

-

-
-

13,547

                 -   

-
       200,000 
200,000

Weighted 
%

1 year or less
$

Between 1 
$

Between 2 
$

Over 5 years
$

-

13,742
13,742

-
-

-
-

Remaining 
contractual 
maturities
$

13,547
200,000
213,547

Remaining 
$

13,742
13,742

-
-
-

-
-

The cash flows in the maturity analysis above are not expected to occur significantly earlier than contractually disclosed above.

Fair value of financial instruments
Unless otherwise stated, the carrying amounts of financial instruments reflect their fair value.

Note 16. Key management personnel disclosures

Compensation

The aggregate compensation made to directors and other members of key management personnel of the consolidated entity is set out below:

Short-term employee benefits
Post-employment benefits
Long-term benefits
Share-based payments

Note 17. Remuneration of auditors

Consolidated

2023
$

2022
$

208,516
31,301
(2,422)
5,795

243,190

177,847
30,303
3,996
13,500

225,646

During the financial year the following fees were paid or payable for services provided by Connect National Audit Pty Ltd, the auditor of the 
Company:

Audit services - Connect National Audit Pty Ltd
Audit or review of the financial statements

Other services - Connect National Audit Pty Ltd
Tax and compliance services

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Consolidated

2023
$

2022
$

16,000

16,000

-

-

16,000

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Notes to the financial statements

30 June 2023

Note 17. Remuneration of auditors (continued)

It is the Company’s policy to engage the external auditor to provide services additional to their audit duties where the external auditor’s 
experience and expertise with the Company are important and it is logical and efficient for them to provide those services.  The provision of non-
audit services during the year by the external auditor is compatible with, and did not compromise, the auditor independence requirements of the 
Corporations Act 2001.

Note 18. Contingent liabilities

Reedy Lagoon’s wholly-owned US subsidiary, Sierra Lithium LLC, had previously recognised a provision for contingent liability in relation to tax 
penalty notice for its 2020 financial year tax return. The return has been lodged and the penalty has been abated. The provision for contingent 
liability for the tax penalty has been de-recognised in the statement of comprehensive income for the current period.

The Company is not aware of any other contingent liabilities.

Note 19. Exploration expenditure commitments

Projects located in North America
The consolidated entity held 446 Placer Claims and 157 Lode Claims at 30 June 2023 in connection with its Alkali Lake North and Clayton 
Valley Lithium Brine projects located in Nevada, USA. Annual Land Fees are payable to the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) and 
Esmeralda County for these claims with payment required prior to 1 September each year. The Annual Land Fees payable in respect of the 446 
Placer Claims and 157 Lode Claims held at the date of this report for the period 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024 amounted to 
US$108,317. At the date of this report all Land Fees in respect of the 446 Placer Claims and 157 Lode Claims held at 30 June 2023 were paid 
up to 31 August 2024.  There is no minimum exploration expenditure requirement for Claims (Placer and Lode) located in Nevada, USA.

Projects located in Australia
The consolidated entity held three tenements:  E70/4941, E70/5467 and E70/5544, located in Western Australia at the date of this report. 
Ongoing annual exploration expenditure is required to maintain title to the tenements. Tenement expenditure will be determined by the Company 
and is dependent upon exploration results and available cash resources. The statutory expenditure requirement is subject to negotiation with the 
relevant state department, and expenditure commitments may be reduced subject to reduction of exploration area and/or relinquishment of non-
prospective tenements. Unless the Minister determines otherwise, if the minimum annual expenditure on a tenement is not satisfied the licence 
may be forfeited. The combined minimum annual expenditures for the Australian tenements is $93,000. 

No provision has been made in the accounts for exploration commitments.

Note 20. Related party transactions

Parent entity
Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited is the parent entity.

Subsidiaries
Interests in subsidiaries are set out in note 22.

Key management personnel

Disclosures relating to key management personnel are set out in note 16 and the remuneration report included in the directors' report.

Transactions with related parties

There were no transactions with related parties during the current and previous financial year.

Receivable from and payable to related parties

There were no trade receivables from or trade payables to related parties at the current and previous reporting date.

Loans to/from related parties

Subordinated Loan

Consolidated

2023
$

2022
$

200,000

-

During the report year a director provided $200,000 to RLC by way of interest-free subordinated loans repayable on demand but only if RLC is 
able to make repayment and remain solvent (that is, the loan is effectively subordinated to all other creditors). The Director has agreed that he 
will not at any time prior to September 2025 call for repayment of any part of the $200,000 lent by him to the Company if that repayment would 
jeopardise the ability of the Company to continue to trade or meet its other liabilities as they fall due.

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Notes to the financial statements
30 June 2023

Note 21. Parent entity information

Set out below is the supplementary information about the parent entity.

Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income

Loss after income tax

Total comprehensive loss

Statement of financial position

Total current assets

Total assets

Total current liabilities

Total liabilities

Equity

Issued capital
Share-based payments reserve
Accumulated losses

Total equity

Parent

2023
$

2022
$

(560,202)

(980,475)

(560,202)

(980,475)

Parent

2023
$

2022
$

200,578

534,677

3,766,210

4,009,244

196,937

196,937

196,147

196,147

23,445,242
12,395
(20,088,364)

23,334,659
6,891
(19,528,453)

3,369,273

3,813,097

Guarantees entered into by the parent entity in relation to the debts of its subsidiaries
The parent entity had no guarantees in relation to the debts of its subsidiaries as at 30 June 2023 and 30 June 2022.

Contingent liabilities
The parent entity had no contingent liabilities as at 30 June 2023 and 30 June 2022.

Capital commitments - Property, plant and equipment
The parent entity had no capital commitments for property, plant and equipment as at 30 June 2023 and 30 June 2022.

Significant accounting policies

The accounting policies of the parent entity are consistent with those of the consolidated entity, as disclosed in note 2, except for the following:

●

Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for at cost, less any impairment, in the parent entity.

Note 22. Interests in subsidiaries

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the assets, liabilities and results of the following subsidiaries in accordance with the 
accounting policy described in note 2:

Name

Bullamine Magnetite Pty Ltd 
Nevada Lithium Pty Ltd 
Sierra Lithium LLC

Note 23. Events after the reporting period

Principal place of business /
Country of incorporation

Australia
Australia
USA

Ownership interest

2023
%

100.00%
100.00%
100.00%

2022
%

100.00%
100.00%
100.00%

On 26 July 2023, the RLC announced a non-renounceable pro rata entitlement offer to eligible holders of RLC shares on a 1 for 3 basis at 0.7 
cents per new RLC share, together with a related offer under which those holders could apply for shares in addition to their entitlement.

On 29 August 2023, RLC issued 49,963,988 shares to shareholders who had subscribed $349,748 under the terms of the Offer.

No other matter or circumstance has arisen since 30 June 2023 that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect the consolidated 
entity's operations, the results of those operations, or the consolidated entity's state of affairs in future financial years.

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Notes to the financial statements
30 June 2023

Note 24. Reconciliation of loss after income tax to net cash used in operating activities

Loss after income tax expense for the year

Adjustments for:
Realised FX (gains)/losses
Share-based payments

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

Decrease in trade and other receivables
Decrease/(increase) in other operating assets
Decrease in trade and other payables
Increase in employee benefits
Decrease in other provisions

Net cash used in operating activities

Note 25. Earnings per share

Loss after income tax attributable to the owners of Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited

Consolidated

2023
$

2022
$

(772,560)

(1,387,442)

5,297
5,795

(41,906)
13,500

142,202

-

(36,794)
985
-  

(140,437)

-
37,492
24,296
-  

(655,075)

(1,494,497)

Consolidated

2023
$

2022
$

(772,560)

(1,387,442)

Number

Number

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in calculating basic earnings per share

562,442,177

532,095,770

Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share

562,442,177

532,095,770

Basic earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share

Cents

Cents

(0.137)
(0.137)

(0.261)
(0.261)

The rights to options held by option holders have not been included in the weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purposes of 
calculating diluted EPS as they do not meet the requirements for inclusion in AASB 133 ‘Earnings per Share’. The rights to options are non-
dilutive as the Company has generated a loss for the financial year. 

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Directors' declaration
30 June 2023

In the directors' opinion:

●

●

●

●

the attached financial statements and notes comply with the Corporations Act 2001, Australian Accounting Standard AASB 134 'Interim 
Financial Reporting', the Corporations Regulations 2001 and other mandatory professional reporting requirements;

the attached financial statements and notes comply with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International 
Accounting Standards Board as described in note 2 to the financial statements;

the attached financial statements and notes give a true and fair view of the consolidated entity's financial position as at 30 June 2023 
and of its performance for the financial year ended on that date; and

there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.

The directors have been given the declarations required by section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of directors made pursuant to section 295(5)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001.

On behalf of the directors

G.H. Fethers
Managing Director

28 September 2023
Melbourne

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Independent Auditor’s Report 
To the Members of Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited 
Report on the Audit of the Financial Report 

Opinion 
We  have  audited  the  accompanying  financial  report  of  Reedy  Lagoon  Corporation  Limited  and  its 
controlled entities (the “Consolidated Entity”), which comprises the consolidated statement of financial 
position  as  at  30  June  2023,  the    consolidated  statement  of  profit  or  loss  and  other  comprehensive 
income, the consolidated statement of cash flows and the consolidated statement of changes in equity 
for the financial year ended on that date, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies 
and other explanatory information, and the directors’ declaration of the company as set out on page 43. 

In our opinion, the financial report of Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited and its controlled entities is in 
accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: 

(a)  giving a true and fair view of the consolidated entity’s financial position as at 30 June 2023 and 
of its performance for the financial year ended on that date; and 

(b)  complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001. 

Basis for opinion 

We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under 
those  standards  are  further  described  in  the  Auditor’s  Responsibilities  for  the  Audit  of  the  Financial 
Report  section  of  our  report.  We  are  independent  of  the  Consolidated  Entity  in  accordance  with  the 
auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the 
Accounting  Professional  and  Ethical  Standards  Board’s  APES  110  Code  of  Ethics  for  Professional 
Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also 
fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. 

We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, which has been 
given to the directors of the Consolidated Entity, would be in the same terms if given to the directors as 
at the time of this auditor’s report. 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for 
our opinion. 

Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern 

Without modifying the opinion expressed above, we draw attention to Note 2 “Significant Accounting 
Policies – Going Concern” which indicates the company incurred a loss for the period ended 30 June 
2023 of $772,560 and operating cash outflows of $655,076. Further, the company’s ability to continue 
the exploration and development of its mining tenements, continue to assess new projects and meet 
operational  expenditure  at  current  levels  is  dependent  upon  future  capital  raising.  These  conditions 
along with other matters as set forth in Note 2, indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may 
cast significant doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a  going concern  and therefore, the 
company may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. 

Key Audit Matters 

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in 
our audit of the financial report of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of 
our audit of the financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide 
a separate opinion on these matters. 

Connect National Audit Pty Ltd is an Authorised Audit Company 

Head Office: Level 14, 333 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000 

ABN 43 605 713 040 

Gold Coast Office: Level 9, Wyndham Corporate Centre, 1 Corporate Court, BUNDALL, 
QUEENSLAND, 4217 

Sydney Office: Level 5, 20 Bond Street, Sydney NSW 2000 

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation 

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Key Audit Matter 

How our audit addressed the key 
audit matter 

Accounting Treatment of Exploration 
and Evaluation Expenses 

We focus on the accounting treatment of 
exploration and evaluation expenses as this 
represents a significant expense of the 
consolidated entity and that the recognition of 
this amount is significantly affected by 
management’s judgement.  

We reviewed the consolidated entity’s 
accounting policy specifying which expenditures 
are recognised as exploration and evaluation 
expenditures and its consistent application of 
the relevant accounting standard and 
accounting policy. 

The consolidated entity has incurred significant 
exploration and evaluation expenditures. The 
accounting treatment of these expenditures 
(whether as capital or expense) can have a 
significant impact on the financial report. This is 
particularly relevant as this consolidated entity is 
in an exploration stage with no production 
activities. As such it is necessary to assess 
whether the facts and circumstances existed to 
suggest that these expenditures were 
recognised in accordance with AASB 6 para 
Aus7.2b (ii) and the consolidated entity’s 
accounting policy. 

We tested samples of the expenditures to 
ensure that these expenditures are associated 
with finding specific mineral resources 

We evaluated whether the exploration and 
evaluation expenditures are expected to be 
recouped, either through successful 
development and exploitation or through sales. 

We enquired with management and evaluated 
where the activities in the areas of interest have 
not yet reached a stage that permits reasonable 
assessment of the existence of economically 
recoverable reserves. 

We also considered the appropriateness of the 
related disclosure in Notes 2 and 3 to the 
financial statements. 

Responsibilities of the directors for the financial report 

The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true 
and fair view and have determined that the basis of preparation described in Note 1 to the financial 
report is appropriate to meet the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and is appropriate to meet 
the  needs  of  the  members.  The  directors’  responsibility  also  includes  such  internal  control  as  the 
directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and 
fair  view  and  is  free  from  material  misstatement,  whether  due  to  fraud  or  error.  In  the  basis  of 
preparation, the directors also state, in accordance with Accounting Standard AASB 101 Presentation 
of Financial Statements, that the consolidated financial statements comply with International Financial 
Reporting Standards. 

In preparing the financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the  Consolidated Entity’s 
ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and 
using  the  going  concern  basis  of  accounting  unless  the  directors  either  intend  to  liquidate  the 
Consolidated Entity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the audit of the financial report 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free 
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes 
our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but  is not a guarantee that an audit 
conducted  in  accordance  with  the  Australian  Auditing  Standards  will  always  detect  a  material 
misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, 
individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions 
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and Assurance Standards Board website at: http://www.auasb.gov.au/Home.aspx. This description 
forms part of our auditor’s report. 

Report on the Remuneration Report 

Opinion on the Remuneration Report 

We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 22 to 24 of the directors’ report for the 
financial year ended 30 June 2023.  

In our opinion the Remuneration Report of Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited for the financial year 
ended 30 June 2023, complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001. 

Responsibilities 

The directors of the  Consolidated Entity are responsible for the preparation and presentation  of the 
Remuneration Report in accordance with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001. Our responsibility 
is to express an opinion on the Remuneration Report, based on our audit conducted in accordance with 
Australian Auditing Standards. 

Connect National Audit Pty Ltd 
ASIC Authorised Audit Company No.: 521888 

George Georgiou FCA 
Managing Director 
Melbourne, VIC 3000 
Date: 28 September 2023 

Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited
Shareholder information
30 June 2023

The shareholder information set out below was applicable as at 27 September 2023.

Distribution of quoted equitable securities

Analysis of number of equitable security holders by size of holding: 

1 to 1,000
1,001 to 5,000
5,001 to 10,000
10,001 to 100,000
100,001 and over

Holding less than a marketable parcel 

Equity security holders

Twenty largest quoted equity security holders

The names of the twenty largest security holders of quoted equity securities are listed below:

Total shares issued: 

616,683,589

Chromite Pty Ltd (Spinel A/C)
Citycastle Pty Ltd
Needmore Investments Pty Ltd
Mr Adrian C. Griffin
Mr Jonathan M. Hamer
Park Road SF Pty Ltd (Park Road Super Fund A/C)
Jagen Pty Ltd
Sked Pty Ltd
Mr Geoffrey H. Fethers  
Pyrope Holdings Pty Ltd (Chromite Staff S/Fund A/C)
M & K Korkidas Pty Ltd
A C Griffin & J D Norman (Global Super A/C)
Wifam Investments Pty Ltd (Wischer Family S/F A/C)
Sked Pty Ltd (Super Fund A/C)
Mr Johnny Tai Kwong Yue & Mrs Chan Ying Yue
Mr Mark Burnell
Tromso Pty Limited
Superhero Securities Limited 
Megacube Pty Ltd
BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd (IB AU Noms retailclient DRP)

Top 20 shareholders
Other shareholders

TOTAL: 

Number 
of holders 
of ordinary 
shares
84
30
65
1,006
594

1,779

1,046

Ordinary shares 

Number held

% of total 
shares
Issued

45,656,988
42,503,280
33,000,000
28,531,925
23,214,874
22,500,000
20,038,623
18,500,735
16,557,260
13,897,724
13,087,861
7,660,366
7,425,000
5,801,518
5,740,976
5,453,944
5,000,000
3,289,645
3,095,213
3,049,363

7.40
6.89
5.35
4.63
3.76
3.65
3.25
3.00
2.68
2.25
2.12
1.24
1.20
0.94
0.93
0.88
0.81
0.53
0.50
0.49

324,005,295
292,678,294

52.54
47.46

616,683,589

100.00

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Substantial holders

Substantial holders in the Company as at 27 September 2023 are set out below:

Chromite Pty Ltd
   Chromite Pty Ltd 
   Geoffrey H. Fethers
   Pyrope Holdings Pty Ltd 
   Ranview Pty Ltd 

Sked Pty Ltd 
   City Castle Pty Ltd
   Sked Pty Ltd
   Sked Pty Ltd 
   Traders Macquarie Pty Ltd

Mr Adrian C. Griffin 
Mr Adrian C. Griffin
Mr A. C. Griffin & Ms J. D. Norman 

Needmore Investments Pty Ltd

Voting rights
The voting rights attached to ordinary shares are set out below:

Ordinary shares 

Number held

% of total 
shares
issued

45,656,988
16,557,260
13,897,724
771,589
76,883,561

42,503,280
18,500,735
2,141,518
2,345,948
65,491,481

28,531,925
7,660,366
36,192,291

33,000,000

12.47

10.62

5.87

5.35

Ordinary shares
On a show of hands every member present at a meeting in person or by proxy shall have one vote and upon a poll each share shall have one 
vote.

There are no other classes of equity securities.

Options on issue

Unlisted
Unlisted
Unlisted

Expiry Date

Exercise Price

Number

31 December 2023
31 December 2024
31 December 2025

1.47 cents
5.46 cents
1.52 cents

100,000
400,000
900,000

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Directors

Contact details

Jonathan M. Hamer 
Chairman, Non-Executive Director
Geoffrey H. Fethers
Managing Director and Company Secretary
Adrian C. Griffin
Non-Executive Director

Phone : 03 8420 6280
Fax :      03 8420 6299
Email :   info@reedylagoon.com.au

Company secretary

Geoffrey H. Fethers

Share register

Auditor

Link Market Services Limited (ABN 54 063 214 537)
Tower 4, 727 Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3008
Telephone : 1300 554 474
www.linkmarketservices.com.au

Connect National Audit Pty Ltd
Suite 3211, Level 14, 333 Collins Street
Melbourne
Victoria 3000
www.connectaudit.com.au

Stock exchange listing

Reedy Lagoon Corporation Limited shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange

Website

www.reedylagoon.com.au

 (ASX code: RLC)

Corporate Governance Statement

Refer to www.reedylagoon.com.au/about-us/corporate-governance/

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