Announcement PDF Market Announcement 28 September 2026 28 September 2026 Market Announcement 1/1 ASX Limited ASX Customer Service Centre 131 279 | asx.com.au Critica Limited (ASX: CRI) – Trading Halt Trading in the securities of Critica Limited (‘CRI’) will be halted at the request of CRI, pending the release of an announcement by CRI. Unless ASX decides otherwise, the securities will remain in trading halt until the earlier of: • the commencement of normal trading on Wednesday, 30 September 2026; or • the release of the announcement to the market. CRI’s request for a trading halt is attached below for the information of the market. Issued by ASX Supervision ASX Announcement 28 September 2026 | ASX: CRI CRITICA LIMITED Level 2, 16 Altona Street, West Perth, Western Australia ABN 51 119 678 385 T: +61 8 6279 9428 E: admin@critica.limited critica.limited By email: tradinghaltsperth@asx.com.au Australian Securities Exchange Limited Level 40, Central Park 152 - 158 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 Dear Sir / Madam Critica Limited – request for trading halt pursuant to Listing Rule 17.1 Pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 17.1, Critica Limited (ASX: CRI) (“Critica”or“the Company”) requests an immediate trading halt in the Company’s securities. For the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 17.1, the Company provides the following information: ● the trading halt is requested pending the release of an announcement by the Company regarding the results of the Mt Lindsay Scoping Study; ● Critica requests that the trading halt remain in place until the earlier of an announcement regarding the above and the commencement of normal trading on Wednesday, 30 September 2026; and ● Critica is not aware of any reason why the trading halt should not be granted nor any other information necessary to inform the market about the trading halt. By order of the Board Susan Park Company Secretary 2 Authorised by the Board of Critica Limited. Jacob Deysel CEO Critica Limited Level 2, 16 AltonaStreet, West Perth, Western Australia T: + 61 8 6279 9428 | admin@critica.limited | critica.limited Investor and Media Relations Dannika Warburton InvestabilityPartners investors@investability.com.au JOIN CRITICA’S INTERACTIVE INVESTOR HUB Sign up and engage with our investor relations team BUILDING A CRITICAL MINERALS PLATFORM RARE EARTHS | YTTRIUM | GALLIUM | TIN | TUNGSTEN Critica Limited (ASX: CRI) is advancing a portfolio of critical minerals projects with exposure to commodities used in defence, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing and electrification. The Jupiter Project in Western Australia provides exposure to rare earths, yttrium and gallium, while the Mt Lindsay Project in Tasmania provides exposure to tin and tungsten. Together, these projects provide exposure to minerals essential to future industrial growth and national security applications.