Announcement PDF ASX Announcement 22 January 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 COMPLETION OF TRANCHE 2 PLACEMENT AND CLEANSING NOTICE Critica Limited (ASX: CRI)(Critica or theCompany)ispleasedtoannouncethe completion of its$8m two-tranche placement (Placement) to accelerate operational activities at the Company’s flagship Jupiter Rare Earth Project as per the original announcement on Monday 17 November 2025. The Company confirms it has today completed Tranche 2 of the Placement through the issue of 92,321,731 fully paid ordinary shares in the Company at an issue price of $0.026 per share (Placement Shares). In addition tothe Placement a 1:1 free attachingoptionwith atwo-year expiry, exercisable at $0.043 per share (Options) were issued totalling 92,321,731. As approved by Shareholders on the 15 January 2026, the Directors participated in the Placement on the same terms, subscribingfor 12,307,692 fully paid ordinary shares at an issue price of $0.026 per share (Director Shares) and 12,307,692 attaching Options were issued. Cleansing Notice The Company hereby gives notice under section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act, that: 1. the Company issued the Placement Shares and Director Shares without disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act; and 2. as at the date of this notice: a. the Company has complied with the provisions of Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act, as they apply to the Company; b. the Company has complied with sections 674 and 674A of the Corporations Act; and c. there is no excluded information, within the meaning of sections 708A(7) and 708A(8) of the Corporations Act, which is required to be disclosed by the Company in this notice. Jamie Byrde Executive Director and Company Secretary Critica Limited Level 2, 16 Altona Street, West Perth, Western Australia T: + 61 8 6279 9428 | admin@critica.limited | critica.limited