Critical Metals Merger Advances: Scheme Booklet Filed, Shareholder Vote Set for October 22

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Critical Metals filed the Scheme Booklet for its European Lithium acquisition, scheduling shareholder votes for October 22, 2026. The Independent Expert found the Share Scheme 'not fair but reasonable,' and the deal would consolidate 100% ownership of Tanbreez.

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• Scheme Booklet Filed, Vote Set for Oct 22

  The Scheme Booklet was registered with ASIC and will be dispatched to European Lithium securityholders around September 22, 2026. Shareholder and optionholder meetings are scheduled for October 22, 2026, with a Second Court Hearing on October 26, 2026.

• Independent Expert: 'Not Fair but Reasonable'

  Horizon Nexus Partners concluded the Share Scheme is not fair (preferred value A$0.4031 vs. assessed A$0.4431 per EUR share) but reasonable and in shareholders' best interests absent a superior proposal. The Option Scheme was found fair and reasonable.

• Floating Exchange Ratio: 0.025–0.045 CRML Shares

  EUR shareholders will receive between 0.025 and 0.045 CRML shares per EUR share, determined by CRML's 20-day VWAP before the meeting. At the floor price of US$8.00, the ratio is 0.045; at the ceiling of US$16.00, it is 0.025.

• Directors' Personal Benefits Quantified

  If the Schemes complete, Executive Chairman Antony Sage would receive up to 5,478,340 New CRML Shares and 3,600,000 New CRML Warrants (implied value up to US$53.2M). Malcolm Day, Michael Carter, and Mykhailo Zhernov also receive substantial consideration.

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Critical Metals Corp. has filed the Scheme Booklet for its acquisition of European Lithium, setting shareholder meetings for October 22, 2026, and a court hearing for October 26, 2026. The Independent Expert concluded the Share Scheme is 'not fair but reasonable' — a nuanced finding that the consideration is below assessed value but still in shareholders' best interests absent a superior proposal. The deal consolidates 100% ownership of the Tanbreez Rare Earth Project and gives EUR holders a 38% stake in the combined NASDAQ-listed entity. The floating exchange ratio (0.025–0.045 CRML shares per EUR share) protects against CRML price swings but leaves final consideration uncertain until the Scheme VWAP is measured. Directors stand to receive substantial personal benefits, including up to 5.48 million new CRML shares for Executive Chairman Antony Sage, which shareholders should weigh against the strategic rationale.