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FireFly Metals Announces Share Purchase Plan to close early

Subscriptions significantly exceed targeted raising amount

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TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FireFly Metals Ltd (ASX: FFM, TSX: FFM) (FireFly or Company) is pleased to announce that the Share Purchase Plan (SPP) announced on 2 and 4 December 2025, which opened on 10 December 2025, has received applications significantly exceeding the targeted raising amount of A$5 million.

In light of the positive response to the SPP and to minimise the scale back of applications under the SPP, the Company has decided to close the SPP early at 5.00pm (AWST) on Friday, 19 December 2025, in accordance with the terms of the SPP (Revised Closing Date).

The Company advises that any further applications under the SPP received after the Revised Closing Date will not be accepted, and the relevant application monies will be returned in full to the applicant (without interest).

As set out in the Company’s prospectus dated 9 December 2025, the Company reserves the right to accept oversubscriptions, subject to compliance with the ASX Listing Rules and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

The Company expects to issue the new fully paid ordinary shares in the Company (SPP Shares) pursuant to the SPP on Tuesday, 30 December 2025.

The Directors would like to thank shareholders for their continued support.

The indicative timetable for the remaining steps of the SPP has been revised as follows:

Indicative SPP Timetable

Key EventDate
Close of SPP (Revised Closing Date)5.00pm (AWST) on Friday, 19 December 2025
Announcement of results of the SPPTuesday, 30 December 2025
Issue of New Shares under SPPTuesday, 30 December 2025

The above timetable is indicative only and subject to change. The Company reserves the right to amend any or all of these dates and times without notice, subject to the Corporations Act, the ASX Listing Rules and other applicable laws.

This announcement has been authorised by the Board of Directors.

Contact information:

Steve Parsons
Managing Director
FireFly Metals Ltd
+61 8 9220 9030
Jessie Liu-Ernsting
Chief Development Officer
FireFly Metals Ltd
+1 709 800 1929 
Media
Paul Armstrong
Read Corporate
+61 8 9388 1474
   

This announcement has been prepared for publication in Australia and Canada and may not be released to US wire services or distributed in the United States. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction. Any securities described in this announcement have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States except in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and applicable US state securities laws.

ABOUT FIREFLY METALS

FireFly Metals Ltd (ASX, TSX: FFM) is an emerging copper-gold company focused on advancing the high-grade Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Newfoundland, Canada. The Green Bay Copper-Gold Project currently hosts a Mineral Resource prepared and disclosed in accordance with the 2012 Edition of the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (JORC Code 2012) and Canadian National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI 43-101) of 50.4Mt of Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources at 2.0% for 1,016Kt copper equivalent (CuEq) and 29.3Mt of Inferred Mineral Resources at 2.5% for 722Kt CuEq. The Company has a clear strategy to rapidly grow the copper-gold Mineral Resource to demonstrate a globally significant copper-gold asset.

FireFly holds a 70% interest in the high-grade Pickle Crow Gold Project in Ontario. The current Inferred Mineral Resource stands at 11.9Mt at 7.2g/t for 2.8Moz gold, with exceptional discovery potential on the 500km2 tenement holding.

The Company also holds a 90% interest in the Limestone Well Vanadium-Titanium Project in Western Australia.

For further information regarding FireFly Metals Ltd please visit the ASX platform (ASX: FFM) or the Company’s website www.fireflymetals.com.au or SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS

Mineral Resource Estimate – Green Bay Project

The Mineral Resource Estimate for the Green Bay Project referred to in this announcement and set out in Appendix A was first reported in the Company’s ASX announcement dated 18 November 2025, titled ‘Mineral Resource increases 51% to 1.4Mt of copper and 1.1Moz of gold’ and is also set out in the Technical Report for the Ming Copper-Gold Mine, titled ‘National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report, FireFly Metals Ltd, Green Bay Ming Mine Copper-Gold Project, Newfoundland’ with an issue date of 1 December 2025 and a Mineral Resource effective date of 18 November 2025, available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

Mineral Resource Estimate – Little Deer

The Mineral Resource Estimate for Little Deer referred to in this announcement was first reported in the Company’s ASX announcement dated 29 October 2024, titled ‘Resource Increases 42% to 1.2Mt of contained metal at 2% Copper Eq’ and is also set out in the Technical Report for the Little Deer Copper Project, titled ‘Technical Report and Updated Mineral Resource Estimate of the Little Deer Complex Copper Deposits, Newfoundland, Canada’ with an effective date of 26 June 2024, available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

Mineral Resource Estimate – Pickle Crow Project

The Mineral Resource Estimate for the Pickle Crow Project referred to in this announcement was first reported in the Company’s ASX announcement dated 4 May 2023, titled ‘High-Grade Inferred Gold Resource Grows to 2.8Moz at 7.2g/t’ and is also set out in the Technical Report for the Pickle Crow Project, titled ‘NI 43-101 Technical Report Mineral Resource Estimate Pickle Crow Gold Project, Ontario, Canada’ with an effective date of 29 November 2024, as amended on 11 June 2025, available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

Metal equivalents

Metal equivalents for the Mineral Resource Estimates have been calculated at a copper price of US$8,750/t, gold price of US$2,500/oz and silver price of US$25/oz. Individual Mineral Resource grades for the metals are set out in Appendix A of this announcement.

Copper equivalent was calculated based on the formula CuEq(%) = Cu(%) + (Au(g/t) x 0.82190) + (Ag(g/t) x 0.00822).

Metallurgical factors have been applied to the metal equivalent calculation. Copper recovery used was 95%. Historical production at the Ming Mine has a documented copper recovery of ~96%. Precious metal (gold and silver) metallurgical recovery was assumed at 85% on the basis of historical recoveries achieved at the Ming Mine in addition to historical metallurgical test work to increase precious metal recoveries.

In the opinion of the Company, all elements included in the metal equivalent calculation have a reasonable potential to be recovered and sold based on current market conditions, metallurgical test work, the Company’s operational experience and, where relevant, historical performance achieved at the Green Bay project whilst in operation.

Original Announcements

FireFly confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the original announcements referred to or cross-referenced in this announcement and that, in the case of Mineral Resource Estimates, all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the Mineral Resource Estimates in the original announcements continue to apply and have not materially changed. The Company confirms that the form and context in which the Competent Persons’ and Qualified Persons’ findings are presented have not been materially modified from the original market announcements.

COMPETENT PERSON AND QUALIFIED PERSON STATEMENTS

All technical and scientific information in this announcement has been reviewed and approved by Group Chief Geologist, Mr Juan Gutierrez BSc, Geology (Masters), Geostatistics (Postgraduate Diploma), who is a Member and Chartered Professional of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Gutierrez is a Competent Person as defined in the JORC Code 2012 and a Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101. Mr Gutierrez is a full-time employee of, and holds securities in, the Company. Mr Gutierrez has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity being undertaken to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the JORC Code 2012 and a Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101. Mr Gutierrez has reviewed the contents of this announcement and consents to the inclusion in this announcement of all matters based on his information in the form and context in which they appear.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This announcement may contain certain forward-looking statements and projections, including statements regarding the Canadian Offering, the SPP, and the Company’s plans, forecasts and projections with respect to its mineral properties and programs, including the use of the proceeds of the Canadian Offering, the Australian Offering and the SPP and completion and expected timing of closing of the Canadian Offering and the SPP. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as ‘may’, ‘might’, ‘could’, ‘would’, ‘will’, ‘expect’, ‘intend’, ‘believe’, ‘forecast’, ‘milestone’, ‘objective’, ‘predict’, ‘plan’, ‘scheduled’, ‘estimate’, ‘anticipate’, ‘continue’, or other similar words and may include, without limitation, statements regarding plans, strategies and objectives.

Although the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement reflect management’s current beliefs based upon information currently available to management and based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, such forward-looking statements and projections are estimates only and should not be relied upon. They are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, which may include changes in commodity prices, foreign exchange fluctuations, economic, social and political conditions, and changes to applicable regulation, and those risks outlined in the Company’s public disclosures.

The forward-looking statements and projections are inherently uncertain and may therefore differ materially from results ultimately achieved. For example, there can be no assurance that FireFly will be able to confirm the presence of Mineral Resources or Ore Reserves, that FireFly’s plans for development of its mineral properties will proceed, that any mineralisation will prove to be economic, or that a mine will be successfully developed on any of FireFly’s mineral properties. The performance of FireFly may be influenced by a number of factors which are outside of the control of the Company, its directors, officers, employees and contractors. The Company does not make any representations and provides no warranties concerning the accuracy of any forward-looking statements or projections, and disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or projections based on new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable laws.

APPENDIX A

Green Bay Copper-Gold Project Mineral Resources

Ming Deposit Mineral Resource Estimate

 TONNESCOPPERGOLDSILVERCuEq
 (Mt)GradeMetalGradeMetalGradeMetalGrade
  (%)(‘000 t)(g/t)(‘000 oz)(g/t)(‘000 oz)(%)
Measured6.31.5940.3501.93881.7
Indicated41.21.77080.44883.24,3202.1
TOTAL M&I47.51.78020.45373.14,7082.0
Inferred 23.12.04560.75535.94,3792.6


Little Deer Mineral Resource Estimate

 TONNESCOPPERGOLDSILVERCuEq
 (Mt)GradeMetalGradeMetalGradeMetalGrade
  (%)(‘000 t)(g/t)(‘000 oz)(g/t)(‘000 oz)(%)
Measured
Indicated2.92.1620.193.43202.3
TOTAL M&I2.92.1620.193.43202.3
Inferred 6.21.81100.1102.24301.8


GREEN BAY TOTAL MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE

 TONNESCOPPERGOLDSILVERCuEq
 (Mt)GradeMetalGradeMetalGradeMetalGrade
  (%)(‘000 t)(g/t)(‘000 oz)(g/t)(‘000 oz)(%)
Measured6.31.5940.3501.93881.7
Indicated44.11.77690.44963.34,6382.1
TOTAL M&I50.41.78630.35463.15,0262.0
Inferred 29.31.95660.65635.14,8102.5

  1. FireFly Metals Ltd Mineral Resource Estimates for the Green Bay Copper-Gold Project, incorporating the Ming Deposit and Little Deer Complex, are prepared and reported in accordance with the JORC Code 2012 and NI 43-101.
  2. Mineral Resources have been reported at a 1.0% copper cut-off grade.
  3. Metal equivalents for the Mineral Resource Estimates have been calculated at a copper price of US$8,750/t, gold price of US$2,500/oz and silver price of US$25/oz. Metallurgical recoveries have been set at 95% for copper and 85% for both gold and silver. These assumptions are made of the basis of historical production at the Ming Mine and additional metallurgical test work. Copper equivalent was calculated based on the formula: CuEq(%) = Cu(%) + (Au(g/t) x 0.82190) + (Ag(g/t) x 0.00822).
  4. Totals may vary due to rounding.

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