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Egina Gold Project

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The Egina Gold Project is a highly prospective, regional gold belt in the Pilbara and includes the priority Becher Prospect. This belt comprises a series of structurally complex, fertile gold corridors, hosted by rocks of the Mallina Basin in the north and mafic / ultramafic sequences further south.

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The Becher Prospect is located in the northern sector of the Egina Gold project and covers a priority area of approximately 20 km². The Egina Gold Project also comprises four other high-priority areas: Heckmair, Irvine, Whillans and Lowe.

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The area is characterised by shallow cover overlaying the highly prospective and under-explored Mallina Basin. Northern Star’s Hemi Gold Project, of over 13.6 Moz Au^#, is located along strike from Becher, approximately 28 km to the ENE.

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The data from Northern Star’s recent exploration activities will be reviewed and exploration is planned to commence within the Egina Gold Project tenements in the second half of 2026.

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Northern Star will remain engaged in the Farno McMahon joint venture (75% Northern Star and 25% Novo).

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Pilbara Exploration Update

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Novo has recently completed a first pass RC drilling program at the Wyloo SE Prospect comprising of 2,628 m over 16 holes. The first batch of samples have been despatched to ALS laboratory in Wangara, Perth for analysis and Novo are awaiting results.

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The RC rig is currently demobilising from Wyloo SE to the Cronus Prospect, 23 km south-east of Karratha, and is scheduled to start drilling next week.

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During Q3 2026, heritage surveys are planned to clear a program of RC drilling at the Teichman project.

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Corporate update

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Change in Substantial and Significant Shareholders

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The Company was recently informed by IMC (collectively, IMC Resources Gold Holdings Pte Ltd and associates) that, following the Company’s capital raising in March, IMC’s holding in the Company is now below 5% and it is therefore no longer a substantial holder in Novo within the meaning of section 671B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

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The Company was also informed that Northern Star’s holding in the Company is now below 10%. It is therefore no longer a significant shareholder/reporting insider as defined by National Instrument 55 -104.

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Authorised for release by the Board of Directors.

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CONTACT

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QP STATEMENT

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Mr Rohan Williams (MAusIMM), is the qualified person, as defined under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, responsible for, and having reviewed and approved, the technical information contained in this news release. Mr Rohan Williams is Novo’s General Manager Exploration.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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Some statements in this news release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Canadian and Australian securities law and regulations. In this news release, such statements include but are not limited to planned exploration activities and the timing of such. These statements address future events and conditions and, as such, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the statements. Such factors include, without limitation, customary risks of the resource industry and the risk factors identified in Novo’s annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2025 (which is available under Novo’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and at www.asx.com.au), in the Company’s options prospectus dated 9 March 2026 which jis available at www.asx.com.au. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date those statements are made. Except as required by applicable law, Novo assumes no obligation to update or to publicly announce the results of any change to any forward-looking statement contained or incorporated by reference herein to reflect actual results, future events or developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the forward-looking statements. If Novo updates any forward-looking statement(s), no inference should be drawn that the Company will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.