Santana is pleased to advise that it has made an application to obtain a secondary listing on the NZX Main Board Market operated by NZX Limited (NZX) in addition to its primary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

Santana is currently working through the foreign exempt listing process subject to NZX approval, with a targeted listing date of July 25, 2024 under the ticker SMI. This listing will enable New Zealand shareholders to have a live market to trade in Santana shares in their own time zone, with their shares registered in their own HIN/CIN, or through a local stockbroker or investment platform.

Santana's CEO, Damian Spring said: 'Santana's wholly owned subsidiary Matakanui Gold has been fortunate enough to have made the largest single gold discovery in New Zealand in the past 40 years. Us Kiwis are a parochial lot and immensely proud of our Country and what it has, and what it can achieve. We are delighted to underwrite this trait by giving all locals an opportunity to be a part of exciting new gold development on their own market in their own time zone. Currently, over 40% of our share register is made up of investors with New Zealand registered addresses. We'd like to see that grow with more local support and think it's only right that it happens on our local exchange. Our Bendigo-Ophir Project in the Central Otago region has been a catalyst for exposing the mineral potential of the region. The industry of the Central Otago region today is a living example of the sustainable development and prosperity that resource development can bring. We are keen to show the country and the world what a modern and responsibly run gold mine looks like and how it can co-exist with other stakeholders in harmony with community expectations. Further we are excited to share the benefits of jobs, royalties, taxes and other economic multipliers our project can generate for the benefit of all New Zealanders'

Santana currently trades on the Australian Securities Exchange only, under the ticker ASX: SMI and whilst this will continue to be our main and ongoing primary listing, the proposed NZX Listing is intended to provide opportunity for shareholders to migrate their shares to the NZX and show the support they have for Santana in country.

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