Additional Phase 2 Drilling at Curley’s Completed

21 September 2026

Forgent plc("Forgent" or the "Company")

Peak Hill Phase II – Curley’s Additional Drilling Completed

Forgent plc (AIM: FORG), the Australian-focused critical and precious minerals explorer, is pleased to announce that the additional drilling programme at the Curley’s prospect within its 99%-owned Peak Hill Gold-Copper Project, announced on 15 September 2026, has now been completed.

A total of 12 additional holes were completed, at approximately 20-metre step-outs around the Phase I drilling programme intersection of 2m @ 3.68g/t Au, with the aim of extending the strike and continuity of the gold mineralisation.

The additional drill holes to the current programme were introduced following the Company’s site visit review of drilling to date, and brings the total already drilled to 56 holes and 2,771 metres (30 holes at Curleys and 26 holes at Cathedral).

Samples from the programme will now be submitted for laboratory analysis.

For further information on Forgent plc, visit the Company’s website www.forgentplc.com or contact:

ENQUIRIES

FORGENT plcJames Parsonsc/o Camarco

Strand Hanson – Nomad & Financial AdviserJames Harris / Richard JohnsonTel: +44 20 7409 3494

Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd – BrokerChristopher Kipling / Samantha EsqulantTel: +44 20 7048 9045

Camarco – Financial PRBilly Clegg / Georgia Edmonds / Fergus YoungTel: 0203 757 4980Email: [email protected]

Notes to Editors

Forgent plc is an Australian-focused critical and precious metals exploration company focused on acquiring and advancing gold, copper and nickel assets with existing mineralisation, extensive historical datasets and clear pathways to value creation, supported by an experienced management and technical team.

The Company is strategically positioned to benefit from structural demand for copper, gold and nickel, driven by electrification, data centre investment, electric vehicle adoption and gold’s continued role as a safe-haven asset and central bank reserve holding.

Forgent’s portfolio includes Peak Hill, an advanced gold-copper exploration project; an option over Mount Sholl, a nickel-copper-PGE project with a JORC-compliant resource and significant exploration target; and Green Rocks, a copper-gold project with high-grade surface mineralisation.

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This announcement contains inside information as defined in Article 7 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014 as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended, and is disclosed in accordance with the Company’s obligations under Article 17 of that Regulation.

Competent Person's Statement

The information in this announcement that relates to exploration results, mineral resources or ore reserves is based on information compiled by Mr Edward Mead, who is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Mead is a consultant to the Company. Mr Mead has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity that he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the `Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves' (the JORC Code). Mr Mead consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this announcement.

Figure 1. Peak Hill Project location map showing proximity to processing plants

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Figure 2. Peak Hill Project design drill holes at Curley’s and Cathedral prospects