Peak Hill Phase 2 Drilling at Curley’s Completed

7 September 2026

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

Peak Hill Phase II Drilling Advances to Cathedral Target - Curley's Programme Completed

Forgent plc (AIM: FORG), the Australian-focused critical and precious minerals explorer, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the first component of its Phase II drilling programme at its 99%-owned Peak Hill Gold-Copper Project in Western Australia, with 18 holes for 710 metres now completed at Curley's. Drilling at the Cathedral prospect started over the weekend.

A total of 18 holes for 710 metres have been completed at Curley's, with drilling designed to test the continuity and scale of the gold and copper mineralisation identified during the Company's Phase I programme. Samples from Curley's will now be submitted for assay.

The rig has now moved to the Cathedral prospect, where 112 holes are planned across a large, previously undrilled target area. The prospect has been identified through the Company's interpretation of geological and geophysical data, together with anomalous surface gold results, and lies between the existing Curley's and Junction prospects.

The overall Phase II programme is expected to comprise 130 holes for approximately 8,700 metres of drilling.

James Parsons, Chief Executive Officer of Forgent, commented:

"Completing the 18-hole programme at Curley's marks the first milestone in our substantial Phase II drilling campaign at Peak Hill.

At Curley's, we have built on the encouraging gold and copper mineralisation identified in Phase I, with the programme designed to help us understand its continuity and potential scale.

The rig has now moved to Cathedral, which represents the principal discovery opportunity within this phase of drilling. It is a large, previously undrilled target and we are not testing it tentatively - we are planning 112 holes designed to test it systematically and at scale.

The drill bit is turning, samples are beginning to move through the assay process, and we look forward to updating shareholders as the geological picture develops."

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

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FORGENT plc James Parsonsc/o Camarco

Strand Hanson - Nomad & Financial Adviser James Harris / Richard JohnsonTel: +44 20 7409 3494

Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd - Broker Christopher Kipling / Samantha EsqulantTel: +44 20 7048 9045

Camarco - Financial PR Billy 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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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

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