Northern Minerals : Director Appointment/Resignation

ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

14 December 2021

Board appointment

Australian heavy rare earths producer, Northern Minerals Limited (ASX: NTU) (the Company) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mr Adam Handley to the Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective immediately.

Adam is the current National Vice President & Director of the Australia China Business Council (ACBC) and Immediate Past President of ACBC (Western Australia). ACBC is the peak Australia China bilateral, not for profit, trade and investment association in Australia.

Adam is also a Partner and China Markets Leader for MinterEllison. MinterEllison is the largest law firm in Australia and is widely regarded as one of the leading legal advisors to Chinese enterprises investing in Australia.

Adam specialises in advising North Asian investors and their Australian counterparts to build successful business relationships across a range of sectors including Energy & Resources, Mining and Project Development and other sectors. He brings a wealth of experience in acquisition and development of major projects in Western Australia, including in relation to negotiation of project development, joint venture and offtake arrangements.

Mr Handley is also a member of the Murdoch University Vice Chancellor's Advisory Board and a Board member of the World Services Group. He was previously an Advisory Board member of a Chinese private equity mining fund, AMF1.

The Board is delighted that Adam has agreed to join the company.

Authorised by:

Mark Tory

CEO

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