Ausgold expands capital with new shares from option exercises

Ausgold Limited (ASX:AUC) is set to expand its quoted capital by a total of 5,873,334 new ordinary fully paid securities, following the exercise of options. The company announced two separate applications for quotation, both effective October 6, 2025.

The first tranche involves 2,833,334 new ordinary shares from the exercise of AUCAAG options, which had an exercise price of AUD 0.30 and expired on May 30, 2027.

The second tranche adds 3,040,000 new ordinary shares, resulting from the exercise of AUCAAH options. These options carried an exercise price of AUD 0.40 and expired on August 4, 2026. Both sets of new shares will rank equally with existing AUC ordinary fully paid securities from their issue date.

Following these conversions, Ausgold's total quoted ordinary fully paid securities will increase to 430,643,499. The company's unquoted options will be adjusted accordingly, with AUCAAG options decreasing to 8,833,338 and AUCAAH options reducing to 1,520,000. Other unquoted securities, including AUCAAI options, performance rights, and AUCAAF options, remain unchanged.