Ann: Cornerstone investor secured for Manono Project, page-277

AVZ Minerals Team are presenting at the DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021 28^th-29^thSeptember, discussing MSEZ the Manono Special Economic Zone and the tax benefits of SEZ( Special Economic Zones).

*****AVZ’s MSEZ agreement with DRC Govt is due to be announced to the market along with the ML. !!!!!

Key participants will, among others, include:

• Johnson Matthey(Cathode manufacturer),

• Umicore(Germany Chemical Engineers-Cathode manufacturer),
• BASF(Chemical Engineers-Cathode manufacturer),,
• CATL ( Major Battery Manuf.),
• LG Chem( Major Battery Manuf.),,
• Panasonic( Major Battery Manuf.),,
• Tesla,
• BMW, etc.
• Other International partners: The International Energy Agency, etc.
• DRC President Felix Tsishekidi
• DRC Ministry delegates for Mining, Industry, Energy, Economic
• Presenting is the AVZ Minerals MD Nigel Ferguson & Team on the MSEZ Manono Special Economic Zone Tax incentives discussion for investment

P.S.

With such humungous offtakes going to CATL(the world's largest lithium ion battery maker) and to CATL through Yibin Tianyi and with such a huge lithium demand and shortage forecast on the horizon AVZ's mine will be developed soon than later.

AIMO