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Related party transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [abstract]  
Related party transactions
20. Related party transactions
Related Party relationships with shareholders with significant influence
Keith Liddell, Chris von Christierson, and Peter Smedvig are the founding shareholders of Lifezone.
The Liddell family holdings are in aggregate approximately 25.9% of all outstanding Lifezone Metals shares as of September 30, 2026, making Keith Liddell and members of his immediate family related parties with significant influence over the affairs of Lifezone. Keith Liddell is a director of three group companies and is the Chairman of Lifezone Metals. Mr. Liddell is also retained as a consultant to provide metallurgical engineering services to Lifezone in matters related to metals recovery and the design, engineering, commissioning, and operation of Lifezone’s metals and minerals projects. Keith Liddell is the father of Simon Liddell who is employed by Lifezone Asia-Pacific Pty Ltd. Keith Liddell holds his shares jointly with his wife, Shelagh Jane Liddell, who has never had any commercial agreement with Lifezone.
The holdings in trusts where family members of Chris von Christierson are beneficiaries are classified as true trust holdings managed by professional trustees, making Chris von Christierson and close family members non-related parties.
Lifezone has no commercial relationships with Peter Smedvig beyond his shareholding in Lifezone and no compensation or transfer of resources took place during the reporting period with Peter Smedvig and known family members.
Directors’ fees
Lifezone Metals has a director service contract with Keith Liddell, as a director of Lifezone Metals. For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, Keith Liddell was paid $86,777 (nine months ended September 30, 2025: $68,750). For the three months ended September 30, 2026, Keith Liddell was paid $31,777 (three months ended September 30, 2025: $22,000).

Remuneration of key management personnel
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2026202520262025
$$$$
Salary, wages and consultancy fees 1
995,080 883,834 2,972,188 2,668,078 
Bonuses 1
- - 308,314 - 
Post-employment benefits (pensions)59,633 59,189 154,927 144,700 
 Remuneration of key management personnel1,054,713 943,023 3,435,429 2,812,778 
1 The amounts disclosed include expenses incurred during the reporting period in connection with the employment of and consulting agreements entered into with key management personnel.
On September 24, 2026, as part of a wider retention incentive program, Lifezone granted cash-settled retention incentive awards to members of key management personnel with an aggregate value of $2.6 million. The awards are payable in two equal tranches: on achievement of the Milestone (as defined below), and on its first anniversary. The Milestone is defined as the earlier of (i) a Final Investment Decision on the Kabanga Nickel Project, including the raising of aggregate funding of at least $250 million, and (ii) a sale of the Kabanga Nickel Project. Payment of each tranche is also conditional on the recipient remaining employed by, or engaged to provide services to, the Company on the relevant payment date. The cost of the awards will be recognized over the service period to each payment date. No liability was recognized as at September 30, 2026, as the amount attributable to the period from the grant date to September 30, 2026 was immaterial.
Share-based payments to key management personnel
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2026202520262025
$$$$
Share-based payment - share options843,185 551,557 1,770,102 551,557 
Share-based payment - restricted stock units321,528 - 1,645,653 - 
Total1,164,713 551,557 3,415,755 551,557 
Share-based payment compensation represents the expenses recognized during the period in respect of equity-settled share-based payment awards granted to key management personnel, measured at fair value at the grant date and recognized over the applicable vesting periods in accordance with IFRS 2. Further details of the share-based payment arrangements, including the terms and conditions of the awards, are disclosed in Note 23. The amounts disclosed in the above table are the expenses recognized during the reporting period for the key management personnel listed below.
NamePosition
Keith LiddellChairman
Chris ShowalterChief Executive Officer
Ingo HofmaierChief Financial Officer
Dr. Michael AdamsChief Technology Officer
Gerick MoutonChief Operating Officer
Benedict BusunzuTNCL Chief Executive Officer
Spencer DavisChief Legal Officer
Anthony von ChristiersonSenior Vice President: Commercial and Business Development
Evan YoungFormer Senior Vice President: Investor Relations and Capital Markets (resigned January 23, 2026)
Transactions with family members and entities controlled by Key Management Personnel
Simon Liddell (the son of Keith Liddell) is an employee of Lifezone Asia-Pacific Pty Ltd. He is Vice President Mining and has extensive underground mining experience, having joined from Gold Fields in Australia in 2022.

Lifezone has a commercial agreement with Airvolution Co. Limited, an entity controlled by Dr. Michael Adams, with effect from July 1, 2022. Jonathan Adams (the son of Dr. Michael Adams) is a Senior Metallurgist at Lifezone.
Lifezone has a commercial agreement with NewVision Metals PTE. Limited, an entity controlled by Gerick Mouton, with effect from June 2, 2022.
Lifezone has a commercial agreement with Keith Liddell. Details of transactions of the above can be found in the following sections.
Transactions with related party entities providing consultancy to Lifezone:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Consultant fees2026202520262025
Engagement PartyRelated Person$$$$Commenced
Airvolution Co. LimitedDr. Michael Adams125,001 108,334 424,832 333,336 July 1, 2022
Keith LiddellKeith Liddell173,295 138,645 531,951 380,115 July 7, 2023
NewVision Metals PTE. LimitedGerick Mouton116,956 97,370 388,704 299,600 June 2, 2022
Total415,252 344,349 1,345,487 1,013,051 
Fair value of stock options granted
Dr. Michael AdamsDr. Michael Adams- 384,393 393,479 384,393 July 1, 2022
Gerick MoutonGerick Mouton- 345,493 353,659 345,493 June 2, 2022
Total- 729,886 747,138 729,886 
Total compensation415,252 1,074,235 2,092,625 1,742,937 
Total remunerationThree Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2026202520262025
$$$$
Simon Liddell91,601 72,444 267,454 194,766 
Jonathan Adams48,992 45,032 138,101 110,023 
Total140,593 117,476 405,555 304,789 
Fair value of stock options granted
Simon Liddell- 86,916 98,440 86,916 
Jonathan Adams- 13,337 15,104 13,337 
Total- 100,253 113,544 100,253 

Related party payables
September 30,
2026
December 31,
2025
$$
Keith Liddell78,761 - 
NewVision Metals PTE. Limited56,309 41,667 
Airvolution Co. Limited41,666 47,075 
176,736 88,742 
Related party payables relate to services invoiced by Keith Liddell, Airvolution Co. Limited and NewVision Metals PTE Limited to Lifezone that remained outstanding as at the reporting date.