OceanaGold Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

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• Updated technical report for Macraes expected at the end of March is slated to show a five-year mine life extension to 2032 using a $2,200 gold price assumption

  80% confidence

• In the second half, the team will follow up what appears to be a new higher-grade zone to the south with eight drill holes targeting growth of 150,000 ounces of inferred resources

  80% confidence

• Macraes produced 56,000 ounces in Q4, aided by access to higher-grade open-pit ore following waste stripping at Innes Mills earlier in 2025

  80% confidence

• OceanaGold has its highest ever exploration budget in 2026, with increased spending at all four sites and a renewed greenfields focus

  80% confidence

• OceanaGold safely delivered 2025 guidance for production, all-in sustaining costs (AISC), and capital

  80% confidence

• The company will double the number of rigs operating at Wharekirauponga following New Zealand government approval

  80% confidence

• The growth in 2026 production is driven primarily by Haile, where guidance reflects a 35% increase in output

  80% confidence

• Front-end engineering is commencing now and development would take about two years, starting sometime next year, with first development ore toward the back end of 2029 and sustainable ore production from 2030 onward

  80% confidence

• An updated technical report is scheduled for release at the end of March and will outline mining the next phase of Ledbetter from underground, which improves margins and overall net present value

  80% confidence

• All four sites increased production in Q4 and each met its production guidance for the year

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• Record free cash flow of $259 million exceeded the company's total free cash flow generated in all of 2024

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• Total growth and exploration capital is planned to rise to $340 million in 2026, about 2.5 times 2025 levels

  80% confidence

• The company ended the period in its strongest net cash position to date, with zero debt and cash of $477 million, up 42% from the prior quarter

  80% confidence

• 2026 guidance implies higher production and lower AISC, alongside increased spending on value-accretive capital projects

  80% confidence

• The cash increase came despite more than $100 million returned to shareholders in Q4 through dividends and buybacks

  80% confidence

• OceanaGold set annual records for EBITDA, EBITDA margins, net profit, earnings per share, operating cash flow, and free cash flow

  80% confidence

• Adjusted EPS included roughly a $0.26 per share impact from share-based compensation in Q4

  80% confidence

• Moving Ledbetter from open pit to underground would require a minor permit modification

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• Q4 AISC at Macraes was under $1,300 per ounce, down materially from Q3

  80% confidence

• Haile produced 56,000 ounces in Q4, its planned highest quarter of 2025

  80% confidence

• Using the midpoint of guidance, the company expects to produce 12% more gold than in 2025 at a 7% lower AISC

  80% confidence

• The company could consider increasing the buyback if operating performance and gold prices allow, similar to 2025

  80% confidence

• Didipio AISC is expected to improve slightly, largely due to higher copper by-product credits

  80% confidence

• OceanaGold expects to complete its listing on the New York Stock Exchange in April

  80% confidence

• The company's M&A strategy has not changed and inorganic opportunities remain an option, though not a priority focus

  80% confidence

• Haile's unit costs are expected to decline 25% year-over-year

  80% confidence

• Didipio met production guidance and in Q4 produced approximately 24,000 ounces of gold and 3,200 tons of copper

  80% confidence

• Full-year AISC at Didipio came in around the top end of the guided range

  80% confidence

• Q4 was the strongest quarter of the year at Waihi at just under 22,000 ounces

  80% confidence

• Results were achieved at an average realized gold price of around $3,500 an ounce, which was below current spot levels at the time of the call

  80% confidence