Announcement PDF 604 page 1/2 15 July 2001 Form 604 Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B Notice of change of interests of substantial holder To: Company Name/Scheme VRX Silica Limited ACN/ARSN 59 142 014 873 1. Details of substantial holder (1) Sparta AG, Hamburg, Germany Name Deutsche Balaton Aktiengesellschaft, Heidelberg, Germany VV Beteiligungen Aktiengesellschaft, Heidelberg, Germany DELPHI Unternehmensberatung Aktiengesellschaft, Heidelberg, Germany Wilhelm K.T. Zours, Heidelberg, Germany ACN/ARSN (if applicable) There was a change in the interests of the substantial holder on 21 / 07 / 21 The previous notice was given to the company on The previous notice was dated 28 28 / / 05 05 / / 21 21 2. Previous and present voting power The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2) had a relevant interest (3) in when last required, and when now required, to give a substantial holding notice to the company of scheme, are as follows: Class of securities (4) Fully paid ordinary shares Previous notice Person’s votes 25,665,421 Voting power (5) 5.05% Present notice Person’s votes 32,383,530 Voting power (5) 6.08% 3. Changes in relevant interests Particulars of each change in, or change in the nature of, a relevant interest of the substantial holder or an associate in voting securities of the company or scheme, since the substantial holder was last required to give a substantial holding notice to the company or scheme as follows: Date of change Person whose relevant interest changed Nature of change (6) Consideration given in relation to change (7) Class and number of securities affected Person’s votes affected 31 May 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2600 per share ordinary shares, 449,671 449,671 01 June 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2594 per share ordinary shares, 265,654 265,654 02 June 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2650 per share ordinary shares, 10,763 10,763 03 June 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2600 per share ordinary shares, 181,057 181,057 07 June 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2596 per share ordinary shares, 272,266 272,266 08 June 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2600 per share ordinary shares, 77,398 77,398 09 June 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2550 per share ordinary shares, 100,000 100,000 10 June 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2508 per share ordinary shares, 450,000 450,000 11 June 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2600 per share ordinary shares, 149,549 149,549 15 June 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2565 per share ordinary shares, 241,260 241,260 16 June 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2581 per share ordinary shares, 159,191 159,191 22 June 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2400 per share ordinary shares, 348,740 348,740 23 June 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2400 per share ordinary shares, 101,260 101,260 24 June 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2400 per share ordinary shares, 50,000 50,000 25 June 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2200 per share ordinary shares, 96,147 96,147 28 June 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2200 per share ordinary shares, 103,853 103,853 29 June 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2200 per share ordinary shares, 200,000 200,000 30 June 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2200 per share ordinary shares, 100,000 100,000 02 July 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2263 per share ordinary shares, 427,961 427,961 05 July 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2300 per share ordinary shares, 286,120 286,120 06 July 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2300 per share ordinary shares, 258,322 258,322 07 July 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2300 per share ordinary shares, 102,558 102,558 08 July 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2300 per share ordinary shares, 52,810 52,810 09 July 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2271 per share ordinary shares, 423,742 423,742 12 July 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2237 per share ordinary shares, 448,487 448,487 13 July 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2174 per share ordinary shares, 435,549 435,549 14 July 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2082 per share ordinary shares, 506,021 506,021 15 July 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2000 per share ordinary shares, 100,000 100,000 20 July 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2000 per share ordinary shares, 81,409 81,409 21 July 2021 Sparta AG On-market purchases $0.2139 per share ordinary shares, 238,321 238,321 4. Present relevant interest Particulars of each relevant interest of the substantial holder in voting securities after the change are as follows: Holder of relevant interest Registered holder of securities Sparta AG Person entitled to be registered as holder (8) Nature of relevant interest (6) Class and number of securities Person’s votes Sparta AG Registered Holder Ordinary Shares, 29,983,530 29,983,530 Deutsche Balaton Aktiengesellschaft Sparta AG, Deutsche Balaton Aktiengesellschaft Registered Holder, Major Shareholder of Sparta AG Ordinary Shares, 30,083,530 30,083,530 VV Beteiligungen Aktiengesellschaft Sparta AG, Deutsche Balaton Aktiengesellschaft Major Shareholder of Deutsche Balaton Aktiengesellschaft Ordinary Shares, 30,083,530 30,083,530 DELPHI Unternehmensberatung Aktiengesellschaft Sparta AG, Deutsche Balaton Aktiengesellschaft, DELPHI Unternehmensberatung Aktiengesellschaft Registered Holder, Holding Company of VV Beteiligungen Aktiengesellschaft Ordinary Shares, 32,383,530 32,383,530 Wilhelm K.T. Zours Sparta AG, Deutsche Balaton Aktiengesellschaft, DELPHI Unternehmensberatung Aktiengesellschaft Major Shareholder of DELPHI Unternehmensberatung Aktiengesellschaft Ordinary Shares, 32,383,530 32,383,530 5. Changes in association The persons who have become associates (2) of, ceased to be associates of, or have changed the nature of their association (9) with, the substantial holder in relation to voting interests in the company or scheme are as follows: Name and ACN/ARSN (if applicable) Nature of association 6. Addresses The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows: Name Address Sparta AG Ziegelhaeuser Landstrasse 1, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany Deutsche Balaton Aktiengesellschaft Ziegelhaeuser Landstrasse 1, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany VV Beteiligungen Aktiengesellschaft Ziegelhaeuser Landstrasse 1, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany DELPHI Unternehmensberatung Aktiengesellschaft Ziegelhaeuser Landstrasse 1, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany Wilhelm K.T. Zours 69120 Heidelberg, Germany Signature print name Alexander Link sign here (1) capacity Member Management Board date 21 / 07 / 21 DIRECTIONS If there are a number of substantial holders with similar or related relevant issues (eg. A corporation and its related corporations, or the manager and trustee of an equity trust), the names could be included in an annexure to the form. If the relevant interests of a group of persons are essentially similar, they may be referred to throughout the form as a specifically named group if the membership of each group, with the names and addresses of members is clearly set out in paragraph 6 of the form. (2) See the definition of “associate” in Section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001. (3) See the definition of “relevant interest” in sections 608 and 671B(7) of the Corporations Act 2001. (4) The voting shares of a company constitute one class unless divided into separate classes. (5) The person’s votes divided by the total votes in the body corporate or scheme multiplied by 100. (6) Include details of: (a) any relevant agreement or other circumstances by which the relevant interest was acquired. If subsection 671B(4) applies, a copy of any document setting out the terms of any relevant agreement, and a statement by the person giving full and accurate details of any contract, scheme or arrangement, must accompany this form, together with a written statement certifying this contract, scheme or arrangement; and (b) any qualification of the power of a person to exercise, control the exercise of, the voting powers or disposal of the securities to which the relevant interest relates (indicating clearly the particular securities to which the qualification applies). See the definition of “relevant agreement” in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001. (7) Details of the consideration must include any and all benefits, money and other, that any person from whom a relevant interest was acquired has, or may, become entitled to receive in relation to that acquisition. Details must be included even if the benefit is conditional on the happening or not of a contingency. Details must be included of any benefit paid on behalf of the substantial holder or its associate in relation to the acquisitions, even if they are not paid directly to the person from whom the relevant interest was acquired. (8) If the substantial holder in unable to determine the identity of the person (eg. If the relevant interest arises because of an option) write “unknown”. (9) Give details, if appropriate, of the present association and any change in that association since the last substantial holding notice.