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Arafura Rare Earths LTD (ASX: ARU)

Sector: Materials

Market cap: A$911M (as of 2 Nov 2026)

Industrial Minerals & Mineral Exploration

Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Recent capital raises

DateTypeAmountPriceDiscountSource
13 July 2026SPP$11.6M——Filing ↗
15 Dec 2025SPP$6.4M——Filing ↗
4 Nov 2025Placement$123.4M——Filing ↗
10 Oct 2025SPP$9.831M$0.19—Filing ↗
10 Sept 2024SPP$4.6M$0.16—Filing ↗

Substantial holders — latest moves

DateHolderMoveHoldingSource
15 July 2026Mrs Georgina Hope Rinehart, Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd ACN 008 676 417 (HPPL), Hanrine Finance Pty Ltd ACN 142 927 900 (HFPL) and subsidiaries of HPPL as set out in Annexure A (referred to together as the HPPL Group)Increase15.6% → 17.48%Filing ↗
13 July 2026Mrs Georgina Hope Rinehart, Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd ACN 008 676 417 (HPPL), Hanrine Finance Pty Ltd ACN 142 927 900 (HFPL) and subsidiaries of HPPL as set out in Annexure A (referred to together as the HPPL Group)Increase15.6% → 17.48%Filing ↗
22 Dec 2025Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc. and its Subsidiaries listed in Annexure AExit—Filing ↗
22 Dec 2025Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.Exit—Filing ↗
17 Dec 2025Bianca Hope RinehartIncrease10.01% → 16.805%Filing ↗

Director trades — on-market

DateDirectorTradeSource
30 July 2024Dr Roger John HigginsBought 500,000 fully paid ordinary sharesFiling ↗
17 June 2024Michael John SpreadboroughBought 610,000 fully paid ordinary sharesFiling ↗
18 Mar 2024Mark SoutheyBought 100,000Filing ↗
27 June 2022Gavin John LockyerSold 2,335,723 sharesFiling ↗
30 Nov 2020Mark SoutheyBought 72,500 fully paid ordinary sharesFiling ↗

Cash and runway

MetricValueAs ofSource
CashA$160M30 Sept 2026Filing ↗
Runway11.2 quarters30 Sept 2026Filing ↗

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