INDEPENDENCE GROUP NL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2017

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Stakeholder type Specific stakeholders Area of interest Nature of interactions Shareholder Retail and institutional shareholders. Share price, dividends, financial returns, governance, risk management, operating performance and business strategy. Annual General Meeting, Annual and Sustainability reports, ASX announcements, quarterly reports and webcasts, website (where all releases and other information on IGO is maintained and regularly updated), one- on-one meetings, conference presentations, broker presentations, direct phone contact with investor relations and share registry. IGO customers All gold production from the Tropicana Gold Mine is sold to financiers and the Perth Mint. All nickel ore from the Long Operation is sold to BHP Nickel West. All concentrate from Nova is sold to either Glencore, Trafigura Pte Ltd (Trafigura) or BHP Nickel West. All concentrates from Jaguar are sold to Trafigura. Quality of product and reliability of supply, financial management of business. Regular meetings and interactions. Employees Both IGO staff and contractor’s employees working on site. Job security, employee remuneration, industrial relations in general, drive-in- drive-out (DIDO) and fly-in- fly-out (FIFO) in particular. Safety and occupational health. Investment in our people. Continuous direct interaction. Traditional Owners IGO’s operations affect the lands of many Traditional Owners. To name a few, these include: Ngadju, Wongatha, Koara, Ngalia, Wutha and Sami. Land use, access and management. Socio-economic impacts and environmental impacts generally. Cultural heritage and biodiversity management. Engagement with representative bodies, community meetings, and in response to public enquiries. Local communities Individuals and groups local to our operations, including pastoralists, development groups, local businesses and not-for-profit organisations and other exploration and mining companies. Employment, business development, infrastructure, land access, cultural heritage, sponsorship and donations, environmental performance and transparency. Transport impacts. Mine closure planning. Location-specific community relations’ personnel, community meetings, formal and informal communication. Government and government agencies Federal and state governments, local government, state government agencies including the Government of Western Australia Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS), Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER), which includes the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). Socio-economic impacts (including taxes and royalties) and environmental impacts generally, and specifically FIFO and employment. Meeting with agency representatives during site inspections and ad hoc meetings. 16 — IGO SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2017