Processing timeline
2
days
Filed
22 June 2026
Decision Due
3 Aug 2026
Est decision date: 23 July 2026. Based on 16 decided Professional & Business Services notifications.
Acquirer(s)
REGIS RESOURCES LIMITED ABN - 28 009 174 761
Target(s) or Vendor(s)
VAULT MINERALS LIMITED ABN - 73 068 647 610
Other parties
None listed
Regis Resources Limited is acquiring 100% of Vault Minerals Limited via a scheme of arrangement. Both Australian ASX-listed gold producers, the transaction will result in Regis shareholders owning 51% and Vault shareholders 49% of the combined entity, merging their Western Australian gold mining operations.
Regis Resources Limited (ASX:RRL) ( Regis ) and Vault Minerals Limited (ASX:VAU) ( Vault ) have entered into an agreement to merge via a scheme of arrangement, under which Regis will acquire 100% of the fully paid ordinary shares in Vault (the Acquisition ). Upon implementation of the scheme, the combined company will be owned 51 per cent by Regis shareholders and 49 per cent by Vault shareholders. Regis is an Australian ASX-listed gold producer, headquartered in Western Australia. Regis owns three mining assets in Australia, consisting of the operational Duketon and Tropicana gold mines in Western Australia and the McPhillamys gold project in New South Wales, which is not currently operational. Vault is an Australian ASX-listed gold producer, headquartered in Western Australia. Vault owns three operating gold mines in Western Australia (Leonora, Deflector and Mount Monger) and an advanced gold restart project in Ontario, Canada (Sugar Zone) which is not currently in production.
The ACCC has prepared a questionnaire on the Acquisition. Submissions or information in response to the questionnaire should be provided by 30 June 2026 via email to mergers@accc.gov.au with the title Submission re: Regis Resources – Vault Minerals. The ACCC’s ability to give detailed consideration to submissions received after this time may be limited.