Newmont Corporation

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. The Board of Directors (“the Board”) of Newmont Corporation (the “Company”) has appointed Peter David Beaven to serve as an independent director, effective September 1, 2026. Mr. Beaven will also be appointed to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board, effective as of the same date. Mr. Beaven, age 59, has extensive global mining and finance experience. Mr. Beaven served as Group Chief Financial Officer of BHP from 2015 to 2021, where he was responsible for strategy, mergers, acquisitions and divestments and the global finance function, including finance business partnering, treasury, financial reporting, tax, risk management and investor relations. Prior to serving as BHP’s Chief Financial Officer, he held a number of senior operational and executive leadership roles at BHP, including President, Copper; President, Base Metals; President, Manganese; and Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Carbon Steel Materials. Before joining BHP's executive leadership team, Mr. Beaven held corporate finance and investment banking positions with UBS and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in London and Australia and began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers in South Africa. Mr. Beaven holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of Natal (now the University of KwaZulu-Natal) and qualified as a Chartered Accountant (South Africa). Mr. Beaven currently serves as Chair of Renewable Metals Pty Ltd., an Australian battery recycling and critical minerals recovery company (“Renewable Metals”). As of August 7, 2026, Mr. Beaven temporarily assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer while Renewable Metal undertakes a search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Beaven also acts as a Senior Adviser to Global Infrastructure Partners, a leading global infrastructure investment firm. He previously served as Non-Executive Chair of the International Copper Association. In connection with Mr. Beaven’s appointment to the Board, Mr. Beaven will receive compensation as a non-employee director in accordance with the Company's director compensation program as described in its 2026 Proxy Statement, dated May 12, 2026. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Beaven and any other person in connection with his appointment as a director of the Company. Mr. Beaven is not related to any officer or director of the Company, and there are no transactions or relationships between Mr. Beaven and the Company and its subsidiaries that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.