Replacement Prospectus
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Sea Forest Limited
ABN 46 631 662 283
Initial public offering
of Ordinary Shares
Prospectus
The Offer
This Replacement Prospectus is issued by Sea Forest
Limited (ACN 631 662 283) (Sea Forest or the Company)
for the purpose of Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act 2001
(Cth) (Corporations Act). The offer contained in this
Prospectus is an initial public offering (IPO) to acquire fully
paid ordinary shares (Shares) in the Company (Offer) that
will be issued by the Company.
Lodgement and Listing
This Replacement Prospectus is dated, and was
lodged with ASIC on 3 November 2025 (Prospectus
Date). This Replacement Prospectus replaces the
Prospectus dated 27 October 2025 (Original Prospectus
Date) which was lodged with the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission (ASIC) on that date. This
Replacement Prospectus is referred to as the
“Prospectus” in this document.
Sea Forest will apply to ASX Limited (ASX) within seven
days of the Original Prospectus Date for admission of the
Company to the official list of ASX (Official List) and for
quotation of the Shares (Listing).
Neither ASIC nor ASX (or their respective officers) take
any responsibility for the contents of this Prospectus
or the merits of the investment to which this
Prospectus relates.
Expiry Date
This Prospectus expires on the date that is 13 months after
the Original Prospectus Date, being 27 November 2026
(Expiry Date). No Shares will be issued based on this
Prospectus after the Expiry Date.
Note to Applicants
This Replacement Prospectus has been issued to provide:
(a) summaries of the Financial Information in Section 1
without changing the Financial Information in
Section 4;
(b) details of funds allocated to working capital;
(c) confirmation the Company is not involved in
any litigation;
(d) cross reference to the potential dilution that could
result from the exercise of Options on issue; and
(e) additional background regarding Mr Stephen Turner’s
historical directorship at International Ferro Metals.
The information in this Prospectus is not investment or
financial product advice and does not take into account
your investment objectives, financial situation or particular
needs. It is important that you read this Prospectus
carefully and in its entirety before deciding whether
to invest in the Company.
In particular, you should consider the risk factors that
could affect the performance of Sea Forest. You should
carefully consider these risks in light of your personal
circumstances (including financial and tax issues) and
seek professional guidance from your stockbroker,
solicitor, accountant, tax adviser or other independent
professional adviser before deciding whether to invest in
the Company. Some of the key risk factors that should be
considered by prospective investors are set out in Section
5 of this Prospectus. There may be risk factors in addition
to these that should be considered, including in light of
your personal circumstances.
Except as required by law, and only to the extent required,
no person named in this Prospectus, nor any other person,
warrants or guarantees the performance of Sea Forest,
or the repayment of capital by the Company, or any return
on investment made pursuant to this Prospectus.
No person is authorised to give any information or to make
any representation in connection with the Offer described
in this Prospectus that is not contained in this Prospectus.
Any information not so contained may not be relied upon
as having been authorised by Sea Forest, Ord Minnett
Limited (Ord Minnett) (Ord Minnett as the Lead Manager)
or any other person in connection with the Offer.
You should rely only on information contained in this
Prospectus when deciding whether to invest in
the Company.
Ord Minnett has acted as Lead Manager to the Offer.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Lead
Manager and each of their respective affiliates, officers,
employees and advisers expressly disclaim all liabilities in
respect of, make no representations regarding, and take
no responsibility for, any part of this Prospectus other than
references to their name and make no representation
or warranty as to the currency, accuracy, reliability or
completeness of this Prospectus.
Exposure Period
The Corporations Act prohibits Sea Forest from
processing Applications for Shares offered under this
Prospectus in the seven-day period (which ASIC may
extend to 14 days in total) after the Original Prospectus
Date (Exposure Period). No priority will be given to
Applications received during the Exposure Period.
No cooling-off rights
Cooling-off rights do not apply to an investment in Shares
issued under this Prospectus. This means that, in most
circumstances, you cannot withdraw your Application
once it has been accepted.
Obtaining a copy of this Prospectus
During the Offer Period, this Prospectus is available
in electronic form (without an Application Form) at
https://www.seaforest.com.au/investor-centre.
The Offer constituted by this Prospectus in electronic
form at https://www.seaforest.com.au/investor-centre is
available only to persons within Australia. The Prospectus
is not available to persons in other jurisdictions (including
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the United States) in which it may not be lawful to make
such an invitation or offer. If you access the electronic
version of this Prospectus, you should ensure that you
download and read the Prospectus in its entirety.
You may, before the Offer Period closes, obtain a
paper copy of this Prospectus free of charge by calling
the Automic investor services line on 1300 288 664
(if calling within Australia) or +61 2 9698 5414 (if calling
from outside of Australia) between 8:30am and 7:00pm
(Sydney time), Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).
Applications for Shares may only be made during the
Offer Period on an Application Form attached to or
accompanying this Prospectus.
The Corporations Act prohibits any person from passing
the Application Form to another person unless it is attached
to a paper copy of the Prospectus or the complete and
unaltered electronic version of the Prospectus.
Refer to Section 7 of this Prospectus for further information.
Financial Information presentation
Section 4 of this Prospectus sets out the detail of the
financial information (Financial Information) referred to in
this Prospectus. The basis of preparation and presentation
of the Financial Information in the Prospectus is set out
in Section 4 of this Prospectus.
The Financial Information is presented on both a statutory
and pro forma basis (as described in Section 4 of this
Prospectus) and has been prepared and presented in
accordance with the recognition and measurement
principles of the Australian Accounting Standards (AAS)
(including the Australian Accounting Interpretations)
issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board,
which are consistent with International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) and Interpretations issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
The Financial Information is presented in an abbreviated
form insofar as it does not include all disclosures,
statements and comparative information as required
by AAS and other mandatory professional reporting
requirements applicable to general-purpose financial
reports prepared in accordance with the Corporations Act.
The Financial Information should be read in conjunction
with, and is qualified by reference to, the information
contained in Sections 4 and 5 of this Prospectus.
All financial amounts contained in this Prospectus
are expressed in Australian dollars, unless otherwise
stated. Any discrepancies between totals and sums
of components in tables contained in this Prospectus
are due to rounding.
Statements of past performance
This Prospectus includes information regarding the past
performance of Sea Forest. Investors should be aware
that past performance should not be relied upon as being
indicative of future performance.
Forward-looking statements
The Prospectus contains forward-looking statements,
which may be identified by words such as ‘may’, ‘could’,
‘believes’, ‘estimates’, ‘expects’, ‘intends’, ‘targets’,
‘predicts’, ‘forecasts’, ‘guidance’, ‘plan’ and other
similar words that involve risks and uncertainties.
These statements are based on an assessment of
present economic and operating conditions, and on
a number of assumptions regarding future events and
actions that, at the date of the Prospectus, are expected
to take place. Such forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and
other important factors, many of which are beyond the
control of Sea Forest, its Board and Management of the
Company. Sea Forest does not undertake to, and does not
intend to, update or revise any forward-looking
statements, or publish prospective financial information in
the future, regardless of whether new information, future
events or any other factors affect the information contained
in this Prospectus, except where required by law.
Any forward-looking statements are subject to various
risks that could cause Sea Forest’s actual results to
differ materially from the results expressed or anticipated
in these statements. Forward-looking statements should
be read in conjunction with the risk factors set out in
Section 5 of this Prospectus and other information
in the Prospectus.
Sea Forest, its Board, Management and the Lead Manager
cannot and do not give any assurance that the results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements contained in this Prospectus
will actually occur and investors are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Industry and market data
This Prospectus, including the Industry Overview in
Section 2, contains data relating to the industry in which
Sea Forest operates (Industry Data), and other information
(including third party estimates and projections).
Such information includes, but is not limited to,
statements and data relating to product segment and
market share, estimated historical or forecast market
growth, market trends and estimated addressable markets
and its industry position. Unless otherwise stated, this
information has been prepared by Sea Forest using both
publicly available data and its own internally generated
data. Sea Forest’s internally generated data is based
on estimates and assumptions that both the Board
and Management believe to be reasonable, as at the
Original Prospectus Date.
The Industry Data has not been independently prepared
or verified and none of Sea Forest or the Lead Manager
can assure you as to its accuracy, or the accuracy of
the underlying assumptions used to estimate such
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Industry Data. Sea Forest’s estimates involve risks and
uncertainties and are subject to change based on various
factors, including those described in the risk factors
set out in Section 5 of this Prospectus.
In addition to the Industry Data, this Prospectus uses
third party market data, estimates and projections.
There is no assurance that any of the third party data,
estimates or projections contained in this information
will be achieved. Sea Forest has not independently verified
this third party information. Third party estimates involve
risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based
on various factors, including those described in the risk
factors set out in Section 5 of this Prospectus.
Third party statements
This Prospectus includes attributed statements from
books, journals and comparable publications that are not
specific to, and have no connection with the Company.
The authors of these books, journals and comparable
publications have not provided their consent for these
statements to be included in this Prospectus, and the
Company is relying upon ASIC Corporations (Consents to
Statements) Instrument 2016/72 for the inclusion of these
statements in this Prospectus without such consent
having been obtained.
No offering where offering would be illegal
The Prospectus does not constitute an offer or invitation
in any place in which, or to any person to whom, it would
not be lawful to make such an offer or invitation. No action
has been taken to register or qualify the Shares or the
Offer, or to otherwise permit a public offering of Shares,
in any jurisdiction outside Australia.
The distribution of the Prospectus outside Australia
(including electronically) may be restricted by law and
persons who come into possession of the Prospectus
outside Australia should seek advice and observe any
such restrictions. Any failure to comply with such
restrictions may constitute a violation of applicable
securities laws. For details of selling restrictions that apply
to the Shares in certain jurisdictions outside of Australia,
please refer to Section 9.11 of this Prospectus.
This Prospectus may not be distributed to, or relied upon
by, persons in the United States. In particular, the Shares
have not been, and will not be, registered under the US
Securities Act of 1993 (as amended) (US Securities Act)
or any US state securities laws and may not be offered,
sold, pledged or transferred, directly or indirectly,
in the United States except in transactions exempt from,
or not subject to, the registration requirements of the US
Securities Act and applicable US state securities laws.
Defined terms and time
Defined terms and abbreviations used in this Prospectus
have the meanings defined in the Glossary or are defined
in the context in which they appear.
Unless otherwise stated or implied, references to times
in this Prospectus are to time in Sydney, New South Wales.
Privacy
By filling out the Application Form to apply for Shares,
you are providing personal information to Sea Forest
through the Share Registry, which is contracted to
manage Applications.
Sea Forest, and the Share Registry on its behalf, may
collect, hold and use that personal information in order
to process your Application, service your needs as
a Shareholder, provide facilities and services that
you request and carry out appropriate administration.
Some of this personal information is collected as required
or authorised by certain laws including the Income Tax
Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) and the Corporations Act.
If you do not provide the information requested in the
Application Form, Sea Forest and the Share Registry may
not be able to process or accept your Application. Your
personal information may also be used from time to time to
inform you about other products and services offered by
Sea Forest, which it considers may be of interest to you.
Your personal information may also be provided to
Sea Forest’s members, agents and service providers on
the basis that they deal with such information in accordance
with Sea Forest’s privacy policy and applicable laws.
The members, agents and service providers of Sea Forest
may be located outside Australia where your personal
information may not receive the same level of protection
as that afforded under Australian law. The types of agents
and service providers that may be provided with your
personal information and the circumstances in which
your personal information may be shared are:
• the Share Registry for ongoing administration of the
register of members;
• printers and other companies for the purpose of
preparation and distribution of statements and for
handling mail;
• market research companies for the purpose of analysing
the Shareholder base and for product development and
planning; and
• legal and accounting firms, auditors, contractors,
consultants and other advisers for the purpose of
administering, and advising on, the Shares and for
associated actions.
If an Applicant becomes a Shareholder, the Corporations
Act requires Sea Forest to include information about the
Shareholder (including name, address and details of the
Shares held) in its public register of members. If you do
not provide all the information requested, your Application
may not be able to be processed. The information
contained in Sea Forest’s register of members must
remain there even if that person ceases to be a
Shareholder. Information contained in Sea Forest’s
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register of members is also used to facilitate dividend
payments and corporate communications (including
Sea Forest’s financial results, annual reports and other
information that Sea Forest may wish to communicate
to its Shareholders), and compliance by Sea Forest with
legal and regulatory requirements. An Applicant has a
right to gain access to the information that Sea Forest
and the Share Registry hold about that person, subject to
certain exemptions under law. A fee may be charged for
access. Access requests must be made in writing or by
telephone call to Sea Forest’s registered office or the
Share Registry’s office, details of which are disclosed in
the Corporate Directory on the inside back cover of
this Prospectus.
Applicants can obtain a copy of Sea Forest
privacy policy by visiting Sea Forest’s website
(https://www.seaforest.com.au/privacy-policy).
Photographs and diagrams
Photographs used in the Prospectus that do not have
descriptions are for illustration purposes only and should
not be interpreted to mean that any person shown endorses
the Prospectus or its contents, or that the assets shown
in them are owned by Sea Forest. Diagrams used in the
Prospectus are illustrative only and may not be drawn
to scale. Unless otherwise stated, all data contained
in charts, graphs and tables is based on information
available at the Original Prospectus Date.
Company website
Sea Forest maintains a website at
https://www.seaforest.com.au. Any references to
documents included on Sea Forest’s website are for
convenience only, and information contained in or
otherwise accessible through this or a related website
is not incorporated into this Prospectus.
Applications
Applications may be made only during the Offer Period on
the Priority Offer Application Form and Broker Firm Offer
Application Form (referred to as an Application Form).
Applicants under the Broker firm Offer should contact
their Broker to request a Prospectus and Broker Firm
Offer Application Form. Applicants under the Priority
Offer will receive a personalised invitation.
By making an Application, you represent and warrant that
you were given access to the Prospectus, together with
an Application Form.
The Corporations Act prohibits any person from passing
to another person an Application Form unless it is
attached to, or accompanied by, the complete and
unaltered version of this Prospectus.
Disclaimer
Except as required by law, and only to the extent so
required, none of Sea Forest, its Board, Management, the
Lead Manager or any other person warrants or guarantees
the future performance of Sea Forest, or any return on any
investment made pursuant to this Prospectus.
Sea Forest, the Share Registry and the Lead Manager
disclaim all liability, whether in negligence or otherwise,
to persons who trade Shares before receiving a holding
statement, even if such person received confirmation
of allocation from the Automic investor services line
or confirmed their firm allocation through a Broker.
Ord Minnett has acted as Lead Manager to the Offer
and have not authorised, permitted or caused the issue
or lodgement, submission, dispatch or provision of this
Prospectus and there is no statement in this Prospectus
that is based on any statement made by the Lead Manager
or by any of their affiliates, officers or employees. To the
maximum extent permitted by law, the Lead Manager and
each of their affiliates, officers, employees and advisers
expressly disclaim all liabilities in respect of, make no
representations regarding and take no responsibility for,
any part of this Prospectus other than references to their
respective names, and make no representation or
warranty as to the currency, accuracy, reliability or
completeness of this Prospectus.
Questions
If you have any questions about how to apply for
Shares, please call the Automic investor services line on
1300 288 664 (if calling within Australia) or +61 2 9698 5414
(if calling from outside of Australia) between 8:30am and
7:00pm (Sydney time), Monday to Friday (excluding public
holidays). Instructions on how to apply for Shares are
set out in Section 7 of this Prospectus and on the
Application Form.
If you have any questions about whether to invest in the
Company, you should seek professional advice from your
accountant, financial adviser, stockbroker, lawyer, or other
professional adviser.
This Prospectus is important and should be read
in its entirety.
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SEA FOREST is an early mover in the science of seaweed
production technologies in Australia underpinned by
proprietary intellectual property replicating the bio-actives
in seaweed and a world-class research team.
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Contents
Important Notices���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� IFC
Key Offer Information�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 6
Chair’s Letter�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8
Letter from the CEO and Co‑Founder������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 11
1. Investment Overview������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 12
2. Industry Overview����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 31
3. Company Overview�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 38
4. Financial Information������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 64
5. Risk Factors������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 73
6. Key People, Interests and Benefits���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 83
7. Details of the Offer���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 98
8. Investigating Accountant’s Report���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 113
9. Additional Information����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 121
10. Taxation������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 133
11. Authorisations��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 137
Appendix A. Significant Accounting Policies������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 139
Appendix B. Glossary��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 147
Appendix C. Peer Reviewed Studies������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 154
Corporate Directory������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� IBC
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Key Offer Information
TIMETABLE
IMPORTANT DATES
Prospectus Date Monday, 3 November 2025
Broker Firm Offer and Priority Offer opens Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Broker Firm Offer and Priority Offer closes Friday, 14 November 2025
Settlement of the Offer Thursday, 20 November 2025
Completion and issue of Shares (Allotment Date) Friday, 21 November 2025
Expected Dispatch of Holding Statements Monday, 24 November 2025
Expected quotation of IPO shares and commencement of trading on ASX Wednesday, 26 November 2025
DATES MAY CHANGE
The above dates are indicative only and may change without notice. Unless otherwise indicated, all times and dates
are stated in Sydney time. Sea Forest, in consultation with the Lead Manager, reserves the right to vary any and all of the
above dates and times of the Offer without notice, including, subject to the ASX Listing Rules and the Corporations Act,
to extend the Offer, close the Offer early or to accept late Applications, either generally or in particular cases, or to cancel
or withdraw the Offer before Completion, in each case without notifying any recipient of this Prospectus or any Applicant.
If the Offer is cancelled or withdrawn before the allocation of Shares, then all Application Monies will be refunded in
full (without interest) as soon as possible in accordance with the requirements of the Corporations Act. Investors are
encouraged to submit their Applications as soon as possible after the Offer opens.
HOW TO INVEST
Unless otherwise indicated, Applications for Shares can only be made by completing and lodging an Application Form.
Instructions on how to apply for Shares are set out in Section 7 and on the back of the Application Form.
QUESTIONS
Please call the Automic investor services line on 1300 288 664 (if calling within Australia) or +61 2 9698 5414 (if calling from
outside of Australia) between 8:30am and 7:00pm (Sydney time), Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays). If you are
unclear in relation to any matter or are uncertain as to whether Sea Forest is a suitable investment for you, you should seek
advice from your stockbroker, solicitor, accountant, financial adviser or other independent professional adviser before
deciding whether to invest in Sea Forest.
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KEY OFFER STATISTICS
Company Sea Forest Limited
Proposed ASX Code SEA
Offer Price $2.00
Total proceeds to be raised under the Offer $20.5 million
Total number of New Shares to be issued under the Offer 10.3 million
Total Existing Shares held by Existing Shareholders at Completion of the Offer1
45.8 million
Total number of Shares on issue at Completion of the Offer 56.1 million
Total number of Options on issue at Completion of the Offer 3.7 million
Market capitalisation at Completion of the Offer2
$112.1 million
Enterprise value at Completion of the Offer3
$80.7 million
Pro forma historical net cash as at 30 June 2025 $31.4 million
Notes:
1. This excludes any Shares acquired by Existing Shareholders under the Offer.
2. Indicative market capitalisation is calculated as the Offer Price multiplied by the total number of Shares on issue at Completion.
3. Enterprise value calculated as the sum of market capitalisation of the Company at the Offer Price and the net debt contained in the Pro forma Historical
Statement of Financial Position (see Section 4 for further details).
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Chair’s Letter
Dear Investor,
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Sea Forest Limited (Sea Forest), I am pleased to
offer you the opportunity to become a shareholder in Sea Forest. Join us as we look to list
on the ASX and embark on the next phase of our growth journey.
Founded in Tasmania in 2018 (and the Company incorporated in 2019), Sea Forest is one
of the first companies to achieve success in the commercial cultivation and application
of the native Australian seaweed Asparagopsis. Our operations span manufacturing and
distribution, with world class research facilities, land‑based cultivation infrastructure in
Triabunna and Swansea, and 1,800‑hectares of marine leases in Tasmania. These have
enabled extensive research and development that have led us to where we are today.
From first understanding the seaweed’s life cycle and determining how to commercially farm it, to extracting and stabilising
its bioactive components to create a stable uniform manufactured product, Sea Forest has been able to replicate its active
ingredients at scale. Through this significant investment in research and development, we have created SeaFeed™
– an
innovative livestock feed additive that has been scientifically proven to significantly reduce methane emissions from
ruminant animals, while also delivering measurable productivity gains and sustainability benefits across the
livestock sector.
The agricultural industry is undergoing transformation, driven by the shift to decarbonise supply chains and meet
the growing demand for sustainable food production. Sea Forest’s technology addresses these challenges directly,
enabling farmers and supply chain partners to reduce Scope 3 emissions (being indirect greenhouse gas emissions),
access premium markets for low‑emission products and contribute to global climate goals.
SeaFeed™
not only reduces methane emissions by up to 80%,1
but, importantly, also improves agricultural economics.
Recent large‑scale commercial trials have demonstrated feed conversion efficiency improvements and increases in
saleable meat yield. These productivity gains translate directly into improved profitability for producers, as more weight
is gained from less feed without compromising meat quality or animal health.
Sea Forest’s achievements are underpinned by robust scientific validation, existing industry partnerships and commercial
supply agreements with large agr
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