Management Change/Compensation (Form 8-K)

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 14, 2026, the Board of Directors of Graphene & Solar Technologies Limited (the "Company") appointed Russell Krause as a member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Russell Krause will receive compensation consistent with the Company's non-employee director compensation program.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Russell Krause and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director, no family relationships with any director or executive officer of the Company, and no transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.