Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Information concerning Newmont’s executive officers, as of January 1, 2026, is set forth below:

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(1)Tom Palmer stepped down from his role as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) on December 31, 2025 in connection with a planful leadership transition process. Natascha Viljoen was promoted from the role of President and Chief Operating Officer to President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2026 and joined the Board as a non-independent director, effective as of the same date.

(2)Messrs. Rodgers, Thornton and Fry were each designated as Section 16 officers effective as of January 1, 2026, in coordination with Ms. Viljoen's appointment.

There are no family relationships by blood, marriage or adoption among any of the above executive officers or members of the Board of Directors of Newmont. Each executive officer is elected annually by the Board of Directors of Newmont to serve for one year or until his or her respective successor is elected and qualified. There is no arrangement or understanding between any of the above executive officers and any other person pursuant to which he or she was selected as an executive officer.

Ms. Viljoen was elected as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2026. Ms. Viljoen joined Newmont’s Executive Leadership Team in October 2023 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer in July 2025. Prior to joining Newmont, Ms. Viljoen served as Chief Executive Officer of Anglo American’s platinum business in South Africa since 2020, having previously held a series of operating and technical positions within the organization, including as Group Head of Processing. Prior to joining Anglo American, she spent six years at Lonmin, where she served on the executive committee as Executive Vice President of Processing, also with responsibility for several wider corporate functions, including sustainability. Ms. Viljoen holds an EMBA from the University of Cape Town and a Bachelor of Engineering from North West University.

Mr. Wexler joined Newmont in March 2024 as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Effective July 11, 2025, Mr. Wexler was appointed interim Chief Financial Officer, and he will serve in the dual CLO / CFO role until a permanent CFO successor is elected. Mr. Wexler is a seasoned legal and risk management leader with more than three decades of international experience, including managing legal, risk, compliance, M&A, antitrust, litigation and corporate governance affairs within the industrial, technology, energy management, engineering, manufacturing and construction sectors. Before joining Newmont, he served as Chief Legal Officer at Schneider Electric, a Fortune Global 500 business, for 15 years. Prior to that, Mr. Wexler served as in-house counsel overseeing legal, risk and compliance at various companies, including American Power Conversion Corporation. Mr. Wexler holds a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law and a B.A. in History and Political Science from the University of Vermont.

Mr. Toth has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability and Development Officer since March 2025, after previously serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer since June 2023. Mr. Toth joined Newmont in July 2022 as Executive Vice President, Strategic Development and his role was expanded to include Sustainability in September of 2022 to become Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer. Prior to joining Newmont, Mr. Toth worked at Rio Tinto from April 2014, with his last role being Group Executive, Strategy and Development, with accountability for business development/M&A, strategic partnerships, climate and sustainability strategy, closure, and exploration. Mr. Toth has more than 25 years of leadership experience working in the resources industry across various commodities. Mr. Toth has held senior strategic, commercial, and operational roles across Europe, Singapore, Australia and the United Kingdom with Rio Tinto, BHP, and OM Holdings. Mr. Toth holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Monash University, a Graduate Certificate in Management from Deakin University, and a Master of International Business degree from the University of Melbourne, in addition to executive development programs at INSEAD, Stanford and Oxford University.

Mr. Hardy has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer since January 20206, having served as Chief Technology Officer from May 2024 to December 2025 and as Senior Vice President, Exploration from February 2022 to April 2024. Prior to this role he served as Regional Senior Vice President, Africa since April 2019. Prior to that he served as Regional Project Director for Newmont Australia and as the General Manager of Tanami gold mine where he led a team responsible for improving the operation into a world class asset. He joined Newmont in May 2002 and over his tenure has held a number of roles in Global Program Management,

Business Excellence, Technical Services and Senior Site Leadership roles at several Newmont assets in Australia. Prior to Newmont, Mr. Hardy held positions at Avmin Ltd, De Beers Consolidated Mines and Anglovaal Ltd. Mr. Hardy holds a Bachelor's degree in Mine Engineering from Technikon Witwatersrand, a National Higher Diploma in Metalliferous Mining from the University of Johannesburg as well as Management Certificate of Competencies for Western Australia and South Africa.

Ms. Cmil is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer of Newmont, positions she has held since October 2019. Prior to that, Ms. Cmil served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources since June 2019 and as Vice President, Talent Management since February 2018. Ms. Cmil first joined Newmont in 2010 as Senior Director, Human Resources. Prior to joining Newmont, Ms. Cmil held leadership positions in human resources across multiple industries, including Vice President of Human Resources at Level 3 Telecommunications, Senior Human Resources Director at KB Home and Human Resources Partner at Sun Microsystems, where she began her career in 1994. Ms. Cmil holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University and a Master of Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.

Mr. Tabolt was appointed to Senior Vice President, Global Finance and Chief Accounting Officer in December 2024. Mr. Tabolt held a strategic leadership role as Group Head, Financial Planning and Analysis since May 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Tabolt was elected Interim Chief Financial Officer in November 2022 after having served as Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer since May 2021. Before joining Newmont Corporation, Mr. Tabolt served as Molson Coors Beverage Company’s Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer since 2014 and held other senior management roles within Molson Coors’ Accounting function, including as Senior Director of SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting and Senior Manager Technical Accounting. Mr. Tabolt began his career in public accounting with Deloitte, holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Rodgers is Managing Director of Newmont's Africa, Asia Pacific Business Unit. Prior to that role, he served as Managing Director, APAC beginning in December 2024 until October 2025, and Managing Director, LATAC (Senior Vice President, South America) from October 2022 to August 2024. Mr. Rodgers also served as Senior Vice President, North America from August 2021 to October 2022 and Vice President, Productivity Australia from April 2020 to August 2021. Before joining Newmont, he held a number of senior leadership positions with Rio Tinto and BHP, building a career spanning more than 30 years in the resources sector. Mr. Rodgers holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mineral Processing (Extractive Metallurgy) from Murdoch University and a Post‑graduate qualification in Mineral Economics from Curtin University, Western Australia School of Mines.

Mr. Thornton is Managing Director of Newmont's Americas Business Unit. Prior to that role, he served as Managing Director, Latin America and Caribbean from August 2024 to October 2025, having previously served as Managing Director, Africa from August 2024 to February 2022 and Vice President, Productivity North America from March 2020 to February 2022. Prior to that he held several operational management roles including Vice President, Operations for USA & Canada; General Manager, Carlin Mine; and Mine Manager, Leeville Mine. Before joining Newmont in 2013, Mr. Thornton held operational and technical leadership roles with Gold Fields and Barrick. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering from Curtin University, Western Australia School of Mines, and an Executive MBA from the University of Utah.

Mr. Fry joined Newmont in December 2022 as Senior Vice President, Projects, and was appointed Group Head, Projects in May 2023 and to Group Head, Projects and Studies in January 2026. Prior to joining Newmont, Mr. Fry served in several senior leadership roles at Rio Tinto, including Managing Director, Projects for four years and Managing Director, Project Services prior to that. He also held leadership positions at UGL, Origin Energy, and Energex, bringing extensive experience across major capital projects, engineering, and energy operations. Mr. Fry holds a Master’s Degree in Project Management from the University of Southern Queensland and a Master’s Degree in Finance from the Queensland University of Technology.

The information about directors required by Item 401(a), (d), (e) and (f) of Regulation S-K and contained under the heading “Election of Directors” in the Notice of the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and 2026 Proxy Statement, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the 2026 Annual Stockholders Meeting (the “2026 Proxy Statement”), is incorporated by reference into this annual report on Form 10-K.

The information required by Item 405 of Regulation S-K and contained under the heading “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports” in the 2026 Proxy Statement is incorporated by reference into this annual report on Form 10-K.

The information required by Item 406 of Regulation S-K and contained under the heading “Corporate Governance—Code of Conduct” in the 2026 Proxy Statement is incorporated by reference into this annual report on Form 10-K.

The information required by Item 407(d)(4) and (5) of Regulation S-K and contained under the heading “Committees of the Board of Directors and Attendance—Committee Memberships” in the 2026 Proxy Statement is incorporated by reference into this annual report on Form 10-K.

The information required by Item 408(b) of Regulation S-K and contained under the heading “Executive Compensation Policies and Practices — Restrictions on Trading Stock” in the 2026 Proxy Statement is incorporated by reference into this annual report on Form 10-K.