Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.

On December 1, 2022, Leigh Travers informed the board of directors (the "Board") of Aura FAT Projects Corp (the "Company") of his intention to resign her position on the Board, effective December 1, 2022. The Company expresses gratitude to Mr. Travers for her contributions to the Board and the Company. Mr. Travers' departure is not related to any disagreement with the Company or the Board regarding any matter related to the Company's operations, policies or practices.

On December 1, 2022, the Board appointed Andrew Porter to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from the resignation of Mr. Travers due to his broad experience in finance, blockchain, cryptocurrency, and financial technology. Mr. Porter has been appointed to serve on the Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Porter is not expected to receive compensation for service as a member of the Board.

Mr. Porter has over 20 years of experience in the financial, fintech and crypto currency industries serving in various senior management roles and as a board advisor. Mr. Porter has been Chief Investment Officer of Aventine Capital Pty Ltd since November 2019, a private investment company investing in tech startups. Since February 2020, Mr. Porter has served as board advisor to CryptoSpend, an Australian fintech startup providing crypto to AUD payment solutions. In addition, Mr. Porter has served as a board advisor to FlashFX, a non-bank foreign exchange and international payments provider since June 2020. From September 2017 to March 2020, Mr. Porter served as a board advisor to Synthetix, an Australian decentralized finance derivatives and liquidity protocol. From February 2022 to June 2022, Mr. Porter served as the Chief Executive Officer of FinTech Australia, an industry group representing the Australian fintech industry. Mr. Porter served as the interim Chief Executive Officer of Flash FX from June 2020 until January 2021. From March 2018 to March 2020, Mr. Porter served as Chief Commercial Officer and Country Director of TransferMate Global Payments, a non-bank foreign exchange and international payments provider. From March 2010 to June 2017, Mr. Porter served as Managing Director of World First Pty Ltd, a non-bank foreign exchange and international payments provider. Mr. Porter holds a Bachelor of Arts from Macquarie University and a Diploma of Financial Markets from The Securities Institute of Australia (now FINSIA).

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Porter and any other persons pursuant to which either was appointed to the Board. There are also no family relationships between Mr. Porter and any director or executive officer of the Company and neither has any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.


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