7 November 2025
Central Asia Metals PLC
('CAML' or the 'Company')
Purchase of Shares and Option Exercises by Directors
The Company (AIM:CAML) was notified on 6 November 2025 that, Gavin Ferrar, Chief Executive Officer and Nigel Robinson, a Non-Executive Director of the Company undertook the following dealings in the Company's ordinary shares of US$0.01 each ('Shares'):-
1. Purchase of Shares
Mr Ferrar purchased 12,669 Shares on 6 November 2025 at a price of £1.57818 per Share. The Shares were purchased on the open market.
Following this acquisition, Mr Ferrar owns a total of 22,588 Shares.
2. Exercise of Options
Mr Ferrar and Mr Robinson exercised nominal cost options under the Central Asia Metals Employee Share Plan 2011 and the Central Asia Metals Long-Term Incentive Plan 2022 (the Plans) over Ordinary Shares of US$0.01 each in the Company at an exercise price of US$0.01, as set out in the table below. The option exercises were settled by the Company in cash at £1.537668 per share. Under the Plans, the cash settlement price is calculated from the difference between the average of the middle-market quotations (from the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange) for the preceding five days and the exercise price of US$0.01. No actual shares were sold or acquired in this process.
| Name |
Position |
Number of options over Ordinary Shares exercised1 |
Total options remaining post exercise2 |
| Gavin Ferrar |
Chief Executive Officer |
277,824 |
1,063,166 |
| Nigel Robinson |
Non-Executive Director |
617,276 |
984,055 |
1 includes accrued dividends
2 before any adjustments for accrued dividends
For further information contact:
| Central Asia Metals |
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| Tony Hunter, Company Secretary |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7603 1515 |
| Richard Morgan, Investor Relations Manager |
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| Peel Hunt (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900 |
| Ross Allister |
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| David McKeown |
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| Emily Bhasin |
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| BMO Capital Markets (Joint Broker) |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1010 |
| Thomas Rider |
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| Pascal Lussier Duquette |
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| BlytheRay (PR Advisors) |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7138 3204 |
| Tim Blythe |
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| Megan Ray |
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Note to editors:
Central Asia Metals, an AIM-quoted UK company based in London, owns 100% of the Kounrad SX-EW copper operation in central Kazakhstan and 100% of the Sasa zinc-lead mine in North Macedonia. The Company also owns an 80% interest in CAML Exploration, a subsidiary formed to progress early-stage exploration opportunities in Kazakhstan, and a 28.4% interest in Aberdeen Minerals Ltd, a privately-owned UK company focused on the exploration and development of base metals opportunities in northeast Scotland.
For further information, please visit www.centralasiametals.com and follow CAML on X at @CamlMetals and on LinkedIn at Central Asia Metals PLC.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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Name |
Gavin Ferrar |
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Reason for the Notification |
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Position/status |
Chief Financial Officer |
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| b) |
Initial notification/amendment |
Initial notification |
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| 3. |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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| a) |
Name |
Central Asia Metals plc |
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| b) |
LEI |
213800EYQBJZIT64NH43 |
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| 4. |
Details of the transaction(s):section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv)each place where transactions have been conducted |
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| a) |
Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of US$0.01 each |
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| Identification code |
GB00B67KBV28 |
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| b) |
Nature of the Transaction |
Acquisition of Shares |
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| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
12,669 £19,993.96 |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
6 November 2025 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
XLON
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| 1. |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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| a) |
Name |
Gavin Ferrar |
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| 2. |
Reason for the Notification |
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| a) |
Position/status |
Chief Financial Officer |
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| b) |
Initial notification/amendment |
Initial notification |
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| 3. |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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| a) |
Name |
Central Asia Metals plc |
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| b) |
LEI |
213800EYQBJZIT64NH43 |
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| 4. |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv)each place where transactions have been conducted |
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| a) |
Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of US$0.01 each |
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| Identification code |
GB00B67KBV28 |
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| b) |
Nature of the Transaction |
Exercise of nominal cost options over Ordinary Shares in the Company under the Central Asia Metals Employee Share Plan 2011 cash settled at an exercise price of £1.537668 per Share. |
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| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price |
277,824
£427,201.07 |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
6 November 2025 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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| a) |
Name |
Nigel Robinson |
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| 2. |
Reason for the Notification |
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Position/status |
Non-Executive Director |
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| b) |
Initial notification/amendment |
Initial notification |
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| 3. |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
Central Asia Metals plc |
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| b) |
LEI |
213800EYQBJZIT64NH43 |
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| 4. |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv)each place where transactions have been conducted |
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| a) |
Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of US$0.01 each |
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| Identification code |
GB00B67KBV28 |
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| b) |
Nature of the Transaction |
Exercise of nominal cost options over Ordinary Shares in the Company under the Central Asia Metals Employee Share Plan 2011 and the Central Asia Metals Long-Term Incentive Plan 2022 cash settled at an exercise price of £1.537668 per Share. |
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| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price |
617,276
£949,165.55 |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
6 November 2025 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue
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