REG - Atalaya MiningCopper - Appointment of Director

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20/06/2025 07:00

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RNS Number : 6630N  Atalaya Mining Copper, S.A.  20 June 2025

 

20 June 2025

Atalaya Mining Copper, S.A.

("Atalaya" or "the Company")

Appointment of Director

 

Atalaya Mining (LSE: ATYM) is pleased to announce that its board of directors
(the "Board") intends to appoint Hendrik ('Hennie') Johannes Faul as an
independent non-executive director following the conclusion of the Company's
Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") on 24 June 2025. Hennie will replace
Hussein Barma who will be stepping down at the conclusion of the AGM.

Hennie will stand for election at the Company's Annual General Meeting in
2026.

Hennie has over 30 years of mining industry experience as a qualified mining
engineer and senior manager. He has led operational, project, and ESG
functions across five continents, covering various mine categories and
processes. Hennie was previously employed by Anglo American, joining the
business in 2004, and holding senior engineering roles and later became group
head of mining. From August 2013, until July 2019, Hennie was CEO of Anglo
American's Copper Business, overseeing operations in Chile and Peru.

 

Additional Information

Hennie has been an independent non-executive director of JSE-listed Valterra
Platinum Limited since February 2025, of LSE-listed ACG Metals Limited since
July 2022, and of JSE-listed Master Drilling Group Limited since June 2020.
Until November 2024 he was an independent non-executive director of Centamin
Plc.

There are no further disclosures to be made for the purposes of paragraph
6.4.8R of the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules.

Neil Gregson, Chair of Atalaya, commented:

"I am delighted that we will be welcoming Hennie to the Atalaya Board. His
extensive operational, project development and ESG experience will bring
valuable perspective as we continue to drive sustainable growth across our
business.

On behalf of the Board, I would like to express our gratitude to Hussein for
his 10 years of dedicated service on the Atalaya Board and various of its
committees. In particular, we are grateful for his excellent leadership as
Chair of the Board's Audit Committee between 2015 and 2024, during which his
insight and commitment have been invaluable."

 

Contacts:

 SEC Newgate UK  Elisabeth Cowell / Tom Carnegie/ Gwen Samuel  +44 20 3757 6882
 Atalaya Mining  Michael Rechsteiner                           +34 959 59 28 50

About Atalaya Mining Copper, S.A.

Atalaya is a European copper producer that owns and operates the Proyecto
Riotinto complex in southwest Spain. Atalaya's shares trade on the London
Stock Exchange's Main Market under the symbol "ATYM" and Atalaya is a FTSE 250
Index constituent.

Atalaya's operations include the Cerro Colorado open pit mine and a modern 15
Mtpa processing plant, which has the potential to become a central processing
hub for ore sourced from its wholly owned regional projects around Riotinto,
such as Proyecto Masa Valverde and Proyecto Riotinto East. In addition,
Atalaya has a phased earn-in agreement for up to 80% ownership of Cobre San
Rafael S.L., which fully owns the Proyecto Touro brownfield copper project in
the northwest of Spain, as well as a 99.9% interest in Proyecto Ossa Morena.
For further information, please visit www.atalayamining.com
(http://www.atalayamining.com)

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