Central Asia Metals - Purchase of Shares & Option Exercises by Directors

Central Asia Metals

07/11/2025 07:30

RNS Number : 5776G

Central Asia Metals PLC

07 November 2025

 

 

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
Tony Hunter, Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7603 1515
Richard Morgan, Investor Relations Manager
richard.morgan@centralasiametals.com
Peel Hunt (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
Ross Allister
David McKeown
Emily Bhasin
BMO Capital Markets (Joint Broker)
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1010
Thomas Rider
Pascal Lussier Duquette
BlytheRay (PR Advisors)
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7138 3204
Tim Blythe
CentralAsiaMetals@BlytheRay.com
Megan Ray


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.

 

1.
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Gavin Ferrar
2.
Reason for the Notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Financial Officer
b)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial notification
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Central Asia Metals plc
b)
LEI
213800EYQBJZIT64NH43
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
a)
Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument
Ordinary shares of US$0.01 each
Identification code
GB00B67KBV28
b)
Nature of the Transaction
Acquisition of Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
£1.57818
Volume(s)
12,669
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
12,669
£19,993.96
e)
Date of the transaction
6 November 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
XLON

 

 

 

1.
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Gavin Ferrar
2.
Reason for the Notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Financial Officer
b)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial notification
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Central Asia Metals plc
b)
LEI
213800EYQBJZIT64NH43
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
a)
Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument
Ordinary shares of US$0.01 each
Identification code
GB00B67KBV28
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.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
£1.537668
Volume(s)
277,824
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
277,824
£427,201.07
e)
Date of the transaction
6 November 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue


 

 

1.
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Nigel Robinson
2.
Reason for the Notification
a)
Position/status
Non-Executive Director
b)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial notification
3.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Central Asia Metals plc
b)
LEI
213800EYQBJZIT64NH43
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
a)
Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument
Ordinary shares of US$0.01 each
Identification code
GB00B67KBV28
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.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
£1.537668
Volume(s)
617,276
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
617,276
£949,165.55
e)
Date of the transaction
6 November 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue


 

 

 

 

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