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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 exercised(1)
Total options remaining post exercise(2)
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) Volume(s)
£1.57818 12,669
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 12,669
- Price £19,993.96
e) Date of the transaction 6 November 2025
f) Place of the transaction XLON
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) Volume(s)
£1.537668 277,824
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 277,824
- Price £427,201.07
e) Date of the transaction 6 November 2025
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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) Volume(s)
£1.537668 617,276
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume 617,276
- Price £949,165.55
e) Date of the transaction 6 November 2025
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
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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