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RNS Number : 1943R  Sylvania Platinum Limited  02 February 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 February 2026

 

Sylvania Platinum Limited

("Sylvania", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

 

 

Sylvania (AIM: SLP), the platinum group metals ("PGM") and chrome producer and developer, with assets in South Africa, is pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Preece to the Board as an independent Non-Executive Director, with immediate effect.
Martin is a highly experienced individual with an established track record of 40 years in the mining industry, and a deep technical understanding covering the full mining value chain. Martin held a number of leadership roles at dual listed Gold Fields over an eight-year period including Executive Vice President South Africa, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to this, Martin was appointed to various operational and strategic roles at De Beers in South Africa and Canada.

Eileen Carr, Independent Non-Executive Chair of Sylvania, commented:

 

"I am delighted to welcome Martin to the Sylvania Board, where the depth and
breadth of his industry knowledge will complement the current skillset of the
Board. I look forward to working with Martin in developing the future strategy
of the Company at a particularly exciting time in the PGM sector."

 

Martin Preece, incoming Non-Executive Director of Sylvania, commented:

 

"I am pleased to be joining Sylvania and look forward to working with the
Board and Management during a dynamic phase for the sector. Sylvania's well
established capabilities, and fiscal and operational discipline, place the
business in a strong position to sustain and advance the Company's growth."

 

 

In accordance with schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, Martin
Preece (aged 61 years) holds or has held the following directorships in the
last five years:

 Current                       Past 5 Years
 AUC 679 Consulting (Pty) Ltd  The International Council on Mining and Metals Limited
                               GFL Mining Services (Pty) Ltd
                               Gold Fields (Pty) Ltd
                               Gold Fields Group Services (Pty) Ltd
                               Gold Fields Holdings Company Ltd
                               Newshelf 899 (Pty) Ltd
                               Western Areas Prospecting (Pty) Ltd
                               Beisa Oryx (Pty) Ltd
                               Gold Fields Operations Ltd
                               GFI Joint Venture Holdings (Pty) Ltd
                               Corporation International Holdings

                               B.V.
                               GFI Netherlands B.V.
                               Gold Fields Exploration B.V.
                               Gold Fields Netherlands Cooperatief U.A.
                               Gold Fields Metals B.V.
                               Gold Fields Ghana Ltd
                               Abosso Goldfields Ltd
                               Gold Fields Netherlands Services B.V.

 

 

Martin Preece holds no Ordinary Shares in the Company.

 

Mr Preece has confirmed that no other information is required to be disclosed
for the purposes of Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

 

CONTACT DETAILS

 

 For further information, please contact:
 Jaco Prinsloo CEO                            +27 11 673 1171

 Ronel Bosman CFO

 Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker
 Panmure Liberum Limited                      +44 (0) 20 3100 2000
 Scott Mathieson / John More / Gaya Bhatt

 Joint Broker
 Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co KG, London      +44 (0) 20 3207 7800
 Jennifer Lee / Ivan Briechle

 Communications                               +44 (0) 20 7138 3204

 BlytheRay                                    sylvania@blytheray.com

 Megan Ray / Rachael Brooks

 

 

CORPORATE INFORMATION

 

 Registered and postal address:  Sylvania Platinum Limited
                                 Clarendon House
                                 2 Church Street
                                 Hamilton HM 11
                                 Bermuda

 SA Operations postal address:   PO Box 976
                                 Florida Hills, 1716
                                 South Africa

Sylvania Website: www.sylvaniaplatinum.com (http://www.sylvaniaplatinum.com)

 

 

About Sylvania Platinum Limited

Sylvania Platinum is a lower-cost producer of platinum group metals ("PGMs")
(platinum, palladium and rhodium) and chrome with Operations located in South
Africa. The Sylvania Dump Operations ("SDO") is comprised of six chrome
beneficiation and PGM processing Plants focusing on the retreatment of
PGM-rich chrome tailings materials from mines in the Bushveld Igneous Complex
("BIC"). The SDO is the largest PGM producer from chrome tailings re-treatment
in the industry. In FY2023, the Company entered into the Thaba Joint Venture
("Thaba JV") which comprises chrome beneficiation and PGM processing Plants,
and is treating a combination of run of mine ("ROM") and historical chrome
tailings from the JV partner, adding a full margin chromite concentrate
revenue stream. The Group also holds mining rights for PGM projects in the
Northern Limb of the BIC.

 

For more information visit https://www.sylvaniaplatinum.com/
(https://www.sylvaniaplatinum.com/)

 

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