15 May 2025
CENTRAL ASIA METALS PLC
('CAML' or the 'Company')
Results of 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Central Asia Metals PLC (AIM: CAML) announces that all resolutions proposed at the AGM held earlier this morning were duly passed. Voting was conducted on a poll, the results of which are shown in the table below.
On the date of the meeting, CAML's issued share capital consisted of 182,098,266 Ordinary Shares of $0.01 each with voting rights and 193,325 shares were held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights was 181,904,941.
| Resolution | Votes in Favour (Including Discretionary) |
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Votes Against |
% | Total Votes (excluding votes withheld) |
Votes Withheld* |
| 1. To receive and adopt the Annual Report and Accounts of the Company for the period ended 31 December 2024, together with the report of the Auditors thereon. | 100,161,072 | 99.98% | 15,733 | 0.02% | 100,176,805 | 161,621 |
| 2. To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2024 of 9 pence per share. | 100,314,678 | 99.98% | 15,209 | 0.02% | 100,329,887 | 8,539 |
| 3. To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy, included in the Annual Report and Accounts of the Company for the period ended 31 December 2024. | 99,480,255 | 99.18% | 819,934 | 0.84% | 100,300,189 | 38,237 |
| 4. To receive and approve the Remuneration Committee Report, included in the Annual Report and Accounts of the Company for the period ended 31 December 2024. | 99,995,211 | 99.70% | 303,332 | 0.31% | 100,298,543 | 39,883 |
| 5. To re-appoint Nick Clarke as a Director of the Company. | 81,791,928 | 98.68% | 1,092,790 | 1.36% | 82,884,718 | 1,421,090 |
| 6. To re-appoint Gavin Ferrar as a Director of the Company. | 99,943,714 | 99.69% | 315,603 | 0.32% | 100,259,317 | 79,109 |
| 7. To re-appoint Louise Wrathall as a Director of the Company. | 99,409,755 | 99.15% | 849,502 | 0.87% | 100,259,257 | 79,169 |
| 8. To re-appoint Dr Mike Armitage as a Director of the Company. | 100,104,659 | 99.79% | 214,338 | 0.22% | 100,318,997 | 19,429 |
| 9. To re-appoint Roger Davey as a Director of the Company. | 99,460,470 | 99.14% | 858,527 | 0.88% | 100,318,997 | 19,429 |
| 10. To re-appoint Dr Gillian Davidson as a Director of the Company. | 99,500,695 | 99.19% | 817,043 | 0.83% | 100,317,738 | 20,688 |
| 11. To re-appoint Mike Prentis as a Director of the Company. | 99,603,216 | 99.29% | 714,522 | 0.73% | 100,317,738 | 20,688 |
| 12. To re-appoint Nigel Robinson as a Director of the Company. | 99,396,491 | 99.08% | 921,247 | 0.94% | 100,317,738 | 20,688 |
| 13. To re-appoint David Swan as a Director of the Company. | 99,456,020 | 99.14% | 861,719 | 0.88% | 100,317,739 | 20,687 |
| 14. To re-appoint BDO LLP as Auditors of the Company. | 99,653,492 | 99.85% | 151,738 | 0.16% | 99,805,230 | 533,196 |
| 15. To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors of the Company. | 100,181,514 | 99.87% | 133,325 | 0.14% | 100,314,839 | 23,587 |
| 16. To authorise the Directors to allot securities (section 551 of the Companies Act 2006). | 93,061,054 | 92.76% | 7,258,664 | 7.40% | 100,319,718 | 18,708 |
| 17. To disapply pre-emption rights (sections 570(1) and 573 of the Companies Act 2006). | 93,073,546 | 92.78% | 7,244,024 | 7.39% | 100,317,570 | 20,856 |
| 18. To disapply pre-emption rights (sections 570(1) and 573 of the Companies Act 2006) for acquisitions or specified capital investments. | 92,921,712 | 92.62% | 7,403,680 | 7.55% | 100,325,392 | 13,034 |
| 19. To authorise the Company to repurchase its own shares (section 701 of the Companies Act 2006). | 100,172,939 | 99.94% | 58,706 | 0.06% | 100,231,645 | 106,781 |
*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and has not been counted in the votes for and against a resolution.
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 | richard.morgan@centralasiametals.com |
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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 Advisers) | 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 project 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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