Grant of Options

RNS Number : 9126I

Central Asia Metals PLC

17 December 2020

 

17 December 2020

CENTRAL ASIA METALS PLC

("CAML" or the "Company")

Grant of Options

Central Asia Metals plc (AIM:CAML) announces that, on 16 December 2020, the following nominal cost options ("Options") over ordinary shares in the Company at an exercise price of $0.01 per share, were granted to Executive Directors of the Company. Each Option is exercisable in return for one ordinary share.

Name	Position	Options Granted1	Total Options Post Grant2
Nigel Robinson	Chief Executive Officer	247,289	1,137,489
Gavin Ferrar	Chief Financial Officer	203,252	724,528

¹ vesting of these awards is subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions

² before any adjustments for accrued dividends

The Options to the Executive Directors have been granted under the Central Asia Metals Employee Share Plan 2011. These Options will generally vest on 31 March 2023 subject to the achievement of performance conditions. The Options have a maximum term of 10 years from the date of grant, subject to any earlier lapsing under these rules.

For further information contact:

Central Asia Metals
Tony Hunter, Company Secretary	Tel: [phone]
Louise Wrathall, Director of Corporate Relations	Tel:[phone] [e-mail]
Peel Hunt (Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker)	Tel: [phone]
Ross Allister
David McKeown
BMO Capital Markets (Joint Broker)	Tel: [phone]
Thomas Rider
Blytheweigh (PR Advisors)	Tel: [phone]
Tim Blythe
Megan Ray
Rachael Brooks

Note to editors:

Central Asia Metals, an AIM-listed UK company based in London, owns 100% of the Kounrad SX-EW copper project in central Kazakhstan and the Sasa zinc-lead mine in North Macedonia.

For further information, please visit www.centralasiametals.com   and follow CAML on Twitter at @CamlMetals and on LinkedIn at Central Asia Metals Plc.

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Nigel Robinson
2.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive 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	Grant of nominal cost options over ordinary shares in the Company at a nominal exercise price of $0.01 per share.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) $0.01 Volume(s)  247,289
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	N/A (Single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction	16 December 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

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	Grant of nominal cost options over ordinary shares in the Company at a nominal exercise price of $0.01 per share.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) $0.01 Volume(s)  203,289
d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	N/A (Single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction	16 December 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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