26 July 2012
Central Asia Metals plc
("CAML" or "the Company")
Transaction in Own Shares
Central Asia Metals plc (AIM:CAML), announces that on 25 July 2012 it purchased 31,500 of its ordinary shares at an average price of 90.2276 pence per ordinary share. The highest price and the lowest price paid for these shares was 91 and 89.5 pence respectively. All the purchased shares will be held as Treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, the Company holds 417,498 ordinary shares as Treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue is 85,748,436 (excluding ordinary shares held as treasury shares).
Enquiries:
Central Asia Metals plc Nick Clarke +44 (0) 20 7898 9001
Nigel Robinson
Canaccord Genuity Limited Andrew Chubb +44 (0)20 7253 8000
Rob Collins
Mirabaud Securities LLP Peter Krens +44 (0)20 7878 3362
Pelham Bell Pottinger Charles Vivian +44 (0)20 7861 3232
Lorna Spears