5 June 2026

Botswana Minerals plc

("Botswana Minerals" or the "Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Botswana Minerals announces that David Cockbill has been appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director.

David is an experienced corporate financier and public capital markets executive. He studied accountancy at Manchester University before commencing a 35-year career in the City of London with various leading investment banks such as HSBC and Société Générale, including periods with ING and Dresdner as a proprietary trader. David has been a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulated person since 2021 focusing on opportunities within the micro-cap sector and raising capital for public companies in the natural resources and technology sectors.

Further information regarding the appointment of Mr Cockbill in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies (the "AIM Rules") is set out below:

Mr David Andrew Cockbill, age 66, has held the following directorships and / or partnerships in the past 5 years:

Mr Cockbill, together with his spouse, currently hold 12,000,000 Ordinary Shares representing 0.72 per cent. of the Company's existing share capital.

There is no further information on Mr Cockbill required to be disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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