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Central Asia Metals PLC (CAML) announced that on 16 February 2026, it purchased 33,804 Ordinary Shares through Peel Hunt LLP as part of its share buyback programme. The shares were purchased at a volume-weighted average price of 214.35 pence per share, with prices ranging from 212.50p to 215.00p, and will be cancelled. Following the cancellation, the Company will have 178,092,632 Ordinary Shares in issue, of which 193,325 Ordinary Shares are held in treasury.
| Date | 17 Feb 2026 |
| Time | 07:00:05 |
| Category | Capital structure |
| ID | 2382T |
17 February 2026
Central Asia Metals PLC
(the 'Group', the 'Company' or 'CAML')
Transaction in Own Shares
Central Asia Metals PLC (AIM: CAML) announces that on 16 February 2026, in accordance with the terms of the share buyback programme announced on 10 September 2025 (the 'Buyback Programme'), it purchased the following number of Ordinary Shares of $0.01 each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares' or 'shares') through Peel Hunt LLP ('Peel Hunt'). The shares purchased will be cancelled and delisted from the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange ('LSE').
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Date of purchase |
16 February 2026 |
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Number of Ordinary Shares purchased: |
33,804 |
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Lowest price paid per share (pence per share): |
212.50 |
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Highest price paid per share (pence per share): |
215.00 |
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Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence per share): |
214.35 |
Following the purchases and pursuant to the cancellation thereof, the Company will have 178,092,632 Ordinary Shares of $0.01 each in issue, of which 193,325 Ordinary Shares are held in treasury.
The figure of 177,899,307 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for calculating whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Aggregated information
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Trading Venue |
Volume-weighted average price paid per share (GBp) |
Aggregated number of shares purchased |
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London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
214.35 |
33,804 |
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Total |
214.35 |
33,804 |
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the UK version of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the tables below contain detailed information of the individual trades made by Peel Hunt as part of the Buyback Programme.
Individual Transactions on the LSE
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Number of shares purchased |
Transaction price (pence per share) |
Execution Venue |
Time of transaction |
Trade ID |
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17,882 |
215.00 |
AIMX |
09:39:38 |
00189244904TRLO0 |
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7,118 |
215.00 |
AIMX |
10:15:07 |
00189248106TRLO0 |
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8,804 |
212.50 |
AIMX |
15:42:18 |
00189272947TRLO0 |
The information contained in this update is the responsibility of the CAML Board of Directors and has not been reviewed or reported on by the Group's external auditors.
For further information contact:
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Central Asia Metals |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7898 9001 |
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Gavin Ferrar |
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CEO |
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Louise Wrathall |
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CFO |
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Richard Morgan |
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Investor Relations Manager |
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Peel Hunt (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900 |
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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 |
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Thomas Rider |
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Pascal Lussier Duquette |
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BlytheRay (PR Advisers) |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7138 3204 |
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Megan Ray |
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Rachael Brooks |
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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 operation 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 32.6% 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
All references to dollars in this announcement are US dollars unless otherwise stated.
