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2 April 2025

Capital Metals PLC

("Capital Metals" or the "Company")

Issue of Equity

Capital Metals (AIM: CMET), a mineral sands company approaching mine development stage at the high-grade Taprobane Minerals Project in Sri Lanka (the "Project"), has issued 344,052 ordinary shares to Hannam & Partners in consideration of Broker and Financial Advisor fees at an issue price of 2.1799 pence per share (equal to £7,500) ("Fee Shares"), based on the 30-day volume-weighted average price of the Company's shares.  

Admission and Total Voting Rights

Application has been made for the Fee Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective and dealings in the Fee Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on or around 8 April 2025. The Fee Shares will rank pari passu with the ordinary shares of the Company in issue.

Following Admission, the total number of ordinary shares in the capital of the Company in issue will be 345,150,261 with voting rights. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company's share capital pursuant to (i) the Company's Articles, (ii) the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and/or (iii) the AIM Rules for Companies issued by the London Stock Exchange plc as amended from time to time.

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About Capital Metals

Capital Metals is a UK company listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIM: CMET). We are developing the Taprobane Minerals Project in Sri Lanka, approximately 220km east of Colombo, containing industrial minerals including ilmenite, rutile, zircon, and garnet. The Project is one of the highest-grade mineral sands projects globally, with potential for further grade and resource expansion. In 2022, a third-party Preliminary Economic Assessment provided a Project NPV of US$155-235m based on existing resources, with further identified optimisation potential. We are committed to applying modern mining practices and bringing significant positive benefits to Sri Lanka and the local community. We expect over 300 direct new jobs to be created and over US$130m in direct government royalties and taxes to be paid.

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