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Board Changes
Rome Resources plc announced the immediate resignation of non-executive directors Edouard Etienvre and Marc Mathenz, with the company initiating recruitment for an additional non-executive director alongside the previously proposed appointment of Stephane Mutombo Irung. Both departing directors will receive their contractual notice payments and retain previously granted warrants, and will be covered by directors' and officers' insurance for five years. The Chief Executive Officer expressed gratitude for their contributions during the reverse takeover process and through 2025. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n11 December 2025\n \nRome Resources plc\n(\"Rome Resources\", the \"Company\" or the \"Group\")\n \nBoard Changes\n \nRome Resources (AIM: RMR), the DRC-focused tin and copper explorer, announces that Mr. Edouard Etienvre and Mr. Marc Mathenz have resigned as non-executive directors of the Company with immediate effect.\n \nOn 3 September 2025, the Company announced the proposed appointment of Stephane Mutombo Irung as a non-executive director to the board of directors of Rome (the \"Board\" or the \"Directors\"). In addition to the proposed appointment of Mr. Irung, the process to recruit an additional non-executive director to the Board has commenced and a further update will be issued when appropriate.\n \nUnder the AIM Rules for Companies and AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers, the Company's Nominated Adviser is required to undertake a director due diligence process to satisfy itself as to board composition, independence, suitability and the efficacy of the board as a whole in relation to any potential board changes for the purposes of the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers, with a view to determining that the Company is suitable to be a Company with shares admitted to trading on AIM. Any appointment to the Board is subject to the approval from the Company's nominated adviser.\n \nMr. Etienvre and Mr. Mathenz are to be paid the sums due to them under their contractual notice periods and will retain the warrants over new ordinary shares previously granted to them. Mr. Etienvre and Mr. Mathenz will continue to benefit from the Company's directors' and officers' insurance policy for a period of five years hereon and have also agreed, among other things, a mutual waiver of claims with the Company. \n \nPaul Barrett, Chief Executive Officer of Rome Resources, commented:\n \n\"I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Etienvre and Mr. Mathenz for their efforts in helping steer the Company through the complex reverse takeover process last year, for their strategic advice, and their support for the Company's activities through 2025.\"\n \nFor further information, please contact:\n \n \n\n\n\n\nInvestor questions on this announcement\nWe encourage all investors to share questions\non this announcement via our investor hub\n \n\n\nhttps://romeresou...