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Central Asia Metals: Receipt of Kazakh regulatory approval

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Summary by 6ix

Central Asia Metals PLC (CAML), which owns copper and zinc-lead operations in Kazakhstan and North Macedonia, has received approval from the relevant authorities in Kazakhstan to issue the new CAML shares under its proposed all-share acquisition of 100% of Cygnus Metals Limited. This approval was a condition of the deal.

Key details

  • The acquisition is being carried out through an Australian scheme of arrangement, a court-supervised process for one company to take over another, first announced on 2 June 2026.
  • The second court hearing remains scheduled for 14:15 Australian Western Standard Time on 14 October 2026.
  • The indicative timetable is unchanged from CAML's announcement of 23 September 2026: an effective date of 15 October 2026 and an implementation date of 27 October 2026.

What’s still pending

  • Cygnus has advised CAML that it expects the remaining conditions of the scheme to be satisfied or waived at or immediately before the second court hearing.
  • The scheme still requires court approval at the second court hearing.
  • All times and dates are indicative only and depend on factors outside the control of CAML and Cygnus, including the court approval process and the satisfaction or waiver of the remaining conditions.
  • Because of time zone differences between Canada and Australia, some implementation steps may take place on 26 October 2026 during Canadian business hours so that implementation can occur on 27 October 2026.

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Central Asia Metals PLC
13 October 2026
 

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13 October 2026

Central Asia Metals PLC

(the ‘Company’ or ‘CAML’)

Receipt of Kazakh regulatory approval for the proposed acquisition of Cygnus Metals

Central Asia Metals PLC (AIM: CAML) issues a further update regarding the proposed acquisition of Cygnus Metals Limited (ASX:CY5, TSXV: CYG, OTCQB: CYGGF) (‘Cygnus’) by means of an Australian Scheme of Arrangement (the ‘Scheme’) as announced on 2 June 2026 (the ‘Cygnus Transaction’). Under the Scheme, CAML will acquire 100% of Cygnus in an all-share transaction.

CAML is pleased to announce receipt of approval from the relevant authorities in Kazakhstan for the issue of the New CAML shares pursuant to the Scheme, which was a condition precedent to the Scheme. Cygnus has advised CAML that it anticipates that the remaining conditions precedent to the Scheme will be satisfied or waived (as applicable) at or immediately prior to the Second Court Hearing.

The Second Court Hearing remains scheduled to take place at 14:15 (AWST[1]) on 14 October 2026. The indicative timetable for completion of the Cygnus Transaction is unchanged from that detailed in CAML’s announcement of 23 September 2026: an Effective Date of 15 October 2026, with the Implementation Date following on 27 October 2026[2].

For further information contact:

Central Asia Metals

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7898 9001

Gavin Ferrar

CEO

Louise Wrathall

CFO

Richard Morgan

richard.morgan@centralasiametals.com

Investor Relations Manager

Peel Hunt (Nominated Adviser and joint broker)

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900

Ross Allister

David McKeown

Emily Bhasin

BMO Capital Markets (joint broker)

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1010

Thomas Rider

Pascal Lussier Duquette

BlytheRay (PR advisers)

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7138 3204

Megan Ray

CentralAsiaMetals@BlytheRay.com

Rachael Brooks

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 and 100% in CAML XD, two subsidiaries formed to progress early-stage exploration opportunities in Kazakhstan, and a 38.9% 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

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[1] Australian Western Standard Time

[2] Note: all of the above times and dates are indicative only. The actual timetable will depend on many factors outside the control of CAML and Cygnus, including the Court approval process and the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions precedent to the completion of the Scheme. Owing to the time zone differences between Canada and Australia, certain actions relating to the implementation of the Scheme may occur on 26 October 2026 during Canadian business hours to enable implementation to occur on 27 October 2026.

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