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Central Asia Metals Cuts Share Count with Latest Buyback Tranche

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  • Central Asia Metals repurchased 45,311 shares under its buyback programme, cancelling them to reduce issued capital.
  • Following the transaction, free float falls to 177.7 million shares, refining disclosure benchmarks and signalling capital discipline.
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Central Asia Metals Cuts Share Count with Latest Buyback Tranche

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An update from Central Asia Metals ( (GB:CAML) ) is now available.

Central Asia Metals has continued its previously announced share buyback programme, repurchasing 45,311 ordinary shares on 3 March 2026 via Peel Hunt at a volume-weighted average price of 186.95 pence. The repurchased shares will be cancelled and delisted from AIM, reducing the company’s issued share capital and leaving 177,936,008 ordinary shares in issue, of which 193,325 are held in treasury.

The new share count, with 177,742,683 shares as the free float denominator, will be used by investors for regulatory disclosure calculations under the FCA’s transparency rules. The transaction underscores Central Asia Metals’ ongoing capital management strategy, which can be supportive of earnings per share and may signal confidence in the company’s underlying operations across its copper and zinc-lead assets.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:CAML) stock is a Buy with a £251.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Central Asia Metals stock, see the GB:CAML Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on GB:CAML Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:CAML is a Outperform.

The score is driven primarily by strong financial fundamentals (high margins, low leverage, solid cash generation). Valuation is supportive with a moderate P/E and high dividend yield, while the earnings call reinforced returns and operational progress but flagged Sasa cost/grade challenges. Technicals are constructive on trend but tempered by overbought signals that raise near-term volatility risk.

To see Spark’s full report on GB:CAML stock, click here.

More about Central Asia Metals

Central Asia Metals is an AIM-quoted UK resources company based in London, focused on base metals production and exploration. It owns 100% of the Kounrad SX-EW copper operation in Kazakhstan and the Sasa zinc-lead mine in North Macedonia, along with an 80% stake in CAML Exploration in Kazakhstan and a 32.6% interest in Aberdeen Minerals in northeast Scotland.

Average Trading Volume: 985,322

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £409.2M

Find detailed analytics on CAML stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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