Central Asia Metals Regulatory News (CAML)

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Central Asia Metals Plc

Sedol B67KBV2

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify): Listing on AIM

X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of Lansdowne Limited Partnership

Lansdowne Partners International Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Morstan Nominees Ltd

(Registered Shareholders)

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

30/09/2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

04/10/2010

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%,10%, 11%, 12%, 13%, 14%, 15%, 16%, 17%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

GB00B67KBV28

15,457,168

15,457,168

15,457,168

17.94%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

15,457,168

17.94%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent undertaking of Lansdowne Partners Limited.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

Lansdowne Partners Limited

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

Johanna Stohr

15. Contact telephone name:

+44 20 7290 5500