Directorate Change

Kodal Minerals Plc / Index: AIM / Epic: KOD / Sector: Mining

24 June 2026

Kodal Minerals plc

("Kodal Minerals", "Kodal" or the "Company")

Directorate Change

Kodal Minerals (AIM: KOD), the West African lithium producer, mineral exploration and development company, announces that Steve Zaninovich, Non-Executive Director, has notified the Company that he does not wish to stand for re-election at the Company's annual general meeting ("AGM") on 24 June 2026. Consequently, Mr. Zaninovich will cease to be a director of the Company at the conclusion of today's AGM.

While Mr. Zaninovich's role as a Non-Executive Director will cease, Mr. Zaninovich will continue to provide consulting services to Kodal, including assisting the Company with the continued success of the Bougouni Lithium mine as well as providing advice for future opportunities as they arise.

Robert Wooldridge, Chairman of Kodal Minerals said: "We would like to thank Steve for his commitment to Kodal and acknowledge his major contribution to the development of the Bougouni Lithium mine. Steve was extensively involved in progressing Bougouni from an exploration project through feasibility studies, financing and construction of the mining operation and into production. We greatly appreciate Steve's dedicated involvement with the Company and wish him well in his new roles."

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About Kodal Minerals

Kodal Minerals plc, the AIM-quoted West African lithium explorer, developer and producer, is the co-developer of its flagship Bougouni Lithium Project in Southern Mali alongside its partner Hainan Mining Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Fosun International.

The Bougouni Lithium Project covers 350km² in the world-class Birimian terrain of West Africa, located approximately 180km south of Mali's capital Bamako. The Stage 1 Dense Media Separation ('DMS') processing plant achieved first spodumene concentrate production in February 2025 and made its first shipment of concentrate in December 2025. A Stage 2 Flotation plant is planned in future years to process the finer-grained resources within the Bougouni deposit.

Bougouni is operated by Les Mines de Lithium de Bougouni SA ('LMLB'), a subsidiary of Kodal Mining UK Limited ('KMUK') which owns the project and in which Kodal has a 49 per cent shareholding.

The Company also has an early-stage gold asset in its diverse portfolio located in West Africa.

For more information on Kodal, please visit kodalminerals.com