Barclays PLC, together with its wholly‑owned subsidiaries Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Capital Securities Limited, raised its total voting‑rights interest in Central Asia Metals PLC to 5.66%. The increase crossed the United Kingdom's major‑holdings notification threshold on 3 September.
The bank now controls 4.01% of the issuer’s voting rights through ordinary shares, up from 3.99% previously reported, and an additional 1.65% via financial instruments, up from 1.62%. Direct voting rights held by Barclays Capital Securities Limited total 7,122,549 shares out of the 10,054,903 shares representing all voting rights in Central Asia Metals.
The derivative component comprises rights to recall 2,598,372 shares, contracts for difference covering 849 voting rights, and portfolio swaps accounting for 333,133 voting rights. The swaps are scheduled to expire between November 2026 and August 2028.
Central Asia Metals filed a notification with the London Stock Exchange on Sunday, referencing its ISIN GB00B67KBV28. The information stems from a press release filed under the UK's major‑holdings disclosure rules.
