Annual General Meeting

Dean Moore and Linda Naylor have therefore been appointed directors of the Company.  Dal Brynelsen did not seek re-election as a director.  The shareholders and directors expressed their appreciation for Dal Brynelsen’ s long standing contribution to the Company who has been instrumental in the drive, political and technical issues which have found, developed and operated the Caijiaying Mine and propelled the success of the Company. With his reputation unmatched, he remains a giant of the mining industry and his presence and enthusiasm at the holding company level cannot be replaced. Mr Brynelsen will remain a director of the Company’s operating subsidiary in China, Hebei Hua Ao Mining Industry Company Limited, so the Company can continue to benefit from his mining expertise and his wealth of knowledge on operations, logistics and local issues in China.

Dean Moore is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales with extensive public company experience having previously been Chief Financial Officer at Cineworld Group plc, N Brown Group plc, T&S Stores plc and Graham Group plc and formerly non-executive Chairman of Tuxedo Money Solutions Limited. He is currently a Director and Interim Chief Financial Officer of Dignity plc and an independent non-executive director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee at Cineworld Group plc and Audit Committee Chairman and Senior Independent Director of Volex plc.

Linda Naylor is a graduate of the London School of Economics and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. A former partner in Grant Thornton UK LLP, her experience has been gained over more than twenty years working as a Nominated Adviser in the Capital Markets team and as an Audit Partner specialising in the natural resource sector. She was Chair of the Audit Committee whilst a Governor of Portsmouth University. As Finance Director of AIM listed Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited from 2009 to 2018, she worked as part of a small executive team. Her responsibilities encompassed financial reporting, investor relations and fund raising as that company transitioned from gold explorer to developer in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Additional Information

In accordance with the AIM Rules, the following information required to be disclosed in relation to each of the directors is set out below. Other than this information, there is no further information required to be disclosed under Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules.

Dean Moore

Full name and age:
Dean Roderick Moore, aged 64

Current directorships:
Dignity (2002) Limited
Dignity PLC
Thought Provoking Consulting Limited
Volex PLC
Cineworld Group PLC

Former directorships (previous five years):
Tuxedo Money Solutions Limited

Ordinary Shares held in the Company:
100 Ordinary Shares held in the Company

Linda Naylor

Full name and age:
Linda Naylor, aged 61
(Other/previous names: Linda Tipple, Linda Hayman)

Current directorships:
Silver Birch Mews Management Limited

Former directorships (previous five years):
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited
Zaav Holdings Limited
Ak-Shirak Holdings Limited
At-Bashi Holdings Limited
Chon-Tash Holdings Limited
Goldex Asia Holdings Limited
Chaarat Zaav CJSC
Chaarat Operating Company GmbH
Central Asia Services Limited

Ordinary Shares held in the Company:
Linda Naylor has a beneficial interest in 20,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company (including 10,000 Ordinary Shares owned by Linda Naylor’s husband)

About Griffin Mining Limited 

Griffin Mining Limited’s shares are quoted on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange (symbol GFM). Griffin Mining Limited owns and operates in China, through its 88.8% owned Joint Venture stock company, the Caijiaying Zinc Gold Mine, a profitable mine producing zinc, gold, silver, and lead metals in concentrates. For more information, please visit the Company’s website www.griffinmining.com.

Further information

Griffin Mining Limited
Mladen Ninkov – Chairman                             Telephone: +44(0)20 7629 7772
Roger Goodwin – Finance Director

Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited                               Telephone: +44 (0)20 7886 2500
John Prior
Dominic Morley                            

Berenberg                                                                 Telephone: +44(0)20 3207 7800
Matthew Armitt
Jennifer Wyllie
Deltir Elezi

Swiss Resource Capital AG                                                             info@resource-capital.ch
Jochen Staiger     

Griffin Mining Limited’s shares are quoted on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange (symbol GFM).

The Company’s news releases are available on the Company’s web site: www.griffinmining.com