Mr. Gilbert Clark reports

MERIDIAN MINING PLC ANNOUNCES TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS AND ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule (DTR) 5.6.1R, following the allotment and issue of 1,605,777 new ordinary shares of 0.01 euro each in the capital of Meridian Mining PLC (comprising 105,777 on June 17, 2026, and 1.5 million on June 29, 2026), the company's total issued share capital as at June 30, 2026, comprises 487,119,091 ordinary shares.

The 1,605,777 new ordinary shares comprise 105,577 shares issued pursuant to the 2025 omnibus plan and 1,500,200 shares issued pursuant to the company's Cabacal agreement.

The company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury. Each ordinary share carries one vote and, accordingly, the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights in the company is 487,119,091.

The above figure of 487,119,091 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the company under the FCA's disclosure guidance and transparency rules.