Mr. Gilbert Clark reeports

MERIDIAN ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF 2026 ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING

All resolutions put to Meridian Mining PLC shareholders at today's annual general and special meeting were duly passed by the requisite majorities on a poll.

The company's issued share capital eligible to be voted at the meeting was 485,619,091 shares. A total of 182,482,142 shares were voted, representing 37.6 per cent of the company's issued share capital.

The scrutineer of the poll was Computershare Investor Services PLC. The full text of each resolution is contained in the notice of meeting (also available on the company's website and on the company's profile on SEDAR+). The total number of votes cast for each resolution is set out in the attached table.

Appointment of auditor

Following the passing of resolutions 10 and 11, the company confirms the appointment of Deloitte LLP in both the United Kingdom and Canada to hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general and special meeting. PFK Littlejohn LLP has confirmed that it has not deposited a statement under Section 519 of the Companies Act 2006. KPMG LLP has confirmed that here were no reportable events within the meaning of National Instrument 51-102, nor were there any modified opinions expressed in KPMG's audit reports on the company's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended Dec. 31, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2024.

A copy of the results of the meeting, along with a copy of resolutions passed other than those concerning ordinary business at the meeting, have been submitted to the Financial Services Authority's national storage mechanism in accordance with U.K. listing Rule 14.3.6 R(2) and will shortly be available for inspection on-line.