Notice of AGM, Distribution of Annual Report and Director appointment
27 August 2015
Mwana Africa PLC today gives notice of its 2015 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") to be held on 29 September 2015 at 2pm at Broadway House, Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NQ.
The AGM Notice, Proxy Form and Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2015 are today being distributed to shareholders. Copies of the AGM Notice and Annual Report will be available on the Company's website or at the Company's registered office, 1 Catherine Place, London, SW1E 6DX.
At the AGM, a resolution will be put to shareholders to appoint Ching Fung "Brian" Hung to the board as a Non-Executive Director.
Brian Hung, 31, is currently Executive Director of Jimei International Entertainment Group Limited and is Executive Director of China Bio Cassava Holdings Limited, which are both listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He has been Financial Controller of Jimei Group since 2010 and worked as an auditor at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and at Grant Thornton from 2007 to 2010.
Mr Hung became a full member of CPA Australia in October 2011 and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from Macquarie University in Australia.
Commenting on the appointment, Yat Hoi Ning, Executive Chairman said:
"I look forward to welcoming Brian to the Board of Mwana. We believe that Brian's financial management experience will enable him to make a significant contribution to the board by monitoring and providing oversight to the business activities of the Company."
Further information concerning Mr Hung
Brian Hung's directorships (current and within the previous five years) are as follows:
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Current:
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Jimei International Entertainment Group Limited
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China Bio Cassava Holdings Limited
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Past:
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Profit Marker Holdings Limited
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Profit Marker Limited
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Poly Opulence Limited
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Glory Ascent Limited
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Mr Hung is currently beneficially interested in 57,980,796 ordinary shares of 1p each through Smart Landscape Holdings Limited representing 4.15% of the issued share capital of the Company.
There is no further information required relating to Ching Fung "Brian" Hung to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.
For further information contact:
Mwana Africa PLC
Yim Kwan, Finance Director
Amilha Young, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 3696 5470
Nominated Adviser and Broker
Grant Thornton UK LLP
30 Finsbury Square, London EC2P 2YU
Colin Aaronson / Richard Tonthat / Harrison Clarke
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7383 5100
Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe
1 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14 5RB
Stewart Dickson / Jeremy Stephenson / Patrick Pittaway
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7894 7000
Public and investor relations
Russell and Associates
Jim Jones / Leigh King
Tel: +27 (0) 11 880 3924
Mwana Africa PLC is a pan-African, multi-commodity mining and development company. Mwana's principal operations and exploration activities cover gold, nickel, copper and diamonds in Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Africa.