WCE Appointments and Alien Directorate Change
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6 August 2026
Alien Metals Limited
("Alien", "Alen Metals" or the "Company")
West Coast Silver Appointments
Alien Metals Directorate Change
Alien Metals Limited (AIM: UFO), a minerals exploration and development company, announces that its joint venture partner in the Elizabeth Hill Silver Project ("Elizabeth Hill"), West Coast Silver Limited ("West Coast Silver") (ASX: WCE), has today announced changes to its board of directors.
Vincent Fayad, Alien's Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of West Coast Silver. As previously announced, Mr. Fayad has over 20 years of listed company experience, including in management and strategic direction.
Bruce Garlick has been appointed Executive Director, Corporate, of West Coast Silver, having previously served as its Executive Chairman. Mr Garlick has advised he will he step down from the board of West Coast Silver on the 5 November 2026. As announced by Alien on 16 July 2026, Mr. Garlick was due to step down as a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 7 October 2026. In light of his expanded executive responsibilities at West Coast Silver, and following an orderly handover of his responsibilities at Alien, he has agreed with the Alien Board that he will step down as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.
Following Mr Garlick stepping down from the board of Alien, the appointment of Mr. Fayad to the board of West Coast Silver will ensure that Alien continues to have a role in that company, allowing Alien to oversee the development and progression of its Elizabeth Hill joint venture.
In addition, West Coast Silver has announced that it has appointed Sergei Smolonogov to its board as Executive Director & Chief Technical Officer. Mr. Smolonogov is part of the current West Coast Silver management team and brings extensive technical expertise, most recently as General Manager Growth at Adriatic Metals plc, where he led its resource growth and development, before its US$1.3 billion takeover in 2025.
Commenting, Michael Carter, Non-executive Chairman of Alien, said:
"West Coast Silver is an important joint venture partner for Alien through our shared interests in the Elizabeth Hill Silver Project. I am therefore pleased to see Vince Fayad, Alien's recently appointed Chief Executive Officer, assume the role of Non-Executive Chairman at West Coast Silver. With Bruce Garlick changing roles at West Coast Silver, we have agreed with Bruce that he will step down now from the Alien board. I would like to thank Bruce for his contribution to the Company and I wish him well in his future endeavors."
Alien holds a 30% interest in Elizabeth Hill and holds 30.5 million shares in West Coast Silver (representing an approximate 8.7% interest in the issued share capital of West Coast Silver).
The full West Coast Silver announcement can be viewed at: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4786P_1-2026-8-5.pdf
For further information, please visit the Company's website at www.alienmetals.uk or contact:
Alien Metals Limited
Vince Fayad
Email: ir@alienmetals.uk
Strand Hanson (Financial and Nominated Adviser)
James Harris / James Dance / Edward Foulkes
Tel: +44 (0) 207 409 3494
Turner Pope (Joint Broker)
Andy Thacker / Guy McDougall
Tel: +44 (0) 203 657 0050
IFC Advisory (Financial PR and Investor Relations)
Tim Metcalfe / Graham Herring / Zach Cohen
Tel: +44 (0) 203 934 6632
Notes to Editors
Alien Metals Ltd is a mining exploration and development company quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: UFO). The Company follows a balanced strategy focused on advancing and strengthening its asset portfolio through targeted technical work and project development, while evaluating partnerships, joint ventures, and selective monetisation opportunities to enhance shareholder value. At the same time, Alien will continue to consider opportunities to expand its asset base through carefully selected acquisition opportunities consistent with the Board's disciplined investment criteria.
Alien's 100%-owned Georgina Basin IOCG Project comprises a tenement package of approximately 2,500 km² in the East Tennant province of the Northern Territory. Exploration by the Project's former owners has confirmed the IOCG potential of the tenement package, with the identification of elevated IOCG pathfinder elements, including copper, bismuth, silver and uranium, in drilling, and three drill-ready gravity anomalies remain to be adequately tested.
Alien's principal iron ore focus is the advancement and development of its 90%-owned Hancock Iron Ore Project in the central Pilbara region of Western Australia. The Hancock tenements contain a JORC-compliant resource of 8.4Mt at 60% Fe and offer significant exploration upside, which is targeted to deliver a mining operation of 2Mtpa for 10 years. The Project benefits from direct access to the Great Northern Highway, providing a route to export facilities at Port Hedland, one of the world's largest iron ore export hubs. Alien also holds exploration interests in the Brockman and Vivash iron ore projects in the West Pilbara.
Alien additionally retains exposure to two advanced precious and base metal assets in the Pilbara. At Munni Munni, one of Australia's largest PGM systems hosting a historic resource of 2.2Moz PGM (palladium, platinum, and rhodium) and gold, the Company has completed its partial asset sale and joint venture transaction with GreenTech Metals Ltd under which Alien retains a 30% interest, free carried to completion of a bankable feasibility study at Munni Munni, and additionally holds 37.9 million shares in GreenTech Metals Ltd. Alien (via a wholly owned subsidiary) also retains a 30% interest in the Elizabeth Hill Silver Project through a joint venture with Crest, which encompasses the Elizabeth Hill Mining Lease M47/342, which has produced some of Australia's highest-grade silver ore during the late 1990s. Alien retains a 30% interest in the Elizabeth Hill Silver Project and additionally holds 30.5 million shares in West Coast Silver Limited, providing both direct project exposure and equity participation in ongoing development.
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