Directorate Change

21 November 2024

Tirupati Graphite plc

('Tirupati', 'TG' or the 'Company')

Directorate Change

Tirupati Graphite plc (TGR.L, TGRHF.OTCQX), the specialist flake graphite company and supplier of the critical mineral for the global energy transition, announces that Mr. Alastair Bath has resigned as a Director of the Company.

The Company is working on expanding the Board in the near term with addition of a CFO and Non-Executive Director(s).

Michael Lynch-Bell, Chairman, said:

"On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Alastair for his contribution to the company. He has been a valued colleague and we wish him well in his future endeavours."

ENDS

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About Tirupati Graphite

Tirupati Graphite Plc is a specialist Graphite producer and a supplier of the critical mineral for a decarbonised economy and the energy transition, with leading low development capital and operating costs. The Company places a special emphasis on green applications including renewable energy, e-mobility, energy storage and thermal management, and is committed to ensuring its operations are sustainable. 

The Company's operations include primary mining and processing in Madagascar where the Company operates two key projects, Sahamamy and Vatomina with a combined installed final production nameplate capacity of 30,000tpa, subject to minor capex additions. The Madagascar operations produce high-quality flake graphite concentrate with up to 97% purity and selling to customers globally. 

The Company also holds two advanced stage, world class, natural graphite projects in Mozambique. Work has already commenced to optimise the economics for development of the Montepuez graphite project, which is permitted for 100,000tpa production and where substantial construction work has already been undertaken by the predecessor. A table of the Company's projects is provided below: