Giyani Announces Grant of Stock Options and Corporate Update TORONTO ,
Giyani Announces Grant of Stock Options and
Corporate Update
TORONTO
,
Jan. 7, 2026
/CNW/ - Giyani Metals Corp. (TSXV: EMM) (GR: A2DUU8) ("
Giyani
" or
the "
Company
"), developer of the K.Hill Battery-Grade Manganese Project in
Botswana
("
K.Hill
" or
"
the Project
"), announces that 10,650,000 stock options (each an "
Option
") have been granted on
January 6, 2026
to certain directors, officers, consultants and employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries in accordance with the Company's Stock Option Plan.
Each Option is exercisable into one common share of the Company (each, a "
Share
") at a price of
$0.08
per Share for a period of five years from the Grant Date, subject to approval of the TSX
Venture Exchange. The Options granted to directors of the Company and its subsidiaries vest
immediately and the remainder will vest one-third immediately and a further one-third on each of the
first and second anniversaries of the date of the grant. Of the total Option grant, 5,050,000 Options
have been granted to officers, 3,700,000 Options have been granted to consultants and employees,
and 1,900,000 Options have been granted to directors of the Company.
A portion of the options granted were issued to directors and officers of the Company and therefore
constitute "related party transactions" within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101
–
Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions
. The Company is relying on the
exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101
on the basis that the fair market value of the options granted to related parties does not exceed
25% of the Company's market capitalization.
In addition, Sean Thijsse was promoted to Chief Development Officer from Vice President -
Corporate Development.
About Giyani
Giyani is focused on becoming the preferred western-world producer of sustainable, low-carbon
high-purity battery-grade manganese for the EV and ESS industry. The Company has developed a
bespoke hydrometallurgical process to produce battery-grade manganese products, for cathode
precursor materials, critical for EVs and ESS.
Additional information and corporate documents may be found on
www.sedarplus.ca
and on Giyani
Metals Corp. website at
https://giyanimetals.com/
.
On behalf of Giyani Metals Corp.
Nigel Robinson
, Interim Executive Chair
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term
is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
news release.
Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian
securities legislation. All statements in this news release, other than statements of historical fact,
that address events or developments that Giyani expects to occur, are "forward-looking
statements". Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are
generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "does not expect", "plans", "anticipates",
"does not anticipate", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "potential", "scheduled",
"forecast", "budget" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may",
"could", "should" or "might" occur.
All such forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of the relevant
management as of the date such statements are made and are subject to certain assumptions,
important risk factors and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Giyani's ability to control or
predict including the approvals by the TSXV. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on
estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be
materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In the case
of Giyani, these facts include anticipated operations in future periods, planned construction and
development of its properties and facilities, and plans related to its business and other matters that
may occur in the future. This information relates to analyses and other information that is based on
expectations of future performance and planned work programs.
Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors which could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by
the forward-looking information, including, without limitation: inherent exploration hazards and risks;
risks related to exploration and development of natural resource properties; uncertainty in Giyani's
ability to obtain funding; commodity price fluctuations; recent market events and conditions; risks
related to governmental regulations; risks related to obtaining necessary licences and permits; risks
related to Giyani's business being subject to environmental laws and regulations; risks related to the
Company's mineral properties being subject to prior unregistered agreements, transfers, or claims
and other defects in title; risks relating to competition from larger companies with greater financial
and technical resources; risks relating to the inability to meet financial obligations under agreements
to which they are a party; ability to recruit and retain qualified personnel; and risks related to the
Company's directors and officers becoming associated with other natural resource companies which
may give rise to conflicts of interests. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect
Giyani's forward-looking information. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties
materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially
from those described in the forward-looking information or statements.
Giyani's forward-looking information is based on the reasonable beliefs, expectations and opinions of
the Company's respective management on the date the statements are made, and Giyani does not
assume any obligation to update forward looking information if circumstances or management's
beliefs, expectations or opinions change, except as required by law. For the reasons set forth
above, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. For a complete
discussion with respect to Giyani and risks associated with forward-looking information and forward-
looking statements, please refer to Giyani's continuous disclosure documents which are filed on
SEDAR+ at
www.sedarplus.ca
.
SOURCE
Giyani Metals Corp.
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For further information:
Giyani Metals Corp., Sean Thijsse, Chief Development Officer,
[email protected], Tel: +1 289-291-7632; Tavistock, Corporate Communications,
Josephine Clerkin / Charles Vivian, [email protected], Tel: +44 20 7920 3150
CO: Giyani Metals Corp.
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