TORONTO, ON — January 7, 2026 — Leads & Copy —
Giyani Metals Corp. (TSXV: EMM) (GR: A2DUU8) (“Giyani” or the “Company”) has announced the grant of 10,650,000 stock options to its directors, officers, consultants, and employees.
The options were granted on January 6, 2026, in accordance with the Company’s Stock Option Plan. Each option allows the holder to purchase one common share of Giyani at a price of $0.08 per share. The options are exercisable for a period of five years from the grant date, pending approval from the TSX Venture Exchange.
The options granted to directors of the Company and its subsidiaries vest immediately. The remainder will vest one-third immediately and a further one-third on each of the first and second anniversaries of the grant date. 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.
According to the press release, some of the options granted were issued to directors and officers of the Company and therefore constitute “related party transactions” under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions. The Company says that it is relying on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 because the fair market value of the options granted to related parties does not exceed 25% of the Company’s market capitalization.
Giyani Metals Corp. is focused on becoming a producer of sustainable, low-carbon, high-purity battery-grade manganese for the EV and ESS industry. The Company is developing the K.Hill Battery-Grade Manganese Project in Botswana and has developed a hydrometallurgical process to produce battery-grade manganese products for cathode precursor materials used in EVs and ESS.
In addition, Sean Thijsse was promoted to Chief Development Officer from Vice President – Corporate Development.
Nigel Robinson is the Interim Executive Chair.
Additional information about the company can be found on www.sedarplus.ca and the Giyani Metals Corp. website.
Source: Giyani Metals Corp.
