Director/PDMR Shareholding
First Class Metals PLC announced director dealings on July 9, 2026, concerning ordinary shares. Executive Chairman James Knowles executed a 'Bed and ISA' transfer involving the sale of 470,648 shares at £0.0255 each and the repurchase of 467,962 shares at £0.0255 each, with an aggregated sale price of £12,002.02 and purchase price of £12,001.15. Additionally, Diane Knowles, wife of James Knowles, transferred 394,165 ordinary shares via a 'Bed and ISA' arrangement, selling them at 2.60p and repurchasing 390,734 at 2.608p, with an aggregated sale price of £10,248.29 and purchase price of £10,190.34. These transactions occurred on July 8, 2026, in London.
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On 08 July 2026, James Knowles, Executive Chairman of the Company, performed a 'Bed and ISA' transfer of ordinary shares of £0.001 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") from his share dealing account into his ISA account.
In addition, Diane Knowles, wife of James Knowles, transferred 394,165 Ordinary Shares from her share dealing account into her ISA account.
Details of these transaction are shown in the PDMR notifications below.
The Directors of the Company take responsibility for this announcement.
| a. | Name | First Class Metals PLC |
| b. | LEI | 894500V981ZTFLGVOZ38 |
| a. | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification Code | Ordinary Shares of £0.001 each ISIN Code: GB00BPJGTF16 |
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Sale of 470,648 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company that were immediately repurchased by James Knowles through a Bed and ISA arrangement |
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) | Sale of 470,648 @ £0.0255 Purchase of 467,962 @ £0.0255 |
| d. | Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume - Price | Aggregated Volume = 938,610 Aggregated sale price = £12,002.02 Aggregated purchase price = £12,001.15 |
| f. | Place of the transaction | London, UK |
Notification and public disclosure of transaction by person discharging managerial responsibilities
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
| a. | Name | Diane Knowles |
| 2 | Reason for notification | |
| a. | Position/Status | Wife of James Knowles |
| b. | Initial notification/ Amendment | 09 July 2026 |
| a. | Name | First Class Metals PLC |
| b. | LEI | 894500V981ZTFLGVOZ38 |
| a. | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification Code | Ordinary Shares of £0.001 each ISIN Code: GB00BPJGTF16 |
| b. | Nature of the transaction | Sale of 394,165 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company that were immediately repurchased by Diane Knowles through a Bed and ISA arrangement |
| c. | Price(s) and volume(s) | Sale of 394,165 @ 2.60p Purchase of 390,734 @ 2.608p |
| d. | Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume - Price | Aggregated Volume = 784,899 Aggregated sale price = £10248.29 Aggregated purchase price = £10190.34 |
| f. | Place of the transaction | London UK |
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