Exercise of Options and PDMR Dealings
Goldplat plc announced that Chief Operating Officer Douglas Davidson exercised options for 1,000,000 ordinary shares at 6 pence each, costing £60,000, with 500,000 options set to lapse in June 2026 and the remainder in December 2026. He simultaneously sold 750,000 shares at an average of 14.0867 pence per share to cover the option costs and taxes, resulting in a holding of 250,000 shares, representing 0.15% of the company's voting rights. Following the admission of 1,000,000 new shares on or around May 12, 2026, Goldplat will have 171,782,667 ordinary shares in issue.
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Goldplat plc, the AIM listed gold producer, announces that Douglas Davidson, Chief Operating Officer, has exercised options to acquire 1,000,000 Goldplat ordinary shares of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares") at an exercise price of 6 pence per share, for a total consideration of £60,000.
Of the 1,000,000 options which were exercised, 500,000 were due to lapse on 30 June 2026 and the other 500,000 options were due to lapse on 31 December 2026.
Mr Davidson has simultaneously sold 750,000 Ordinary Shares at an average price of 14.0867 pence per share in order to pay for the options and for taxes payable on the options. Mr Davidson's resultant shareholding is as follows:
| Name | Options exercised | Ordinary Shares sold | Resultant holding | Percentage of the Company's voting rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Davidson | 1,000,000 | 750,000 | 250,000 | 0.15% |
Settlement and dealings
Application is being made to the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange ("AIM") for 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares, which rank pari passu with the Company's existing issued Ordinary Shares, to be admitted to trading. Dealings on AIM are expected to commence at 8:00am on or around 12 May 2026 (Admission).
Total Voting Rights
For the purposes of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules ("DTRs"), following Admission, Goldplat will have 171,782,667 Ordinary Shares in issue with voting rights attached. Goldplat holds no shares in treasury. This figure of 171,782,667 may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the DTRs.
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goldplat.com, follow on Twitter @GoldPlatPlc or contact:
| Werner Klingenberg | G o l dp l at p l c (C E O) | T e l : + 2 7 (0) 82 051 1071 |
| Colin Aaronson / Samantha Harrison / Ciara Donnelly | G r a n t T h o r n ton UK LLP ( N o m i n ated Ad v i s e r ) | T e l : + 4 4 ( 0 ) 20 73 8 3 5 1 0 0 |
| Harry Ansell / James Bavister / Andrew de Andrade | W H I r e l a nd L i m i ted ( B ro ke r ) | T e l : + 4 4 ( 0 ) 2 0 7 2 2 0 1 6 6 6 |
| Tim Thompson / Mark Edwards / Fergus Mellon | Flagstaff Strategic and Investor Communications | Tel: +44 (0) 207 129 1474 goldplat@flagstaffcomms.com |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Douglas Davidson |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Operating Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Goldplat Plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800WJG4PAPXBRG516 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 1 pence each |
| Identification code | ISIN: GB00B0HCWM45 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| 6 pence | 1,000,000 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | |
| - Aggregated volume | N/A - single transaction | |
| - Price | N/A - single transaction | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 12 May 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Douglas Davidson |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Operating Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Goldplat Plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800WJG4PAPXBRG516 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 1 pence each |
| Identification code | ISIN: GB00B0HCWM45 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of ordinary shares |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| 14 pence 14.1 pence | 100,000 650,000 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | |
| - Aggregated volume | 750,000 | |
| - Price | 14.0867 pence | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 12 May 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) |
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