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Strategic Minerals Plc announced that following a recent fundraise, Chairman Charles Manners' beneficial interest in the company's issued share capital has decreased from 4.22% to 3.73%, although his absolute holding remains at 100,000,000 ordinary shares. This change in percentage holding is due to the issuance of new shares as part of the fundraise.
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Strategic Minerals plc (AIM: SML; USOTC: SMCDF), an international mineral exploration and production company, announces that following the issue of shares pursuant to the Fundraise announced on 22 January 2026, Chairman Charles Manners' percentage holding in the issued share capital of the Company has reduced from 4.22% to 3.73%. Mr Manners remains beneficially interested in 100,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company, which is an unchanged number of shares from his previous announcement.
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
- Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
- Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | X |
Other (please specify) iii :
Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv
| Name | Charles Manners & Alexandra Manners |
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | London |
Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi : | 27/01/26 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 29/01/26 |
- Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 3.73% | 3.73% | 100,000,000 |
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 4.22% | 4.22% | |
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||
| Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rights ix | % of voting rights | |
| Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) | Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) |
| GB00B4W8PD74 | 100,000,000 | 3.73% | |
SUBTOTAL 8. A
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
Additional information xvi
| Place of completion | London |
| Date of completion | 29/01/2026 |
For further information on the Company, please visit www.strategicminerals.net or contact:
| Strategic Minerals plc | +44 (0) 207 389 7067 |
| Mark Burnett | |
| Executive Director | |
| Follow Strategic Minerals on: | |
| X: | @StrategicMnrls |
| LinkedIn: | https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategic-minerals-plc |
| SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP | +44 (0)20 3470 0470 |
| Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker | |
| Matthew Johnson/Charlie Bouverat/Grant Barker | |
| Zeus Capital Limited Joint Broker Harry Ansell/ Katy Mitchell | +44 (0)203 829 5000 |
| Vigo Consulting Investor Relations Ben Simons/Peter Jacob/Anna Sutton | +44 (0)207 390 0234 strategicminerals@vigoconsulting.com |
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