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UK small-cap RNS · 22 Oct 2025

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  1. 16:46
    Ops & Financial Update, Fundraising & Buyback Fundraise
    Nine-month revenue and cash collections rose and receivables fell, but gross production dropped to 20.1 Kboepd from 23.0 Kboepd, so the update is a trading update rather than full results.
    Project milestones £11.3m · 10% of mcapoutlook positivefirst since Oct 2023 +0.0% on the day
    Moved: Uquo two-well drilling campaign: Long-lead procurement under way; compression completed → Well site construction ongoing; turnkey drilling contract signed · Stubb Creek production expansion: Production at 3.3 Kbopd; up to 18-month programme → Production up to 3.3 Kbopd · Accugas debt refinancing: Transitional Facility agreements signed after period end → Transitional Facility agreements signed
  2. 16:31
    2025 Half-Year Results & Trading Update Results
    Profit before tax rose to US$101.5m, but it was lifted by non-cash SIPEC acquisition gains while Adjusted EBITDA fell to US$72.9m on non-recurring costs and gas volumes were lower.
    Project milestones outlook mixedfirst since Oct 2023 +0.0% on the day
    Moved: new: Uquo two-well drilling campaign – Long-lead procurement under way; compression completed · new: Stubb Creek production expansion – Production at 3.3 Kbopd; up to 18-month programme · new: Accugas debt refinancing – Transitional Facility agreements signed after period end
  3. 11:55
    Management Changes
    CEO Ben Turney leaves immediately, also leaving the board, with no successor named. This comes days after the Nightshift maiden resource and the plan for an extra 250tpd plant, adding execution uncertainty.
    Project milestones first since Oct 2023 −10.0% on the day
    Moved: Hillside gold development and plants: Nightshift maiden resource; plants being built → Build-out continues under interim leadership · new: CEO succession – Interim CEO and CFO in place
  4. 10:52
    Hussar EP513 Environmental Plan APPROVAL
    Georgina Energy Plc, GEX.L wishes to advise it has received formal Environmental Management Plan ("EMP") Approval to drill the Hussar Prospect in EP513.
    Project milestones outlook positive +5.3% on the day
    Moved: Start drilling or re-entry at the Hussar well by the end of 2024: pending → delayed – Environmental plan approved but drilling approval is still pending and site works have not begun, so the end-2024 drilling start has been missed. · Lodge the EIS2 environmental study and heritage survey for Hussar with DEMIRS by: pending → delivered – The regulator has approved the Hussar Environmental Plan, so the environmental submission is now through, though the announcement does not name EIS2 or the May 2025 date. · Spud the Hussar well in Q3 2026 (September) and complete a 50-day programme: pending → on_track – Approval progress supports a later spud, but no spud date or 50-day programme is given; rig and crew are yet to be contracted.
  5. 10:00
    Capita CPI £356m
    Holding(s) in Company Holding
  6. 07:00
    Activities Report for September Quarter 2025
    FID and DFC debt funding slip to 1H 2026 as execution readiness needs more time. Preliminary western EPCM bids show higher capex and opex than the Feb 2024 FEED, and cash covers about 2.3 quarters.
    Project milestones outlook mixed, lowered −2.8% on the day
    Moved: Tiris funding discussions: Ongoing under Executive Chair → Advanced non-binding talks; DFC needs execution readiness · new: Tiris FID and engineering – Basic engineering extended; costs under review · new: Häggån uranium legislation and permitting – Legislation tabled; concession awaiting Mining Inspectorate
  7. 07:00
    Trading Update Trading update
    FY2025 adjusted operating profit now seen 20-25% below the £24.7m market expectation, driven by the fatal Pitreavie incident and a slower Distribution recovery.
    Turnaround plan with targets below expectationsoutlook negative, lowered −18.8% on the day
    Moved: new: Pitreavie incident and investigation – Site operations suspended; investigation ongoing · new: Distribution performance improvement – H2 recovery slower than expected
  8. 07:00
    Contract Signed with Leading Global CRO
    Converts the late-stage CRO talks into a signed 12-month contract with an upfront fee, monthly fee and milestones, but the CEO says it does not extend the cash runway beyond early December.
    Balance-sheet stress / refinancing outlook mixedfirst since Oct 2023 +0.0% on the day
    Moved: Cash runway and fundraising: Runway to early December; fundraising talks ongoing → Runway still early December despite new contract · New CRO collaborations: One late-stage contracting; second at preferred vendor status → One contract signed; second at preferred vendor
  9. 07:00
    Year End Trading Update Trading update
    Pre-close update for FY25: revenue up over 25% to £6.0m and EBITDA of about £1m against break-even, plus first positive EPS in many years, so a clear turn to profit.
    Segment turn £6.0m · 6% of mcapoutlook positive +4.7% on the day
    Moved: new: Medium-term revenue doubling target – FY25 revenue £6.0m vs £10m+ target
  10. 07:00
    Final Results Results
    Another loss-making year (loss £400,266, revenue £600) for the former property developer; the Chairman calls the result disappointing, with only a small cash balance and no profits from developments counted.
    Cash shell / net cash above market value £0.4m · 6% of mcapoutlook mixedfirst since Oct 2023 −16.7% on the day
    Moved: new: Talbot Park Tunbridge Wells build – Permission granted; third-party construction under way · new: Funding and going concern pressure – Thin cash; losses continue

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