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UK small-cap RNS · 14 Apr 2026

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  1. 11:05
    Recommended Cash Offer for Permanent TSB Offer
    BAWAG's recommended all-cash offer of €2.97 per share ends the sale process with agreed terms. The Minister for Finance (c.57.5%) is irrevocably committed, and the price is a 26% premium to the undisturbed price.
    Takeover target next step −0.9% on the day
    Moved: Formal Sale Process: Recommended cash offer agreed with BAWAG → Rule 2.7 recommended cash offer announced
  2. 07:00
    Tunisia recognises ownership of crude oil
    Tunisia formally accepts EPT holds the Robbana and El Bibane concessions and owns about 3,987 barrels, backing the ICSID case. But Robbana has been non-operational for at least a year after theft and vandalism, so a rehabilitation programme is needed.
    Legal & regulatory +10.9% on the day
    Moved: Tunisian authorities dispute and oil confiscation: ICSID arbitration; legal team expanded → ICSID arbitration; Tunisia concedes ownership
  3. 07:00
    Proposed Peak Hills Acquisition & £1.3m Placing Fundraise
    Exercises the option for 51% of Peak Hills (163 km², nine prospects) for US$1.18m, mostly in deeply discounted shares. It advances the metals strategy, but the asset is exploration-stage and the deal depends on the placing and the EGM.
    Project milestones £1.3m · 23% of mcap −26.1% on the day
    Moved: Green Rock exploration programme: Binding agreement; completion expected shortly → Peak Hills 51% option exercise agreed, conditional · new: Discounted placing and share issues – Placing conditional on EGM approval
  4. 07:00
    Q1 2026 Operations and Financial Updates
    Q1 output of about 15,000 bopd is slightly ahead of internal expectations, but sits within the already-lowered 2026 guidance and is still held back by water reinjection limits. No guidance change.
    Project milestones ahead of expectationsoutlook mixedfirst in 6 months −8.6% on the day
    Moved: Bretana drilling restart and water handling: Rig contractor tender awarded; contract terms being negotiated → Contract in final stages; rig mobilizing · Dividend suspension and cash preservation: Distributions paused; cash $139.1m at year-end → Cash lower; hedges reduced
  5. 07:00
    Full Year Trading Update Trading update
    FY26 Adjusted EBITDA of £8.8m is about 10% above market expectations and over 30% up on FY25, with net debt well below expectations, so this beats the earlier 'unchanged' guidance.
    Upgrade / downgrade cycle ahead of expectationsoutlook positivefirst in 9 months +26.8% on the day
    Moved: Paper & Packaging turnaround: Restructuring under way; H1 loss narrowed → H2 FY26 EBITDA profit; losses sharply reduced
  6. 07:00
    Further High-Grade Copper Results Support Scale Results
    Manna Hill: More High-Grade Copper Results Support Scale
    Project milestones outlook positive +2.3% on the day
    Moved: Manna Hill Blue Rose drilling: Funded; initial assays from 4 of 18 holes reported → RC results from 16 of 18 holes reported
  7. 07:00
    Trading Update Trading update
    Confirms full-year in line with consensus (adj. operating profit £71.3m) after a weak H1 and January reconfirmation; H2 revenue is back to roughly flat, so the recovery is on course.
    Segment turn in lineoutlook positive +5.4% on the day
    Moved: Imaging & Analysis recovery: Q3 orders +2.4%; Belfast savings delivering → I&A back to growth in H2; Belfast savings flowing
  8. 07:00
    General Meeting Statement
    KEFI Gold and Copper plc (AIM: KEFI), the gold and copper exploration and development company with projects in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is holding a General Meeting ("GM") today at 4.00 p.m.
    Project milestones outlook positive +6.2% on the day
    Moved: Tulu Kapi project financing and construction: Retail offer closed; awaiting General Meeting approval → General Meeting held; resolutions expected to pass
  9. 07:00
    Production Report Q2 FY2026
    Prices rose sharply and chrome output grew, but reef mined fell 29.6% and PGM output fell 11.6% on lower grades, though net cash rose to US$54.7m.
    Project milestones outlook positive +0.8% on the day
    Moved: Karo bond refinancing: Extension effective; Tharisa funding Karo further → Karo funding progressing; fiscal agreements nearing conclusion · new: Tharisa Mine underground development – First blast at Apollo portal done · new: Karo Platinum Project build-out – Open pit clearing started; contractor mobilised

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