UK small-cap RNS · 18 May 2026
Every announcement of UK small & mid caps under £2bn. The ones that started or moved a situation are marked – a click opens it.
Key = all announcements except routine filings (voting rights, buybacks, holdings, director forms), plus the ones that are part of a situation. Not investment advice.
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Evoke EVOK £190mExtension of Firm Offer DeadlineTalks with Bally's Intralot on a possible 50p per share offer continue and the board agreed to extend the deadline to 8 June 2026. Still no firm offer, so it remains a possible bid route out of the review.Moved: Strategic review and potential sale: Talks ongoing; no firm offer → Talks continuing; deadline extended to 8 June
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Big Yellow Group BYG £1,804mResults For The Year Ended 31 March 2026 ResultsAdjusted EPS up 2% matches the roughly 2% guided in January, and the dividend rises 2%. Statutory profit before tax fell 38% on a lower revaluation surplus, and leverage rose to 3.7x.Moved: CEO succession: Successor named; handover due 20 July 2026 → Handover confirmed for 20 July 2026 · Store development pipeline: Two stores opened; planning on 10 of 13 → Four stores opened; 9 of 12 sites have planning
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DCI Advisors Ltd DCI £43mAGM UpdateManaging Director Nicolai Huls, who runs operations day to day, is up for re-election by rotation. The board urges continuity to keep the realisation programme on track. This is a re-appointment, not a new CEO.Moved: Asset sales and capital return: Apollo Heights final stage; Aristo €11m awaits tax clearance → Board reaffirms distribution of net proceeds · Kilada sale and development: Non-binding offers received; initial due diligence done → Non-binding offers received; exit talks ongoing
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Forgent PLC FORG £5.6mCompletion of Fundraise and Acquisition Update FundraiseCompletes the 51% Peak Hills purchase for US$206,060 cash plus 4.81bn new shares, advancing the metals strategy. The asset is exploration-stage and paid for mostly in heavily discounted shares; 48% stays under option.Moved: Green Rock exploration programme: Peak Hills 51% option exercise agreed, conditional → 51% Peak Hills interest acquired; 48% under option · Discounted placing and share issues: Placing conditional on EGM approval → Completed after EGM approval; Admission pending (closed)
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eEnergy Group EAAS £1.1mDirectorate Change Board changeCEO Harvey Sinclair leaves with immediate effect, 18 days after results and a restated FY25. Timing and the waiver of 28,080,000 options suggest a reset, with no reason given for the exit.Moved: new: CEO succession – Interim CEO in place; search under way
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Board UpdateGillian Wilmot has now left as Chair, as announced on 29 April. This is the planned handover after the restructuring and the outgoing Chair is thanked for her role in it, so no surprise.Turnaround plan with targets +0.0% on the dayMoved: Post-restructuring turnaround: Savings delivered; board succession being finalised → Chair handover done; board rebuilding
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Beehive Deposit Maiden JORC ResourceBeehive Maiden JORC Mineral Resource Delivers Major Upgrade at Orom-CrossMoved: Lyan and Beehive exploration assays: Shallow assays complete; Beehive JORC modelling advanced → Maiden Beehive JORC issued; Orom-Cross at 64.3 Mt · Orom-Cross DFS and JORC update: DFS done; funding and strategic talks continuing → DFS optimisation advanced; funding talks ongoing
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Ariana Resources AAU £36mSale of 13.6% Interest in Zenit for US$19.5m CashSale of 13.6% of Zenit for US$19.5m cash completed 15 May 2026, funding Dokwe's feasibility study without dilution; Ariana keeps a 9.9% stake, dividend rights and board representation.Moved: new: Sale of 13.6% Zenit stake – Completed 15 May 2026, cash received · Dokwe RC drilling campaign: All RC assays received; diamond drilling next → Funded by Zenit sale; diamond drilling next
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Kainos Group KNOS £1,520mFinal Results ResultsFull year results for the year ended 31 March 2026Upgrade / downgrade cycle ahead of expectations4 business updates in 3 months – usually about 2 +0.7% on the day
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Kazera Global KZG £17mStrategic Update in relation to AftanBoard keeps weighing routes for its Aftan interest as third-party interest grows and dry-processing work looks promising. No deal or terms exist, and the Hebei review is still unresolved, so value is unproven.Legal & regulatory −4.5% on the dayMoved: Aftan mine third-party interest: Preliminary expressions of interest → Evaluating pathways; expressions of interest growing · Aftan arbitration award enforcement: Supreme Court review pending; settlement talks → Supreme Court review pending; company confident
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Synectics SNX £32mAGM Trading Update Trading updateTrading is in line for the first five months and FY26 guidance is held at market expectations (revenue £62.0m, EBITDA £4.1m, already a reset year), but only if energy activity normalises, which is uncertain.Upgrade / downgrade cycle £1.4m · 4% of mcapin lineoutlook mixed3 business updates in 3 months – usually about 1 −14.6% on the dayMoved: New business contract momentum: New contracts won in Southeast Asia and Netherlands → Wins broadening; energy awards delayed · Product-led software transformation: Execution phase; FY26 investment year → Execution; initiatives progressing as planned
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Capita CPI £356mTrading Statement Trading updateGroup adjusted revenue up 2.9% in four months, in line with expectations and with low single digit full-year growth guidance; Public Service and Pensions growth offsets Contact Centre decline, helped partly by contract phasing.Moved: Sale of private sector contact centre: Sale agreed; awaiting regulatory approval → Awaiting regulatory approval; filings made · Closed book Life & Pensions exit: Hand-back agreed; migration under way → Recovery plan agreed with Cabinet Office