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UK small-cap RNS · 22 Jul 2026

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  1. 16:00
    Holding(s) in Company Holding
  2. 12:44
    Trading Statement-Typographical Error Trading update
    Board now expects FY2027 profit ahead of previous expectations, after Q1 sales and margin beat targets; this follows a year of falling Lighting revenue and extends the earlier upgrades.
    Upgrade / downgrade cycle ahead of expectationsoutlook positive, raisedfirst in 6 months +8.9% on the day
    Moved: Transformation Plan: Sales growth delivered in Q1; net cash → Q1 beat targets; net cash; profit guidance raised
  3. 12:42
    Director/PDMR Shareholding Director dealing
  4. 11:15
    Result of Tender Offer
    Tender Offer completes at the maximum 56,250,000 shares and £90.0m returned at 160p, funded by the data centre sale. Heavily oversubscribed (150.3m tendered), so tenders in excess of Basic Entitlement are scaled back to about 2.01%.
    Capital return £90.0m · 104% of mcap −3.2% on the day
    Moved: Return of capital and debt reduction: Court sanctioned Capital Reduction; registration pending → Tender Offer result announced, settlement pending
  5. 10:26
    Director/PDMR Shareholding Director dealing
  6. 08:45
    Pre-close trading update - Correction Trading update
    Third guidance cut this year: profit now below market expectations, as marginally weaker final-quarter sales meet higher food, labour, repairs, energy and rates costs. Sales growth is not reaching profit.
    Upgrade / downgrade cycle below expectationsoutlook negative, lowered −4.2% on the day
    Moved: Budget and cost pressures: Profit warning repeated; now 'below' expectations → Third guidance cut: profit below expectations · Pub and franchise openings: YTD 8 opened, 9 sold; 15 franchise openings → 8 opened, 9 sold; 23 franchised in total
  7. 07:00
    Follow on Satellite Orders
    A repeat customer commits a further €1.1m to the ENS92040 beamformer, adding €350,000 of samples and €750,000 towards enhancements. This is small, development-stage money, and volume supply is not expected before 2029.
    Segment turn outlook positive4 new orders in 3 months – usually about 2 +1.3% on the day
    Moved: Space communications ASIC pipeline: Two development contracts signed with European operator → Follow-on ENS92040 ASSP orders received
  8. 07:00
    Director/PDMR Shareholding Director dealing
  9. 07:00
    Trading Statement Trading update
    The March line that the group was 'well positioned' for expectations is undermined. Hallam plot sales are now guided materially below the FY25 record, and Stonebridge is expected to make an operating loss in 2026.
    Disposal of a part (break-up) below expectationsoutlook negative, loweredfirst since Oct 2023 −7.2% on the day
    Moved: 2026 earnings reset: Company says 2026 expectations achievable, H2-weighted → H1 update: plot sales guided materially lower
  10. 07:00
    Half Year Trading Update Trading update
    H1 revenue +3% and underlying operating profit +8% match full-year expectations, with net debt down to £1.0m. A notably weaker H2 from fewer NAL settlements was already flagged, so nothing new.
    Sale process / strategic review in lineoutlook mixed −1.9% on the day
    Moved: Lower FY26 Consumer Legal Services outlook: Q2 in line; weaker H2 NAL flagged → H1 in line; weaker H2 NAL reconfirmed · Strategic options for shareholder value: Options under review; no conclusion yet → Review ongoing; Board acknowledges uncertainty · Bush & Co growth plan: Sale ended June 2025; growth initiatives under way → Case management model being adapted
  11. 07:00
    Trading Statement Trading update
    After a year of falling Lighting sales, Q1 sales growth beat the 3-5% plus target and margin beat 45% plus. The Board now expects FY2027 profit ahead of previous expectations, so guidance is raised.
    Upgrade / downgrade cycle ahead of expectationsoutlook positive, raised +8.9% on the day
    Moved: Transformation Plan: First round complete; profit and cash delivered, sales growth next → Sales growth delivered in Q1; net cash
  12. 07:00
    Sigmaroc SRC £1,306m
    Trading update for the six months to 30 June 2026 Trading update
    H1 EBITDA up 11.3% with margin up 200bps and first core volume rise in three years; the Board only confirms full-year consensus (EBITDA £276m, EPS 11.5p), so guidance is unchanged.
    Project milestones in lineoutlook positivefirst in 9 months +5.5% on the day
    Moved: new: Klinthagen limestone permitting – Permit secured, conditions and appeal pending · new: Belgian aggregates plant – On schedule and on budget · new: Acquisition-led consolidation – Funding increased, no deal named
  13. 07:00
    Trading Update Trading update
    Third-quarter revenue of £4.1m and higher operating margins lead the Board to expect FY26 performance materially above the £13.4m revenue and £4.3m EBITDA it set after the earlier upgrades.
    Upgrade / downgrade cycle ahead of expectationsoutlook positive, raised3 guidance upgrades in 3 months – usually less than 1 +38.3% on the day
    Moved: Medium-term revenue doubling target: FY26 expectations materially improved → Doubling now due in FY26; new ambition set · new: Three new coating reactors – Board approved £4.5m investment on 22 July 2026
  14. 07:00
    Trading Statement Trading update
    Net outflows narrowed to £357m from £1.1bn a year earlier and institutional flows were positive, but UK retail outflows of £822m persist. AuMA has since slipped to £24.0bn by 17 July.
    Upgrade / downgrade cycle outlook positive4 acquisitions in 3 months – usually less than 1 −4.7% on the day
    Moved: Net outflows and return to inflows: Outflows narrowing; retail outflows persist → Outflows narrowing; retail outflows persist
  15. 07:00
    Sirius completes acquisition for €49.8 million
    Completes the Fulda business park notarised on 28 May 2026. It is fully let at a 7.8% EPRA NIY and adds defence-anchored income to the German portfolio, with no further closing risk.
    Moved: German defence-related acquisitions: Kiel completed; defence acquisitions total €155.8m → Kiel and Fulda completed; replacements pending

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