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UK small-cap RNS · 1 Oct 2026

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  1. 16:07
    Extension of Timetable in relation to Placing Fundraise
    The £9.15m placing is almost fully funded, easing the late-August cash need, but £250,000 from director-linked Vulpes is late, so its timetable is extended to 30 October 2026.
    Dilutive fundraise £0.2m · 2% of mcapfirst since Oct 2023 −5.0% on the day
    Moved: Funding requirement by late August: Funding route under discussion → Placing completed; £250,000 still outstanding
  2. 13:41
    Strategic Review and Directorate Change Board change
    Board launches a strategic review of all paths to address near-term liquidity, including a possible asset sale process, after consulting first and second lien creditors; this signals balance-sheet distress, not a growth choice.
    Balance-sheet stress / refinancing outlook negativefirst since Oct 2023 −21.1% on the day
    Moved: new: Strategic review and possible sale – Review launched; adviser being appointed · Balance-sheet leverage: Lender support secured; refinancing talks pending → Lender sales-process option now moving via review · Board and management restructuring: Sole CEO from June; Audit chair changed → Chair departs; interim Chair in place
  3. 12:51
    Results of Court Meeting and General Meeting
    Shareholders approved the 59.1p cash Scheme at both meetings, with about 90% of votes in favour. This clears the shareholder conditions, leaving the FCA Condition and Court sanction.
    Takeover target next step +0.0% on the day
    Moved: Offer for the company: Scheme Document published; shareholder votes pending → Shareholder approval obtained; FCA and Court pending · Own-book lending growth strategy: Superseded by recommended offer; results delayed → Superseded by offer; results due November 2026
  4. 12:16
    Director/PDMR Shareholding Director dealing
  5. 10:12
    Holding(s) in Company Holding
  6. 09:30
    CFO Succession Board change
    CFO Paul Wheatcroft retires after almost seven years, with a handover until 31 March 2027. The exit comes while the FY25 qualified audit opinion on training and consultancy spend is being remediated, due by 30 September 2026.
    Legal & regulatory first since Oct 2023 +0.0% on the day
    Moved: FY25 audit delay and suspension: Accounts published; extended audit costs hit H1 → CFO change during control remediation
  7. 09:00
    Director/PDMR Shareholding Director dealing
  8. 07:01
    Director/PDMR/PCA Shareholding Director dealing
    Tracsis plc announces that it has been notified of purchases of ordinary shares of 0.4 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") by certain Non-Executive Directors and a person closely associated ("PCA") on 29 September 2026.
    Insider conviction +2.3% on the day
  9. 07:01
    Retail Offer to raise up to £1.0 million Fundraise
    Pursuant to the Retail Offer, up to 25,000,000 new Ordinary Shares (the “Retail Offer Shares”) will be made available at an issue price of 4 pence per Retail Offer Share, being the same price per share as the Placing (the "Placing Price").
    Dilutive fundraise 10% of mcap3 acquisitions in 3 months – usually less than 1 −10.5% on the day
  10. 07:00
    FURTHER POSITIVE ASSAY RESULTS FROM ROSKEAR DRILLING PROGRAMME INCLUDING DISCOVERED HIGH-GRADE TUNGSTEN AND COPPER ZONES Results
    Cornish Metals plc (AIM: TIN) ("Cornish Metals" or the "Company"), a mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing its wholly owned and permitted South Crofty tin project in Cornwall, United Kingdom, is pleased to announce the final assay …
    Project milestones +2.9% on the day
    Moved: new: Roskear West exploration drilling – Two-hole programme complete; final assays reported
  11. 07:00
    Fiinu BANK £9.9m
    Everfex Restructuring Filing
    Everfex has applied for court-supervised arrangement proceedings over disputed creditor claims, with a fallback bankruptcy application filed to meet board duties. This confirms acute creditor stress at the subsidiary.
    Turnaround plan with targets −14.3% on the day
    Moved: Everfex integration and governance overhaul: Cost cuts achieved; outlook uncertain on creditors → Everfex in court restructuring application; no bankruptcy order · Everfex SPA non-compete dispute: Arbitration planned; guarantors contesting → Indemnity notice issued; Polish court process starting
  12. 07:00
    Retail Offer, Fundraising & Trading Restoration Fundraise
    SEED Innovations Limited (AIM: SEED), the investing company focused on early-stage physical AI and robotics, is pleased to confirm, further to the announcement made at 7.40 a.m. on 29 September 2026 (the ‘Retail Offer Announcement’), that it has conditionally …
    Dilutive fundraise +2.0% on the day
  13. 07:00
    Aura Appoints Leadership Team to Build Tiris
    Spencer Davey fills the CFO vacancy left by Somlyay's August resignation, bringing deal experience in project debt and asset sales as financing talks run to year-end; he starts in early November 2026.
    Project milestones outlook mixed −3.0% on the day
    Moved: CFO succession: Successor Spencer Davey appointed 30 Sep 2026 → Successor named; starts early November · Tiris FID and engineering: FID now stated as Q4 2026 → BFS slightly delayed to mid-October
  14. 07:00
    Appointment of CEO and Board Changes Board change
    Board member Wilkins, ex-Hilcorp Alaska and Marathon, takes over as CEO. He has been on the Board since March 2026, so the handover is smooth and the Kodiak-first strategy and farm-out talks should continue.
    Sale process / strategic review first in 7 months −4.1% on the day
    Moved: Farm-out and funding: Ten parties in data room; one proposal rejected → Ten parties in data room; new CEO · 2023 strategy reset: Kodiak-first repositioning, cost cuts, new Board → Wilkins CEO; Board review ongoing
  15. 07:00
    Director/PDMR Shareholding Director dealing
  16. 07:00
    Board Change & Appointment of New CFO Board change
    John Arthur, a CFO of listed resource companies, takes over with immediate effect; the Chairman says his financing experience will help as Defender moves towards a maiden resource.
    Project milestones first in 8 months −2.7% on the day
    Moved: Pine Crow-Defender tungsten exploration: Drilling complete; assays awaited → Drilling complete; assays awaited; new CFO in place
  17. 07:00
    Quarterly Investor Update
    Operating businesses are in line with expectations and Squarebird won new projects. Bitcoin yield was -4.35% and holdings fell to 2,747 BTC after the sale to repay Smarter Convert, and the EV-to-BTC ratio rose to 1.56x from 0.84x.
    Overhang outlook positivefirst in 6 months +10.5% on the day
    Moved: Share premium capital reduction: Court confirmed; awaiting registration → Effective July 2026; reserves distributable (closed) · new: MORE preferred share IPO – IPO launched 29 September; retail offer open · Pre-IPO warrant purchase offer: 42m repurchased; Coinbase facility drawn → Coinbase facility reduced to £19.0m
  18. 07:00
    Strategic investment
    Critical Mineral Resources plc (LON:CMRS) is pleased to announce a strategic equity investment of US$2.0 million (approximately £1.51 million) from Nebari Natural Resources AIV II, LP ("Nebari"), a fund managed by Nebari Partners, LLC., a specialist natural …
    Project milestones £1.5m · 12% of mcapoutlook positive +5.5% on the day
    Moved: Agadir Melloul resource and mine development: Resource work commissioned; feasibility under way → Funded further; resource due Q4 2026
  19. 07:00
    Signs & Accepts Chart Proposal Liquefaction Plant
    Staged equipment-supply arrangement advances proposed Rare Gas Hub in Minnesota
    Project milestones outlook mixed +2.0% on the day
    Moved: Topaz multi-well drilling campaign: New CFO appointed; plant agreement still pending → Plant proposal signed; Milestone 2 funding open
  20. 07:00
    Trading Update Trading update
    FY2026 revenue now guided to £9.0-9.5m, below previous expectations, as PFP approval delays push two installation contracts out of the year. The adjusted loss of £0.8-1.0m follows a weak H1 and implies a breakeven H2.
    Upgrade / downgrade cycle below expectationsoutlook mixed, loweredfirst since Oct 2023 −18.8% on the day
    Moved: new: FY2026 guidance cut on PFP delays – Guidance lowered; PFP delays pushing work into FY2027
  21. 07:00
    Result of Placing and PDMR Dealing Director dealing
    In addition, the Company has conditionally raised £700,000 through the issue of the Convertible Loan Note, as described in the Placing Announcement, bringing the aggregate gross proceeds of the Placing and the Convertible Loan Note to £4,797,500.
    Dilutive fundraise first in 6 months −10.5% on the day
  22. 07:00
    $68.1m order from SpaceX
    Largest order ever from SpaceX, worth $68.1m (£51.3m), follows the $62.5m GaN award and is expected to be materially fulfilled in FY2028. It underpins FY2028 expectations and adds visibility beyond FY2027, though it deepens dependence on the largest customer.
    Transformational contract / build-out £51.3m · 10% of mcapoutlook positive +8.2% on the day
    Moved: SpaceX E-band GaN contract: Awarded; GaN volume ramp expected H2 FY2027 → Follow-on $68.1m order won; ramp pending
  23. 07:00
    Trading Update Trading update
    FY2026 guidance goes up again after 2 Sep: revenue above £19m (was £14m) and net profit above £9m (was £4m), backed by a £4.5m September and £5.85m nine-month EBITDA.
    Upgrade / downgrade cycle ahead of expectationsoutlook positive, raised4 guidance upgrades in 3 months – usually about 1 +18.3% on the day
    Moved: Renters' Rights Act opportunity: Eight-month profit far ahead of H1 → Nine-month profit and FY2026 guidance raised again
  24. 07:00
    Completion of disposal of Safetell
    Completes the exit from loss-making Safetell, freeing focus for HCM, but per the 29 July deal it brings only £1 and about £2.0m of Safetell liabilities added to net debt.
    Disposal of a part (break-up) next step +0.0% on the day
    Moved: Complete Safetell strategic review and dispose of Safetell: on_track → delivered – Safetell disposal completed after NSIA clearance and other customary conditions were satisfied, ending the strategic review process. · Safetell strategic review: Conditional SPA signed; awaiting completion → Disposal completed 1 October 2026 (closed)

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