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UK small-cap RNS · 2 Oct 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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  1. 17:20
    Statement re Possible Offer Offer
    Axis floats a possible all-cash €3.20 per share rival bid, 7.7% above BAWAG's €2.97, but nothing is financed or firm, and the PTSB Board has not been engaged.
    +4.7% on the day
    Moved: Offer for the company: Shareholders approved; Court hearing date set → Rival possible offer from Axis; BAWAG scheme pending
  2. 17:15
    Disclosure Table
    The following are today's changes to the Disclosure Table:
    +0.8% on the day
  3. 17:08
    Unaudited Half Year Results 2026 Results
    Unaudited Results for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2026
    in line −44.8% on the day
  4. 17:00
    Offer Lapse Announcement
    The all-share bid for Union Jack lapsed after acceptances reached only 13.02% against the 75% condition. Reabold avoids issuing shares for a board-rejected deal but loses the planned expansion.
    Large acquisition / reverse takeover 5 acquisitions in 3 months – usually less than 1 +0.8% on the day
    Moved: Possible all-share offer for Union Jack: Final offer, rejected by board; opposition grows → Offer lapsed; Rule 35.1 restrictions apply (closed)
  5. 17:00
    Final Results Results
    Full Year Results for year ended 31 December 2025
    in line −44.8% on the day
  6. 16:51
    Transfer of Treasury Shares & Total Voting Rights
    CML Microsystems Plc (the "Group" or the "Company"), which develops mixed-signal, RF and microwave semiconductors for global communications markets, announces that it has today transferred 39,467 ordinary shares of 5 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") out of …
    +3.2% on the day
  7. 16:06
    Director/PDMR Shareholding (Replacement) Director dealing
  8. 16:00
    Pillar 3 disclosures
    Close Brothers Group plc (the "group" or "Close Brothers") announces that it has today published its Pillar 3 disclosures for the year ended 31 July 2026.
    +0.3% on the day
  9. 16:00
    Annual Report Results
    Close Brothers Group plc (the "group" or "Close Brothers") announces that it has today published its Annual Report and Accounts 2026 (the "Annual Report").
    +0.3% on the day
  10. 15:15
    Annual Report Results
    Publication of the 2026 Annual Report and Accounts and Notice of Annual General Meeting
    +0.5% on the day
  11. 15:08
    Director Declaration
    Synthomer plc announces that Dato' Lee Hau Hian, Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company, was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of MKH Oil Palm (East Kalimantan) Berhad, a company listed on Bursa Malaysia.
    +7.6% on the day
  12. 14:41
    Grant of Award
    Oxford, UK – 02 October 2026: OXB (LSE: OXB) (the "Company"), a quality and innovation-led cell and gene therapy CDMO, announces that on 30 September 2026, nil-cost share options over ordinary shares of 50 pence each in the Company were granted under the …
    +6.9% on the day
  13. 14:02
    Director/PDMR Shareholding Director dealing
  14. 14:00
    Director/PDMR Shareholding Director dealing
  15. 13:42
    Wizz Air Omnibus Plan award grants
    Geneva, 2 October 2026 - Wizz Air Holdings Plc ("Wizz Air" or the “Company”), one of the most sustainable European airlines, announces the granting of awards under Omnibus Share Plan (“Omnibus Plan") to a number of persons discharging management …
    +2.1% on the day
  16. 13:39
    Director/PDMR Shareholding Director dealing
  17. 12:18
    Completion of the audit
    The Company is pleased to announce that the audit of its financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2026 was completed on 1 October 2026, with no adjustments to the Preliminary Results announced on 29 September 2026.
    +2.5% on the day
  18. 11:58
    Investor Webinar
    Alien Metals Limited (AIM: UFO), a minerals exploration and development company, announces that Vince Fayad, Chief Executive Officer, will present at a investor webinar, which will be broadcast on Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 7:00pm (BST).
    −7.1% on the day
  19. 11:39
    Holding(s) in Company Holding
  20. 11:30
    Publication of Scheme Document
    The scheme document for the recommended 235p cash offer from Accel-KKR's Bidco has been published, with shareholder meetings set for 27 October 2026. Completion is expected by Q1 2027.
    Takeover target +0.0% on the day
    Moved: Offer for the company: Recommended offer; interims published, no dividends until completion → Scheme Document published; shareholder votes pending
  21. 11:18
    Update in relation to Petra Diamonds UK Treasury Limited
    A tax-driven winding-up petition against a financing subsidiary lands as the Company reviews its financing and refinancing talks, with a hearing on 14 October. It adds pressure to an already stressed balance sheet.
    Legal & regulatory £5.6m · 61% of mcapfirst in 11 months −15.4% on the day
    Moved: new: HMRC winding-up petition, PDUK Treasury – Petition advertised; hearing scheduled · Balance-sheet leverage: Lender sales-process option now moving via review → Strategic review; refinancing talks continue under added pressure
  22. 11:17
    MelloMonday Investor Webinar
    Fevara plc (LSE: FVA), an international specialist in livestock supplements, is pleased to announce that the Company will be attending MelloMonday on 5 October 2026 starting at 5.00pm, taking place via Zoom Webinar.
    −3.7% on the day
  23. 10:55
    Director/PDMR Shareholding Director dealing
  24. 10:41
    Adviser Appointments & ATM Facility
    Metals One (AIM: MET1, OTCQB: MTOPF), a critical and precious metals project developer and investor with a focus on gold and uranium, announces the appointment of Bowsprit Partners Limited ("Bowsprit Partners") as Strategic Adviser, the appointment of CREST …
    Dilutive fundraise 36% of mcapfirst in 7 months −6.2% on the day
  25. 10:15
    Director/PDMR Shareholding Director dealing
  26. 10:00
    Grant of Deferred Share Awards
    In line with best practice corporate governance for AIM companies, Chariot remunerates its Directors through an appropriate mix of cash and share awards, aligning their interests with those of shareholders.
    +3.2% on the day
  27. 09:32
    TVR-Total Voting Rights
    Funding Circle Holdings plc (FCH) TVR-Total Voting Rights 02-Oct-2026 / 09:32 GMT/BST 2 October 2026 LEI: 2138003EK6UAINBBUS19 Funding Circle Holdings plc (the “Company”) Total Voting Rights In conformity with 5.6.1R of the Disclosure Guidance and …
    +1.1% on the day
  28. 08:07
    Holding(s) in Company Holding
  29. 07:49
    Annual Report Results
    Copies of the Annual Report and Financial Statements 2026 of J D Wetherspoon plc have been submitted to the FCA ESS and are also available to view on the Company's website at https://www.investors.jdwetherspoon.com/reports-results-presentations/
    +12.5% on the day
  30. 07:01
    Wizz Air Share Capital
    - it has one class of shares in issue, being ordinary shares of £0.0001 each ("Ordinary Shares");
    +2.1% on the day
  31. 07:00
    First Class Metals signs AI exploration LOI
    First Class Metals PLC ("FCM" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a non-binding Letter of Intent ("LOI") to participate as an industry adopter in Project Field-to-Insight, an AI-enabled exploration initiative led by Rosor Exploration ("Rosor"), under the …
    +5.5% on the day
  32. 07:00
    Australian partner to progress Ox-1 Phase 1 trial
    TheraCryf plc, the biotech company developing new medicines for addiction and other neuropsychiatric disorders, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, TheraCryf Australia Pty Ltd, has appointed Avance Clinical Pty Ltd ("Avance Clinical"), a leading …
    +0.0% on the day
  33. 07:00
    OAF secures major new retail listing
    Tooru, the AIM listed company focused on the branded health and wellness sector, is pleased to announce that its OAF gluten-free brand has secured a significant new listing with a new major UK retailer, in addition to its established presence in the Tesco and …
    +10.3% on the day
  34. 07:00
    Costain selected for Pagabo Framework
    Costain is one of three suppliers on Lot 1 of a four-year framework estimated at £4.29bn, widening public-sector routes to work across its markets. No Costain-specific value is stated, so work is not guaranteed.
    £4,290.0m · 659% of mcap +1.7% on the day
  35. 07:00
    Notice of GM
    Scancell Holdings plc (AIM: SCLP) ("Scancell", or the "Company"), a late-stage clinical immuno-oncology company developing active immunotherapies designed to enhance anti-tumor immune responses in difficult-to-treat cancers, announces that, further to its …
    +1.6% on the day
  36. 07:00
    FT's Fastest-Growing UK Marketing Company
    The company refers to 'upgraded' FY26 market expectations. Revenue expectations are now US$15.0m, against US$14.0m before, and adjusted EBITDA is unchanged at US$4.0m. The board says it is confident of meeting them.
    in lineoutlook positive, raised4 guidance upgrades in 3 months – usually less than 1 +2.0% on the day
    Moved: Post-IPO growth investment: Payback evidenced in H1 results; H2 weighted → Payback under way; FY26 revenue expectations raised
  37. 07:00
    Proposed adjournment of General Meeting
    The Board plans to adjourn the 2 October meeting on Main's c.£231.2m sale over a procedural legal issue and will reconvene it. Irrevocables of 52.7% still back the sale, so Jenzabar's possible 111p offer gets no more room, but the vote is delayed.
    £231.2m · 107% of mcapfirst since Oct 2023 −1.5% on the day
    Moved: Sale to Main Capital: Board rejects adjournment; backs Main over Jenzabar → GM adjourned on procedural advice; new date awaited
  38. 07:00
    Commencement of Field Work
    Survey and sampling work to assess the initial target for scout mining
    +2.4% on the day
  39. 07:00
    IP Group completes partial realisation in ONT
    Sells 10m Oxford Nanopore shares for c.£21m, turning a listed holding into cash after the first-half exits. It keeps a 7.23% stake, so ONT upside remains.
    £21.0m · 3% of mcapnext step +1.2% on the day
  40. 07:00
    Loan Facility Update
    Nativo Resources plc (LON: NTVO), the precious metals company with gold mining and processing interests in Peru, announces it has agreed with YA II PN Ltd (the "Lender"), an institutional investor managed by Yorkville Advisors Global, LP, a three-month …
    +1.1% on the day
  41. 07:00
    Large case settlement of £3 million
    Manolete (AIM:MANO), the UK’s leading insolvency claims financing company, is pleased to announce the successful completion of a large case in late September 2026, which was settled for £3 million.
    in line −1.2% on the day
  42. 07:00
    Directorate Resignation
    Sovereign Metals Limited (ASX:SVM; AIM:SVML; OTCQX:SVMLF) (Sovereign or Company) advises that Dr Julian Stephens has resigned as a Non-Executive Director of the Company effective immediately.
    −3.6% on the day
  43. 07:00
    Directorate Change Board change
    DFS Furniture plc (the "Group"), the market leading retailer of living room and upholstered furniture in the United Kingdom today announces following an extensive externally led search the appointment of Elizabeth McMeikan ("Liz") as an independent …
    +0.3% on the day
  44. 07:00
    Final Results Results
    Full-year profit before tax fell 28.0% to £58.6m as costs outran 5.2% sales growth. This matches the July warning, so there is no surprise, but it confirms profit is shrinking despite sales growth.
    in lineoutlook mixedfirst in 12 months +12.5% on the day
    Moved: Budget and cost pressures: Third guidance cut: profit below expectations → FY26 profit fell 28%; FY27 guided in line · Pub and franchise openings: 8 opened, 9 sold; 23 franchised in total → FY26 finished with 792 managed pubs
  45. 07:00
    Update on Recommended Cash Acquisition by Genel Offer
    Confirms the board-recommended Increased Genel Offer needs no new shareholder meetings, since the 18 August votes carried over 99%, and expects completion in Q4 2026 with only the Egyptian Condition outstanding.
    +0.0% on the day
    Moved: DNO offer for the company: DNO says its offer is final; Genel leads → Genel scheme: no new meetings needed; Egyptian Condition outstanding
  46. 07:00
    WRAP Retail Offer for up to £2 million Offer
    eEnergy Group Plc (AIM: EAAS) is pleased to announce a retail offer via the Winterflood Retail Access Platform (“WRAP”) to raise up to £2 million (the “Retail Offer”) through the issue of new ordinary shares of 0.3 pence each in the capital of the Company …
    +0.0% on the day
  47. 07:00
    Placing and Subscription to raise £6.3 million Fundraise
    Placing and subscription at 0.3p, a c.79% discount, raises about £6.3m to clear overdue creditors after Mace payment delays. New shares are c.88% of the enlarged capital, so dilution is very heavy.
    Dilutive fundraise £6.3m · 573% of mcapoutlook mixed +0.0% on the day
    Moved: Distressed placing and retail offer: Placing being arranged; shares suspended → Placing agreed; retail offer terms to follow · GBESP Midlands solar PV schools programme: Installed; £2.8m cash still awaited → Installed; £2.8m cash still to collect · Working capital funding for solar programme: Liquidity stress; equity raise proposed → Equity raise agreed, awaiting shareholder vote
  48. 07:00
    Day 59 Acceptance Level Update
    In accordance with Rule 17 of the Code, Reabold confirms that, as at 1.00 p.m.
    +0.0% on the day
  49. 07:00
    Hope & Gorob: Commercial Production Commences
    Bezant Resources Plc ("Bezant" or the "Company"), the copper mining company, in its recent interims reported that run of mine ore (“RoM”) from the newly developed Hope & Gorob mine was now being processed through the Company’s Tsoaxaub Metals flotation plant.
    +12.3% on the day
  50. 07:00
    September 2026 Traffic and CO2 Emission Statistics
    Capital Markets Day lifted Q2 RASK guidance to flat from down low single digits after a stronger summer, easing the yield worry behind the Q1 loss. H2 capacity was trimmed 5%, and no F27 guidance was given.
    outlook positive, raised +2.1% on the day
    Moved: F26 guidance cut: Q1 F27 loss; Q2 RASK guided down → Q2 RASK guided up to flat; no F27 guidance · Core CEE network refocus and new bases: Growth continuing; third Spanish base announced → Growth continuing; September passengers +24.2%
  51. 07:00
    Ministerial Approval - Namibia Licences Farm-down
    (“Eco,” “Eco Atlantic,” “Company,” or together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”)
    next step −1.9% on the day
  52. 07:00
    Acceptance Level Update
    On 30 July 2026, Brave Bison announced a firm offer to acquire the c.72 per cent. of System1’s issued and to be issued share capital not already owned by Brave Bison (the “Offer Shares”), with an implied value of 327 pence per System1 share at the date of …
    +0.0% on the day
  53. 07:00
    Capita CPI £356m
    Statement regarding the National Audit Office review of Civil Service Pension Scheme administration
    The NAO is opening a fresh review of CSPS administration, adding audit scrutiny to the 86,000-case backlog, the Ministerial Statement and the Cabinet Office plan. Capita admits performance is still below expected standards.
    Disposal of a part (break-up) −5.3% on the day
    Moved: Closed book Life & Pensions exit: Costs flowing through H1; guidance held, recovery ongoing → CSPS recovery ongoing; NAO review announced
  54. 07:00
    Completion of Share Buyback Programme
    GlobalData Plc (“GlobalData” or the “Company”) announces that, in accordance with the terms of its Share Buyback Programme which commenced on 23 June 2026, the Company purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of £0.0001 each through Investec Bank …
    −1.3% on the day
  55. 07:00
    Operations Update
    Civil works at Hussar are finished, but flooding blocks site access and the Ensign 970 rig is still only in 'priority discussions'. The Q3 2026 spud has slipped, and no new spud date is given.
    Project milestones outlook mixed, loweredfirst in 2 year +0.0% on the day
    Moved: Spud the Hussar well in Q3 2026 (September) and complete a 50-day programme: on_track → delayed – Flooding bars site access and the rig is still under discussion. The company now refers to a 'revised spud date' instead of Q3 2026. · Hussar well drilling approvals: Rig contracted; suppliers still to be agreed → Site ready; flooding delays rig mobilisation · Mt Winter tenement acquisition: Subject to completion; ALRA draft under review → ALRA terms agreed; settlement awaits tenement grant

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