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UK small-cap RNS · 12 Oct 2026

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  1. 18:00
    Director/PDMR Shareholding Director dealing
  2. 07:15
    Buyback Programme
    Completion of Second Tranche and Commencement of Third Tranche
    Capital return +0.1% on the day
  3. 07:05
    Notice of Requisitioned General Meeting
    LBV (11.854%) wants Chair Thompson removed and its nominee Brooke appointed; the board unanimously opposes. A 29 October vote opens a governance fight during a recovery and risks Chair disruption.
    Activist campaign −1.3% on the day
    Moved: LBV requisition to replace director Thompson: Requisition received; board recommends voting against → Circular published; board recommends voting against
  4. 07:00
    Additional Contract Award
    Third award from the same defence programme since August adds a second prime contractor and the programme's central organisation, over £125,000 of annual recurring revenue against c.£2.1m revenue, widening the defence customer base.
    Turnaround plan with targets £0.1m · 2% of mcapoutlook positive6 new orders in 3 months – usually about 2 −5.5% on the day
    Moved: Cost-led turnaround to profit: Near breakeven; small further expansion order → Near breakeven; defence programme orders widening
  5. 07:00
    Litigation Update
    ("Big Technologies" or "the Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")
    Legal & regulatory +0.6% on the day
    Moved: Sara Murray proceedings: Still being pursued → New libel claim served against the Company
  6. 07:00
    Conversion to Operating Company, Cap Reorg & GM
    Drops the AIM investing-company status to become a gold explorer focused on Barb. The board says this should narrow the share-price discount to NAV, but that is its belief and needs shareholder approval.
    Large acquisition / reverse takeover outlook positivefirst since Oct 2023 −17.4% on the day
    Moved: new: Conversion to operating gold explorer – Circular published; shareholder approval pending
  7. 07:00
    Hydropulse signs Heads of Terms for 150 MW project
    ITM Power is pleased to announce that its Build, Own, Operate (BOO) subsidiary, Hydropulse, has signed Heads of Terms with a European oil refinery for a large-scale green hydrogen project.
    Project milestones +0.7% on the day
    Moved: new: Hydropulse 150 MW refinery project – Heads of Terms signed; FEED study under way
  8. 07:00
    Directorate Change Board change
    Executive Chairman Pearce, a founder, resigns immediately and the Chair becomes non-executive under Quinn. This follows the CEO exit and the governance review, and it separates oversight from day-to-day management while Phase 1 funding is still open.
    Project milestones +4.2% on the day
    Moved: Orom-Cross DFS and JORC update: Interim CEO in place; funding still open → Board reshaped; interim CEO on Board; funding open
  9. 07:00
    Director/PDMR Shareholding Director dealing
  10. 07:00
    Director/PDMR Shareholding Director dealing
  11. 07:00
    Half-year Results Results
    Full-year outlook is only confirmed in line with market expectations (PBT £6.5m, revenue £102.0m), as already stated on 7 August; no guidance raise, though H1 profit grew 47%.
    Turnaround plan with targets 2% of mcapin lineoutlook positivefirst in 12 months −1.3% on the day
    Moved: Manufacturing turnaround via Future Factory: Designers Guild adds UK factory volumes → Profitable growth; positive H2 order book · Direct-to-consumer channel rollout across brands: DTC revenue up 137% to £1.6m in H1 → Live for six brands; Designers Guild site in development
  12. 07:00
    Half Year Trading Update Trading update
    Half-year revenue of at least £28.5m and adjusted EBITDA of at least £8.0m, both double-digit growth, are stated as in line with expectations. This follows an upgraded full year, so no further upgrade.
    Capital return in lineoutlook positivefirst in 1 year −1.3% on the day
    Moved: Bolt-on M&A programme with £97m cash: Pipeline still active → Pipeline still active, no new deal · £10m buyback and possible tender offer: First buyback completed; second £10m launched → Second £10m buyback under way
  13. 07:00
    Q3 2026 Aprelevka Production Report
    First quarterly report since the August 2026 reverse takeover: gold, throughput and ore grade rose quarter on quarter, but silver fell and Kansai Tailings grade dropped 19%. The Soviet Tailings plant is on track for Q4 commissioning.
    Project milestones outlook positivefirst in 10 months +3.0% on the day
    Moved: new: Soviet Tailings reprocessing project – Drilling complete; plant build and assays pending · new: Board and management reconstitution – Review under way
  14. 07:00
    Operational Update
    Block 3/05 Drilling Programme - Rig Move to Drill Impala-2
    Project milestones outlook mixed +0.3% on the day
    Moved: Block 3/05 redevelopment and drilling: Pacassa SW completion failed; sidetrack planned → Rig moved to Impala-2; Pacassa SW sidetrack follows
  15. 07:00
    Trading Statement Trading update
    The Pinago acquisition ($160.2m) and the smaller Admiral Potential and PT Jaya Jadi Utama deals ($8.4m) are already done and paid for. Pinago is lifting FFB, CPO and PK output, while net cash fell to $99.0m.
    Project milestones outlook positive3 acquisitions in 3 months – usually less than 1 −10.1% on the day
    Moved: new: Ninth mill at KAP Estate, Kalimantan – 98% built, machinery delivered, on track
  16. 07:00
    Recommencement of Development at Tulu Kapi Project
    The suspension, imposed on 7 September 2026 following what has come to be known as “the Genji Incident”, has been lifted after detailed reviews and consultations.
    Project milestones outlook mixed +26.2% on the day
    Moved: Tulu Kapi project financing and construction: Suspended; stakeholders support careful resumption → Suspension lifted; phased restart under way
  17. 07:00
    FY27 H1 Trading Update Trading update
    H1 revenue of £2.6m is flat on last year but in line with Board expectations, and the £8.0m FY27 expectation is unchanged. This confirms the guidance without raising it.
    Transformational contract / build-out in lineoutlook positivefirst in 6 months −13.3% on the day
    Moved: Going concern and cash runway: Order intake boosted by Asia award → Backlog doubled; cash down to £1.6m · South-East Asia airport screening contract: Awarded to partner; delivery in H2 FY27 → Awarded; delivery expected in H2 FY27
  18. 07:00
    Q3 2026 Operations Update
    Still no production from the three suspended licences. Cash of $86.9m is only slightly down from $89.7m at June, but the only production prospect is trucked SC-4 gas, with no volumes or date given.
    Legal & regulatory outlook mixedfirst in 2 year +0.0% on the day
    Moved: Establish limited production from SC exploration licence later in 2026.: pending → on_track – Compression and trucking equipment is installed at the SC-4 well site, which the CEO says should enable some production to restart. No start date or volumes given. · Plan and progress development at SC exploration licence, including drilling the : partly → on_track – Development planning continues for the SC-5 exploration well and new gas processing facilities or a connection to existing ones. No dates given. · Pursue damages and reinstatement of MEX-GOL, SV and VAS licences through ICSID a: pending → on_track – ICSID arbitration under the UK-Ukraine treaty is ongoing, seeking damages and reinstatement of the licences. The tribunal's provisional measures order is dated 26 June 2026.
  19. 07:00
    VP VP. £207m
    Trading Update Trading update
    Confirms FY27 expectations after February's downgrade and adds that H2 FY27 should outperform H2 FY26. Brandon Hire Station is improving and water is picking up, so the recovery story gains support.
    New CEO / reset in lineoutlook positive +2.3% on the day
    Moved: Brandon Hire Station turnaround: Restructure complete; benefits expected in FY27 → Restructure done; performance improving, exceptional costs booked · Medium-term plan under new CEO: Diagnostic done; plan in development → Plan in development; strategy progressing, details at interims

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