UK small-cap RNS · 20 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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| 17:46 | Earnz EARN | £17m | Large acquisition / reverse takeover | Completion of the Acquisition of GEM Newco Limited
Engage with the Earnz PLC management team directly by asking questions, watching video summaries and seeing what other shareholders have to say. |
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| 15:55 | Gamma Communications GAMA | £974m | Overhang | Holding(s) in Company | |
| 15:41 | Invinity Energy Systems IES | £66m | Dilutive fundraise | Result of Placing
Further to the announcement at 7.00 a.m. on Tuesday 20 October 2026 (the “Launch Announcement”), Invinity Energy Systems plc (AIM: IES), a global leader in vanadium flow battery technology, is pleased to announce the results of the Placing. |
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| 14:21 | Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd Com Shs GKP | £462m | Insider conviction | Director/PDMR Shareholding
(“Gulf Keystone”, “GKP”, “the Group” or “the Company”) |
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| 12:23 | Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) MAB1 | £220m | Insider conviction | Director/PDMR Shareholding | |
| 09:59 | Acceler8 Ventures AC8 | £448m | Insider conviction | Director/PDMR Shareholding | |
| 09:20 | Metals Exploration MTL | £498m | Project milestones | La India Construction Site - Fatal Accident
Metals Exploration plc (AIM: MTL) (“Metals Exploration”, the “Company” or the “Group”), with sincere regret reports that an incident occurred at the La India project construction site, in Nicaragua, on 19 October 2026 which resulted in the loss of life of a … |
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| 07:45 | Bay Capital BAY | £11m | Large acquisition / reverse takeover | Proposed Acquisition and Temporary Suspension
Proposed Acquisition of Plenty Biologics and Temporary Suspension of Listing |
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| 07:24 | Arkadian Strategic Metals Plc AKN | £2.5m | Legal & regulatory | Horse Hill Sale and Finnsbo Update
Arkadian Strategic Metals Plc / EPIC: AKN / Market: AIM / Sector: Mining |
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| 07:05 | Cornish Metals PLC TIN | £94m | Dilutive fundraise | Retail Offer
Cornish Metals announces a conditional retail offer of new Ordinary Shares via RetailBook, alongside the proposed fundraising of approximately £135 million (before expenses) (or such other amount as may be agreed) to develop the South Crofty tin project … |
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| 07:02 | Quantum Helium Limited QHE | £7.7m | Project milestones | Nine Month Oil Revenues and Helium Super Summit
Nine-Month Oil Revenue in 2026 Exceeds Full-Year 2025 |
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| 07:01 | Invinity Energy Systems IES | £66m | Dilutive fundraise | WRAP Retail Offer for up to £5,000,000
Invinity Energy Systems plc (AIM: IES), a global leader in vanadium flow battery (“VFB”) technology, is pleased to announce a retail offer via the Winterflood Retail Access Platform (“WRAP”) to raise up to £5,000,000 (the “Retail Offer”) through the issue of … |
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| 07:00 | Invinity Energy Systems IES | £66m | Dilutive fundraise | Proposed Fundraising of a minimum of £20 million
Cornerstone Commitment of a minimum of £10 million from National Wealth Fund |
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| 07:00 | Ondine Biomedical Inc. OBI | £64m | Project milestones | Result of Fundraise, Restoration of Trading & TVR
All references to C$ in this announcement ("Announcement") are to Canadian Dollars. |
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| 07:00 | Earnz EARN | £17m | Large acquisition / reverse takeover | Delay to Completion of the Acquisition
The Acquisition is expected to complete on or before 23 October 2026 and Admission is expected to be the same day as the completion of the Acquisition. |
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| 07:00 | Acg Acquisition Company Limited Cls A ACG | £417m | Project milestones | 2026 Gediktepe Competent Person’s Report
ACG Metals Limited ("ACG" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the publication of the full updated Competent Person's Report for its Gediktepe mine (the "2026 CPR"). |
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| 07:00 | Brave Bison Group BBSN | £85m | Large acquisition / reverse takeover | Day 53 Update on Acceptance Levels
On 7 October 2026, Brave Bison announced the terms and conditions of its increased final* offer comprising of 180 pence in cash, 2.394 new Brave Bison Shares and 1 Bison CVR (which is a contingent value right which may deliver 20 pence in cash) (the “Final … |
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| 07:00 | Wickes Group WIX | £506m | Segment turn | Q3 Trading Update
Wickes Group plc – Trading Update for the quarter ending 26 September 2026 |
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| 07:00 | XP Power Ltd. XPP | £478m | Legal & regulatory | Q3 Trading Update
FY26 expectations unchanged with FY27 slightly ahead of market expectations |
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| 07:00 | Genuit Group GEN | £640m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update
Trading Update for the nine months ended 30 September 2026 |
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| 07:00 | Gulf Marine Services GMS | £212m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | 3rd Quarter Results
(‘Gulf Marine Services’, ‘GMS’, ‘the Company’ or ‘the Group’) |
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| 07:00 | GB Group GBG | £354m | Sale process / strategic review | Trading Statement
4.5% first half revenue growth1 in core segments driven by Location and EMEA Identity |
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| 07:00 | Ixico IXI | £22m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update
Trading update for year ending 30 September 2026 |
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| 07:00 | Optima Health OPT | £265m | Large acquisition / reverse takeover | Half Year Trading Update
(“Optima”, the “Company”, and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) |
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| 07:00 | Cropper (James) CRPR | £76m | Upgrade / downgrade cycle | Trading Update
Strong first half performance; full-year expected to be ahead of current market expectations |
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| 07:00 | Trifast TRI | £108m | Project milestones | Trading Update
Trifast plc ("Trifast" or the "Group", LSE: TRI.L), the international specialist in the design, engineering, manufacture, and distribution of high-quality engineered fastenings, provides a trading update for the six months ended 30 September 2026 (‘H1 FY27’ … |
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| 07:00 | B.P. Marsh & Partners BPM | £245m | Capital return | Half-year Results
Marsh & Partners Plc (AIM: BPM), the specialist private equity investor in early-stage financial services businesses, announces its unaudited Group Half Year Results for the six months to 31 July 2026 (the "Period"). |
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| 07:00 | Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd Com Shs GKP | £462m | Capital return | Gulf Keystone to combine with ShaMaran Petroleum
(“Gulf Keystone”, “GKP”, the “Group” or the “Company”) |
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| 07:00 | Cornish Metals PLC TIN | £94m | Dilutive fundraise | Proposed Fundraising of approximately £135 million to develop the South Crofty tin project
Entry into 6 year offtake agreement with Glencore |
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| 07:00 | Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd Com Shs GKP | £462m | Large acquisition / reverse takeover | Gulf Keystone går samman med ShaMaran Petroleum
(”ShaMaran” eller ”SNM”) meddelar att de har undertecknat ett bermudiskt fusionsavtal (”Bermuda-fusionsavtalet”) och ett kombinationsavtal (”Kombinationsavtalet”) för att slå samman sina verksamheter (”Transaktionen”). |
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| 07:00 | Kenmare Resources (CDI) KMR | £200m | Legal & regulatory | Response to Mozambican media reports regarding Implementation Agreement
Kenmare Resources plc (LSE:KMR, ISE:KMR), one of the leading global producers of titanium minerals and zircon, which operates the Moma Titanium Minerals Mine (the "Mine" or "Moma") in northern Mozambique, notes the recent reports in the Mozambican media … |