UK small-cap RNS · 27 Oct 2026

Further statement regarding possible offer for Vesuvius plc (“Vesuvius”) and extension to PUSU deadline

(a newly formed company which will, as at the Effective Date, be indirectly wholly-owned by funds managed and/or advised by AKKR Fund VII GP LP (“Accel-KKR”) and its affiliates)

Extension to deadline under Rule 2.6(c) of the Code

Sareum Holdings PLC (AIM: SAR), is pleased to announce that due to the level of demand received, the Company has decided to close the WRAP Retail Offer early.

Following its trading update released earlier today, Shoezone announces that it intends to conduct a share buyback programme of ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") up to a maximum aggregate consideration of …

Following the announcement earlier today regarding valid acceptances under the fully underwritten Rights Issue of Pennon Group plc (the “Company”) announced on 7 October 2026, the Company confirms Barclays Bank PLC and Morgan Stanley & Co.

Mendell Helium (LON: MDH), the onshore US helium exploration and production company, welcomes the announcement by the United States Department of Energy ("DOE") formally adding helium to its official Critical Materials list on 23 October 2026 under the Energy …

Independent Pre-Feasibility Study completed by PegasusTSI Inc. and BBA USA Inc. supports three new plants with a centralized finishing hub – in addition to HyProMag USA’s first plant at Northlake, Texas – indicating an estimated incremental post-tax NPV of …

Completes the all-share purchase of Cygnus, adding the Chibougamau copper-gold project as a development-stage growth asset beside the Kounrad and Sasa mines. It also brings the TSX listing alongside AIM.

The new facilities, coming from two Tier 1 UK financial institutions, will provide up to £600m over an initial three-year term, replacing in full the existing £330m facilities with the club facility due for renewal in 2027, at improved rates (the …

Pennon Group plc (the “Company”) announces that the 7 for 15 Rights Issue of 220,257,997 New Ordinary Shares at 250 pence per New Ordinary Share announced on 7 October 2026 has closed for acceptances.

Co-founder Yonchev, already an executive director, becomes CEO while co-founder and Chief Architect Sanghera leaves the Board weeks after the listing; this gives continuity but loses the app's builder, with his consultancy to be transitioned.

CEO Chris Smith retires after nearly twelve years but stays until mid-2027 while a search runs, so the handover is orderly; the successor is unnamed and has to deliver the Vestacy and Eurotab projects.

Names a permanent CFO, Helen Miles of Severn Trent, to replace Tim Lawlor, but she only joins during 2027, so the role stays interim while the resizing plan and cash push run.

GMCO, in which KEFI holds a 13% interest and its long-standing Saudi Arabian partner, industrial conglomerate ARTAR holds the remaining 87%, has approved the approximately US$87 million capital development programme for JQ1, with development expected to …

Quarterly report restates the all-cash Huayou Scheme at US$0.25486 per share (26.6% premium), unanimously recommended. FIRB is cleared and the First Court Hearing is set for 5 Nov 2026. Shareholder vote and court approval remain.

Related-party amendments with Parris Group were missed under AIM Rule 13 until the audit. A levelling-up charge of £128k is now owed to PGL (deferred), and the £200k loan is now secured on a debenture. This points to a governance lapse.

Q1 revenue is up 10% (5% excluding Changi and Chek Lap Kok) and the Board says FY27 is in line with expectations. This follows a year of cut guidance, so it reads as reassurance.

FY26 revenue is in line and Adjusted EBITDA ahead of market expectations, with Cyber revenue up 3.7% and record gross margin, confirming the Cyber turnaround after the FY25 revenue fall.

Not a new upgrade: the Board says trading is at the top end of market expectations that were already raised on 17 September 2026. This confirms the turnaround is delivering profit.

Q3 NAV per share rose 5.0% to £6.66 on a higher spot price, and holdings grew to 24.37m lb after the Kazatomprom delivery. The buyback was completed, but the share price discount to NAV persists.

H1 adjusted EBITDA of c.£9.1m is flat and 'modestly above' management's own expectations, but not market expectations. Revenue falls c.4.6% to £63.7m, while margin and gross margin improve. FY27 guidance of £18.4m is only in line.

Year-end statement confirms adjusted PBT in line with market expectations, up c.9% with OCC revenue growth of c.3% after FY25's fall; net debt of c.£38m is higher than at March but cash is ahead of expectations.

The Board only confirms FY2027 results in line with consensus (revenue £222m, margin 4.8%); guidance is not raised. The strong first half (revenue +12%, adjusted operating profit £5.7m vs £4.2m) supports confidence after a weak FY2026 profit.

Formalises Sirane as a route to market for d2p EA, d2w and d2p antimicrobial, but no order value is stated and sales depend on evaluations and customer adoption.

Final results match consensus (revenue £144.9m, EBITDA £10.0m) and net debt fell, but adjusted EBITDA is down 20%, the dividend is cut to 2.7p and UK branded sales fell 7%.

Confirms the 27 July update: revenue £42.3m and adjusted EBITDA £2.6m (£2.5m flagged), a second year of growth, and statutory loss cut to £0.3m. Largely pre-announced, so little surprise.

FY27 revenue expectation is raised to at least £43m, backed by 26% underlying H1 growth, a growing pipeline and a planned consumables launch. This is another step up after earlier upgrades.

Adjusted earnings are only confirmed in line with the guidance raised on 11 Sep 2026, not raised again. Revenue grew 30% to £28.1m, so the upgrade is delivered, though the order book fell to £25.1m.

("Jenzabar") announced a possible cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Tribal.

Runruno cash flow and recovery improved and its mine life is extended to Jan 2027, but La India first gold slips to Q1 2027 after cable theft and the budget rises to US$186m.