UK small-cap RNS · 2 Nov 2026

A c.£600m defence nuclear civils award adds multi-year work to the £11.9bn order book and extends Kier's nuclear and defence position, though the KierBAM JV share of the value is not stated.

Recommended Taboola scheme moves towards completion: meetings on 6 Nov, court hearing 12 Nov, effective 16 Nov. Shareholders receive cash plus contingent consideration units.

** Introducing ‘String of Pearls’ development strategy for Maarmorilik area **

The FCA suspended listing and trading after the FY2026 annual report missed the 31 October deadline. Holders cannot trade, and restoration is not automatic, which adds to the distress already seen in the refinancing talks and strategic review.

Sells five depots and 330 buses to WYCA for £109m, with depots already completed. Adds a c.£30m post-tax adjusting gain and c.£55m FY27 cash, though fleet sales depend on later franchise tranches.

Share gains and Balta's Turkey move completing are positive, but H1 EBITDA excluding Balta is only slightly ahead of H1 FY26, and rising oil and gas input prices threaten the FY27 outlook.

EMA has validated the MAA and Japan's MHLW has accepted the NDA for ORPATHYS plus TAGRISSO, so the EU and Japan reviews have now started. This moves the SAFFRON filings beyond the US submission.

Operator confirms Pinon Canyon is ramping up with first helium cash receipts, but permitting delays push new-well drilling to March 2027 and commercial CO2 sales remain unfinalised.

Ministry statutory commissioning of the 50tpd pilot plant and TSF on 30 October 2026 moves Hillside past commissioning, and gold per elution rose from 397g in August to 539g in September; the plant is still only a proof-of-concept.

Baltic Classifieds Group PLC (LSE: BCG), the leading online classifieds group in the Baltics, announces that its share buyback programme announced on 1 June 2026 has continued following the renewal of the Company’s authority to purchase its own shares at the …

President Cliff Cain, already in the business since Dec 2025, becomes CEO and joins the board. It is a planned internal succession that keeps continuity and moves leadership to the US.

€166,616,000 in aggregate principal amount outstanding 3¾% Senior Secured Notes due 2028

This renews the existing authority to buy back up to 10% of shares, and the Rule 9 waiver is a pre-condition. No buyback has been launched; the Board keeps its ~1.0x net debt/EBITDA policy and the flexibility to return cash.

Waiver extended only two weeks to 13 November because conditions precedent to the long-term Northleaf amendment are close to completion; the 2.00% interest uplift continues, but no new waiver fee.

Full-year results with a loss narrowed to £3.5m before tax and cash down to £1.2m, but the post-period £3.3m raise funds SDC-1801 to Phase 2 readiness. Nothing here is a guidance upgrade.

The shell's net loss doubled to £431,631 because of an abortive RTO (reverse takeover) that was later terminated. It has no acquisition yet and relies on small convertible loans to fund itself.

FY to April 2026 is the pre-takeover Romania/Zimbabwe business: loss widened to US$10.451m from US$6.573m on deal costs and a US$1.5m penalty. Aprelevka's profit only counts from August 2026.

Half-year revenue of £28.8m and adjusted EBITDA of £8.4m beat the 'at least' £28.5m and £8.0m flagged on 12 Oct; margin rose to 29.2%. Reported operating profit also includes a £2.6m fair value gain.

Maarmorilik Project Development Strategy and High-Grade Results from 2026 Exploration Programme

Binding farmout for a 30% stake in Abbey and Baker adds c.9 mmboe net 2P reserves (49.2 to c.59 mmboe pro forma) and long-term UK gas, but consideration is undisclosed and first gas is not until 2029.

Q3 net loss of $43m on a $134m derivatives charge, but adjusted net income $35m, free cash flow ~$90m and net debt cut to ~$2.47bn; production and capex in line with guidance.

The Acolad deal, signed on 3 Aug 2026 at an EV of 2x adjusted EBITDA, is now complete after French regulatory clearance and works council consultation. RWS gains European enterprise clients and scale, with an integration update due in December 2026.

Second warning of the year: in August guidance was the lower end of expectations, now H2 is 'materially below' and FY EBITDA is mid-£40m, as Q3 sales ran 22% below expectations and output was cut.

Lithium discovery at Kabore confirmed — intersecting 14m at 1.02% Li2O including 7m at 1.75% Li2O

US$200,000 Convertible Loan Note Facility with Tekcapital Europe Ltd

DFC development funding advances Ampasindava project, with potential further project financing of up to US$67 million under consideration

TVL Train 1 Financing Update: Indicative Senior Debt Terms Received

Adds a €11.9m indicative contract for 60 Albanian villas, extending the Albanian pipeline beyond Rolling Hills and supporting factory utilisation through to April 2029. Value is indicative and revenue timing depends on delivery.

Bibemi testwork shows ultra-fine grinding recovers 94-98% of the ~81-82% flotation gold, a viable alternative to pressure oxidation with likely comparable costs and simpler operation. An updated PEA is due this quarter.

Positive start to FY27: HCM revenue expected up year on year in H1, second-half weighted as usual, with a large clock order due by year end. No profit or margin guidance is given.

Partner-funded drilling and resource work continue at no cost to Alien, but the Pilbara iron ore sale is still unresolved. The earlier indicative offer is not mentioned, only talks with 'various interested parties'.

The audit and the directors' going-concern assessment cannot be completed until the company secures more funding. This shell, with about £97k cash at December 2025, has missed its filing deadline and its shares are suspended.