UK small-cap RNS · 9 Jul 2026

The key announcements of UK small & mid caps under £2bn on 9 Jul 2026 – situations they move are marked, with the share price since.

Key = all announcements except routine filings (voting rights, buybacks, holdings, director forms), plus director dealings and holdings that are part of a situation. Not investment advice.

Date	Company	Mcap ↕	Type	Announcement
9 Jul	Sanderson Design Group SDG	£56m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding ("Sanderson Design Group", the "Company" or the "Group")
9 Jul	Energean ENOG	£1,371m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
9 Jul	Energean ENOG	£1,371m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
9 Jul	Pagegroup PAGE	£620m		Notice of Second Quarter 2026 Trading Update PageGroup plc ("PageGroup") will release its Second Quarter 2026 Trading Update at 7.00am on Monday 13 July 2026.
9 Jul	Distil DIS	£1.2m		Ardgowan Update Distil plc (AIM: DIS), owner of premium drinks brands Blackwoods Gin and Vodka, RedLeg Spiced Rum and Blavod Black Vodka, provides an update on developments at Ardgowan Distillery Company Limited ("Ardgowan").
9 Jul	Tullow Oil TLW	£179m	Board change	Non-Executive Director External Appointment 9 July 2026 - Tullow Oil plc (the "Company") announces in accordance with UKLR 6.4.9 that Garrett Soden, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Polar Resources AS.
9 Jul	Castings CGS	£120m		Grant of share options Grant of Share Options to Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")
9 Jul	One Health Group PLC OHGR	£40m	Director dealing	PDMR / PCA dealings One Health Group plc (AIM: OHGR), the independent provider of NHS-funded surgical procedures for patients referred from the NHS through 'Patient Choice', announces that One Health Group Trustees LLP, the trustee of the One Health Group Employee Benefit Trust, …
9 Jul	Avation AVAP	£84m		GMTN Programme Quarterly Update (the "Issuer"), is providing its quarterly update on its Senior 8.5% Notes due in 2031, issued under its US$1 billion global medium term note programme (the "Notes").
9 Jul	EnSilica ENSI	£109m	Fundraise	Result of Retail Offer and Notice of GM £14.9 million conditionally raised pursuant to the Placing, Subscription and the Retail Offer
9 Jul	Me Group International MEGP	£455m	Upgrade / downgrade cycle	Notice of Investor Presentation ME Group International PLC (LSE: MEGP), the instant-service vending equipment group, is pleased to announce that Vladimir Crasneanscki, Deputy CEO will provide a live presentation relating to the Group's Interim Results for the six months ended 30 April 2026, …
9 Jul	Spectra Systems Corporation (DI/REGS) SPSC	£82m	Transformational contract / build-out	Sensor order update Spectra Systems Corporation, a leader in machine-readable high speed banknote authentication, security printing, brand protection technologies and gaming security software, is pleased to announce confirmation of a second order to produce additional sensors, …
9 Jul	Capita CPI	£344m	Overhang	Holding(s) in Company
9 Jul	Ninety One N91	£1,937m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
9 Jul	CT Automotive Group CTA	£16m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
9 Jul	Team TEAM	£18m		Director Bonus Shares The issue of the Director Shares has been determined by the Remuneration Committee as tax-efficient for the Company.
9 Jul	Rockfire Resources ROCK	£17m		Marengo Goldfield Update Update on the Marengo Goldfield in Queensland, Australia
9 Jul	Xtract Resources XTR	£12m		Commencement of production at Silverking The Board of Xtract Resources Plc ("Xtract" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of initial production at the Silverking copper-silver project in Zambia.
9 Jul	Distribution Finance Capital Holdings DFCH	£119m		Transfer of Treasury Shares & Total Voting Rights ("DF Capital" or the "Company" together with its subsidiaries the "Group")
9 Jul	Moonpig Group MOON	£871m		Annual Financial Report and Notice of AGM Annual Report and Accounts and Notice of Annual General Meeting 2026
9 Jul	Tungsten West TUN	£621m	Overhang	Holding(s) in Company
9 Jul	Tern TERN	£9.6m		Result of General Meeting Tern Plc (AIM:TERN), the company focused on value creation from Internet of Things ("IoT") technology businesses, announces that at the Company's General Meeting ("GM") held earlier today, all resolutions were duly passed.
9 Jul	Strix Group KETL	£68m		Share Buyback Programme Update & Notice of Results Strix Group plc (AIM: KETL), the global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of kettle safety controls and other components and devices involving water heating and temperature control, steam management and water filtration, announces that the Group is …
9 Jul	XPS Pensions Group XPS	£697m		Publication of ARA & Notice of AGM Annual Report & Accounts 2025/26 and Notice of 2026 Annual General Meeting
9 Jul	Zenith Energy LTD.Com Shs ZEN	£30m		Update on ICC-2 Arbitration CNAOG has obtained material which it believes constitutes compelling new evidence in support of its Annulment Application.
9 Jul	Zigup ZIG	£1,039m		Presentation via Investor Meet Company The meeting is open to all existing and potential shareholders.
9 Jul	Gamma Communications GAMA	£984m		Director Declaration Gamma Communications plc ("Gamma" or "the Group"), a leading European provider of business-critical communication technology, announces, in compliance with UKLR 6.4.9R (2), that Rachel Addison, Senior Independent Director of the Company, has been appointed as …
9 Jul	RC365 Holding RCGH	£10m	Fundraise	Placing & $2m Credit Facility CEO and Substantial Shareholder provides non-dilutive US2.0 million Interest-Free Standby Credit Facility alongside broker placing of £750,000
9 Jul	Hollywood Bowl Group BOWL	£445m		Director Declaration Hollywood Bowl, the UK and Canada's largest ten-pin bowling operator, announces, pursuant to UK Listing Rule 6.4.9 R (2), that Rachel Addison, Senior Independent Director of the Company, has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit …
9 Jul	The Pebble Group PEBB	£74m	Capital return	Update on Share Buyback Programme The Pebble Group, a leading provider of digital commerce, products and related services to the global promotional products industry, announces an update to the share buyback programme in the Group's ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") launched …
9 Jul	Quantum Blockchain Technologies QBT	£3.9m		New Method B Variant for Bitcoin Mining Quantum Blockchain Technologies plc (AIM: QBT), the AIM-listed investment company focused principally on a research and development (“R&D”) programme within blockchain technology, announces that one of its R&D teams has developed a ‘
9 Jul	Watches of Switzerland Group WOSG	£1,636m		Investor Presentation via Engage Investor Watches of Switzerland Group PLC is pleased to announce that its leadership team will host a live, interactive presentation on the Engage Investor platform on Friday, 17 July 2026, at 12:00 pm BST, following the announcement of the Group's FY26 results on …
9 Jul	Hamak Gold Limited HAMA	£2.4m	Fundraise	£200,000 Subscription & Appointment of Adviser Appointment of Strategic Adviser and Arranger for Akoko Project Financing
9 Jul	88 Energy Limited 88E	£15m		Investor Presentation - July 2026 88 Energy Limited (ASX & AIM: 88E) ("88 Energy" or the "Company") is pleased to confirm that the Company's July 2026 investor presentation, published on ASX, is available on 88 Energy's website at www.88energy.com.
9 Jul	Capai PLC CPAI	£2.2m		Extension of Licence and Option Agreements Extension of Licence and Option Agreements for Author42, Movie42 and Gamers42
9 Jul	ITM Power ITM	£635m	Project milestones	Award of £46.5m DESNZ Grant ITM Power is pleased to announce that the grant of £46.5m from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ("DESNZ"), which we announced on 9 April 2026, has now been formally awarded.
9 Jul	Kazera Global KZG	£18m	Project milestones	Strategic HMS Development Partnership Secured Kazera Global plc (AIM: KZG), the AIM-quoted investment company, is extremely pleased to announce that its South African subsidiary, Whale Head Minerals (Pty) Ltd ("WHM"), has entered into a long-term Mining Cooperation and Production Sharing Agreement (the …
9 Jul	Avacta Group AVCT	£293m		Accelerated Amortized Payment of Bond Installment Accordingly, the Company has settled the accelerated quarterly amortization payment of £3.67 million representing principal of £2.4 million together with the associated interest and fees paylable in the deferrment.
9 Jul	GSTechnologies GST	£7.4m		Strategic Investment in Sodales AI Investment supports GST's strategy to integrate artificial intelligence with its fintech, blockchain and digital payments platform
9 Jul	Polar Capital Holdings POLR	£708m		AuM Update Polar Capital Holdings plc ("Polar Capital" or the "Group"), the specialist active asset manager, provides below a quarterly, unaudited summary of its Assets under Management ("AuM").
9 Jul	Afentra AET	£203m	Director dealing	FSP, LTIP Awards & Director/PDMR Dealings & TVR Afentra plc ('Afentra' or the 'Company') (AIM: AET), the upstream oil and gas company focused on acquiring production and development assets in Africa, announces: (1) the exercise of awards made to the Executive Directors of the Company under the terms of the …
9 Jul	Trufin TRU	£54m	Capital return	Proposed Return of Capital to Shareholders Proposed return of £80 million by way of a tender offer and dividend,
9 Jul	Mkango Resources MKA	£138m		Appointment of Joint Corporate Broker Cavendish will work alongside the Company's existing joint corporate broker, Hannam & Partners, and nominated adviser and joint corporate broker, SP Angel.
9 Jul	Alien Metals Limited UFO	£8.3m	Project milestones	Elizabeth Hill high-grade silver discovery Alien Metals Limited (AIM: UFO), a minerals exploration and development company, notes the release of an announcement from its joint venture partner at the Elizabeth Hill Silver Project ("Elizabeth Hill"), West Coast Silver Limited ("West Coast Silver") (ASX: …
9 Jul	PureTech Health PRTC	£279m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
9 Jul	Taylor Maritime Investments Limited TMIP	£52m		Compulsory Partial Redemption Further to the announcement on 23 June 2026, the Board of TML, the specialist dry bulk shipping company, is pleased to announce details of the Company's third capital distribution totalling US$45 million to shareholders by way of a compulsory partial …
9 Jul	Tinybuild Inc. TBLD	£39m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
9 Jul	Insig AI INSG	£11m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
9 Jul	River Global Plc RVRB	£8.7m	Board change	Directorate Change River Global PLC ("River Global" or the "Company")
9 Jul	Workspace Group WKP	£677m	Disposal of a part (break-up)	Workspace Response to Saba Materials The existing Board and strategic plan will deliver greater certainty and value for Workspace shareholders.
9 Jul	Spire Healthcare Group SPI	£994m		Further extension of the PUSU Deadline On 14 May 2026, the Company announced that it had received a revised non-binding proposal (the "Proposal") from funds advised by Toscafund Asset Management LLP ("Toscafund"), the Company's second largest shareholder, regarding a possible cash offer of 250 …
9 Jul	Bango BGO	£55m	Turnaround plan with targets	1H26 Trading Statement Strong first half performance, on track to meet full year expectations
9 Jul	Amcomri Group Plc AMCO	£103m		Acquisition of North West Transport Supplies Amcomri Group plc (AIM: AMCO), the 'Buy, Improve, Build' UK and Ireland focused, specialist engineering services and industrial manufacturing group, is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of North West Transport Supplies Limited (trading …
9 Jul	ECR Minerals ECR	£6.0m		New drill target identified at Lolworth Laboratory Gold Assays reveal new 200-Metre drill-ready gold corridor at Butterfly Creek
9 Jul	Playtech PTEC	£1,020m	Results	Trading Update & Notice of H1 2026 Interim Results Playtech plc (LSE: PTEC) is pleased to report excellent trading for the period from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026.
9 Jul	Jarvis Securities JIM	£1.8m		Update ("Jarvis" or the "Company" and with its subsidiaries the "Group")
9 Jul	East Star Resources EST	£43m		Verkhuba Copper Deposit Drilling Underway First major operational milestone of Joint Venture with Xinhai
9 Jul	Globaldata DATA	£439m	Turnaround plan with targets	Trading Update, Acquisition, Proposed Tender Offer GlobalData Plc, the leading data, insight, and technology company, today provides an update for the six months to 30 June 2026.
9 Jul	Hostelworld Group HSW	£104m	Trading update	Trading Statement FY 2026 guidance reiterated, strong revenue momentum sustained through H1 2026
9 Jul	RC Fornax PLC RCFX	£4.8m	Transformational contract / build-out	RC Fornax Secures Place on Thales Framework Following a comprehensive and competitive bidding process, the Company has been selected by Thales UK Limited ("Thales") to join a highly selective Niche Supplier Framework to supply packages of engineering services work for Sonar and Naval Architecture.
9 Jul	Bytes Technology Group BYIT	£1,021m		AGM Statement Bytes Technology Group plc, one of the UK and Ireland's leading software, security, AI and cloud services specialists, is holding its Annual General Meeting at 14:00 (BST) today.
9 Jul	Brooks Macdonald Group BRK	£238m	Segment turn	Fourth Quarter FUMA Update Strategy delivers improvement in net flows of more than £600m in FY26 vs FY25
9 Jul	The Pebble Group PEBB	£74m		HY Trading Update and Notice of Results ("The Pebble Group", the "Group" or the "Company")
9 Jul	AdvancedAdvT Limited ADVT	£239m		Transaction in Own Shares for the purposes of UK Market Abuse Regulation.
9 Jul	Arc Minerals Limited ARCM	£15m	Director dealing	Long-Term Incentive Awards and PDMR Dealing Arc Minerals (LSE: ARCM) announces the award of long-term equity incentives to directors and senior management.
9 Jul	Capita CPI	£344m	Disposal of a part (break-up)	Trading and Civil Service Pension Scheme Contract Update We are today providing a further update on the Group’s performance in 2026, an update on the Civil Service Pension Scheme contract, and 2025 proforma financial data following the announcement of the private sector contact centre sale earlier this year.
9 Jul	Cornish Metals PLC TIN	£128m	Results	Positive Assay Results From Roskear Drilling Programme Cornish Metals plc (AIM: TIN) (“Cornish Metals” or the “Company”), a mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing its wholly owned and permitted South Crofty tin project (“South Crofty”) in Cornwall, United Kingdom, is pleased to announce …
9 Jul	First Tin 1SN	£73m		Technology Metal Potential Identified at Taronga Rare Earth Element and Technology Metal Potential Identified within Taronga Tenement Package
9 Jul	Kendrick Resources KEN	£22m		Teufelskuppe Breccia Discovery Teufelskuppe Breccia Discovery Strengthens Kendrick's High-Grade Rare Earth Growth Opportunity