UK small-cap RNS · 17 Jul 2026

The key announcements of UK small & mid caps under £2bn on 17 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
17 Jul	IP Group IPO	£616m	Offer	Further Statement re Possible Offer Improved proposals made to the Board of IP Group plc ("IP Group") since 22 June 2026
17 Jul	Frontier IP Group FIPP	£13m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	System1 Group SYS1	£43m	Stake building towards control	Clarification statement The Board of System1 Group plc (the "Board") refers to the announcement released at 7.00 a.m. today by the Company which, amongst other matters, referred to the Company having consulted with and obtained feedback from some of its shareholders with regard to …
17 Jul	Telecom Plus TEP	£682m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Capita CPI	£356m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Fuller Smith & Turner FSTA	£417m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
17 Jul	Kier Group KIE	£1,303m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
17 Jul	Polar Capital Holdings POLR	£685m	Routine	Transaction in own shares and Buy Back Extension
17 Jul	Bango BGO	£60m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Jul	Cerillion CER	£207m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Zigup ZIG	£1,052m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Jul	Moneysupermarket.com Group MONY	£1,010m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
17 Jul	Phoenix Copper Limited PXC	£4.4m		AGM Online Access Phoenix Copper Limited (AIM: PXC), the AIM-quoted, 100% USA focused base and precious metals emerging producer and exploration company announced the publication and posting of its Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") on 8 July 2026.
17 Jul	PureTech Health PRTC	£268m	Director dealing	PDMR Notification RSU Vesting
17 Jul	Tandem Group TND	£9.7m	Board change	Directorate Change Tandem Group plc (AIM: TND), the designers, developers and distributors of sports, leisure and mobility products, announces that Jonathan Crookall has decided to step down from his role as Chair with immediate effect and will now revert to the role of …
17 Jul	Peel Hunt Limited PEEL	£104m		Notification of transactions by PDMRs (the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, "Peel Hunt" or the "Group")
17 Jul	Fevara plc FVA	£78m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Jul	Distribution Finance Capital Holdings DFCH	£118m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	XP Factory XPF	£26m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Jul	Frontier IP Group FIPP	£13m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Frontier IP Group FIPP	£13m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Bow Street Group PLC BOW	£8.4m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Palace Capital PCA	£30m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Bradda Head Lithium Limited BHL	£7.4m	Fundraise	Fundraising Fundraising, Conversion of Debt and Option Exercise, Issue of Equity and TVR
17 Jul	Ramsdens Holdings RFX	£206m	Routine	Form 8.3 - RFX LN
17 Jul	Ramsdens Holdings RFX	£206m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Ramsdens Holdings plc
17 Jul	Watches of Switzerland Group WOSG	£1,724m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Jul	Bodycote BOY	£1,541m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Ramsdens Holdings RFX	£206m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Ramsdens Holdings plc
17 Jul	Ramsdens Holdings RFX	£206m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Ramsdens Holdings plc
17 Jul	Watches of Switzerland Group WOSG	£1,724m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Ramsdens Holdings RFX	£206m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Ramsdens Holdings plc
17 Jul	RHI Magnesita N.V. RHIM	£1,201m	Routine	Notice of Results
17 Jul	Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings AML	£356m		Response to press coverage ("Aston Martin", or the "Company", or the "Group")
17 Jul	Netcall NET	£218m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Mantle Resilience Plc MNTL	£9.0m	Routine	Publication of Prospectus
17 Jul	Kenmare Resources (CDI) KMR	£200m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Premier Foods PFD	£1,724m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Jul	RC365 Holding RCGH	£7.5m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Workspace Group WKP	£637m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Fulcrum Metals FMET	£9.0m	Routine	Result of AGM
17 Jul	Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB	£1,370m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc
17 Jul	Supermarket Income Reit SUPR	£1,141m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Jul	Triad Group TRD	£67m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Jul	ProService Building Services Marketplace plc PRO	£35m		Result of General Meeting ProService Building Services Marketplace plc (the "Company") announces that at the GM held earlier today, all resolutions set out in the notice of meeting of shareholders dated 29 June 2026 ("Notice of Meeting"), including shareholder approval of the …
17 Jul	Oxford Biodynamics OBD	£16m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Guardian Metal Resources plc GMET	£153m		Implementation of Share Option Arrangements Guardian Metal Resources plc (NYSE.A: GMTL, LON: GMET, OTCQB: GMTLF), a strategic exploration company focused on tungsten in Nevada, USA, announces the formal implementation of previously approved share option arrangements with certain directors of the …
17 Jul	Mantle Resilience Plc MNTL	£9.0m		AGM Result, Share Subdivision & Reclassification Result of Annual General Meeting, Subdivision of Share Capital and Reclassification
17 Jul	Ramsdens Holdings RFX	£206m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Valirx VAL	£1.8m	Routine	Result of AGM, Warrants & Directorate Change
17 Jul	Origin Enterprises (CDI) OGN	£362m		Re-issue of Treasury Shares Dublin, London, 17 July 2026: Origin Enterprises plc ('Origin' or 'the Group'), the international group shaping the future of sustainable agriculture and land use, announces that it has transferred 12,834 treasury shares to satisfy the exercise of share …
17 Jul	Secure Trust Bank STB	£248m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Taylor Maritime Investments Limited TMIP	£52m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Jul	Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB	£1,370m	Routine	Form 38.5(b) - Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc
17 Jul	Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB	£1,370m	Routine	Form 38.5(b) - Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc
17 Jul	Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB	£1,370m	Routine	Form 38.5(a) - Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc
17 Jul	Mitchells & Butlers MAB	£1,853m		Notice of Third Quarter Trading Update Mitchells & Butlers will release its Third Quarter Trading Update for the 42 weeks ended 18 July 2026 on Thursday 23 July 2026.
17 Jul	Thalia Therapeutics plc THAT	£10m	Routine	Result of AGM and Completion of Acquisition
17 Jul	SSP Group SSPG	£1,343m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Jul	Cohort CHRT	£594m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Jul	Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB	£1,370m	Routine	Form 38.5(a) - Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc
17 Jul	Ramsdens Holdings RFX	£206m	Routine	Form 8.5 - Ramsdens Holdings plc
17 Jul	SpaceandPeople SAL	£2.9m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Brave Bison Group BBSN	£85m	Routine	Form 8.5
17 Jul	FirstGroup FGP	£1,106m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Jul	CEPS CEPS	£8.2m		Liquidation of Milano International Limited & AR17 CEPS announces that, further to the announcement made on 6 July 2026, the shareholders of Milano International Limited ("Milano") resolved on 16 July 2026 to place Milano into creditors' voluntary liquidation.
17 Jul	EKF Diagnostics Holdings EKF	£104m		Share Buyback EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc (AIM: EKF), the AIM-listed global diagnostics business, announces that it has purchased a total of 50,000 of its ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a weighted average price of 25.5 …
17 Jul	First Class Metals FCM	£11m		Issue of Share Options First Class Metals plc (LSE: FCM) (the "Company"), the Ontario focused gold and critical metals exploration company, announces that it has issued options over a total of 14,795,000 ordinary shares of £0.001 each in the capital of the Company (the "Options") …
17 Jul	Ramsdens Holdings RFX	£206m	Routine	Form 8.3
17 Jul	Croma Security Solutions Group CSSG	£10m		Share Incentive Plan Croma Security Solutions Group plc (AIM:CSSG), the AIM listed innovation and service-focused security solutions provider, announces that its Share Incentive Plan (SIP) Trustees acquired a total of 7,668 shares ("SIP Shares") on 15 July 2026 at a price of …
17 Jul	Brave Bison Group BBSN	£85m	Routine	Form 8.5
17 Jul	Mitchells & Butlers MAB	£1,853m		Application for Admission of Securities to Trading Application has been made to The London Stock Exchange for the Admission to Trading of 341,324 Ordinary shares of 8 13/24p each which were allotted under the Mitchells & Butlers Share Incentive Plan ('SIP'), to trade on The London Stock Exchange.
17 Jul	Oracle Power ORCP	£5.1m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Brave Bison Group BBSN	£85m	Routine	Form 8.5 - Brave Bison Group plc
17 Jul	Ramsdens Holdings RFX	£206m	Routine	Form 8.5 - Ramsdens Holdings plc
17 Jul	Ramsdens Holdings RFX	£206m	Routine	Form 8.3 - "ramsdens Holdings plc
17 Jul	Oxford Biodynamics OBD	£16m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB	£1,370m	Routine	Form 38.5(a)
17 Jul	Volex VLX	£973m		Scrip Dividend Alternative Scrip Dividend Alternative for the 2026 Final Dividend
17 Jul	Oxford Instruments OXIG	£1,365m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
17 Jul	Safestay SSTY	£5.5m	Board change	Directorate Change and Notice of AGM This announcement replaces the Safestay PLC Notice of Annual General Meeting RNS released today at 7am under RNS Number 7123M.
17 Jul	Bodycote BOY	£1,541m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	Georgina Energy plc GEX	£27m		Share Awards The Company announces that it has granted share awards ("Share Awards") over an aggregate 9,250,000 ordinary shares to directors and officers of Georgina, which represents approximately 4.3% of the Company's existing issued share capital.
17 Jul	Microsalt SALT	£20m		Investor Presentation via Investor Meet Company MicroSalt Plc (AIM: SALT), a leading manufacturer of full-flavour natural salt with approximately 50% less sodium, is pleased to announce that Rick Guiney, CEO, and Gary Urmston, Interim CFO, will provide a live presentation via Investor Meet Company on …
17 Jul	Conduit Holdings Limited Com Shs CRE	£634m	Routine	Notice of Results
17 Jul	Saga SAGA	£1,165m		Outcome of audit tender As stated in the Saga plc (the Company) 2026 Annual Report and Accounts, the Company commenced a formal audit tender process led by the Audit and Risk Committee.
17 Jul	Revolution Beauty Group REVB	£39m	Routine	Notice of results and investor presentation
17 Jul	Safestay SSTY	£5.5m	Routine	Notice of AGM
17 Jul	Manx Financial Group MFX	£27m		2025 Scrip Dividend and Bonus Issue Share Price Manx Financial Group PLC announces the share price applicable to both the 2025 Scrip Dividend and the Additional 2025 Bonus Issue following approval of the dividend (the "Dividend"), by shareholders at the Company's AGM held on 18 June 2026.
17 Jul	Anpario ANP	£84m	Routine	Block listing return
17 Jul	Alumasc Group ALU	£83m	New CEO / reset	Suspension of CEO & Changes in Leadership Alumasc (ALU.L), the premium sustainable building products, systems and solutions Group announces that CEO, Pamela Bingham, has been suspended by the Board pending an investigation into matters relating to her professional conduct.
17 Jul	Tekcapital TEK	£7.3m		Portfolio Company Update - Vesari Inc Tekcapital plc (AIM: TEK), the UK intellectual property investment group focused on creating valuable products that can improve people's lives, is pleased to provide an update for Vesari Inc.
17 Jul	EnSilica ENSI	£101m	Routine	Grant of Options
17 Jul	Getbusy GETB	£40m	Board change	Directorate Change GetBusy plc (AIM: GETB), a leading provider of trusted SaaS platforms incorporating AI to regulated professionals, announces that Dr Miles Jakeman AM is today stepping down as chairman and director of GetBusy after nine years, with Paul Huberman appointed as …
17 Jul	Polar Capital Holdings POLR	£685m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Jul	Ibstock IBST	£321m	Board change	Directorate Change The Board of Ibstock Plc (the 'Company') announces that Adepeju Adebajo, Independent Non-Executive Director, has informed the Board of her intention to step down as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 23 September 2026, in order to pursue …
17 Jul	Trekor Metals Limited TKO	£1,976m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Jul	European Green Transition EGT	£28m		Long Term Incentive Awards Long Term Incentive Awards and Related Party Transaction / PDMR Notification
17 Jul	Celebrus Technologies CLBS	£19m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Jul	Helix Exploration HEX	£76m	Routine	Grant of Options
17 Jul	Supermarket Income Reit SUPR	£1,141m	Holding	Holding(s) in Company
17 Jul	ITM Power ITM	£559m	Director dealing	Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Jul	Alumasc Group ALU	£83m	Upgrade / downgrade cycle	Full Year Trading Update Resilient performance in challenging macro conditions, initial benefits of improvement initiatives encouraging
17 Jul	M&C Saatchi SAA	£137m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
17 Jul	Kodal Minerals KOD	£56m		Bougouni Lithium Project Quarterly Update Kodal Minerals Plc / Index: AIM / Epic: KOD / Sector: Mining
17 Jul	Malvern International MLVN	£2.8m		Issue of Options Malvern International plc (AIM: MLVN), the global learning and skills development partner, announces that it has restructured its share option awards to provide better aligned management incentives with shareholder returns.
17 Jul	Amigo Holdings AMGO	£33m	Large acquisition / reverse takeover	Senior Management Transition Senior Management Transition: Appointment of New Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Role Change
17 Jul	Taylor Maritime Investments Limited TMIP	£52m	Disposal of a part (break-up)	Final Results Taylor Maritime Limited (the "Company" or the "Group")
17 Jul	Ramsdens Holdings RFX	£206m	Takeover target	Publication Of The Scheme Document (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of FirstCash Holdings, Inc.)
17 Jul	W.A.G Payment Solutions EWG	£729m	Results	Results of Placing in W.A.G Payment Solutions PLC Bock Capital EU Luxembourg WAG S.à r.l., an affiliate of TA Associates Management, L.P.
17 Jul	Itaconix ITX	£24m	Trading update	Trading Update FY 2026 revenue to be ahead of expectations
17 Jul	Arkle Resources (CDI) ARK	£9.0m		Namibia Uranium Drilling Underway Maiden Phase I Drilling Expanded to Include Step-Out Holes and First Test of ULG Target Exposed by Recent Trenching
17 Jul	Fulcrum Metals FMET	£9.0m		AGM Statement Fulcrum Metals plc / EPIC: FMET / Market: AIM / Sector: Mining
17 Jul	Eagle Eye Solutions Group EYE	£137m		FY26 Trading Update and Notice of Results Strong ARR growth of 31%, growing customer wins and OEM progress underpin positive outlook
17 Jul	System1 Group SYS1	£43m	Stake building towards control	Reiteration of unequivocal rejection Shareholder feedback to date confirms the Board's view that the Possible Offer materially undervalues System1 and does not represent fair value for System1 shareholders
17 Jul	Sunda Energy SNDA	£13m		Conversion of Loan Notes and Issue of Warrants Sunda Energy Plc (AIM: SNDA), the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on gas assets in the Asia-Pacific region, announces that it has received notice from Alumni Capital Limited (the "Investor"), who participated in the CLN Subscription as …
17 Jul	Smiths News SNWS	£195m	Transformational contract / build-out	National Contract Awards - Frontline and Seymour Frontline Limited and Seymour Distribution Limited - National Contract Awards
17 Jul	Metir plc MET	£1.2m		Strategic MOU Signed with Portsmouth Aviation Metir Signs Strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Portsmouth Aviation
17 Jul	Avation AVAP	£83m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
17 Jul	Thalia Therapeutics plc THAT	£10m		AGM Statement Thalia Therapeutics plc (AIM: THAT), a biotechnology company developing innovative RNA-based therapeutics and delivery technologies in oncology and cardiovascular disease, will hold its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") today at 11.00 a.m. at the offices of Arch …
17 Jul	Science Group SAG	£229m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
17 Jul	Anglo-Eastern Plantations AEP	£601m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
17 Jul	M. P. Evans Group MPE	£922m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
17 Jul	Greencoat Renewables (CDI) GRP	£714m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
17 Jul	AdvancedAdvT Limited ADVT	£233m		Transaction in Own Shares for the purposes of UK Market Abuse Regulation.
17 Jul	IWG IWG	£1,745m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
17 Jul	Globaldata DATA	£422m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
17 Jul	Gamma Communications GAMA	£974m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
17 Jul	Ninety One N91	£1,875m		Q12027 Update Incorporated in England and Wales Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
17 Jul	SThree STEM	£358m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
17 Jul	Total Graphite Plc TGR	£5.8m		Operational Update ('Total Graphite' or the 'Company' or the 'Group')
17 Jul	Ramsdens Holdings RFX	£206m	Routine	Form 8.3 - Ramsdens Holdings plc
17 Jul	Foresight Group Holdings Limited FSG	£506m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares
17 Jul	Young & Co's Brewery 'A' Shares YNGA	£708m	Routine	Transaction in Own Shares