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UK small-cap RNS · 17 Aug 2026

The key announcements of UK small & mid caps under £2bn on 17 Aug 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.

DateCompanyMcap ↕TypeAnnouncement
17 Aug Cirata CRTA £8.8m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug Red Rock Resources RRR £1.5m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug Cirata CRTA £8.8m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug BTG Consulting plc BTG £177m Routine Notice of AGM
17 Aug Angling Direct ANG £37m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Caledonian Holdings plc CHP £2.0m Fundraise Update on Admission of Fundraising Shares
Caledonian Holdings PLC (AIM: CHP), the AIM quoted investing company focused on building an integrated financial services group, announces an update in respect of the admission to trading on AIM of the new Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Fundraising …
17 Aug CloudCoco Group CLCO £1.7m Insider conviction Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug Petrotal Corporation PTAL £288m Insider conviction Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug Everyman Media Group EMAN £47m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug Card Factory CARD £296m Routine Transaction in Own Shares - Correction
17 Aug Integrated Diagnostics Holdings IDHC £213m Director dealing Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug Forterra FORT £322m Routine Employee Benefit Trust Share Purchase
17 Aug Elementis ELM £1,023m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Light Science Technologies Holdings LST £8.6m Overhang Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug Moneysupermarket.com Group MONY £1,010m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Trainline TRN £710m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Hargreaves Services HSP £265m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug IG Design Group IGR £80m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug PZ Cussons PZC £393m Insider conviction Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug AB Dynamics ABDP £182m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug Vistry Group VTY £806m Director dealing Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug SIG SHI £109m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug Vanquis Banking Group 20 VANQ £181m Director dealing Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug Great Portland Estates GPE £1,326m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug SThree STEM £358m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug Canadian General Investments Ltd. CGI £592m CGI Files 2026 Interim Report
Canadian General Investments, Limited Files 2026 Interim Report
17 Aug ASA International Group ASAI £243m Director dealing Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug Ukrproduct Group Ltd UKR £3.1m Routine Result of AGM
17 Aug ActiveOps AOM £72m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) MAB1 £220m Director dealing Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug Irish Continental Group Units (Comp) (CDI) ICGC £991m Routine Form 8.3 - Irish Continental Group plc
17 Aug Dianomi DNM £19m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug Irish Continental Group Units (Comp) (CDI) ICGC £991m Offer Offer for Irish Continental Group plc - No Increase Statement and Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firm Recommends Shareholders Vote in Favour of the Acquisition
On 24 July 2026, the board of Bluefin Bidco Limited (“BidCo”) and the Independent Directors of Irish Continental Group, plc (“ICG”) made an announcement pursuant to Rule 2.7 of the Irish Takeover Rules (the “Announcement”) that they had reached agreement on …
17 Aug Galantas Gold Corp. GAL £172m Exercise of Warrants
Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for the 325,000 new ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission").
17 Aug Polar Capital Holdings POLR £685m Director dealing Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug AdvancedAdvT Limited ADVT £233m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug Pharos Energy PHAR £121m Adjournment of Shareholder Meetings
On 24 June 2026, the board of directors of each of Ratio and Pharos announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended acquisition by Ratio of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Pharos (the "Acquisition").
17 Aug Sosandar SOS £22m Routine Transaction in Own Shares and Total Voting Rights
17 Aug Evoke EVOK £190m Takeover target Results of Court Meeting and General Meeting
On 5 June 2026, the board of Bally's Intralot S.A.
17 Aug Cambridge Nutritional Science CNSL £3.7m Updated Notice of Results & Investor Presentation
Updated Notice of Results & Investor Presentation via Investor Meet Company
17 Aug Vast Resources VAST £62m Balance-sheet stress / refinancing Glencore Finance Agreement
Defined terms in this announcement shall have the same meaning as defined in the Company's Admission Document published 31 July 2026, and the announcement of 27 July 2026 (RNS: 9659N) unless otherwise defined herein.
17 Aug Mitchells & Butlers MAB £1,853m Director dealing Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug Telecom Plus TEP £682m Routine Result of AGM
17 Aug Buccaneer Energy PLC BUCE £2.2m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug Globaldata DATA £422m Director dealing Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug Irish Continental Group Units (Comp) (CDI) ICGC £991m Routine Form 8.3 - Irish Continental Group plc
17 Aug Irish Continental Group Units (Comp) (CDI) ICGC £991m Routine Form 8.3 - Irish Continental Group plc
17 Aug Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB £1,370m Routine Form 38.5(b) - Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc
17 Aug Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB £1,370m Routine Form 38.5(b) - Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc
17 Aug Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB £1,370m Routine Form 38.5(a) - Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc
17 Aug Jupiter Fund Management JUP £841m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Georgia Capital CGEO £1,243m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Moonpig Group MOON £850m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Acceler8 Ventures AC8 £448m Insider conviction Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug Guardian Metal Resources plc GMET £153m Warrant Exercise
Guardian Metal Resources plc (NYSE.A: GMTL, LON: GMET, OTCQB: GMTLF), a strategic exploration company focused on tungsten in Nevada, USA, announces that the Company has received a notice to exercise warrants over a total of 3,989,027 new ordinary shares of 1 …
17 Aug Forterra FORT £322m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Restore RST £404m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Mila Resources MILA £8.4m Queensland Exploration Programme & Drilling Update
Mila Resources Plc / Index: LSE / Epic: MILA / Sector: Natural Resources
17 Aug Wetherspoon (J.D.) JDW £944m Director dealing Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug Permanent TSB Group Holdings (CDI) PTSB £1,370m Routine Form 38.5(a)
17 Aug Capita CPI £356m Board change Directorate Change
Capita plc (the “Company”) announces the following change to its Board.
17 Aug Mercantile Ports & Logistics Limited MPL £14m NCLT Hearing - Update
Mercantile Ports & Logistics Limited (AIM: MPL) provides an update following the hearing before the National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”), Mumbai Bench, on 14 August 2026 in relation to the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process of Karanja Terminal & …
17 Aug Nationwide Building Society Core Capital Deferred Shs (Min 250 CCDS) NBS £1,140m Proposed re-sale of Core Capital Deferred Shares
Nationwide Building Society announces proposed re-sale of Core Capital Deferred Shares
17 Aug React Group REAT £9.5m Director dealing Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug Brave Bison Group BBSN £85m Routine Form 8.5
17 Aug Bluebird Merchant Ventures BMV £1.2m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug Advanced Medical Solutions Group AMS £616m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug CleanTech Lithium CTL £26m Board change CEO to attend London Chile Day
CleanTech Lithium PLC ("CTL", CleanTech Lithium" or the "Company")
17 Aug GCM Resources GCM £51m Statement regarding government commentary
GCM Resources plc (LON: GCM), an AIM quoted mining and energy company, notes the statements made by Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Minister of Finance of Bangladesh, over the weekend at an event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham).
17 Aug Brave Bison Group BBSN £85m Routine Form 8.5
17 Aug New Frontier Minerals Limited NFM £4.8m Release from Escrow
New Frontier Minerals Limited / Index: ASX & LSE / Epic: NFM / OTCID:NFMCF/Sector: Industrial Metals and Mining
17 Aug Virgin Wines UK VINO £12m Director dealing Grant of Options - Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug Time Finance TIME £54m Disclosure Table
The following are today's changes to the Disclosure Table:
17 Aug Trustpilot Group TRST £1,030m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Telecom Plus TEP £682m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Bytes Technology Group BYIT £1,042m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Zigup ZIG £1,052m Director dealing Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug Greencoat Renewables (CDI) GRP £714m Notice of Dividend Currency Exchange Rate
On 29 July 2026, the Company announced its quarterly dividend for the period ended 30 June 2026 of 1.70250 euro cents per share.
17 Aug Thungela Resources Limited TGA £867m Interim Ordinary Cash Dividend Declaration 2026
('Thungela' or the 'Company' and, together with its affiliates, the 'Group')
17 Aug Pensana PRE £129m Board change Update on Strategic Investor Board Appointment
Further to the announcement dated 18 June 2026 in relation to the appointment of Sheikh Dr Badr bin Dalhim Al-Faheid Al-Hajri to the Board of Cascade Natural Resources Limited ("Cascade"), the Company has been advised by Cascade that the process required to …
17 Aug Moonpig Group MOON £850m Notice of Trading Update
Moonpig Group plc, the leading online greeting card and gifting platform in the UK and the Netherlands, will issue a Trading Update on 16 September 2026 at 7.00 am, ahead of its AGM which is being held that day.
17 Aug FirstGroup FGP £1,106m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Defence Holdings PLC ALRT £16m Defence Holdings Commitment of £2 Million as Cornerstone Investor in UK Defence Fund
(the “Company” or “Defence Holdings”) (LSE: ALRT), the UK software-led defence technology group, announces that it has committed £2 million as a cornerstone investor in a new UK Defence Fund (the “
17 Aug Conroy Gold & Natural Resources (CDI) CGNR £7.2m Update on Non-Brokered Private Placement
Conroy Gold and Natural Resources plc (AIM: CGNR), the gold exploration and development company focused on Ireland and Finland, announces that in relation to its non-brokered private placement at a price of 8 pence per ordinary share of €0.001 (“Ordinary …
17 Aug Seeing Machines Ltd. SEE £182m Seeing Machines launches Physical AI platform
Seeing Machines launches Physical AI Platform to power the next generation of humanoid robots
17 Aug Neo Energy Metals NEO £15m New Company Website
Neo Energy Metals plc, the uranium and gold developer with assets in South Africa, informs stakeholders and investors that a new, updated corporate website has gone live: www.neoenergymetals.com
17 Aug Manolete Partners MANO £17m Large case settlement of £3.4 million
Manolete (AIM:MANO), the UK's leading insolvency claims financing company, is pleased to announce the successful completion of a large case in July 2026, with a £3.425 million settlement payment received in the same month.
17 Aug Hercules Plc HERC £30m Hercules Academy Growth Update
Hercules plc (AIM: HERC), a leading UK power and infrastructure services group, is pleased to provide an update on the continued progress of the Hercules Academy, which supports the recruitment and upskilling of skilled workers for the UK's infrastructure …
17 Aug Thor Energy THR £5.4m PESA Conference and Updated Corporate Presentation
This is a Reach (i.e. non-regulatory) announcement, and the information contained is not
17 Aug Fiinu BANK £9.9m Routine Publication of Circular:Notice of Requisitioned GM
17 Aug Investacc Group Limited INAC £99m Results Trading Update & Interim Results Publication Date
InvestAcc Group Limited ("InvestAcc", the "Company" or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), a leading UK specialist pension administrator announces a pre-close trading update for the half year to 30 June 2026.
17 Aug LSL Property Services LSL £249m Routine Transaction in Own Shares and Total Voting Rights
17 Aug First Class Metals FCM £11m Application for OTCID Quotation
First Class Metals PLC (LSE: FCM) ("FCM" or the "Company"), the Ontario-focused gold and critical metals exploration company, is pleased to announce that it has submitted an application to OTC Markets Group ("OTC Markets") for the Company's ordinary shares to …
17 Aug BATM Advanced Communications Ltd. BVC £39m Notice of GM and Update on Transaction
Further to the Company's announcement of 22 June 2026, the purpose of the Meeting is to seek shareholder approval of the sale of three of the Group's remaining four non-core activities, comprising seven corporate entities (the "Disposed Businesses"), and the …
17 Aug Alien Metals Limited UFO £6.8m 12-Month Programme to Advance Georgina IOCG Target
Alien Metals Limited (AIM: UFO), a minerals exploration and development company, is pleased to provide its 12-month exploration work programme for the Company's 100%-owned Georgina Basin Iron-Oxide Copper-Gold ("IOCG") Project in the Northern Territory, …
17 Aug First Tin 1SN £73m Project milestones Updated Feasibility Study Enhances Taronga Value
Updated Definitive Feasibility Study Significantly Enhances Taronga Project Value
17 Aug BSF Enterprise BSFA £1.9m Project milestones LGL Ultra-Lux Automotive & Advanced Robotics Skin
Lab-Grown Leather for Ultra-Luxury Automotive & Advanced Robotics Skin
17 Aug First Property Group FPO £24m Routine Notice of AGM and 2026 Annual Report
17 Aug CleanTech Lithium CTL £26m Routine Notice of AGM
17 Aug PCI-PAL PCIP £57m Routine Notice of Results, Analyst Briefing, Investor Pres
17 Aug Anpario ANP £84m Board change Death of Non-Executive Director
Anpario plc (AIM: ANP), the independent manufacturer of natural sustainable animal feed additives for health, nutrition and biosecurity, regrets to announce the death of Tim Pollock, non-executive director of the Company, after an illness.
17 Aug Caledonia Mining Corporation CMCL £310m Director dealing Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug Atalaya Mining ATYM £1,229m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug Hargreaves Services HSP £265m Insider conviction Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 Aug Cavendish Financial CAV £23m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug Duke Royalty Limited DUKE £111m Director dealing Share Awards, Director Dealings & Issue of Equity
Duke Capital Limited (AIM: DUKE), a leading provider of hybrid capital solutions for SME business owners in Europe and North America, announces that the Company's Remuneration Committee has approved the grant of a total of 4,589,000 conditional rights to …
17 Aug Zotefoams ZTF £235m Notification of Transactions of Directors/PDMRs
The Company has received notification that on 14 August 2026 Lynn Drummond, Chair of the Company, purchased 2,256 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company at a price of £4.4309 per share.
17 Aug Burford Capital BUR £554m Holding Holding(s) in Company
17 Aug Jangada Mines JAN £6.0m Molly Gold Project Drilling & Exploration Update
Jangada Mines plc / EPIC: JAN.L / Market: AIM / Sector: Mining
17 Aug Time Finance TIME £54m Takeover target Recommended Cash Acquisition of Time Finance plc
(the parent company of Ultimate Finance Group Limited)
17 Aug M. P. Evans Group MPE £922m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Nostrum Oil & Gas NOG £1.4m Disposal of a part (break-up) Agreement To Sell Kazakhstan Operations
(incorporated under the laws of England and Wales)
17 Aug Kelso Group Holdings KLSO £18m Activist campaign TheWorks.co.uk plc - Full Response from Kelso
TheWorks.co.uk plc: Kelso's Response and Recommendation to Vote FOR Resolution 15
17 Aug Hydrogen Utopia International HUI £9.7m HUI secures UK Licence for SAF
Hydrogen Utopia International PLC (LSE: HUI), a pioneering company transforming non-recyclable waste plastic into hydrogen, clean fuels and advanced materials, focusing on advanced fuels such as jet fuel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel ("SAF"), is pleased to …
17 Aug Andrada Mining Limited ATM £143m Project milestones Financial Close & Execution of Strategic Funding
Financial Close and Execution of the NAD98 Million Strategic Funding for Uis Mine Ore-Sorting Expansion
17 Aug IG Design Group IGR £80m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Celsius Resources Limited CLA £9.3m Legal & regulatory Corporate update
Further to recent announcements, Celsius Resources Limited ("Celsius" or the "Company") (+ASX, AIM: CLA) wishes to provide an update in relation to the following recent developments involving Kiri Industries Limited ("Kiri") and its wholly-owned subsidiary, …
17 Aug Unicorn Mineral Resources Eur0.01 (Cdi) UMR £3.4m Agreement for £1.25m Unsecured Loan Facility
Unicorn Mineral Resources Plc (LSE: UMR), a mineral exploration and development company exploring for Zinc, Lead, Copper and Silver, is pleased to announce that, further to its announcement on 3 July 2026, it has now formally signed and executed the final …
17 Aug Total Graphite Plc TGR £5.8m Results Initial Vatomina Drilling Results
Peak assay of 18.62% TGC as drilling supports Vatomina Optimisation Programme and near-term mine planning
17 Aug Vertu Motors VTU £264m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug ATOME Energy ATOM £15m Villeta Update
Since the last update, the following events have occurred relating to the Power Purchase issues:
17 Aug AdvancedAdvT Limited ADVT £233m Transaction in Own Shares
for the purposes of UK Market Abuse Regulation.
17 Aug Optima Health OPT £265m Large acquisition / reverse takeover Results for the year ended 31 March 2026
Optima Health Plc (AIM: OPT), (together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), the UK’s leading provider of technology enabled corporate health and wellbeing solutions, announces its full year results for the year ended 31 March 2026.
17 Aug Celebrus Technologies CLBS £19m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug 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 30,000 of its ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a weighted average price of 25.5p …
17 Aug ECR Minerals ECR £5.5m Farm-in & JV agreements for Creswick Gold Project
ECR secures up to A$3 million exploration commitment for the Creswick Gold Project, Victoria
17 Aug Knights Group Holdings KGH £142m Acquisition of THP Solicitors Limited
Adds scale and strengthens Private Wealth expertise in affluent, growing Thames Valley region
17 Aug Tertiary Minerals TYM £4.1m New Shallow Copper Mineralised Zone Discovered
New Shallow Copper Mineralised Zone Discovered: Western Zone, Target A1
17 Aug Predator Oil & Gas Holdings PRD £12m Snowcap -3 rig contract
Predator Oil & Gas Holdings Plc / Index: LSE / Epic: PRD / Sector: Oil & Gas
17 Aug On The Beach Group OTB £233m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug AIQ Limited AIQ £3.9m Update on Convertible Loan Note Instrument
Further to the Company's announcement of 6 July 2026, AIQ (LSE: AIQ) is pleased to announce that, on 14 August 2026, it issued further convertible loan notes of £250k to new noteholders under its convertible loan note instrument with China International …
17 Aug HUTCHMED (China) Limited HCM £1,877m Orpathys+Tagrisso improved PFS & OS in EGFRm lung
- First global Phase III trial to show significant progression-free and overall survival benefits in this setting -
17 Aug Springfield Properties SPR £134m Land Sale and Final Deferred Consideration Payment
Proceeds used to make final deferred consideration payment for acquisition
17 Aug Pets at Home Group PETS £1,029m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Panther Metals PALM £19m Dotted Lake: Phase 1 - Magnesium Recovery
(Incorporated in the Isle of Man with company number 009753V)
17 Aug The Gym Group GYM £312m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Thungela Resources Limited TGA £867m Disposal of a part (break-up) Interim Results Announcement 2026
('Thungela' or the 'Company' and, together with its affiliates, the 'Group')
17 Aug Helical HLCL £212m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Tekmar Group TGP £16m Contract
Award of c.€1m Concrete Protection Contract in Offshore Wind
17 Aug Gulf Marine Services GMS £212m Contract
('Gulf Marine Services', 'GMS', 'the Company' or 'the Group')
17 Aug Gattaca GATC £42m Trading update Trading Update
Strategy delivered improved profits for FY26 providing confidence for a strong FY27 performance
17 Aug Helios Underwriting HUW £181m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Distil DIS £1.2m Board Changes - update
Distil Plc (AIM:DIS), confirms that, further to the notification of 15 July 2026, David Smith has today joined the board as Chief Executive Officer, completing the board changes announced by the Company on 15 July 2026
17 Aug Telecom Plus TEP £682m Turnaround plan with targets AGM Trading Statement
Encouraging start to five-year growth strategy; Multiservice customer growth running at 2.5x FY26 rate; Partner network at record activity levels
17 Aug Dotlines Global Limited DOTL £52m Business Update
· Five-year contract with Olilo UK & Ireland Limited ("Olilo"), a UK-based internet service provider ("ISP"), for the provision of the Group's Catena software platform
17 Aug Volex VLX £973m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Winking Studios Limited WKS £60m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Warpaint London W7L £155m Routine Transaction in Own Shares and Total Voting Rights
17 Aug Globaldata DATA £422m Routine Transaction in Own Shares
17 Aug Hunting HTG £585m Routine Transaction in Own Shares

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