UK small-cap RNS · 1 Sep 2026

The key announcements of UK small & mid caps under £2bn on 1 Sep 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
1 Sep	Ramsdens Holdings RFX	£207m	Takeover target	Update On Financing Arrangements (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of FirstCash Holdings, Inc.)
1 Sep	Bytes Technology Group BYIT	£1,021m	Overhang	Holding(s) in Company
1 Sep	Staffline Group STAF	£46m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
1 Sep	Renalytix RENX	£36m	Dilutive fundraise	Proposed Fundraise - Intention to raise approximately £9.5 million (gross), to support the strategic collaboration
1 Sep	Forgent PLC FORG	£5.8m	Dilutive fundraise	Peak Hill Vendors’ Voluntary Lock In Forgent plc (AIM: FORG), the Australian-focused critical and precious minerals explorer, is pleased to announce that the two principal vendors of the Peak Hill Gold-Copper Project in Western Australia (“Peak Hill”) have entered into a three-month voluntary …
1 Sep	Litigation Capital Management Limited LIT	£0.6m	Sale process / strategic review	Covenant Waiver Extension Litigation Capital Management Limited (“LCM”), an alternative asset manager specialising in dispute financing solutions internationally, announces that the debt covenant waiver from Northleaf that was due to expire on 31 August 2026 has been extended to 30 …
1 Sep	Bodycote BOY	£1,541m	Takeover target	Recommended Cash Acquisition of Bodycote plc (a newly formed company indirectly wholly owned by funds and investment vehicles managed or controlled by Veritas Capital Fund Management, L.L.C.
1 Sep	Capricorn Energy CNE	£293m	Takeover target	Recommended Cash Acquisition of Capricorn by DNO (a company directly wholly owned by DNO ASA (“DNO”))
1 Sep	Renalytix RENX	£36m	Transformational contract / build-out	Collaboration with Quest Diagnostics Collaboration with Quest Diagnostics to expand kidneyintelX.dkdTM testing in the United States
1 Sep	Chariot Limited CHAR	£88m	Large acquisition / reverse takeover	Increasing Exposure to Assets Offshore Angola Increasing Economic Exposure to Oil-Producing Assets Offshore Angola
1 Sep	Futura Medical FUM	£2.7m	Sale process / strategic review	Unaudited Interim Results 2026 Unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2026
1 Sep	Finseta PLC FIN	£3.9m	Upgrade / downgrade cycle	H1 2026 Trading Update Finseta plc (AIM: FIN), a foreign exchange and payments solutions company oﬀering multi-currency accounts to businesses and individuals through its proprietary technology platform, provides the following unaudited update on trading for the six months ended 30 …
1 Sep	Ashtead Technology Holdings AT.	£417m	Upgrade / downgrade cycle	Half-year Results Unaudited Half Year Results for the Six-Months Ended 30 June 2026
1 Sep	Ampeak Energy Limited AMP	£14m	Project milestones	Ampeak Energy secures investment in AW1 project Ampeak Energy is pleased to announce that JBR Energy Holdings Ltd ("JB Energy"), a special purpose vehicle owned by various Directors of Jones Bros.
1 Sep	Wellnex Life Limited WNX	£4.0m	Disposal of a part (break-up)	Annual Report for Year Ended 30 June 2026 Audited FY26 Annual Report - Significant Improvement in Financial Performance
1 Sep	Sancus Lending Group Limited LEND	£9.8m	New CEO / reset	Unaudited Interim Results Update Unaudited Interim Results Update and Establishment of Liquidity Facility
1 Sep	Dialight DIA	£229m	Upgrade / downgrade cycle	Trading Statement Dialight plc (LSE: DIA.L), a global leader in LED Lighting for heavy industrial applications and Opto-Electronics Components provides the following trading update ahead of its AGM later today.
1 Sep	Taylor Maritime Investments Limited TMIP	£52m	Disposal of a part (break-up)	Sale of three handysize vessels Taylor Maritime Limited (the Company and together with its subsidiaries, the Group) is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement to sell three handysize vessels for a gross cash consideration estimated at $48.6 million.