UK small-cap RNS · 16 Oct 2026

The key announcements of UK small & mid caps under £2bn on 16 Oct 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
16 Oct	Pennpetro Energy PPP	£11m	Large acquisition / reverse takeover	Signing of Heads of Agreement for ICENERGY Pennpetro Energy plc (LSE: PPP) announces that it has entered into Heads of Agreement with Indigenous Canadian Energy Holdings Inc.
16 Oct	Roadside Real Estate ROAD	£95m	Director dealing	Result of Placing and Director Dealing Further to the announcement released earlier today in relation to the proposed placing of existing Ordinary Shares and intention to deal, Roadside Real Estate plc (AIM: ROAD), the UK energy forecourt real estate business, announces the successful completion …
16 Oct	Boku, Inc BOKU	£406m	Overhang	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Sysgroup SYS	£31m		AIM Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) SysGroup plc (AIM:SYS), an advisory-led end-to-end Managed IT Service Provider focused on cybersecurity, managed services and AI-enabled operational delivery for the UK mid-market, provides the following update pursuant to AIM Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) (iii) …
16 Oct	ASOS ASC	£555m	Overhang	Holding(s) in Company
16 Oct	Roadside Real Estate ROAD	£95m	Overhang	Proposed Placing of Existing Ordinary Shares The Placing Shares represent approximately 7.16 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital and have an aggregate value of approximately £6.5 million at the Placing Price.
16 Oct	Cohort CHRT	£595m	Director dealing	PDMR – Purchase of SIP Shares One Waterside Drive Arlington Business Park Reading Berks RG7 4SW 16 October 2026
16 Oct	ITM Power ITM	£635m		Correction to notice of Annual General Meeting Further to the announcement made on 5 October 2026 in respect of the Annual General meeting of the Company to be held on 30 October 2026 (the "AGM") and despatch to shareholders of a circular containing the notice of the resolutions to be considered at the …
16 Oct	Zambeef Products ZAM	£30m		Related Party Transaction Incorporated in the Republic of Zambia Company registration number: 31824 Share Code: ZAMBEEF
16 Oct	Mantle Resilience Plc MNTL	£12m	Board change	Directorate Change Further to the Company’s prospectus dated 17 July 2026, Technology Minerals Plc (LSE: MNTL), the UK-listed company focused on building national resource and manufacturing resilience which trades as Mantle, confirms that Lester Kemp, Executive Director and …
16 Oct	Everyman Media Group EMAN	£45m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Norcros NXR	£283m	Board change	Directorate Change Norcros plc ("Norcros" or the “Company”), a market-leading group of brands specialising in design-led, sustainable bathroom products across the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia and South Africa, announces that Stefan Allanson, a Non-Executive Director and the Chair …
16 Oct	Fiske FKE	£7.4m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Galantas Gold Corp. GAL	£188m		Exercise of Warrants Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for the 340,000 new ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission").
16 Oct	Forgent PLC FORG	£5.8m	Fundraise	Admission of Subscription shares Further to the announcement, on 30 September 2026, of the Subscription to raise £0.5 million, Forgent plc (AIM: FORG), the Australian-focused critical and precious minerals explorer, is pleased to announce that Admission is expected to become effective on 19 …
16 Oct	Capricorn Energy CNE	£293m	Takeover target	DNO Offer Court and General Meetings Adjourned On 2 July 2026, the board of directors of each of Genel Energy No.9 Limited ("Bidco") and the Company announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended acquisition by Bidco of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of the …
16 Oct	Gunsynd GUN	£1.7m	Large acquisition / reverse takeover	Re Share Price Movement Re Share Price Movement and Receipt of Requisition Notice
16 Oct	Origin Enterprises (CDI) OGN	£362m		Re-issue of Treasury Shares Dublin, London, 16 October 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 1,323 treasury shares to satisfy the exercise of share …
16 Oct	PHSC PHSC	£0.8m	Board change	Resignation of Non-Executive Chair Lorraine has served on the Board since April 2016 and assumed the role of Non-Executive Chair in October 2024, when it was announced that the Company's co-founder and former Chair/CEO would be stepping down.
16 Oct	Anglo Asian Mining AAZ	£475m		Q3 2026 Production and Sales Update The following amendment has been made to the Q3 2026 Production and Sales Update announcement released on 15 October 2026 at 07.00 BST under RNS number 0125Z.
16 Oct	Sorted Group Holdings SORT	£0.7m	Cash shell / net cash above market value	Half-year Results Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2026
16 Oct	Xaar XAR	£132m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Steppe Cement Ltd STCM	£91m	Project milestones	Trading Update for Q3 2026 Trading Update for the Third Quarter ended 30 September 2026
16 Oct	Jarvis Securities JIM	£1.8m	Cash shell / net cash above market value	Update re Financial Results ("Jarvis" or the "Company" and with its subsidiaries the "Group")
16 Oct	BlackBird BIRD	£17m		Elevate.io now on Google’s Chromebook Perks Blackbird plc (AIM:BIRD), the technology licensor, developer and seller of market-leading cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, and developer of the online collaborative video editing and content creation platform, elevate.io, is pleased to confirm, …
16 Oct	Serval Resources Plc SRVL	£8.5m		Capital Access Window - Serval Resources Plc
16 Oct	Iofina IOF	£98m	Transformational contract / build-out	Q3 2026 Update Iofina plc, specialists in the exploration and production of iodine and manufacturers of specialty chemical products, today provides an update on its activities during Q3 2026 (the "Period").
16 Oct	Serval Resources Plc SRVL	£8.5m	Project milestones	Result of Retail Offer brings Gross Proceeds of Fundraise to £7 million Publication of Shareholder Circular and Notice of General Meeting
16 Oct	Richmond Hill Resources PLC RHR	£8.1m	Project milestones	Fundraise and Sakoose gold drilling update Richmond Hill Resources PLC (AIM: RHR, Frankfurt: V39), a gold exploration company focused on the Martello Gold Project near Dryden in north-western Ontario, Canada, announces that the Company has raised gross proceeds of £285,010 through a placing of …
16 Oct	Pathos Communications plc NEWS	£17m		Best Newcomer at the AIM Awards 2026 Pathos Communications plc, the leading PR technology business, is pleased to announce that it has been recognised by the AIM Awards, sponsored by BDO in association with the London Stock Exchange, as the Best Newcomer to the AIM market.
16 Oct	IP Group IPO	£604m		Microbiotica raises £36m in Series C financing Portfolio company Microbiotica raises £36m in Series C financing to advance pipeline into Phase 2 clinical development
16 Oct	Cora Gold Limited CORA	£84m		Investor Presentation via Investor Meet Company Cora Gold Limited / EPIC: CORA.L / Market: AIM / Sector: Mining
16 Oct	Technologies New Energies plc TNE	£34m		Launch of Covenant Platform Launch of Covenant Sustainable Fuels Platform and Marketplace
16 Oct	Orosur Mining Inc OMI	£62m		Notice of Annual and Special Meeting Orosur Mining Inc. – Notice of Annual and Special Meeting
16 Oct	Aura Energy Limited AURA	£44m	Project milestones	Tiris BFS Confirms Low-Cost, Near-Term Project Bankable Feasibility Study confirms Tiris as a low-cost, near-term uranium producer
16 Oct	Nostrum Oil & Gas NOG	£1.3m	Disposal of a part (break-up)	Sale of Kazakhstan operations, redemption of SSNs London, 16 October 2026 - Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC (LSE: NOG) (the “Company” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) today announces completion on 15 October 2026 of the sale of its Kazakhstan operations announced on 17 August 2026 (the “Sale”).
16 Oct	eEnergy Group EAAS	£1.5m	Dilutive fundraise	Reminder to vote at the upcoming General Meeting Reminder to vote at the upcoming General Meeting on 23 October 2026
16 Oct	Iofina IOF	£98m	Transformational contract / build-out	IO#12 Iodine Plant IO#12 Iodine Plant in the Permian Basin Commissioned
16 Oct	Evoke EVOK	£189m		Notice of Q3 2026 Trading Update
16 Oct	Helix Exploration HEX	£81m	Project milestones	Rudyard Operational Update Further to the Company's announcement on 3 September 2026, Helix Exploration PLC (AIM: HEX, OTCQB: HEXFF), the US-focused helium producer and liquefier, provides the following update on commercial operations at the Rudyard facility in Montana following the …
16 Oct	Cobra Resources COBR	£35m		Exercise of Warrants The total consideration has been paid to the Company in connection with the exercise of 700,000 Warrants at 2.0 pence per new Ordinary Share, and 1,673,913 Warrants at 2.3 pence per new Ordinary Share.
16 Oct	Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) EOG	£22m		EG-08 PSC Phase 1 Further Extension Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc / Index: AIM / Epic: EOG / Sector: Oil & Gas
16 Oct	Halo Minerals PLC HALO	£8.9m	Project milestones	Increased Ore Reserve and Improved Economics ("Halo Minerals", the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”)
16 Oct	Vertu Motors VTU	£259m		Notification of PDMR’s interests The Company announces that it was notified on 15 October 2026 that Christopher Taylor, a person discharging managerial responsibility in the Company, had sold 48,206 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”).
16 Oct	Acceler8 Ventures AC8	£493m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Sundae Bar Plc SBAR	£19m		Grant of Warrants Sundae Bar AI Plc (AIM: SBAR), the Enterprise AI Platform where businesses discover, deploy and manage AI through one simple interface, announces that it has granted in total 10,000,000 warrants over ordinary shares of 0.1p each (the “Ordinary Shares”) to …
16 Oct	Northamber NAR	£6.6m	Board change	Directorate Change Ian was a co-founder of TCA (Tech Channel Ambassadors), the not-for-profit community interest company that connects industry volunteers with schools seeking to close the IT and tech-skills gap.
16 Oct	Oxford Biomedica OXB	£616m	Board change	Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director OXB Appoints Joachim Kreuzburg as Independent Non-Executive Director
16 Oct	Hunting HTG	£594m		Payment of 2026 Interim Dividend in Sterling As announced in the Company's 2026 Interim Results on 21 August 2026, the Directors declared an interim dividend of 7.0 cents per share.
16 Oct	Oracle Power ORCP	£5.8m		Adoption of Share Option Scheme & Grant of Options Oracle Power PLC (AIM: ORCP), the international project developer, announces the adoption of a new Share Option Scheme (the “Scheme”) and the grant of certain options thereunder.
16 Oct	Mcbride MCB	£304m	Director dealing	PDMR and PCA Share Transfers McBride plc (the "Company") announces that it has been notified by Chris Smith, Chief Executive Officer, of the following transactions that took place on 14 October 2026:
16 Oct	Aura Energy Limited AURA	£44m	Project milestones	Quarterly Activities Report for September 2026 Aura Energy Limited (ASX: AEE, AIM: AURA) (“Aura” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide its activities report for the quarter ended 30 September 2026.
16 Oct	Acg Acquisition Company Limited Cls A ACG	£447m	Results	2026 Annual General Meeting Results ACG Metals Limited ("ACG" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of the poll of the resolutions of the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 15 October 2026 and that all resolutions were carried.
16 Oct	ECR Minerals ECR	£6.0m	Project milestones	Maddens Operations Advance as Decline Progresses Maddens Operations Advance as Decline Progresses Through Planned Turn
16 Oct	Brave Bison Group BBSN	£87m	Large acquisition / reverse takeover	Acceptance Level Update On 7 October 2026, Brave Bison announced the terms and conditions of its increased final* offer comprising of 180 pence in cash, 2.394 new Brave Bison Shares and 1 Bison CVR (which is a contingent value right which may deliver 20 pence in cash) (the “Final …
16 Oct	Tortilla Mexican Grill MEX	£27m		Result of Equity Issue Tortilla Mexican Grill plc, the largest fast-casual Mexican restaurant business in the UK and Europe, is pleased to announce the successful completion of its placing (the "Placing"), raising, in aggregate, gross proceeds of approximately £2.5 million.
16 Oct	Pri0r1ty Intelligence Group PLC PR1	£2.3m		Issue of Shares from ATM Facility & TVR Issue of Shares from ATM Facility to cover Convertible Loan Note Repayment
16 Oct	African Pioneer AFP	£9.0m	Project milestones	Drilling commences on the Ongombo Project Drilling commences on the Ongombo and Ongeama Mine Development Programme
16 Oct	Power Probe PLC PWR	£48m		Transaction in Own Shares Power Probe PLC (AIM: PWR) announces that on 15 October 2026 it purchased 100,000 ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the Company (“ Ordinary Shares ”) pursuant to the share buyback programme (the " Buyback Programme ") announced on 8 October 2026, as follows …
16 Oct	Panther Metals PALM	£20m	Fundraise	Closing of Flow Through Share Fundraise (Incorporated and registered in the Isle of Man with company number 009753V)
16 Oct	Fiske FKE	£7.4m	Results	Final Results, Annual Report and Notice of AGM Fiske (AIM:FKE) sets out below its announcement of final audited results for the year ended 30 June 2026.
16 Oct	Sorted Group Holdings SORT	£0.7m	Results	Annual Report Audited Results for the year ended 31 December 2025
16 Oct	Shuka Minerals SKA	£6.3m	Project milestones	Kabwe Drilling (“KBDD06-11”) Results Shuka Minerals Plc (AIM/AltX: SKA), an African focused mine operator and developer, is pleased to announce that, further to the announcement on 23 September 2026, it has received laboratory results from ALS Labs for the balance of the holes (KBDD06- KBDD11), …