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	Boku, Inc BOKU	£406m	Overhang	Holding(s) in Company
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	Everyman Media Group EMAN	£45m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
16 Oct	Fiske FKE	£7.4m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
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	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	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	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	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	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	Acceler8 Ventures AC8	£493m	Insider conviction	Director/PDMR Shareholding
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	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	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	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), …