The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as stipulated under the retained EU law version of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 (the "UK MAR") which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The information is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of the UK MAR. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

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FIRST CLASS METALS PLC

24 June 2026

Exercise of warrants and Total Voting Rights

First Class Metals PLC (LSE:FCM), ("First Class Metals", "FCM" or the "Company"), a UK-listed gold exploration company with assets in Ontario, announces the issue of 8,000,000 new ordinary shares of £0.001 each ("New Shares") following receipt by the Company of exercise notices from warrant holders electing to exercise warrants at 2.55p per share price. The New Shares when issued will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares in the Company.

Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange for the 8,000,000 New Shares to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will become effective and that dealings will commence at 8.00 a.m. on or around 29 June 2026. 

Total Voting Rights

In accordance with the provision of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, the Company confirms that, following the issue of the New Shares, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will comprise 424,276,349 Ordinary Shares. All the Ordinary Shares have equal voting rights and none of the Ordinary Shares are held in Treasury. The total number of voting rights in the Company will therefore be 424,276,349.

The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations to determine if they are required to notify their interests in, or a change to their interest in, the Company.

For Further Information:

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For further information, please contact:

James Knowles, Executive Chair
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07488 362641

Marc J Sale, CEO and Executive Director
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07711 093532

AlbR Capital Limited (Financial Adviser)
David Coffman/Dan Harris
Website: www.albrcapital.com
Tel: (0)20 7469 0930

Axis Capital Markets (Broker)
Richard Hutchinson
Website: Axcap247.com
Tel: (0)203 026 0449