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On 08 July 2026, James Knowles, Executive Chairman of First Class Metals PLC, conducted a 'Bed and ISA' transfer, selling 470,648 ordinary shares at £0.0255 and immediately repurchasing 467,962 shares at the same price. On the same date, Diane Knowles, wife of James Knowles, also completed a Bed and ISA transfer, selling 394,165 ordinary shares at 2.60p and repurchasing 390,734 shares at 2.608p.
| Date | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Time | 14:16:11 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 7643L |
FIRST CLASS METALS PLC
09 July 2026
DIRECTOR DEALING
On 08 July 2026, James Knowles, Executive Chairman of the Company, performed a 'Bed and ISA' transfer of ordinary shares of £0.001 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") from his share dealing account into his ISA account.
In addition, Diane Knowles, wife of James Knowles, transferred 394,165 Ordinary Shares from her share dealing account into her ISA account.
Details of these transaction are shown in the PDMR notifications below.
This announcement contains information which, prior to its disclosure, was inside information as stipulated under Regulation 11 of the Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019/310 (as amended).
The Directors of the Company take responsibility for this announcement.
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
Notification and public disclosure of transaction by person discharging managerial responsibilities
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a. |
Name |
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James Knowles |
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Reason for notification |
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a. |
Position/Status |
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Executive Chairman |
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b. |
Initial notification/ Amendment |
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09 JULY 2026 |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a. |
Name |
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First Class Metals PLC |
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b. |
LEI |
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894500V981ZTFLGVOZ38 |
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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a. |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
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Ordinary Shares of £0.001 each
ISIN Code: GB00BPJGTF16 |
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b. |
Nature of the transaction |
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Sale of 470,648 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company that were immediately repurchased by James Knowles through a Bed and ISA arrangement |
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c. |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Sale of 470,648 @ £0.0255 Purchase of 467,962 @ £0.0255 |
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d. |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated Volume
- Price |
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Aggregated Volume = 938,610 Aggregated sale price = £12,002.02 Aggregated purchase price = £12,001.15 |
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e. |
Date of the transaction |
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8 July 2026 |
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f. |
Place of the transaction |
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London, UK |
Notification and public disclosure of transaction by person discharging managerial responsibilities
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a. |
Name |
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Diane Knowles |
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2 |
Reason for notification |
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a. |
Position/Status |
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Wife of James Knowles |
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b. |
Initial notification/ Amendment |
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09 July 2026 |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a. |
Name |
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First Class Metals PLC |
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b. |
LEI |
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894500V981ZTFLGVOZ38 |
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4 |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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a. |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
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Ordinary Shares of £0.001 each
ISIN Code: GB00BPJGTF16 |
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b. |
Nature of the transaction |
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Sale of 394,165 ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the Company that were immediately repurchased by Diane Knowles through a Bed and ISA arrangement |
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c. |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Sale of 394,165 @ 2.60p Purchase of 390,734 @ 2.608p |
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d. |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated Volume
- Price |
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Aggregated Volume = 784,899 Aggregated sale price = £10248.29 Aggregated purchase price = £10190.34 |
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e. |
Date of the transaction |
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08 July 2026 |
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f. |
Place of the transaction |
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London UK |