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GoldStone Resources Limited announced on 19 February 2026 the grant of an aggregate of 113,000,000 new share options to directors and a senior manager on 18 February 2026. These options vest on issue, have a 5-year term, and are exercisable at 1.25 pence or 1.5 pence per ordinary share. Concurrently, 28,000,000 previously awarded share options from 1 August 2024 were cancelled.
| Date | 19 Feb 2026 |
| Time | 07:00:08 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 6527T |
19 February 2026
GOLDSTONE RESOURCES LIMITED
("GoldStone" or the "Company")
Issue of Options
GoldStone Resources Limited (AIM:GRL) announces an issuance of options over ordinary shares in the Company ("Options") to directors and a senior manager of the Company.
The award of the Options represents the first issuance of share options by the Company since August 2024, and the Board believes that it is essential for the Company's directors and senior managers to be suitably incentivised to drive the business forwards and to further align their interests with those of the Company's shareholders.
Of the 56,000,000 share options that were awarded on 1 August 2024, a total of 28,000,000 Options were granted, with an exercise price of £0.02 per ordinary share. The remainder for Tranche 2 and Tranche 3 have been cancelled, which amounted to 28,000,000 share options.
The new share Options, which vest on issue and have a 5-year term, are exercisable at varying premiums to the latest closing mid-market price of the Company's ordinary shares and are allotted in two equal tranches as follows:
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Exercise Price |
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Director / Senior Manager |
1.25 pence |
1.5 pence |
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Campbell Smyth |
12,000,000 |
12,000,000 |
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Emma Priestley |
20,000,000 |
20,000,000 |
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Orrie Fenn |
7,000,000 |
6,000,000 |
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Michael Jones |
6,000,000 |
6,000,000 |
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Richard (Kofi) Amegashie |
6,000,000 |
6,000,000 |
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John Culter (Senior Manager) |
6,000,000 |
6,000,000 |
For further information, please contact:
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GoldStone Resources Limited |
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Emma Priestley |
Tel: +44 (0)1534 487 757 |
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Strand Hanson Limited |
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James Dance / James Bellman |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7409 3494 |
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S. P. Angel Corporate Finance LLP |
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Ewan Leggat / Charlie Bouverat |
Tel: +44 (0)20 3470 0501 |
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St Brides Partners Ltd Ana Ribeiro |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7236 1177 goldstone@stbridespartners.co.uk |
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended by virtue of the Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
About GoldStone Resources Limited
GoldStone Resources Limited (AIM: GRL) is an AIM quoted mining and development company with projects in Ghana that range from grassroots exploration to production.
The Company is focused on developing the Akrokeri-Homase project in south-western Ghana, which hosts a JORC Code compliant 602,000oz gold resource at an average grade of 1.77 g/t. The existing resource is confined to a 4km zone of the Homase Trend, including Homase North, Homase Pit and Homase South.
The project hosts two former mines, the Akrokerri Ashanti Mine Ltd, which produced 75,000 oz gold at 24 g/t recovered grade in the early 1900s, and the Homase Pit which AngloGold Ashanti developed in 2002/03 producing 52,000 oz gold at 2.5 g/t recovered. Production is currently focussed on the Homase Mine however it is the Company's intention to build a portfolio of high-quality gold projects, with a particular focus on the highly prospective Birimian Gold Belt.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name |
a) Campbell Smyth b) Emma Priestley c) Richard (Kofi) Amegashie d) Michael Jones e) Richard (Kofi) Amegashie f) John Culter (Senior Manager) |
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Reason for notification |
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Position/Status |
a) Non-Executive Director (Chair) b) Director (CEO) c) Non-executive Director d) Non-executive Director e) Non-executive Director f) Senior manager |
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
Goldstone Resources Limited |
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LEI |
213800B7ATYRPQUTS551 |
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (e) 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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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Options over Ordinary shares of 1p each
JE00BRJ8YF63 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Grant of Share Options |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Aggregated information - Volume* - Price |
113,000,000 As above
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Date of the transaction |
18 February 2026 |
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Place of the transaction |
Off-exchange |
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