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RNS Number : 2703L Great Southern Copper PLC 12 December 2025
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION AS STIPULATED UNDER THE UK
VERSION OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION NO 596/2014 WHICH IS PART OF ENGLISH
LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018, AS AMENDED. ON
PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT VIA A REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE, THIS
INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
12 December 2025
Great Southern Copper plc
("GSC" or the "Company")
Issue of Shares and Director/PDMR Shareholdings
Great Southern Copper plc (LSE: GSCU), the company focused on
copper-gold-silver exploration in Chile, announces that it has issued new
ordinary shares of 1p each ("New Ordinary Shares") to Charles Bond, Chairman
of Great Southern Copper, in accordance with the terms of Mr. Bond's letter of
appointment whereby it was agreed his salary will be paid quarterly in
ordinary shares; and the issuance of shares to Samuel Garrett, Chief Executive
Office, in lieu of the partial payment of the 2025 bonus.
The New Ordinary Shares represent the share compensation due from 1 April 2025
to 30 September 2025 to Mr Bond. A total of 378,193 New Ordinary Shares will
be issued; and 800,000 New Ordinary Shares to Mr Garrett. The details of the
issuance are set out below:
Period/Shareholder Value of share issuance GBP£ Number of new ordinary shares issued Number of new ordinary shares held following the issuance Percentage of the enlarged ordinary share capital
Charles Bond
1/04/2025 - 30/06/2025 £5,891 159,935
1/07/2025 - 30/09/2025 £5,325 218,258 7,759,663 1.12%
Samuel Garrett £20,000 800,000 13,747,168 1.99%
Admission and Total Voting Rights
Application will be made for the 1,178,193 New Ordinary Shares, which will
rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares in the
Company, to be admitted to the Standard List segment of Official List and to
trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange plc, which is expected
to occur on or around 8.00 a.m. on 17 December 2025 ("Admission").
The total number of issued shares and the total number of voting rights in the
Company is 689,917,948. The above figure should be used by shareholders in the
Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine
if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their
interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct
Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Enquiries:
Great Southern Copper plc
Sam Garrett, Chief Executive Officer +44 (0)20 4582 3500
SI Capital Limited
Nick Emerson +44 (0)14 8341 3500
BlytheRay
Tim Blythe / Megan Ray +44 (0) 20 7138 3204
gsc@blytheray.com
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging
managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated with them.
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Charles Bond
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chairman
b) Initial notification/ Amendment Initial Notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Great Southern Copper plc
b) LEI 213800RF6N9WA8PZH313
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
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary shares of 1 pence each
Identification code
GB00BLB5BF24
b) Nature of the transaction Shares issued in lieu of salary
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
3.683p* 159,935
2.4398p** 218,258
*weighted average share price from 1 April 2025 to 30 June 2025
** weighted average share price from 1 July 2025 to 30 September 2025
e) Date of the transaction 10 December 2025
f) Place of the transaction Outside of trading venue - issued of new ordinary shares
*weighted average share price from 1 April 2025 to 30 June 2025
** weighted average share price from 1 July 2025 to 30 September 2025
e)
Date of the transaction
10 December 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of trading venue - issued of new ordinary shares
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Samuel Garrett
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chairman
b) Initial notification/ Amendment Initial Notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Great Southern Copper plc
b) LEI 213800RF6N9WA8PZH313
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
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary shares of 1 pence each
Identification code
GB00BLB5BF24
b) Nature of the transaction Shares issued in lieu of bonus
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
2.5 800,000
e) Date of the transaction 10 December 2025
f) Place of the transaction Outside of trading venue - issued of new ordinary shares
e)
Date of the transaction
10 December 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside of trading venue - issued of new ordinary shares
About Great Southern Copper
Great Southern Copper PLC is a UK-listed mineral exploration company focused
on the discovery of copper-gold deposits in Chile. The Company has the option
to acquire 100% rights to multiple prospects in the under-explored coastal
belt of Chile that are prospective for large scale copper-gold deposits. Chile
is a globally significant mining jurisdiction being the world's largest
producer and exporter of copper.
The Especularita Project is located in the coastal metallogenic belt of Chile
which hosts significant copper mines and deposits, including Teck's Carmen de
Andacollo copper mine, and boasts excellent access to infrastructure such as
roads, power and ports. Significant historical small-scale and artisanal
workings for both copper and gold are readily evident in the exploration
project area. The coastal belt offers deposit type optionality for copper
including porphyry and IOCG style deposits as well as newly recognised
intrusive-related copper and gold deposits.
Great Southern Copper is strategically positioned to support the global market
for copper - a critical battery metal in the clean energy transition around
the world. The Company is actively engaged in exploration and evaluation work
programmes targeting both large tonnage, low to medium grade Cu-Au as well as
high-grade Cu-Ag-Au deposits.
Further information on the Company is available on the Company's website:
https://gscplc.com (https://gscplc.com)
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