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30/01/2026 17:30

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RNS Number : 1778R  Strategic Minerals PLC  30 January 2026

30 January 2026

Strategic Minerals Plc

("Strategic Minerals" or the "Company")

 

PDMR Holdings in the Company

 

Strategic Minerals plc (AIM: SML; USOTC: SMCDF), an international mineral
exploration and production company, announces that following the issue of
shares pursuant to the Fundraise announced on 22 January 2026, Chairman
Charles Manners' percentage holding in the issued share capital of the Company
has reduced from 4.22% to 3.73%. Mr Manners remains beneficially interested in
100,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company,  which is an
unchanged number of shares from his previous announcement.

 

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 

 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the
 FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) (i)

 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to                                                                                    STRATEGIC MINERALS PLC
 which voting rights are attached (ii):
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an
 "X" if appropriate)
 Non-UK issuer
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with
 an "X")
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                          X
 Other (please specify) (iii):
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)
 Name                                                                                                                                                         Charles Manners & Alexandra Manners
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                        London
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)
 Name
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (vi):                                                                                                  27/01/26
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                               29/01/26
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)  % of voting rights through financial instruments      Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) (vii)

(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  3.73%                                                                                                        3.73%                           100,000,000
 Position of previous notification (if                                      4.22%                                                                                                        4.22%

 applicable)

 

 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
 threshold was crossed or reached (viii)
 A: Voting rights attached to shares
 Class/type of                                  Number of voting rights (ix)                                              % of voting rights

shares

 ISIN code (if possible)
                                                Direct                    Indirect                                        Direct                                           Indirect

                                                (DTR5.1)                   (DTR5.2.1)                                     (DTR5.1)                                         (DTR5.2.1)
 GB00B4W8PD74                                   100,000,000                                                               3.73%

 SUBTOTAL 8. A

 B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
 Type of financial instrument                   Expiration  Exercise/                             Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is        % of voting rights

date (x)
Conversion Period (xi)

                                                                                                  exercised/converted.

                                                            SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R
 (1) (b)
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration                   Exercise/                   Physical or cash                                          Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

date (x)
Conversion Period (xi)

                                                                                        Settlement (xii)

                                                                                        SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

 

 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
 obligation (please mark the

 applicable box with an "X")
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural                                                                                                                                           X
 person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding
 directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (xiii)
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
 the

financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
 controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as
 necessary) (xiv)
 Name (xv)                   % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                         than the notifiable threshold

 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
 Name of the proxy holder
 The number and % of voting rights held
 The date until which the voting rights will be held

 11. Additional information (xvi)

 

 Place of completion  London
 Date of completion   29/01/2026

 

 

For further information on the Company, please
visit www.strategicminerals.net (http://www.strategicminerals.net)  or
contact:

 Strategic Minerals plc                                     +44 (0) 207 389 7067
 Mark Burnett
 Executive Director
 Website:                 www.strategicminerals.net (http://www.strategicminerals.net/)
 Email:                   info@strategicminerals.net (mailto:info@strategicminerals.net)

 Follow Strategic Minerals on:
 X:                       @StrategicMnrls (https://x.com/StrategicMnrls)
 LinkedIn:                https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategic-minerals-plc
                          (https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategic-minerals-plc)

 SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP                             +44 (0)20 3470 0470
 Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker
 Matthew Johnson/Charlie Bouverat/Grant Barker

 Zeus Capital Limited                                       +44 (0)203 829 5000

 Joint Broker

Harry Ansell/ Katy Mitchell

 Vigo Consulting                                            +44 (0)207 390 0234

 Investor Relations                                         strategicminerals@vigoconsulting.com

                                                          (mailto:strategicminerals@vigoconsulting.com)
 Ben Simons/Peter Jacob/Anna Sutton

 

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