REG - Switch Metals PLC - Result of Oversubscribed WRAP Retail Offer

Switch MetalsAnnouncement

05/05/2026 07:00

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RNS Number : 9104C  Switch Metals PLC  05 May 2026

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5 May 2026

 

Switch Metals plc

("Switch Metals" or the "Company")

 

Result of Oversubscribed WRAP Retail Offer

 

Switch Metals (LSE: SWT), the critical metals focused mining company with
assets located in Côte d'Ivoire, is pleased to confirm, further to the
announcements made on 30 April 2026, the result of its Fundraise at the Issue
Price of 10 pence per share. The WRAP Retail Offer was more than four times
oversubscribed, demonstrating strong support from retail shareholders. As a
result, in accordance with the terms of the WRAP Retail Offer, the Company has
decided to increase the size of the offer to partially accommodate some of
this excess demand. The Company announces that it has raised aggregate gross
proceeds of £250,000 pursuant to the WRAP Retail Offer, alongside the
previously announced Subscription. Accordingly, the Company will issue a total
of 2,500,000 new Ordinary Shares at the Issue Price pursuant to the WRAP
Retail Offer.

 

In total, the Subscription and the WRAP Retail Offer have raised gross
proceeds of £1.25 million for the Company, via the Subscription for
10,000,000 Subscription Shares and the 2,500,000 WRAP Retail Offer Shares.

 

Karl Akueson, CEO of Switch Metals PLC commented:

 

"The Company is pleased announce the result of its WRAP offer, which was
heavily oversubscribed and demonstrates the strong retail support Switch
Metals has received in recent months.

 

"While the Board remain conscious of minimising shareholder dilution, the
Company has considered it appropriate to modestly increase the size of the
WRAP Retail Offer to accommodate a portion of the excess demand and enable a
wider group of retail investors to participate.

 

"Together with the previously announced Subscription, the Fundraise provides
the Company with £1.25 million to advance its planned work programmes at
Issia. This includes the maiden scout drilling campaign at the Kaboré
spodumene discovery and other priority hard-rock lithium and tantalum
pegmatite targets, progression of the tantalum MREs across the eluvial,
colluvial and drainage basin targets, and working capital through to the
initial release of the tantalum MREs."

 

Admission and Total Voting Rights

Applications have been made for the Subscription Shares and the WRAP Retail
Offer Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). Admission is
expected to become effective on or around 07 May 2026.

 

Upon Admission, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will consist of
131,241,247 Ordinary Shares with one voting right each. The Company does not
hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury. Therefore, from Admission the total
number of Ordinary Shares and voting rights in the Company will be
131,241,247. With effect from Admission, this figure may 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 Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance
and Transparency Rules.

 

The new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the WRAP Retail Offer will be
issued free of all liens, charges and encumbrances and will, on Admission,
rank pari passu in all respects with the new Ordinary Shares to be issued
pursuant to the Subscription and the Company's existing Ordinary Shares.

 

Terms used but not defined in this announcement have the same meaning as set
out in the Company's announcement released at 7:01 a.m. 30 April 2026.

For further information, please contact:

 Switch Metals plc                                                         Via IFC Advisory

 Karl Akueson, CEO

 Andy Yeo, CFO

 Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker) Corporate      +44 (0) 203 328 5656
 Finance: James Reeve / Nick Harriss

 Sales: Kelly Gardiner / Lauren Wright/ Matt Butlin

 OAK Securities (Joint Broker)                                             +44 (0) 203 973 3678

 Jerry Keen, Head of Corporate Broking                                     jerry.keen@oak-securities.com henry.clarke@oak-securities.com

 Henry Clarke, Head of Sales

 IFC Advisory Limited (Financial PR and IR)                                switchmetals@investor-focus.co.uk

 Tim Metcalfe / Florence Staton                                            +44 (0) 203 934 6632

 Winterflood Retail Access Platform                                        WRAP@winterflood.com

 Sophia Bechev, Kaitlan Billings                                           +44(0) 20 3100 0214

Further information on the Company can be found on its website at
switchmetals.com

 

The Company's LEI is 984500640D645EE3EC94.

 

This announcement should be read in its entirety. In particular, the
information in the "Important Notices" section of the announcement should be
read and understood.

 

Important Notices

 

The content of this announcement has been prepared by and is the sole
responsibility of the Company.

 

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jurisdiction. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or issue
or a solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for Ordinary Shares in any
such jurisdiction.

 

This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or
indirectly, in or into the United States of America.  This announcement is
not an offer of securities for sale into the United States.  The securities
referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the US
Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United States, except
pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration.  No public offering of
securities is being made in the United States.

 

WRAP is a proprietary technology platform owned and operated by Winterflood
Securities Ltd (registered address at Riverbank House, 2 Swan Lane, London
EC4R 3GA; FRN 141455). Winterflood Securities Ltd ("Winterflood") is
authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct
Authority, is acting exclusively for the Company and for no-one else and will
not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this announcement)
as its client in relation to the WRAP Retail Offer and will not be responsible
to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its
clients, nor for providing advice in connection with the WRAP Retail Offer,
Admission and the other arrangements referred to in this announcement.

 

The value of Ordinary Shares and the income from them is not guaranteed and
can fall as well as rise due to stock market movements. When you sell your
investment, you may get back less than you originally invested. Figures refer
to past performance and past performance is not a reliable indicator of future
results. Returns may increase or decrease as a result of currency
fluctuations.

 

Certain statements in this announcement may constitute forward-looking
statements which are based on the Company's expectations, intentions and
projections regarding its future performance, anticipated events or trends and
other matters that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements,
which may use words such as "aim", "anticipate", "believe", "intend",
"estimate", "expect" and words of similar meaning, include all matters that
are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements involve risks,
assumptions and uncertainties that could cause the actual results of
operations, financial condition, liquidity and dividend policy and the
development of the industries in which the Company's businesses operate to
differ materially from the impression created by the forward-looking
statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are
subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Given those risks and uncertainties,
prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements.

 

These forward-looking statements speak only as at the date of this
announcement and cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. The
Company and Winterflood expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to
update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect
actual results or any change in the assumptions, conditions or circumstances
on which any such statements are based unless required to do so by the
Financial Conduct Authority, the London Stock Exchange or applicable law.

 

The information in this announcement is for background purposes only and does
not purport to be full or complete. None of Winterflood or any of its
affiliates, accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or makes
any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to this announcement,
including the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information in this
announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the
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therewith. Winterflood and its affiliates, accordingly disclaim all and any
liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise which they might
otherwise be found to have in respect of this announcement or its contents or
otherwise arising in connection therewith.

 

Any indication in this announcement of the price at which the Ordinary Shares
have been bought or sold in the past cannot be relied upon as a guide to
future performance. Persons needing advice should consult an independent
financial adviser. No statement in this announcement is intended to be a
profit forecast and no statement in this announcement should be interpreted to
mean that earnings or target dividend per share of the Company for the current
or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical
published earnings or dividends per share of the Company.

 

Neither the content of the Company's website (or any other website) nor the
content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or
any other website) is incorporated into or forms part of this announcement.
The WRAP Retail Offer Shares to be issued or sold pursuant to the WRAP Retail
Offer will not be admitted to trading on any stock exchange other than the
London Stock Exchange.

 

Allenby Capital Limited ("Allenby Capital"), which is authorised and regulated
by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting as Nominated Adviser to the
Company. Allenby Capital has not authorised the contents of, or any part of,
this announcement, and no liability whatsoever is accepted by Allenby Capital
for the accuracy of any information or opinions contained in this announcement
or for the omission of any material information. The responsibilities of
Allenby Capital as the Company's Nominated Adviser are owed solely to London
Stock Exchange plc and are not owed to the Company or to any director or
shareholder of the Company or any other person, in respect of its decision to
acquire shares in the capital of the Company in reliance on any part of this
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