Reveille Resources - Appointment of Mike Pompeo as Board Chairman

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	RNS Number : 6974X  Reveille Resources PLC  06 October 2026
		
			
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF REGULATION
11 OF THE MARKET ABUSE (AMENDMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2019/310

			
 

			
6 October 2026

			
 

			
 

			
REVEILLE RESOURCES PLC

			
("Reveille", or the "Company")

			
 

			
Appointment of Mike Pompeo as Board Chairman

			
 

			
Reveille [AQSE: REV], a UK natural resources exploration and development
company with a primary focus on Italy's largest uranium deposits, is delighted
to announce the appointment of The Hon. Michael R. Pompeo as Non-Executive
Chairman of the Company, subject to the successful completion of customary
regulatory due diligence and onboarding requirements, including the provision
of all information and documentation reasonably required by the Company and
its Aquis Corporate Adviser, Allenby Capital Limited.

			
Secretary Pompeo served as the 70th United States Secretary of State from 2018
to 2021, having previously served as Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency from 2017 to 2018. Before joining the Executive Branch of the US
Government, he served three terms as a Member of the United States House of
Representatives for Kansas’ 4th District from 2011 to 2017. After beginning
his career as an officer in the United States Army, Secretary Pompeo graduated
first in his class from the United States Military Academy at West Point and
subsequently from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard
Law Review. His career at the highest levels of the United States Government
provides Reveille with an exceptional degree of international leadership
experience, combined with deep insight into geopolitics, energy security,
strategic policy and global institutional engagement.

			
Outside public service, Secretary Pompeo holds various business, investment
and board roles. He is a Partner and member of the Investment Committee of
Niobrara Capital Partners, a US private-equity firm. He is also a director
of VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator with a market
capitalisation of approximately US$4.8 billion. Secretary Pompeo is a
Non-Executive Director of ACG Metals Limited (LSE: ACG), a London-listed
copper producer with an approximately US$600 million market capitalisation.
He also serves as a director of Nasdaq-listed digital-risk intelligence
company Cyabra, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYAB).

			
As Non-Executive Chairman, Secretary Pompeo’s mandate will be to provide
strategic leadership to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) and support
Reveille’s development as an internationally recognised uranium exploration
and development company. He will advise on the Company’s positioning in
relation to energy security, critical-minerals and nuclear-fuel supply chains;
support its engagement with Italian government and institutional stakeholders,
US institutional investors, potential US funding sources and strategic
partners; and assist the Board in evaluating uranium exploration and
development opportunities in Italy and other Western-aligned jurisdictions, as
well as relevant corporate-development opportunities.

			
Secretary Pompeo is of Italian heritage, with family roots in the Abruzzo
region. During an official visit to Italy as Secretary of State in 2019, he
visited his ancestral home region and publicly described himself as a proud
Italian-American. This connection is particularly relevant to Reveille, as
certain of its largest shareholders, Directors and Founders are Italian, and
the Company conducts its Italian activities through its subsidiary, Futuro
Energetico Italiano S.r.l. The appointment further reinforces the Company’s
long-term commitment to Italy.

			
Secretary Pompeo’s appointment is for an initial term of three years,
subject to the Company’s articles of association, applicable law and
shareholder re-election where required.

			
In connection with his appointment, the Company will issue Secretary Pompeo
options (the “Options”) to acquire 7,000,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence
each in the capital of the Company (“Ordinary Shares”). The grant and
issue of the Options is subject to his formal appointment to the Board.

			
The Options will be fully vested and immediately exercisable upon grant at an
exercise price equal to a fair market value of the Ordinary Shares, being the
closing middle-market price on Aquis Growth Market on 5 October 2026 of
£0.0725 (7.25 pence). The Options will remain exercisable until the third
anniversary of Secretary Pompeo’s appointment to the Board and will be
governed by an option agreement.

			
Following Secretary Pompeo’s appointment as Non-Executive Chairman, Andrea
Cattaneo has transitioned from his role as Chairman to that of Non-Executive
Deputy Chairman.  Mr Cattaneo is the Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Energy
Ltd., the Company’s largest shareholder.

			
The Hon. Michael R. Pompeo, Proposed Non-Executive Chairman, commented:

			
“Energy security is national security. Europe’s strength and strategic
autonomy will depend on its ability to secure reliable supplies of the
materials on which its energy system depends, working with trusted partners
and reducing dependence on sources that may be subject to geopolitical
pressure. No country should be able to hold Europe hostage over its energy
security.

			
Uranium is not simply another commodity: it is a strategic metal that
underpins nuclear generation, industrial resilience and long-term energy
independence. The responsible exploration and definition of uranium
opportunities in Western-aligned jurisdictions is therefore of increasing
importance.

			
Italy’s renewed consideration of nuclear energy is significant. Europe
cannot secure its energy future while remaining dependent on others for the
materials that make that future possible.

			
Reveille is not here to promise immediate production. The job now is to
explore responsibly, define the opportunity and establish what may be
possible. That work begins from a position of real strength: decades of
historic exploration and underground development undertaken by a subsidiary of
ENI. It gives Reveille the potential to define one of Europe’s most
interesting uranium exploration opportunities.

			
Uranium is a strategic metal. In the years ahead, Western countries will need
reliable and allied sources of supply. Reveille has an opportunity to
determine whether Italy can play a meaningful role in that effort, and the
Company should pursue it with purpose, seriousness and long-term resolve.

			
I am enthusiastic to join a highly driven Board with a clear focus on building
an internationally relevant uranium company. I look forward to helping
Reveille engage constructively with Italian stakeholders, broaden its access
to US institutional capital and funding, and evaluate further opportunities to
strengthen its position in this strategically important sector.”

			
Ippolito Ingo Cattaneo, Executive Director of Reveille, commented:

			
“We are deeply honoured that Secretary Pompeo has agreed to join
Reveille’s Board at this pivotal stage in the Company’s evolution. From
our first discussions, he immediately recognised the scale of the substantial
historic investment undertaken by a subsidiary of ENI in Val Vedello and
Novazza, and the significance of the turning point now taking place in
Italy’s energy debate. Against this backdrop, Reveille has the opportunity,
subject to the necessary approvals and further exploration work, to define one
of Europe’s most prospective uranium opportunities.

			
For a company of Reveille’s current size, Secretary Pompeo’s decision to
join the Board is a powerful endorsement of the opportunity at hand. His share
purchase options align his interests directly with the creation of long-term
value for all shareholders. He will also support the Company in bringing its
story to North American institutional investors, where uranium companies
command substantial investor interest, and in pursuing uranium exploration and
development opportunities in Western-aligned jurisdictions.

			
Secretary Pompeo is a proud Italian-American, with deep family roots in
Abruzzo, and a strong believer in Italy’s potential. His appointment brings
extraordinary international experience, strategic perspective and
energy-security insight to Reveille as we seek to advance Italy’s largest
historical uranium deposits at arguably the most favourable time in the
nation’s modern history.”

			
 

			
AQSE Rule 4.9 disclosure

			
The following information is disclosed in accordance with Rule 4.9 of the AQSE
Growth Market Access Rulebook.

			
Michael Richard Pompeo, aged 62, currently holds, or has held during the
previous five years, the following directorships:

			 Current directorships:

			 Current directorships:   Past Directorships:
 ACG Metals Limited
 VEON Ltd.
 Kyivstar JSC
 Cyabra, Inc.
 Rivada Networks, Inc.
 Otto Aviation Group LLC

							

						
					
				
			
			
Save as disclosed above, there is no further information to be disclosed
pursuant to Rule 4.9 of the AQSE Growth Market Access Rulebook.  This
information will be updated on the announcement of the confirmed appointment.

			
 

			
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For more information, please visit: www.reveille-resources.com or contact the
following:

			
 

			 Reveille Resources Plc                            info@reveille-resources.com

			
 Ippolito Ingo Cattaneo, Executive Director

			

 Barabino & Partners UK Plc, Financial PR          Tel: +44 (0) 207 1526 425

			
 Georgia Colkin/ Caroline Merrell

			

 Allenby Capital Limited, Aquis Corporate Advisor  Tel: +44 (0) 20 3328 5658

			
 Nick Harriss / Ashur Joseph

			

 Community, Financial PR Italy                     Tel. +39 02 89404231

			
 Pasquo Cicchini / Virginia Giussani

			
 

			
 

			
Notes to Editors

			
 

			
Reveille Resources plc (AQSE: REV) is a UK natural resources exploration and
development company with a primary focus on Italy, where it is advancing the
exploration and development of the country's largest historic uranium
deposits.

			
 

			
Through its Italian subsidiary, Futuro Energetico Italiano S.r.l, the Company
has submitted exploration-licence applications in respect of the Novazza and
Val Vedello uranium projects in northern Italy, each of which is subject to
the applicable environmental-assessment process. The projects were
historically explored and developed by AGIP Nucleare S.p.A. and its operating
subsidiary, SOMIREN, both part of the ENI group, during Italy’s national
nuclear programme between 1959 and 1983. This work included more than 87,000
metres of historical drilling and approximately 17 kilometres of underground
development.

			
 

			
Reveille's strategy is to identify and advance uranium projects that have
benefited from substantial historical exploration and technical work, but
where value has yet to be fully realised due to geopolitical, technological,
financial or historical factors. By applying modern exploration techniques and
internationally recognised reporting standards, the Company intends to verify
historical data, advance exploration and work towards the delineation of
mineral resources in accordance with internationally recognised reporting
standards.

			
 

			
While Italy remains the Company's principal area of focus, Reveille will
selectively evaluate additional uranium opportunities elsewhere in Europe and
in other Western jurisdictions where similar value creation opportunities
exist. The Company is committed to advancing its projects responsibly, working
closely with local communities, regulators and other stakeholders to ensure
that exploration activities are undertaken to the highest environmental,
technical and governance standards.

		
	
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