Goldplat plc / Ticker: GDP / Index: AIM / Sector: Mining & Exploration
11 May 2026
Goldplat plc
('Goldplat', the 'Group' or 'the Company')
Exercise of Options and PDMR Dealings,
Issue of New Shares and Total Voting Rights
Goldplat plc, the AIM listed gold producer, announces that Douglas Davidson, Chief Operating Officer, has exercised options to acquire 1,000,000 Goldplat ordinary shares of 1p each ("Ordinary Shares") at an exercise price of 6 pence per share, for a total consideration of £60,000.
Of the 1,000,000 options which were exercised, 500,000 were due to lapse on 30 June 2026 and the other 500,000 options were due to lapse on 31 December 2026.
Mr Davidson has simultaneously sold 750,000 Ordinary Shares at an average price of 14.0867 pence per share in order to pay for the options and for taxes payable on the options. Mr Davidson's resultant shareholding is as follows:
Name | Options exercised | Ordinary Shares sold | Resultant holding | Percentage of the Company's voting rights |
Douglas Davidson | 1,000,000 | 750,000 | 250,000 | 0.15% |
Further details are set out in the PDMR forms below, made in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
Settlement and dealings
Application is being made to the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange ("AIM") for 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares, which rank pari passu with the Company's existing issued Ordinary Shares, to be admitted to trading. Dealings on AIM are expected to commence at 8:00am on or around 12 May 2026 (Admission).
Total Voting Rights
For the purposes of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules ("DTRs"), following Admission, Goldplat will have 171,782,667 Ordinary Shares in issue with voting rights attached. Goldplat holds no shares in treasury. This figure of 171,782,667 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 DTRs.
For further information visit www.
goldplat.com, follow on Twitter @GoldPlatPlc or contact:
Werner Klingenberg | Goldplat plc (CEO) | Tel: +27 (0) 82 051 1071 | |
Colin Aaronson / Samantha Harrison / Ciara Donnelly | Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser) | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7383 5100 | |
Harry Ansell / James Bavister / Andrew de Andrade | WH Ireland Limited (Broker) | Tel: +44 (0) 207 220 1666 | |
Tim Thompson / Mark Edwards / Fergus Mellon | Flagstaff Strategic and Investor Communications | Tel: +44 (0) 207 129 1474 |
Notification of Transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Persons Closely Associated with them
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
a) | Name | Douglas Davidson | |||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Operating Officer | |||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a) | Name | Goldplat Plc | |||
b) | LEI | 213800WJG4PAPXBRG516 | |||
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 | ISIN: GB00B0HCWM45 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
6 pence | 1,000,000 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | N/A - single transaction | ||||
- Price | N/A - single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 12 May 2026 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | |||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
a) | Name | Douglas Davidson | |||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Operating Officer | |||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
a) | Name | Goldplat Plc | |||
b) | LEI | 213800WJG4PAPXBRG516 | |||
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 | ISIN: GB00B0HCWM45 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of ordinary shares | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
14 pence 14.1 pence | 100,000 650,000 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information | ||||
- Aggregated volume | 750,000 | ||||
- Price | 14.0867 pence | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 12 May 2026 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) | |||