Exercise of Options and PDMR Dealings

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:

NameOptions ExercisedOrdinary Shares SoldResultant HoldingPercentage 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

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
goldplat@flagstaffcomms.com

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  
Name Douglas Davidson
2. Reason for the notification  
Position/status Chief Operating Officer
Initial notification / Amendment Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer  
Name Goldplat Plc
LEI 213800WJG4PAPXBRG516
4. Details of the transaction(s)  
Description of the financial instrument Ordinary shares of 1 pence each
Identification code ISIN: GB00B0HCWM45
Nature of the transaction Exercise of options
Price(s) and volume(s) 6 pence — 1,000,000 shares
Aggregated information N/A - single transaction
Date of the transaction 12 May 2026
Place of the transaction Outside of a trading venue

 

1. Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated  
Name Douglas Davidson
2. Reason for the notification  
Position/status Chief Operating Officer
Initial notification / Amendment Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer  
Name Goldplat Plc
LEI 213800WJG4PAPXBRG516
4. Details of the transaction(s)  
Description of the financial instrument Ordinary shares of 1 pence each
Identification code ISIN: GB00B0HCWM45
Nature of the transaction Sale of ordinary shares
Price(s) and volume(s) 14 pence — 100,000 shares
14.1 pence — 650,000 shares
Aggregated information Aggregated volume: 750,000
Price: 14.0867 pence
Date of the transaction 12 May 2026
Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON)

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