Director’s Dealing
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 February 2026
Agronomics Limited (the "Company")
Director's Dealing
Agronomics Limited (AIM:ANIC), a leading listed company in the field of clean food, announces that that it was notified on 18 February 2026 that Galloway Limited, an entity indirectly wholly owned by Jim Mellon, Executive Chair of the Company, purchased a total of 1,500,000 ordinary shares of £0.000001 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 6.067p per Ordinary Share on 17 February 2026.
As a result, Jim Mellon's total interest in the Company, including all entities closely associated, is now at 159,617,002 Ordinary Shares, representing 15.11% per cent of the total voting rights of the Company.
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name |
Jim Mellon |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Chair |
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Initial notification/Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
Agronomics Limited |
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LEI |
21380029M8MPIEQ3TL31 |
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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 |
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary Shares of £0.000001 |
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Identification code |
IM00B6QH1J21 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition of 1,500,000 Ordinary Shares |
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014, as it forms part of UK Domestic Law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.
For further information please contact:
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Agronomics Limited |
Beaumont Cornish Limited |
Canaccord Genuity Limited |
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited |
SEC Newgate |
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The Company |
Nomad |
Joint Broker |
Joint Broker |
Public Relations |
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Jim Mellon Denham Eke |
Roland Cornish James Biddle |
Andrew Potts Harry Pardoe
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Giles Balleny Michael Johnson
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Bob Huxford |
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+44 (0) 1624 639396 info@agronomics.im |
+44 (0) 207 628 3396 |
+44 (0) 207 523 8000 |
+44 (0) 207 397 8900 |
agronomics@secnewgate.co.uk |
Nominated Adviser Statement
Beaumont Cornish Limited ("Beaumont Cornish"), is the Company's Nominated Adviser and is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority. Beaumont Cornish's responsibilities as the Company's Nominated Adviser, including a responsibility to advise and guide the Company on its responsibilities under the AIM Rules for Companies and AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers, are owed solely to the London Stock Exchange. Beaumont Cornish is not acting for and will not be responsible to any other persons for providing protections afforded to customers of Beaumont Cornish nor for advising them in relation to the proposed arrangements described in the announcement or any matter referred to in it.
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i |
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii: |
Agronomics Limited |
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) |
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Non-UK issuer |
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
X |
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
X |
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Other (please specify) iii: |
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv |
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Name |
Jim Mellon |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
c/o Viking House, Nelson Street, Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 2AH |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v |
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Name |
Galloway Limited |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands |
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi: |
17 February 2026 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): |
18/02/2026 |
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation |
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% 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 |
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
15.11% |
0.00% |
15.11% |
159,617,002 |
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Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
14.97% |
0.00% |
14.97% |
158,117,002 |
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of ISIN code (if possible) |
Number of voting rights ix |
% of voting rights |
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Direct (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (DTR5.2.1) |
Direct (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (DTR5.2.1) |
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IM00B6QH1J21 |
5,381,961 |
154,235,041 |
0.51% |
14.60% |
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SUBTOTAL 8. A |
159,617,002 |
15.11% |
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 |
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Physical or cash Settlement xii |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 |
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") |
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Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii |
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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% 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 than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
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Jim Mellon |
0.51% |
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0.51% |
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Galloway Limited |
14.60% |
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14.60% |
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: |
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Name of the proxy holder |
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The number and % of voting rights held |
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The date until which the voting rights will be held |
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11. Additional information xvi |
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Place of completion |
Douglas, Isle of Man |
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Date of completion |
18 February 2026 |
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