ISSUE OF EQUITY AND GRANT OF OPTIONS

Great Western Mining Corp. plc

06 October 2026

 

GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION PLC

(“Great Western”, “GWM” or the “Company”)

ISSUE OF EQUITY AND GRANT OF OPTIONS

Great Western Mining Corporation PLC (AIM: GWMO & ESM: 8GW) announces the issue of 67,051 new ordinary shares of €0.0001 each at Stg 3.46 pence per share (“Remuneration Shares”) in settlement of part of the remuneration for Ed Loye, Chief Executive Officer, for the period July to September 2026.  Under the terms of Mr. Loye’s contract, part of his monthly remuneration is settled in shares and accrued on a monthly basis. The pricing for these shares is based on the 5-day VWAP for the last five days of trading, calculated on a monthly basis and will be settled quarterly.

In addition, the Company has granted options over 1,000,000 ordinary shares of €0.0001 each in the capital of the Company to John Arthur, Chief Financial Officer.  The options have an exercise price of Stg 3.61 pence per ordinary share and have been granted pursuant to the terms of Mr Arthur's employment agreement.  The options are exercisable in accordance with the terms of the Company's share option scheme.

Settlement and Dealing

Application will be made to the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange ("AIM") and Euronext Growth for a total of 67,051 ordinary shares, which will rank pari passu with the Company's existing issued Ordinary Shares, to be admitted to trading. Dealings on AIM and Euronext Growth are expected to commence on or around 13 October 2026 ("Admission").

Total Voting Rights

In conformity with Regulation 20 of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007, Great Western advises that the total number of ordinary shares of €0.0001 each in issue (with voting rights) will be 438,438,378 following the issue of the Remuneration Shares and the Warrant Shares. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury.

This figure may be used by shareholders 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 Great Western under the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 and the Transparency Rules.

For further information visit www.greatwesternmining.com or contact:

Great Western Mining Corporation PLC
Brian Hall, Chairman Ed Loye, CEO	c/o St Brides  [e-mail]
Davy
Nominated Adviser, Euronext Growth Adviser & Joint Broker
Brian Garrahy	[phone]
Shard Capital Partners
Joint Broker
Andrew Gutmann / Erik Woolgar	[phone]
St Brides Partners
Financial PR
Susie Geliher / Isabel de Salis	[e-mail]

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them

 [This form is required for disclosure of transactions under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation)]

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	EDWARD LOYE
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
b)	Initial Notification Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION PLC
b)	LEI	635400NZ1RTHSGDVNQ43
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 Identification code	ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.0001 EACH ISIN: IE000T78CHJ8
b)	Nature of the transaction	ISSUE OF ORDINARY SHARES
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	ISSUE OF SHARES Price(s) Volume(s) STG 3.46 PENCE 67,051
d)	Aggregated information — Aggregated volume — Price	NOT APPLICABLE
e)	Date of the transaction	6 OCTOBER 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	OFF MARKET
g)	Additional Information	NOT APPLICABLE

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them

 [This form is required for disclosure of transactions under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation)]

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	JOHN ARTHUR
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
b)	Initial Notification Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION PLC
b)	LEI	635400NZ1RTHSGDVNQ43
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 Identification code	ORDINARY SHARES OF €0.0001 EACH ISIN: IE000T78CHJ8
b)	Nature of the transaction	GRANT OF OPTIONS
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) STG 3.61 PENCE 1,000,000
d)	Aggregated information — Aggregated volume — Price	NOT APPLICABLE
e)	Date of the transaction	6 OCTOBER 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	OFF MARKET
g)	Additional Information	NOT APPLICABLE

 

END