25 August 2026
Tungsten West Plc
("Tungsten West", the "Company" or the "Group")
Grant of Awards under Long Term Incentive Plan
Tungsten West (AIM:TUN), the mining company focused on restarting production at the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine ("Hemerdon" or the "Project") in Devon, UK, announces that it has granted options (the "Awards") over ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to Ronald Day, Chief Operating Officer, and other senior managers, pursuant to the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP").
The Company's shareholders passed resolutions to grant options and/or allot and issue new Ordinary Shares pursuant to the LTIP at the General Meeting held on 30 January 2026, with further subsequent share authority resolutions passed at the General Meeting held on 26 February 2026, and the LTIP has been implemented by the Board in line with the description provided in the circulars published on 14 January 2026 and 9 February 2026 respectively.
Details of the Awards granted to a Person Displaying Management Responsibility ("PDMR") are set out below:
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PDMR |
Number of total Awards granted under LTIP |
Total Awards exercisable at 1p |
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Ronald Day (Chief Operating Officer) |
5,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
Additionally, the Company has granted Awards over 1,494,685 shares to senior management.
The Awards issued are subject to certain performance conditions, including in relation to achieving key commercial production and/or operational milestones and other key performance indicators. The extent to which performance conditions have been satisfied will be determined by the Remuneration Committee.
The Awards will lapse by the fifteenth anniversary of the date of grant, unless they lapse earlier in accordance with their terms.
The option agreements also provide for the acceleration of vesting on a change of control, subject to the terms of the LTIP and the relevant option agreement.
Ends
For further information, please contact:
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Tungsten West Jeff Court, Chief Executive Officer Phil Povey, Chief Financial Officer Tel: +44 (0) 1752 278500
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Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser and Financial Adviser) James Spinney / James Dance / Abigail Wennington Tel: +44 (0) 207 409 3494
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BlytheRay (Financial PR) Megan Ray / Rachael Brooks Tel: +44(0) 20 7138 3204 Email: tungstenwest@blytheray.com
PDMR Dealings Notification |
Hannam & Partners (Broker) Andrew Chubb / Matt Hasson / Jay Ashfield Tel: +44 (0)20 7907 8500 |
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Details of the person discharging board responsibilities |
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Name |
Ronald Day |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Chief Operating Officer |
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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 |
TUNGSTEN WEST PLC |
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LEI |
213800QNV72HX3JAFC56 |
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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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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
Conditional options over ordinary shares granted under the Company's LTIP |
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Identification code |
GB00BP6QM557 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Grant of conditional options under the Company's LTIP |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price: 1 pence Volumes: 5,000,000 |
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Aggregated information |
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- Aggregated volume |
N/A - Single Transaction
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- Price |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
23 August 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
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