Holdings in the Company and Purchase of Shares by Directors

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BWA Group PLC announced that St. Georges Eco-Mining Corp. no longer holds a disclosable interest following an off-market sale of shares. Directors have increased their holdings, with Jonathan Wearing purchasing 9,702,446 shares to reach 284,982,528 (29.37%), James Butterfield acquiring 21,503,648 shares for a new total of 85,150,879 (8.78%), and Peter Taylor buying 51,608,752 shares, bringing his total to 53,837,586 (5.55%). David Butler also purchased 34,164,994 shares, representing 3.52% of the issued shares. These transactions occurred off-market on 15 January 2026 at a price of 0.0581p per share.

Disclaimer*

16 January 2026

BWA Group PLC

(“ BWA ”, or the “ Company ”)

Holdings in the Company and

Purchase of Shares by Directors

BWA [AQSE:BWAP], the mining investment company with licences in   Cameroon   and   Canada, announce that following an off-market sale of BWA ordinary shares of 0.5p each (“ Ordinary Shares ”), St. Georges Eco-Mining Corp. (“ St. Georges ”) no longer holds a disclosable interest in the Company (the “ Transaction ”).   St. Georges’ Ordinary Shares were made available and were marketed to multiple parties and acquirers including the Company’s directors, whose purchases are detailed below.   An updated table of the holdings of Directors and Significant Shareholders (to the best of the Company’s knowledge) is as follows:

 

Name

Previous Holding

Transaction Purchases

New Holding

% of Issued Shares

Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jonathan Wearing 1

275,280,082

9,702,446

284,982,528

29.37%

James Butterfield

63,647,231

21,503,648

85,150,879

8.78%

Peter Taylor

2,228,834

51,608,752

53,837,586

5.55%

John Byfield

5,640,000

 

5,640,000

0.58%

 

 

 

 

 

Significant Shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr D M Cass

134,893,960

 

134,893,960

13.90%

Richard Battersby 2

100,396,140

 

100,396,140

10.35%

G & O Energy Investments Limited

57,000,000

 

57,000,000

5.87%

Alex Borrelli

35,438,469

 

35,438,469

3.65%

David Butler

 

34,164,994

34,164,994

3.52%

Gudmundur Svavarsson

32,049,000

 

32,049,000

3.30%

  1. Mr Wearing’s holding includes Tricastle Investments Limited, a company he controls.
  2. Mr Battersby’s holding include shares held by The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited and CGWM Nominees Limited as nominees for Bath Group Limited and Second Neric Limited, both of which companies he controls.

For further information on the Company, please visit www.bwagroupplc.com/index.html or:

 

BWA Group PLC

James Butterfield

Managing Director

+44 (0) 7770 225 253

enquiries@bwagroupplc.com

Allenby Capital Limited

Corporate Adviser

+44 (0) 20 3328 5656

Nick Harriss/Nick Naylor

Oberon Capital

Broker

+44 (0) 20 3179 5300

Nick Lovering/Adam Pollock

 

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

 

 

Name

James Butterfield

Reason for notification

PDMR (Managing Director)

 

Initial  

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
  platform, auctioneer, or auction monitor

BWA Group Plc

LEI

213800XG3K7PTAAG8630

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Ordinary shares of 0.5p each

Identification code

ISIN: GB0033877555

Nature of the transaction

Purchase Ordinary Shares  

Price(s) and  
      volume(s)

21,503,648
0.0581p

Aggregated information  
Aggregated volume
Price

N/A

Date of the transaction

15/1/2026

Place of the transaction

Off Market

 

Name

Peter Taylor

Reason for notification

PDMR (NED)

 

Initial  

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
  platform, auctioneer, or auction monitor

BWA Group Plc

LEI

213800XG3K7PTAAG8630

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Ordinary shares of 0.5p each

Identification code

ISIN: GB0033877555

Nature of the transaction

Purchase Ordinary Shares  

Price(s) and  
      volume(s)

51,608,752
0.0581p

Aggregated information  
Aggregated volume
Price

N/A

Date of the transaction

15/1/2026

Place of the transaction

Off Market

 

Name

Jonathan Wearing

Reason for notification

PDMR (Chairman)

 

Initial  

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
  platform, auctioneer, or auction monitor

BWA Group Plc

LEI

213800XG3K7PTAAG8630

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Ordinary shares of 0.5p each

Identification code

ISIN: GB0033877555

Nature of the transaction

Purchase Ordinary Shares  

Price(s) and  
      volume(s)

9,702,446
0.0581p

Aggregated information  
Aggregated volume
Price

N/A

Date of the transaction

15/1/2026

Place of the transaction

Off Market

 




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