Issue of Awards under the Company’s LTIP

Helium One Global Ltd

17 April 2026

 

17 April 2026

Helium One Global Ltd

("Helium One" or "the Company")

Issue of Awards under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan

Helium One Global (AIM: HE1), the primary helium explorer in Tanzania with a 50% working interest in the Galactica-Pegasus helium development project in Colorado, USA (the "Galactica Project"), is pleased to announce that the Board has approved a grant of nil cost share awards to its key management and Executive Directors under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP).

The awards under the LTIP comprise a total of 94,378,108 nil cost awards over ordinary shares ("Awards") in the Company which will vest no earlier than three years from the date of grant.

The following Awards have been granted to the Executive Directors:

Director	Number of Awards
Lorna Blaisse (CEO)	27,500,000
Graham Jacobs (FD)	20,625,000
Sarah Cope (Head of Compliance and Governance)	9,166,667

In addition to the Awards detailed above, the Executive Directors have in previous years been granted the following options to acquire Ordinary Shares in the Company:

Director	No. of options	Exercise Price Pence
Lorna Blaisse	3,000,000	10p
	250,000	22p
	5,000,000	6.25p
	5,000,000	6.6p
	55,000,000	1p
Graham Jacobs	8,000,000	6.6p
	40,000,000	1p
Sarah Cope	3,000,000	22p
	2,000,000	6.6p
	20,000,000	1p

In addition to the 94,378,108 Awards, representing 0.93% of the Company's issued share capital, there are 317,899,997 options and warrants over ordinary shares in the Company, representing 3.13% of the Company's issued share capital.  It is intended that on vesting, the Awards will be satisfied by the transfer of shares from the Helium One Employee Benefit Trust which was established in 2025 for that purpose.

The FCA notification in relation to the above and made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation is appended below.

For further information please visit the Company's website: www.helium-one.com   

Contact

Helium One Global Ltd	[phone]
Lorna Blaisse, CEO Graham Jacobs, Finance and Commercial Director
Panmure Liberum Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) Scott Mathieson Phoebe Bunce	[phone]
Zeus Capital Limited (Joint Broker) Simon Johnson Louisa Waddell	[phone]
Tavistock (Financial PR) Nick Elwes Saskia Sizen	[phone]

Notes to Editors

Helium One Global, the primary helium explorer in Tanzania with a 50% working interest in the Galactica-Pegasus helium development project in Colorado, USA. The Company holds helium licenses within two distinct helium project areas, across two continents and has the potential to become a strategic player in resolving a supply-constrained helium market.

The Company's flagship southern Rukwa Project is located within the southern Rukwa Rift Basin in south-west Tanzania. This project entering a full appraisal and development stage following the success of the 2023/24 exploration drilling campaign, which proved a helium discovery at Itumbula West-1 and, following an extended well test ("EWT"), successfully flowed 5.5% helium continually to surface in Q3 2024.

Following the success of the EWT, the Company filed a Mining Licence ("ML") application with the Tanzania Mining Commission in September 2024 and the 480km² ML was formally awarded to the Company in July 2025.

The Company also owns a 50% working interest in the Galactica-Pegasus helium development project in Las Animas County, Colorado, USA. This project is operated by Blue Star Helium Ltd (ASX: BNL) and successfully completed a six well development drilling campaign in H1 2025. The completion of the development programme is a key component of the broader Galactica-Pegasus development strategy; aimed at progressing the helium and CO₂ discoveries to near-term commercial production.

This programme has seen a systematic approach to developing the extensive Lyons Formation reservoir. The programme has delivered encouraging results, in line with expectations, consistently encountering good helium (up to 3.3% He) and CO2 concentrations in the target formation and demonstrating promising flow potential. The initial Galactica wells were tied into first gas in Q4 2025, with further wells coming onstream in 2026 for both helium and CO2 production.

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THEIR CLOSELY ASSOCIATED PERSONS

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a.	Name	1)   Lorna Blaisse 2)   Graham Jacobs 3)   Sarah Cope
2	Reason for notification
a.	Position/Status	1)   Chief Executive Officer 2)   Finance and Commercial Director 3)   Head of Governance and Compliance
b.	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a.	Name	Helium One Global Limited
b.	LEI	213800J96OENDQKNQZ60
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 nil par value each   ISIN: VGG4392T1075
b.	Nature of the transaction	Conditional award of ordinary shares via a LTIP
c.	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price	Volume
		1)	0p	27,500,000
		2)	0p	20,625,000
		3)	0p	9,166,667
d.	Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume - Price	N/A
e.	Date of the transaction	16 April 2026
f.	Place of the transaction	Off market

 

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