07 January 2026
("Tungsten West", the "Company" or the "Group")
Director Dealings
Tungsten West plc (LON: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 been informed of the following share dealing by a director in the Company.
Further to the Company's announcement on 2 January 2026, Tungsten West has been informed that Richard Maxey, Non-Executive Director, has become interested in a total of 366,210 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), following the mandatory conversion of £10,986.30 of convertible loan notes at 3.00 pence per Ordinary Share.
Following the above acquisition, the beneficial holdings in Tungsten West of Mr Maxey are as follows:
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Director |
Shares Acquired |
Resulting Shareholding |
% of the Company Held |
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Richard Maxey |
366,210 |
366,210 |
0.05% |
Update to the Drakewood Concert Party
The Drakewood Concert Party now comprises Drakewood Capital Management Limited, David Lilley, Henry Maxey, Rick Maxey, Godolphin Minerals Limited, Mark Thompson and Andrew Monk. Following the issuance of the Conversion Shares the shareholdings of the individual members of the Drakewood Concert Party is as follows:
|
Shareholder |
Ordinary Shares held prior to Conversion |
Conversion Shares issued |
Resultant holding of Ordinary Shares |
% of total voting rights |
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Drakewood Capital Management Limited and David Lilley |
6,506,382 |
84,438,895 |
90,945,277 |
11.73% |
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Henry Maxey |
13,782,089 |
100,196,491 |
113,978,580 |
14.70% |
|
Richard Maxey |
- |
366,210 |
366,210 |
0.05% |
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Godolphin Minerals Limited |
- |
18,310,502 |
18,310,502 |
2.36% |
|
Mark Thompson |
3,249,148 |
3,662,100 |
6,911,248 |
0.89% |
|
Andrew Monk |
- |
1,645,243 |
1,645,243 |
0.21% |
|
Total |
23,537,619 |
208,619,441 |
232,157,060 |
29.95% |
Ends
For further information, please contact:
Enquiries
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Tungsten West
Jeff Court (CEO)
Tel: +44 (0) 1752 278500
Phil Povey (CFO)
Tel: +44 (0) 1752 278500
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Strand Hanson
(Nominated Adviser and Financial Adviser)
James Spinney / James Dance / Abigail Wennington
Tel: +44 (0) 207 409 3494 |
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BlytheRay
(Financial PR)
Tim Blythe / Megan Ray
Tel: +44(0) 20 7138 3204
Email: tungstenwest@blytheray.com |
Hannam & Partners
(Financial Adviser and Broker)
Andrew Chubb / Matt Hasson / Jay Ashfield
+44 (0)20 7907 8500
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The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended.
PDMR Notification Form:
The notification below is made in accordance with the requirements of MAR.
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1. |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Richard Maxey |
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2. |
Reason for the Notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Non-Executive Director |
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b) |
Initial notification/amendment |
Initial notification |
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3. |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Tungsten West plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800QNV72HX3JAFC56 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the share capital of Tungsten West plc |
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Identification code |
GB00BP6QM557 |
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b) |
Nature of the Transaction |
Acquisition of Ordinary Shares via mandatory conversion of convertible loan notes |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price |
N/A (Single transaction) |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
31 December 2025 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, AIM Market (XLON) |
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