2 June 2026
VSA CAPITAL GROUP PLC
("VSA Capital" "VSA" or the "Company")
DIRECTOR DEALING AND TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
Transaction in Own Shares
VSA Capital Group plc (AQSE: VSA) announces that it acquired the following number of Ordinary Shares through Raymond James Wealth Management Limited.
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Date of purchase |
27 May 2026 |
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Number of Ordinary Shares purchased: |
50,000 |
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Highest price paid per share (GBP): |
4.00p |
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Lowest price paid per share (GBP): |
4.00p |
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Volume weighted average price paid (GBP): |
4.00p |
At its 2025 Annual General Meeting held on 30 September 2025, shareholders passed the Authorisation, being a special resolution authorising the Company to make market purchases of Ordinary Shares up to a nominal amount of £20,000, representing approximately 8.85 per cent of the Company's issued share capital as of 30 September 2025. The authority conferred by this resolution will expire at the conclusion of the Company's next Annual General Meeting. All future purchases of Ordinary Shares will be made pursuant to this authority.
Notification of total voting rights in accordance with paragraph 5.6.1 of the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules
The purchased Ordinary Shares will be held in treasury by the Company. Following this purchase, the issued share capital of the Company is 23,928,966 Ordinary Shares, each share carrying the right to one vote, of which 1,486,300 are held in treasury. For reporting purposes under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules the market should exclude any shares held in treasury and should use the figure 22,442,666 when determining if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company. The Company will make further announcements in due course following the completion of any further purchases pursuant to the 2025 Authorisation granted to the Company.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the UK (the Market Abuse Regulation), the table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by VSA Capital Group plc on behalf of the Company pursuant to the Authorisation.
Director Dealing
On 28 May 2026, Mark Thompson, Chairman of the Company, bought 100,000 Ordinary Shares. Following the transaction, Mark Thompson's beneficial interest is 4,533,400 Ordinary Shares, which equates to 20.20 per cent. of the Company's total voting rights.
On 29 May 2026, Andrew Monk, CEO of the Company, bought 50,000 Ordinary Shares. Following the transaction, Andrew Monk's beneficial interest is 4,511,800 Ordinary Shares, which equates to 20.10 per cent. of the Company's total voting rights.
Details of both transactions are shown in the PDMR notifications below.
This announcement contains information which, prior to its disclosure, was inside information as stipulated under Regulation 11 of the Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019/310 (as amended).
The directors of the Company take responsibility for this announcement.
For further information, please contact:
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VSA Capital Group plc |
+44 20 3005 5000 |
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Andrew Monk, CEO Andrew Raca, Head of Corporate Finance |
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Galin Ganchev, Finance Director |
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AQSE Exchange Growth Market Corporate Adviser |
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Alfred Henry Corporate Finance Limited |
+44 (0) 20 8064 4056 |
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Nick Michaels / Maya Klein Wassink |
Notification and public disclosure of transaction by person discharging managerial responsibilities
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name |
Mark Thompson |
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Reason for notification |
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Position/Status |
Chairman |
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b. |
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 |
VSA Capital Group plc |
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b. |
LEI |
213800Z2XMFUEK3OYN85 |
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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
Identification Code |
Ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares")
ISIN Code: GB00BMXR4K91 |
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b. |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of 100,000 Ordinary Shares |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
Purchase of 100,000 Ordinary Shares @ £0.0365 |
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Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume - Price |
N/A (single transaction)
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e. |
Date of the transaction |
28 May 2026 |
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Place of the transaction |
AQSE |
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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
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1. Issuer Details |
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ISIN |
GB00BMXR4K91 |
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Issuer Name |
VSA Capital Group plc |
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UK or Non-UK Issuer |
UK |
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2. Reason for the notification |
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An acquisition of voting rights |
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation |
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Name |
Mark Thompson |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
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4. Details of the shareholder |
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Name |
Mark Thompson |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: |
28/05/2026 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
29/05/2026 |
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation |
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% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) |
% of voting rights through financial instruments |
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii |
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
20.20 |
0.00 |
20.20 |
4,533,400 |
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Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
19.69 |
0.00 |
19.69 |
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of ISIN code (if possible) |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (DTR5.2.1) |
Direct (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (DTR5.2.1) |
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GB00BMXR4K91 |
4,533,400 |
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20.20 |
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SUBTOTAL 8. A |
4,533,400 |
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 |
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Physical or cash Settlement |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 |
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") |
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Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer |
X |
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) |
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Name |
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: |
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Name of the proxy holder |
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The number and % of voting rights held |
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The date until which the voting rights will be held |
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11. Additional information |
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Place of completion |
AQSE |
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Date of completion |
28 May 2026 |
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Notification and public disclosure of transaction by person discharging managerial responsibilities
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name |
Andrew Monk |
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Reason for notification |
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Position/Status |
CEO |
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b. |
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 |
VSA Capital Group plc |
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b. |
LEI |
213800Z2XMFUEK3OYN85 |
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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
Identification Code |
Ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares")
ISIN Code: GB00BMXR4K91 |
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b. |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of 50,000 Ordinary Shares |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
Purchase of 50,000 Ordinary Shares @ £0.045 |
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d. |
Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume - Price |
N/A (single transaction)
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e. |
Date of the transaction |
29 May 2026 |
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f. |
Place of the transaction |
AQSE |
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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
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1. Issuer Details |
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ISIN |
GB00BMXR4K91 |
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Issuer Name |
VSA Capital Group plc |
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UK or Non-UK Issuer |
UK |
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2. Reason for the notification |
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An acquisition of voting rights |
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation |
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Name |
Andrew Monk |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
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4. Details of the shareholder |
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Name |
Andrew Monk |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: |
29/05/2026 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
29/05/2026 |
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation |
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% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) |
% of voting rights through financial instruments |
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii |
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
20.10 |
0.00 |
20.10 |
4,511,800 |
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Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
19.84 |
0.00 |
19.84 |
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of ISIN code (if possible) |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (DTR5.2.1) |
Direct (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (DTR5.2.1) |
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GB00BMXR4K91 |
4,511,800 |
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20.10 |
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SUBTOTAL 8. A |
4,511,800 |
20.10 |
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a) |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 |
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b) |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Physical or cash Settlement |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 |
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") |
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Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer |
X |
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) |
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Name |
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: |
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Name of the proxy holder |
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The number and % of voting rights held |
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The date until which the voting rights will be held |
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11. Additional information |
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Place of completion |
AQSE |
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Date of completion |
29 May 2026 |
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