FIRST CLASS METALS PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2024

Jan 24, 2024

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RNS Number : 8189A

First Class Metals PLC

24 January 2024

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION 2014/596/EU WHICH IS PART OF DOMESTIC UK LAW PURSUANT TO THE MARKET ABUSE (AMMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS (SI 2019/310) ("UK MAR"). UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THIS INSIDE INFORMATION (AS DEFINED IN UK MAR) IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN .

The Board of First Class Metals PLC announces that the Company has received the following TR-1 notification which is set out below without amendment. A copy of this announcement is available on the Company's website at: www.firstclassmetalsplc.com

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are at- tached ii:			FIRST CLASS METALS
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer(please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification(please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify) iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv
Name			JAMES HUDDLESTON
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London, England
4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.) v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi:			24/01/2024
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			24/01/2024
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights at- tached to shares (to- tal of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instru- ments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0			0%	0.00

Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.18%	0.00%	4.18%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rights ix		% of voting rights
Direct (DTR5.1)	Indirect (DTR5.2.1)	Direct (DTR5.1)	Indirect (DTR5.2.1)
Ordinary 0.1p GB00BPJGTF16	0	0	0	0
SUBTOTAL 8. A	0		0

B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial in- strument	Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.	% of voting rights
		SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Pe- riod xi	Physical or cash Settlement xii	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation(please mark the applicable box with an "X")
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 xiii
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) xiv				X
Name xv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial in- struments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held

Place of completion	London, England
Date of completion	24/01/24

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