Great Western Mining - Grant of Share Options

Great Western Mining

17/04/2026 12:00

RNS Number : 9713A

Great Western Mining Corp. plc

17 April 2026

 

GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION PLC

("Great Western", "GWM" or the "Company")

 

GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS

 

Great Western Mining Corporation PLC (AIM: GWMO & ESM: 8GW) announces that it has granted a total of 7.5 million share options, including grants to Directors, in accordance with the rules of the Company's Share Option Plan 2014.

 

The share option awards were approved by the Board on 17 April 2026 (the "Award Date") and the exercise price of the new options will be Sterling 2.10 pence per share, representing the average closing price for the ten preceding days.  The options are for seven years and vest immediately with exercise subject to performance conditions being a minimum 50% uplift in the share price.

 

Share Options issued to persons discharging management responsibilities are:

 

Gemma Cryan
500,000
Alastair Ford
500,000
Brian Hall
2,000,000
Andrew Hay
500,000
Robert O'Connell
2,000,000
Max Williams
2,000,000

 

Great Western has 411,832,131 ordinary shares of €0.0001 in issue.  In addition to the options being granted today, the Company has 6,120,000 Share Options outstanding with exercise prices ranging from 8.0 pence per share to 26.0 pence per share.  The Company also has also granted warrants and currently has outstanding a total of 315,335,713 Warrants with exercise prices ranging from 1.0 pence per share to 2.0 pence per share.

 

The Directors' interests in the shares of Great Western are:

 

Shares
Options
pre-grant
Options
post-grant
Gemma Cryan
45,454
135,000
635,000
Alastair Ford
18,181
135,000
635,000
Brian Hall
1,575,378
570,000
2,570,000
Andrew Hay
159,409
135,000
635,000
Robert O'Connell
170,850
570,000
2,570,000
Max Williams
526,136
570,000
2,570,000

* Number of options re-stated after share reorganisation completed on 28 March 2025

 

For further information visit www.greatwesternmining.com or contact:

 

Great Western Mining Corporation PLC
Brian Hall, Chairman
Ed Loye, CEO
c/o St Brides
greatwesternmining@stbridespartners.co.uk
Max Williams, Finance Director
Davy
Nominated Adviser, Euronext Growth Adviser & Joint Broker
Brian Garrahy
+353 (0)1 679 6363
Shard Capital Partners
Joint Broker
Andrew Gutmann / Erik Woolgar
+44 (0)20 7186 9008
St Brides Partners
Financial PR
Susie Geliher / Isabel de Salis
greatwesternmining@stbridespartners.co.uk

 

 

 

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them

 

 [This form is required for disclosure of transactions under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation)]

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
GEMMA CRYAN
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
DIRECTOR
b)
Initial Notification Amendment
Initial
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION PLC
b)
LEI
635400NZ1RTHSGDVNQ43
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 €0.0001 EACH
ISIN: IE000T78CHJ8
b)
Nature of the transaction
GRANT OF OPTIONS
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
STG 2.10 PENCE
500,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
17 APRIL 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
OFF MARKET
g)
Additional Information
n/a

 

 

 

 

 

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them

 

 [This form is required for disclosure of transactions under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation)]

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
ALASTAIR FORD
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
DIRECTOR
b)
Initial Notification Amendment
Initial
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION PLC
b)
LEI
635400NZ1RTHSGDVNQ43
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 €0.0001 EACH
ISIN:IE000T78CHJ8
b)
Nature of the transaction
GRANT OF OPTIONS
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
STG 2.10 PENCE
500,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
17 APRIL 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
OFF MARKET
g)
Additional Information
n/a

 

 

 

 

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them

 

 [This form is required for disclosure of transactions under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation)]

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
BRIAN HALL
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
b)
Initial Notification Amendment
Initial
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION PLC
b)
LEI
635400NZ1RTHSGDVNQ43
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 €0.0001 EACH
ISIN: IE000T78CHJ8
b)
Nature of the transaction
GRANT OF OPTIONS
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
STG 2.10 PENCE
2,000,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
17 APRIL 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
OFF MARKET
g)
Additional Information
n/a

 

 

 

 

 

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them

 

 [This form is required for disclosure of transactions under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation)]

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
ANDREW HAY
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
DIRECTOR
b)
Initial Notification Amendment
Initial
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION PLC
b)
LEI
635400NZ1RTHSGDVNQ43
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 €0.0001 EACH
ISIN: IE000T78CHJ8
b)
Nature of the transaction
GRANT OF OPTIONS
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
STG 2.10 PENCE
500,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
17 APRIL 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
OFF MARKET
g)
Additional Information
n/a

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them

 

 [This form is required for disclosure of transactions under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation)]

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
ROBERT O'CONNELL
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
b)
Initial Notification Amendment
Initial
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION PLC
b)
LEI
635400NZ1RTHSGDVNQ43
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 €0.0001 EACH
ISIN: IE000T78CHJ8
b)
Nature of the transaction
GRANT OF OPTIONS
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
STG 2.10 PENCE
2,000,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
17 APRIL 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
OFF MARKET
g)
Additional Information
n/a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them

 

 [This form is required for disclosure of transactions under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation)]

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
MAX WILLIAMS
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
FINANCE DIRECTOR
b)
Initial Notification Amendment
Initial
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION PLC
b)
LEI
635400NZ1RTHSGDVNQ43
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 €0.0001 EACH
ISIN: IE000T78CHJ8
b)
Nature of the transaction
GRANT OF OPTIONS
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
STG 2.10 PENCE
2,000,000
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
n/a
e)
Date of the transaction
17 APRIL 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
OFF MARKET
g)
Additional Information
n/a

 

 

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