OREJ Financial Consultants Limited and Alvar Financial, via James Goozee, have increased their stake in First Class Metals PLC, crossing a notifiable threshold.
The combined holding now stands at 16.348%, made up of 8.158% in direct voting rights attached to shares and a further 8.19% held through financial instruments, specifically cash-settled contracts for difference (CFDs).
This marks a rise from their previous position of 10.88%, with total voting rights controlled now amounting to 41,620,184 shares.
First Class Metals plc, Repricing, Register Reset, and the 2026 Test
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i |
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii: |
First Class Metals PLC |
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate) |
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Non-UK issuer |
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”) |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
X |
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments |
X |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify) iii: |
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv
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Name |
James Goozee |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v |
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Name |
OREJ Financial Consultants Limited & Alvar Financial |
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City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
London, UK |
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi: |
20/02/2026 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): |
24/02/2026 |
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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 |
8.158 |
8.19% |
16.348% |
41,620,184 |
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Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
1.97 |
8.91 |
10.88 |
25,456,928 |
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii |
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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 ix |
% 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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GB00BPJGTF16 |
20,770,184 |
8.158 |
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SUBTOTAL 8. A |
20,770,184 |
8.158 |
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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 xii |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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CFD |
Cash |
20,850,000 |
8.19% |
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 |
20,850,000 |
8.19% |
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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 xiii |
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Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
x |
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Name xv |
% 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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Alvar Financial |
20,850,000 |
8.19% |
8.19% |
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: |
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Name of the proxy holder |
N/A |
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The number and % of voting rights held |
N/A |
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The date until which the voting rights will be held |
N/A |
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11. Additional information xvi |
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James Goozee 20,850,000 Holding (B.2) is held at Alvar Financial.
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Place of completion |
London, United Kingdom |
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Date of completion |
24/02/2026 |
