Announcement PDF RNS Number : 2967N First Class Metals PLC 22 July 2026 FIRST CLASS METALS PLC 22 July 2026 Exercise of Share Options First Class Metals plc (LSE: FCM) (the "Company"), the Ontario focused gold and critical metals exploration company, is pleased to announce that Marc Sale, the Executive Director and CEO of the Company, has exercised 795,000 share options ("Options") awarded to him on 17 July 2022. Details of the exercise are set out below: Exercise of Share Options Details PDMR Marc Sale, Executive Director & CEO Date options awarded 17 July 2022 Number of options exercised 795,000 Exercise price 2.0 pence per Ordinary Share Aggregate exercise cost £15,900 Date of exercise 21 July 2026 The Options were exercised at 2.0 pence per ordinary share, resulting in the issue of 795,000 new ordinary shares of £0.001 each in the Company (the "New Shares"). The New Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares. Application has been made for the New Shares to be admitted to trading, with admission expected to occur on 27 July 2026. Total Voting Rights In accordance with the provision of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, the Company confirms that, following the issue of the New Shares, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will comprise 425,071,349 Ordinary Shares. All the ordinary shares have equal voting rights and none of the ordinary shares are held in Treasury. The total number of voting rights in the Company will therefore be 425,071,349. The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations to determine if they are required to notify their interests in, or a change to their interest in, the Company. For Further Information: Engage with us by asking questions, watching video summaries, and seeing what other shareholders have to say. Navigate to our Interactive Investor hub here: https://firstclassmetalsplc.com/link/rDEAxP James Knowles, Executive Chair Email: JamesK@Firstclassmetalsplc.com Tel: 07488 362641 Marc J Sale, CEO and Executive Director Email: MarcS@Firstclassmetalsplc.com Tel: 07711 093532 AlbR Capital Limited (Financial Adviser) David Coffman/Dan Harris Website: www.albrcapital.com Tel: (0)20 7469 0930 Axis Capital Markets (Broker) Richard Hutchinson Website: Axcap247.com Tel: (0)203 026 0449 Notification and public disclosure of transaction by person discharging managerial responsibilities 1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated a. Name Marc Sale 2 Reason for notification a. Position/Status Director & CEO b. Initial notification/ Amendment Initial Notification 3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor a. Name First Class Metals PLC b. LEI 894500V981ZTFLGVOZ38 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 £0.001 each ISIN Code: GB00BPJGTF16 b. Nature of the transaction Exercise of Share Options c. Price(s) and volume(s) Price Volume 1) 2.0p 795,000 d. Aggregated information - Aggregated Volume Aggregated Volume =795,000 - Price £0.02 e. Date of the transaction 21 July 2026 f. Place of the transaction London UK This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com. RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy. END DSHSEWFUFEMSESW