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Issue of Shares and Options and Directors Dealings
Guardian Metal Resources plc announced the issuance of 229,249 new ordinary shares under its STIP awards to directors at approximately £1.05 per share, with admission expected around January 2, 2026, increasing the total issued share capital to 168,728,216 shares. Additionally, the company granted options over 3,850,000 new ordinary shares to directors, employees, and consultants at an exercise price of approximately £1.31, with 50% vesting immediately and the remainder on December 24, 2026. These transactions, including the STIP shares and options, represent a significant increase in director and employee equity participation. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n24 December 2025\nGuardian Metal Resources plc\n('Guardian Metal' or the 'Company')\nIssue of Shares under STIP, Grant of Options and Directors' Dealings\n \nGuardian Metal Resources plc (LON:GMET OTCQB:GMTLF), a strategic mineral exploration and development company focused on Nevada, US, announces that as part of the Company's STIP awards for 2025, the Company is issuing 229,249 new ordinary shares (\"STIP Shares\") to directors who are participants in the scheme.\nThe Company has also granted options over 3,850,000 new ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company(\"Ordinary Shares\") to certain Directors, employees and consultants to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of approximately £1.31 (based on +20% of 30 day VWAP to 23 December 2025) with a life to expiry of 3 years from their vesting date, 50 per cent of which will vest immediately and 50 per cent with a vesting date of 24 December 2026 (the \"Options\").\nSTIP Shares\nA total of 229,249 new ordinary shares have been granted to Guardian Metal board directors (the \"STIP Shares\") at a value of approximately £1.05 per share, based on the 30-day VWAP on close of trading on 19 December 2025. The STIP Shares, along with a summary of existing ordinary shares held are outlined in the table below:\n \n\n\n\n\nDirector\n\n\nExisting Ordinary Shares held\n\n\nSTIP Shares Issued\n\n\nNumber of Shares held post STIP\n\n\n%age of Enlarged Issued Share Capital\n\n\n\n\nOliver Friesen\n\n\n973,814\n\n\n86,743\n\n\n1,060,557\n\n\n0.63%\n\n\n\n\nJ.T. Starzecki\n\n\nNil\n\n\n107,906\n\n\n107,906\n\n\n0.06%\n\n\n\n\nMark Burnett\n\n\n386,939\n\n\n11,953\n\n\n398,892\n\n\n0.24%\n\n\n\n\nBen Hodges\n\n\n115,010\n\n\n22,647\n\n\n137,657\n\n\n0.08%\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n229,249\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nGrant of Options\nDetails on the grant of options are provided below and recognise the immense contribution made by the team to the rapid development of the Company and the strategic current value of its broad-spectrum natural resource focused exploration and development portfolio. A portion (£250,000) of the options granted to Oliver Friesen are covered under the UK's Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) scheme. This does not impact the overall number of new options granted, rather provides a one-...