First Class Metals plc
FINPROM Findings
1“at a price of 1.52 pence per share (the "Issue Price"), representing a discount of approximately 18 per cent ... £250,000 has been immediately converted into new Ordinary Shares”
18% discount offered to retail. CLN conversion coincident with retail raise means retail is buying at the same terms as a previously-agreed insider instrument.
RNS Announcements
1WRAP Retail Offer
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. THE COMMUNICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS OR MATERIALS RELATING TO THE WRAP RETAIL OFFER AS A FINANCIAL PROMOTION IS ONLY BEING MADE TO, AND MAY ONLY BE ACTED UPON BY, THOSE PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 43 OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005, AS AMENDED (WHICH INCLUDES AN EXISTING MEMBER OF FIRST CLASS METALS). ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO SUCH PERSONS AND WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH SUCH PERSONS. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT …
LinkedIn Activity
7Announces revised CLN terms and WRAP retail offer at 1.52p/share for up to £250,000. Contains: 'Reinforcing shareholder alignment, with existing investors offered participation on the same terms via a Winterflood WRAP offer'. Uses positive emojis (✅📈➡️). Links to RNS.
Weekly highlights including 'B HODL PLC announced the purchase of Bitcoin funded by the Company's first At-the-Market equity offering and Capital Deployment Programme.'
KEFI advances Tulu Kapi with full funding secured. One of Africa's highest-grade gold developments. First gold production targeted for 2027.
Construction is making excellent progress. On track to be the number 1 destination for a first class retail and leisure experience in the whole of the North of England. 4 million visits in year 1.
Earlier promotional post from company page. High engagement (169 reactions). No IPO-specific LinkedIn posts found from Mar-Apr 2026 promoting the RetailBook offer, though the project uses 'private equity returns' language in press coverage. Simon Waterfield (CEO) has LinkedIn profile but no indexed posts about the IPO found.
MicroSalt celebrated First Day of Dealings on LSE under ticker SALT. Referenced WHO ambitions for 30% sodium reduction by 2025. Positioned product as meeting growing demand for lower sodium products.
IPO announcement post. No financial details disclosed (no mention of £18.5m valuation or £3m raised). Forward-looking health claims without disclaimers. No 'disruptive category-defining' language in this specific post.
The Beauty Tech Group announced joining the London Stock Exchange as the first British beauty tech brand to go public. Described as marking an exciting new chapter.
High-engagement IPO celebration post. No financial details (valuation, amount raised) disclosed in post itself. Pre-IPO RetailBook involvement not mentioned.
StockBox interview with CEO Nick Tulloch. Highlights: "First helium production at the Rost Well targeted for Q3 2025", strong flow rates, plans for AIM listing. Tulloch claimed Mendell is "the only one extracting helium and selling it by the day" among London-listed helium companies, projected "250 MCF a day" production generating "significant revenue fairly quickly."
CEO making forward-looking production and revenue projections without any caveat language or risk warnings. Uniqueness claims ("only one extracting helium") unsubstantiated.
Board of Directors
8| Name | Role | Appointed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc J. Sale | Chief Executive Officer (off-CH operational) | 2022-06-16 | active |
| James Peter Knowles | director | 2021-01-26 | active |
| Marc Turlough Bamber | director | 2022-07-29 | active |
| Mr. Andrew Grant Williamson | director | 2023-10-15 | active |
| Siddharth Muricken | secretary | 2022-12-15 | active |
| Danesh Varma | secretary | 2022-07-29 | active |
| Mr. David Gary Webster | director | 2025-03-03 | active |
| Ayub Bodi | director | 2021-01-26 | active |