28 August 2026
Forgent plc
("Forgent" or the "Company")
Director Purchase of Shares
Forgent plc (AIM: FORG), the Australian-focused critical and precious minerals explorer, notifies that James Parsons, CEO, today purchased into his SIPP 120,482,530 ordinary shares in the Company at 0.0083 pence per share, following which Mr Parsons' interest in the Company's shares comprises 120,482,530 shares, representing approximately 0.47 % of the Company current issued ordinary share capital.
For further information on Forgent plc, visit the Company's website www.forgentplc.com or contact:
FORGENT plc
James Parsons
c/o Camarco
Strand Hanson - Nomad & Financial Adviser
James Harris / Richard Johnson
Tel: +44 20 7409 3494
Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd - Broker
Christopher Kipling / Samantha Esqulant
Tel: +44 20 7048 9045
Camarco - Financial PR
Billy Clegg / Georgia Edmonds / Fergus Young
Tel: 0203 757 4980
Email: forgent@camarco.co.uk
PDMR notification
The notifications below are made in accordance with the requirements of UK MAR:
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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Name |
James Parsons |
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Reason for the Notification |
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Position/status |
CEO |
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Initial notification/amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
Forgent plc |
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LEI |
63540085VSYVDEINJO04 |
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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 |
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Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument |
Ordinary Shares of EUR 0.001 each |
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Identification code |
IE000955MAJ1 |
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Nature of the Transaction |
Purchase of shares |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price |
N/A (Single transaction) |
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Date of the transaction |
28 August 2026 |
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Place of the transaction |
AIM (LSE) |
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Forgent plc is an Australian-focused critical and precious metals exploration company focused on acquiring and advancing gold, copper and nickel assets with existing mineralisation, extensive historical datasets and clear pathways to value creation, supported by an experienced management and technical team.
The Company is strategically positioned to benefit from structural demand for copper, gold and nickel, driven by electrification, data centre investment, electric vehicle adoption and gold's continued role as a safe-haven asset and central bank reserve holding.
Forgent's portfolio includes Peak Hill, an advanced gold-copper exploration project; Mount Sholl, a nickel-copper-PGE project with a JORC-compliant resource and significant exploration target; and Green Rocks, a copper-gold project with high-grade surface mineralisation.