{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"162613","rtpr_id":"nPRr79915a-20261007","ticker":"SRVL","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["SRVL"],"title":"REG-Serval Resources Plc: Capital Access Window - Trading Halt","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-07T06:00:17.628Z","article_body":"THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN (TOGETHER THIS\n\"ANNOUNCEMENT\") IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR\nDISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR\nINDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, NEW\nZEALAND, CANADA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION\nWHERE, OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON TO WHOM, TO DO SO MIGHT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION\nOR BREACH OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION (\"RESTRICTED JURISDICTION\").\nPLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICES AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.\n\n \n\nTHE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE\nINSIDE INFORMATION AS STIPULATED UNDER THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATIONS (EU) NO.\n596/2014 WHICH FORMS PART OF UK LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION\n(WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018, AS AMENDED. UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT\nTHIS INSIDE INFORMATION IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.\n\n \n\n \n\nServal Resources Plc\n\n(\"Serval\" or the \"Company\")\n\n7 October 2026\n\n \n\nCapital Access Window - Trading Halt\n\nServal Resources Plc (AIM: SRVL), a company focused on building an\nindependent copper and future metals developer, is pleased to announce its\nintention to utilise AIM's new Capital Access Window rule in connection with a\nproposed fundraise (\"Proposed Fundraise\").\n\nIntention to undertake the Proposed Fundraise\n\nSince its admission to trading on AIM in April 2026, Serval has made\nsignificant progress across its key copper projects in Namibia and Botswana.\n\nThe Proposed Fundraise would supplement the Company's existing funds of circa\n£1.6 million and is expected to enable Serval to undertake a large-scale\ndrilling programme on its mineral exploration licenses in Namibia's Kaoko\nBasin. Proceeds from the Proposed Fundraise would also allow the Company to\nconduct further exploration work on its projects located in Botswana's\nKalahari Copper Belt, as well as providing the Company with additional working\ncapital.\n\n\nUse of AIM's Capital Access Window rule\n\nFollowing the updates to the AIM Rules for Companies announced in August 2026,\nand to support the Proposed Fundraise, the Company will enter a Capital Access\nWindow with effect from 7.30am BST today. This is a voluntary temporary pause\nin the trading of the Company's shares on AIM to make it easier to reach a\nbroader range of investors, and to provide pricing stability, during a\nfundraise. If undertaken, the Company intends to include an offer to `retail'\ninvestors as part of the Proposed Fundraise. The Capital Access Window will\nremain in place until a further announcement is made detailing the results of\nthe Proposed Fundraise.\n\n \n\nAppointment of Advisers\n\nThe Company has engaged SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP, its existing Nominated\nAdviser and Broker, and Hannam & Partners (Advisory) Limited (\"H&P\") as joint\nbrokers on the Proposed Fundraise. H&P has also been appointed to act as joint\nbroker to the Company on an ongoing basis.\n\n \n\nThis announcement does not constitute an offer of securities in any\njurisdiction. The Proposed Fundraise, if implemented, will be the subject of\nfurther announcements, which will include the material terms and conditions of\nthe Proposed Fundraise.\n\n \n\n \n\nEnquiries: \n\n \n\n Serval Resources                    Company                       Robin Birchall                                + 44 (0) 7711 313 019  robin.birchall@servalresources.com  \n                                     IR                            Cathy Malins                                  +44 (0) 7876 796 629  cathy.malins@servalresources.com     \n SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP      Nominated Advisor and Broker  Charlie Bouverat  David Hignell  Devik Mehta  +44 (0) 20 3470 0470                                       \n Hannam & Partners Advisory Limited  Joint Broker                  Andrew Chubb Leif Powis                       +44 (0) 20 7907 8502                                       \n AlbR Capital Limited                Joint Corporate Broker        Lucy Williams Duncan Vasey                    +44 (0) 20 7469 0930                                       \n Tavistock Communications            PR                            Charles Vivian  Eliza Logan                   +44 (0) 20 7920 3150                                       \n\n \n\n \n\n\nAbout Serval Resources \n\nServal Resources (AIM: SRVL) is an AIM-quoted explorer focused on copper and\nassociated future metals critical to the global energy transition and digital\neconomy. The Company is building a portfolio of exploration and development\nassets in the emerging copper belts of Namibia, Botswana and Côte d'Ivoire,\naiming to become a leading mid-cap player by applying modern, systematic\nexploration techniques in underexplored but highly prospective African\nregions.\n\n  \n\nFor further information, visit: \n* https://servalresources.com/    \n         * https://x.com/ServalResources  \n         * https://www.linkedin.com/company/serval-resources/  \n \n\nImportant Notice\n\nS.P. Angel Corporate Finance LLP  (\"SP Angel\"), which is authorised and\nregulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority (\"FCA\"), is\nacting exclusively for the Company as nominated adviser and no-one else in\nconnection with the Proposed Fundraise and will not regard any other person as\na client in relation to the Proposed Fundraise and will not be responsible to\nanyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its\nclients or for providing advice in relation to the Proposed Fundraise or any\nother matter referred to herein. Its responsibilities as nominated advisor to\nthe Company are owed to the London Stock Exchange plc and are not owed to the\nCompany or to any director or shareholder of the Company or any other person\nincluding, without limitation, in respect of any decision to acquire shares in\nreliance on any part of this Announcement.\n\n \n\nH&P, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is\nacting as joint bookrunner to the Company in connection with the Proposed\nFundraise and is not acting for, and will not be responsible to, any person\nother than the Company for providing the protections afforded to customers of\nH&P or for advising any other person on the arrangements described in this\nAnnouncement.\n\n \n\nThis Announcement or any part of it does not constitute or form part of any\noffer to issue or sell, or the solicitation of an offer to acquire, purchase\nor subscribe for, any securities in the United States, Australia, New Zealand,\nCanada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa or any other jurisdiction in which\nthe same would be unlawful or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make\nsuch offer or solicitation. No public offering of the Company's securities is\nbeing made in any such jurisdiction. This Announcement does not constitute a\nrecommendation concerning any investor's investment decision with respect to\nthe Proposed Fundraising.\n\n \n\nThe securities referred to in this Announcement have not been, and will not\nbe, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or\nunder the securities laws of, or with any securities regulatory authority of,\nany state or other jurisdiction of the United States. Such securities may not\nbe offered, sold, pledged, taken up, exercised, resold, transferred or\ndelivered, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States except\npursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to,\nthe registration requirements of the United States Securities Act and in\ncompliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or any other\njurisdiction of the United States.\n\n Certain statements contained in this Announcement constitute\n\"forward-looking statements\" with respect to the results, financial condition,\nperformance, developments or achievements of the Company and its subsidiaries.\nWords such as \"believes\", \"anticipates\", \"estimates\", \"expects\", \"intends\",\n\"plans\", \"aims\", \"potential\", \"may\", \"will\", \"would\", \"could\", \"considered\",\n\"likely\", \"estimate\", \"outlook\" and variations of these words and similar\nfuture or conditional expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking\nstatements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.\nThese statements and forecasts are inherently predictive, speculative and\ninvolve risks and uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual\nresults, financial condition, performance, developments or achievements to\ndiffer materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking\nstatements and forecasts. Many of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions\nrelate to factors that are beyond the Company's ability to control, predict or\nestimate precisely. No representation or warranty is made, and no\nresponsibility or liability is accepted, as to the achievement or\nreasonableness of, and no reliance should be placed on, such forward-looking\nstatements. The forward-looking statements contained in this Announcement\nspeak only as of the date of this Announcement. Each of the Company, SP Angel,\nH&P expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise\npublicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new\ninformation, future events or otherwise, unless required to do so by\napplicable law or regulation or London Stock Exchange plc.\n\n \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPRr79915a-20261007","title":"REG-Serval Resources Plc: Capital Access Window - Trading Halt","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"SRVL","created":"2026-10-07T06:00:17.628Z","tickers":["SRVL"],"exchange":"LSE","article_body":"THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN (TOGETHER THIS\n\"ANNOUNCEMENT\") IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR\nDISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR\nINDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, NEW\nZEALAND, CANADA, THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION\nWHERE, OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON TO WHOM, TO DO SO MIGHT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION\nOR BREACH OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION (\"RESTRICTED JURISDICTION\").\nPLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICES AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.\n\n \n\nTHE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE\nINSIDE INFORMATION AS STIPULATED UNDER THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATIONS (EU) NO.\n596/2014 WHICH FORMS PART OF UK LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION\n(WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018, AS AMENDED. UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT\nTHIS INSIDE INFORMATION IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.\n\n \n\n \n\nServal Resources Plc\n\n(\"Serval\" or the \"Company\")\n\n7 October 2026\n\n \n\nCapital Access Window - Trading Halt\n\nServal Resources Plc (AIM: SRVL), a company focused on building an\nindependent copper and future metals developer, is pleased to announce its\nintention to utilise AIM's new Capital Access Window rule in connection with a\nproposed fundraise (\"Proposed Fundraise\").\n\nIntention to undertake the Proposed Fundraise\n\nSince its admission to trading on AIM in April 2026, Serval has made\nsignificant progress across its key copper projects in Namibia and Botswana.\n\nThe Proposed Fundraise would supplement the Company's existing funds of circa\n£1.6 million and is expected to enable Serval to undertake a large-scale\ndrilling programme on its mineral exploration licenses in Namibia's Kaoko\nBasin. Proceeds from the Proposed Fundraise would also allow the Company to\nconduct further exploration work on its projects located in Botswana's\nKalahari Copper Belt, as well as providing the Company with additional working\ncapital.\n\n\nUse of AIM's Capital Access Window rule\n\nFollowing the updates to the AIM Rules for Companies announced in August 2026,\nand to support the Proposed Fundraise, the Company will enter a Capital Access\nWindow with effect from 7.30am BST today. This is a voluntary temporary pause\nin the trading of the Company's shares on AIM to make it easier to reach a\nbroader range of investors, and to provide pricing stability, during a\nfundraise. If undertaken, the Company intends to include an offer to `retail'\ninvestors as part of the Proposed Fundraise. The Capital Access Window will\nremain in place until a further announcement is made detailing the results of\nthe Proposed Fundraise.\n\n \n\nAppointment of Advisers\n\nThe Company has engaged SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP, its existing Nominated\nAdviser and Broker, and Hannam & Partners (Advisory) Limited (\"H&P\") as joint\nbrokers on the Proposed Fundraise. H&P has also been appointed to act as joint\nbroker to the Company on an ongoing basis.\n\n \n\nThis announcement does not constitute an offer of securities in any\njurisdiction. The Proposed Fundraise, if implemented, will be the subject of\nfurther announcements, which will include the material terms and conditions of\nthe Proposed Fundraise.\n\n \n\n \n\nEnquiries: \n\n \n\n Serval Resources                    Company                       Robin Birchall                                + 44 (0) 7711 313 019  robin.birchall@servalresources.com  \n                                     IR                            Cathy Malins                                  +44 (0) 7876 796 629  cathy.malins@servalresources.com     \n SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP      Nominated Advisor and Broker  Charlie Bouverat  David Hignell  Devik Mehta  +44 (0) 20 3470 0470                                       \n Hannam & Partners Advisory Limited  Joint Broker                  Andrew Chubb Leif Powis                       +44 (0) 20 7907 8502                                       \n AlbR Capital Limited                Joint Corporate Broker        Lucy Williams Duncan Vasey                    +44 (0) 20 7469 0930                                       \n Tavistock Communications            PR                            Charles Vivian  Eliza Logan                   +44 (0) 20 7920 3150                                       \n\n \n\n \n\n\nAbout Serval Resources \n\nServal Resources (AIM: SRVL) is an AIM-quoted explorer focused on copper and\nassociated future metals critical to the global energy transition and digital\neconomy. The Company is building a portfolio of exploration and development\nassets in the emerging copper belts of Namibia, Botswana and Côte d'Ivoire,\naiming to become a leading mid-cap player by applying modern, systematic\nexploration techniques in underexplored but highly prospective African\nregions.\n\n  \n\nFor further information, visit: \n* https://servalresources.com/    \n         * https://x.com/ServalResources  \n         * https://www.linkedin.com/company/serval-resources/  \n \n\nImportant Notice\n\nS.P. Angel Corporate Finance LLP  (\"SP Angel\"), which is authorised and\nregulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority (\"FCA\"), is\nacting exclusively for the Company as nominated adviser and no-one else in\nconnection with the Proposed Fundraise and will not regard any other person as\na client in relation to the Proposed Fundraise and will not be responsible to\nanyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its\nclients or for providing advice in relation to the Proposed Fundraise or any\nother matter referred to herein. Its responsibilities as nominated advisor to\nthe Company are owed to the London Stock Exchange plc and are not owed to the\nCompany or to any director or shareholder of the Company or any other person\nincluding, without limitation, in respect of any decision to acquire shares in\nreliance on any part of this Announcement.\n\n \n\nH&P, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is\nacting as joint bookrunner to the Company in connection with the Proposed\nFundraise and is not acting for, and will not be responsible to, any person\nother than the Company for providing the protections afforded to customers of\nH&P or for advising any other person on the arrangements described in this\nAnnouncement.\n\n \n\nThis Announcement or any part of it does not constitute or form part of any\noffer to issue or sell, or the solicitation of an offer to acquire, purchase\nor subscribe for, any securities in the United States, Australia, New Zealand,\nCanada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa or any other jurisdiction in which\nthe same would be unlawful or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make\nsuch offer or solicitation. No public offering of the Company's securities is\nbeing made in any such jurisdiction. This Announcement does not constitute a\nrecommendation concerning any investor's investment decision with respect to\nthe Proposed Fundraising.\n\n \n\nThe securities referred to in this Announcement have not been, and will not\nbe, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or\nunder the securities laws of, or with any securities regulatory authority of,\nany state or other jurisdiction of the United States. Such securities may not\nbe offered, sold, pledged, taken up, exercised, resold, transferred or\ndelivered, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States except\npursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to,\nthe registration requirements of the United States Securities Act and in\ncompliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or any other\njurisdiction of the United States.\n\n Certain statements contained in this Announcement constitute\n\"forward-looking statements\" with respect to the results, financial condition,\nperformance, developments or achievements of the Company and its subsidiaries.\nWords such as \"believes\", \"anticipates\", \"estimates\", \"expects\", \"intends\",\n\"plans\", \"aims\", \"potential\", \"may\", \"will\", \"would\", \"could\", \"considered\",\n\"likely\", \"estimate\", \"outlook\" and variations of these words and similar\nfuture or conditional expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking\nstatements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.\nThese statements and forecasts are inherently predictive, speculative and\ninvolve risks and uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual\nresults, financial condition, performance, developments or achievements to\ndiffer materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking\nstatements and forecasts. Many of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions\nrelate to factors that are beyond the Company's ability to control, predict or\nestimate precisely. No representation or warranty is made, and no\nresponsibility or liability is accepted, as to the achievement or\nreasonableness of, and no reliance should be placed on, such forward-looking\nstatements. The forward-looking statements contained in this Announcement\nspeak only as of the date of this Announcement. Each of the Company, SP Angel,\nH&P expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update or revise\npublicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new\ninformation, future events or otherwise, unless required to do so by\napplicable law or regulation or London Stock Exchange plc.\n\n \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved."},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-07T06:00:17.70733118Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791352817707},"received_at":"2026-10-07T06:00:17.757Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"151095","press_release_id":"162613","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":["trading halted indefinitely pending fundraise results","only circa £1.6m of existing cash disclosed ahead of the raise","offering size, structure and pricing not yet disclosed"],"eventType":"offering","narrative":"Serval Resources announced its intention to use AIM's new Capital Access Window rule for a proposed fundraise, entering a voluntary trading pause from 7.30am BST on 7 October 2026.\n\nProceeds would fund a large-scale drilling programme in Namibia's Kaoko Basin, further exploration in Botswana's Kalahari Copper Belt, and working capital, supplementing existing funds of circa £1.6 million.\n\nSP Angel and Hannam & Partners act as joint brokers, and the company intends to include a retail investor offer; terms, size and pricing will come in a follow-up announcement with the results.","sentiment":"mixed","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Cash-strapped copper explorer halts trading under AIM's new Capital Access Window for an unpriced fundraise -- watch for dilution and drill-programme funding details."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"existing_cash":"circa £1.6 million","aim_admission_date":"April 2026","trading_halt_start":"7.30am BST, 7 October 2026"}},"namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Robin Birchall","role":"Company contact, Serval Resources"},{"name":"Charlie Bouverat","role":"SP Angel Corporate Finance"},{"name":"David Hignell","role":"SP Angel Corporate Finance"},{"name":"Devik Mehta","role":"SP Angel Corporate Finance"},{"name":"Andrew Chubb","role":"Hannam & Partners"},{"name":"Leif Powis","role":"Hannam & Partners"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Serval Resources Plc","ticker":"SRVL","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP","relationship":"nominated adviser and broker"},{"name":"Hannam & Partners (Advisory) Limited","relationship":"joint broker"},{"name":"AlbR Capital Limited","relationship":"joint corporate broker"},{"name":"Tavistock Communications","relationship":"PR"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"circa £1.6 million","context":"existing company funds"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"A proposed fundraise with a voluntary trading halt is a material dilution event for a small-cap explorer, but size, structure and pricing are not yet disclosed. 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