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Aminex boosts working capital with share issue from executive option exercise

Story Highlights
  • Aminex issued 5 million new shares after its executive chairman exercised compensation options, adding £30,000 to working capital while conserving cash.
  • Admission of the new shares will raise Aminex’s total voting rights to about 4.48 billion, slightly diluting shareholders but updating the base for FCA disclosure rules.
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Aminex boosts working capital with share issue from executive option exercise

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Aminex plc ( (GB:AEX) ) just unveiled an announcement.

Aminex plc has issued 5,000,000 new ordinary shares following the exercise of compensation options by Executive Chairman Charles Santos under its 2020 Restricted Share Plan, a scheme designed to use equity in lieu of salary to reduce cash costs. The option exercise, which would otherwise have expired in seven months, provides £30,000 in additional working capital and underscores the company’s continued reliance on share-based remuneration to manage liquidity.

The new shares are expected to be admitted to the FCA’s Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s main market on 15 May 2026, taking Aminex’s enlarged share capital and total voting rights to 4,475,001,044 with no shares held in treasury. The updated share count will serve as the new reference for investors assessing disclosure obligations under the FCA’s transparency rules and may slightly dilute existing shareholders while improving the company’s funding position.

Spark’s Take on AEX Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, AEX is a Neutral.

The score is held back primarily by persistent losses and mostly negative operating/free cash flow, despite a relatively strong low-debt balance sheet. Technicals are mildly supportive with a gentle uptrend and neutral momentum, while valuation remains constrained by loss-making results and no dividend yield data.

To see Spark’s full report on AEX stock, click here.

More about Aminex plc

Aminex plc is an energy company listed on the London Stock Exchange, focused on oil and gas exploration and production. The group operates through a capital-constrained model that uses equity-based compensation tools to conserve cash while maintaining its upstream activities and meeting working capital needs.

Average Trading Volume: 3,775,946

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £107.3M

Find detailed analytics on AEX stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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