LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / July 21, 2026 / Guardian Metal Resources plc (NYSE.A:GMTL)(LON:GMET)(OTCQB:GMTLF), a strategic exploration company focused on tungsten in Nevada, USA, announces that it has been notified that Oliver Friesen has acquired 20,000 ordinary shares in the Company, and Michael Schlumpberger and Jason Starzecki have acquired 500 and 1,100 ADS's respectively in the Company. Each ADS represents 5 ordinary shares of 1 pence in Guardian Metal Resources plc.
The resultant Directors interests in the ordinary shares are set out below:
Director
Shareholding prior to purchase
Number of shares acquired
Cost of shares acquired
Shareholding following purchase
% of issued share capital
Certain options(1)
Shareholding following purchase and exercise of certain options(1)
% of issued share capital following exercise of certain options(1)
Oliver Friesen
1,080,657
20,000
£29,749.50
1,100,657
0.565%
3,099,177
4,199,834
2.122%
Michael Schlumpberger
-
2,500
$5,005
2,500
0.001%
200,000
202,500
0.103%
Jason Thomas Starzecki
145,156
5,500
$10,494
150,656
0.077%
750,000
900,656
0.461%
(1) Shares that a person has the right to acquire within 60 days of this announcement.
Guardian Metal Resources PLC (NYSE.A:GMTL)(LON:GMET)(OTCQB:GMTLF) is a strategic mineral exploration company driving the revival of U.S. mined tungsten production and strengthening America's defense metal independence. The Company is advancing two co-flagship tungsten projects, Pilot Mountain, one of the largest undeveloped tungsten deposits in the U.S. and Tempiute, formerly America's largest producing tungsten operation, both located in Nevada, one of the top-rated mining jurisdictions in the United States.
In July 2025, the U.S. Department of War (DoW) under Title III of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, invested US$6.2M in Golden Metal Resources (USA) LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guardian Metal Resources PLC, to support the Pilot Mountain PFS. The Company completed a U.S. listing on the NYSE American on March 20, 2026.
Tungsten is a strategic metal critical to the defense, energy transition, technology, and industrial sectors. In the context of shifting geopolitical dynamics and tightening Chinese export restrictions, Guardian Metal is well positioned to play a leading role in re-establishing a secure, domestically mined U.S. supply chain for this vital defense metal.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
1. Oliver Friesen
2. Michael Schlumpberger
3. Jason Thomas Starzecki
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
1. Chief Executive Officer
2. Non-executive Director
3. Executive Chairman
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Guardian Metal Resources plc
b)
LEI
213800J4SKZAMUEPGW34
4
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
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Ordinary shares of 1p each
ADS's - each ADS represents 5 ordinary shares of 1 pence in Guardian Metal Resources plc.
ADS's ISIN: US4013821065
Identification code
ISIN: GB00BPQY8R36
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
1. 148p
2. $10.01 per ADS
3. $9.54 per ADS
1. 20,000 ordinary shares
2. 5,500 ordinary shares (1,100 ADS's)
3. 2,500 ordinary shares (500 ADS's)
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
See above
- Price
e)
Date of the transaction
17 July 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
1. AIM
2. NYSE
3. NYSE
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