AIM-listed UK Oil & Gas has successfully raised gross proceeds of £3 million by means of a placing of new Ordinary Shares at a price of 0.03 pence per share (the 'Issue Price'). The Issue Price represents a discount of approximately 35% per cent to the Closing Price of 0.046 pence per Ordinary Share on 1st October 2025, being the latest practicable business day prior to the publication of this Announcement.
Use of Proceeds:
In its latest Annual Report (see RNS 30th September, 2025) the Directors highlighted the Company's transition away from the petroleum sector into clean power, emphasising that its South Dorset and Yorkshire salt-cavern hydrogen storage and generation projects will constitute the Company's future core focus. Consequently, by funding both its planned hydrogen development activities and ongoing petroleum sector commitments this material placing will enable the Company to advance its energy transition over the coming year.
More specifically, the funding will also enable the Company to commission and deliver the necessary engineering concept and design studies that are essential to deliver the planned collaboration between our wholly owned subsidiary UK Energy Storage ('UKEn') and National Gas (see RNS 1st October 2025). The Company sees that this collaboration will support and strengthen the Company's activities related to securing government revenue support via the Hydrogen Transport and Hydrogen Storage Business Model ("HSBM") allocation rounds, now scheduled to commence in H1 2026. Following meetings with the government's HSBM team on 23rd September 2025 the new requirement for both storage and pipeline operators to submit joint applications for government revenue support makes the delivery of such studies and planned collaboration key for UKEn's future success.
The funding will also enable UKEn to progress a potential combined electrolytic hydrogen generation and local scale salt-cavern hydrogen storage scheme in central eastern Dorset. The funding will permit the necessary technical studies to be undertaken to build upon initial discussions with Dorset Council and a significant Dorset based industrial hydrogen offtaker.
Additionally, the proceeds will also be used to complete economic modelling to further discussions with energy infrastructure and sector specialists with the object of securing a key strategic joint venture partner for UKEn's hydrogen storage projects.
Placing Summary
- The Placing raised £3,000,000 (before expenses) through the issue of 10,000,000,000 Placing Shares at the Issue Price.
- The net proceeds of the Placing will be utilised as described above.
- Participants in the Placing have subscribed on the basis of the customary terms and conditions of the Placing.
The Placing
The Company will issue 10,000,000,000 Placing Shares, to raise gross proceeds of £3,000,000 to participants in the Placing. Admission to trading on AIM is expected on or around 8th October 2025 ("Admission"). CMC Markets UK Plc ("CMC"), trading as CapX, acted as the Company's sole placing agent in respect of the Placing.
Stephen Sanderson UKOG's Chief Executive commented:
'This material funding will help move our hydrogen projects towards fruition, permit us to deliver on our collaboration with National Gas and strengthen our intended submission of applications for government revenue support in the coming year.'
Source: UKOG
