Vaultz Capital PLC - Directorate Change

11 September 2025

Vaultz Capital plc

("Vaultz" or "Vaultz Capital" or "the Company")

Directorate change

Vaultz Capital plc (AQSE: V3TC), a digital asset operating company, announces that further to the announcement made on 1 August 2025, Eric Benz, Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed as a Director of the Company.

Eric Benz is a highly experienced digital asset strategist and entrepreneur who has played a foundational role in the development of the global digital asset economy. He has over a decade of leadership experience across the crypto, Web3, fintech and AI sectors.

As an early investor in Blockchain Capital, the first venture capital fund to accept Bitcoin, he has consistently been at the forefront of sector innovation. In 2013, he worked with Brock Pierce to develop GoCoin, the first international payment platform for digital currencies, which enabled global businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments at a time of early adoption.

Subsequently, he was involved in the launch of Bitreserve (now Uphold), a multi-asset digital platform bridging crypto, fiat and commodities. He later served as CEO of Changelly, the world's first crypto swap exchange, which redefined digital asset accessibility on a global scale.

Eric Benz also founded the UK Digital Currency Association to support regulatory engagement and crypto policy development. In 2023, he launched Flashy Finance, a Web3 infrastructure platform focused on creator economies, digital identity, and cultural finance. He currently serves as a Venture Banking Partner at DNA Fund and advises a global portfolio of companies across emerging technologies.

The following information is disclosed in respect of Eric Maximillian Benz-Groning (age 41) pursuant to Rule 4.9 of the AQSE Growth Market Access Rulebook. All information is as at the date of this announcement.

Eric Benz does not hold any ordinary shares in the Company.

There is no further information which is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 4.9 of the AQSE Growth Market Access Rulebook in respect of Eric Benz.

The Directors of the Company are responsible for the release of this announcement.

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Important Notices

The Company intends to hold treasury reserves and surplus cash in Bitcoin. Bitcoin is a type of cryptocurrency or cryptoassets. Whilst the Board of Directors of the Company considers holding Bitcoin to be in the best interests of the Company, the Board remains aware that the financial regulator in the UK (the Financial Conduct Authority or FCA) considers investment in Bitcoin to be high risk. At the outset, it is important to note that an investment in the Company is not an investment in Bitcoin, either directly or by proxy and shareholders will have no direct access to the Company's holdings. However, the Board of Directors of the Company consider Bitcoin to be an appropriate store of value and potential growth and therefore appropriate for the Company's reserves. Accordingly, the Company is and intends to continue to be materially exposed to Bitcoin. Such an approach is innovative, and the Board of Directors of the Company wish to be clear and transparent with prospective and actual investors in the Company on the Company's position in this regard.

The Company is neither authorised nor regulated by the FCA, and the purchase of certain cryptocurrencies (such as Bitcoin) are generally unregulated in the UK. As with most other investments, the value of Bitcoin can go down as well as up, and therefore the value of the Company's Bitcoin holdings can fluctuate. The Company may not be able to realise its Bitcoin holdings for the same as it paid to acquire them or even for the value the Company currently ascribes to its Bitcoin positions due to market movements. Neither the Company nor investors in the Company's shares are protected by the UK's Financial Ombudsman Service or the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Nevertheless, the Board of Directors of the Company has taken the decision to invest in Bitcoin, and in doing so is mindful of the special risks Bitcoin presents to the Company's financial position. These risks include (but are not limited to): (i) the value of Bitcoin can be highly volatile, with value dropping as quickly as it can rise. Investors in Bitcoin must be prepared to lose all money invested in Bitcoin; (ii) the Bitcoin market is largely unregulated. There is a risk of losing money due to risks such as cyber-attacks, financial crime and counterparty failure; (iii) the Company may not be able to sell its Bitcoin at will. The ability to sell Bitcoin depends on various factors, including the supply and demand in the market at the relevant time. Operational failings such as technology outages, cyber-attacks and comingling of funds could cause unwanted delay; and (iv) cryptoassets are characterised in some quarters by high degrees of fraud, money laundering and financial crime. In addition, there is a perception in some quarters that cyber-attacks are prominent which can lead to theft of holdings or ransom demands. Prospective investors in the Company are encouraged to do your own research before investing.