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8 December 2025

Hydrogen Utopia International PLC

 (the "Company" or "HUI")

                                                    HUI's First Institutional Investor Placing

Hydrogen Utopia International PLC, a pioneering company converting non-recyclable mixed waste plastic into hydrogen and other carbon-free fuels, new materials, or distributed renewable heat, is delighted to announce a strategic placement with its first institutional investor.

The placing raised gross proceeds of £600,000 through the placing of 26,666,667 new ordinary shares at the price of 2.25 per share under existing share authorities ("Placing Shares"). In addition, the investor will receive 13,333,334 warrants priced at 3p, issued at a ratio of one warrant for every two placing shares. Each warrant can be exercised for one share and will remain valid for 24-month from the date of issue.

Proceeds will accelerate the Company's growth in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) where HUI has already received a MISA (Ministry of Investment Saudi Arabia) licence and support from SIRC (Saudi Investment Recycling Company) and RDIA (Research, Development and Innovation Authority) and other key GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council)  markets. Further, it will also support the commercial deployment of the Inentec 'PEM' melter commercial waste-to-hydrogen technologies and advance HUI's role in the global transition to clean energy.

Application has been made for the Placing Shares to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange on or around 15 December 2025 ("Admission") and the Placing Shares will rank pari passu with the ordinary shares of the Company in issue.  

On Admission the Company will have 432,635,273 ordinary shares in issue, each ordinary share with one voting right. This number should be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which shareholders will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company.   

Aleksandra Binkowska, CEO of Hydrogen Utopia International PLC, commented: "This is a transformative milestone for HUI. We are delighted to welcome a strategic institutional investor whose confidence will enable rapid scaling in leading hydrogen markets. This partnership highlights the strong impact of our technology in turning mixed plastic waste and any other organic waste into sustainable, low-carbon hydrogen energy in the GCC. I sincerely thank our investor for their support and their belief in our mission."

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About Hydrogen Utopia International PLC

HUI aims to become one of the leading new European companies specialising in converting non-recyclable mixed waste plastic into hydrogen and other carbon-free fuels, new materials or distributed renewable heat. 

A HUI facility uses non-recyclable mixed waste plastic as feedstock and turns it into syngas from which new products and energy can be produced. HUI anticipates that its revenues will be derived from a variety of sources, dependent upon location and configuration of the HUI facilities, including the sale of syngas, hydrogen and other gases, electricity and heat sales, and the payment to it of fees for a given quantity of non-recyclable mixed waste plastic received at a HUI facility.

HUI will target areas where there is significant private sector interest or potential, financial backing is accessible and or where substantial EU and/or government funded sources of grants and loans are or may be available. The global increase in fossil fuel-based energy prices reinforces the need for alternative, price competitive energy sources, which HUI's business model can provide.