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16/06/2025

Valereum Plc

("Valereum", "VLRM" or the "Company")

Valereum Plc Announces Strategic Investment in Fideum Group Limited

Valereum Plc (AQSE: VLRM) is pleased to announce a €1.7 million strategic investment in Fideum Group Limited ("Fideum") for a minority stake (the "Investment"). Under the terms of the Investment, VLRM will be investing €1.7 million in Fideum which is expected to be paid in cash, bitcoin or stablecoin. The Investment will be made in multiple tranches with the acquisition of the first tranche expected to be completed in June 2025, completion of the entire Investment is expected by June 2026. Additionally, the Company has agreed to issue 5,000,000 new ordinary shares of £0.001 contingent on the completion of the acquisition of Ai Digital Technologies Holdings Ltd Gibraltar by Fideum, which is expected to take place on or before 31 August 2025 ("Contingent Acquisition Shares"). A further announcement will be made upon the issuance of the Contingent Acquisition Shares.

About Fideum Group

Fideum is a next-generation fintech company providing turnkey, regulatory-compliant blockchain infrastructure to financial institutions, banks, and SMEs. Fideum's licences and authorisations allow it to offer its services to 50+ active clients across Europe, Canada, Australia, and South America. Fideum offers modular SaaS and B2B payment solutions that enable secure custody, trading, stablecoin settlements, and full compliance automation.

Built entirely in-house over the past four years, Fideum's technology supports multi-asset wallet infrastructure and financial operations across both centralized systems and multiple blockchains. Its white-label architecture allows clients to deploy branded digital asset platforms with no internal development required.

www.fideum.com

Fideum was the overall winner of Mastercard's Lighthouse FINITIV 2023 program engaging closely on ecosystem development demonstrating its alignment with institutional standards for security, compliance, and innovation.

https://www.mastercard.com/news/europe/en/newsroom/press-releases/en/2023/winners-of-mastercard-s-lighthouse-fall-2023-programs-announced/

Valereum's investment in Fideum is part of its strategy to support innovation at the forefront of the growing digital asset and tokenisation sector.

Anastasija Plotnikova, CEO of Fideum Group Limited, commented:

"This investment marks a clear vote of confidence in the infrastructure we've built at Fideum. As institutions seek secure, compliant pathways into digital assets, our alignment with Valereum creates a powerful opportunity to scale that vision globally. Together, we're laying the rails for the next chapter of regulated digital finance".

James Formolli, Chairman of Valereum, commented: 

"Our strategic investment in Fideum is yet another show of Valereum's commitment to overhauling the status quo. Fideum is an award-winning fintech with an enviable team. By securing a strategic stake, we're proud to support its growth and leverage its expertise to expand our global footprint. All of our recently announced partnerships now put Valereum at the forefront of the digital revolution and we are now ready to go to the next level with our pooled strengths and resources".

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