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Valereum Plc announced on April 9, 2026, that an employee exercised 1,000,000 share options at £0.001 each and the company cancelled 1,000,000 share options previously awarded to a former employee, also at an exercise price of £0.001. Separately, CEO Gary Cottle transferred a total of 1,600,106 ordinary shares at GBP 0.04 each on April 2, 2026, allocating 600,106 to personal investment vehicles and 1,000,000 to connected parties. An application will be made for the admission of the 1,000,000 new ordinary shares to the Aquis Growth Market around April 14, 2026, which will result in 489,932,742 ordinary shares in issue.
| Date | 9 Apr 2026 |
| Time | 11:32:39 |
| Category | Miscellaneous |
| ID | 8514Z |
Date: 9 April 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Aquis Stock Exchange: VLRM)
Valereum Plc
("Valereum", "VLRM" or the "Company")
Share Options and PDMR Dealings
Valereum Plc (AQSE: VLRM), a company aiming to become the global market leader in the rapidly developing tokenised digital markets sector, announces that it has received a notice of exercise from an employee in respect of 1,000,000 share options over Ordinary Shares of £0.001 each ("New Ordinary Shares").
The Company has also received notice from Gary Cottle that he has transferred 1,600,106 shares to connected parties tax efficient investment vehicles (ISA's) and confirmed to the Board that he has no intention to sell shares prior to a US listing.
Cancellation of Options
In addition to the above, the Company has cancelled 1,000,000 share options over Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of £0.001 per share, previously awarded to a former employee.
Admission
Valereum has received a notice of exercise for 1,000,000 share options over new ordinary shares of £0.001 each in the Company at an exercise price of £0.001 per share.
Application will be made for the 1,000,000 New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on the Aquis Growth Market ("Admission"). The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares in issue. Admission is expected to occur on or around 14 April 2026.
Total Voting Rights
Conditional on Admission, the Company's total number of Ordinary Shares in issue will be 489,932,742. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the purposes of calculating whether they are required to notify the Company of an interest in, or a change to an interest in, the Company's securities in accordance with the Company's Articles.
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name: |
Gary Cottle |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status: |
Chief Executive Director |
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Initial notification/Amendment: |
Initial Notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name: |
Valereum Plc |
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LEI: |
213800EJ8BFEQQ9POX79 |
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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 |
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument: Identification code: |
Ordinary Shares of £0.001 each GI000A2P2W41
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Nature of the transaction: |
Transfer of 600,106 Ordinary Shares to personal ISA and pension. Transfer of 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares to PCA. |
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Price(s) and volume(s): |
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Aggregated information: Aggregated volume: Price: |
1,600,106 GBP 0.04 |
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Date of the transaction: |
2 April 2026 |
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Place of the transaction: |
Outside a trading venue |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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Name: |
Jacqueline Cottle Amanda Cottle Charlotte Cottle Jordan Martin |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status: |
PCA to Gary Cottle, Chief Executive Director |
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Initial notification/Amendment: |
Initial Notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name: |
Valereum Plc |
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LEI: |
213800EJ8BFEQQ9POX79 |
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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 |
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument: Identification code: |
Ordinary Shares of £0.001 each GI000A2P2W41 |
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Nature of the transaction: |
Transfer of 200,000 Ordinary Shares from Gary Cottle to Jacqueline Cottle. Transfer of 200,000 Ordinary Shares from Gary Cottle to Amanda Cottle. Transfer of 200,000 Ordinary Shares from Gary Cottle to Charlotte Cottle Transfer of 200,000 Ordinary Shares from Gary Cottle to Jordan Martin |
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Price(s) and volume(s): |
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Aggregated information: Aggregated volume: Price: |
1,000,0000 GBP 0.04 |
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Date of the transaction: |
2 April 2026 |
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Place of the transaction: |
Outside a trading venue |
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For further information, please contact:
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Valereum Plc Karl Moss |
Tel: +44 7938 767319 |
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Fortified Securities Guy Wheatley |
Tel: +44 203 4117773 |
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Aquis Corporate Adviser Guild Financial Advisory Limited Ross Andrews |
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The Directors of the Company accept responsibility for the contents of this announcement.
Please visit the Company's website at www.vlrm.com
For more information, and the chance to have your questions directly answered by the management team, please head to our interactive investor hub via: Investor Hub.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
The Company holds cryptocurrencies or crypto assets in its treasury. Whilst the Board of Directors of the Company considers holding cryptocurrencies 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 cryptocurrencies to be high risk. At the outset, it is important to note that an investment in the Company is not an investment in cryptocurrencies, either directly or by proxy and shareholders will have no direct access to the Company's holdings. However, the Board of Directors consider cryptocurrencies to be an appropriate store of value and potential growth and therefore appropriate for the Company. Accordingly, the Company is and intends to continue to be materially exposed to cryptocurrencies.
The Company is neither authorised nor regulated by the FCA, and the purchase of certain cryptocurrencies are generally unregulated in the UK. As with most other investments, the value of cryptocurrencies can go down as well as up, and therefore the value of the Company's cryptocurrencies holdings can fluctuate. The Company may not be able to realise its cryptocurrencies holdings for the same as it paid to acquire them or even for the value the Company currently ascribes to its cryptocurrencies 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.
Cryptocurrencies may present special risks to the Company's financial position. These risks include (but are not limited to): (i) the value of cryptocurrencies can be highly volatile, with value dropping as quickly as it can rise. Investors in cryptocurrencies must be prepared to lose all money invested in cryptocurrencies; (ii) the cryptocurrencies 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 cryptocurrencies at will. The ability to sell cryptocurrencies 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 commingling of funds could cause unwanted delay; and (iv) crypto assets are characterised in some quarters by high degrees of fraud, money laundering and financial crime. Prospective investors in the Company are encouraged to do their own research before investing.