REG-Defence Holdings Plc: Defence Holdings: US OTC Listing, Oracle AI World, and ATM Facility Established

Defence HoldingsAnnouncement

10/10/2025 07:02

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

10 October 2025

London, UK

 

Defence Holdings PLC

(“Defence Holdings” or the “Company”)

 

Defence Holdings: US OTC Listing, Oracle AI World, and ATM Facility
Established

 

Defence Holdings PLC (LSE: ALRT), the UK's first listed software-led defence
company, provides a strategic update on its US OTC Market listing, invitation
to Oracle AI World (Las Vegas, 13–16 October 2025), and establishment of an
At-The-Market (ATM) equity issuance facility to support accelerated growth.

 

Oracle AI World

Defence Technologies' invitation to present at Oracle AI World (Las Vegas,
13–16 October 2025) reflects the Company's growing recognition within the
global AI infrastructure community.

 

The Company's participation will focus on accelerating translation of
allied-scale infrastructure into sovereign, deployable capability for UK, US,
and NATO defence customers.

 

This builds on rapid progress across Defence Holdings' sovereign AI portfolio,
including two classified product builds being delivered through Defence
Technologies. Both programmes remain on budget and on schedule, with multiple
validation milestones planned for Q4 2025.

 

OTC Market Listing: ALRDF

Defence Holdings' shares have been approved for cross-listing on the US OTC
Market and will commence trading under the ticker ALRDF, reflecting the
Company's expanding collaboration with US hyperscale infrastructure partners
and its role within the allied defence technology ecosystem.

 

The cross-listing enables direct participation from North American investors
in the UK's sovereign AI defence sector, increasing liquidity, visibility, and
access to capital as Defence Holdings scales.

 

The Company is now working on the appointment of US-based investor relations
and market-making representatives to support North American shareholders and
ensure orderly market development.

 

This move addresses strong inbound interest from investors outside the UK and
positions Defence Holdings as a bridge between UK sovereign innovation and
allied capital markets.

 

This will not affect trading of the Company's Ordinary Shares on the London
Stock Exchange, which will continue under the symbol "ALRT", and no new
Ordinary Shares have been issued through this process. The Company will
continue to make all announcements and disclosures to the London Stock
Exchange through the Regulatory News Service and is not subject to any
Sarbanes-Oxley or U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reporting
requirements.

 

Funding For Growth

To support programme acceleration and US market engagement, Defence Holdings
has established an At-The-Market (ATM) equity issuance facility.

 

The ATM, widely adopted by high-growth US technology companies, provides a
flexible mechanism to raise growth capital at prevailing market prices,
avoiding the material discounts typically required for traditional block
placings. This approach enables Defence Holdings to match capital deployment
with programme milestones while maintaining transparency and minimising price
disruption.

 

The facility will be used selectively, with strict internal volume controls,
ensuring alignment with shareholder value creation and the capital
requirements of Defence Holdings' expanding product portfolio.

 

The Company has clear internal volume controls:

 

·       Initial issuance capped at 5% of daily trading volume

·       Maximum authority of 20% of weekly trading volume

·       All issuance will be disclosed in accordance with regulatory
requirements

 

The Company has issued Fortified with 144,927,536 ordinary shares of £0.001
each (“ATM Shares”) at par and Fortified will use reasonable endeavours to
sell those shares within price and volume restrictions agreed with the
Company.  It is the intention of the parties that the shares should only be
sold when market conditions are suitable and with a view to enhancing the
value of the Company for all shareholders.  Fortified will deduct its
commission from the gross proceeds of the sale, with the net proceeds being
paid to the Company.

 

Strategic Outlook

Defence Holdings is executing a clear strategy: build and scale a portfolio of
sovereign, AI-enabled defence capabilities aligned with the UK Strategic
Defence Review 2025 (SDR25) and NATO interoperability priorities.

 

With two classified products in active development and additional builds
moving to announcement, Defence Holdings is no longer assembling a portfolio,
it is delivering one.

 

The Company's OTC approval and participation at Oracle AI World underscore the
UK's leadership position in sovereign defence AI, with Defence Technologies
now translating hyperscale infrastructure into deployed national advantage at
pace.

 

Warrant Exercise

The Company has received notices from warrant holders to exercise warrants
over a total of 61,800,000 ordinary shares of £0.001 each in the Company
(“Ordinary Shares”).

 

Accordingly, the Company will issue 61,800,000 new Ordinary Shares to warrant
holders. Of these, 59,800,000 Ordinary Shares will be issued to a single
warrant holder pursuant to the exercise of their warrants.

 

The relevant shares have been sold by that holder, ensuring that no material
block of stock will come to market following the issue.

 

Admission and Total Voting Rights

Application will be made for the 61,800,000 Warrant Shares and 144,927,536
ATM Shares, which will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares in
issue, to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange Main Market
("Admission"). Dealings are expected to commence on or around 16 October 2025.

 

Following Admission, the Company's total issued and voting share capital will
consist of 2,285,393,667 Ordinary Shares. The Company does not hold any
ordinary shares in treasury.

 

Therefore, the above figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the
denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the
share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and
Transparency Rules.

 

Leadership Commentary

 

Andrew McCartney, Chief Technology Officer of Defence Holdings, commented:

 

"Defence Holdings is executing at pace across multiple fronts. Our OTC
approval and trading under ticker ALRDF gives US investors direct access to
the UK's sovereign AI defence story - a sector where capability, not just
capital, will determine who leads.

 

We have two classified products in active development, with more moving toward
announcement. Our invitation to Oracle AI World isn't ceremonial. It reflects
the fact that Defence Technologies is now operating at the centre of allied
sovereign AI infrastructure, working directly with hyperscale partners to turn
global-scale platforms into deployed national advantage.

 

Two products are in build, there are more in the pipeline, and hyperscale
partnerships are accelerating. We are in early-stage execution on a multi-year
strategy.”

ENDS

About Defence Holdings PLC

Defence Holdings PLC (LSE: ALRT) is a leading listed software-led defence
company, focused on developing sovereign defence capabilities for the digital
age. The Company's five-year strategic plan, announced in June 2025, positions
it to become a leading force in software-first defence solutions.

Website:  (http://www.defencetechnologies.com/)www.defencetechnologies.com

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