Helium Ventures Plc - Issue of Options

Helium Ventures plc

(to be renamed VaultZ Capital plc ticker: V3TC)
(the “Company”)

Issue of Options

The Company announces that as part of the Company’s long-term incentive framework, the Company has granted 48,500,000 options over new ordinary shares of 1 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”) in the Company (“Options”) to members of the senior management team and board of Directors under its new Option Plan.

These Options are to align the interests of management with shareholders and incentivise delivery of the Company’s Bitcoin treasury and mining strategy. The Options have been granted with an exercise price of 17 pence per share. All Options are subject to standard share price vesting hurdles as follows:

For each of the Vest hurdles detailed above both the VWAP condition and the time condition must be satisfied in order for the relevant Options to vest (“Vesting Date”). The VWAP refers to a 5-day VWAP preceding the relevant Vesting Date. Should a Vest hurdle not be met but a subsequent Vest hurdle is satisfied then all preceding Options shall also Vest. The Options granted shall be exercisable in whole or in part at any time for 36 months from the relevant Vesting Date.

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Certain statements made in this announcement are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but rather are based on the Company's current expectations, estimates, and projections about its industry; its beliefs; and assumptions. Words such as 'anticipates,' 'expects,' 'intends,' 'plans,' 'believes,' 'seeks,' 'estimates,' and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not a guarantee of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company's control, are difficult to predict, and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements. The Company cautions security holders and prospective security holders not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect the view of the Company only as of the date of this announcement. The forward-looking statements made in this announcement relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. The Company will not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions or updates to these forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances, or unanticipated events occurring after the date of this announcement except as required by law or by any appropriate regulatory authority.