TruSpine Technolgs. - Bitcoin Treasury Policy Update

TruSpine Technologies Plc

("TruSpine" or the "Company")        

Bitcoin Treasury Policy Update

London, United Kingdom - 3rd July 2025 - TruSpine Technologies Plc, the medical device company focused on the spinal (vertebral) stabilisation market, announces that it has engaged a fintech advisory company to provide support to the Board in the implementation of its Bitcoin Treasury Policy.

As announced on 25 June 2025, the Company is seeking to actively pursue a Bitcoin Treasury Policy.  In order to ensure that this is implemented in a best of breed fashion, achieves the aims and objectives set by the Board and it delivers for shareholders with an appropriate level of oversight and transparency, the Company has engaged a fintech consultancy business, Alnistar Limited, to provide services in this respect.

Alnistar Limited Engagement

Strategy, Development, Oversight and Delivery Services

Alnistar Limited acts as an independent advisory partner across all phases, from strategic planning and implementation to ongoing management. Its status as a fully independent firm enables it to provide objective, market-sensitive guidance.

Custodianship and Insurance

Leveraging its experience with multiple crypto custodian services, Alnistar Limited will advise on how to achieve optimal terms and the relative values of differing providers.

Capital Allocation and Risk Monitoring

Alnistar Limited provides a structured framework for monitoring capital allocation and implementing mitigation strategies informed by continual stress testing.  As the treasury matures, it will supply both internal and external materials addressing performance, strategy changes, and risk management in relation to market volatility.

Board Meetings and Reports

Alnistar Limited will prepare supporting content for Board meetings and announcement disclosures, to ensure optimal transparency and governance.

The Company has entered due diligence under NDA with potential service providers, with advice from Alnistar Limited, with an intention to ensure an optimal solution is implemented to align with the objectives of the Bitcoin Treasury Policy to support the core operating business.

Chairman of the Board, Geoff Miller, said "This marks an important step forward in the establishment of our Bitcoin Treasury Policy.  I am delighted to be working with a fintech consultancy I have known for many years to provide resilient and commercial solutions that deliver for shareholders."

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of the UK Market Abuse Regulation and the Directors of the Company are responsible for the release of this announcement.

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Important Notices

TruSpine Technologies plc (the "Company") intends to hold treasury reserves and surplus cash in bitcoin. Bitcoin is a type of cryptocurrency or crypto asset. Whilst the Board of Directors of the Company considers holding bitcoin 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 bitcoin to be high risk. At the outset, it is important to note that an investment in the Company is not an investment in bitcoin, either directly or by proxy. However, the Board of Directors of the Company consider bitcoin to be an appropriate store of value and growth for the Company's reserves and, accordingly, the Company is materially exposed to bitcoin. Such an approach is innovative, and the Board of Directors of the Company wish to be clear and transparent with prospective and actual investors in the Company on the Company's position in this regard.

The Company is neither authorised nor regulated by the FCA and cryptocurrencies (such as bitcoin) are unregulated in the UK. As with most other investments, the value of bitcoin can go down as well as up, and therefore the value of bitcoin holdings can fluctuate. The Company may not be able to realise any future bitcoin exposure for the same as it paid in the first place or even for the value the Company ascribes to bitcoin positions due to these market movements. As bitcoin is unregulated, the Company is not protected by the UK's Financial Ombudsman Service or the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Nevertheless, the Board of Directors of the Company has taken the decision to invest in bitcoin, and in doing so is mindful of the special risks bitcoin presents to the Company's financial position. These risks include (but are not limited to): (i) the value of bitcoin can be highly volatile, with value dropping as quickly as it can rise. Investors in bitcoin must be prepared to lose all money invested in bitcoin; (ii) the bitcoin 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 bitcoin at will. The ability to sell bitcoin 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 comingling 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. In addition, there is a perception in some quarters that cyber-attacks are prominent which can lead to theft of holdings or ransom demands. The Board of Directors of the Company does not subscribe to such a negative view, especially in relation to bitcoin. However, prospective investors in the Company are encouraged to do their own research before investing.