Block Admission Application
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23 April 2026
The Smarter Web Company PLC
("The Smarter Web Company" or the "Company")
Block Admission Application
The Smarter Web Company (LSE: SWC | OTCQB: TSWCF | FRA: 3M8) has applied to the London Stock Exchange plc for the admission of a total of 54,066,335 new ordinary shares of £0.001 each in the capital of the Company (the "New Ordinary Shares") to the Official List, pursuant to a block admission application.
Of the total number of warrants underlying the block admission, 25,778,732 are held by Andrew Webley, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and his spouse, with a further 1,450,000 warrants held by directors and employees of the Company.
The New Ordinary Shares represent the maximum number of ordinary shares which may be issued pursuant to the valid receipt of a notice to exercise any of the outstanding warrants granted in April 2025 ("Pre-IPO Warrants"), which carry an exercise price of 2.5 pence per ordinary share and are exercisable from 24 April 2026 to 24 April 2028.
The New Ordinary Shares subject to the block admission will be issued from time to time by the Company, as required, following receipt of a valid notice to exercise. Upon issue, the New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares of the Company.
Admission of the New Ordinary Shares is expected to become effective on 24 April 2026. The Company will announce such allotments no later than 60 days following the date on which they occurred.
The Company notes it has completed two warrant transactions year to date, as announced on 16 March 2026 and 9 April 2026, reducing the total number of outstanding Pre-IPO Warrants from 96,066,335 (being the position following IPO admission) to 54,066,335.
Enquiries:
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The Smarter Web Company CEO / Head of Capital Markets Andrew Webley / Jamie Knowles |
+44 (0) 117 313 0459 |
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Tennyson Securities Lead Broker Peter Krens
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+44 (0) 207 186 9030 |
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Strand Hanson Limited Financial Adviser James Bellman / Abigail Wennington |
+44 (0) 207 409 3494 |
About The Smarter Web Company:
The Smarter Web Company offers web design, web development and online marketing services. Clients pay an initial fee, an annual hosting charge and an optional monthly marketing charge. Growth opportunities exist for The Smarter Web Company around these existing services.
In addition to organic growth, the Company will progress an acquisition strategy targeting other businesses with a view to growing its number of clients and / or recurring revenue. The Smarter Web Company will only make acquisitions where the Directors believe the timing and opportunity is appropriate.
Since 2022, The Smarter Web Company has adopted a policy of accepting payment in Bitcoin. The Company believes that Bitcoin forms a core part of the future of the global financial system and as the Company explores opportunities through organic growth and corporate acquisitions is pioneering the adoption of a Bitcoin Treasury Policy into its strategy.
Please also see "The 10 Year Plan" announced by the Company via regulatory news at 07:00 on 28 April 2025 and available on the Company website.
Visit our website: https://www.smarterwebcompany.co.uk
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The Directors of the Company accept responsibility for the contents of this announcement.
Important Notice:
The Smarter Web Company Plc holds treasury reserves and surplus cash in Bitcoin. Bitcoin is a type of cryptocurrency or cryptoasset. 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. 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 in the conduct of its business by the FCA. And there is currently limited regulation of cryptocurrencies (such as Bitcoin) in the UK. As with most other investments, the value of Bitcoin can go down as well as up, and therefore the value of the Company's Bitcoin holdings can fluctuate. The Company may not be able to realise its Bitcoin exposure for the same as it paid in the first place or even for the value the Company ascribes to its Bitcoin positions due to these market movements. An investment in 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 buy or sell its Bitcoin at will. The ability to buy or 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) cryptoassets 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 your own research before investing.
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