Results of Fundraising

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DEEMED BY THE COMPANY TO CONSTITUTE INSIDE INFORMATION STIPULATED UNDER THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) NO. 596/2014 AS RETAINED AS PART OF THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES ("MAR"). UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT VIA THE REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE, THIS INSIDE INFORMATION IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

Defence Holdings PLC

("

ALRT

" or the "

Company

")

Results of Fundraising

Further to the announcement made on 25 June 2026 (the "

Launch Announcement

"), Defence Holdings PLC (LSE: ALRT), the UK’s software-led defence technology group is pleased to announce the successful completion of the Placing of 400,000,000 new Ordinary Shares (including strong participation by institutional investors) at the Issue Price of 1 pence per share, raising a total of £4 million in gross proceeds. The Placing was significantly oversubscribed and scaled back.

Settlement of the new Ordinary Shares and Admission are expected to take place on or around 8.00 a.m. on 1 July 2026. The Placing is conditional upon, among other things, Admission (as defined below) becoming effective.

Admission and Total Voting Rights

Application has been made for the 400,000,000

new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the Equity Shares (Transition) category of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchage’s Main Market ("

Admission

"). The new Ordinary Shares will rank

pari passu

with the Ordinary Shares of the Company in issue.

Following Admission, the Company's issued share capital will comprise 2,873,485,974 Ordinary Shares of £0.001 each, with each share carrying the right to one vote, therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company will be

2,873,485,974. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in the Company, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Capitalised terms used in this announcement (this "

Announcement

") have the meanings given to them in the Launch Announcement, unless the context provides otherwise.

Andrew Roughan, Chief Executive Officer of Defence Holdings, commented:

“We are delighted with the strong level of institutional and other investor support for this significantly oversubscribed placing, which we see as a clear endorsement of Defence Holdings’ strategy and operating model. The additional capital will enable us to accelerate execution of our strategic playbook, pursue further high

-

value opportunities across our defence portfolio and deepen our participation in the UK and European defence technology ecosystem at a time of unprecedented demand for innovative, software

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led capability.

Notice to Distributors

This Announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States of America (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States of America and the district of Columbia (collectively, the "

United States

")). This Announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States.

The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

No public offering of securities is being made in the United States.

Notice to overseas persons

Australia, Canada, Japan,

Persons into whose possession this Announcement comes are required by the Company to inform themselves about, and to observe, such restrictions.

General

Fortified Securities (a trading name of Riverfort Global Capital Limited) (“

Fortified

Shard Capital Partners LLP (“

Shard

”), which is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting as settlement agent in connection with the Placing. Shard will not be responsible to any person other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Shard or for providing advice to any other person in connection with the Placing or any other acquisition of shares in the Company. Shard is not making any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the contents of this Announcement. Shard has not authorised the contents of, or any part of, this Announcement, and no liability whatsoever is accepted by Shard for the accuracy of any information, or opinions contained in this Announcement or for the omission of any material information, save that nothing shall limit the liability of Shard for its own fraud.