Board Change and Issue of Shares

RICKMANSWORTH - 6 August 2025: Big Technologies plc (AIM: BIG), a leading provider of electronic monitoring solutions for criminal justice and remote care, announces that, to continue the recent evolution and balance of the Board, specifically with regard to improving governance practices and structures, Charles Lewinton, COO, has agreed to stand down from the Board with immediate effect. Charles will continue as the Group's COO and a member of its executive team.

The Board believes this change will deliver a better balance between Executive and Non-Executive Directors and establish clearer lines of responsibility and accountability.

Issue of Shares

The Group separately announces that 1,187,796 new ordinary shares of 1 pence each in Big Technologies ("Ordinary Shares") have been issued to Charles Lewinton in order to satisfy the exchange of A shares in Buddi Limited into shares in Big Technologies, following the remaining exercise of the second tranche of put options under the Buddi Limited Growth Share Plan (the "Put Option") (as set out in paragraph 13.5 of Part V of the Big Technologies Admission Document dated 26 July 2021 (the "Admission Document")). This exercise of the Put Option follows the satisfaction of the Time Criteria, which is set out in the Admission Document (the Time Criteria being the fourth anniversary of the date of the Company's admission to trading on AIM).

Admission and Total Voting Rights

Application has been made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to AIM, with the admission date expected to be 11 August 2025. On admission, the shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary Shares of the Company. The Company's total issued share capital following admission will consist of 300,944,313 ordinary shares of 1 pence each. The Company now holds 5,000,000 shares in treasury. The total voting rights in the Company is now 295,944,313 which may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Big Technologies under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Alexander Brennan, Chairman said: "This change, together with the recent addition of Sangita Shah as a Non-Executive Director, will improve the structure and balance of our Board".

Ian Johnson, CEO said: "I look forward to continuing to work closely with Charles, executing the Group's strategy for growth, developing new and improved products and building our business in the Americas".