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NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 1, 2025 / Every company has a year that separates “before” from “after.” A year that doesn’t just add progress to a timeline but redraws the entire arc. For SMX (NASDAQ:SMX), 2025 was more than a good year> It was better than a strong year. It was a transformational year. It was the year global systems finally demanded what SMX had spent years building. It was the year proof stopped being optional. It was the year verification became a global priority rather than a technical possibility.

And it was the year SMX positioned itself as a catalyst in that shift. Every region, every sector, and every compliance ecosystem made the same discovery. They couldn’t move forward without measurable, durable, molecular-level truth. Gold needed it. Plastics needed it. Textiles needed it. Minerals needed it. National recycling frameworks needed it. And for the first time, these systems all turned to the same Company.

2025 was the year SMX became the common denominator.

Global Interest Drives Global Expansion

It happened across continents. Singapore embraced national plastics circularity. Spain and France are on board to authenticate recycled materials. The Middle East advanced gold verification into a new era of integrity. The United States began transitioning regulated supply chains away from administrative declarations toward scientific evidence.

SMX didn’t chase these opportunities. They converged around it because industries that never shared common technical needs suddenly aligned on the same requirement. Identity. Proof. Integrity.

This is what makes the Company’s $111.5 million equity purchase agreement, announced Monday, the perfect capstone to a defining year. The agreement wasn’t only timely. It was symbolic. It confirmed that SMX had earned a financial architecture built for global scale and multi-sector deployment.

The agreement includes a $11.5 million promissory note and access to up to $100 million in capital at SMX’s discretion. There are no minimum drawdowns, no operational restrictions, and no penalties for maintaining discipline. It’s a capital structure aligned with ambition. And based on the initial capital injection, SMX will likely not issue new shares or draw on the facility until at least Q1 of 2026. It’s financial clarity that lets SMX maintain pace while preserving strategic freedom.

A Modern Treasury

The agreement also allows SMX to allocate part of the net proceeds to digital reserve assets, strengthening a treasury architecture designed for durability and alignment with decentralized supply chain systems. There are no restrictions whatsoever. So, with those assets having market value, they could also serve as a valuation floor.

Still, what makes this the capstone to 2025 is how perfectly it completes the year’s story. SMX didn’t simply collect partnerships. It built infrastructure. It didn’t chase projects. It shaped global standards. It didn’t follow trends. It anticipated the Proof Economy years before the world needed it.

The $111.5 million deal marks the moment when SMX’s global recognition, national deployments, industrial validation, and technological leadership converged into a structure that can support the next decade of authenticated commerce.

This agreement and the partnerships made aren’t the conclusion of SMX’s transformation. It’s the confirmation that SMX is ready for everything that follows.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example:the ability of SMX to satisfy the conditions under the Equity Purchase Agreement, the Promissory Note and related agreements; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Media Contact: info@securitymattersltd.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 1, 2025 / Some companies advance with steady progress. Others advance through pivotal moments that redefine what they can build. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) spent years developing the molecular identity technology that would become the backbone of the Proof Economy. But 2025 revealed something even more important. The world was finally ready for a global proof standard, and SMX stood at the center of the shift. The decision by industries and governments to adopt measurable, verifiable, scientific identity wasn’t theoretical anymore. It was operational.

In that context, the $111.5 million equity purchase agreement is more than an access point to capital. It’s the framework that lets SMX build a global movement around verified materials. It gives SMX the ability to turn emerging systems into permanent infrastructure. It supports multiple industries at once. It keeps SMX in command of its scale, sequence, and strategy. Most importantly, it ensures that the Proof Economy has a strong financial engine to match its global ambition.

The agreement begins with a $11.5 million promissory note and extends into a $100 million discretionary equity line. What sets it apart is the structure. SMX controls the pace. SMX controls the drawdowns. SMX controls how capital flows into the expansion of gold verification, plastics circularity, regulated supply chains, critical minerals, textiles, and industrial recovery. It’s capital that adapts to the Company’s strategy rather than forcing the strategy to adapt to the capital.

Capital With No Strings

This flexibility arrived at the exact moment the world began demanding systems that could connect regions and industries through a unified architecture of proof. Singapore advanced national plastics identity. Spain and France moved toward the use of authentic, verified recycled materials. The Middle East pushed gold toward a more secure and transparent future. The United States strengthened compliance across minerals and industrial materials.

These global moves weren’t following each other. They were happening simultaneously, and SMX needed a capital structure designed for concurrency. The equity purchase agreement gives them that.

It lets SMX scale industrial systems without slowing national programs. It lets SMX build long-term frameworks while expanding commercial deployments. It ensures that SMX can operate across multiple continents with equal reach, supporting partners who need identity to survive transformation, processing, and regulatory inspection. That’s not all.

The ability to allocate net proceeds as it sees fit, including toward digital reserve assets, also strengthens SMX’s long-term financial architecture. It reflects a future in which supply chains are decentralized and identity systems are designed to be as durable as the materials they track. Financial structures that complement technological resilience matter because SMX is no longer building limited projects. It’s building permanent global systems.

Capital That Enables Scale

What makes the equity purchase agreement transformative is what it enables SMX to do next. The company can build a global proof standard across materials that define modern commerce. Gold. Plastics. Minerals. Textiles. Agriculture. Industrial feedstocks. Every one of these sectors is undergoing a shift from assumption to verification. Everyone is discovering that identity is no longer optional. And everyone is converging on the same need: a system that embeds truth at the molecular level.

The Proof Economy is rising because the world is no longer willing to rely on declarations. It needs evidence. It needs identity. It needs consistency. The $111.5 million equity purchase deal gives SMX the capital foundation to scale the systems that provide all of it.

In other words, this isn’t just capital. It’s the fuel behind a movement that will redefine how the world measures integrity, sustainability, and trust.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example:the ability of SMX to satisfy the conditions under the Equity Purchase Agreement, the Promissory Note and related agreements; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Media Contact:info@securitymattersltd.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

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CASPER, WY / ACCESS Newswire / December 1, 2025 / Lost Soldier Oil and Gas II Master Series LLC (“Lost Soldier” or the “Company”), a Wyoming Limited Liability Company, today announced it has entered into a Strategic Partnership and Framework Agreement with Upland Resources Limited (“Upland”), (LSE:UPL), a United Kingdom public company, establishing a commercial bilateral investment, intended farm-in arrangements, and a broader operational partnership.

The framework agreement is a combined total of ~USD $8.6 million of bilateral strategic investment through a mutual stock and private placement unit subscription. Lost Soldier will provide technical services support in the areas of drilling, midstream, unconventional development and operational oversight. Lost Soldier has the option to farm-in and participate for up to 20% working interest at the project level in Upland’s focus areas in Southeast Asia. Upland gains a strong partner with technical expertise and unconventional high pressure gas experience to develop their projects.

The execution of this framework agreement and bilateral investment represents a significant milestone for Lost Soldier, giving the company exposure to future international oil and gas production. The investment also makes Lost Soldier one of the largest shareholders in Upland, whose primary focus is on exploration and developing oil and gas assets.

This transformative investment provides Lost Soldier with direct exposure to areas of unexplored potential, directly offsetting proven world-class production. The petroleum systems in these areas are well documented and include untapped unconventional targets. This enables Lost Soldier’s operational expertise and drilling capability to provide synergy to Upland and value for Lost Soldier’s investors and Upland’s shareholders.

Marc Bruner, CEO of Lost Soldier LLC, commented: “We are excited by the scale, revenue potential, and long-term prospects of Upland’s Southeast Asian opportunities and the exclusive position Upland have secured. This partnership synergizes our experience in large-scale unconventional gas development alongside Upland’s high-quality targets. We look forward to advancing these projects and generating sustainable, long-term value for both companies and their shareholders.”

Bolhassan Di, Chairman and CEO of Upland, added: “This strategic partnership with Lost Soldier is a significant milestone for Upland. Lost Soldier has a proven track record with the drilling and development of high-pressure gas discoveries. These capabilities align perfectly with the growing requirement throughout Southeast Asia to develop high pressure gas fields and unconventional resources. What began as an introduction through Josh Galloway, now our Head of Drilling Services, over one year ago, has developed into a bilateral investment providing exposure to world-class unconventional gas resources, long-term revenue streams, and substantial operational capability. This agreement positions Upland to accelerate project development, optimize operations, and deliver decades of recurring cash flow and shareholder value.”

Upland and Lost Soldier have agreed to a balanced bilateral investment structure, totaling ~ $USD 8.6 million:

Lost Soldier Investment into Upland

Lost Soldier will subscribe for GBP 3.3 million of new ordinary shares in Upland at 3.3 pence per share (100,000,000 shares). All new shares issued will be subject to a 12-month lock-up restriction, underscoring Lost Soldier’s long-term commitment to Upland.

Upland Investment into Lost Soldier

Upland will make a corresponding $USD 4.3 million investment into the Lost Soldier private placement, participating directly in the Wild Mustang Federal Unit development. Upland will establish a dedicated U.S. Corporation that will hold the relevant units and comply with all American regulatory, tax, and transactional requirements.

Lost Soldier is currently raising capital through a Regulation D 506(c) offering for accredited investors. Visit the following link to learn more: invest.lostsoldier.com.

About Upland Resources

Upland Resources Limited is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (Ticker UPL) by way of a standard listing. The Company is focused on oil and gas development opportunities in Southeast Asia. Upland has an exceptional team and is working with leading oil and gas contractors to effectively, and with the minimum risk, evolve its prospects.

For more information visit: upland.energy.

About Lost Soldier Oil and Gas

Lost Soldier is unlocking the largest natural gas discovery in the Western U.S. in 40 years – 6 TCF potential, 24,000 acres, and direct pipeline access. Lost Soldier is dedicated to responsibly developing Wyoming’s Bison Basin oil and gas resources while preserving the surrounding environment. Operations are centered in the Wild Mustang Federal Unit, an area rich in history and wildlife, including grazing cattle, elk, antelope, and wild mustangs. Drawing inspiration from the nearby Lost Soldier oilfield, located 15 miles southeast of our discovery well, this field is one of Wyoming’s oldest, and has produced over 400 million barrels of oil since its discovery. Today, it continues to produce over 1 million barrels per year. Lost Soldier leverages the area’s proven geology to unlock its vast potential, using custom-built drilling rigs and skilled crews to ensure efficient, cost-effective resource extraction while maintaining a strong commitment to environmental stewardship. For more information visit: invest.lostsoldier.com.

Contact Information:
Investor Relations
720-807-0440
invest@lsogllc.com

SOURCE: Lost Soldier Oil & Gas

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 1, 2025 / Industries once treated materials as interchangeable commodities. Steel was steel. Plastic was plastic. Gold was gold. Cotton was cotton. Identity rarely mattered because the systems relying on those materials weren’t built to authenticate them. But the world changed faster than supply chains did. Today’s markets require something materials never had to provide before. They require intelligence.

Material intelligence means that a material carries identity embedded at the molecular level. It means that proof travels with it from extraction to processing to reuse. It means industrial ecosystems can authenticate origin, verify compliance, and measure recovery with scientific certainty. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) built the technology that enables that capability. But deploying an era of material intelligence across continents requires financial architecture built for scale, speed, and stability.

This is where the $111.5 million equity purchase agreement, announced Monday, becomes transformational. The agreement provides a $11.5 million promissory note and access to up to $100 million in capital, all at SMX’s discretion. There are no mandatory issuances, and there are no penalties for deliberate pace. It’s financial alignment with the global rollout of molecular identity.

A Controlled Capital Infusion

This initial tranche is expected to keep SMX financially fortified until at least the first quarter of 2026. This creates non-dilutive stability through 2025’s execution cycle and reinforces that the agreement is a strategic resource rather than an immediate lever.

This timing, as well as the deal’s structure, is significant because industries signaled their need for material intelligence all at once. Gold refiners need immutable origin systems capable of reducing uncertainty in high-value markets. Mineral suppliers require molecular identity to meet compliance protocols tied to national security and cross-border trade. Textile manufacturers are preparing for global regulations that demand proof at the fiber level. Plastics circularity programs need authenticated recovery that survives the transformation processes intrinsic to recycling.

SMX operates at the center of all of these shifts.

The equity purchase agreement allows something else. It lets SMX direct a portion of net proceeds toward digital reserve assets. This strengthens the long-term durability of SMX’s treasury structure, can allow its balance sheet to be a value driver, and ensure its strategy aligns with the decentralized, data-driven nature of the Proof Economy. It’s financial infrastructure built for a world where verification itself becomes operational infrastructure.

Advancing A Global Agenda

The agreement enables SMX to scale national systems, industrial programs, and sector-specific frameworks without having to choose between them. Gold identity can expand alongside plastics passports. Textile authentication can grow alongside mineral verification. Agricultural and industrial supply chains can adopt molecular identity in parallel rather than in sequence.

Material intelligence isn’t a trend. It’s the next stage of global industry. Every sector that depends on authenticity, accountability, and circularity is moving toward systems where materials speak for themselves. SMX’s $111.5 million equity purchase agreement gives it the capital foundation to accelerate that shift, and the timing provisions ensure that capital deployment aligns with operational readiness.

This isn’t simply the expansion of a technology platform. It’s the start of a new chapter in how global materials behave, communicate, and integrate into a digital economy built on truth.

About SMX

As global businesses face new and complex challenges relating to carbon neutrality and meeting new governmental and regional regulations and standards, SMX is able to offer players along the value chain access to its marking, tracking, measuring and digital platform technology to transition more successfully to a low-carbon economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information in this press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this press release may include, for example:the ability of SMX to satisfy the conditions under the Equity Purchase Agreement, the Promissory Note and related agreements; successful launch and implementation of SMX’s joint projects with manufacturers and other supply chain participants of steel, rubber and other materials; changes in SMX’s strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects and plans; SMX’s ability to develop and launch new products and services, including its planned Plastic Cycle Token; SMX’s ability to successfully and efficiently integrate future expansion plans and opportunities; SMX’s ability to grow its business in a cost-effective manner; SMX’s product development timeline and estimated research and development costs; the implementation, market acceptance and success of SMX’s business model; developments and projections relating to SMX’s competitors and industry; and SMX’s approach and goals with respect to technology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing views as of any subsequent date, and no obligation is undertaken to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the ability to maintain the listing of the Company’s shares on Nasdaq; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the risk of downturns and the possibility of rapid change in the highly competitive industry in which SMX operates; the risk that SMX and its current and future collaborators are unable to successfully develop and commercialize SMX’s products or services, or experience significant delays in doing so; the risk that the Company may never achieve or sustain profitability; the risk that the Company will need to raise additional capital to execute its business plan, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the risk that the Company experiences difficulties in managing its growth and expanding operations; the risk that third-party suppliers and manufacturers are not able to fully and timely meet their obligations; the risk that SMX is unable to secure or protect its intellectual property; the possibility that SMX may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and other risks and uncertainties described in SMX’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Media Contact:info@securitymattersltd.com

SOURCE: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

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