Quantum Base Holdings PLC

“"provide growth working capital to strengthen the balance sheet, and support costs across staffing, operations and development"”

Use of proceeds language ('strengthen the balance sheet', 'support costs across staffing') suggests the company needs capital to continue basic operations, a mild distress indicator for a pre-revenue quantum technology company.

“"Directors now believe that the New Shares to be issued pursuant to the Retail Offer will be eligible for EIS and VCT investments...Shareholders can claim their EIS certificates by emailing the Company"”

Extending the retail offer duration specifically because of EIS/VCT eligibility, and actively promoting tax relief claims, could be seen as using tax incentives to aggressively target retail investors into a high-risk early-stage company.

“Counterfeiting is estimated to cost businesses and tax authorities at least $2.8 trillion in lost revenue per year. Quantum Base's solution can be utilised in a vast number of end markets, significantly mitigating global counterfeiting.”

The ITF announcement makes broad market-opportunity claims ($2.8 trillion TAM) without qualifying that the company is pre-revenue and has only two framework agreements with security printers.

“EIS shares may also be offered to those investors seeking to claim EIS relief. Please ensure you understand the eligibility requirements for each share class; we recommend consulting your broker and financial advisor”

Mentioning EIS relief in a RetailBook Offer RNS could be seen as promotional by implying tax advantages. However, the inclusion of a recommendation to consult advisers partially mitigates this.

Result of Retail Offer

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014 (WHICH FORMS PART OF DOMESTIC UK LAW PURSUANT TO THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 ("UK MAR"). NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO, OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN, ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO RELEASE, PUBLISH OR DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA OR JAPAN.                                                                10 De…

Retail Offer by RetailBook

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014 (WHICH FORMS PART OF DOMESTIC UK LAW PURSUANT TO THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 ("UK MAR").   NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE, OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON TO WHOM, TO DO SO MIGHT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OR BREACH OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT   THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AMOUNTS TO A FINANCIAL PROMOTION FOR THE PURPOSE…

Result of Placing & Notice of General Meeting

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION NO. 596/2014 AS IT FORMS PART OF UK DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018, AS AMENDED ("MAR"). UPON THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, SUCH INSIDE INFORMATION IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND SUCH PERSONS SHALL THEREFORE CEASE TO BE IN POSSESSION OF INSIDE INFORMATION. UNLESS OTHERWISE DEFINED, CAPITALISED TERMS NOT OTHERWISE DEFINED HEREIN SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THE COMPANY'S ANNOUNCEMENT PUBLISHED AT APPROXIMATELY 6.00 P.M. (…

Retail Offer by RetailBook

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014 (WHICH FORMS PART OF DOMESTIC UK LAW PURSUANT TO THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 ("UK MAR").   NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE, OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON TO WHOM, TO DO SO MIGHT CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OR BREACH OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. PLEASE SEE THE IMPORTANT NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT   THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AMOUNTS TO A FINANCIAL PROMOTION FOR THE PURPOSE…

First Day of Dealings on AIM

the Company via RetailBook Limited (the " RetailBook Offer " and, together with the Placing, the " Fundraising "), at an issue price of 23.1 pence per new Ordinary Share (the " Issue Price ").   Dealings in the Ordinary Shares will commence at 8:00 a.m. today under the TIDM "QUBE" and ISIN code GB00BTXYPJ53 .     Quantum Base Highlights ·    A New Global Standard: Quantum Base is focused on creating a new global standard in authentication through its patented Q-ID solution; a near unbreakable and non-replicable authenticity tags that can be applied to a vast array of products, sign…

Result of RetailBook Offer

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND OR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR TO BE TRANSMITTED, DISTRIBUTED TO, OR SENT BY, ANY NATIONAL OR RESIDENT OR CITIZEN OF ANY SUCH COUNTRIES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION MAY CONTRAVENE LOCAL SECURITIES LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.                                                        …

Launch of RetailBook Offer

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND OR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR TO BE TRANSMITTED, DISTRIBUTED TO, OR SENT BY, ANY NATIONAL OR RESIDENT OR CITIZEN OF ANY SUCH COUNTRIES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION MAY CONTRAVENE LOCAL SECURITIES LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.   THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AMOUNTS TO A FINANCIAL PROMOTION …

Intention to Float on the AIM Market

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS RESTRICTED AND IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND OR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OR TO BE TRANSMITTED, DISTRIBUTED TO, OR SENT BY, ANY NATIONAL OR RESIDENT OR CITIZEN OF ANY SUCH COUNTRIES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION MAY CONTRAVENE LOCAL SECURITIES LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION. This announcement is an advertisement and not an admiss…

Quantum Base announced £4.04m Placing with additional Retail Offer of £0.75m expected to close 5 December 2025.

Official company post announcing fundraise. No mention of EIS/VCT targeting. Retail Offer component confirmed.

Quantum Base confirmed successful completion of fundraising round totalling approximately £4.26m. Included video explaining fund allocation for accelerating growth.

Follow-up post confirming completion. No risk warnings or EIS/VCT references found.