Author: SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 25, 2025 / The gold market has always relied on external verification. Inspectors examined surfaces. Traders checked paperwork. Vault operators reconciled bar lists by hand. The technology behind those steps changed only marginally over the past century. That static approach created the environment where

The industry is finally moving from external checks to internal identity. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is entering the 2025 DMCC Precious Metals Conference with a system designed to embed verification into the material itself. It’s a technology-first shift that alters how the market can function.

Dubai is the right stage for that transformation. The DMCC is a global center for modern commodities trade by prioritizing digital systems, traceable workflows, and higher standards for responsible conduct. Under the leadership of Ahmed Bin Sulayem, the organization has consistently adopted technologies that strengthen the integrity of the sectors it oversees. The precious metals industry within the DMCC ecosystem expects tools that keep pace with global trade.

Replacing Legacy Systems with a Technology-First Approach

That’s because legacy methods no longer keep up with the volume, speed, and regulatory expectations placed on the market. A technology capable of carrying identity through each step of movement is no longer a luxury. It’s a requirement for a system that has outgrown its traditional foundation. SMX addresses that requirement with technology that operates at the molecular level, embedding a Physical-to-Digital link that creates an identity inseparable from the metal.

It remains stable under heat, pressure, and long-term storage, providing every participant in the chain with a consistent reference point. Refiners can validate output without relying exclusively on surface markings. Vaults can confirm the authenticity of their inventory at any time. Traders can execute transactions with confidence that the asset they are handling is the same asset that entered the system.

Even established service providers in the region, including Brink’s, have shown interest in how identity systems like this can reinforce their own operational frameworks. The market is moving toward solutions that embed truth at the material level. SMX built its technology specifically for that purpose.

Identity as Infrastructure

The Physical to Digital Link operates as more than a verification tool. It becomes infrastructure the moment it enters the value chain. A bar marked at the refinery maintains its identity throughout transport, storage, and trade. That identity is not dependent on a label, a barcode, or a certificate. It is not influenced by inspection conditions or subjective interpretation. It is an internal characteristic. When the metal moves, the identity moves with it. That consistency gives the market a foundation that did not exist before, and it changes how organizations manage risk and design their workflows.

This type of identity infrastructure aligns with DMCC priorities. The center has invested heavily in raising global standards across the commodities it oversees. It attracts institutions that want confidence in the assets they handle and transparency in their operational environment. A technology that gives each bar a permanent identity supports every part of that strategy. It reduces friction between market participants. It minimizes disputes during settlement. It increases audit trail accuracy without requiring additional administrative layers. It is a bottom-up improvement that strengthens every top-down control.

This is also where SMX stands apart. Many companies in the metals ecosystem have attempted to solve visibility issues by adding additional documentation or digital recordkeeping. SMX approaches the challenge from within the material rather than around it. By starting at the molecular level, SMX technology bypasses the limitations that have historically led to inconsistent identity. It creates a system that the market can build on regardless of location, handler, or trading platform. As the global gold sector seeks to modernize without sacrificing efficiency, technologies that operate with this degree of permanence become indispensable. At the right time.

A New Standard for Precision in Precious Metals

Technological advancement in the gold market has always been incremental. Scales became more accurate. Testing methods improved. Reporting systems digitized. None of those developments changed the fundamental structure behind how identity was established. SMX’s technology does. It replaces a chain of subjective assessment with a chain of measurable facts. That redefines how institutions can evaluate risk, price assets, and manage operational exposure. It also serves the growing expectation that responsible sourcing and a clear chain of custody must be verifiable rather than assumed.

Dubai’s prominence amplifies this shift. The DMCC Precious Metals Conference draws institutions that recognize the market is entering a transition period. They understand that the next decade will be shaped by the technologies that provide certainty at scale. SMX is entering that environment with a system already demonstrated in major gold hubs, including Dubai, where even long-standing logistics partners have seen its value. The market does not need promises. It needs tools that function under the pressures of real trade flows. SMX’s identity technology delivers that reliability.

As the conference unfolds, one reality is becoming crystal clear. The gold market is no longer defined by how the metal looks on the surface. It’s defined by what the material carries within it. SMX built a system that gives the world’s most trusted asset a way to prove itself at every stage of its journey. It’s a technology-first approach that brings precision, accountability, and modern infrastructure to a sector ready for change. The next chapter of the gold market will be written by the companies that make verification part of the asset. SMX is arriving at DMCC prepared to lead that shift.

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: matters relating to the Company’s fight against abusive and possibly illegal trading tactics against the Company’s stock; 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; any lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on SMX’s business; 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.

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NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / December 1, 2025 / There are years that mark progress and years that define direction. For SMX (NASDAQ:SMX), 2025 didn’t simply move the company forward. It changed what forward even meant. When this series began, the world was just starting to understand that supply chains couldn’t survive on declarations. Recycling programs couldn’t thrive on voluntary reporting. Commodity markets couldn’t rely on reputation. Global trade couldn’t depend on assumptions. Proof was becoming the centerpiece of modern commerce, and SMX stood at the center of the shift.

Across twelve monthly chapters in 2025, the story became unmistakable. SMX was doing more than building technology. It was building a new operating layer for global industry. And it wasn’t chasing markets. Those markets converged around it. It wasn’t trying to predict the future. It was meeting the future’s demands in real time.

Gold refiners needed identity that could survive geopolitical scrutiny. Plastics circularity frameworks needed recovery data that survived industrial processing. Mineral suppliers needed compliance structures that worked across borders. Textile manufacturers needed molecular truth to satisfy expanding regulations. Recycling ecosystems needed authentication capable of matching national climate policy. Every region reached the same realization for different reasons, but all of them met on the same terrain. The world needed proof that couldn’t be faked, lost, or diluted by process.

SMX became the Company that supplied it.

A Transformative 2025, and Still Going

Partnerships documented how Singapore stepped forward with a national plastics passport. How Spain and France validated high-grade recycled materials with molecular signatures. How the Middle East advanced authenticated gold identity. How the United States began shifting regulated supply chains toward scientific validation. These weren’t scattered wins. They were chapters of the same narrative. Proof wasn’t emerging as a feature. It was emerging as infrastructure.

And infrastructure requires capital. Capital that adapts. Capital that scales. Capital that strengthens systems rather than distorting them. Capital that accelerates global deployment.

That’s why the $111.5 million equity purchase agreement stands as a defining moment in a year filled with milestones.

It wasn’t just the largest financial development in SMX’s recent history. It was the most structurally important. A $11.5 million promissory note that establishes a foundation. A discretionary equity line of up to $100 million that gives SMX full control of its expansion. A design built for precision, flexibility, and long-term execution. A capital architecture capable of matching the company’s global momentum without forcing trade-offs or compromising strategic development.

The agreement gives SMX the financial resources to build gold identity programs and plastic passports simultaneously. It gives the company the strength to support national systems and industrial partners in parallel. It created a foundation for verification frameworks across minerals, textiles, agriculture, and industrial materials that can grow together rather than in sequence. It reinforced SMX’s ability to support the Proof Economy across continents with consistency and authority. That’s not all.

Modern Tech Coupled With a Modern Treasury

It also allowed SMX to strengthen its treasury by allocating a portion of its net proceeds to digital reserve assets. This aligned SMX’s financial architecture with the decentralized, data-driven nature of its technology and the future of global supply chains. The agreement wasn’t only financial strategy. It was a philosophical alignment. It mirrored the durability, adaptability, and permanence of the systems SMX builds. And it provides a solid valuation floor.

The story of 2025 isn’t simply that SMX entered new markets. It’s that global systems are aligned around the need for molecular identity just as SMX reached a point of technological maturity. It’s that regulation, commerce, national policy, and industrial sustainability began converging on the same requirement. It’s that material truth became a universal expectation.

The equity purchase agreement became the capstone because it ensures SMX can meet this rising global demand with strength, speed, and scale. It’s the structure that turns the company’s breakthroughs into a decade of acceleration. It’s the backbone behind a future where identity travels with every material, where circularity is measurable, where compliance is scientific, and where trade is anchored in verifiable integrity.

Across twelve monthly volumes, one conclusion became clear. The Proof Economy isn’t coming. It’s here. It’s advancing country by country and industry by industry. And SMX is one of the companies building the systems that will define it.

The final chapter of 2025 isn’t at an endpoint just yet. There are still 30 days left in December. As SMX proved with its Monday announcement, anything and everything is on the table. And they can accrue quickly without warning.

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.

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 1, 2025 / Trust is the most valuable commodity in the modern economy, yet it’s the hardest to secure. Every sector relies on trust. Gold must confirm origin. Minerals must authenticate purity. Plastics recycling must be proven scientifically. Textile supply chains must verify input claims. Agricultural networks must demonstrate traceability. Aerospace and electronics must confirm authenticity at the part level. No major industry can rely on assumptions anymore. Trust can’t be declared. It has to be demonstrated.

SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) built the molecular identity system that allows trust to be engineered. It gives materials their own voice. And as verification becomes a prerequisite for global trade, capital structures that support verification at an industrial scale become essential.

That’s why the $111.5 million equity purchase agreement with Target Capital 1, LLC is more than financing. It’s the structural platform behind the rise of verification as the operational currency of global supply chains.

Millions Up Front

The agreement provides a $11.5 million promissory note and discretionary access to up to $100 million. SMX chooses when and whether to use this resource. There are no required drawdowns and no penalties for measured execution. It’s capital aligned with precision.

That up-front tranche should also ensure that no shares will be issued under the agreement until at least the first quarter of 2026. That’s based on the expectation that the company will likely not access additional funding under the facility before that period. This keeps the company’s capital structure stable through its current global rollout, reinforcing that the agreement is a strategic mechanism rather than an immediate funding event. And it comes at the perfect moment.

Throughout 2025, industries worldwide pushed toward systems that require measurable authentication. Gold markets needed continuity of identity from mine to vault. Plastics circularity platforms needed proof that doesn’t vanish during processing. Mineral suppliers needed compliance systems that serve both national security mandates and global demand. Textile and industrial suppliers needed frameworks capable of meeting tightening regulations. Every industry began asking for the same thing: evidence.

Stability in a Tough Environment

The equity purchase agreement also supports SMX’s long-term stability by allowing part of the net proceeds to be directed toward digital reserve assets. This reinforces a treasury architecture aligned with the Proof Economy’s decentralized, data-driven nature.

The capital structure also lets SMX serve multiple global systems simultaneously. Gold identity can scale in the Middle East while plastics passports expand in Asia. Textile verification can grow in Europe while mineral authentication advances across North America. The company can maintain momentum in existing markets while entering new ones, all without restricting its operational focus.

Verification is becoming the currency that determines access, integrity, and value across global supply chains. With the $111.5 million equity purchase agreement secured and the timing window clearly defined, SMX has the strategic and financial foundation required to build the systems that make verification universal.

The shift isn’t speculative. It’s already happening. And SMX is positioned at its center.

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.

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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.

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NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 1, 2025 / There is a difference between growth and acceleration. Growth expands what already exists. Acceleration changes the trajectory. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) has experienced both. But the $111.5 million equity purchase agreement announced on Monday is the moment acceleration becomes the defining force behind the company’s next decade. It’s more than funding. It’s architecture. It’s the structure that supports a world shifting toward verification as a core operating requirement.

In 2025, global systems finally acknowledged what SMX understood years ago. Materials needed identity. Supply chains needed truth. Circularity needed evidence. Commodity markets needed authentication. Compliance needed verification that couldn’t be questioned. Every region came to the same conclusion for different reasons, but all of them converged on the idea that the future of commerce will run on proof.

The equity purchase agreement sits at the center of this global shift. It provides a $11.5 million promissory note and access to up to $100 million in capital that SMX can deploy with precision. The company determines when capital enters the system. The company determines how it’s used. The company maintains full command over its expansion across continents and industries. That level of control creates the foundation for long-term acceleration.

Scaling With a Power Engine in Overdrive

Acceleration matters because SMX isn’t building a product or a service. It’s building infrastructure. Gold identity frameworks that reshape global integrity. Plastics passports that redefine national circularity. Textile and fiber authentication capable of meeting strict regulatory demands. Mineral verification designed to support geopolitical security. Industrial and agricultural systems that require molecular identity for compliance. None of these sectors share a timeline, yet all are advancing in parallel.

The equity purchase agreement allows SMX to match that parallel momentum with capital strength. It lets the company expand multiple verification systems at once. It ensures that SMX doesn’t have to choose which region or industry moves first. It removes the constraints that often separate early adopters from full adopters. It keeps the Proof Economy moving in a unified direction rather than competing for priority.

The agreement also supports the long-term financial resilience needed for global infrastructure through the option to allocate part of net proceeds toward digital reserve assets. This is an important strategic layer. It aligns SMX’s treasury with the broader evolution of decentralized supply chains and supports the durability of the systems the Company builds. And it can also create a rock-solid valuation floor.

Positioned to Accelerate Worldwide Mission

But the most powerful element of the equity purchase agreement is its positioning of SMX to define the next decade. Verification is no longer a subset of supply chain management. It’s becoming the structural requirement behind global trade, sustainability, compliance, and industrial transformation. Identity at the molecular level isn’t an enhancement. It’s the new minimum standard. And SMX is the Company positioned to deliver it at scale.

Acceleration happens when global adoption meets capital readiness. The $111.5 million equity purchase agreement ensures that SMX is ready for exactly that moment. It enables SMX to build permanent, interoperable, and expandable verification systems. It supports national programs that may operate for decades. It strengthens industrial partnerships that rely on long-term infrastructure. Most importantly, it positions SMX not as a participant in the shift to the Proof Economy but as one of its architects.

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.

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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.

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 1, 2025 / Infrastructure is usually easy to identify. Highways, ports, energy grids, data networks, and water systems have defined global progress for decades. But in 2025, the world realized that none of these systems can function smoothly without a capability even more fundamental. Verification.

Verification is becoming the newest category of global infrastructure. It’s not physical, but functional. It makes every other system trustworthy. Without verification, recycling collapses into reporting uncertainty. Commodity markets lose integrity. Supply chains fracture under scrutiny. Compliance becomes theater rather than truth. Verification is the quiet force behind economic coordination, environmental integrity, and regulatory confidence.

SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) built the molecular identity system that turns verification into infrastructure. It gives materials their own digital fingerprint. But to support global adoption across gold, minerals, plastics, textiles, agriculture, and regulated supply chains, the Company needed a financial foundation capable of supporting a multi-region, multi-industry utility.

That foundation is the $111.5 million equity purchase agreement with Target Capital 1, LLC.

Capital Up-Front To Accelerate Mission

The agreement includes a $11.5 million promissory note and access to up to $100 million in capital. SMX chooses when and whether to draw from the facility. There are no forced issuances and no operational restrictions. It’s capital designed for infrastructure level reliability.

That contribution is also expected to allow for no additional shares to be issued under the agreement until at least the first quarter of 2026. That’s based on having money in the bank. Still, at its core, the deal is a valuable strategic asset that will enable SMX to continue advancing its global verification deployments without diluting its capital base in the coming month.

Why is verification now infrastructure? Because no sector can operate without proof. Gold markets demand an authenticated origin. Mineral supply chains require evidence that can survive geopolitical pressure. Plastics circularity programs rely on measurable recovery. Textile and industrial networks depend on authenticated materials. Regulatory bodies need data that can withstand legal and scientific scrutiny. Every system depends on verification.

The agreement also strengthens SMX’s treasury by letting it direct a portion of net proceeds toward digital reserve assets. This reinforces long-term financial resilience in a way that mirrors the decentralized and data-driven nature of the Proof Economy. It can also put a floor on the company’s valuation.

Advancing a Global Utility

Still, what makes the agreement transformative is how it positions SMX to function like a true global utility. Utilities operate across regions and sectors simultaneously. They support entire economies, not individual clients. They exist behind the scenes but determine the reliability of everything in front of them. SMX now holds a capital framework that supports that role.

It can expand gold identity in the Middle East while building plastics passports in Asia. It can scale textile verification in Europe while strengthening mineral authentication in the United States. It can operate across industries without losing focus or momentum.

Verification isn’t a feature anymore. It’s infrastructure. And with its capital structure set and timing provisions clarified, SMX is positioned to anchor the verification systems that modern economies will depend on for decades.

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.

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 1, 2025 / Every major shift in global trade is triggered by a gap. A weakness in the system that becomes too large to ignore. For decades, the verification gap was hidden under layers of reporting, audits, certifications, and declarations that looked official but offered limited actual certainty. Whether you were moving gold, producing textiles, refining plastics, exporting minerals, or supplying agricultural inputs, the verification gap sat underneath everything.

In 2025, that gap could no longer be ignored. Supply chains became more complex than the verification systems supporting them. Environmental regulations outpaced reporting tools. Commodity markets demanded authenticity that paperwork couldn’t prove. Nations realized they needed infrastructure capable of confirming the truth behind the materials flowing through their borders.

SMX’s (NASDAQ:SMX) molecular identity platform was already built for this moment. The world simply caught up to it.

Demand Meets SMX’s Technology

This rising demand is what makes SMX’s announced $111.5 million equity purchase agreement so strategically significant. The agreement provides a $11.5 million promissory note and discretionary access to up to $100 million. SMX decides how much to use and when to use it. There are no forced issuances and no restrictions that distort operational priorities.

Based on the initial receipt, that could mean that no shares will be issued under the equity purchase arrangement until at least the first quarter of 2026. This reinforces the Agreement’s strategic purpose. It exists as a financial backbone, ready when needed, while SMX continues executing its 2025 initiatives without immediate capital activity.

The timing is meaningful because the verification gap revealed itself across multiple industries at the same time. Gold markets realized that origin claims without molecular authentication wouldn’t survive scrutiny. Plastics processors realized that recovery claims needed scientific validation. Critical minerals suppliers recognized that compliance regimes required identity that persisted across borders. Textile producers realized that fiber claims needed more than manual certification.

The world didn’t just want proof. It needed proof.

Capital at the Perfect Moment

The equity purchase agreement arrived at the exact moment SMX required capital flexibility to meet simultaneous global demand. It lets SMX scale gold verification, plastic recovery, textile authentication, mineral identity, and industrial frameworks in parallel. The capital structure supports a world that needs multiple verification systems to grow together instead of in sequence.

The agreement also lets SMX allocate part of the net proceeds toward digital reserve assets. This reinforces the Company’s long-term financial resilience and mirrors the decentralized structure of the verification systems SMX is deploying worldwide.

What makes the equity purchase agreement uniquely powerful is how perfectly it aligns with the nature of the verification gap. The gap isn’t industry-specific. It’s systemic. It spans geographies and regulatory environments. SMX’s technology is one of the few solutions capable of addressing it globally. The capital structure enables SMX to respond to the gap wherever it appears.

The verification gap may have caught the world by surprise, but SMX is prepared to close it. With the $111.5 million equity purchase agreement in place and the deployment window defined, SMX holds both the technology and the capital strategy to lead the world into a new era of authenticated, verifiable, evidence-based commerce.

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.

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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.

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 1, 2025 / Trust is the most valuable commodity in the modern economy, yet it’s the hardest to secure. Every sector relies on trust. Gold must confirm origin. Minerals must authenticate purity. Plastics recycling must be proven scientifically. Textile supply chains must verify input claims. Agricultural networks must demonstrate traceability. Aerospace and electronics must confirm authenticity at the part level. No major industry can rely on assumptions anymore. Trust can’t be declared. It has to be demonstrated.

SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) built the molecular identity system that allows trust to be engineered. It gives materials their own voice. And as verification becomes a prerequisite for global trade, capital structures that support verification at an industrial scale become essential.

That’s why the $111.5 million equity purchase agreement with Target Capital 1, LLC is more than financing. It’s the structural platform behind the rise of verification as the operational currency of global supply chains.

Millions Up Front

The agreement provides a $11.5 million promissory note and discretionary access to up to $100 million. SMX chooses when and whether to use this resource. There are no required drawdowns and no penalties for measured execution. It’s capital aligned with precision.

That up-front tranche should also ensure that no shares will be issued under the agreement until at least the first quarter of 2026. That’s based on the expectation that the company will likely not access additional funding under the facility before that period. This keeps the company’s capital structure stable through its current global rollout, reinforcing that the agreement is a strategic mechanism rather than an immediate funding event. And it comes at the perfect moment.

Throughout 2025, industries worldwide pushed toward systems that require measurable authentication. Gold markets needed continuity of identity from mine to vault. Plastics circularity platforms needed proof that doesn’t vanish during processing. Mineral suppliers needed compliance systems that serve both national security mandates and global demand. Textile and industrial suppliers needed frameworks capable of meeting tightening regulations. Every industry began asking for the same thing: evidence.

Stability in a Tough Environment

The equity purchase agreement also supports SMX’s long-term stability by allowing part of the net proceeds to be directed toward digital reserve assets. This reinforces a treasury architecture aligned with the Proof Economy’s decentralized, data-driven nature.

The capital structure also lets SMX serve multiple global systems simultaneously. Gold identity can scale in the Middle East while plastics passports expand in Asia. Textile verification can grow in Europe while mineral authentication advances across North America. The company can maintain momentum in existing markets while entering new ones, all without restricting its operational focus.

Verification is becoming the currency that determines access, integrity, and value across global supply chains. With the $111.5 million equity purchase agreement secured and the timing window clearly defined, SMX has the strategic and financial foundation required to build the systems that make verification universal.

The shift isn’t speculative. It’s already happening. And SMX is positioned at its center.

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.

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