7 July 2025

HOT ROCKS INVESTMENTS PLC

(the \"Company\")

Issue of Equity

The Directors of the Company are pleased to announce that as a result of additional demand the Company has increased the size of the raise as announced by the Company on 4 July 2025 to £450,000 via the issue of a further 6,666,667 new Ordinary Shares in the Company on the same terms.

Admission

Application will be made for the 6,666,667 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on the Aquis Stock Exchange AQSE Growth Market (\"Admission\"). Admission is expected to occur at 8:00 am on or around 11 July 2025. The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares.

Total Voting Rights

Following Admission, the Company's enlarged share capital will comprise 234,252,222 Ordinary Shares of 0.1 pence each. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 234,252,222. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in the Company, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

For further details please contact:

Hot Rocks Investments plc

Gavin Burnell Tel: 0207 2644 546

Optiva Securities Limited

Vishal Balasingham Tel: 0203 981 4174