12 January 2021

KR1 PLC

(“KR1” or the “Company”)

Variation of Incentive Scheme and Grant of Options

KR1 plc (KR1:AQSE), a leading digital asset investment company, is pleased to announce that the Company’s Compensation Committee has agreed to vary the terms of the existing Directors’ and Analysts’ Bonus Scheme (the “Performance Incentive Scheme” or “Scheme”) so as to further align participants’ interests with those of shareholders.

Specifically, in respect of the period ended on 31 December 2020, the participants in the Performance Incentive Scheme have agreed to receive 80% of any entitlement under the Scheme in the form of new ordinary shares of 0.19p each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”), with the remaining 20% of any entitlement to be satisfied in cash. Any entitlements under the Scheme will be determined on completion of the audit of the Company’s results for the year ended 31 December 2020 and any Ordinary Shares to be issued in respect of entitlements under the Scheme will be issued at a price equivalent to the audited net asset value per share as at 31 December 2020.

In addition, KR1 announces that Rhys Davies, who was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 15 December 2020, has been granted options to subscribe for 767,236 Ordinary Shares  at a price of 19.55p per share, being the share price on the date of his appointment. These options will only be exercisable in the event that  certain future milestones are achieved by the Company.

Rhys Davies, Non-Executive Director of KR1, commented:

“I am delighted to announce the variation of the existing Incentive Scheme in a way that strongly aligns the interests of the team with those of our shareholders, who have benefited significantly from the value created by the management and investment team. By agreeing to receive 80% of any entitlement under the Scheme in the form of shares in the Company, the team have sent a strong signal as to the value they believe is embedded in KR1.”

The Directors of KR1 plc accept responsibility for this announcement.

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About KR1 plc

KR1 is a leading digital asset investment company supporting early-stage decentralised and open source blockchain and DeFi projects. Founded in 2016 and publicly traded in London on the Apex segment of the AQSE Growth Market (KR1: AQSE), KR1 has built a notable reputation for generating significant returns by investing in many key projects that are designed to power the decentralised platforms and protocols that are emerging to form new internet infrastructures.

www.KR1.io

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