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The Incentive Plan’s authorized share pool increased from ~2,442,092 to 4,754,592 ordinary shares — a net addition of 2,312,500 shares.

2,300,000 RSUs were granted to executive officers, directors, and service providers; all are subject to vesting.

Earliest RSU vesting date is January 31, 2027 — no earlier vesting dates or acceleration terms disclosed.

As of April 23, 2026, 7,297,433 ordinary shares were issued and outstanding — no change in total shares outstanding reported from the amendment or grants.

The amendment was approved without stockholder approval under Nasdaq Rule 5615(a)(3), relying on home country corporate governance practices.

Full analysis

This 6-K discloses a material equity compensation action: SMX expanded its Incentive Equity Plan share reserve by over 94% and issued 2.3 million RSUs — representing ~31.5% of the company’s then-outstanding share count — to key personnel. While no individual grant recipients or specific allocations are named, the scale of the award relative to the existing float suggests significant dilution potential upon vesting and settlement. The absence of stockholder approval — permitted under Nasdaq’s foreign private issuer exemption — reduces governance oversight for this equity issuance. Vesting commences more than nine months after grant, aligning incentives with medium-term performance, though no performance conditions or forfeiture terms are disclosed. With no concurrent disclosure of financial results, capital events, or leadership changes beyond the RSU grants, the filing primarily signals an internal compensation and retention initiative rather than a strategic inflection point. Investors should monitor future filings for actual share issuances upon vesting and any updates to the plan’s usage or limits.

SMX · SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company

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