REG - Tap Global Group PLC - FY26 Trading & Tap Earn Updates

RNS Number : 4004R Tap Global Group PLC 20 August 2026  THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS DEEMED BY THE COMPANY TO CONSTITUTE INSIDE INFORMATION AS STIPULATED UNDER THE UK MARKET ABUSE REGULATION. WITH THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, THIS INFORMATION IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.20 August 2026Tap Global Group plc("Tap", the "Company" or the "Group")FY26 Trading & Tap Earn UpdatesFY26 ahead of market expectations for revenues and EBITDATap Earn yield product AUM is up 61% in three monthsTap Global Group plc (AIM: TAP), the innovative digital finance hub that brings money, payments and crypto settlement services together in a single user-friendly app, is pleased to provide the following update on trading in the financial year ended 30 June 2026 ("FY26" or the "Period") and subsequently, reflecting the recently launched Tap Earn product.Highlights•  Revenue in the Period of approximately £3.0 million, c.7% ahead of market expectations¹, in a year in which industry-wide crypto exchange volumes more than halved•  Adjusted EBITDA² loss in the Period of approximately £0.26 million, c.80% lower than market expectations.•  Group EBITDA loss of approximately £55k, in the Period including other income² of approximately £0.2 million. The Group was EBITDA profitable in the second half•  Cash of £402k at 30 June 2026, with cryptoasset holdings of £1.75 million, giving combined cash and cryptoassets of £2.15 million•  Registered users of more than 400,000 as at 30 June 2026 (30 June 2025: approximately 391,000)•  Launched Tap Earn in May 2026: assets under management passed US$5 million within five weeks of full launch and grew 43% between mid-May and mid-June - through the sharpest phase of the market drawdown and ahead of the Board's expectations for the programme's first-year AUM - with stablecoin yield rates raised to up to 8.0%•  Tap Earn AUM has now surpassed US$5.6 million, up 61% in three months. The programme has delivered fifteen consecutive weekly payouts and generated approximately US$125k yield revenue, equivalent to an annualised gross yield of approximately 7% on the programme's committed capital•  Cumulative customer deposits of US$6.9 million since launch, against withdrawals of approximately US$0.7 million - approximately ten dollars deposited for every one withdrawnImportant Notes¹ The Board considers current market expectations for FY26 to be revenue of £2.8 million and an adjusted EBITDA loss of £1.3 million and for FY27, revenue of £3.7m and an adjusted EBITDA loss of £0.2m.Figures are unaudited and subject to completion of the year-end audit, including possible audit adjustments.² Adjusted EBITDA is stated before interest, taxation, depreciation, amortisation and other income - the same basis as the market expectations referred to in this announcement. Group EBITDA is stated including other income, the basis on which the Group reported its FY25 results and its H1 FY26 interim results.Market ContextFY26 spanned a complete market cycle. Bitcoin reached an all-time high of US$126,198 on 6 October 2025, then roughly halved, closing the financial year at approximately US$58,500 - down 45% over the twelve months and 54% below its peak. The record deleveraging event of 10 October 2025 liquidated approximately US$19 billion of positions in 24 hours; US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their longest outflow streaks since launch in May and June 2026; and industry-wide exchange volumes fell by more than half from their August 2025 peak.The drawdown was felt acutely on the public markets. Many listed digital asset treasury companies - most of which accumulated at 2025's highs - moved to discounts to net asset value, and several, including UK-listed vehicles, were forced into asset sales, restructurings or wind-downs.Against that backdrop, the Board believes FY26 demonstrated the resilience of Tap's diversified, fee-based model.Arsen Torosian, Group CEO and Co-Founder, commented:"In crypto's hardest year since 2022, Tap has outperformed market expectations for revenue and EBITDA. I believe if Tap can deliver in these market conditions, it is well placed to perform strongly when the cycle turns.Two metrics matter most to me: our customers kept depositing through the drawdown - Tap Earn assets grew 43% while prices fell, and deploying those assets generated real income from day one. Earn does a simple thing well. Our customers hold Bitcoin and digital assets anyway - Tap Earn pays them on those holdings, every week. A platform that earns in a bear market has a very simple path in a bull market, and this represents a growing new revenue stream for the Company.FY26 proved the model in difficult conditions where current market expectations have been exceeded. FY27 is about scaling, sustained profitability and exceeding current market expectations."For further information, please contact:Tap Global Group plcArsen Torosian, Chief Executive Officervia Vigo ConsultingSPARK Advisory Partners Limited (AIM Nominated Adviser)Andrew Emmott / Angus Campbell+44 (0)20 3368 3555Cavendish Capital Markets (Joint Broker)Adrian Hadden / George Lawson (Corporate Finance); Dale Bellis / Jason Trill (Sales & Corporate Broking)+44 (0)20 7220 0500AlbR Capital (Joint Broker)Gavin Burnell / Jon Belliss / Colin Rowbury+44 (0)20 7469 0930Vigo Consulting (Investor Relations)Ben Simons / Amelia Thorn / Georgina Moul+44 (0)20 7390 0230; [email protected] website: investor.tap.globalAbout Tap Global Group plcTap (AIM: TAP) is a regulated crypto-fintech. Through one app, more than 400,000 customers in 25+ countries trade over 70 cryptoassets, spend at 37 million merchant locations through a Mastercard, and earn yield on their holdings through Tap Earn. Tap's European business was the first cryptocurrency fintech approved by Mastercard in Europe. The Group has been licensed by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission under its DLT framework for six years and intends to apply for authorisation under the UK's incoming cryptoasset regime when applications open in September 2026.This announcement contains forward-looking statements; actual results may differ materially. All FY26 figures are unaudited and subject to audit adjustment. Cryptoasset holdings are stated at market value as at 30 June 2026 and include the Group's holding of XTP, the Group's native token; cryptoasset values are volatile and may differ materially at the date of this announcement. Audited results for FY26 are expected to be published in December 2026. Programme figures are point-in-time, unaudited and reported at deployment-account level. Yields are variable and not guaranteed; customer rates may change. Cryptoasset values are volatile and participation in the Tap Earn programme carries risk, as set out in the programme's terms and risk disclosures. This announcement does not constitute investment advice or a financial promotion of the Tap Earn programme.This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.rns.com.RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. 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