Big Technologies PLCLSE: BIG

Big Technologies: Further Litigation Update

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Summary by 6ix AI

Big Technologies, an electronic monitoring company, was served on Friday October 23, 2026 with the Particulars of Claim (the detailed statement of the claim) in the libel claim brought against it by Sara Murray. The Company robustly disputes the claim and is preparing its response.

Key details

  • Sara Murray had earlier served a Claim Form on the Company asserting she was entitled to damages for libel, among other relief, as the Company disclosed on October 12, 2026.
  • The defamation claim relates to allegations of forgery the Company made against Sara Murray in its announcement of September 12, 2025.
  • Those forgery allegations are also part of an expanded case the Company is proposing in draft re-amended particulars of claim that it seeks to file and serve in Commercial Court proceedings between the Company and others and Sara Murray and others (claim number CL-2025-000135).

What’s still pending

  • The Company's response to the defamation claim is still being prepared.
  • The Company's proposed expanded case in the Commercial Court proceedings has not yet been filed and served.

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Big Technologies PLC
26 October 2026
 

26 October 2026

BIG TECHNOLOGIES PLC


(“Big Technologies” or the “Company” and, together with its subsidiaries the “Group”)

Further Litigation Update

Service of Particulars of Claim

Big Technologies plc (AIM: BIG), a leading provider of electronic monitoring solutions, provides the following update:

Further to the RNS dated 12 October 2026 entitled ‘Litigation Update’, in which the Company provided notification that it had been served with a Claim Form by Sara Murray asserting she was entitled to damages from the Company for libel (amongst other relief), as expected the Company was served with the Particulars of Claim on Friday 23 October 2026.

The defamation claim is in respect of allegations of forgery made by the Company against Sara Murray in the RNS dated 12 September 2025 (the “12 September 2025 Announcement”). Those forgery allegations are also a part of the proposed expanded case advanced by the Company in the draft re-amended particulars of claim (themselves referred to in the 12 September 2025 Announcement) which it seeks to file and serve in the Commercial Court proceedings between the Company and others and Sara Murray and others (claim number CL-2025-000135).

The Company robustly disputes the defamation claim which has been advanced against it by Sara Murray and is currently preparing its response.

The Company will provide further updates as appropriate.

For further information please contact:

Big Technologies plc

+44 (0) 19 2360 1910

Sangita Shah (Interim Chair)

Charles Lewinton (Acting Chief Executive Officer)

Mike Johns (Chief Financial Officer)

Zeus (Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker)

+44 (0) 203 829 5000

Dan Bate / Kieran Russell (Investment Banking)

Nick Searle (Equity Capital Markets)

Singer Capital Markets (Joint Broker)

+44 (0) 207 496 3000

James Moat / Shaun Dobson / James Todd (Investment Banking)

About Big Technologies plc

Our mission is to deliver innovative, high-quality electronic monitoring solutions that combine advanced hardware and software to support monitoring of individuals in our core criminal justice business. Big Technologies is a market leader in the electronic monitoring industry, operating under the trusted ‘Buddi’ brand. Through its integrated technology platform, Buddi offers state-of-the-art Electronic Monitoring solutions on a subscription-based, SaaS-like model. This platform is highly flexible and scalable, enabling tailored deployments across diverse use cases and geographies.

For more information, please visit www.buddi.com

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