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Tern: Investment in Device Authority CLNs

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Summary by 6ix AI

Tern Plc, an investment company backing early-stage Internet of Things (internet-connected device) technology businesses, is investing US$104,111 (approximately £78,000) in new unsecured convertible loan notes (loans that can turn into shares) to be issued by Device Authority Limited. The investment will be funded from the proceeds of Tern's Open Offer (an offer of new shares to existing shareholders).

Key details

  • The notes carry interest of 8 per cent per annum. Their principal and accrued interest can convert on a change of control of Device Authority or on a Device Authority fundraising of at least US$5 million (a Qualifying Fundraise).
  • On a change of control, the notes are convertible at a three times multiple of their face value and the value of accrued interest. On a Qualifying Fundraise, they are convertible at a 25 per cent discount to the fundraise price.
  • Following the issue of the notes, Tern's equity holding will be unchanged at approximately 26.6% of Device Authority (before any dilution on exercise of share options), and Tern will hold approximately £0.29 million of Device Authority convertible loan notes. As at June 30, 2026, Tern's holding had an unaudited book value of £4.1 million.
  • As part of the same funding round, Device Authority is raising up to US$0.9 million from existing investors through convertible loan notes on the same terms.
  • Device Authority provides identity and access management (control over which devices and users can connect and what they can access) for internet-connected devices, focused on the automotive, medical device and industrial sectors.

What’s still pending

  • The notes are still to be issued by Device Authority.
  • Device Authority is still in the process of raising up to US$0.9 million from existing investors.
  • How the notes convert depends on whether a change of control or a Qualifying Fundraise occurs. If neither has occurred, the notes are convertible, and mature, on June 30, 2027.

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Tern PLC
28 October 2026
 

28 October 2026

Tern Plc

("Tern" or the "Company")

Investment in Device Authority convertible loan notes

Tern Plc (AIM:TERN), the investment company specialising in supporting high growth, early-stage, disruptive Internet of Things (“IoT”) technology businesses, announces that it is investing US$104,111 (approximately £78,000) in new unsecured convertible loan notes (the “Device Authority CLNs”) to be issued by Device Authority Limited ("Device Authority").  The investment in the Device Authority CLNs will be funded from the proceeds of the Company’s recent Open Offer.

The Device Authority CLNs carry an interest rate of 8 per cent. per annum and the Device Authority CLNs’ principal amount and accrued interest are convertible on either a change of control of Device Authority, or a fundraising of at least US$5 million (a “Qualifying Fundraise”) undertaken by Device Authority, or, if neither has occurred on 30 June 2027.  On a change of control, the Device Authority CLNs are convertible at a three times multiple to their face value and the value of accrued interest.  On a Qualifying Fundraise the Device Authority CLNs are convertible at a 25 per cent discount to the Qualifying Fundraise price.  If neither a change of control nor a Qualifying Fundraise has taken place, the Device Authority CLNs will mature on 30 June 2027.

As at 30 June 2026, the date of Tern's last published book valuation, Tern’s holding in Device Authority had a total unaudited book value of £4.1 million. Following the issue of the Device Authority CLN, Tern's equity holding in Device Authority will be unchanged and Tern will continue to hold approximately 26.6% of Device Authority's equity (before any dilution on exercise of share options), although now with a Device Authority CLN holding of approximately £0.29 million.

As part of the same overall funding round, Device Authority is in the process of raising up to US$0.9 million of funding from existing investors through the issue of Device Authority CLNs on the same terms.

Further information on Device Authority

Device Authority is a global leader in Identity and Access Management ("IAM") for the IoT; focused on the automotive, medical device and industrial sectors. Device Authority's KeyScaler™ platform provides zero touch provisioning and complete automated lifecycle management for securing IoT devices and data at scale, with frictionless deployment across device provisioning, authentication, credential management, policy based end-to-end data security/encryption and secure OTA (over the air) and HSM (hardware security module) updates.

Based on Device Authority's latest statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025, as at that date it had net assets of approximately £11,609,000 and incurred a loss for the year of approximately £1,750,000. Given the historic and statutory nature of these figures, Tern does not consider this to be representative of the current business, trading performance and prospects of Device Authority.

Enquiries

Tern Plc

Jane McCracken (Interim Non-Executive Chair)

via IFC Advisory

Allenby Capital Limited

(Nominated Adviser and Broker)

Alex Brearley / Ashur Joseph (Corporate Finance)

Kelly Gardiner (Sales and Corporate Broking)

Tel: 0203 328 5656

IFC Advisory

(Financial PR and IR)

Tim Metcalfe

Graham Herring

Florence Staton

Tel: 0203 934 6632

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