MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADDITION OF INDEX ADMINISTRATOR AND UPDATES TO THE CRYPTO ASSET REFERENCE PRICES OF EXCHANGE TRADED PRODUCTS

21Shares AG
(the “Issuer”)
(incorporated in Switzerland)

LEI: 254900UWHMJRRODS3Z64

(16 March 2026)

MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADDITION OF INDEX ADMINISTRATOR AND UPDATES TO THE CRYPTO ASSET REFERENCE PRICES OF EXCHANGE TRADED PRODUCTS 

This announcement relates to the following Exchange Traded Products entered into the Official List of the FCA and admitted to the London Stock Exchange:

ETP: 21Shares Bitcoin ETP
ISIN: CH0454664001
TIDM: ABTC / BTCU

ETP: 21Shares Ethereum Staking ETP
ISIN: CH0454664027
TIDM: AETH / ETHU

ETP: 21Shares Bitcoin Core ETP
ISIN: CH1199067674
TIDM: CBTC / CBTU

ETP: 21Shares Ethereum Core Staking ETP
ISIN: CH1209763130
TIDM: ETHC/ CETU

(hereinafter referred to as the “Products” and each a “Product”)

Name, registered office and address of the Company: 21Shares AG is a stock corporation under the laws of Switzerland. It has its registered office and address at Pelikanstrasse 37, 8001 Zurich.

1. Introduction of new Index Administrator 

The Issuer hereby notifies the public that, with effect from and including 26 March 2026, it intends to appoint FTSE International Limited as an additional Index Administrator to its Programme.

The FTSE Global Digital Asset Index Series is a family of broad-based digital asset indices designed to measure the performance of the digital asset market. The complete set of rules, information on performance and details of the digital asset reference prices, index, price calculation and methodology appear on our webpage, as well as index series ground rules which is freely accessible and can be downloaded from:  https://www.lseg.com/en/ftse-russell/indices/digital-asset#t-methodology.

2. Change of the Crypto Asset Reference Prices for the Products

The Issuer hereby informs the public of the following changes to the Crypto Asset Reference Prices of the Products. Effective and including 26 March, 2026, the Reference Prices of the Products will change as follows:

All other Product details will remain unchanged.

Terms not defined herein have the same meaning given to them in the UK Base Prospectus of the Issuer dated 8 January 2026, as may be supplemented from time to time, available at https://www.21shares.com/en-uk. 

Contact Details: 21Shares AG, attn. Mr. Eric Baumgartner, Pelikanstrasse 37, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland, email: [email protected]

Further Information: For further information, please refer to the Programme UK Base Prospectus dated January 8, 2025, as may be supplemented from time to time, and the respective Final Terms for each Product. Copies of the prospectus and any supplements thereto, if any, as well as copies of all transaction documents are available free of charge at 21Shares AG, Zurich (email: [email protected]).

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