• $500M facility earmarked for the strategic accumulation of Bitcoin to serve as the Company's primary reserve asset and for the funding of growth and general corporate purposes.
• The Company will grow its digital asset footprint beyond the recent BitPay relationship to unlock the crypto-native customer demographic.
• First 21 customers to purchase a vehicle with Bitcoin to receive $21,000 upgrade credit.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. , June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ECD Automotive Design, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECDA), the world's largest Land Rover and Jaguar restoration company known for its custom luxury builds, including bespoke Defenders, Range Rovers, Jaguar E-Types, Ford Mustangs and Toyota FJs is thrilled to announce the signing of a $500M equity facility with ECDA Bitcoin Treasury LLC (the "Facility"). The proceeds of this strategic financing will enable ECD to pursue an innovative Bitcoin treasury strategy, positioning the company towards a next-generation store of value asset, and/or to fund growth and general corporate purposes.

These initiatives align with ECD's plan to engage the Bitcoin and broader digital asset communities, which have seen substantial wealth creation over the past decade and represent a priority customer demographic. The company plans to explore ways to help these customers diversify from digital assets into premium real-world assets (RWA) such as classic automobiles. Over the next twelve months, ECD is offering the first twenty-one new build customers that purchase a vehicle using Bitcoin, a $21,000 credit in vehicle upgrades of their choice.

"We are excited to secure this significant financing option, which strengthens our financial foundation and enables us to diversify our treasury strategy with Bitcoin," said Ben Piggott, CFO of ECD Automotive Design. "Having already put the framework in place to accept crypto as a form of payment for our vehicles through our relationship with BitPay, this new initiative reflects our continued confidence in the long-term potential of digital assets and our commitment to creating value for our shareholders and customers while maintaining our focus on crafting exceptional, one-of-one vehicles."

Pursuant to the Facility, the Company, in its sole discretion, has the right, but not the obligation, to issue and sell up to $500 million in newly issued shares of the Company's common stock (the "Common Stock"), subject to certain conditions. The Company is not required to use the Facility and controls the timing and amount of any drawdown on the Facility, subject to certain restrictions under the Facility. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Facility, if any, to acquire Bitcoin for the Company's corporate treasury and/or to fund growth and for general corporate purposes.

The offers and sales of the Common Stock issuable under the Facility will be made in a private placement in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder, and applicable state securities laws. The Company plans to file with the SEC a registration statement relating to the resale of the Common Stock, issuable under the Facility. The Company cannot draw on the Facility, and the Common Stock may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted, prior to the time that the registration statement covering the resale of the Common Stock is declared effective by the SEC. This press release is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities.

About ECD Auto Design

ECD, a public company trading under ECDA on the Nasdaq, is a creator of restored luxury vehicles that combines classic English beauty with modern performance. Currently, ECD restores Land Rover Defenders, Land Rover Series IIA, the Range Rover Classic, the Jaguar E-Type and we have recently added Ford Mustang and Toyota FJ. Historically, each vehicle produced by ECD was fully bespoke, a one-off that is designed by the client through an immersive luxury design experience and hand-built from the ground up in 2,200 hours by master-certified Automotive Service Excellence ("ASE") craftsmen. The Company was founded in 2013 by three British "gear heads" whose passion for classic vehicles is the driving force behind exceptionally high standards for quality, custom luxury vehicles. ECD's global headquarters, known as the "Rover Dome," is a 100,000-square-foot facility located in Kissimmee, Florida that is home to 67 talented craftsmen and technicians, who hold a combined 66 ASE and three master level certifications. ECD has an affiliated logistics center in the U.K. where its seven employees work to source and transport 25-year-old work vehicles back to the U.S. for restoration. For more information, visit www.ecdautodesign.com.

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