Leadership appointments, a franchise financing initiative, and new Polymath partnerships with High Ridge Trust and the Tokenized Asset Foundation

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TruGolf Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRUG) ("TruGolf" or the "Company") today provided a summary of recent corporate developments as it advances its previously announced acquisition of Polymath Research Inc. ("Polymath"), a developer of institutional-grade infrastructure for regulated digital securities and tokenized real-world assets.

"September has been a month of real progress for TruGolf and Polymath," said Brenner Adams, TruGolf's Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer. "We strengthened our board and leadership, announced our first joint initiative for TruGolf Links franchisees, and Polymath continued to build institutional partnerships. We're focused on completing the transaction and on building a digitization company with two complementary lines of business."
Recent developments

  • Acquisition of Polymath (announced August 18). TruGolf entered into an agreement to acquire Polymath, bringing its tokenization platform and its purpose-built Layer-1 blockchain, Polymesh, to a Nasdaq-listed company.
  • Leadership and board (September 23). Brenner Adams, TruGolf's Chairman, was appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer after founder Chris Jones resigned. Jay Heller, Chief Executive Officer of K Lab and former Vice President and Head of Capital Markets and IPO Execution at Nasdaq, joined the Board of Directors.
  • Franchise financing initiatives (September 18). TruGolf Links and Polymath announced plans to develop an equipment leasing program funded through tokenized securities and fractional franchise ownership opportunities for qualified franchisees, targeted for the first quarter of 2027.
  • Tokenized Asset Foundation (September 14). Polymath and Polymesh joined the STO Foundation, which becomes the Tokenized Asset Foundation on October 1, as Founding Partners.
  • High Ridge Trust (September 11). Polymath partnered with High Ridge Trust, a regulated U.S. trust company specializing in institutional digital assets, to advance institutional infrastructure for tokenized securities.
  • TruGolf RANGE Debuts at First Location (September 24). TruGolf RANGE, a revolutionary new product that lets up to 5 players practice simultaneously on a single cinematic screen, was installed at its first location in New Albany, Indiana. This immersive experience provides a true interactive and social golf experience - recreating the green-grass driving range experience indoors. For players focused on improvement, each hitting bay in the TruGolf RANGE offers advanced analytics including: Slow Motion Replay of Club and Ball Interaction, Ball Flight Data, and integrated AI Analysis of swing tendencies.
  • Reverse stock split (September 25). TruGolf announced a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of its Class A common stock, effective September 29, 2026. The Class A common stock will trade under the new CUSIP number 243733607.

Forward-Looking Statements

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About TruGolf

Since 1983, TruGolf has been passionate about driving the golf industry with innovative indoor golf solutions. TruGolf builds products that capture the spirit of golf. TruGolf's mission is to help grow the game by attempting to make it more Available, Approachable, and Affordable through technology - because TruGolf believes Golf is for Everyone. TruGolf's team has built award-winning video games ("Links"), innovative hardware solutions, and an all-new e-sports platform, E6 CONNECT, to connect golfers around the world. Since TruGolf's beginning, TruGolf has continued to attempt to define and redefine what is possible with golf technology.

Investor Contact: Michael Bacal, [email protected] , 917-886-9071

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