Forsakringsaktiebolaget Avanza Pension, a Swedish insurance company, filed a Schedule 13G with the SEC on November 3, 2026, disclosing beneficial ownership of 136,307 shares of common stock in SMX (Security Matters) Public Ltd Co, representing 12.52% of the class, with an event date of October 16, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Forsakringsaktiebolaget Avanza Pension, organized under the laws of Sweden and classified as an insurance company (type IC)
  • Issuer: SMX (Security Matters) PLC, with principal executive offices at Mespil Business Centre, Mespil House, Sussex Road, Dublin 4, Ireland
  • Shares beneficially owned: 136,307 shares of common stock, par value $0.0000000055860347 per share
  • Percent of class: 12.52% as reported in the filing
  • Voting power: Sole power to vote 136,307 shares; no shared voting power reported
  • Dispositive power: Shared dispositive power over 136,307 shares; no sole dispositive power reported
  • Triggering event date: October 16, 2026, per the filing

Avanza Pension's Disclosed Position in SMX (Security Matters) PLC

According to the Schedule 13G filing, Forsakringsaktiebolaget Avanza Pension, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, at Box 1399, reported beneficial ownership of 136,307 shares of common stock in SMX (Security Matters) PLC (NASDAQ:SMX). SMX (Security Matters) PLC is an issuer incorporated in Ireland, with its principal executive offices listed in the filing as Mespil Business Centre, Mespil House, Sussex Road, Dublin 4, Ireland. The shares carry a par value of $0.0000000055860347 per share, and the CUSIP number cited in the filing is G8267K216.

The filing discloses that Avanza Pension holds sole voting power over all 136,307 shares, while dispositive power is characterized as shared over the same 136,307 shares, with no sole dispositive power reported. The filing certifies, in the words of the document, that "the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer." The statement was signed by Valerio Fasano, identified as Middle Office, on November 2, 2026.

Avanza Pension is classified in the filing under type IC, consistent with its identification as an insurance company. The filing further certifies that "the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to an insurance company is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institution(s)," and the filer undertakes to furnish the SEC staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D.

What Was Disclosed

Forsakringsaktiebolaget Avanza Pension filed a Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 136,307 shares, or 12.52%, of SMX (Security Matters) PLC common stock, with the triggering event dated October 16, 2026, and the statement signed November 2, 2026.