This week marks a critical juncture as major companies like Alphabet and Tesla prepare to release their quarterly earnings reports. Investors and analysts alike are keenly observing these announcements, given the potential market implications. Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is expected to provide insights into digital advertising trends, a sector that has seen fluctuations due to global economic conditions. Meanwhile, Tesla, led by CEO Elon Musk, continues to be a focal point in the automotive industry, especially with its electric vehicle innovations.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has consistently been a bellwether for the tech industry, and their earnings report offers a glimpse into the health of digital advertising and cloud computing. Analysts are particularly interested in Google’s ad revenue growth and the performance of its cloud services, which have become significant revenue streams for the company. The tech giant’s ability to navigate regulatory challenges and privacy concerns will also be under scrutiny.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), on the other hand, remains a leader in the electric vehicle market. The company’s quarterly performance will be closely analyzed for sales numbers, production capabilities, and any updates on new models. Additionally, Tesla’s expansion into markets such as China and Europe will be key areas of interest, as these regions are critical for future growth. Investors will also be looking for updates on Tesla’s energy products and the development of its autonomous driving technology.

Other notable companies releasing earnings this week include Microsoft, Chipotle, and Netflix. Each of these companies plays a pivotal role in their respective industries, and their financial performances could influence market trends. Microsoft, for instance, will provide updates on its software and cloud services, while Chipotle’s earnings may reflect consumer spending patterns in the food and beverage sector. Netflix’s results will shed light on the competitive streaming landscape.

The outcomes of these earnings reports will not only impact individual stock performances but could also set the tone for broader market movements. Investors are advised to pay attention to management’s guidance and any strategic shifts that may be announced. As the global economy faces uncertainty, the insights gained from these reports are invaluable for making informed investment decisions.

In conclusion, the earnings announcements from Alphabet, Tesla, and other major companies this week are highly anticipated events. They offer a window into corporate health and market trends, providing crucial data for investors. As always, stakeholders should approach these reports with a keen eye on both the numbers and the narratives provided by company executives.

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• Earnings announcements from major companies can significantly impact market trends. Source.

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Agreement supports the evaluation of tourism, airport connectivity and future advanced air mobility use cases across key islands.

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) (NYSE: EVEX, EVEXW; B3: EVEB31) and Moov have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for up to 30 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, supporting the companies’ joint exploration of advanced air mobility (AAM) opportunities in Cabo Verde and Europe. The initiative will evaluate how eVTOLs can expand tourism and regional mobility offerings across the African archipelago.

Eve and Moov will explore use cases including sightseeing and shuttle services between airports, ports and resorts, as well as regional mobility across São Vicente, Santo Antão, Sal, Praia and Boa Vista. The companies have also identified potential in medical transport services and infrastructure inspections.

According to the World Bank^[1], Cabo Verde’s tourism sector continued to expand in 2024, with tourist arrivals reaching an estimated 1.18 million, up 16.5% year over year, marking tourism’s role as one of the country’s key economic drivers. As the archipelago continues to invest in connectivity and visitor infrastructure, companies see an opportunity to explore how eVTOLs can complement existing transportation networks and enhance mobility offerings.

“This LOI with Moov reflects Eve’s continued commitment to working with customers and partners that are building practical, high-value advanced air mobility use cases,” said Johann Bordais, CEO of Eve. “Cabo Verde offers a compelling combination of tourism demand growth, geographic diversity and infrastructure investment momentum, making it an exciting market to explore how eVTOLs can complement existing transportation networks and develop new segments.”

Moov is a Switzerland-incorporated aviation company based in Lugano, building the Atlantic Gateway: a new intercontinental aviation network connecting Europe, Africa and Latin America. As part of its broader vision, the company is also assessing how AAM technologies may support local connectivity and premium travel experiences within its network ecosystem.

“We believe Cabo Verde is uniquely positioned to benefit from innovative mobility solutions that enhance the visitor experience while supporting long-term connectivity and economic development,” said Captain Alvaro N. de Oliveira, Founder and CEO of Moov. “By working with Eve, we are exploring how eVTOL aircraft could complement our broader vision for aviation in the mid-Atlantic and open new possibilities for premium, efficient and sustainable transportation.”

Moov’s leadership team brings decades of aviation and business leadership experience, including airline launch expertise and senior roles across global carriers, air cargo operators, procurement, finance, operations and strategy. The founding and advisory team includes executives with experience at companies such as Azul, Modern Logistics, Swiss International Air Lines, Etihad Airways, FedEx and ASL Aviation Group.

The LOI comes at a time of continued investment in Cabo Verde’s transport, tourism and strategic infrastructure. Recent airport modernization programs and broader public-private sector investments are reinforcing the country’s long-term growth outlook and strengthening the case for new mobility solutions to support tourism, connectivity and sustainable development.

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About Eve Air Mobility

Eve Air Mobility is dedicated to accelerating the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem. Benefitting from a start-up mindset, backed by Embraer’s 56-year history of aerospace expertise, and with a singular focus, Eve is taking a holistic approach to advancing the UAM ecosystem, with an advanced eVTOL project, a comprehensive global services and support network, and a unique air traffic management solution. Eve is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (EVEX; EVEXW) and the São Paulo Stock Exchange (EVEB31), where its shares of common stock, public warrants and Brazilian Depository Receipts are traded. For more information, please visit www.eveairmobility.com.

About Moov Airways AG

Moov Airways AG is a Swiss-governed aviation platform building the Atlantic Gateway—a new architecture for intercontinental connectivity linking Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Focused on underserved markets, Moov combines aviation expertise, strategic partnerships, and innovative operating models to unlock new opportunities for travel, tourism, trade, and economic development across the Atlantic Basin. The company’s leadership team brings more than 150 years of combined business and aviation experience, including four successful airline and air cargo launches. For more information, visit: moov.aero. 

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Certain statements contained in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “continue,” “seek,” “target,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “if current trends continue,” “optimistic,” “forecast” and other similar words or expressions. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements about the company’s plans, objectives, expectations, outlooks, projections, intentions, estimates, and other statements of future events or conditions, including with respect to all companies or entities named within. These forward-looking statements are based on the company’s current objectives, beliefs and expectations, and they are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and financial position and timing of certain events to differ materially from the information in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those set forth herein as well as in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors and Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Part I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors of the company’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in the company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additionally, there may be other factors of which the company is not currently aware that may affect matters discussed in the forward-looking statements and may also cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. The company does not assume any obligation to publicly update or supplement any forward-looking statement to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting these forward-looking statements. other than as required by law. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof or as of the dates indicated in the statement.

^[1] Source: World Bank, Cabo Verde Economic Update 2025: Unlocking Inclusive Growth through Increased Resilience and Equal Opportunities.

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The agreement demonstrates growing demand for advanced air mobility and leasing solutions for eVTOLs.

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Eve Air Mobility (NYSE: EVEX, EVEXW; B3: EVEB31), a leader in advanced air mobility solutions, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Shearwater Global Capital (“Shearwater”), the aviation finance company of Bay Point is a specialist aviation lender providing asset-based financing to borrowers globally, for up to 16 vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The agreement supports Shearwater’s strategy to broaden its aviation finance platform to include emerging asset classes such as advanced air mobility (AAM), reflecting its continued focus on financing solutions for the evolving aviation sector.

The order marks a step in Shearwater’s strategy since joining Bay Point in April 2026 as a lessor to invest in transformative aviation technologies, expand its business aviation portfolio, and align with the future of sustainable transportation. As a financial institution focused on aviation investments, Shearwater and Bay Point intend to leverage Eve’s industry-leading backlog to offer leasing solutions that will advance air mobility operators access aircraft and accelerate fleet deployment. The companies will also explore additional financing opportunities as demand grows for advanced air mobility and efficient, lower-emissions transportation solutions.

“We are pleased to welcome Shearwater to Eve’s growing network of customers and partners,” said Johann Bordais, CEO of Eve Air Mobility. “We believe advanced air mobility will play an important role in shaping the future of transportation, and we look forward to supporting Shearwater as it offers leasing solutions to the market.”

Eve’s eVTOL aircraft is designed to deliver an efficient, sustainable, and customer-centric transportation experience. Backed by more than five decades of Embraer’s aerospace expertise, Eve’s aircraft and service ecosystem are positioned to support operators seeking to introduce advanced air mobility services safely and efficiently.

“This order reflects our confidence in Eve’s technology, leadership team, and vision for advanced air mobility,” said Chris Miller, managing director – Aviation, Shearwater Global Capital, a Bay Point company. “We believe advanced air mobility will become a global market, and Shearwater intends to play a leading role in supporting that growth through innovative leasing solutions. By leveraging Eve’s industry-leading backlog and integrated ecosystem of aircraft and services, we see a compelling opportunity to help operators expand and create long-term value.”

The agreement adds to Eve’s industry-leading backlog of aircraft commitments from customers and investors worldwide and highlights continued momentum in the advanced air mobility sector and the growing commercial value of its ecosystem.

As the AAM industry advances toward commercialization, Eve continues to work with operators, investors, lessors, and infrastructure partners worldwide to develop practical, scalable use cases that enable safe, efficient, and sustainable air transportation.

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About Shearwater Global Capital

Shearwater Global Capital, the aviation finance company of Bay Point, is a specialist aviation lender providing asset-based financing to borrowers globally. The firm, founded in 2014 by Chris Miller, focuses on non-bank clients across commercial and private aviation, with deep expertise in pre-delivery financings, special mission aircraft, and older-vintage assets. Shearwater joined Bay Point, an Atlanta-based private credit firm specializing in asset-backed lending across niche markets underserved by traditional lenders, in 2026 to establish a dedicated aviation finance vertical. For more information about Shearwater Global Capital visit www.shearwaterglobal.com and for more information about Bay Point visit www.baypointadvisors.com.

About Eve Air Mobility

Eve Air Mobility is dedicated to accelerating the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem. Benefitting from a start-up mindset, backed by Embraer’s 56-year history of aerospace expertise, and with a singular focus, Eve is taking a holistic approach to advancing the UAM ecosystem, with an advanced eVTOL project, a comprehensive global services and support network, and a unique air traffic management solution. Eve is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (EVEX; EVEXW) and the São Paulo Stock Exchange (EVEB31), where its shares of common stock, public warrants and Brazilian Depository Receipts are traded. For more information, please visit www.eveairmobility.com.

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Certain statements contained in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “continue,” “seek,” “target,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “if current trends continue,” “optimistic,” “forecast” and other similar words or expressions. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements about the company’s plans, objectives, expectations, outlooks, projections, intentions, estimates, and other statements of future events or conditions, including with respect to all companies or entities named within. These forward-looking statements are based on the company’s current objectives, beliefs and expectations, and they are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and financial position and timing of certain events to differ materially from the information in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those set forth herein as well as in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors and Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Part I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors of the company’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in the company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additionally, there may be other factors of which the company is not currently aware that may affect matters discussed in the forward-looking statements and may also cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. The company does not assume any obligation to publicly update or supplement any forward-looking statement to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting these forward-looking statements. other than as required by law. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof or as of the dates indicated in the statement.

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Terminated Sub-Adviser Octagon’s “Proven Investment Team” Responsible for -54% NAV Erosion at XFLT and Seven CLO Defaults Across Its Own Portfolio

XFLT Asks Shareholders to Vote on the WHITE Proxy Card “FOR” the King Street Sub-Advisory Agreement at Special Meeting on July 30, 2026

CHICAGO, July 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — XA Investments LLC (“XAI”), manager of XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (XFLT) (the “Fund”), responded to misleading claims regarding the approval of a new investment sub-advisory agreement among the Fund, XAI and Rockford Tower Asset Management, L.L.C. (the “King Street Sub-Adviser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of King Street Capital Management, L.P. (“King Street”) at the upcoming Special Meeting of Shareholders on July 30, 2026.

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About XA Investments

XA Investments LLC is a Chicago-based firm founded by XMS Capital Partners in 2016. XAI serves as the investment adviser for two listed closed-end funds and an interval closed-end fund. In addition to investment advisory services, the firm also provides investment fund structuring and consulting services focused on registered closed-end funds to meet institutional client needs. XAI offers custom product build and consulting services, including product development and market research, marketing and fund management. XAI believes that the investing public can benefit from new vehicles to access a broad range of alternative investment strategies and managers. For more information, please visit www.xainvestments.com.

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King Street is a global alternative investment firm founded in 1995 that manages $30 billion in assets across public and private markets. The firm marries rigorous fundamental research with tactical trading and differentiated sourcing capabilities to identify investment opportunities across asset classes, up and down the capital structure. For more information, please visit www.kingstreet.com. Follow King Street Capital Management on LinkedIn.

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First UFC Event Ever to Be Held in Serbia, Scheduled for August 1, 2026 at Belgrade Arena

Meridianbet Leads the B2C Division of Meridian Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: MRDN)

BELGRADE, Serbia, July 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Meridian Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: MRDN) (the “Company”) today announced that the Company’s subsidiary Meridianbet has been named Official Sponsor of UFC Fight Night Serbia, a mixed-martial-arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), scheduled for August 1, 2026 at Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia.

The event will be the first UFC has ever held in Serbia, where Meridianbet will be its exclusive sponsor in the sports-betting category. The sponsorship will include branding inside the Octagon during the event, logo placement across official event marketing (including the fight poster and round cards), an in-venue commercial at Belgrade Arena and a digital and social media campaign across UFC’s web, video and social channels.

The event will air live in the United States on Paramount+ and will be distributed internationally through UFC’s broadcast partners, reaching a global audience.

“Serbia is where Meridianbet’s story began 25 years ago, and there is no bigger stage to mark that anniversary than UFC’s first-ever event in the country,” said William Scott, Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Holdings. “Combat sports sponsorship has long been part of our brand strategy, and partnering with one of the most-watched properties in global sports is a natural next step as we continue to build visibility for our firm across the region and the world.”

Meridianbet was founded in Serbia in 2001 and has since operated in the market continuously. The sponsorship deal with UFC marks the brand’s most visible association with a global sports property to date.

Meridianbet has sponsored combat sports for years, from elite professional cards to grassroots martial arts events, and the category remains one of the brand’s most visible. The partnership also reflects a long-running commitment to sport in the communities where the brand operates: across its markets, Meridianbet supports clubs, youth academies and local sports programs, from grassroots level to elite competition, alongside community initiatives in health and education.

About Meridian Holdings Inc.

Meridian Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: MRDN), headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, is an established B2B and B2C gaming technology group operating across over 25 international regulated markets. The Company’s B2C division is led by Meridianbet Group, a leading online sports betting and gaming operator founded in 2001 and licensed across Europe, Africa, and South America. Meridian’s B2B division, comprising game developer Expanse Studios and iGaming platform GMAG, develops, licenses, and distributes proprietary gaming technology to a global client base. Additional subsidiaries include RKings Competitions (pay-to-enter prize competitions in the UK), MexPlay (regulated online casino in Mexico), and Classics for a Cause (Australia’s leading subscription-based digital memberships and trade-promotion lottery). The Company’s software automatically declines gaming or redemption requests originating in the United States, in strict compliance with U.S. law. For more information, visit www.meridian-holdings.com.

About UFC

UFC is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, producing more than 40 live events annually and distributing its programming to an estimated one billion broadcast and digital households across 210 countries and territories, with an athlete roster representing more than 75 countries. UFC is part of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, visit UFC.com.

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Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control, that could cause actual results, events or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, without limitation: (a) the risk that the event is postponed, canceled, relocated, rescheduled or otherwise modified, including as a result of circumstances outside the control of the Company or the event organizer; (b) the right of either party to terminate or modify the sponsorship agreement in accordance with its terms, including in response to regulatory developments; (c) the risk that certain sponsorship benefits become unavailable and are substituted or otherwise modified; (d) the Company's dependence on third parties, including the event organizer, the venue, broadcasters, distribution partners and other rights holders, whose decisions and performance are outside the Company's control; (e) the need to obtain approvals for marketing and promotional materials and the risk that such approvals are delayed, conditioned or withheld; (f) the scope of, and contractual limitations on, the Company's sponsorship and category exclusivity rights; (g) changes in laws, regulations or regulatory guidance applicable to gaming, sports wagering, advertising or sponsorship in Serbia or in other jurisdictions in which the Company operates, and the Company's ability to obtain and maintain required licenses, permits and approvals; (h) the risk that the anticipated marketing, brand or commercial benefits of the sponsorship are not realized in whole or in part; and (i) the other risks and uncertainties described in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, available at www.sec.gov.

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• After a single intravitreal dose of 4D-150, visual acuity and anatomic control was maintained with consistent and durable treatment burden reduction through 2 years 
• 4D-150 continues to be well tolerated with no new safety or intraocular inflammation findings

EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 4D Molecular Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FDMT, 4DMT or the Company), a leading late-stage biotechnology company advancing durable and disease-targeted therapeutics with potential to transform treatment paradigms and provide unprecedented benefits to patients, today announced positive 2-year data from the PRISM Phase 2b clinical trial evaluating 4D-150 in a broad wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) population. The data were presented by Carl Awh, M.D., FASRS, Tennessee Retina, in an oral presentation titled “2-Year Follow Up: PRISM Phase 2b Clinical Trial Evaluating Investigational 4D-150, an Intravitreal Gene Therapy, in a Broad Neovascular AMD Population” at the 44^th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS).

2-Year Data from PRISM Phase 2b Clinical Trial (Data Cutoff May 18, 2026):

Trial and Patient Cohort Overview

• The Phase 2b trial enrolled 45 patients at two dose levels of a single intravitreal dose of 4D-150 (3E10 and 1E10 vg/eye); 3E10 vg/eye was chosen as the dose for the 4FRONT Phase 3 clinical trials
• The Phase 2b overall cohort enrolled patients with broad disease activity (n=30 dosed with 3E10 vg/eye and n=15 dosed with 1E10 vg/eye)
• The Phase 2b cohort subgroup comprised recently diagnosed patients (diagnosed within 6 months, n=15 at 3E10 vg/eye), which is most comparable to the population enrolled in the 4FRONT Phase 3 clinical trials

Phase 2b Efficacy Results Through 2 Years:

• Consistent maintenance of best corrected visual acuity (BCVA)
• Consistent control of central subfield thickness (CST) as measured by optical coherence tomography
• Consistent, durable and clinically meaningful reduction in treatment burden:
  • Overall cohort:
    • 78% overall treatment burden reduction (2.7 mean supplemental injections per patient vs. 12.0 injections projected with on-label aflibercept 2 mg Q8W)
  • Recently diagnosed subgroup:
    • 87% overall treatment burden reduction (1.6 mean supplemental injections per patient vs. 12.0 injections projected with on-label aflibercept 2 mg Q8W)
• Dose response maintained throughout 2 years in favor of the Phase 3 dose

Safety Data for Phase 3 Dose in Overall PRISM Phase 1/2a & 2b Clinical Trial (n=71)

• 4D-150 continues to be well tolerated:
  • Intraocular inflammation:
    • As previously reported, within approximately the first 6 months (28 weeks) post-4D-150 dosing, 2.8% (2 of 71) of patients had 4D-150-related 1+ (mild) intraocular inflammation (IOI) (SUN/NEI scales), which were transient 1+ vitreous cells noted at a single timepoint
    • Following the first 28 weeks post-4D-150 dosing, no new cases of inflammation with 2 to more than 4 years of follow-up on all patients as of the data cutoff
  • No 4D-150-related hypotony, endophthalmitis, vasculitis, occlusive/non-occlusive retinal vasculitis or choroidal effusions observed to date

“Two-year PRISM data continue to strengthen our conviction in 4D-150’s potential to become a foundational backbone therapy for wet AMD,” said David Kirn, M.D., Co-founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of 4DMT. “The continued consistency in visual acuity and anatomic control with meaningful reduction in treatment burden and long-term tolerability reinforces our confidence in delivering a transformative treatment option for retina specialists and their patients.”

“For retina specialists and our patients, maintaining the intensive injection schedule necessary to preserve vision is a tremendous challenge,” said Carl Awh, M.D., FASRS, Tennessee Retina. “The two-year PRISM results demonstrate the potential of a single intravitreal administration of 4D-150 to provide long-term anti-VEGF and sustained disease control. Reducing treatment burden will undoubtedly improve our ability to preserve vision over the long term for our patients.”

The presentation from ASRS is available on the 4DMT website under Scientific Presentations.

About 4D-150

4D-150 is a potential backbone therapy designed to provide multi-year, and potentially lifelong, sustained delivery of anti-VEGF biologics (aflibercept and anti-VEGF-C) within the retina following a single intravitreal injection. 4D-150 utilizes our customized and evolved intravitreal AAV vector, R100, which was invented at 4DMT through our proprietary Therapeutic Vector Evolution platform. 4D-150 is being developed for wet AMD and diabetic macular edema (DME), which both affect millions of patients globally, with the goal of freeing patients from burdensome injections while preserving vision.

About Wet AMD

Wet AMD, or wet age-related macular degeneration, is a highly prevalent disease, with more than 4 million individuals expected to be affected in the next five years in certain major markets, including the U.S., the EU and Japan. The disease also has a high incidence, with 200,000 individuals estimated to be newly diagnosed every year in the U.S. alone. Wet AMD is a type of macular degeneration in which abnormal blood vessels grow into the macula (macular neovascularization or MNV), the central area of the retina. MNV causes swelling and edema of the retina, bleeding and scarring, leading to visual distortion and reduced visual acuity. The proliferation and leakage of abnormal blood vessels is stimulated by VEGF. This process distorts and, without treatment, can potentially destroy central vision and may progress to blindness.

About 4DMT

4DMT is a leading late-stage biotechnology company advancing durable and disease-targeted therapeutics with potential to transform treatment paradigms and provide unprecedented benefits to patients. The Company’s lead product candidate 4D-150 is designed to be a backbone therapy forming the foundation of treatment of blinding retinal vascular diseases by providing multi-year sustained delivery of anti-VEGF biologics (aflibercept and anti-VEGF-C) with a single intravitreal injection, which substantially reduces the treatment burden associated with current bolus injections. The Company’s lead indication for 4D-150 is wet age-related macular degeneration, which is currently in Phase 3 development, and second indication is diabetic macular edema. The Company’s second product candidate is 4D-710, which is the first known genetic medicine to demonstrate successful delivery and expression of the CFTR transgene in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis after aerosol delivery. 4D Molecular Therapeutics, 4DMT, Therapeutic Vector Evolution, Backbone 4 Retina and the 4DMT logo are trademarks of 4DMT.  

All of the Company’s product candidates are in clinical or preclinical development and have not yet been approved for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or any other regulatory authority. No representation is made as to the safety or effectiveness of the Company’s product candidates for the therapeutic uses for which they are being studied.

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• One-time gene therapy treatment with sura-vec demonstrated long-term efficacy at similar doses to those being evaluated in ongoing late-stage studies:
  • Stable to improved vision through 5 years in wet AMD patients who required frequent anti-VEGF injections prior to one-time sura-vec; no drug-related IOI observed in a setting of no prophylactic steroids
  • Prevention of vision-threatening events without any additional treatment and >2-step DRSS improvement in majority of NPDR participants at 2.5 years; no IOI observed with short-course prophylactic topical steroids
• Topline data from wet AMD pivotal studies, ATMOSPHERE® and ASCENT®, expected in Q4 2026

ROCKVILLE, Md.,, July 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — REGENXBIO Inc. (Nasdaq: RGNX) today announced positive data from long-term follow-up studies of investigational surabgene lomparvovec (sura-vec, ABBV-RGX-314) in wet AMD using subretinal delivery and diabetic retinopathy (DR) using suprachoroidal delivery. These new data were presented at the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) 44^th Annual Meeting in Montreal, Canada.

“Sura-vec continues to demonstrate a durable safety and efficacy profile across multiple routes of administration, reinforcing its potential to preserve vision long-term and change the treatment paradigm for patients with chronic retinal disease,” said Steve Pakola, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of REGENXBIO. “These long-term data support the potential for a single treatment to provide lasting disease control while reducing the burdensome need for chronic anti-VEGF injections, which too often leads to undertreatment and subsequent vision loss. We are especially encouraged by the wet AMD five-year data as sura-vec was evaluated in patients with harder-to-treat disease requiring more frequent injections, unlike other studies that have evaluated treatment-naïve patients. The durable efficacy observed through five years supports the potential of sura-vec to treat a significant unmet need in this community.”

Sura-vec for the treatment of wet AMD: 5-year data summary

Participants in Cohorts 3 and 4 of the Phase I/IIa trial received subretinal sura-vec at doses similar to those being studied in the ATMOSPHERE® and ASCENT® pivotal trials and demonstrated stable to improved visual acuity and had meaningful reductions in anti-VEGF treatment burden through five years, apart from a polypoidal participant in Cohort 4 with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy, refractory to anti-VEGF.

Real-world outcomes data show that decline is expected long-term on today’s standard of care intravitreal treatments.¹

No new safety signals were identified in long-term follow-up, including no intraocular inflammation observed in participants who completed the Phase I/IIa study.

Data from an external control study of sura-vec compared to real-world anti-VEGF intravitreal injections in wet AMD were also presented at ASRS. At one year, vision was preserved for sura-vec participants compared to real-world anti-VEGF external control-matched participants. Participants who received sura-vec also maintained or improved BCVA gains, had less central retinal thickness fluctuation, and received significantly fewer injections.

REGENXBIO expects to announce topline data with AbbVie from the ATMOSPHERE and ASCENT pivotal trials of sura-vec in wet AMD using subretinal delivery in Q4 2026.

ATMOSPHERE and ASCENT are multi-center, randomized, active-controlled trials evaluating sura-vec versus ranibizumab and aflibercept, respectively. The primary endpoint is non-inferiority based on change from baseline in BCVA at 54 weeks and one year, respectively. Secondary endpoints include safety and tolerability, change in central retinal thickness (CRT) and need for supplemental anti-VEGF injections in the treatment arms. Together, these pivotal studies have enrolled over 1,200 participants across more than 200 sites.

Sura-vec for the treatment of DR: 2.5-year data summary 

In long-term follow-up from the Phase II ALTITUDE®trial, a single in-office administration of sura-vec using suprachoroidal delivery in participants with non-proliferative DR (NPDR) at Dose Level 3 (1.0×10¹² GC/eye) with short-course prophylactic topical steroids, the same dose being evaluated in the Phase IIb/III NAAVIGATE trial, demonstrated a durable safety and efficacy profile through 2.5 years. 55% of participants achieved >2 step improvement on the Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale (DRSS) without additional treatment, and 70% of participants experienced no vision-threatening events.

Additionally, the majority of patients who achieved a 1-step DRSS improvement at one year post-treatment went on to achieve a 2-step DRSS improvement by 2.5 years.

As of May 25, 2026, sura-vec was well tolerated with no intraocular inflammation observed through 2.5 years (n=17) with short-course prophylactic topical steroids.

These data are consistent with previously presented two-year Dose Level 3 NPDR data from the ALTITUDE trial and support the potential of one-time in-office sura-vec to modify the underlying disease and decrease risk of vision-threatening events.

About Surabgene Lomparvovec (sura-vec, ABBV-RGX-314)

Sura-vec is a one-time investigational gene therapy designed to deliver sustained treatment effect in wet AMD, diabetic retinopathy and other chronic retinal conditions. Sura-vec uses the NAV® AAV8 vector to encode an antibody fragment designed to inhibit vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Sura-vec is believed to inhibit the VEGF pathway by which new, leaky blood vessels grow and contribute to the accumulation of fluid in the retina.²

About Wet AMD

Wet AMD is characterized by loss of vision due to new, leaky blood vessel formation in the retina. Wet AMD is a significant cause of vision loss in the United States, Europe and Japan, with up to 2 million people living with wet AMD in these geographies alone. Current anti-VEGF therapies have significantly changed the landscape for treatment of wet AMD, becoming the standard of care due to their ability to prevent progression of vision loss in the majority of patients. These therapies, however, require lifelong frequent, repeated intraocular injections to maintain efficacy. Due to the burden of treatment, it is difficult for patients to adhere to frequent injections, which has been shown to lead to a decline in vision over time.

About Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of vision loss in adults between 24 and 75 years of age worldwide.³ DR affects nearly 10 million people in the United States alone.⁴ The spectrum of DR severity ranges from non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) to proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR).⁴ As DR progresses, a large proportion of patients develop vision-threatening events, including diabetic macular edema (DME) and neovascularization that can lead to blindness.⁵ Current treatment options for patients with NPDR typically include “watchful waiting” or anti-VEGF treatment. For patients with PDR, current treatment options include anti-VEGF treatment or retinal laser; surgical treatment may be required for advanced PDR.² 

ABOUT REGENXBIO Inc.

REGENXBIO is a biotechnology company on a mission to improve lives through the curative potential of gene therapy. Since its founding in 2009, REGENXBIO has pioneered the field of AAV gene therapy. REGENXBIO is advancing a late-stage pipeline of one-time treatments for rare and retinal diseases, including RGX-202 for the treatment of Duchenne; surabgene lomparvovec (ABBV-RGX-314) for the treatment of wet AMD and diabetic retinopathy, in collaboration with AbbVie, and NAVSUNLI (clemidsogene lanparvovec-sngl, RGX-121) for the treatment of MPS II and RGX-111 for the treatment of MPS I, both in partnership with Nippon Shinyaku. Thousands of patients have been treated with REGENXBIO’s AAV platform, including those receiving Novartis’ ZOLGENSMA®. REGENXBIO’s investigational gene therapies have the potential to change the way healthcare is delivered for millions of people. For more information, please visit www.REGENXBIO.com.

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This press release includes “forward-looking statements,” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements express a belief, expectation or intention and are generally accompanied by words that convey projected future events or outcomes such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “design,” “intend,” “expect,” “could,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “would” or by variations of such words or by similar expressions. The forward-looking statements include statements relating to, among other things, REGENXBIO’s future operations and clinical trials, the timing, availability and interpretation of clinical data. REGENXBIO has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and assumptions and analyses made by REGENXBIO in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors REGENXBIO believes are appropriate under the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform with REGENXBIO’s expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including risks related to the FDA’s review process, the timing of enrollment, commencement, completion and the success of clinical trials conducted by REGENXBIO, its licensees and its partners, the timing of any milestone payments, the timely development and launch of new products, the ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of product candidates, trends and challenges in the business and markets in which REGENXBIO operates, the size and growth of potential markets for product candidates and the ability to serve those markets, the rate and degree of acceptance of product candidates, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of REGENXBIO. Refer to the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of REGENXBIO’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and comparable “risk factors” sections of REGENXBIO’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings, which have been filed with the SEC and are available on the SEC’s website at WWW.SEC.GOV. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements contained or referred to herein. The actual results or developments anticipated may not be realized or, even if substantially realized, they may not have the expected consequences to or effects on REGENXBIO or its businesses or operations. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to rely too heavily on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, REGENXBIO does not undertake any obligation, and specifically declines any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Zolgensma® is a registered trademark of Novartis AG. All other trademarks referenced herein are registered trademarks of REGENXBIO.

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Dana Cormack

Corporate Communications

dcormack@regenxbio.com 

Investors:

George E. MacDougall

Investor Relations

IR@regenxbio.com 

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*These are interim results from analyses performed by REGENXBIO for an ongoing trial.

² Penn JS, Madan A, Caldwell RB, et al. Vascular endothelial growth factor in eye disease. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2008;27(4):331-71.

³ Cheung N, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Diabetic retinopathy. Lancet. 2010;376(9735):124–36.

⁴ Lundeen EA, Burke-Conte Z, Rein DB, Wittenborn JS, Saaddine J, Lee AY, Flaxman AD. Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in the US in 2021. JAMA Ophthalmology. 2023;141(8):747-754.

⁵ Berrocal MD, Alexandra Acabá. Current Management of Diabetic Retinopathy, 2018

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Châtillon, France, July 17, 2026

DBV Technologies Files At-The-Market (ATM) Prospectus for Up to $150 Million of Sales

DBV Technologies (Euronext: DBV – ISIN: FR0010417345 – Nasdaq Capital Market: DBVT) (the “Company”), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has filed a new automatically effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (the “Registration Statement”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which includes a base prospectus and a sales agreement prospectus supplement refreshing the Company’s previously established at-the-market offering program (the “ATM Program”) by filing a prospectus supplement for sales of up to $150 million of American Depositary Shares (“ADS”).

The ATM Program was established pursuant to a sales agreement dated September 5, 2025, (the “Sales Agreement”) with Citizens JMP Securities, LLC (“Citizens”), acting as sales agent, under which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, ADSs, each ADS representing five ordinary shares of the Company, having an aggregate offering price of up to $150 million, subject to French regulatory limits. The Company has filed the sales agreement prospectus supplement to refresh the ATM Program for a total aggregate offering price of up to $150 million – carrying forward the registered but unsold ADSs together with additional newly registered capacity – so that $150 million will be available for issuance and sale under the Sales Agreement. The terms and conditions of the ATM Program remain unchanged.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of any offering of securities primarily for activities associated with manufacturing expansion, our BLAs in ages 4 through 7 and 1 through 3, launch preparation of Viaskin Peanut in ages 4-7, if approved, development of our product candidates, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. Accordingly, The Company will have significant discretion in the use of any net proceeds.

The Registration Statement, including a base prospectus and the sales agreement prospectus supplement, relating to the Company’s securities, including the ADSs, became automatically effective upon filing with the SEC. Before purchasing ADSs in the offering, prospective investors should read the sales agreement prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, together with the documents incorporated by reference therein. Prospective investors may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, a copy of the sales agreement prospectus supplement (and accompanying base prospectus) relating to the offering may be obtained from Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10019 or by email at dl-jmp-syndicate@citizensbank.com.

No prospectus will be subject to the approval of the French Financial Markets Authority (the Autorité des Marchés Financiers or the “AMF”) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended (the “Prospectus Regulation”), since the contemplated share capital increase(s) would be offered to qualified investors (as defined in Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation) and fall under the exemption in Article 1(5)(a) of the Prospectus Regulation for securities fungible with securities already admitted to trading on the same regulated market, representing, over a rolling period of 12 months, less than 30% of the securities already admitted to trading on that market.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. In particular, no public offering of the ADSs will be made in Europe.

Information Available to the Public
Detailed information concerning the Company, in particular with regard to its business, results, forecasts and corresponding risk factors, is provided in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2026, as supplemented by the Part III information included in the Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 30, 2026 (together, the “Annual Report”), and other documents filed with the SEC from time to time (the “SEC Filings”). The Annual Report and all other SEC Filings are available on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). The Company’s 2025 Universal Registration Document, filed with the AMF on March 26, 2026, and other regulated information are available on the AMF website (www.amf-france.org). All of the foregoing documents are available on the Company’s website.

About DBV Technologies
DBV Technologies is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatment options for food allergies and other immunologic conditions with significant unmet medical need. DBV Technologies is currently focused on investigating the use of its proprietary VIASKIN® patch technology to address food allergies, which are caused by a hypersensitive immune reaction and characterized by a range of symptoms varying in severity from mild to life-threatening anaphylaxis. Millions of people live with food allergies, including young children. Through epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT), the VIASKIN® Peanut Patch is designed to introduce microgram amounts of a biologically active compound to the immune system through intact skin. EPIT is a new class of non-invasive treatment that seeks to modify an individual’s underlying allergy by re-educating the immune system to become desensitized to allergen by leveraging the skin’s immune tolerizing properties. DBV Technologies is committed to transforming the care of people with food allergies. The Company’s food allergy programs include ongoing clinical trials of VIASKIN® Peanut Patch in toddlers (1 through 3 years of age) and children (4 through 7 years of age) with peanut allergy.

DBV Technologies is headquartered in Châtillon, France, with North American operations in Warren, NJ. The Company’s ordinary shares are traded on segment B of Euronext Paris (DBV, ISIN code: FR0010417345) and the Company’s ADSs (each representing five ordinary shares) are traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market (DBVT – CUSIP: 23306J309).

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding DBV Technologies’ proposed securities offering, including the use of its ATM Program and intended use of proceeds thereof. These forward-looking statements may be impacted by market conditions as well as other risks and uncertainties set forth in DBV Technologies’ filings and reports with the AMF, including DBV Technologies’ 2025 Universal Registration Document, filed with the AMF on March 26, 2026, and 2026 Half-Year Financial Report, published on July 16, 2026, and DBV Technologies’ filings and reports with the SEC, including in DBV Technologies’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2026, as amended by the Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 30, 2026, DBV Technologies’ Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026 filed with the SEC on April 30, 2026 and July 16, 2026, respectively, and future filings and reports made with the AMF and SEC by DBV Technologies. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and estimates, which speak only as of the date hereof. Other than as required by applicable law, DBV Technologies undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this press release.

VIASKIN is a registered trademark of DBV Technologies.

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DBV Technologies
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This announcement does not, and shall not, in any circumstances constitute a public offering nor an invitation to solicit the interest of the public in France, the United States, or in any other jurisdiction, in connection with any offer.

The distribution of this document may, in certain jurisdictions, be restricted by local legislations. Persons into whose possession this document comes are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such potential local restrictions.

This announcement is not an advertisement and not a prospectus within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation.

This document does not constitute an offer to the public in France and the securities referred to in this document can only be offered or sold in France to qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) as defined in Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation and in accordance with Article L. 411-2 1° of the French Monetary and Financial Code.

With respect to the Member States of the European Economic Area, no action has been undertaken or will be undertaken to make an offer to the public of the securities referred to herein requiring a publication of a prospectus in any relevant Member State. As a result, the securities may not and will not be offered in any relevant Member State except in accordance with the exemptions set forth in Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation or under any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the Company of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Regulation and/or to applicable regulations of that relevant Member State.

Within the United Kingdom, the document is intended for distribution only to persons (i) who are “qualified investors” (as defined in paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024) and who are also investment professionals within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the “Financial Promotion Order”), (ii) who fall within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Financial Promotion Order (“high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.”) or (iii) to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (such persons referred to in paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) together being the “Relevant Persons”). The document is directed only at Relevant Persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons.

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CALGARY, Alberta, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vitalist Inc. (TSX-V: VITA.V; OTCQB: VTLSF) ("Vitalist", "we", "our" or the "Company"), a wearable operating-system focused technology company, is pleased to announce that it will hold its Annual and Special Meeting (the “Meeting”) of shareholders at 10:00 AM MST on September 29, 2026 in person at 2100 Livingston Place, 222 3 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 0B4, for the following purposes:

1. To receive the financial statements of the Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 and the report of the auditors thereon;
2. To fix the number of directors of the Corporation for the ensuing year at six (6);
3. To elect directors of the Company for the ensuing year;
4. To appoint Davidson & Company LLP as the Company’s auditors for the ensuing year and to authorize the directors of the Company to fix the auditors’ remuneration;
5. Re-approving the Amended and Restated 2024 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan; and
6. Transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

The record date for determining shareholders entitled to participate in the Meeting is August 12, 2026. The Notice of Meeting & Record Date is available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

About Vitalist Inc.

Vitalist Inc. is an innovative technology provider that helps brands build better products. Through VitalOS, brands create seamlessly connected devices and applications that adapt to each user. By uniting hardware and software with intelligent analytics, we're building an ecosystem of personalized solutions that enhance human potential.

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Although Vitalist believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking information is based are reasonable (including that the Meeting will be held at the scheduled time and place, and that shareholders will consider and vote on the proposals as outlined), undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking information because Vitalist cannot give any assurance that they will prove to be accurate. By its nature, forward-looking information is subject to various risks and uncertainties, which could cause the actual results and expectations to differ materially from the anticipated results or expectations expressed in this press release. A detailed description of risk factors that may cause actual results to differ materially ‎from forward-looking information can be found in Vitalist’s most recent management’s discussion and analysis on the SEDAR website at www.sedarplus.ca.

Although Vitalist has attempted to identify in its public disclosure important factors that could cause actual results to ‎differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results ‎not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Readers are cautioned that the risk factors in its public disclosure may not ‎be exhaustive. Readers are further cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information as there can ‎be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are placed will occur. Forward-looking ‎information contained in this press release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The forward-looking information contained in this press release represents the expectations of Vitalist as of the date of this press ‎release and, accordingly, is subject to change after such date. However, Vitalist expressly disclaims any intention ‎or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future ‎events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable securities law.

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Hsinchu, Taiwan, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKDWELL Tech Inc. (“MKDWELL” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: MKDW), an automotive electronics manufacturer, today announced that it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) to acquire the entire issued share capital of Landvision Inc. (“Landvision BVI”), a British Virgin Islands holding company that owns 100% of Landvision Technology Limited (“Landvision HK”), a fast-growing developer and supplier of AI-enabled smart-home and Internet-of-Things (“IoT”) products. The acquisition (the “Acquisition”) will be satisfied entirely through the issuance of new shares of the Company, and represents a strategic step to diversify MKDWELL’s business and broaden its technology platform into the high-growth consumer smart-home sector.

Landvision HK is engaged in the design, development and supply of premium smart-home and connected-device products across three principal business lines: smart-home security products, including smart locks and smart door hardware built on self-developed connectivity platforms — certain of which are Matter-certified for cross-brand interoperability with leading ecosystems — supplied both under its own brands and to major international retailers; cooling appliances; and original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) and original design manufacturer (“ODM”) solutions for international brand and retail customers.

MKDWELL believes the Acquisition will diversify the Company beyond its established automotive electronics business, which is subject to industry cyclicality, into the consumer smart-home and IoT market — a sector that the Company believes continues to benefit from rising household adoption, the standardization of cross-brand interoperability through the Matter protocol, and the rapid expansion of online retail channels. The Company further believes the two businesses share complementary strengths in embedded control electronics, sensor integration, and ODM/OEM manufacturing supported by an established Greater China supply chain, and that the combination will enhance the scale, profitability and growth profile of the enlarged group.

Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company will issue an aggregate of 30,000,000 new ordinary shares at an issue price of US$8.00 per share, representing an aggregate consideration of US$240,000,000, to the selling shareholders of Wonder Kid. Upon completion, the new shares will represent approximately 87.72% of the Company’s enlarged issued ordinary shares. Certain of the selling shareholders, holding in aggregate 26,000,000 of the new shares, have agreed to a staggered lock-up, with 20% released after six months, a further 20% after twelve months, a further 20% after eighteen months, and the remaining 40% after twenty-four months. The Company has also agreed to grant customary registration rights and to use its best endeavours to file a registration statement on Form F-1 within three months after completion to register the resale of the new shares.

Following completion, by virtue of an acting-in-concert arrangement between Mr. Ming-Chia Huang, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and controlling shareholder, and certain of the selling shareholders, Mr. Huang, together with the parties acting in concert with him, will control a majority of the Company’s voting rights and will remain the controlling shareholder of the Company. Completion of the Acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and is expected to occur on or around August, 2026.

Mr. Ming-Chia Huang, Chief Executive Officer of MKDWELL, said: “ The acquisition of Landvision marks a defining step in MKDWELL’s evolution from a focused automotive electronics manufacturer into a diversified intelligent-device group. Landvision’s premium smart-home and IoT portfolio, its Matter-certified product platform and its rapidly scaling retail and e-commerce channels are a natural extension of our embedded-electronics and sensor expertise, and we are confident this combination will create meaningful, long-term value for our shareholders.”

About MKDWELL Tech Inc.

Through our operating subsidiaries, we are a manufacturer and supplier of automotive electronics for passenger cars, modified commercial vehicles, camper vans and logistics vehicles. Our business coverage extends across the spectrum of research and development, design, production and sales of automotive electronic products. Our main products are intelligent camper vans control systems, LiDAR sensors, intelligent container control systems for logistics vehicles, vehicle seat control system, and we provide customers with ODM and OEM customized services. We design, manufacture and supply our products to our customers through our design center located in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan and our manufacturing plant in Jiaxing Science and Technology City, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China. Our customers are mainly based in Mainland China and Taiwan.

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For further information, please contact:
MKDWELL Tech Inc.
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RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Five Star Bancorp (Nasdaq: FSBC) (“Five Star” or the “Company”), a holding company that operates through its wholly owned banking subsidiary, Five Star Bank (the "Bank"), announced today the declaration of a cash dividend of $0.25 per share on the Company’s voting common stock. The dividend is expected to be paid on August 10, 2026, to shareholders of record as of August 3, 2026.

About Five Star Bancorp
Five Star is a bank holding company headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California. Five Star operates through its wholly owned banking subsidiary, Five Star Bank. The Bank has ten branches in California, following the opening of a branch in Lodi in July 2026. For more information, visit https://www.fivestarbank.com.

Special Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements represent plans, estimates, objectives, goals, guidelines, expectations, intentions, projections, and statements of the Company’s beliefs concerning future events, business plans, objectives, expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based. Forward-looking statements include without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate, or imply future results, performance, or achievements, and are typically identified with words such as “may,” “could,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “aim,” “intend,” “plan,” or words or phrases of similar meaning. The Company cautions that the forward-looking statements are based largely on the Company’s expectations and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on factors which are, in many instances, beyond the Company’s control. Such forward-looking statements are based on various assumptions (some of which may be beyond the Company’s control) and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which change over time, and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict their occurrence or how they will affect the Company. If one or more of the factors affecting the Company’s forward-looking information and statements proves incorrect, then the Company’s actual results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, forward-looking information and statements contained in this press release. Therefore, the Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on the Company’s forward-looking information and statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2026, in each case under the section entitled “Risk Factors,” and other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

The Company disclaims any duty to revise or update the forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, to reflect actual results or changes in the factors affecting the forward-looking statements, except as specifically required by law.

Investor Contact:
Heather C. Luck, Chief Financial Officer
Five Star Bancorp
(916) 626-5008
hluck@fivestarbank.com

Media Contact:
Shelley R. Wetton, Chief Marketing Officer
Five Star Bancorp
(916) 284-7827
swetton@fivestarbank.com

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MINNEAPOLIS, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vireo Growth Inc. (CSE: VREO) (OTCQX: VREOF) (“Vireo” or the “Company”), today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding limited liability company membership interests of FarmX, LLC d/b/a PhytoNatural ("PhytoNatural"), jointly with Vive Penn, LLC ("Vive"), a joint venture between the Company and Hive Holdings, Inc., pursuant to the previously announced Securities Purchase Agreement (the "SPA") (the "PhytoNatural Transaction"). The acquisition includes a non-operational Pennsylvania medical cannabis retail permit that, subject to applicable regulatory approvals, authorizes the operation of up to six dispensaries in the Commonwealth.

Total consideration for the PhytoNatural Transaction was $20.0 million, consisting of $8.0 million paid in cash by Vive at closing and approximately $12.0 million payable through the issuance of approximately 645,161 Vireo subordinate voting shares at a deemed issue price of $18.60 per share, to be issued two years following the closing date, in accordance with the terms of the SPA.

About Vireo Growth Inc.

Vireo Growth Inc. (CSE: VREO; OTCQX: VREOF) is a leading vertically integrated cannabis company building a broad platform across cannabis and adjacent agricultural markets. The Company operates cultivation, manufacturing, retail dispensaries, home delivery, distribution, and agricultural supply businesses across the United States, creating exposure to both cannabis and complementary adjacent markets. With operations in 10 states and more than 170 dispensaries nationwide, Vireo combines disciplined capital allocation, strategic acquisitions, and local market execution to scale its platform and drive long-term shareholder value. The Company is focused on expanding market share and strengthening its portfolio of consumer brands and services, while supporting the customers, employees, shareholders, and communities it serves. For more information about Vireo, visit www.vireogrowth.com.

Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains “forward-looking information” or “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable United States and Canadian securities legislation (referred to herein as “forward-looking information”). To the extent any forward-looking information in this press release constitutes “financial outlooks” within the meaning of applicable United States or Canadian securities laws, this information is being provided as preliminary financial results; the reader is cautioned that this information may not be appropriate for any other purpose and the reader should not place undue reliance on such financial outlooks. Forward-looking information contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as “should,” “believe,” “estimate,” “would,” “looking forward,” “may,” “continue,” “expect,” “expected,” “will,” “likely,” “subject to,” and variations of such words and phrases, or any statements or clauses containing verbs in any future tense and includes statements regarding expectations around the PhytoNatural Transaction and its expected benefits; the approximate value of the consideration to be paid in the transaction; and the Company’s expectations around integration of the operations of its recent acquisitions and timing thereof. These statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results. Forward-looking information includes both known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company or its subsidiaries to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements or information contained in this press release. Forward-looking information is based upon a number of estimates and assumptions of management, believed but not certain to be reasonable, in light of management’s experience and perception of trends, current conditions, and expected developments, as well as other factors relevant in the circumstances, including assumptions in respect of current and future market conditions, the current and future regulatory environment, and the availability of licenses, approvals and permits.

Although the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking information is based are reasonable, the reader should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking information because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: risks related to receipt of necessary approvals to operate dispensaries acquired in the PhytoNatural Transaction; risks and uncertainties associated with the integration of the PhytoNatural Transaction, some of which are beyond the Company’s control; the Company’s ability to maintain relationships with suppliers, customers, employees and other third parties as a result of the PhytoNatural Transaction; the effects of the proposed PhytoNatural Transaction on the Company and the interests of various constituents; the nature, cost, impact and outcome of pending and future litigation, other legal or regulatory proceedings, or governmental investigations and actions; risks related to the timing and content of adult-use legislation in markets where the Company currently operates; current and future market conditions, including the market price of the subordinate voting shares of the Company; risks related to epidemics and pandemics; federal, state, local, and foreign government laws, rules, and regulations, including federal and state laws and regulations in the United States relating to cannabis operations in the United States and any changes to such laws or regulations; operational, regulatory and other risks; execution of business strategy; management of growth; difficulties inherent in forecasting future events; conflicts of interest; risks inherent in an agricultural business; risks inherent in a manufacturing business; liquidity and the ability of the Company to raise additional financing to continue as a going concern; the Company’s ability to meet the demand for flower in its various markets; our ability to dispose of our assets held for sale at an acceptable price or at all; and risk factors set out in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are available on EDGAR with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov and filed with the Canadian securities regulators and available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com.

The statements in this press release are made as of the date of this release. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

Contact Information:

Lynn Ricci
Director Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
investor@vireogrowth.com
(612) 314-8995

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SOUTHLAKE, Texas, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — American Fusion Inc. (OTC: AMFN) (“American Fusion” or the “Company”), developer of the proprietary Texatron Fusion Engine, announced that it has received a Certificate for Industrial Radiation Machines from the Texas Department of State Health Services (“DSHS”), representing a significant regulatory and operational milestone as the Company continues executing its engineering, testing, and validation program.

Issued on July 17, 2026, the Certificate of Registration authorizes American Fusion to conduct research and development activities involving its registered Texatron research systems at the Company’s approved testing location at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, subject to the conditions of the registration and applicable Texas radiation control regulations. The registration identifies Dr. John E. Brandenburg as the Company’s Radiation Safety Officer and remains effective through February 28, 2034. The Certificate may also be independently verified by clicking here to access the Texas Department of State Health Services database and entering Registration No. R54726 in the License Number field.

The registration authorizes the Company to receive, possess, acquire, transfer, and use registered industrial radiation machines for research and development purposes in accordance with the Texas Radiation Control Act, applicable provisions of 25 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 289, the Company’s submitted operating procedures, shielding and safety information, and radiation safety program. The registration expressly limits the authorized activities to research and development and prohibits deliberate radiation exposure of humans. This Certificate represents the principal regulatory authorization supporting the Company’s planned research, engineering, prototype development, testing, validation, and future production of Texatron Fusion Engine systems in accordance with applicable Texas regulations. No other known material permits, licenses, certificates, or regulatory approvals are required to conduct the planned testing of the Company’s 5 MW Texatron Fusion Engine at Texas Tech University.

A Significant Regulatory and Operational Milestone

American Fusion believes receipt of the registration represents a significant regulatory and operational milestone supporting the Company’s continued engineering, prototype testing, and validation activities. The registration establishes the regulatory framework under which the Company intends to conduct research involving its Texatron Fusion Engine platform in accordance with applicable Texas radiation control requirements.

Brent Nelson, Executive Chairman of American Fusion, commented, “Receiving this Certificate of Registration reflects years of engineering preparation, radiation safety planning, and regulatory coordination. We appreciate the professionalism of the Texas Department of State Health Services throughout the review process. This registration represents a significant regulatory and operational milestone as we continue advancing the Texatron development program and preparing for the next phase of engineering and prototype testing.”

Twelve Texatron Research Systems Authorized

The registration authorizes research and development activities involving the Company’s current family of Texatron research systems, including:

• Texatron 500 kW Fusion Engine

• Texatron 1 MW Fusion Engine

• Texatron 5 MW Fusion Engine

• Texatron 10 MW Fusion Engine

• Texatron 20 MW Fusion Engine

• Texatron 30 MW Fusion Engine

• Texatron 50 MW Fusion Engine

• Texatron 75 MW Fusion Engine

• Texatron 100 MW Fusion Engine

• Texatron 250 MW Fusion Engine

• Texatron 500 MW Fusion Engine

• Texatron 1 GW Fusion Engine

The registration also identifies the Company’s approved research location, designated Radiation Safety Officer, applicable operating procedures, radiation safety program, shielding information, and the authorized serial number ranges associated with each registered research system.

Advancing the Development Roadmap

The Certificate of Registration establishes the regulatory framework under which American Fusion intends to conduct research and development activities involving its registered Texatron Fusion Engine systems at its approved Texas Tech research location. The registration provides the pathway for continued engineering, prototype testing, calibration, diagnostic evaluation, and technical validation activities in accordance with applicable Texas radiation control regulations.

Michael G. Smith, Chief Legal Officer of American Fusion, stated, “This achievement reflects an extraordinary collaborative effort across engineering, legal, technical, and regulatory disciplines. It demonstrates the Company’s commitment to disciplined engineering, regulatory compliance, and responsible execution of its development program. Obtaining the registration represents a significant regulatory and operational milestone that supports the Company’s continued engineering, testing, and validation efforts.”

Fabrice David, Independent Director of American Fusion, commented, “Today’s announcement reflects another important step in the Company’s continued development. The combination of engineering innovation, regulatory discipline, and scientific rigor continues to position American Fusion for the next phase of its research and development program. I congratulate the entire team on reaching this significant milestone.”

American Fusion intends to continue advancing its development program through engineering refinement, prototype testing, calibration, diagnostic evaluation, and additional technical validation activities. The Company expects to provide future updates as significant engineering, operational, and regulatory milestones are achieved.

About American Fusion Inc.

American Fusion Inc. (OTC: AMFN) is an advanced energy platform company focused on the development and commercialization of next-generation fusion energy technologies. The Company is advancing the Texatron Fusion Engine aneutronic fusion platform, designed for modular, infrastructure-grade deployment across industrial, commercial, defense and grid-constrained applications.

The Company’s development strategy emphasizes system-level engineering, disciplined intellectual property protection, and scalable architectures intended to support long-term commercial operation, while maintaining a focus on capital discipline and transparent corporate governance.

For more information about American Fusion and its Texatron platform, please visit: americanfusionenergy.com

For an overview of American Fusion, please click here: American Fusion Overview

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements regarding the Company’s plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions relating to technology development and commercialization, system integration and testing activities, patent filings, regulatory initiatives, financing activities, SEC registration and reporting matters, exchange uplisting initiatives, future business operations, and related matters.

Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied, including risks related to technology development, testing outcomes, intellectual property protection, regulatory approvals, financing availability, litigation matters, SEC reporting timelines, exchange requirements, market conditions, and other factors beyond the Company’s control.

This press release is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required by law.

Corporate Communications

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americanfusionenergy.com

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SHANGHAI, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD; HKEX: 0800), a global leader in autonomous driving technology, today announced that its autonomous driving deployment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been selected as one of the Top 10 examples of international cooperation in Chinese AI technologies and products in AI From China Benefits the World (2026), in a national case collection released at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC).

WeRide was the only autonomous driving company included on the list, with its UAE operations recognized as a benchmark for the international deployment of Chinese AI innovation. This underscores the growing global impact of autonomous mobility and demonstrates how Chinese autonomous driving technologies can be successfully deployed, regulated and commercialized in international markets.

Officials release AI From China Benefits the World (2026)

during the main forum of WAIC 2026 in Shanghai

The recognition was announced at the main forum of WAIC 2026, where China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released AI From China Benefits the World (2026). Since 2024, the initiative has highlighted impactful AI cooperation projects that demonstrate how Chinese technologies deliver meaningful social and economic value globally.

Today, WeRide's fully driverless Robotaxi services have become part of daily transportation in the UAE. The company operates commercial Robotaxi services in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai, with riders able to access the service through the Uber platform. WeRide is currently the only company outside the United States providing fully driverless Robotaxi services on Uber.

The company's achievements in the UAE are the result of years of continuous deployment and collaboration with local stakeholders. WeRide began public Robotaxi operations in Abu Dhabi in 2021, becoming one of the first autonomous driving companies to establish services in the country and establishing a four-year first-mover advantage in the market.

Since then, the company has continued to achieve key regulatory and commercial milestones with its extensive operational track record and proven technology. In 2023, WeRide became the first company to receive the UAE's national license for self-driving vehicles, authorizing autonomous vehicle testing and operation on public roads nationwide, subject to local approvals. In December 2024, WeRide and Uber launched the largest commercial Robotaxi service outside the United States and China in Abu Dhabi.

Operations continued to expand in October 2025, as WeRide expanded its Robotaxi services to Ras Al Khaimah, bringing its operations to a third emirate in the UAE. One month later, WeRide became the first company to launch fully driverless commercial Robotaxi services in Abu Dhabi, enabled by the world's first city-level L4 autonomous driving commercial permit issued outside the United States.

Today, WeRide's Robotaxi network covers approximately 70% of Abu Dhabi's core urban areas, with operations spanning Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah.

WeRide's progress in commercial deployment aligns closely with the UAE's long-term transportation strategy. As Dubai works towards 25% of all transportation journeys to be autonomous by 2030, and Abu Dhabi advances plans to significantly increase the share of autonomous mobility in the coming decades, the regular operation of WeRide's Robotaxi services provide practical support for the UAE in improving transportation efficiency and advancing its smart mobility transformation.

With its UAE deployment serving as a benchmark, WeRide has developed a comprehensive global operating model spanning technology adaptation, regulatory engagement and commercial operations, to enable the integration of autonomous driving into urban transportation systems across diverse markets. Beyond the UAE, WeRide has launched public Robotaxi services in Riyadh and Singapore, while expanding into additional international markets including Madrid and Zurich, further strengthening its global presence across multiple regions, vehicle platforms and deployment scenarios.

Today, WeRide's autonomous driving products have a presence in more than 40 cities across 12 countries. The company holds autonomous driving permits in eight countries and operates a global Level 4 autonomous driving fleet of over 3,000 vehicles.

From the UAE to an expanding number of markets globally, WeRide continues to demonstrate how autonomous driving can be safely deployed, commercially operated and integrated into urban transportation systems worldwide. The company remains committed to advancing the global adoption of autonomous mobility and creating long-term value for cities, passengers and industry partners.

About WeRide

WeRide is a global leader and a first mover in the autonomous driving industry, as well as the first publicly traded Robotaxi company. Our autonomous vehicles have been tested or operated in over 40 cities across 12 countries. We are also the first and only technology company whose products have received autonomous driving permits in eight markets: China, the UAE, Singapore, France, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, and the US. Empowered by the smart, versatile, cost-effective, and highly adaptable WeRide One platform, WeRide provides autonomous driving products and services from L2 to L4, addressing transportation needs in the mobility, logistics, and sanitation industries. WeRide was named to Fortune's 2025 Change the World and 2025 Future 50 lists.

Media Contacts

pr@weride.ai

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BOGOTA, Colombia, July 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) (the “Company”) announced that it has identified an unauthorized access to certain digital resources owned by the Company and its subsidiaries by an external actor who has not been identified, as well as an attempted ransomware attack that was blocked by the cybersecurity controls implemented across the Company and its subsidiaries. The unauthorized access affected cloud-based file storage environments of approximately 15 subsidiaries (including the Company), resulting in the unauthorized download of data associated with approximately 3,300 user accounts. The external actor communicated extortion demands, threatening to publicly disclose the information that had been unlawfully extracted.

In response to this incident, the Company initiated an investigation and activated its incident response and management protocols. In addition, the Company deployed the following measures aimed at preventing the public disclosure of the unlawfully extracted information, addressing supervisory actions and/or potential financial costs associated with investigation, remediation, and regulatory compliance, as follows:

a. Immediate revocation of unauthorized access to the compromised digital assets.

b. Blocking of mechanisms associated with the mass download of information.

c. Identification, analysis, and containment of the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by the malicious actor.

d. Filing of a criminal complaint before the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia and deployment of cooperation activities with specialized national authorities.

e. Identification of external infrastructures used for the storage or download of information to pursue restriction or blocking actions.

f. Activation of support mechanisms with insurers and specialized capital markets teams to ensure the proper management of the event.

g. Detailed assessment of the downloaded information and determination of its criticality.

h. Enhanced monitoring of the technology infrastructure under critical alert protocols and continuous validation of preventive and detective controls.

As of the date of this report, the Company has not identified any material disruption to its critical operations, production capacity, or essential services; any direct financial impact that would prevent it from continuing to conduct its business activities; or any disclosure of the information subject to the unauthorized access. However, the Company continues to assess the potential exposure of corporate information, which could include confidential, restricted, proprietary, or personal data, as it cannot guarantee that this incident will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, reputation, operating results, or financial condition.

Ecopetrol S.A. will continue to monitor developments related to this matter and, should any material facts or information requiring disclosure to the market be identified, will promptly disclose such information in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Ecopetrol is the largest company in Colombia and one of the main integrated energy companies in the American continent, with more than 19,000 employees. In Colombia, it is responsible for more than 60% of the hydrocarbon production of most transportation, logistics, and hydrocarbon refining systems, and it holds leading positions in the petrochemicals and gas distribution segments. With the acquisition of 51.4% of ISA’s shares, the company participates in energy transmission, the management of real-time systems (XM), and the Barranquilla – Cartagena coastal highway concession. At the international level, Ecopetrol has a stake in strategic basins in the American continent, with Drilling and Exploration operations in the United States (Permian basin and the Gulf of Mexico), Brazil, and Mexico, and, through ISA and its subsidiaries, Ecopetrol holds leading positions in the power transmission business in Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Bolivia, road concessions in Chile, and the telecommunications sector. 

This release contains statements that may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements, whether made in this release or in future filings or press releases, or orally, address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, including in respect of the Company’s prospects for growth and its ongoing access to capital to fund the Company’s business plan, among others. Consequently, changes in the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements: market prices of oil & gas, our exploration, and production activities, market conditions, applicable regulations, the exchange rate, the Company’s competitiveness and the performance of Colombia’s economy and industry, to mention a few. We do not intend and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

For more information, please contact:

Investor Relations Office

Email: investors@ecopetrol.com.co  

Head of Corporate Communications (Colombia) 

Marcela Ulloa 

Email: marcela.ulloa@ecopetrol.com.co 

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FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
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1.        KEY INFORMATION

2.        DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

(ii)        Exercise

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

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LUBBOCK, Texas, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — South Plains Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPFI) (“South Plains” or the “Company”), the parent company of City Bank (“City Bank” or the “Bank”), today reported its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Second Quarter 2026 Highlights

• Net income for the second quarter of 2026 was $19.0 million, compared to $14.5 million for the first quarter of 2026 and $14.6 million for the second quarter of 2025.
• Diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2026 was $0.96, compared to $0.85 for the first quarter of 2026 and $0.86 for the second quarter of 2025.
• Average cost of deposits for the second quarter of 2026 was 208 basis points, compared to 197 basis points for the first quarter of 2026 and 214 basis points for the second quarter of 2025.
• Net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, was 4.00% for the second quarter of 2026, compared to 4.04% for the first quarter of 2026 and 4.07% for the second quarter of 2025.
• Return on average assets for the second quarter of 2026 was 1.44%, compared to 1.31% for the first quarter of 2026 and 1.34% for the second quarter of 2025.
• Tangible book value (non-GAAP) per share was $29.57 as of June 30, 2026, compared to $29.65 as of March 31, 2026 and $26.70 as of June 30, 2025.
• The consolidated total risk-based capital ratio, common equity tier 1 risk-based capital ratio, and tier 1 leverage ratio at June 30, 2026 were 16.53%, 14.10%, and 12.20%, respectively.
• As previously reported, the Company completed the merger of BOH Holdings, Inc. (“BOH”) with and into South Plains, with South Plains continuing as the surviving corporation, and the merger of BOH’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Bank of Houston, with and into City Bank, with City Bank continuing as the surviving bank, all effective on April 1, 2026. As of March 31, 2026, BOH had total assets of $685.0 million, total loans of $631.9 million, and total deposits of $595.6 million.

Curtis Griffith, South Plains’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We delivered a strong second quarter highlighted by solid profitability, stable credit quality and the successful integration of Bank of Houston, which has strengthened our position in Houston, one of Texas’ most attractive banking markets. As I prepare to retire as Chief Executive Officer at year-end, I am incredibly proud of what our employees have accomplished and the Company we have built together over the past four decades. The Bank is in a position of strength, and our leadership transition reflects years of thoughtful planning designed to ensure continuity for our customers, employees and shareholders. I remain highly confident in South Plains’ future and believe Cory is the right leader to guide the organization as we continue to grow earnings, deepen customer relationships and build on the culture that has been central to our success. I look forward to continuing to serve as Chairman of South Plains and City Bank as Cory and our talented leadership team build on our momentum and execute the next phase of our growth strategy.”

Cory Newsom, South Plains’ President, added, “I am honored by the Board’s confidence and am excited to lead South Plains into its next chapter. Our second quarter results demonstrate the strength of our relationship-based banking model, disciplined credit culture and proven growth strategy. Looking ahead, we remain focused on expanding our lending platform in high-growth Texas markets, attracting experienced bankers who fit our culture, optimizing the Bank of Houston acquisition and pursuing disciplined growth opportunities that enhance long-term shareholder value. With a strong balance sheet, healthy loan pipeline and exceptional team, we believe South Plains is well positioned for continued success.”

Results of Operations, Quarter Ended June 30, 2026

Net Interest Income

Net interest income was $50.3 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $42.9 million for the first quarter of 2026 and $42.5 million for the second quarter of 2025. Net interest margin, calculated on a tax-equivalent basis, was 4.00% for the second quarter of 2026, compared to 4.04% for the first quarter of 2026 and 4.07% for the second quarter of 2025. The average yield on loans was 6.81% for the second quarter of 2026, compared to 6.83% for the first quarter of 2026 and 6.99% for the second quarter of 2025. The average cost of deposits was 208 basis points for the second quarter of 2026, which is 11 basis points higher than the first quarter of 2026 and 6 basis points lower than the second quarter of 2025. The increase from the first quarter of 2026 was due to the higher cost of deposits on the Bank of Houston acquired deposits.

Interest income was $75.0 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $62.6 million for the first quarter of 2026 and $64.1 million for the second quarter of 2025. Interest income in the second quarter of 2026 increased $12.4 million compared to the first quarter of 2026 and increased $10.9 million compared to the second quarter of 2025. These increases were primarily due to the acquisition of BOH’s approximately $667 million of interest-earning assets.

Interest expense was $24.7 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $19.8 million for the first quarter of 2026 and $21.6 million for the second quarter of 2025. Interest expense in the second quarter of 2026 increased $4.9 million compared to the first quarter of 2026 and increased $3.1 million compared to the second quarter of 2025. These increases were mainly attributable to the acquisition of BOH’s approximately $611 million of interest-bearing liabilities, with the year-over-year comparison being partially offset by interest-bearing deposit growth in the first quarter of 2026.

Noninterest Income and Noninterest Expense

Noninterest income was $14.1 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $11.3 million for the first quarter of 2026 and $12.2 million for the second quarter of 2025. The increase from the first quarter of 2026 was primarily due to an increase of $929 thousand in mortgage banking revenues, mainly as a result of improved mortgage originations during the quarter, and an increase of $894 thousand in bank card services and interchange revenue, mainly as a result of continued growth in customer card usage and incentives received during the period. Additionally, there was an $801 thousand loss in a Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) investment that lowered other noninterest income in the first quarter of 2026. The increase in noninterest income for the second quarter of 2026 as compared to the second quarter of 2025 was primarily due to an increase of $1.2 million in mortgage banking revenues, mainly as a result of the change in the fair value adjustment of the mortgage servicing rights assets – a write-up of $515 thousand in the second quarter of 2026 compared to a write-down of $156 thousand in the second quarter of 2025 – based on interest rate changes during the respective quarters.

Noninterest expense was $39.9 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared to $35.5 million for the first quarter of 2026 and $33.5 million for the second quarter of 2025. The $4.3 million increase from the first quarter of 2026 primarily resulted from an increase of $2.7 million in core operating expenses related to the recent acquisition and higher incentive-based compensation expense. There was approximately $1.1 million of acquisition-related expenses in the second quarter of 2026, of which $710 thousand was for personnel expenses, compared to $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2026, of which $1.2 million was for professional services. The $6.3 million increase in noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2026 as compared to the second quarter of 2025 was largely the result of the $2.7 million increase in core operating expenses related to the recent acquisition, annual salary adjustments and new lenders hired, and $1.1 million in acquisition-related expenses.

Loan Portfolio and Composition

Loans held for investment were $3.77 billion as of June 30, 2026, compared to $3.10 billion as of March 31, 2026 and $3.10 billion as of June 30, 2025. The increase of $667.3 million during the second quarter of 2026 as compared to the first quarter of 2026 occurred as a result of $631.9 million in loans from the recent acquisition and $35.4 million of organic loan growth during the quarter. The organic growth was net of two loan payoffs totaling $37.5 million during the quarter. As of June 30, 2026, loans held for investment increased $671.9 million as compared to June 30, 2025, primarily as a result of acquisition growth noted above.

Deposits and Borrowings

Deposits totaled $4.64 billion as of June 30, 2026, compared to $4.03 billion as of March 31, 2026 and $3.74 billion as of June 30, 2025. Deposits increased by $613.0 million in the second quarter of 2026 from March 31, 2026. Deposits increased by $901.7 million at June 30, 2026 as compared to June 30, 2025. Noninterest-bearing deposits were $1.15 billion as of June 30, 2026, compared to $1.03 billion as of March 31, 2026 and $998.8 million as of June 30, 2025. Noninterest-bearing deposits represented 24.8% of total deposits as of June 30, 2026. The quarterly and year-over-year change in total deposits was primarily due to $595.6 million in deposits from the recent acquisition. Additionally, the year-over-year change had $288.6 million in organic growth broadly across the deposit portfolio.

Asset Quality

The Company recorded a provision for credit losses in the second quarter of 2026 of $350 thousand, compared to $260 thousand in the first quarter of 2026 and $2.5 million in the second quarter of 2025. The decrease in provision for the year-over-year comparison was largely attributable to activity in the second quarter of 2025 which included an increase in specific reserves, increased loan balances, and several credit quality downgrades.

The ratio of allowance for credit losses to loans held for investment was 1.41% as of June 30, 2026, compared to 1.44% as of March 31, 2026 and 1.45% as of June 30, 2025.

The ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.19% as of June 30, 2026, compared to 0.13% as of March 31, 2026 and 0.25% as of June 30, 2025. Annualized net charge-offs were 0.06% for the second quarter of 2026, compared to 0.04% for the first quarter of 2026 and 0.06% for the second quarter of 2025.

Capital

Book value per share increased to $33.43 at June 30, 2026, compared to $30.90 at March 31, 2026. The change was primarily driven by the issuance of 2.8 million shares for the BOH acquisition at $41.90 per share. The increase was also the result of $15.7 million of net income after dividends paid during the second quarter of 2026. The ratio of tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP) stayed essentially flat at 10.47% at June 30, 2026.

Conference Call

South Plains will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter 2026 financial results today, July 17, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time. Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial 1-877-407-9716 (international callers please dial 1-201-493-6779) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A live audio webcast of the conference call and conference materials will be available on the Company’s website at https://www.spfi.bank/news-events/events.

A replay of the conference call will be available within two hours of the conclusion of the call and can be accessed on the investor section of the Company’s website as well as by dialing 1-844-512-2921 (international callers please dial 1-412-317-6671). The pin to access the telephone replay is 13759880. The replay will be available until July 31, 2026.

About South Plains Financial, Inc.

South Plains is the bank holding company for City Bank, a Texas state-chartered bank headquartered in Lubbock, Texas. City Bank is one of the largest independent banks in West Texas and has additional banking operations in the Dallas, El Paso, Greater Houston, the Permian Basin, and College Station, Texas markets, and the Ruidoso, New Mexico market. South Plains provides a wide range of commercial and consumer financial services to small and medium-sized businesses and individuals in its market areas. Its principal business activities include commercial and retail banking, along with investment, trust and mortgage services. Please visit https://www.spfi.bank for more information.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Some of the financial measures included in this press release are not measures of financial performance recognized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP financial measures include Tangible Book Value Per Share, Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets, and Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision Income. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide both management and investors a more complete understanding of the Company’s financial position and performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and are not a substitute for any analysis based on GAAP financial measures.

We classify a financial measure as being a non-GAAP financial measure if that financial measure excludes or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding or including amounts, that are included or excluded, as the case may be, in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time in the United States in our statements of income, balance sheets or statements of cash flows. Not all companies use the same calculation of these measures; therefore, this presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures as presented by other companies.

A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures is provided at the end of this press release.

Available Information

The Company routinely posts important information for investors on its web site (under www.spfi.bank and, more specifically, under the News & Events tab at www.spfi.bank/news-events/press-releases). The Company intends to use its web site as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure) promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, investors should monitor the Company’s web site, in addition to following the Company’s press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, presentations and webcasts.

The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, the Company’s web site is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this document.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect South Plains’ current views with respect to future events and South Plains’ financial performance. Any statements about South Plains’ expectations, beliefs, plans, predictions, forecasts, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believes,” “can,” “could,” “may,” “predicts,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “estimate,” “plans,” “projects,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “intends” and similar words or phrases. South Plains cautions that the forward-looking statements in this press release are based largely on South Plains’ expectations and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on factors which are, in many instances, beyond South Plains’ control. Factors that could cause such changes include, but are not limited to, the impact on us and our customers of a decline in general economic conditions and any regulatory responses thereto; slower economic growth rates or potential recession in the United States and our market areas; uncertainty or perceived instability in the banking industry as a whole; increased competition for deposits in our market areas among traditional and nontraditional financial services companies, and related changes in deposit customer behavior; the impact of changes in market interest rates, whether due to a continuation of the elevated interest rate environment or future reductions in interest rates and a resulting decline in net interest income; the persistent inflationary pressures in the United States; the uncertain impacts of  current and future monetary policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; changes in unemployment rates in the United States and our market areas; adverse changes in customer spending, borrowing and savings habits; elevated asset prices; declines in housing and commercial real estate values and prices; a deterioration of the credit rating for U.S. long-term sovereign debt or the impact of uncertain or changing political conditions, including federal government shutdowns and uncertainty regarding United States fiscal debt, deficit and budget matters; cyber incidents or other failures, disruptions or breaches of our operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of our third-party vendors or other service providers, including as a result of cyber-attacks; severe weather, natural disasters, military conflicts (including the conflicts in the Middle East, the possible expansion of such conflicts and potential geopolitical and economic consequences), acts of terrorism, geopolitical instability, domestic civil unrest or other external events, including as a result of the impact of the policies of the current U.S. presidential administration or Congress; the impacts of tariffs, sanctions, and other trade policies of the United States and its global trading counterparts and the resulting impact on the Company and its customers; competition and market expansion opportunities; changes in non-interest expenditures or in the anticipated benefits of such expenditures; the risks related to the development, implementation, use and management of emerging technologies, including digital assets, artificial intelligence and machine learning; potential costs related to the impacts of climate change; current or future litigation, regulatory examinations or other legal and/or regulatory actions; our ability to recognize the expected benefits and synergies of our completed acquisitions; changes in accounting principles and standards, including those related to loan loss recognition under the current expected credit loss, or CECL, methodology; and changes in applicable laws, regulations, or policies in the United States. Additional information regarding these risks and uncertainties to which South Plains’ business and future financial performance are subject is contained in South Plains’ most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q on file with the SEC, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of such documents, and other documents South Plains files or furnishes with the SEC from time to time, which are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed, or implied by the forward-looking statements due to additional risks and uncertainties of which South Plains is not currently aware or which it does not currently view as, but in the future may become, material to its business or operating results. Due to these and other possible uncertainties and risks, the Company can give no assurance that the results contemplated in the forward-looking statements will be realized and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Any forward-looking statements presented herein are made only as of the date of this press release, and South Plains does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in assumptions, new information, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. All forward-looking statements, express or implied, included in the press release are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Source: South Plains Financial, Inc.

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HAMILTON, Bermuda, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE: ESNT) today announced that it will hold a conference call on Friday, August 7, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s second quarter 2026 results, which will be announced prior to the market open on the same day.

The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet at http://ir.essentgroup.com/events-and-presentations/events/default.aspx. The call may also be accessed by dialing 888-330-2384 inside the U.S., or 240-789-2701 for international callers, using passcode 9824537 or by referencing Essent.

A replay of the webcast will be available on the Essent website approximately two hours after the live broadcast ends for a period of one year. A replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the call ends for a period of two weeks, using the following dial-in numbers and passcode: 800-770-2030 inside the U.S., or 647-362-9199 for international callers, passcode 9824537.

In addition to the information provided in the Company's earnings news release, other statistical and financial information, which may be referred to during the conference call, will be available on Essent's website at http://ir.essentgroup.com/financials/quarterly-results/default.aspx.

About the Company

Essent Group Ltd. (NYSE: ESNT) is a Bermuda-based holding company (collectively with its subsidiaries, “Essent”) offering private mortgage insurance, reinsurance, and title insurance and settlement services to serve the housing finance industry. Additional information regarding Essent may be found at www.essentgroup.com.

Source: Essent Group Ltd.

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LONDON, July 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ECARX Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ECX) (“ECARX” or the “Company”), a leading global supplier of intelligent automotive computing and software solutions, today announced: an amendment deed (the “Amendment Deed”) to upsize the capacity for its 2025 Convertible Notes (the “2025 Notes”) from US$100 million to US$130 million; a further subscription by an existing investor for an additional 2025 Note in the amount of US$15 million; and the transfer of an existing 2025 Note to a new investor.

The 2025 Notes were issued pursuant to a convertible note purchase agreement (the “2025 Note Purchase Agreement”) entered into between the Company and an initial investor (the “Initial Investor”) on November 3, 2025 as part of a refinancing of previous convertible notes issued in 2022. The 2025 Note Purchase Agreement contemplated the issuance and sale by the Company of up to US$100 million of 2025 Notes. Of this, the Initial Investor purchased US$35 million (the “Initial Note”) and the remaining principal amount was fully subscribed for during the course of Q4 2025 and Q1 2026. The conversion price of the 2025 Notes is US$2.62 (subject to customary adjustments on the conversion price) and will be due in 2028.

The Initial Investor subsequently transferred US$15 million of the Initial Note to an international investment bank and securities firm outside China.

On Jul. 16, 2026, the Company entered into the Amendment Deed, which amends the total potential size of the 2025 Notes from US$100 million to US$130 million. Following the amendment, the Initial Investor agreed to subscribe for a new 2025 Note in the principal amount of US$15 million.

Mr. Ziyu Shen, Founder and CEO of ECARX commented: “The upsizing of our 2025 convertible note program and the continued institutional investor endorsement announced today strongly validates capital market confidence in ECARX’s core technology competitiveness and long-term global growth roadmap. The incremental capital raised will support the continuous iteration, R&D upgrade and commercial scaling of our full-stack automotive intelligence platform, further strengthen our balance sheet, and drive sustainable long-term shareholder value creation.”

About ECARX

ECARX (Nasdaq: ECX), headquartered in London, is a leading global automotive intelligence company. ECARX provides the intelligent brain that powers the next generation of software-defined and AI defined vehicles. The company delivers end-to-end, full-stack solutions spanning advanced system-on-chip hardware, high-performance central computing platforms, intelligent cockpit technology, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, cloud connectivity and physical AI, alongside bespoke vehicle software and intelligent operating systems. As automakers transition to software-first and AI-first vehicle architectures, ECARX empowers automakers to streamline integration, reduce systemic complexity and optimize long-term cost efficiency. ECARX’s proven technology is deployed across over 11 million vehicles worldwide and is currently partnered with 18 global automakers and 28 vehicle brands to shape the future of automotive intelligence. Founded in 2017 and listed on Nasdaq in 2022, ECARX operates from 13 major international locations across Europe, the Americas and Asia, with a global team of over 1,400 employees.

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For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement, see ECARX’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. ECARX undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law.

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FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1.        KEY INFORMATION

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Seoul, Korea, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GRAVITY Co., Ltd. (NasdaqGM: GRVY) (“Gravity” or “Company”), a developer and publisher of online and mobile games, announced that GRAVITY Game Vision, Ltd. (“Gravity Game Vision”), Gravity's wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong, has officially launched Ragnarok: Rebirth Global, a 3D MMORPG Mobile game, in North, Central and South America (except Brazil) on July 16, 2026.

Starting July 16 (EDT), Ragnarok: Rebirth Global can be played by downloading the game on Google Play and Apple App Store in their respective regions in North, Central and South America (except Brazil). Ragnarok: Rebirth Global, which retains the classic essence of Ragnarok IP while introducing modern convenience systems, allows users to enjoy the game easily. Players can freely convert between horizontal and vertical screen layout, enhancing immersion when playing content such as daily contents and boss battles.

In addition, the burden of monetization was reduced by establishing an item trade system based on market prices. Users can send pets out to content such as mineral mining, fishing, resource collection and field hunting, and the obtained items can be sold in the marketplace.

Gravity stated, “Ragnarok: Rebirth Global is an idle MMORPG for users who want to enjoy the Ragnarok IP game casually and comfortably. We expect it to achieve successful performance in North, Central and South America, excluding Brazil, with its easy accessibility and reduced burden of monetization.”

[Gravity Official Website]
http://www.gravity.co.kr

[Ragnarok: Rebirth Global Official Website]

https://rornaofficial.gnjoy.game/na-officialSite

[Ragnarok: Rebirth Global Google Play Download Page]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ggv.rogna.aos

[Ragnarok: Rebirth Global Apple App Store Download Page]

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ragnarok-rebirth-global/id6761811121

About GRAVITY Co., Ltd. —————————————————

Gravity is a developer and publisher of online and mobile games. Gravity’s principal product, Ragnarok Online, is a popular online game in many markets, including Japan and Taiwan, and is currently commercially offered in 91 regions. For more information about Gravity, please visit http://www.gravity.co.kr.

Contact:

Mr. Heung Gon Kim
Chief Financial Officer
Gravity Co., Ltd.
Email: kheung@gravity.co.kr

Ms. Jin Lee
Ms. Jimin Park
IR Unit
Gravity Co., Ltd.
Email: ir@gravity.co.kr
Telephone: +82-2-2132-7801

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New York, NY, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tribeca Strategic Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) announced today that, commencing July 20, 2026, holders of the units sold in the Company's initial public offering may elect to separately trade the Company's Class A ordinary shares and rights included in the units. The Class A ordinary shares and rights that are separated will trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbols “BID” and “BIDWR,” respectively. Those units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “BIDWU.” Holders of units will need to have their brokers contact Efficiency, INC., the Company’s transfer agent, in order to separate their respective units into Class A ordinary shares and rights.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of the Company, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Tribeca Strategic Acquisition Corp.

The Company is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.  Although the Company may pursue an initial business combination in any business or industry sector or geographical location, it intends to focus on identifying a business combination target in the software, technology, artificial intelligence, digital asset, clean energy and other high growth sectors.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” including with respect to the anticipated use of the net proceeds from the offering and simultaneous private placement and search for an initial business combination. No assurance can be given that the Company will ultimately complete a business combination transaction.

Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company's registration statement and prospectus for the Company’s initial public offering filed with the SEC. Copies of these documents are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

Company Contact

Tribeca Strategic Acquisition Corp.
1301 Avenue of the Americas, 6^th Floor
New York, NY, 10019
Attn: Timothy R. Ramdeen
TRamdeen@tribeca-spac.com
(646) 593-7050

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Jim Cramer, the well-known host of ‘Mad Money’, has recently spotlighted the aerospace sector, pointing out a potential buying opportunity amidst a notable pullback in stock prices. The aerospace industry, long heralded for its innovation and growth potential, has seen its stock valuations fluctuate due to various market conditions. Cramer suggests that this volatility might present savvy investors with a chance to capitalize on future gains.

The aerospace sector is intricately linked to both the defense and commercial aviation industries. Companies within this realm are often at the forefront of technological advancements, ranging from new aircraft models to cutting-edge defense systems. As geopolitical tensions and global travel demand fluctuate, these companies can experience significant shifts in their stock prices.

In recent weeks, major aerospace giants have seen their stock prices dip. This pullback can be attributed to a combination of factors, including supply chain disruptions and fluctuating fuel costs. However, Cramer emphasizes that these challenges, while significant, are not insurmountable. In fact, the very nature of the aerospace industry means that companies are constantly innovating and adapting, positioning them well for long-term growth.

One of the key players in the sector is Boeing (NYSE:BA). The company has faced its share of challenges over the past few years, from production issues to regulatory scrutiny. Yet, Boeing’s commitment to overcoming these hurdles has been evident in its strategic plans and recent announcements. According to Cramer, such resilience is a hallmark of strong companies, and investors should consider these factors when evaluating potential stock purchases.

Moreover, Cramer highlights the importance of considering macroeconomic trends when investing in aerospace stocks. The global push towards sustainable aviation and the increasing demand for fuel-efficient aircraft are trends that investors should watch closely. Companies that are pioneering advancements in these areas could be well-positioned to benefit from future market demands.

Investors should also pay attention to the defense sector’s role in supporting aerospace companies. With increasing defense budgets worldwide, particularly in response to geopolitical tensions, aerospace firms that are involved in defense contracts stand to gain significantly. This dual focus on both commercial and defense sectors provides a diversified revenue stream for many companies in the industry.

Cramer’s insights suggest that while the current pullback in aerospace stocks may cause concern for some investors, it can be seen as an opportunity for those willing to take a long-term perspective. By investing in established companies with robust strategic plans and a track record of innovation, investors could potentially reap significant rewards as the aerospace sector rebounds.

In conclusion, the current market conditions, while challenging, offer a unique opportunity for investors in the aerospace sector. With guidance from industry experts like Jim Cramer, and a keen eye on market trends and company fundamentals, investors may find that this is an opportune moment to consider aerospace stocks for their portfolios.

Footnotes:

• Jim Cramer is a renowned stock market analyst and host of CNBC’s ‘Mad Money’. Source.

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NEW YORK, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pony AI Inc. (“Pony.ai” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PONY; HKEX: 2026), a global leader in achieving large-scale mass production and commercialization of autonomous driving technology, today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for the second quarter 2026 and for the six months ended June 30, 2026 before the U.S. market opens on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.

The Company’s management will hold an earnings conference call on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 8:00 A.M. U.S. Eastern Time or 8:00 P.M. Beijing/Hong Kong Time on the same day.

For participants who wish to join the call by phone, please complete the online registration process using the link provided below prior to the scheduled call start time. Upon registration, participants will receive a confirmation email containing dial-in numbers, passcode, and a unique access PIN.

Participant Online Registration: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10210583/1047a46a6e9

A replay of the conference call will be accessible through August 25, 2026, by dialing the following numbers:

United States: 1-855-669-9658
International: 1-412-317-0088
Replay Access Code: 1628020

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available at the Company’s investor relations website at https://ir.pony.ai.

About Pony AI Inc.

Pony AI Inc. (NASDAQ: PONY; HKEX: 2026), founded in 2016, is a global leader in achieving large-scale mass production and commercialization of autonomous driving technology. Pony.ai is committed to delivering safe, advanced, and reliable autonomous driving technology and solutions. At the heart of Pony.ai’s strategy is its proprietary world model PonyWorld and its Virtual Driver technology. Together, they power the development and scaling of its Robotaxi services, Robotruck services, and Intelligent solutions businesses. With operations spanning China, Europe, East Asia, the Middle East, and beyond, Pony.ai stands among a select few companies globally to achieve fully driverless commercial operations. Pony.ai has forged deep and extensive partnerships across the autonomous driving value chain, enabling it to accelerate the commercialization of autonomous driving in line with its ultimate vision: “Autonomous Mobility Everywhere.” For more information, please visit: https://ir.pony.ai.

For investor inquiries, please contact:

Pony.ai
Investor Relations
Email: ir@pony.ai

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PERTH, Western Australia, July 17, 2026 /CNW/ — Westgold Resources Limited (ASX: WGX) (TSX: WGX) – Westgold or the Company) will lodge its June 2026 Quarterly Report with the ASX on Wednesday, 22 July 2026.

Westgold advises that Wayne Bramwell (Managing Director & CEO), Tommy Heng (Chief Financial Officer) and Aaron Rankine (Chief Operating Officer), will present the results via webcast on Wednesday, 22 July 2026 at 10:00am AWST / 12:00pm AEST, followed by a Q&A session.

To listen to the Webcast live, please click on the link below and register your details. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

JUNE 2026 QUARTERLY WEBCAST

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Please log on a few minutes before the scheduled commencement time to ensure you are registered in time for the start of the call.

This announcement is authorised for release to the ASX by the Board.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Li-FT Power Ltd. (“LIFT” or the “Company”) (TSXV: LIFT) (ASX: LFT) (OTCQX: LIFFF) (Frankfurt: WS0) is pleased to announce commencement of exploration activities at the Adina-Galinée Lithium Project (“AGLP”), and the Cancet, Tilly, Nottaway, and Sirmac-Clapier properties, all located in Québec, Canada (Figure 1).

Figure 1 – Location of LIFT’s spodumene pegmatite properties in Québec, Canada

Adina-Galinée Lithium Project

The AGLP was assembled by LIFT through the acquisition of Winsome Resources Limited. (“Winsome”) and agreements with Azimut Exploration Inc. and SOQUEM Inc. in 2026,¹ resulting in a consolidated land position across this large spodumene pegmatite complex.

LIFT’s 2026 exploration program at the AGLP will include 163 diamond drill holes totalling 38,970 m (Figure 2). This program is designed to advance the current Mineral Resource Estimate¹ through infill and expansion drilling on sections spaced 50 m apart in plan view, with pierce points spaced approximately 75 m apart on section, and testing mineralization to depths of up to 400 m below surface.

Surface exploration will comprise approximately 680 till samples together with prospecting and geological mapping across 5,400 ha of the project area (Table 1), with the objective of identifying additional spodumene pegmatite occurrences and generating brownfield exploration targets.

Figure 2 – Plan map of the Adina-Galinée pegmatite complex showing historical traces and 2026 proposed drilling.

Cancet, Tilly, Sirmac-Clapier, and Nottaway properties

The Cancet, Tilly, Sirmac-Clapier, and Nottaway properties form part of LIFT’s Québec lithium portfolio and range from advanced- to early-stage exploration projects. In 2026, LIFT plans to complete till sampling, rock sampling, and mapping (Table 1) to generate and prioritize additional drill targets across each property.

Table 1 – Planned till sampling, rock sampling, and geological mapping for 2026

Francis MacDonald, President & CEO of LIFT comments, “The commencement of drilling at Adina-Galinée marks the first exploration program on this pegmatite complex under single ownership. Having consolidated the district through the Winsome acquisition and our agreements with Azimut and SOQUEM, we can now approach Adina-Galinée the way it should be explored, as one contiguous system. With nearly 39,000 m of drilling planned, this program is designed to both grow and de-risk the current resource, while our surface programs across Cancet, Tilly, Sirmac-Clapier, and Nottaway work to surface the next generation of targets in Québec.”

This release is authorised by the Board of Directors of Li-FT Power Ltd.

About LIFT

LIFT is focused on developing a portfolio of hard rock lithium assets in Canada, with core development assets in both Québec and the Northwest Territories. The Company owns the Yellowknife Lithium Project in the Northwest Territories and the Adina-Galinée Lithium Project in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Québec. LIFT also holds early-stage exploration properties in both jurisdictions.

Qualified Person

The disclosure in this news release of scientific and technical information regarding LIFT’s mineral properties has been reviewed and approved by Ron Voordouw, Ph.D., P.Geo., Partner, Director Geoscience, Equity Exploration Consultants Ltd., and a consultant to Li-FT Power Ltd. He is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (NI 43-101) as well as a member in good standing with the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (NAPEG) (Geologist Registration number: L5245).

Competent Person’s Statement

Information in this announcement that relates to exploration results is based on and fairly represents information and supporting documentation obtained by LIFT and reviewed and approved by Mr. Ben Eggers, MAIG, P.Geo., Senior Geologist, SGS Canada Inc. – SGS Geological Services, a Competent Person who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr. Eggers has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a ‘Competent Person’ as defined in the 2012 Edition of the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ (“JORC Code”). Mr. Eggers is an independent consultant with SGS Canada Inc. – SGS Geological Services and Mr. Eggers consents to the inclusion in this announcement of the matters based on this information in the form and context in which it appears.

Past Exploration Results and Mineral Resource estimates reported in this announcement were first reported by the Company in accordance with ASX Listing Rules 5.7 and 5.8 in its Prospectus lodged with ASIC on 13 April 2026 (the Prospectus) and released to ASX on 22 May 2026. The Company confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in the Prospectus and that in the case of the Mineral Resource estimates, that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning the estimates in the Prospectus continue to apply and have not materially changed. The Company confirms that the form and content in which the Competent Person's findings are presented here have not been materially modified from the Prospectus. Refer to the Prospectus for further information.

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Certain statements included in this press release constitute forward-looking information or statements (collectively, “forward-looking statements”), including those identified by the expressions “anticipate”, “believe”, “plan”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “should” and similar expressions to the extent they relate to the Company or its management. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts but reflect current expectations regarding future results or events. This press release contains forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements and information reflect management's current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to the company with respect to the matter described in this news release.

Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which are based on current expectations as of the date of this release and subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Additional information about these assumptions and risks and uncertainties is contained under "Risk Factors" in the Company's latest annual information form filed on April 27, 2026, which is available under the Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca, and in other filings that the Company has made and may make with applicable securities authorities in the future. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made only as to the date of this press release and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. We caution investors not to place considerable reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.

¹Refer to Prospectus lodged with ASIC on 13 April 2026 and released to ASX on 22 May 2026.

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New model transforms real-world operational data into trusted facts and trusted facts into learning signals for Physical AI systems

Key Highlights

• WeRide unveils WITT (World Intelligence Toward Truth), a Physical AI Cognitive Foundation Model designed to build AI cognition of the physical world through trusted facts extracted from real-world experience.
• WITT introduces Atomic Physical Facts (APFs), the smallest verifiable units of information about the physical world, establishing a new fact-based cognitive framework for Physical AI.
• Built on four core capabilities—Fact Extraction, Fact Reasoning, Fact Verification and Fact Curation—WITT continuously transforms real-world data into trusted learning signals for AI training, evaluation and iteration.
• Compared with significantly larger general-purpose AI models, WITT reduces token costs by up to 98% and delivers up to 200x greater data-processing efficiency.

SHANGHAI, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD, HKEX: 0800), a global leader in autonomous driving technology, today unveiled WITT (World Intelligence Toward Truth), a Physical AI Cognitive Foundation Model designed to build AI cognition of the physical world through trusted facts extracted from real-world experience.

Leveraging visual-language model (VLM) capabilities, WITT introduces a new concept called Atomic Physical Facts (APFs) and establishes a fact-based cognitive framework for Physical AI. By connecting multimodal information across video, images and text, WITT decomposes continuously evolving real-world environments into verifiable facts that can be identified, reasoned about and validated, establishing a new generation of AI understanding centered on physical facts.

WITT stands for World Intelligence Toward Truth and is inspired by the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, whose proposition that “the world is the totality of facts” closely aligns with the underlying logic of Physical AI. To build cognition of the physical world, AI must first identify trusted facts embedded in environments, behaviors, rules, risks and temporal relationships. These facts become the foundation for reasoning, judgment and decision-making.

WeRide WITT, a Physical AI Cognitive Foundation Model built on Atomic Physical Facts

As Physical AI moves from research into real-world deployment, autonomous driving has emerged as the first domain to achieve large-scale commercial validation. Yet building AI systems that can reliably understand the physical world remains a fundamental challenge.

Vast amounts of real-world data continue to grow exponentially, identifying and utilizing data with genuine training, evaluation and iteration value remains difficult. High-value long-tail scenarios are inherently scarce, while datasets collected from both L4 autonomous driving operations and production ADAS systems often contain human interventions, inactive segments and other forms of noise. General-purpose AI models can also struggle to interpret complex traffic environments consistently, leading to hallucinations, factual errors and incomplete scene understanding.

The industry increasingly needs an efficient and trusted mechanism for understanding data— one capable of continuously extracting meaningful scene facts from real-world driving data, improving the quality and efficiency of training, evaluation and model iteration, and transforming real-world experience into trusted learning signals that drive the evolution of autonomous systems.

WITT was developed to address this challenge.

Rooted in WeRide’s large-scale autonomous driving operations, WITT continuously extracts patterns, relationships and trusted facts from vast volumes of operational data. Rather than treating data as raw inputs for model training, WITT treats trusted facts as the fundamental building blocks of Physical AI cognition. This foundation enables the model to transform real-world experience into structured knowledge through four core capabilities: Fact Extraction, Fact Reasoning, Fact Verification and Fact Curation.

Together, these capabilities create a complete pipeline spanning scene understanding, event attribution, data validation and learning curation—allowing every kilometer of real-world driving data to become a trusted signal for model improvement.

Fact Extraction

WITT identifies and extracts three categories of Atomic Physical Facts from real-world driving data: standard driving facts, multi-agent interaction facts and physically ambiguous conditions. Together, these facts capture everyday traffic behaviors, evolving relationships among traffic participants and uncertainty within complex physical environments.

For example, a driving video can be decomposed into multiple Atomic Physical Facts, including reduced visibility caused by rain, a pedestrian entering a crosswalk, an ego vehicle slowing down, a nearby vehicle traveling in parallel, changing traffic signals and increasing collision risk. Each fact is designed to be highly reliable, traceable and verifiable, enabling richer scene descriptions and providing the foundation for subsequent reasoning, validation and learning.

Fact Reasoning

After extracting facts, WITT analyzes key events, behavioral relationships and evolving risks within a scene, while identifying the underlying causes and potential trajectories of those events.

During the R&D phrase of Autonomous Driving, engineers often need to search vast video datasets for specific long-tail scenarios, such as pedestrians suddenly crossing in construction zones, lane departures under poor visibility conditions, or complex yielding maneuvers in narrow-road encounters. Powered by an integrated video intelligence engine, WITT enables users to retrieve target scenarios through keywords or natural-language queries, dramatically improving the efficiency of scenario discovery, data investigation and root-cause analysis.

Fact Verification

To reduce hallucinations commonly associated with general-purpose AI models, WITT evaluates outputs across six dimensions:

• Vulnerable road users
• Ego-vehicle behavior
• Surrounding vehicle behavior
• Scene understanding
• Comprehensive fact
• Traffic facilities

The model introduces factual confidence scoring and validates conclusions against external physical evidence to determine whether interpretations are supported by observable reality.

By tracking factual errors, hallucinations, omissions and temporal inconsistencies, WITT provides both a quality benchmark for data users and a preference signal for model training, continuously guiding AI systems toward more accurate and physically grounded understanding.

Today, WITT achieves an average factual error rate approximately one-third that of leading general-purpose AI models in autonomous driving scenario understanding tasks.

Fact Curation

In real-world operations, not all data contribute equally to model learning. WITT automatically identifies high-value facts and routes them into the most effective learning workflows to maximize model improvement.

Rare long-tail scenarios can be returned to WeRide GENESIS, the company’s proprietary general-purpose simulation model, for simulation training and scenario expansion. High-frequency everyday scenarios can support reinforcement learning and workflow optimization. Abnormal or ambiguous data can be directed into review processes to prevent valuable information from being mistakenly discarded as noise.

By ensuring that every piece of data follows the most appropriate learning path, WITT maximizes the value of real-world operational data and continuously converts experience into model intelligence.

Within WeRide’s Physical AI architecture, WITT serves as the critical understanding and evaluation layer. Together with WeRide GENESIS, the company’s proprietary general-purpose simulation model, WITT forms a Physical AI flywheel that continuously converts real-world experience into model improvement.

WITT extracts, understands, verifies and curates physical facts from real-world data, while GENESIS generates high-fidelity simulation environments and long-tail training scenarios based on those facts. Together, the two systems train and improve vehicle-side models, enabling autonomous driving systems to continuously evolve through both real-world experience and synthetic-world learning.

Compared with general-purpose AI models that often rely on hundreds of billions of parameters, WITT delivers strong performance with a significantly more efficient architecture. The model reduces token costs by up to 98%, processes up to 10,000 minutes of vehicle-operation video per day on a single GPU and delivers up to 200 times greater data-processing efficiency in comparable workloads.

In labeling workflows, a single request to WITT can generate more than 100 dynamic tags, enabling massive volumes of real-world driving video to be rapidly retrieved, validated and incorporated into model-development pipelines, where they become continuously accumulating fact assets.

Supported by this Physical AI flywheel, WeRide has become the world’s only company to achieve large-scale commercial deployment of both L4 autonomous driving and L2++ intelligent driving systems.

In the L4 domain, WeRide has obtained autonomous driving permits across eight countries and markets, deployed autonomous driving products in more than 40 cities across 12 countries, and operates a fleet of more than 3,000 autonomous vehicles. Its Robotaxi services have already achieved regular, large-scale fully driverless commercial operations in Guangzhou, Beijing, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

At the same time, high-quality data and model capabilities accumulated through L4 operations are continuously being transferred to WeRide’s one-stage end-to-end ADAS solution through the company’s Physical AI flywheel. Today, WRD 3.0 has secured an unprecedented six consecutive wins at the China Urban Intelligent Driving Competition. The solution has also been selected for close to 30 vehicle programs and entered production on multiple vehicle platforms, including models from Chery Exeed and GAC Aion. Beyond China, it has expanded technology validation footprint into international markets such as Germany, France and Japan.

Starting from autonomous driving—one of the most data-intensive and operationally complex environments for Physical AI—WITT demonstrates a broader potential for Physical AI applications.

As Physical AI enters a new phase of large-scale deployment, WeRide will continue advancing cognitive foundation models grounded in real-world validation, enabling AI to move beyond understanding the physical world toward operating within it at scale.

About WeRide
WeRide is a global leader and a first mover in the autonomous driving industry, as well as the first publicly traded Robotaxi company. Our autonomous vehicles have been tested or operated in over 40 cities across 12 countries. We are also the first and only technology company whose products have received autonomous driving permits in eight markets: China, the UAE, Singapore, France, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, and the US. Empowered by the smart, versatile, cost-effective, and highly adaptable WeRide One platform, WeRide provides autonomous driving products and services from L2 to L4, addressing transportation needs in the mobility, logistics, and sanitation industries. WeRide was named to Fortune's 2025 Change the World and 2025 Future 50 lists.

Media Contacts
WeRide: pr@weride.ai

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NASHVILLE, TN., July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SafeSpace Global Corporation (OTCID: SSGC), (“SafeSpace Global” or the “Company”), an AI-powered physical safety and monitoring platform for regulated care environments, today announced that Bryan Dulaney, Chief Executive Officer of Perfect Funnel Systems, is advising the Company on its growth strategy.

In this role, Dulaney will provide strategic guidance on customer marketing, audience development, and business development strategy to support SafeSpace’s continued commercial expansion.

Dulaney brings extensive experience in digital marketing, funnel optimization, and scaling growth-stage companies. His firm, Perfect Funnel Systems, has supported entrepreneurs and organizations across a range of industries in building and executing high-performance customer acquisition and retention strategies. Dulaney also serves as a co-founder of Millionaire Man Cave alongside partners Bryon Jaymes and Joe Moffett, a professional development community, where he and Dustin Hillis, President and Chief Strategy Officer of SafeSpace Global Corporation, connected as fellow contributors.

“As SafeSpace Global grows its commercial presence across education, senior living, addiction treatment, and additional markets, bringing in advisors who deeply understand how to reach and convert the right audiences is a natural part of building at scale,” said Dustin Hillis. “Bryan’s track record in marketing and business development is a strong complement to the platform we’re building.”

“SafeSpace Global is addressing a mission I believe in deeply; helping protect people in the environments where they learn, live, and heal,” said Bryan Dulaney, CEO of Perfect Funnel Systems. “I’m proud to support the Company’s growth strategy and look forward to contributing to what the team is building.”

A Structured Approach to Growth

As part of his advisory role, Dulaney is helping SafeSpace design a disciplined customer acquisition architecture: a multi-channel marketing funnel that moves prospects from awareness through education to vertical-specific offers for schools, senior living communities, and additional verticals.

The funnel feeds a six-stage growth flywheel: executive visibility, social media amplification, the SafeSpace Newsroom, AI Center of Excellence events, AI 101 Certification, and partnerships, in which every turn compounds trust, pipeline, and safer communities.

About SafeSpace Global Corporation

SafeSpace Global Corporation (OTCID: SSGC) is a publicly traded technology company providing proprietary multimodal, advanced AI-powered physical safety solutions in its mission to help save lives. The Company’s platform delivers advanced threat detection, incident notification, and comprehensive security capabilities designed to protect people and property across multiple sectors, verticals, and use cases. As of February 2026, SafeSpace Global is generating recurring monthly revenue through service contracts with senior living facilities utilizing its proprietary AI-powered safety monitoring platform. The Company has offices in both Knoxville and Nashville, Tennessee.
www.safespaceglobal.ai

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding commercial expansion, vertical growth, and the anticipated benefits of advisory relationships. SafeSpace Global Corporation undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. This release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security.

About SafeSpace Global

SafeSpace Global provides AI-powered physical safety monitoring, analytics, and safety-enhancement technologies for senior living facilities, schools and sober living, and other regulated environments. The company’s non-wearable platform delivers real-time alerts, operational insights, and compliance-aligned, data handling under HIPAA and other regulatory frameworks.

SafeSpace Global Corporation (OTCID: SSGC) is a publicly traded technology company providing proprietary multimodal, advanced, AI-powered physical safety solutions in their mission to help save lives. The Company's platform delivers advanced threat detection, incident notification, and comprehensive security capabilities designed to protect people and property across multiple sectors, verticals and use-cases.

As of February 2026, SafeSpace Global is generating recurring monthly revenue through service contracts with senior living facilities utilizing its proprietary AI-powered physical safety platform.

The Company now has offices in both Knoxville and Nashville, Tennessee and recently launched the TN. AI Center of Excellence.

Investor Relations Contact:
Carmel Fisher
Investor Relations | SafeSpace Global Corporation
Investors@safespaceglobal.ai

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Harvest Communications
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FAIR LAWN, N.J., July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Columbia Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation and the proposed successor to Columbia Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: CLBK), a Delaware corporation and the mid-tier holding company for Columbia Bank (the “Holding Company” or “Columbia”), announced today that it has completed its firm commitment underwritten offering in connection with Columbia’s second-step conversion. As a result of the firm commitment underwritten offering and the recently completed subscription offering, the Company expects to sell 167,236,353 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share for total offering proceeds of $1.67 billion.

Orders for a total of 52,291,781 shares at a purchase price of $10.00 per share have been accepted in the firm commitment underwritten offering, for which Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., A Stifel Company, served as the lead-left book running manager, Piper Sandler & Co. acted as co-book running manager and Brean Capital, LLC acted as co-manager. The Company received orders for 114,944,572 shares in the subscription offering portion of its second-step conversion, for which Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., A Stifel Company, acted as selling agent, including 5,017,091 shares subscribed for by the Company’s ESOP. Existing shares of the Holding Company common stock held by the minority shareholders will be exchanged for 2.2000x shares of Company common stock. Cash in lieu of fractional shares will be paid at a rate of $10.00 per share.  

The Company also announced that, immediately upon completion of the conversion, it expects to complete the acquisition of Northfield Bancorp Inc. Based on the final valuation report of the independent appraiser, Northfield stockholders will receive either $14.25 in cash or 1.425 shares of Company common stock for each share of Holding Company common stock, or a combination thereof, subject to the elections they made and proration procedures, for aggregate merger consideration of $580 million. For Northfield stockholders who did not make an election (“non-election shares”), such stockholders will receive a mix of cash and Company common stock for the non-election shares of Northfield common stock held by such stockholders based on the proration procedures in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, which will result in final aggregate merger consideration of 70% stock and 30% cash. As previously announced, the election deadline for Northfield stockholders was 5:00 p.m., New York time, on Friday, July 10, 2026.

The transactions are scheduled to close on July 20, 2026, at which time Columbia Bank MHC will cease to exist, the Company will become a fully public company and the Northfield merger will have been completed. The shares of common stock sold in the offering and issued in the exchange and the shares of Company stock issued as merger consideration are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on July 21, 2026 under the symbol “CLBK”.

If you subscribed for shares of the Company’s common stock in the subscription offering and have any questions regarding your subscription order, you may confirm your subscription order online at https://allocations.kbw.com, or you may contact the Stock Information Center at (844) 265-9680. Existing stockholders of the Holding Company or current Northfield stockholders who hold their shares directly as the record holder and have any questions about their accounts should contact the Company’s transfer agent Broadridge Financial Solutions, LLC at (877) 830-4932. Existing stockholders of the Holding Company or Northfield whose shares are beneficially held in “street name” should contact their broker-dealer, bank or other nominee with any questions about their accounts.

Additionally, purchasers in the subscription offering who have questions about their Direct Registration System (“DRS”) Book-Entry statements, as well as interest checks, should contact Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC after the closing date at (800) 586-1549.

About Columbia

The Holding Company is a Delaware corporation organized as Columbia Bank’s mid-tier stock holding company and is a majority-owned subsidiary of Columbia Bank MHC. The Company is a newly formed Maryland corporation that will be the successor to the Holding Company upon closing of the second-step conversion. Columbia Bank is a federally chartered savings bank headquartered in Fair Lawn, New Jersey that operates 70 full-service banking offices and offers traditional financial services to consumers and businesses in its market area. For more information about Columbia Bank, please visit www.columbiabankonline.com.

Disclaimer and Caution About Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, which statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the outlook and expectations of Columbia and Northfield, respectively, with respect to the proposed transaction, the strategic benefits and financial benefits of the proposed transaction, including the expected impact of the proposed transaction on the combined company’s future financial performance (including anticipated accretion to earnings per share, the tangible book value earn-back period and other operating and return metrics), the timing of the closing of the proposed transaction, and the ability to successfully integrate the combined businesses. Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualified words (and their derivatives) such as “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plan,” “project” and “intend,” as well as words of similar meaning or other statements concerning opinions or judgment of Columbia or Northfield or their respective management about future events.

Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as of the time they are made and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that are difficult to predict with regard to timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence, which could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and assumptions, include, among others, the following: (i) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Columbia or Northfield; (ii) the possibility that the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction, including anticipated cost savings and strategic gains, are not realized when expected or at all, including as a result of changes in, or problems arising from, general economic and market conditions, interest and exchange rates, monetary policy, laws and regulations and their enforcement, and the degree of competition in the geographic and business areas in which Columbia and Northfield operate; (iii) the possibility that the integration of the two companies may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; (iv) the impact of purchase accounting with respect to the proposed transaction, or any change in the assumptions used regarding the assets acquired and liabilities assumed to determine their fair value and credit marks; (v) the diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; (vi) potential adverse reactions of Columbia’s or Northfield’s customers or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the completion of the proposed transaction; (vii) a material adverse change in the financial condition of Columbia or Northfield; (vii) changes in Columbia’s or Northfield’s share price before closing; (viii) risks relating to the potential dilutive effect of shares of Columbia’s common stock to be issued in the proposed transaction; (ix) general competitive, economic, political and market conditions, including the impact of any potential government shutdown; (x) major catastrophes such as earthquakes, floods or other natural or human disasters, including infectious disease outbreaks; and (xi) other factors that may affect future results of Columbia or Northfield, including, among others, changes in asset quality and credit risk; the imposition of tariffs and any retaliatory responses; the inability to sustain revenue and earnings growth; changes in interest rates; deposit flows; inflation; customer borrowing, repayment, investment and deposit practices; the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; capital management activities; and other actions of the Federal Reserve Board and legislative and regulatory actions and reforms.

These factors are not necessarily all of the factors that could cause Columbia’s, Northfield’s or the combined company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any of the forward-looking statements. Other factors, including unknown or unpredictable factors, also could harm Columbia’s, Northfield’s or the combined company’s results.

Although each of Columbia and Northfield believes that its expectations with respect to forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions based on its existing knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results of Columbia or Northfield will not differ materially from any projected future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described above can be found in Columbia’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents subsequently filed by Columbia with the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and in Northfield’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and its other filings with the SEC and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents subsequently filed by Northfield with the SEC. The actual results anticipated may not be realized or, even if substantially realized, they may not have the expected consequences to or effects on Columbia, Northfield or each of their respective businesses or operations. Investors are cautioned not to rely too heavily on any such forward-looking statements. Columbia and Northfield urge you to consider all of these risks, uncertainties and other factors carefully in evaluating all such forward-looking statements made by Columbia and Northfield. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and Columbia and/or Northfield undertake no obligation to update or clarify these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable law. For purposes of this section, references to Columbia include both Columbia Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation and the current mid-tier holding company for Columbia Bank, and Columbia Financial, Inc., a Maryland corporation and the proposed successor holding company of Columbia Bank.

This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and no offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy shall be made in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.

Columbia Financial, Inc.
Investor Relations Department
(833) 550-0717

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BROOKFIELD, NEWS, July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brookfield Corporation (“Brookfield”) (NYSE: BN, TSX: BN) today announced that the transaction to simplify its corporate structure (the “Transaction”) received shareholder approval at its annual and special meeting of shareholders held on July 16, 2026 (the “Meeting”). Upon completion of the Transaction, Brookfield Corporation Ltd., which will be listed on the TSX and NYSE under the symbol “BN”, will be the new parent entity of the group. Completion of the Transaction is subject to customary conditions and is expected to close by year-end, subject to receipt of all applicable regulatory approvals. 

In addition, Brookfield announced that all eight nominees proposed for election to the board of directors by holders of Class A Limited Voting Shares (“Class A Shares”) and all eight nominees proposed for election to the board of directors by the holder of Class B Limited Voting Shares (“Class B Shares”) were elected at the Meeting. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors are set out below.

Management received the following proxies from holders of Class A Shares in regard to the election of the eight directors nominated by this shareholder class:

Management received a proxy from the holder of Class B Shares to vote all 85,120 Class B Shares for each of the eight directors nominated by this shareholder class:

A summary of all votes cast by holders of the Class A Shares and Class B Shares represented at the Meeting is available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar or SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

About Brookfield Corporation

Brookfield Corporation is a leading global investment firm focused on building long-term wealth for institutions and individuals around the world. We have three core businesses: Asset Management, Wealth Solutions, and our Operating Businesses which are in infrastructure, energy, private equity, and real estate.

We have a track record of delivering 15%+ annualized returns to shareholders for over 30 years, supported by our unrivaled investment and operational experience. Our conservatively managed balance sheet, extensive operational experience, and global sourcing networks allow us to consistently access unique opportunities. At the center of our success is the Brookfield Ecosystem, which is based on the fundamental principle that each group within Brookfield benefits from being part of the broader organization. Brookfield Corporation is publicly traded in New York and Toronto (NYSE: BN, TSX: BN).

For more information, please visit our website at bn.brookfield.com or contact:

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian provincial securities laws and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable U.S. securities laws (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements include statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future results, events or conditions, and reflect management’s current estimates, beliefs and assumptions, which are based on management’s perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors management believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “foresee,” “could,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “may” and similar expressions. In particular, the forward-looking statements in this news release include statements regarding the expected closing of the Transaction and receipt of related regulatory approvals.

These forward-looking statements are based on reasonable estimates, beliefs and assumptions, but are subject to significant business, economic, competitive and other risks and uncertainties, described from time to time in Brookfield’s filings with securities regulators in Canada and the United States, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by such statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which are made as of the date of this news release. Except as required by law, Brookfield undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

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