Month: October 2026

CORSICANA, Texas, Oct. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Birchtech Corp. (NYSE American: BCHT) (TSX: BCHT) (“Birchtech” or the “Company”), a leader in specialty activated carbon technologies for sustainable air and water treatment, today announced that it will release financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, after market close on Thursday, November 12, 2026.

Management will host an investor conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, November 12, 2026, to discuss Birchtech’s third quarter 2026 financial results and provide a corporate update. To participate, please use the following information:

Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026
Time: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time
U.S./Canada Dial-in: 1-877-407-0792
International Dial-in: 1-201-689-8263
Conference ID: 13762817
Webcast: BCHT Q3 2026 Earnings Conference Call

Please dial in at least 10 minutes before the start of the call to ensure timely participation.

A telephone playback of the call will be available through Thursday, December 3, 2026. To listen, call 1-844-512-2921 within the United States and Canada or 1-412-317-6671 when calling internationally, using replay pin number 13762817. A webcast replay will be available for one year, using the webcast link above.

About Birchtech Corp.

Birchtech Corp. (NYSE American: BCHT) (TSX: BCHT) is a leader in specialty activated carbon technologies delivering innovative solutions for air and water purification to support a cleaner, more sustainable future. The Company provides patented SEA^® sorbent technologies for mercury emissions capture for the coal-fired utility sector and SEA disruptive water purification technologies with a specialization on removing contaminants, including ‘forever chemicals’ such as PFAS, from potable water and industrial wastewater. Backed by a strong intellectual property portfolio and a team of activated carbon experts, Birchtech provides cleaner air to North American communities and is applying this expertise to a novel approach in water purification. To learn more, please visit www.birchtech.com.

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Investor Relations Contact

Lucas A. Zimmerman
Managing Director
MZ Group – MZ North America
(949) 259-4987
BCHT@mzgroup.us
www.mzgroup.us

CEO Dmitry Kroshka Provides Updates on Phunware 2.0, Including Recently Launched AI Concierge, Recently Announced Itinerary Planner, and its AI-Forward Development Process

Highlights Go-Forward Plan, Meaningful Milestones, and Growth Priorities

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Phunware, Inc. (“Phunware” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: PHUN), a provider of AI-enabled guest intelligence software to operators of hotels, resorts, and other large, complex properties, today issued a letter to shareholders from its Chief Executive Officer, Dmitry Kroshka.

Dear Phunware Shareholders,

My name is Dmitry Kroshka, and just over five months ago, I became CEO of Phunware. This is my first letter to you. I want to tell you plainly where we stand and where we are going, how we intend to get there, and how you can hold us accountable.

CEO Vision

Where we are going. We intend to complete the evolution of Phunware from a wayfinding and enterprise app developer to an AI enabled B2B intelligence platform capable of scale through our Phunware 2.0 strategy, starting with hospitality and healthcare customers. We gained the trust of major customers by installing IoT infrastructure for internal mapping and building world-class mobile applications across multiple properties. The groundwork has been laid. Now we will build on it.

Why we win. We give operators what they want most: the ability to reach guests in the moment, understand what guests are doing and want to do, and turn foot traffic into incremental revenue. Our technology is installed inside marquee brands’ properties, and our contracts run for years. We are already on site, trusted, and seeing how and when guests move through a property in real time. Our Sales and Marketing efforts have established a robust pipeline of multi-property ownership groups who are eager to try our technology. This is a significant shift toward scaled, multi-property transactions, rather than single-property deals.

What we carry forward. Phunware was early to mobile. We have moved just as fast to AI, and are building it into our products, our user experience, and the way we run Phunware. AI is going to change how hospitality and healthcare companies engage with their guests, patients, residents, and visitors from end to end. Our customers need a partner with a real stake in the outcome to lead them through that change. We intend to be that partner.

What we own. Since going public, Phunware has been through several business cycles, and at times it has struggled. However, over the past year we assembled a team of new leaders and advisors around product, sales, and marketing, and we believe the right team is now in place to complete and deliver Phunware 2.0.

In this letter and in the months ahead, I’ll lay out more details on our progress for Phunware 2.0 and share meaningful milestones. Thank you for your continued support.

My Background

I joined Phunware as an executive consultant in October 2025, bringing experience from previous travel and hospitality projects. In 2013, I ran a new omnichannel media business at Responsys, continuing that work at Oracle after it acquired Responsys. We combined first-party data with third-party intent signals and built one of the first platforms that enabled personalized, omnichannel loyalty marketing at scale.

Phunware presents a similar data opportunity. We already capture proprietary location-based data at marquee properties through beacons, GPS, and Wi-Fi. Connected to a property’s marketing and technology stack, that data becomes an intent graph: a picture of what guests do and are doing, want and are likely to want, before they arrive, while they are on site, and after they leave the property. Few companies have the on-property infrastructure, software, AI expertise, and customer relationships to build and capitalize on this. Phunware does.

What We Are Building

Phunware 2.0 is the reset of Phunware from an enterprise mobile app development company to a data and intelligence platform company. At its core is our Guest Intelligence Platform. Our vision is simple:

We help the people who run complex physical properties understand what is happening on their properties, anticipate guests’ needs and preferences, and act on them.

For guests, patients, residents, and visitors, this means easier navigation, more relevant recommendations, getting help, and better access to services and experiences while they are on-property. For operators, it means capturing spend they would otherwise miss or fail to attribute properly, like a poolside cabana or a spa booking, reducing no-shows, and making more efficient use of staff time. For operations, marketing, and IT teams, it means location-based data, engagement data, robust analytics, and recommendations that work alongside the systems they already run.

Software companies learned long ago that customers who adopt more of a product get better outcomes. The same is true for a physical property: guests who use more of what a resort offers are happier and spend more time and money on-property.

Nearly every hospitality technology company is talking about AI, but most of the AI deployments we see today are transactional and built to push a sale rather than anticipate a need. By combining real-time location intelligence with guest behavior and engagement data, Phunware can deliver personalized recommendations when and where they are the most relevant to act in the moment. Every property to which we deploy Phunware modules adds various categories of data to an intent graph, and that proprietary dataset, with measurable impact, is our moat.

Since January we have:

• Launched AI Concierge, connected to our location-based Mobile Engagement hospitality solution.
• Announced Itinerary Planner in May and demonstrated it in June; it is in beta now.
• Announced a new operator console with revamped location-aware analytics and self-serve reporting, being demonstrated to prospective customers starting next week.
• Commenced building an AI recommendation engine and guest profile enrichment.

Each of these is a module and part of our full platform. North America has roughly 3,000 to 4,000 spatially complex resorts¹, the market our original platform was built for. Because Itinerary Planner, Operator Console, AI Concierge, and Mobile Engagement now work on their own, we can deliver guest intelligence to almost any property, regardless of who built its app, website, or kiosk. That expands our hospitality market to roughly 30,000 to 40,000 3-star and above properties in the US alone.

Our technology stack and modular product build is designed to scale to other complex domains, including healthcare, where 90% of the technology is shared with our hospitality offering. Leveraging on the guest experience, our healthcare products today guide patients through complex hospital systems, like NY’s Mount Sinai and Virginia’s VHC Health. Our latest release is focusing on reducing late and missed appointments, which presents major opportunities to reduce revenue shrinkage. Our technology also takes advantage of multiple related data streams, such as traffic and weather patterns, to help inform our users. We are currently working to simplify and expand our integrations and relationship with a dominant healthcare records platform used by almost 50% of US hospitals, which will allow us to enable our technology inside their existing patient portals.

Achievements Year to Date

The Board backed us to move fast. Here is a snapshot of our achievements in 2026 so far:

Quarter	What we did	Why or the result
Q1	Launched AI Concierge	Out of beta at one of the largest resorts in the Caribbean.
	Began revamp of existing platform	Location-Aware-Analytics, anonymized tracking, accessibility for Healthcare, and 30+ other feature improvements.
	Reset marketing leadership	Brought in a new team that rebuilt content marketing, qualified lead generation, and reset our overall GTM strategy, resulting in 10x qualified lead flows over last year.
	First AI Concierge results	Adoption at the customer launch property reached 70% of app users, and guest question volume was 40% above plan.
Q2	Enhanced executive leadership with Aaron Burcell, Michael Crooks, and Aaron Holloway as strategic advisors	Burcell is a former AI-forward Marketing and Operations executive, managing and accelerating our marketing; Crooks is a former data scientist and PwC Partner for Hospitality, building our channel strategy and advising on hospitality operations; Holloway is a former product leader in healthcare data, supporting our build-out of modular products with multi-ICP (Ideal Customer Profile, e.g., the specific prospects we’re targeting) applications.
	Engaged Build Something Product Group and Michael Cerdá to facilitate development and production of platform and products	Accelerated platform and product development, production, and strategy with experienced, AI-forward teams working alongside Phunware internal teams as combined unit.
	Announced and demonstrated Itinerary Planner	Itinerary planner, in conjunction with Mobile Engagement and AI Concierge, allows guests to preplan their trip, makes suggestions for plans and when plans change, and captures guest preferences before and during their stay.
	Hired Brent McMahan, Senior Director of Sales; launched new conference program schedule with HITEC	McMahan brings 15+ years in hospitality tech sales. HITEC in San Antonio produced 150+ leads and 25 meetings.
Q3	Hired Nick Farrell, SVP of Sales; working on a major Healthcare portal integration (approval pending)	Farrell brings 20+ years in hospitality tech sales. Phunware is building the necessary foundation for a productive long-term Healthcare portal relationship.
	Rapid scaling of marketing qualified lead generation	Marketing & Sales facilitated nearly 300 leads and 50+ meetings since June 2026.
	Announced Operator Console; began Itinerary Planner betas; AI Concierge expansion; kicked off new healthcare initiative	Operator Console is being demonstrated to prospects and customers in early November. In conversations with four major flags and ownership groups for 2.0. AI Concierge expanding to additional properties in Q4, now part of our modular offering. Healthcare is being expanded to optimize appointment and check-in flows; beta arriving Q1.

Today, our experienced, combined leadership team runs product, marketing, sales, and revenue operations as an integrated unit, tracking performance at every stage of the funnel.

Our product teams are centralized under Michael Cerdá, who helped build Facebook’s News Feed, Marcus by Goldman Sachs, Disney+, and Univision’s streaming services. His BSPG team has scaled algorithmic products to more than a billion users and works with our internal teams to implement AI-forward development methods to everything we ship.

Our sales team is centralized under Nick Farrell, our new SVP of Sales. Nick brings 20 years of hospitality tech sales, and comes from IDEAS and EXPEDIA. Marketing is consolidated under Aaron Burcell, who has led marketing and operations teams at Silicon Valley startups and Goldman Sachs.

Where We Stand

• We have moved past wayfinding, and are in discussions with major flags for the 2.0 platform, with consumer-facing components delivered as modules within their existing system.
• We commenced implementation of increased pricing adjustments for our platform and products.
• We have momentum in healthcare as discussed above.
• We wound down our advertising business to keep focus on core Phunware 2.0.

How We Build

We have also changed how we build. This year we moved product and engineering to an AI-forward development process. Our teams now use AI tools at each stage of the work, with experienced engineers reviewing what ships. The effect shows in our pace. Itinerary Planner went from announcement in May to working demonstration in June and into beta at properties in September. The Operator Console, the AI recommendation engine, and guest profile enrichment are being built in the same way.

A different way of building calls for a different type of team. We reorganized our internal teams to match: smaller teams, fewer layers, and senior people who own a product from concept to release. Our teams work alongside Michael Cerdá and his BSPG team, which has a force multiplier effect for Phunware and adds senior product and engineering capacity as we need it.

For shareholders, the result is more and better product for each dollar we spend on development. We will keep matching the size and shape of the teams to the strategy and work.

Capital Allocation

Investment Approach. Phunware’s balance sheet is healthy, and we have ample liquidity and carry no debt. That gives us more freedom to invest in growth, and we intend to do it with discipline. Every dollar allocated to investment will be held to the same standard: it must accelerate scale and deliver revenue with our ideal customer profiles (ICPs), operators of large, complex properties in hospitality and healthcare. We view every dollar on our balance sheet as shareholder capital, and we deploy capital responsibly behind initiatives we believe will generate attractive risk-adjusted returns.

Priority One: Organic Growth. Organic growth comes first. That means building out the Phunware 2.0 platform and its modules as we complete our shift from mobile apps to a platform model, and strengthening sales and marketing as we move our go-to-market focus from individual properties to property ownership groups, hospitality flags, and healthcare systems. This strategic pivot requires us to retool and enhance our teams, but our growth plan does not call for a material increase in headcount.

Legacy Tech. We already paid for the wayfinding technology that anchors our competitive advantage in location-based services today. We will spread that investment across more customers, more sectors, and new revenue streams.

Our fixed cost base remains large relative to revenue, and we continue to operate at a loss. We expect to reverse this by focusing on revenue and scale, both organically and through strategic M&A.

Priority Two: Strategic M&A. Acquisitions come second, pursued selectively, and only where a deal gets Phunware 2.0 to market faster or better than we could accomplish on our own. We will evaluate each opportunity on whether:

• It serves our ICPs and extends or complements the platform or the products we sell.
• It accelerates revenue growth through cross-sell or upsell: our modules into its customers, or its products into ours.
• It helps our products scale, adding properties and data to the platform.
• It is one we can purchase, maintain, and grow responsibly.
• It is accretive to our bottom line.

We will pass on opportunities that do not meet these tests. When we commit capital to an acquisition, we will explain what we bought and how and why it fits within our Phunware 2.0 strategy. Capital allocation decisions are among the most important decisions management and the Board can make, and we will treat them that way.

Active Board Involvement

I want to recognize our Board of Directors for the considerable time, experience, and support they have brought to Phunware 2.0. Since I became CEO, the Board has been closely engaged in the work described in this letter, continuously reviewing, testing, and sharpening our strategy, and keeping us focused on building long-term value for shareholders.

Our Board will continue to play an active role as we move from planning to executing Phunware 2.0. Our directors bring deep operating experiences, financial and business acumen, investment and capital markets expertise, broad leadership networks, and perspectives across disciplines. All of this experience strengthens our ability to pursue the market opportunity, deliver on our product roadmap, and stay disciplined on the path ahead.

How We Will Communicate

On communications, our rules are simple: we will announce platform modules and functionalities and products when they are real. We build first, announce when we can demo, and launch commercially when customers are live. We will continue to be specific, consistent, and transparent with our communications to shareholders going forward.

Thank You

We are grateful to our shareholders for your patience and support; and we are grateful to our customers whose feedback and partnership shape everything we build. We welcome your engagement with Phunware.

While we are early and there is a lot left for Phunware to prove, we have a clear strategy, a team built to execute it, and early customer evidence that it works. I look forward to reporting our progress to you over the coming months.

Sincerely,

Dmitry Kroshka
Chief Executive Officer

About Phunware

Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN) is an enterprise software company specializing in mobile app solutions for hospitality, healthcare, and other large property related customers, with integrated intelligent capabilities. We provide businesses with the tools to create, implement, and manage custom mobile applications, analytics, and location-based services. Phunware is transforming mobile engagement by delivering scalable, personalized, and data-driven mobile app experiences.

Phunware’s mission is to achieve unparalleled connectivity and monetization through the widespread adoption of Phunware mobile technologies, leveraging brands, consumers, partners, and market participants. Phunware is poised to expand its software products and services audience through new generative AI products and product enhancements which are in development, utilize and monetize its patents and other intellectual property, and focus on serving its enterprise customers and partners.

For more information on Phunware, please visit www.phunware.com.

Safe Harbor / Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy and plans, our objectives for future operations, the development and commercial rollout of our Product 2.0 strategy and Guest Intelligence Platform, the performance and adoption of our AI Concierge, AI Itinerary Builder, and Location-Aware Data Layer capabilities, the expansion of our product offering into adjacent end markets, and the timing of upcoming investor and industry events, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. These forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other assumptions that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” in our filings with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

Investor Relations Contact:
Chris Tyson, Executive Vice President
MZ Group – MZ North America
949-491-8235
PHUN@mzgroup.us
www.mzgroup.us

¹ Wu, Chantal. “Resorts deliver strongest hotel room revenue gains across US location types.” CoStar Analytics, July 10, 2026.

Persons who received initial merger consideration will receive the final issuance, bringing their total consideration to 7,221,468 FLYX shares, including the 5,676,893 shares already issued

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jet.AI Inc. (NASDAQ: JTAI) (“Jet.AI” or the “Company”), an emerging provider of high-performance GPU infrastructure and AI cloud services, today announced the final determination of the post-closing purchase price associated with its previously announced and closed transaction with flyExclusive, Inc. (“flyExclusive”). As a result of this determination, flyExclusive will issue an aggregate of 1,544,575 shares of its Class A common stock to the same persons who received the transaction consideration. No action is required and the additional shares of flyExclusive Class A common stock are expected to be distributed on or about October 30, 2026.

As previously described, persons eligible to receive consideration in connection with the transaction initially received an aggregate of 5,676,893 shares of flyExclusive’s Class A common stock. This represented approximately 80% of the consideration to which those persons are entitled. After determining the final post-closing purchase price associated with the transaction, flyExclusive will release 1,419,224 shares of its Class A common stock held in reserve and issue an additional 125,351 shares of its Class A common stock to the same persons who received the initial consideration.

This represents a significant milestone for Jet.AI as it pivots from its historical operations to providing high-performance GPU infrastructure and AI cloud services. The Company intends to explore additional strategic transactions and business opportunities that provide stockholder value and support its new focus.

About Jet.AI Inc.
Jet.AI Inc. (NASDAQ: JTAI) is a technology-driven company focused on deploying artificial intelligence tools and high-performance GPU infrastructure to enhance decision-making, efficiency, and performance across complex systems. The Company is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol “JTAI.” To learn more, visit www.jet.ai.

Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated May 6, 2025, between Jet.AI, flyExclusive, FlyX Merger Sub, Inc., and Jet.AI SpinCo, Inc. (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), flyExclusive has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-284960) (as amended, the “Registration Statement”) to register the shares of flyExclusive common stock that were issued in connection with the merger transaction. The Registration Statement was declared effective on April 30, 2026. Jet.AI and flyExclusive filed a definitive proxy statement and final prospectus, respectively (together, the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), with the SEC on May 4, 2026 and they each may file with the SEC other relevant documents concerning the proposed transactions. This communication is not a substitute for the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, or any other document that the parties have filed or will file with the SEC, or send to stockholders, in connection with the proposed transactions.

This communication is not a substitute for the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement, or any other document that the parties have filed or will file with the SEC, or send to stockholders, in connection with the proposed Transactions. Copies of the Registration Statement, Proxy Statement/Prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about the Company, may be obtained, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You can also obtain these documents, free of charge, from the Company by accessing the Company’s website at investors.jet.ai, by directing a request to the Company at 10845 Griffith Peak Drive, Suite 200, Las Vegas, NV 89135, Attention: Board Secretary, or by phone at (702) 747-4000. The information on the Company’s website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this communication or incorporated into other filings either company makes with the SEC.

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This communication is for information purposes only and is not intended to and does not constitute, or form part of, an offer, invitation or the solicitation of an offer or invitation to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for, sell or otherwise dispose of any securities, or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction, pursuant to the proposed transactions or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. The proposed transactions are expected to be implemented solely pursuant to the legally binding definitive agreement, which contains the material terms and conditions of the proposed transactions. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain statements that may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, with respect to the products and services offered by Jet.AI and the markets in which it operates, Jet.AI’s projected future results, and Jet.AI’s perception of market conditions, including the expected timing of the issuance of merger consideration and the future business strategy of Jet.AI. Statements that are not historical are 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. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future performance or future financial condition. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our Company, our industry, our beliefs and our assumptions. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results, including the failure to satisfy closing conditions and broader market conditions. As a result, caution must be exercised in relying on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they were made. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements can be found in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Jet.AI assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as provided by law.

Investor Relations Contact
Gateway Group, Inc.
949-574-3860
Jet.AI@gateway-grp.com

PLANTATION, Fla., Oct. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: AENT), a scaled entertainment commerce and collectibles platform serving content owners, brands, retailers and fans across music, movies, gaming, licensed merchandise and collectibles, with proprietary brands, authentication technology and reach across more than 35,000 retail and e-commerce storefronts, will hold a conference call on Thursday, November 12, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 ended September 30, 2026. A press release detailing these results will be issued prior to the call.

Alliance Entertainment Chief Executive Officer Jeff Walker, Chief Financial Officer Amanda Gnecco, and Executive Chairman Bruce Ogilvie will host the conference call, which will be followed by a question-and-answer session. A presentation will accompany the call and can be viewed during the webcast or accessed via the investor relations section of the Company’s website here.

To access the call, please use the following information:

Date:	Thursday, November 12, 2026
Time:	4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Toll-free dial-in number:	1-844-825-9789
International dial-in number:	1-412-317-5180
Conference ID:	10213070

Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact RedChip Companies at 1-407-644-4256.

The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay at https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1781348&tp_key=9221210ff0 and via the investor relations section of the Company’s website here.

A telephone replay of the call will be available approximately three hours after the call concludes and can be accessed through December 12, 2026, using the following information:

Toll-free replay number:	1-844-512-2921
International replay number:	1-412-317-6671
Replay ID:	10213070

About Alliance Entertainment

Alliance Entertainment (NASDAQ: AENT) is a premier distributor and fulfillment partner for the entertainment and pop culture collectibles industry. With more than 340,000 unique in-stock SKUs – including over 57,300 exclusive titles across compact discs, vinyl LPs, DVDs, Blu-rays, and video games – Alliance offers the largest selection of physical media in the market. Our vast catalog also includes licensed merchandise, toys, retro gaming products, and collectibles, serving over 35,000 retail locations and powering e-commerce fulfillment for leading retailers. Alliance also owns and operates proprietary collectibles brands, including Handmade by Robots™, a stylized vinyl figure line featuring licensed characters from leading entertainment franchises, and Alliance Authentic™, a premium platform for authentic, certified, and individually numbered entertainment collectibles. In addition, Alliance operates Endstate Authentic, a dedicated NFC-enabled authentication and digital product identity platform supporting authenticated collectibles, resale, and brand protection. Leveraging decades of operational expertise, exclusive sourcing relationships, and a capital-light, scalable infrastructure, Alliance connects fans and collectors to the products, franchises, and experiences they value across formats and generations. For more information, visit www.aent.com.

For investor inquiries, please contact:

Dave Gentry
RedChip Companies, Inc.
1-800-REDCHIP (733-2447)
1-407-644-4256
AENT@redchip.com

STS’ long-standing radiological security partnership with NNSA/Y-12 advances U.S. national security objectives while helping preserve critical medical capabilities for international partners

New York, N.Y., Oct. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) (“NANO Nuclear” or “the Company”), a leading advanced nuclear micro modular reactor and technology company developing microreactors, nuclear fuel cycle capabilities and nuclear transportation solutions, alongside Secured Transportation Services (STS), a wholly owned subsidiary, today announced its role in the successful removal and secure transportation of a vulnerable cesium-137 (Cs-137) radioactive source from the Fundação Hospitalar de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Amazonas (HEMOAM) in Manaus, Brazil.

The September 2, 2026 operation was conducted in support of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Radiological Security (ORS) and managed by the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12). STS served as the lead subcontractor responsible for execution of the planning, logistics and removal activities, working closely with Y-12, Brazilian radiological experts, regulatory authorities, transportation providers, security personnel, and other project partners.

The project represents the latest achievement in a long-standing effort to reduce the security risks associated with high-activity radioactive sources while ensuring that important medical capabilities remain available to the communities that depend on them. HEMOAM had historically relied on a Gammacell 3000 blood irradiator containing a Cs-137 radioactive source. Through NNSA’s Alternative Technologies initiative, the facility transitioned to an X-ray blood irradiation system that allows it to maintain critical blood irradiation capabilities without continued reliance on the high-activity radioactive source.

“This project represents exactly what can be accomplished when national security expertise, technical capability and strong international partnerships come together around a shared mission,” said Roy A. Boyd II, President of Secured Transportation Services. “For STS, the mission extends beyond safely moving radioactive material. It is about applying decades of specialized experience to help the United States and our international partners reduce radiological risk while ensuring that essential medical capabilities remain available to the people who depend on them.”

The Manaus operation required extensive planning and coordination to safely remove the source from a working medical facility and transport it across one of Brazil’s most geographically challenging regions. The source was transported by aircraft out of the remote Manaus region to an area with an established road network, where it was transferred to ground transportation for the final leg of its journey to a secure storage facility.

Following removal, the Cs-137 source was secured in a certified Type B(U) shipping container for transport. Under the oversight of Brazil’s Autoridade Nacional de Segurança Nuclear (ANSN), STS and Y-12 personnel worked with Brazilian partners to maintain positive control of the source and continuity of custody throughout the entire operation.

The HEMOAM operation marks the eighth radioactive-source removal completed in Brazil through this series of NNSA-ORS activities since 2023. Across these missions, Y-12 has managed the removal operations, with STS supporting preplanning, specialized field execution, and transportation in coordination with Brazilian experts and authorities.

“Successful projects like this are built over years, not days,” Boyd added. “They depend on trusted relationships, disciplined planning, and people who understand that safety and security cannot be compromised. We are proud of the STS team and proud to continue supporting Y-12 and NNSA in a mission that strengthens the security of the United States while providing meaningful benefits to our international partners.”

The Brazil program demonstrates the broader value of U.S. leadership in radiological security. By helping partner nations transition away from vulnerable high-activity radioactive sources where appropriate, these efforts reduce the potential for radioactive material to be lost, stolen, or used for malicious purposes while supporting the continued availability of technologies essential to healthcare and other peaceful applications.

For STS, the successful Manaus operation also reflects more than two decades of experience supporting complex nuclear and radiological transportation missions where safety, security, regulatory compliance, and operational execution are paramount.

About NANO Nuclear Energy, Inc.

NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) is a North American advanced technology-driven nuclear energy company seeking to become a commercially focused, diversified, and vertically integrated company across three primary business lines: (i) cutting edge microreactor technologies, (ii) nuclear fuel supply chain, (iii) nuclear fuel transportation..

Led by a world-class nuclear engineering team, NANO Nuclear’s flagship microreactor under development is the proprietary KRONOS MMR^™ Energy System, a stationary high-temperature gas-cooled reactor that’s advancing through the formal U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensing process following the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s construction permit application submission for the deployment of the microreactor at the university.

Advanced Fuel Transportation Inc. (AFT), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, bolstered by the May 2026 acquisition of Secured Transportation Services (STS), is the exclusive licensee of a patented high-capacity HALEU fuel transportation basket developed by three major U.S. national nuclear laboratories and funded by the Department of Energy. STS provides specialized transportation, logistics, project management, and technical services supporting the nuclear and radiological industries. STS brings decades of experience executing complex missions involving radioactive and other sensitive materials, with an emphasis on safety, security, regulatory compliance, and mission assurance.

Through its work with U.S. government agencies, national security partners, commercial organizations and international stakeholders, STS supports the safe and secure movement and management of nuclear and radiological materials in furtherance of U.S. national security, nonproliferation, and peaceful-use objectives.

HALEU Energy Fuel Inc. (HEF), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is focusing on the future development of a domestic source for a High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) fuel fabrication pipeline for NANO Nuclear’s own microreactors as well as the broader advanced nuclear reactor industry.

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