Author: Ravi Shankar

WUHU, China, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The winners of the 2026 Torino Automotive Design Award (TADA) were announced on Sept. 11 at Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy. The award brings European and Chinese automotive design communities together through design, fostering dialogue and exchange between the two sides. This year’s competition featured 87 models from 46 Chinese brands across three categories: City Car, Family Car and Premium Car. The models were evaluated across exterior design, interior design and technological innovation. In the City Car category, LEPAS, Chery Auto’s Premium NEV brand, won the Best Interior Design Award for the LEPAS L6’s cabin design. Meanwhile, Yin Tongyue, Chairman of Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. (9973.HK), received the 2026 TADA Person of the Year award for his longstanding commitment to China’s automotive industry and his efforts to advance cooperation between the Chinese and European automotive sectors.

The LEPAS L6 brings the brand’s Leopard Aesthetics into the cabin, expressing Exquisite Space through a balance of aesthetics and functionality. Beyond spaciousness, comfort-oriented materials and thoughtful details create an elegant and composed interior space, while spatial layout, functional design and technology combine to deliver both design and practicality, earning recognition from TADA. The jury highlighted the L6’s spacious, refined and thoughtfully designed cabin, noting that generous passenger space, premium materials and flexible storage solutions create a comfortable and practical environment, while advanced technologies are naturally integrated throughout the interior.

The award recognizes the LEPAS L6’s cabin design philosophy and product design capabilities, while reflecting LEPAS’s focus on design and continued exploration of elegant mobility experiences.

Inside the cabin, the LEPAS L6 features a flat rear floor that creates a greater sense of space. Its gull-wing wraparound cabin combines a clean and orderly visual language with thoughtfully designed storage and functional areas, bringing the concept of Exquisite Space to life through thoughtful details. Optimized NVH performance further enhances cabin quietness and contributes to a more comfortable driving experience. Dual wireless charging, physical controls, and heated and ventilated seats further add everyday convenience and comfort. Intelligent technology is integrated throughout the cabin, complementing its design and functional layout for everyday use.

The LEPAS L6 EV has now officially launched in Thailand. With Chery Auto’s global capabilities spanning the full value chain, LEPAS is expanding its global presence with a diversified product portfolio covering multiple powertrain technologies to meet diverse market needs. Its products are being progressively introduced across Southeast Asia, Europe and other global markets. As its global presence continues to expand, LEPAS is building closer connections with users across different markets. By listening to users and understanding regional differences in mobility habits and aesthetic preferences, LEPAS is taking a new step from global market expansion toward user co-creation.

This October, LEPAS will host its inaugural LEPAS Global Elegant Lifestyle Week under the theme “TOGETHER IN ELEGANCE.” The event will bring together global users, partners and cross-industry guests to exchange perspectives across diverse cultures and lifestyles and continue exploring different expressions of elegant mobility across various scenarios.

About LEPAS

LEPAS is Chery Auto’s Premium NEV brand, dedicated to creating elegant mobility experiences for users worldwide. Committed to becoming the Preferred Brand for Elegant Mobility Life, LEPAS brings together Leopard Aesthetics, Elegant Technology, and Exquisite Space – transforming elegance into a driving experience you can see, feel, and trust. Supported by a growing global dealer network of more than 500 sales and service outlets, LEPAS is expanding its international footprint through localized operations, delivering products and experiences tailored to users across global markets.

About Chery Auto

Founded in 1997, Chery Auto is a global automotive manufacturer specializing in vehicle development, intelligent technologies, and new energy solutions. The company operates in more than 130 countries and regions, supported by a strong international network of research, production, and strategic partnerships. Chery Auto has remained China’s No. 1 passenger vehicle exporter among Chinese brands for 23 consecutive years. Guided by its global philosophy of “In somewhere, For somewhere, Be somewhere,” Chery Auto is committed to advancing sustainable mobility through continuous innovation and global collaboration.

Peiwen Tan
Email: tanpeiwen@mychery.com
Website: lepasinternational.com

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — King Copper Discovery Corp. (“King Copper” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: KCP, OTCQB: TBXXF, FSE: 3RI0) is pleased to announce that Aurora Copper Peru SAC, its operating company in Peru, has received 8 additional concessions adding approximately 7,170 hectares of contiguous new exploration claims to the north of the Colquemayo Copper Project (the “Project”), in southern Peru. The concessions were added through strategic staking, significantly expanding the Company’s land position and increasing the opportunity for new discoveries across this emerging copper district.

The new concessions were secured through staking following a review of historic data and satellite imagery. The additional concessions share geological similarities including historic data showing geochemistry anomalies for gold, copper and molybdenum. This work has significantly advanced the Company’s understanding of the broader Colquemayo copper mineral system and strengthened management’s confidence that Colquemayo is a district scale project with the potential of hosting multiple porphyries.

The staking program increases King Copper’s land position by over 100% from approximately 6,600 hectares to approximately 13,770 hectares, representing another important milestone in the Company’s long-term strategy at Colquemayo. King Copper’s district consolidation and exploration strategy has in part been guided by geological similarities to linked epithermal and porphyry systems in the Andes, a prime example being the Vicuña District in the Chile-Argentina border, which encompasses a significant mineralized footprint and hosts multiple porphyries, including Filo del Sol and Josemaría.

By securing these additional contiguous concessions, King Copper has established a more unified district position that strengthens the long-term opportunity at Colquemayo while supporting responsible project development. This expansion also offers an enhanced opportunity for the Company to continue building strong, collaborative relationships with local stakeholders and neighboring communities in the region.

Jonathan Richards, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “Extensive technical work to-date has significantly advanced our understanding of the broader system and reinforced our belief that Colquemayo has the potential to host multiple porphyry systems. Securing additional mineral concessions surrounding he core Project area was the natural next step that strengthens our position across the district, enhancing the long-term opportunity at Colquemayo.”

The land consolidation complements the Company’s receipt of the Declaración de Impacto Ambiental (“DIA”), an important milestone that provides the environmental certification required to advance the Company’s planned and fully-funded 36,010 metre diamond drill program.

The permit authorizes up to 36,010 metres of diamond drilling from 40 drill platforms comprising up to 59 drill holes within the 6,600-hectare permitted project area. As previously announced, the Company remains focused on executing a phased exploration strategy designed to target new discoveries within this large copper system already identified within the 6,600 ha land package covered by the DIA.

Drill targets

The Company continues to advance towards drilling and is in the process of awarding the drill contract. The initial drill holes are designed to step out from the strongest Cu/Au/Ag (copper/gold/silver) intersections, including those encountered in hole 36 at Amata-Cairani target. It will also test downdip targets where spectral data and presence of porphyry style veining indicate the proximity of a potential porphyry intrusion, such as in Coripuquio. Besides Amata-Cairani and Coripuquio, four other targets have been defined as priority in the initial drilling.

On Behalf of the Company,
Jonathan Richards, Chief Executive Officer and Director.

Contact Information:
Harp Gosal | Director of Capital Markets & Communications
E: hgosal@kingcopperdiscovery.com
Website: www.kingcopperdiscovery.com
Address: #1212-1030 West Georgia St., Vancouver, BC V6E 3M5

For Investor Relations enquiries, please contact +1 604 218 1142

Statements

About King Copper Discovery Corp and Our Projects: King Copper is a TSXV-listed exploration company focused on the Colquemayo copper-gold project in South America. The Company is led by a team responsible for multiple copper-gold-silver discoveries.

Forward Looking Statement: This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements”. All statements in this news release, other than statements of historical facts, that address events or developments that the Company expects to occur, are forward-looking statements, including the expected closing date of the Financing, the investor’s expected ownership interest in King Copper and the expected use of proceeds from the Financing. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “estimates”, “projects”, “potential” and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”, “could” or “should” occur. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include the receipt of regulatory approvals, market prices, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions, as well as legal, social, and economic conditions in Argentina and Peru, where the Company’s mineral exploration properties are located. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company’s management on the date the statements are made. Except as required by applicable securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event that management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.

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 release or has in any way approved or disapproved of the contents of this press release.

Qualified Person: The scientific and technical information contained in this news release have been reviewed and approved by Douglas Kirwin, M.Sc., FGS, FAusIMM (CP), FSEG, a technical advisor to the Company and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”).

Milestone Highlights Growing Adoption of Itron’s Smart Water Solutions Across Europe

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash., Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), the intelligent infrastructure provider for modern energy and water management, has shipped its three millionth Itron Cyble 5 communication module, which was received by Consorcio de Aguas de Bilbao Bizkaia (CABB), a public water utility consortium in northern Spain serving more than 1 million residents across over 100 municipalities in the province of Bizkaia. This milestone celebrates the continued adoption of the Cyble 5 module by water utilities across Europe and globally as they modernize their infrastructure.

As utilities and cities work to upgrade water operations, the Cyble 5 module enables a practical path to modernization by transforming existing mechanical meters into smart devices without requiring full meter replacement. Key features of the module include:

1. Transforms mechanical water meters into smart meters – this allows utilities to collect water consumption data via drive-by or advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) rather than manual reads
2. Easy clip-on design – the module is easy to connect with no wiring or wall mounting required
3. Built to withstand harsh conditions – Cyble 5 is equipped to withstand water exposure, contaminants, corrosion and temperature fluctuations.

For a consortium such as CABB, these capabilities are critical. Bizkaia is one of the rainiest regions in Spain, requiring infrastructure that can perform reliably in challenging environments. CABB serves both densely populated urban areas and geographically dispersed communities, creating added complexity for operations and data collection.

Prior to deploying Itron’s Cyble modules, CABB relied on manual meter reading, a time-consuming process that delayed access to consumption data. This limited the utility’s ability to quickly identify anomalies such as leaks or unusual usage patterns. With Cyble 5, the utility can now collect meter data efficiently, both through its AMI system and via mobile (drive-by) reading, improving operational efficiency and increasing data availability.

Data collected through Cyble 5 modules is managed through Temetra, Itron’s meter data collection and management solution. Temetra enables CABB to securely store and access meter data remotely, providing greater visibility into water consumption across its network. This allows the utility to improve billing accuracy, accelerate analysis of water consumption patterns and respond more quickly to potential leaks or pipe breaks in the system.

“CABB has collaborated with Itron for nearly 20 years, and as CABB continues to advance its water operations, Itron has consistently provided the technology and support needed to streamline and modernize processes,” said CABB in a statement. “Bizkaia has seen steady population growth, making it essential that CABB’s water infrastructure can scale to meet increasing demand. The insights generated through the Cyble 5 modules and managed in the Temetra platform are helping CABB build a more connected network and support more effective day-to-day operations.”

“Reaching three million Cyble 5 modules shipped is an important milestone,” said Justin Patrick, senior vice president of Devices at Itron. “Looking back at our first and second million milestones, each deployment has reflected the unique needs of utilities across Europe. From the United Kingdom to France and now Spain, Cyble 5 has proven to be effective in a wide range of environments. We’re proud to support CABB by delivering data through our Temetra platform that enables more informed, data driven decisions across their network.”

Cyble 5 communication modules easily transform mechanical meters into communicating devices to keep operations running smoothly, while ensuring accurate billing and maximizing revenue. To learn more, see the product brochure.

About Itron

Itron is transforming how the world manages energy, water and city services. Our trusted intelligent infrastructure solutions help utilities and cities improve efficiency, build resilience and deliver safe, reliable and affordable service. With edge intelligence, we connect people, data insights and devices so communities can better manage the essential resources they rely on to live and thrive. Join us as we create a more resourceful world: www.itron.com.

Itron^®, the Itron Logo, Cyble, and Temetra are registered trademarks of Itron, Inc in the United States and other countries and regions. All third-party trademarks are property of their respective owners and any usage herein does not suggest or imply any relationship between Itron and the third party unless expressly stated.

For additional information, contact:

Itron, Inc.

Alison Mallahan
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
509-891-3802
PR@Itron.com

Paul Vincent
Vice President, Investor Relations
512-560-1172
Investors@itron.com

Itron, Inc.

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SOL accumulation accelerates, with total treasury holdings increasing over $10M week over week

Quarter-to-date, SOL has outperformed the Nasdaq-100 by 54%, and DFDV has outperformed SOL by 2x over that same period

CHAD over-allotment option closes for an additional $1.65 million in gross proceeds

Latest purchase expands treasury to 2,490,304 SOL and SOL equivalents

BOCA RATON, FL, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) (the “Company” or “DeFi Dev Corp.”), the first U.S. public company with a treasury strategy built to accumulate and compound Solana (“SOL”), today announced that it has added approximately 101,381 SOL to its treasury since September 14, 2026, bringing total holdings to approximately 2,490,304 SOL and SOL equivalents.

The latest increase represents approximately 4.24% treasury growth in one week and reflects continued SOL purchases alongside organic treasury growth. With the recently established $300 million CHAD ATM providing an additional source of growth capital, the Company believes its SOL accumulation flywheel is continuing to gain momentum.

“We are firing on all cylinders,” said Joseph Onorati, Chief Executive Officer of DeFi Development Corp. “We added over $10 million of SOL in just one week and our stock continues to outperform SOL. With CHAD now established as an additional funding engine, we believe we are better positioned than ever to accelerate our treasury growth.”

The Company also announced the closing of the underwriter’s exercise of its over-allotment option in connection with CHAD’s initial public offering, generating approximately $1.65 million in additional gross proceeds through the issuance of 206,250 additional CHAD shares.

CHAD, DFDV’s Nasdaq-listed Variable Rate Series C Perpetual Preferred Stock, was designed to provide the Company with a scalable source of perpetual capital for acquiring additional SOL. The Company has also established an at-the-market (“ATM”) offering facility for up to $300 million of CHAD, with any issuance intended to occur at or above CHAD’s $10.00 stated amount.

Learn more about CHAD at www.defidevcorp.com/chad.

For more information, visit defidevcorp.com. To stay up to date with the latest developments and insights, subscribe to our blog.

About DeFi Development Corp.
DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) has adopted a treasury policy under which the principal holding in its treasury reserve is allocated to SOL. Through this strategy, the Company provides investors with direct economic exposure to SOL, while also actively participating in the growth of the Solana ecosystem. In addition to holding and staking SOL, DeFi Development Corp. operates its own validator infrastructure, generating staking rewards and fees from delegated stake. The Company is also engaged across decentralized finance (DeFi) opportunities and continues to explore innovative ways to support and benefit from Solana’s expanding application layer. The Company is also an AI-powered online platform that connects the commercial real estate industry by providing value-add services and software subscriptions to multifamily and commercial property professionals, as the Company connects the increasingly complex ecosystem that stakeholders have to manage. The Company’s data and software offerings are generally offered on a subscription basis as software as a service.

Forward Looking StatementsThis press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the anticipated issuance price of shares under the ATM program, the intended use of proceeds, and the Company’s ability to expand its SOL treasury and increase revenue, and can be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “project,” “estimate,” “expect,” “strategy,” “future,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “will” and similar references to future periods. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on the Company’s current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions regarding the future of its business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy, and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks, and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict, many of which are outside of the Company’s control. The Company’s actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements.

Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: (i) fluctuations in the market price of SOL and any associated losses that the Company may incur as a result of a decrease in the market price of SOL; (ii) a failure for the demand for SOL, or activity on the SOL network, to continue to develop and grow as predicted in our DFDV Model or at all; (iii) volatility in our stock price, including due to future issuances of common stock and securities convertible into common stock; (iv) the effect of and uncertainties related to the ongoing volatility in interest rates; (v) our ability to achieve and maintain profitability in the future; (vi) the impact on our business of the regulatory environment and complexities of complying with such environment, including changes in securities laws or other laws or regulations; (vii) changes in the accounting treatment relating to the Company’s SOL holdings; (viii) our ability to respond to general economic conditions; (ix) our ability to manage our growth effectively and our expectations regarding the development and expansion of our business; (x) our ability to access sources of capital, including debt financing and other sources of capital to finance operations and growth; and (xi) other risks and uncertainties more fully described in the section captioned “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports we file with the SEC.

As a result of these matters, changes in facts, assumptions not being realized, or other circumstances, the Company’s actual results may differ materially from the expected results discussed in the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.

Investor Contact:
ir@defidevcorp.com

Media Contact:
press@defidevcorp.com

Bagsværd, Denmark, 21 September 2026 – On 6 May 2026, Novo Nordisk initiated a share repurchase programme in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and Council of 16 April 2014 (MAR) and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016 (the “Safe Harbour Rules”). This programme is part of the overall share repurchase programme of up to DKK 15 billion to be executed during a 12-month period beginning 4 February 2026.

Under the programme initiated 6 May 2026, Novo Nordisk will repurchase B shares for an amount up to DKK 11,200,000,010.45 in the period from 6 May 2026 to 1 February 2027.

Since the announcement 14 September, the following transactions have been made:

	Number of B shares	Average purchase price	Transaction value, DKK
Accumulated, last announcement	18,325,000		5,526,186,488
14 September 2026	210,000	281.51	59,116,680
15 September 2026	210,000	278.16	58,414,268
16 September 2026	220,000	276.33	60,792,079
17 September 2026	225,000	275.54	61,996,942
18 September 2026	225,000	281.85	63,416,489
Accumulated under the programme	19,415,000		5,829,922,946

The details for each transaction made under the share repurchase programme are published on novonordisk.com.

With the transactions stated above, Novo Nordisk owns a total of 48,214,876 B shares of DKK 0.10 as treasury shares, corresponding to 1.1% of the share capital. The total amount of A and B shares in the company is 4,465,000,000 including treasury shares.

Novo Nordisk expects to repurchase B shares for an amount up to DKK 15 billion during a 12-month period beginning 4 February 2026. As of 18 September 2026, Novo Nordisk has since 4 February 2026 repurchased a total 34,174,179 B shares at an average share price of DKK 281.79 per B share equal to a transaction value of DKK 9,629,922,935.

Novo is the global healthcare company that believes lasting health starts now. For over a century, we’ve combined leading scientific expertise with a deep understanding of people’s lives. We develop treatments and support that help millions of people make progress they can see, feel and sustain now and in the future. Every day, over 67,000 employees around the world advance our purpose to drive change for lasting health. Through our partnerships, programmes and investments, we’re working to prevent disease, expand access to treatments and reduce our environmental impact to help even more people live healthier lives. Novo Nordisk’s B shares are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (Novo-B). Its ADRs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NVO). For more information, visit novonordisk.com and follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Facebook, X and YouTube. 

Contacts for further information

Novo Nordisk Media:
Ambre James-Brown +45 3079 9289 globalmedia@novonordisk.com	Liz Skrbkova (US) +1 609 917 0632 USMediaRelations@novonordisk.com
Novo Nordisk Investors:
Michael Novod +45 3075 6050 nvno@novonordisk.com	Sina Meyer +45 3079 6656 azey@novonordisk.com
Christoffer Togo Solgaard-Tullin +45 3079 1471 cftu@novonordisk.com
Ida Schaap Melvold +45 3077 5649 idmg@novonordisk.com	Mads Berner Bruun +45 3075 2936 mbbz@novonordisk.com
Frederik Taylor Pitter (US) +1 609 613 0568 fptr@novonordisk.com	Alex Bruce (US) +1 640 230 0276 axeu@novonordisk.com

Company announcement No 57 / 2026

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DECLARATION DU NOMBRE D’ACTIONS COMPOSANT LE CAPITAL
ET DU NOMBRE TOTAL DE DROITS DE VOTE AU 31 AOÛT 2026

Article L. 233-8-II du Code de Commerce
Article 223-16 du Règlement général de l’AMF

Nombre d’actions composant le capital social	232 848 588
Nombre de droits de vote théoriques	249 642 920
Nombre de droits de vote exerçables	231 297 743

Cette déclaration est en ligne sur le site internet d’Elis www.elis.com

DISCLOSURE OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES FORMING THE CAPITAL
AND OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS AS OF 31 AUGUST 2026

Total number of shares	232,848,588
Theoretical number of voting rights	249,642,920
Number of exercisable voting rights	231,297,743

This disclosure is on Elis web site www.elis.com

        

Contacts

Nicolas Buron, Director of Investor Relations, Financing & Treasury
Phone: +33 1 75 49 98 30 – nicolas.buron@elis.com

Charline Lefaucheux, Investor Relations
Phone: +33 1 75 49 98 15 – charline.lefaucheux@elis.com

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U.S. rare earth permanent magnet producer becomes a constituent of both indexes effective at the opening of U.S. equity markets on September 21, 2026, following finalization of FTSE Russell’s third-quarter 2026 quarterly IPO additions

MIAMI, FL, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. (“EM&T” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EMAT), a U.S.-based critical materials and advanced manufacturing company producing rare earth permanent magnets, battery materials and related critical minerals, today announced that it has joined the broad-market Russell 3000^® Index and the small-cap Russell 2000^® Index, effective as of the opening of U.S. equity markets today, Monday, September 21, 2026. The addition was finalized through FTSE Russell’s third-quarter 2026 quarterly IPO additions process, placing EM&T in two of the most widely tracked U.S. equity benchmarks in its first year as a Nasdaq-listed company.

Membership in the Russell 2000^® Index results in automatic inclusion in the broad-market Russell 3000^® Index and in the applicable Russell U.S. style indexes. According to FTSE Russell, approximately $12.2 trillion in assets are benchmarked to or invested in products based on the Russell U.S. Indexes, which institutional investors use for index funds and as benchmarks for both active and passive strategies. As an official constituent, EM&T is now being incorporated into index-tracking investment products and institutional portfolios, and is immediately eligible for active managers whose mandates require benchmark membership.

“Joining the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 indexes is a defining capital-markets milestone for EM&T and a direct reflection of the operational and commercial execution we have delivered since our Nasdaq listing earlier this year,” said Christopher Clower, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of EM&T. “In eight months we have moved EM&T into commercial-scale production. We have validated our non-China supply chain, secured ex-China NdPr feedstock, advanced our Pohang infrastructure expansion to scale annual magnet production to 10,000 metric tons, and established initial revenue guidance of $400 million to $460 million for fiscal 2027. Constituent status in two of the most widely followed U.S. equity benchmarks puts EM&T directly in front of the institutional capital that indexes to them, and it comes as the market moves to meet the critical defense sourcing requirements taking effect under DFARS on January 1, 2027.”

The index additions coincide with the ongoing commercial expansion of EM&T’s rare earth permanent magnet platform in Pohang, Republic of Korea. Supported by a 750-megawatt electrical infrastructure agreement with KEPCO and thirteen additional ULVAC sintered magnet production machines scheduled for delivery in November 2026, the Company is ramping annual production capacity to approximately 10,000 metric tons, including 6,000 metric tons of high-performance sintered NdFeB magnets, utilizing secured non-China NdPr feedstock.

For more information on the Russell U.S. Indexes and the quarterly IPO additions process, visit https://www.lseg.com/en/ftse-russell/russell-reconstitution/ipo-additions.

Russell^®, Russell 2000^® and Russell 3000^® are trademarks of Frank Russell Company, used under license by FTSE Russell, an LSEG business. FTSE Russell does not sponsor, endorse, sell or promote Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. or its securities, and makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Company.

About Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp.
Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: EMAT) is a U.S.-based critical materials and advanced manufacturing company for rare earth permanent magnets, battery materials, and related critical minerals and technologies. By leveraging proven commercial-scale operations, advanced processing technologies, and strategic partnerships, EM&T operates what it believes is the only vertically integrated critical materials supply chain spanning end-of-life electronics and batteries, high-grade concentrates, and the manufacture of finished rare earth magnets (including high-performance rare earth magnets) and battery materials. For additional information, please visit https://investors.evolution-metals.com and follow the Company on LinkedIn.

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This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding EM&T’s inclusion in the Russell 3000^® and Russell 2000^® Indexes and applicable style indexes, the timing and potential effects of such inclusion, including potential visibility among institutional or index-oriented investors, trading liquidity, shareholder base diversification, and index-tracking fund representation; EM&T’s plans, objectives, expectations, strategies, production capacity, expansion initiatives, supply arrangements and commercial operations; the installation, commissioning and delivery schedule of thirteen additional ULVAC production machines; the planned expansion of electrical infrastructure to 750 megawatts in Pohang; and initial revenue guidance for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. These forward-looking statements, together with terms such as anticipate, expect, intend, may, will, should, believe, positioned and other comparable terms, involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. Such risks include, among others, the possibility that index inclusion may not result in the anticipated visibility, liquidity, institutional ownership, index fund representation or other benefits; that FTSE Russell may revise its index methodology, constituent determinations, or implementation schedules in future periods; and the business, execution, financing, regulatory, supply-chain, power infrastructure, equipment-delivery, customer-qualification and market risks described in EM&T’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date made. EM&T undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law. Additional information concerning factors that may affect EM&T’s expectations and projections is contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 20, 2026, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, filed with the SEC on August 17, 2026, including the disclosures under “Risk Factors” therein, and other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by EM&T. SEC filings are available at www.sec.gov.

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ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rubico Inc. (Nasdaq: RUBI) (the “Company” or “Rubico”), a global provider of shipping transportation services specializing in the ownership of vessels, announced today that it will transition from semi-annual to quarterly reporting of its financial results, beginning with the announcement of its results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026, which the Company expects to release during the fourth quarter of 2026.

Each quarterly earnings release will include unaudited condensed financial statements, comprising a statement of operations for the relevant quarterly and year-to-date periods, a balance sheet as of the end of the relevant period and a summarized statement of cash flows for the relevant quarterly and year-to-date periods, together with selected operating data and operational updates. The quarterly earnings releases will not include accompanying notes to the financial statements. As a foreign private issuer, the Company will continue to furnish to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements with accompanying notes on a semi-annual basis, and to file audited annual consolidated financial statements with its annual report on Form 20-F.

The transition to quarterly earnings reporting reflects the Company’s commitment to enhanced transparency and more frequent communication with the investment community, and aligns the frequency of the Company’s reporting with that of many of its listed peers.

About the Company

Rubico Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services specializing in the ownership of vessels. The Company is an international owner and operator of two modern, fuel efficient, eco 157,000 dwt Suezmax tankers. Furthermore, the Company owns two 47,499 dwt MR tanker newbuildings scheduled for delivery in the third and fourth quarters of 2029 and a 60-meter newbuilding megayacht scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2027, which the Company intends to divest. In addition, the Company has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire a shipowning company that owns one high-specification 47,499 dwt MR tanker newbuilding scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2029, with closing of this share purchase agreement to occur by September 30, 2026.

The Company is incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and has executive offices in Athens, Greece. The Company’s common shares trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “RUBI”.

Please visit the Company’s website at: https://rubicoinc.com/

For further information please contact:

Nikolaos Papastratis
Chief Financial Officer
Rubico Inc.
Tel: +30 210 812 8107
Email: npapastratis@rubicoinc.com

Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts, including statements regarding the timing, frequency and content of the Company’s future financial reporting and earnings releases.

The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “potential,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “pending” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, our management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. Please see the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication.

Exascale Labs CEO Hoansoo Lee, Nobel Laureate David Card, Berkeley economist Shachar Kariv, Samsung Ventures’ Jaeyoung Shin comprise the post-closing board of directors, led by Founding Investor Wenying Jia

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Following the completion of its business combination, Exascale Labs Inc. (“Exascale” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: XLAB), a provider of next-generation AI compute infrastructure, today announced the composition of its Board of Directors.

“We are pleased to have completed our business combination and are confident in our strategy, balance sheet, and leadership team as we move forward as a publicly traded company,” said Hoansoo Lee, Chief Executive Officer of Exascale Labs. “Wenying, who chairs our Board, has been with us since inception, and she understands GPU infrastructure at a level very few investors do. We are especially honored to have David Card, a Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, on our Board. His empirical rigor and standing in the economics profession bring a level of analytical credibility that is rare in the AI infrastructure sector, and together with Shachar’s and Jaeyoung’s expertise, gives us a Board built for the discipline required to scale a capital-intensive compute platform in public markets.”

Board of Directors
Following the closing of the Business Combination, the Board consists of Dr. Card, Dr. Kariv, Mr. Shin, Dr. Lee and Ms. Jia. Ms. Jia serves as Chair, and Dr. Card serves as Lead Independent Director.

David Card. Dr. Card is a labor economist and Nobel Laureate, and is the Class of 1950 Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1997. Prior to joining Berkeley, Dr. Card held academic appointments at Princeton University and the University of Chicago. He was awarded the 2021 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his empirical contributions to labor economics, and is widely recognized for his work on labor markets, education, immigration and wage dynamics. Dr. Card previously served as President of the American Economic Association and has held editorial roles at several leading academic journals. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society. Dr. Card received his B.A. from Queen’s University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University.

Shachar Kariv. Dr. Kariv is an economist and the Benjamin N. Ward Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, a position he has held since 2014, having joined the Department of Economics faculty in 2003 and twice served as Department Chair. Dr. Kariv’s research focuses on economic theory, experimental economics and behavioral economics, and he has held visiting positions at the Institute for Advanced Studies, the European University Institute, Stanford University, the University of Cambridge and the Norwegian School of Economics. He has received numerous teaching awards, including the Earl F. Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Haas School of Business. Dr. Kariv earned his B.A. in Economics from Tel Aviv University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from New York University.

“My research is in decision theory, game theory, and experimental economics, focused on how people and organizations make decisions under uncertainty,” said Dr. Shachar Kariv, Benjamin N. Ward Professor of Economics, UC Berkeley. “AI infrastructure is a natural extension of that work, and the questions Exascale faces about capacity, pricing, investment timing, and how to allocate scarce compute are economic questions at their core. I’m looking forward to working on them from the board. From my experience, a board is most useful when it asks the right questions and challenges management’s assumptions, not when it applies theory mechanically. That’s what I hope to bring to Exascale.”

Jaeyoung Shin. Mr. Shin is Vice President and Head of Asia at Samsung Ventures Investment Corporation, where he oversees the firm’s investment activities across Greater China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia. Since joining Samsung Ventures in 2010, Mr. Shin has led and supported investments across semiconductors, AI chips, image sensors, display technologies and other advanced technology sectors, with notable IPO and M&A exits including Montage Technology, VeriSilicon, Silergy, Amlogic, GalaxyCore, SmartSens, Deep Glint, DeePhi and PlayNitride. Prior to Samsung Ventures, Mr. Shin worked as a fuel cell researcher at the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology in Korea and at the Fuel Cell Lab of Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany. Mr. Shin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Aachen University of Applied Science in Germany.

Hoansoo Lee. Dr. Lee is a co-founder of Exascale and has served as Exascale’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of its board of directors since June 2022, roles he continues to hold following the completion of the Business Combination. Previously, from 2020 to 2025, Dr. Lee was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of HSL Capital Management LLC, a multi-strategy hedge fund. Earlier in his career, he served as a Staff Economist for the Council of Economic Advisers, Assistant Professor of Finance at Tsinghua University, and Managing Director for TusPark Ventures, where he led cross-border early-stage technology investments. Dr. Lee earned a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and an A.M. and Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University.

Wenying Jia, Chair. Ms. Jia has served as a member of the board of directors of Exascale since inception and was among one of the company’s earliest investors. Ms. Jia is an angel investor with experience in digital assets, cloud computing and emerging technology infrastructure, and has been involved in the digital asset sector since 2014, and expanded into GPU-based mining operations in 2017 as Ethereum’s proof-of-work network gained adoption. From 2017 through 2022, she invested in and supported multiple GPU- and data-storage-related infrastructure projects, and during this period developed relationships with several individuals who later became core members of Exascale. Ms. Jia played a significant role in facilitating the formal establishment of Exascale in 2022. As a founding-era director, Ms. Jia brings early-stage investor experience, long-standing expertise in GPU-based infrastructure and institutional knowledge of the Company and its core team.

About Exascale Labs
Exascale is a next-generation AI infrastructure provider operating a software-defined GPU compute platform and related AI infrastructure solutions. Its business includes Token Factory, GPU-as-a-service, GPU cluster management and optimization, and infrastructure solutions spanning modular data centers, HVDC power, high-density cooling, and data center interconnectivity. Exascale’s platform supports large-scale AI workloads, including training, fine-tuning, high-concurrency inference, and API-based token generation. For more information, visit www.exascalelabs.ai.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” and similar expressions. These statements include, without limitation, statements regarding Exascale’s future financial and operating performance, its business strategy and growth plans, anticipated demand for AI infrastructure and compute capacity, planned deployment of modular data center, liquid cooling, HVDC power and energy storage solutions, expectations regarding additional financing, and Exascale’s competitive and market positioning.

These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially, including, among others, changes in customer demand, supply constraints for GPUs and related infrastructure components, Exascale’s ability to convert its sales pipeline into revenue, competitive pressures from larger and better-capitalized providers, technological risks, operational and execution risks associated with scaling infrastructure deployments, Exascale’s ability to access financing on favorable terms, regulatory changes, and macroeconomic factors.

If any of these risks materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results contained in or implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that Exascale presently does not know of or cannot anticipate, or that Exascale currently believes are immaterial, that could also cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements reflect Exascale’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press release. Exascale anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its assessments to change. However, while Exascale may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Exascale specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.

Readers are referred to Exascale’s most recent SEC filings. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statement.

Investor Contact
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KCSA Strategic Communications
Exascale@KCSA.com

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First acquisition since its IPO: Ticketplus converts its white-label partner in Argentina into its own operation, with Autoentrada founder Eric López leading the local business

SANTIAGO, Chile and CÓRDOBA, Argentina, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ticketplus Ltd. (“Ticketplus” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: TP), a technology company that operates a proprietary, full-stack platform for the live-entertainment industry in Latin America, today announced that it has acquired Autoentrada S.A. (“Autoentrada”), an Argentine ticketing company based in Córdoba with more than two decades of operating history. This is Ticketplus’s first acquisition since its August 2026 initial public offering and expands the Company’s own brand into Argentina.

Ticketplus has a presence in 11 countries, with full operations in Chile, its home market, and now Argentina, and white-label partners across the other nine. Autoentrada has operated on Ticketplus’s platform under the white-label model since 2019, and the acquisition converts that relationship into full operations, complete with direct relationships with promoters and greater control over sales, payments, access and analytics. Autoentrada’s operating metrics are already included in Ticketplus’s platform metrics, but under full operations Ticketplus should capture a greater share of the value of each ticket. Operations will initially continue under the Autoentrada brand with the intention to progressively adopt the Ticketplus brand. The local team and promoter relationships are expected to continue under the leadership of Eric López.

More than two decades in the Argentine market

With roots dating to 1999 and a commercial brand launched in 2005, Autoentrada operates in 18 Argentine provinces across concerts, festivals, sports, theater, exhibitions and corporate events. Since 2005, it has managed more than 55,000 events and issued more than 18 million tickets.

Its credentials include ticketing home matches of the Argentine national team during the qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, among them the last home match played before the World Cup at La Bombonera, the storied home stadium of Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires, in addition to ticketing Copa Argentina and the Cosquín National Folklore Festival.

Eric López joins Ticketplus as Country Manager for Argentina

Eric López, founder and president of Autoentrada, joins Ticketplus as Country Manager for Argentina, and will continue to lead the local team. His market knowledge and relationships with promoters and organizers will support commercial continuity during the integration.

“This acquisition is consistent with the strategy we outlined at our IPO: converting proven white-label partners into full operations. Because Autoentrada already operates on our platform, we are starting from a familiar operating base. With Eric leading the business, we are able to retain the team’s knowledge and expect to strengthen our direct relationships with promoters and ticket buyers.”

– Chien-Fu Chen, CEO of Ticketplus

“I know Ticketplus’s platform from using it for years at Autoentrada. Joining Ticketplus gives us regional scale and additional capabilities in payments, access and analytics while still maintaining the team and relationships we built in Argentina. With this, we believe the business can grow to a level we would not have reached on our own. I am joining with a long-term commitment, and I look forward to continuing to lead the local business in this new chapter.”

– Eric López, Founder of Autoentrada and Country Manager of Ticketplus Argentina

The Company, directly and indirectly through its subsidiary, Ticketplus SpA, acquired all issued and outstanding shares of Autoentrada. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Ticketplus does not expect the acquisition to have a material impact on its consolidated financial results for fiscal year 2026.

About Ticketplus

Ticketplus Ltd. (NYSE American: TP) is a technology company that operates a proprietary, full-stack platform for the live-entertainment industry in Latin America, integrating ticketing, payments, access control and analytics. The Company operates through a full-operations model and a white-label SaaS model across 11 countries: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, and Uruguay. In 2025, the Ticketplus platform processed more than 10.2 million tickets across more than 39,800 events, with Total Platform Sales (GMV) of approximately US$269 million. For more information, please visit the Ticketplus investor relations website at investors.ticketplus.com.

About Autoentrada

Autoentrada is an Argentine ticketing company with roots dating to 1999 and a commercial brand launched in 2005. Based in Córdoba, it operates across concerts, festivals, sports, theater, exhibitions, conferences and corporate events.

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This press release contains 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, including statements about the expected benefits of the acquisition, regional presence, possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, potential growth opportunities, acquisitions or conversions, and other statements that are predictive in nature. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry and markets in which we operate and management’s current beliefs and assumptions. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking expressions, including, but not limited to, “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks that could cause material differences, including market conditions, developments in live entertainment, promoter and client relationships, competition, integration and other risks described in the Company’s SEC filings. Readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements except as may be required by law.

Contacts

Investor Relations: investors.ticketplus.com | Ticketplus@kcsa.com | Jack Perkins, KCSA