ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ), a leading U.S.-based total beverage alcohol company, announced today it will report financial results for its second quarter ended August 31, 2026, on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, after the close of the U.S. markets by posting the earnings release and financial tables, as well as other supporting materials, on the company's investor relations website at ir.cbrands.com.

A live conference call will be hosted at 8:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, for analysts to discuss the company's financial results, operating performance, strategic business initiatives, and financial outlook with President and Chief Executive Officer, Nicholas Fink, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Garth Hankinson.

The conference call can be accessed by dialing +1-877-407-9121 and entering conference identification number 13762634, beginning at 7:50 a.m. ET. A live, listen-only webcast of the conference call will be available on the company's investor relations website at ir.cbrands.com under the News & Events section. When the conference call begins, financial information discussed on the call, and reconciliations of reported GAAP financial measures with comparable and other non-GAAP financial measures, will also be available on the company's investor relations website under the Financial History section. For anyone unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be available on the company's investor relations website.

ABOUT CONSTELLATION BRANDS

Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), a U.S.-based company, is a leading international producer and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits with operations in the U.S., Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy. Our mission is to build brands that people love because we believe elevating human connections is Worth Reaching For. It's worth our dedication, hard work, and calculated risks to anticipate market trends and deliver for our consumers, shareholders, employees, and industry. This dedication is what has driven us to become one of the fastest-growing, large CPG companies in the U.S. at retail, and it drives our pursuit to deliver what's next.

Every day, people reach for brands from our high-end, imported beer portfolio anchored by the iconic Corona Extra and Modelo Especial, a flavorful lineup of Modelo Cheladas, and favorites like Pacifico, and Victoria; our exceptional wine brands including The Prisoner Wine Company, Robert Mondavi Winery, Kim Crawford, Schrader Cellars, and Lingua Franca; and our craft spirits brands such as Mi CAMPO Tequila and High West Whiskey.

As an agriculture-based company, we strive to operate in a way that is sustainable and responsible. Our ESG strategy is embedded into our business and we focus on serving as good stewards of the environment, investing in our communities, and promoting responsible beverage alcohol consumption. We believe these aspirations in support of our longer-term business strategy allow us to contribute to a future that is truly Worth Reaching For.

To learn more, visit www.cbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

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LONDON, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SASE OpsLab Ltd, perusahaan platform otomatisasi dan orkestrasi SASE berbasis perangkat lunak, hari ini mengumumkan pengangkatan Franck Burtin sebagai Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

Berbekal pengalaman lebih dari 30 tahun di bidang IT dan keamanan siber, Tn. Burtin bergabung dengan perusahaan yang berbasis di London tersebut untuk memperluas kehadiran komersialnya secara global, mempercepat adopsi katalog "OpsKit" milik perusahaan, serta memimpin strategi penjualan di berbagai pasar internasional utama.

Perekrutan ini dilakukan di tengah momentum pertumbuhan yang kuat bagi SASE OpsLab Ltd. Pada saat yang sama, berbagai organisasi yang tengah menjalani migrasi dari infrastruktur lokal ke model Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) berbasis cloud menghadapi kompleksitas operasional yang terus meningkat. SASE OpsLab mengatasi tantangan ini dengan menggantikan konfigurasi manual yang berisiko dengan perangkat otomatisasi kelas produksi.

Sebelumnya, Tn. Burtin menjabat sebagai Direktur Jenderal (CEO) di SNS Security, tempat beliau menyusun penawaran layanan untuk segmen perusahaan, membangun kemitraan ekosistem, serta memperluas operasi komersial. Sebelumnya, beliau juga pernah menduduki sejumlah posisi kepemimpinan di Exclusive Networks, distributor global.

"Menerapkan dan mengelola arsitektur SASE merupakan tantangan operasional yang sangat besar bagi perusahaan karena harus berhadapan dengan lingkungan multivendor dan konfigurasi sistem lama yang terfragmentasi," ujar Franck Burtin. "SASE OpsLab mentransformasi berbagai hambatan tersebut menjadi solusi otomatis yang siap pakai. Saya berharap dapat memperluas ekosistem komersial kami untuk membantu lebih banyak mitra dan perusahaan meluncurkan SASE dengan lancar."

Di bawah kepemimpinan Tn. Burtin, SASE OpsLab akan terus mengembangkan kerangka kerja otomatisasi yang tidak terikat pada vendor tertentu serta terintegrasi dengan berbagai solusi keamanan dan jaringan terkemuka-termasuk Netskope, Zscaler, Fortinet, Cato Networks, dan Cisco. Fokus beliau dalam waktu dekat adalah memperluas pipeline bisnis perusahaan serta mendorong perekrutan tenaga penjualan regional di kawasan EMEA.

"Pemahaman teknis Franck mengenai infrastruktur siber serta rekam jejaknya yang terbukti dalam mengembangkan perusahaan keamanan dengan tingkat pertumbuhan tinggi menjadikannya sosok yang sangat tepat untuk posisi ini," ujar Nabil Lawrence Souli, CEO SASE OpsLab Ltd. "Kepemimpinannya akan berperan penting dalam menempatkan SASE OpsLab sebagai kerangka kerja standar untuk orkestrasi SASE secara global."

Tentang SASE OpsLab Ltd

SASE OpsLab Ltd merupakan marketplace otomatisasi yang menyediakan berbagai skenario penerapan dan migrasi siap pakai, yang dirancang untuk menyederhanakan sekaligus meningkatkan skala operasional SASE. Perusahaan yang berkantor pusat di London ini menyediakan "Ops Kits" siap pakai untuk membantu pelanggan, reseller, dan vendor mempercepat peluncuran, mempermudah proses migrasi, serta mengurangi risiko operasional. Pelajari selengkapnya di sase-opslab.com.

Nabil L. Souli

CEO

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The same agent that drives Chrome now drives native and hybrid mobile apps, with no Appium servers, brittle locators, or context switches to maintain

SAN FRANCISCO & NOIDA, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TestMu AI (formerly LambdaTest), the Agentic AI Quality Engineering platform, announced Mobile Automation in Kane CLI, extending its agentic, vision-grounded verification engine natively to iOS Simulators and Android Emulators.

Teams can now state the expected user outcome in plain English, and Kane CLI drives the device, verifies the rendered output, and delivers a defensible verdict.

Mobile UI testing has carried a heavy maintenance tax for more than a decade. Setting up Appium servers, mapping accessibility labels and resource-id locator hierarchies that shift with every build, handling ADB port locks, and switching contexts between WebViews and native views consume immense engineering time. Within months of launching an automated mobile suite, a large share of tests end up commented out because maintaining them costs more than building the features themselves. When TestMu AI launched Kane CLI to eliminate selector decay on the web, the feedback from engineering teams was unanimous: web testing was difficult, but mobile testing was an operational nightmare.

Rather than build a wrapper around Appium, TestMu AI extended Kane's core architecture directly to native mobile viewports. Mobile does not run on a separate, simplified agent; the same reasoning and perception graph that drives Chrome now drives iOS Simulators and Android Emulators, so writing a mobile test feels the same as writing a web one. At every step, Kane CLI captures the screen and reads the native accessibility document, serializing each element with its affordance, geometry, state, and identity so the agent can evaluate screens against human intent rather than brittle XPath queries. This works across native UI frameworks including UIKit, SwiftUI, Jetpack Compose, Flutter, and React Native.

Hybrid app screens fold WebView elements directly into the same perception list, so the agent never performs an explicit Appium context switch, removing a major source of mobile test flakiness. When native trees collapse or an app renders non-standard components such as custom canvas elements or Flutter controls, the agent falls back to visual reasoning and coordinate grounding so the flow keeps moving. Every mobile run also seals a portable evidence pack containing step-annotated screenshots, native device logs, and step-attributed network traffic, replacing the usual hunt through ADB logs, Xcode console dumps, and video clips when a run fails.

"Mobile testing has always demanded a toll before you could even begin: a day of wiring up Appium, drivers, and device configuration, and then a permanent maintenance bill after that. With Kane CLI, that toll is gone. You describe the outcome you expect in a sentence, and the same agent that drives your browser drives your phone," said Mudit Singh, Co-Founder and Head of Growth at TestMu AI. "What you get back isn't a claim about what the agent says it did. It's a verified verdict, with the screenshots, device logs, and network traffic to back it up."

Mobile Automation in Kane CLI is available now for iOS Simulators and Android Emulators. To learn more, visit testmuai.com/kane-cli.

About TestMu AI

TestMu AI (formerly LambdaTest) is an Agentic AI Quality Engineering platform that helps engineering teams test smarter and ship faster. Headquartered in Noida, India, with a presence in San Francisco, TestMu AI powers intelligent test authoring, execution, and analysis for development teams worldwide. For more information, visit testmuai.com.

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Understanding secondary market options can help policyowners and their advisors make informed decisions as financial needs change.

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coventry, the leader and creator of the secondary market for life insurance and a pioneer of the life insurance-backed asset class, today recognized Life Insurance Awareness Month by encouraging policyowners and financial professionals to consider not just whether life insurance is needed, but what an existing policy is worth.

Life insurance plays an important role in protecting families, supporting estate plans, addressing business needs, and providing financial security. But awareness should not end when the policy is issued. Understanding the options available over the life of a policy can matter as much as recognizing the need for coverage in the first place.

For policyowners whose needs have changed, the secondary market offers an alternative to surrendering or lapsing coverage. A life settlement can provide significantly more than the policy's cash surrender value. Given how much coverage is surrendered and lapsed each year, understanding this alternative is especially important.

"Americans hold more than $14 trillion of individual life insurance, yet hundreds of billions of dollars of that coverage is surrendered or allowed to lapse every year," said Reid Buerger, CEO of Coventry. "That is an enormous amount of value leaving the market, often without the policyowner ever knowing an alternative existed. Before valuable coverage is terminated, policyowners and their advisors should know whether a better alternative exists. That should be a fundamental part of life insurance awareness."

For financial professionals, this means looking beyond whether a client still needs coverage. A thorough policy review should weigh how the policy has performed, the cost of maintaining it going forward, its available cash surrender value, and whether a sale in the secondary market would leave the client better off.

For more information about Coventry, visit Coventry.com.

About Coventry

Coventry is the leader and creator of the secondary market for life insurance and a pioneer of the life insurance-backed asset class, operating an integrated platform across four complementary verticals: the secondary market for life insurance, longevity lending, life insurance and annuity distribution, and insurance technology. Through these businesses, Coventry expands financial options for policyowners, provides capital solutions backed by life insurance policies and other longevity-linked assets, broadens access to insurance and retirement products, and applies technology to enhance pricing, risk management, and operational efficiency across the life insurance ecosystem.

Guided by a longstanding commitment to consumer rights and market integrity, Coventry leverages its leadership position to raise industry standards, expand consumer choice, and responsibly develop institutional-quality life insurance-backed investment solutions. Over its history, Coventry has acquired more than 23,000 life insurance policies, completed more than $50 billion in longevity-linked transactions, delivered more than $6 billion to policyowners, and originated more than $1 billion in life insurance-linked loans. To learn more about Coventry, visit Coventry.com/news.

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Vice President, Marketing

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SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation (OTCID: ETCC) ("ETC" or the "Company") today announced that it has completed the sale of 100% of the equity interests of its wholly owned Polish subsidiary, ETC-PZL Aerospace Industries sp.z o.o. ("ETC-PZL) to Fabryka Artykuł?w Turystycznych i Sportowych Polsport sp. z o.o., a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Poland.

The transaction is part of the Company's ongoing efforts to focus its resources on its core businesses and strategically align its operations with its long term objectives. The Company expects the transaction to have a positive impact on its ongoing consolidated financial results.

ETC and ETC-PZL entered into a separate 10-year Cooperation Agreement under which ETC-PZL will serve as a preferred supplier to the Company for certain products manufactured by ETC-PZL. Under the agreement, the Company retains the ability to manufacture the applicable products internally if the parties are unable to reach mutually acceptable commercial terms, if ETC-PZL is unable to meet the Company's supply requirements or if ETC-PZL is unable to supply based on certain applicable regulatory requirements.

Robert L. Laurent, Jr., ETC's Chief Executive Officer and President stated, "I look forward to continuing the longstanding strategic partnership with ETC-PZL. This transaction provides ETC a meaningful opportunity to improve operating results while maintaining continuity of supply and the flexibility to manufacture products internally."

About ETC

ETC designs, manufactures, and sells software-driven products and services used to recreate and monitor the physiological effects of motion on humans, and equipment to control, modify, simulate and measure environmental conditions. Our products include aircrew training systems (aeromedical, tactical combat, and general), disaster management systems, sterilizers (steam and gas), environmental testing and simulation systems, and other products that involve similar manufacturing techniques and engineering technologies. ETC's unique ability to offer complete systems, designed and produced to high technical standards, sets it apart from its competition. ETC's headquarters is in Southampton, PA. For more information about ETC, visit http://www.etcusa.com/.

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Our forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about ETC and its subsidiaries that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results implied by these forward-looking statements. We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. 

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Connected datasets provide a 360 view of the patient

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Citeline, a Norstella company and leading provider of clinical, drug and commercial intelligence for the life sciences industry, introduces Patient Intelligence, providing a complete view of the patient to help teams make patient-first decisions across clinical trial feasibility and protocol planning.

Patient Intelligence unites robust patient data with the trusted trial, site and pipeline intelligence of Cite line's Trialtrove, Sitetrove and Pharmaprojects. These datasets feed workflows across the Citeline platform, including trial design, site selection and patient recruitment planning.

Patient Intelligence is comprised of: 

Patient Population: Global epidemiology data combines with country-level mapping to reveal whether there is a sizable patient population for a given disease and where it is located.

Standard of Care: A live view of the treatment landscape for a given disease, starting with oncology using guideline-recommended regimens by biomarker, therapy line and region, helps clients deepen their understanding of the patient standard of care recommendations.

Patient Journey: Drawing on the depth of de-identified real-world data (RWD) within NorstellaLinQ, this approach brings together open claims, electronic health records (EHR) and clinical notes and social determinants of health (SDOH) to create a more complete view of the patient. By connecting clinical signals across the patient journey, from diagnosis and treatment decisions to line-of-therapy progression and transitions in care, it captures the clinical nuance and context often missed by individual data sources alone, enabling more precise protocol-to-patient targeting.

Patient Access and Proximity: Built into Sitetrove and mapped to investigator and site records, this capability uses open claims and SDOH data from NorstellaLinQ to pinpoint sites and investigators with access to relevant and diverse patient populations across the US and 19 additional countries, and identifies US physicians near those investigators who have access to the right patients for referral.

Together, these datasets also help connect patients to providers and sites, for optimized patient recruitment. In addition, based on the selected indication, Patient Intelligence pulls in relevant advocacy groups and enables sponsors to network with them for possible recruitment.

"Every successful clinical trial starts with a patient," says Madeline Naylor, Citeline Chief Clinical Officer. "Patient Intelligence brings the patient layer into Citeline's AI-ready foundation of pipeline, trial and site data, all in one trusted source of truth.

"We're not just helping sponsors understand pipelines, trials, sites and investigators in isolation, we're helping them to connect those decisions back to the patient," she says. "Patient Intelligence helps teams bring patient reality into the decisions that shape a trial from the very beginning."

To learn more about Patient Intelligence, visit Citeline.com.

About Citeline

Citeline, backed by the strength of Norstella, the AI company for biopharma's highest-stakes decisions, powers a full suite of complementary business intelligence offerings to meet the evolving needs of life science professionals to accelerate the connection of treatments to patients and patients to treatments. These patient-focused solutions and services deliver and analyze data used to drive clinical-, commercial- and regulatory-related decisions and create real-world opportunities for growth.

Citeline's global teams of analysts, journalists and consultants keep their fingers on the pulse of the pharmaceutical, biomedical and medtech industries, covering them all with expert insights: key diseases, clinical trials, drug R&D and approvals, market forecasts and more. For more information on one of the world's most trusted health science partners, visit Citeline and follow on LinkedIn and X.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 11 September 2026 - Lee Kum Kee Sauce ("Lee Kum Kee"), the century-old sauce brand and a member of the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), actively participated in CGF China Day 2026, held in Shanghai, China from 9 September to 10 September.

Julie Xing, Ph.D., Global Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lee Kum Kee Sauce, was invited to deliver a keynote speech and join a roundtable discussion, underscoring the Company's commitment to partnership, responsible growth, and improved industry collaboration within China's consumer goods ecosystem.

In her keynote speech, "Consumer-Centric: Creating Value Across the Entire Ecosystem," Dr. Xing shared Lee Kum Kee Sauce's perspective on the future development of the food industry, linking them to China's 15th Five-Year Plan for consumption upgrading and broader industry trends.

Dr. Xing highlighted that consumers today are experiencing a threefold awakening of value, awareness, and health. Consumers are more proactive in researching product ingredients before buying, and seeking out low-sugar, low-salt and low-fat options. Consequently, health consciousness is shifting from a premium selling point to a default industry expectation.

Dr. Xing said, "Faced with increasingly diverse consumer demands, no single company can succeed in isolation. Consumer goods companies must build a comprehensive innovation portfolio over the next three to five years, spanning the entire value chain ? from products and consumption scenarios to experience, channels, and business models. Only by breaking down silos and collaborating through cross-sector co-creation can we put consumers at the centre and forge new pathways for industry growth through shared value creation."

During the roundtable session, Lee Kum Kee joined consumer goods leaders to discuss emerging industry trends and the drive toward a more resilient consumption ecosystem that creates greater value for consumers in the new era. Dr. Xing engaged in dialogue with Ken Murphy, Global CEO of Tesco and Co-Chair of the CGF Global Board; Pu Shaohua, Chairman of Bailian Group and Co-Chair of the CGF China Board; and Anne Tse, CEO of PepsiCo Asia Pacific, on "Reshaping Growth Logic, Co-creating Long-Term Value."

Moderated by Derek Deng, Senior Global Partner at Bain & Company and Chairman of the Consumer Products Practice for Greater China, the four panellists shared insights on AI applications and efficiency improvements in the consumer industry, as well as how to sustainably create consumer value through a long-termism approach. Dr. Xing shared Lee Kum Kee's experience in applying AI in supply chain optimisation and consumer insights, and noted that innovation investment often yield results over multi-year horizons, requiring leadership resolve and patience to balance short-term returns with long-term strategic positioning.

CGF China Day 2026 spanned two days. On the second day, Dodie Hung, Executive Vice President - Corporate Affairs at Lee Kum Kee Sauce shared the Company's experience in embedding sustainable development across three areas: green production, responsible product packaging, and community giving during the "China Green Sustainable Development Day" session.

Moreover, CGF announced that Lee Kum Kee's sustainable packaging cases were featured in the 2026 Golden Design Rules Case Study, and the China Research Report on the Design-for-Recycling (DfR)Standards for Plastic Packaging in the FMCG Industry, for which Lee Kum Kee served as a member of the Chinese Expert and Advisory Group, was officially released. Both achievements demonstrate Lee Kum Kee's innovative practices in packaging design that balance product safety, user experience, and environmental sustainability, reflecting the brand's commitment to providing consumers with products that combine great taste with sustainable development value.

As CGF's flagship annual event in China, CGF China Day is one of the most influential exchange platforms in the consumer goods industry. This year's conference brought together over 350 industry executives and professionals from retailers and manufacturers across China and the global FMCG ecosystem, engaging in in-depth discussions on strategic opportunities and development trends in China's consumer goods market.

Looking ahead, Lee Kum Kee will continue to work hand in hand with partners to advance industry alignment, foster a healthier, more sustainable, and more vibrant consumption ecosystem, and deliver value to consumers.

About Lee Kum Kee Sauce

Lee Kum Kee Sauce is the global gateway to Asian culinary culture, dedicated to promoting Chinese culinary culture worldwide. Since 1888, it has brought people together over joyful reunions, shared traditions and memorable meals. Beloved by consumers and chefs alike, Lee Kum Kee Sauce's range of more than 300 sauces and condiments sparks creativity in kitchens everywhere, inspiring professional and home chefs to experiment, create, and delight.

Headquartered in Hong Kong, China and serving over 100 countries and regions, Lee Kum Kee Sauce's rich heritage, unwavering commitment to quality, sustainable practices and "Constant Entrepreneurship" combine to enable superior experiences through Asian cuisine for people worldwide. For more information, please visit www.LKK.com.

About Consumer Goods Forum

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) was founded in Paris, France, in 1953. It is the only global CEO-led organisation that unites consumer goods retailers and manufacturers worldwide. With some 400 members, the CGF brings together leading consumer goods retailers, manufacturers, service providers and other stakeholders from more than 70 countries. Governed by a Board of Directors comprising CEOs from more than 56 manufacturers and retailers, its member companies represent combined global sales of over ?4.6 trillion. The CGF's mission is "Better Lives Through Better Business"- benefiting people and the planet while supporting member companies in achieving long-term sustainable growth.

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*The NPO Standards Industry Summit brought together global standards and industry giants, who reached a consensus on international NPO standards, laying a solid foundation for the industry upgrade and large-scale commercial use of NPO.

*Multiple vendors from countries like China, the US, and Japan held a joint exhibition of connectors, NPO modules, and switches, strengthening industry confidence in building an open and prosperous NPO ecosystem.

PARIS, FRANCE - Media OutReach Newswire - 10 September 2026 - On September 10, the NPO Standards Industry Summit, co-hosted by IPEC and OIF, was held at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center. The event was attended by top players from across the global industry chain, including experts from OIF, CAICT, Tencent, Alibaba Cloud, Baidu, Huawei, Broadcom, SENKO, Amphenol, and Yamaichi.

The summit focused on NPO evolution and international standards development, with in-depth discussions being held on topics like ecosystem upgrade and industry chain collaboration. Ultimately, a consensus on international NPO standards was reached at the summit, laying a solid foundation for the industry upgrade and large-scale commercial use of NPO.

Dr. Zhao Wenyu, Vice Chairman of IPEC and Deputy Director of the Technology and Standards Research Institute of China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), emphasized: "As SuperPoDs continue to expand in scale, traditional optical modules are consuming huge amounts of energy, and co-packaged optics (CPO) faces constraints like a closed industry chain and complex operations and maintenance.

In contrast, near-packaged optics (NPO) - with its excellent energy efficiency, a favorable trade-off in port density, and strong compatibility with existing pluggable ecosystems - is expected to become the preferred solution for SuperPoD interconnect in the near term, and coexist and evolve alongside CPO and other solutions in the long term.

We call upon stakeholders across industry, academia, research institutions, and user groups, to join hands in developing NPO standards and driving the NPO ecosystem to evolve from 'usable' to 'easy-to-use at scale'".

Jiang Zhibin, the Optical Network Architect at Tencent, highlighted: "As SuperPoDs expand in scale and GPUs and switch chips increase their SerDes data rates, optical interconnect solutions will advance more rapidly towards 6.4T NPO." Looking ahead, there is an urgent need to use opto-electronic collaborative design to overcome the challenges introduced by advanced packaging processes.

Dr. Man Jiangwei, Director of the Advanced Opto-Electronics Laboratory at Huawei, stated: "In exploring the optimal interconnect solution - NPO - for SuperPoDs, Huawei has launched the industry's first high-bandwidth 7.2T NPO product and successfully conducted a demonstration of dynamic transmission at the IPEC exhibition booth. Furthermore, with the introduction of key technologies like built-in light sources and highly-integrated SiPh chips, this NPO product features 'high bandwidth, high reliability, and high availability' while achieving 'low latency, low power consumption, and low cost'."

Meanwhile, at the China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE), the IPEC booth showcased the latest achievements of the global NPO industry chain, particularly those from the US, Japan, and China. The display showcased high-density connector solutions from leading vendors in the US and Japan, as well as the NPO modules of various capacities developed by multiple Chinese vendors, alongside several NPO switches, demonstrating a high level of commercial maturity.

The success of this summit and exposition marks a milestone for the development of the global NPO industry. At the summit, a consensus was reached on international NPO standards and the paths for collaboration between standards organizations and the industry chain were streamlined, laying a solid foundation for the large-scale commercial use of NPO. Furthermore, the joint exhibition of industry ecosystem products has strengthened industry confidence in building an open and prosperous NPO ecosystem.

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Roberto Iriti will lead commercialization efforts across the Americas for the company's next-generation PEM fuel cells and electrolyzers

BOSTON, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Siltrax, a hydrogen technology company specializing in PEM fuel cells and electrolyzers powered by its proprietary silicon bipolar plate technology, today launched its commercialization initiative in the Americas and appointed Roberto Iriti as Commercial Director, Americas.

Iriti brings extensive commercial and business development experience across the hydrogen sector, including sales leadership roles at Plug Power and Giner ELX. As Commercial Director, Americas, he will lead Siltrax's commercial strategy, business development and partnerships across the United States, Canada and Latin America.

As part of its commercialization strategy, Siltrax is developing a network of demonstration units across the Americas to showcase its silicon-based technology and generate locally validated operational data to support future deployments.

"Silicon bipolar plate technology represents a major step forward for the hydrogen industry," Iriti said. "It provides a path to lighter, more efficient and more scalable fuel cells and electrolyzers without compromising performance. I believe silicon will play a defining role in the next generation of hydrogen products. The next step is building a strong regional ecosystem to bring that technology to customers throughout the Americas."

Siltrax's fuel cell and electrolyzer technologies are designed to support a range of applications where power density, weight, durability and operating efficiency are critical, including:

Aviation and unmanned aerial systems, delivering greater range and payload through lightweight fuel cell stacks.

Heavy transportation and maritime.

Distributed and resilient power for mission-critical infrastructure, data centers and high-capacity EV charging.

On-site hydrogen generation for industrial, mobility and energy applications using high-efficiency PEM electrolyzers.

Market demand continues to accelerate across both fuel cells and electrolyzers. The global stationary fuel cell market is projected to grow at a 13.9% CAGR through 2034, driven by resilient power, microgrids, commercial facilities and data centers, according to Forbes Business Insights. At the same time, Global Market Insights (GMI) reports that the North American small-capacity electrolyzer market is expected to expand at a 27.8% CAGR through 2032 as demand grows for distributed hydrogen production and on-site energy systems.

Siltrax enters the Americas with G-series PEM fuel cell stacks and SE-series PEM electrolyzers built on proprietary silicon bipolar plate technology. The G-5 (1-10 kW), G-20 (20-40 kW) and T?V-certified G-100 (100-150 kW) address low-, medium- and high-power applications, while the SE-S and SE-M produce hydrogen at respective net rates of 0.5 and 10 Nm?/h. The company has also recently developed the C2 stack platform, a compact, closed-cathode, air-cooled PEM fuel cell stack available in 2?10 kW configurations for applications where weight, packaging efficiency and balance-of-plant simplicity are critical.

Siltrax is exploring partnerships with qualified original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), system integrators and development partners to evaluate and integrate the technology.

"Siltrax has reached an exciting point in its journey," said Ben Gust, member of the Board of Directors at Siltrax. "The company has combined world-class silicon expertise with a proven ability to translate innovative engineering into commercial, market-ready products, and I believe the Americas provide an outstanding opportunity to build on that momentum."

A Technology Platform Built for Demanding Applications

Siltrax's platform combines proprietary silicon bipolar plates with high-performance membrane electrode assemblies. Drawing on more than 40 years of silicon manufacturing expertise and advanced solar production techniques, the company has developed PEM technology designed for performance, durability and reliability. Unlike conventional bipolar plate materials, silicon enables the fabrication of precision micro-channels directly into the bipolar plate, improving reactant distribution across the active area to enhance efficiency and performance. The architecture also supports compact, lightweight fuel cell designs and eliminates protective coatings on electrolyzer bipolar plates, reducing manufacturing complexity and cost while strengthening Siltrax's ability to develop high-performance fuel cell and electrolyzer products.

Siltrax's G-100 PEM fuel cell stack has achieved T?V certification for compliance with IEC 62282-2-100. The certification builds on independently verified, record-setting power density results, with T?V Rheinland confirming up to 9.77 kW/L volumetric power density and 9.7 kW/kg gravimetric power density, establishing a new benchmark for hydrogen fuel cell stacks. Together, these independently validated achievements provide customers, OEMs and system integrators with greater confidence to evaluate, integrate and deploy Siltrax's technology across commercial applications.

Product specifications, target applications and partnership information are available at www.siltrax.net. 

Organizations interested in demonstration, validation or commercialization partnerships in the Americas may contact Roberto Iriti at ririti@siltrax.net.

About Siltrax

Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with a presence across the Americas, Siltrax is advancing hydrogen technology through silicon-based PEM fuel cells and electrolyzers. Building on 40 years of silicon expertise, Siltrax uses proprietary silicon bipolar plate technology to improve the performance, durability and economics of hydrogen solutions for transportation, distributed power, material handling and other demanding applications. For more information, visit siltrax.net.

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New Nasdaq Global Indexes survey finds private markets the top-ranked area of client demand across every region

Among asset managers, 80% now use AI in the product development process, but only 26% actively use it across multiple stages

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today released the 2026 Global Voice of the Issuer Study, which finds that asset managers have converged on private markets as their top area of client demand and now use AI routinely in product development, but face increasing difficulty bringing new products to meaningful scale.

The study, conducted in partnership with Escalent, gathered insights on product development, differentiation, distribution, technology, and index provider partnerships from 406 senior investment product professionals (356 asset managers and 50 insurance firms) at firms with $25 billion or more in assets under management across seven countries.

While private markets ranked first in client demand across every region surveyed and AI adoption reached 80%, the research suggests the industry's biggest challenge is no longer identifying growth opportunities, but turning them into products that succeed at scale. Seventy-one percent of asset managers say it is increasingly difficult to break through in a crowded market, while 66% say many new product innovations struggle to accumulate meaningful assets.

"Asset managers have identified where they want to grow. The harder question is what it takes to get there," said Emily Spurling, Global Head of Indexes at Nasdaq. "As firms move quickly to satisfy demand for a range of exposures, including private markets and AI, what they need from index providers has changed - a partner in the room at the design stage, one that moves at their speed and can help them scale strategically. That is where the next phase of growth gets built."

Private Markets Lead Client Demand Globally

Across both institutional and advisor channels, private markets rank first among the product areas asset managers say their clients are asking for most. Among institutional-focused firms, 82% of Americas respondents place private markets in their top five client demand areas, alongside 71% in APAC (Japan and South Korea) and 67% in Europe (the U.K., Germany, France, and Italy).

As the category grows, firms point to the data and benchmark standards behind it as the areas with the most room to develop. Among surveyed respondents, 58% identified private-market benchmarks as the largest unmet need presented in the survey, followed by digital asset benchmarks (41%). Asset managers active in private markets identify access to differentiated data (27%) and a clear investment narrative (27%) as the two factors most critical to stand out.

AI Adoption Is Broad, but Implementation Remains Shallow

Artificial intelligence has become a standard part of product development, though its use remains uneven. Eighty percent of asset managers globally report using AI in some capacity, rising to 84% in APAC, but only 26% actively deploy it across multiple parts of the process, with most limiting it to idea generation (69%) and product design (61%).

Among firms not yet using AI or still exploring it, the barriers are organizational rather than technological, led by compliance concerns (53%), lack of internal expertise (53%), and questions about the accuracy and transparency of AI outputs (50%). Firms are also divided on whether to talk about it - 63% believe AI use should feature in go-to-market messaging, while those opposed, concentrated in Europe, worry it signals experimentation over expertise.

Scale Depends on Credibility and Distribution

Asset managers report that product design alone no longer determines which launches succeed. Brand credibility and recognition is the leading competitive differentiator globally (55%), ahead of unique product design and structural innovation (46%), pricing (42%), and sales distribution capability (42%).

Distribution is among the leading constraints on scale, cited by 41% of firms and rising to 54% in the Americas, and 53% still depend on wealth channel home office approvals to reach meaningful scale, rising to 58% in the Americas and 60% in APAC. Firms are adapting through data-driven targeting (54%), greater use of digital distribution (50%), and increased emphasis on advisor education (43%).

Regional Priorities Diverge Across the Americas, Europe, and APAC

In the Americas, firms show the deepest engagement across emerging product areas, including digital assets (32% versus 13% in APAC) and options-based strategies (48% versus 17%), and decision-making is distribution-led, with 64% involving distribution and sales teams in go-to-market decisions.

In Europe, regulatory requirements are the leading barrier to scaling products (51%), reflecting the complexity of MiFID II, SFDR, and divergent national frameworks, and firms hold the highest speed-to-market expectations globally. In APAC, firms lead globally in AI adoption (84%) and show the strongest appetite for external research support.

Index Providers as Strategic Growth Partners

Asset managers increasingly want index partners involved more deeply in the ideation and development of new products, but also in the support of product growth in market. Sixty-eight percent say they need support during the product design phase, and 65% say it would be valuable for an index provider to act as an extension of their research team.

The support they most want to source externally is analytical - competitive intelligence (53%), research and insights (45%), and global market coverage (39%). Expectations are also outpacing delivery: 73% expect a new index product within six months, but only 62% say that timeline is met, extending the partnership model beyond benchmark construction into design, research, and go-to-market.

The full study is available at https://a-nasdaq.vev.site/voice-of-the-issuer-2026

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In the Past 5 Years Deako Has Shipped Over 32 million Units of Its Technologies Including Its Smart Home Plug-In Wall Switches, with Over $26M in Revenues in 2025 

Deako is a Leading Technology Supplier to Over 50 U.S. Builders Including D.R. Horton, Toll Brothers, Risewell Homes, Adams Homes, Maronda Homes, Shea Homes, Schumacher Homes, Among Others, and is Expected to Fast Track SKYX's Technologies to the Vast Builder Market

Deako's Lead Investor and Board Member, Include Paul Jacobs, former Chairman and CEO of Qualcomm, and Board Member Marwan Fawaz, former CEO of Nest

SKYX and Deako Management will Hold a Conference Call Today, September 10, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, to Discuss Merger Aspects. See below for dial-in information.

MIAMI, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SKYX Platforms Corp. (NASDAQ: SKYX) (d/b/a SKYX Technologies) (the "Company" or "SKYX"), an award winning highly disruptive advanced safe-smart home and AI platform technology company with over 100 U.S. and global pending and issued patents and a portfolio of 60 lighting and home d?cor websites, with a mission to make homes and buildings become advanced, safe and smart instantly as the new standard, today announced it has signed a merger agreement with U.S. AI smart home Silicon Valley backed company Deako Inc., aiming to lead the AI smart home, builder and hotel markets with their combined plug and play smart home and AI platform technologies.

Merger Agreement Highlights and Economics

Deako Inc. is a smart home AI platform and intelligent lighting company with 20 U.S. and global patents and patent pending applications for plug & play advanced, smart home and AI activated lighting wall switches.

The merger agreement between SKYX and Deako will enable SKYX to address from A-to-Z the smart electronic real estate of electrical outlet boxes in homes and buildings including wall outlets, wall switches and ceiling outlet boxes for smart home and safety products, lighting, ceiling fans, smoke detectors, among others, all with advanced and smart home plug & play solutions.

Most smart home solutions today require time-consuming and costly wired installation and address only part of the A-to-Z opportunity, while the SKYX Deako merger is aiming to facilitate an entire A-to-Z solution, all plug & play for advanced, smart home AI platforms and products.

Based on SKYX technology's safety aspects, during the past years its safe instant plug & play ceiling outlet receptacle system has received vote approvals from U.S. leading building safety standardization organizations including 10 segments in the NFPA-NEC code book (National Fire Protection Association / National Electrical Code) and its technology's specifications received an approval vote by ANSI/NEMA as a standard.

In the past 5 years Deako has shipped over 32 million units of its technologies including its smart home plug-in wall switches, with over $26 million in revenue in 2025.

Deako is a leading technology supplier to the builder market with over 50 U.S. builders, including D.R. Horton, Toll Brothers, Risewell Homes, Adams Homes, Maronda Homes, Shea Homes, Schumacher Homes, among others.

The merger is expected to fast track SKYX's technologies and products into Deako's vast builder market footprint of over 50 U.S. builders, including those named above. Additionally, the merger will open the door for Deako's products into SKYX projects including Marriott and European hotels, Miami's $4 billion Smart City, among others.

The SKYX Deako merger is expected to increase Deako's SKU count to the builder, hotel and pro markets five-fold.

Why are all cars smart while 90% of homes are not? The main reason and barrier are the complexity, time consuming, costly and rigorous wiring installation. The SKYX Deako merger provides an instant smart home safe plug & play solution for homes, buildings, hotels among others.

The merger is expected to provide deployment opportunities of millions of combined products into the builder, hotel and pro market and future recurring revenue opportunities from plug & play product interchangeability, AI services, monitoring, subscriptions, licensing, among others.

The merger will enable significant cost saving synergies including overhead consolidation in software, accounting, general administration, sourcing, efficiency optimization and other benefits.

Deako's Founder and CEO is Derek Richardson, former sales leader in prominent tech companies Blackberry and Cypress. Derek will remain CEO of Deako and will lead SKYX's growth including to the builder, hotel, and pro markets.

Deako's Board members include Paul Jacobs (former Qualcomm Chairman and CEO), Marwan Fawaz (former CEO of Nest), and Executive Chairman, Scott Vertrees.

As consideration for the merger SKYX will issue common stock, equal to 18.46% of the Company, totaling 25,000,000 shares subject to up to a 2-year lockup/leak out agreement (1-year full lock up, in addition to 9-12 months leak out) with Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Post merger, current SKYX's shareholders will own 84.4% of the Company and Deako's shareholders and lender collectively will own 15.6%.

In addition, SKYX will pay Deako's lender a payment of $4M by closing and issue a note of $8.5M, with $2.25M paid in Q-1 2027, and the remaining $6.25M in Q-4 2027.

The merger will expand the collective patent portfolio where SKYX has over 100 patents and pending applications and Deako with 20 patents and patent pending applications to over 120 patents and patent pending applications, related to platforms, smart home, AI and plug & play products.

Paul Jacobs, Deako Board Member, former Chairman and CEO of Qualcomm, said: "Throughout my career, I have been deeply involved in building ecosystems and platforms to integrate diverse capabilities into smartphones and other devices. The merger of SKYX Platforms and Deako brings together two synergistic platforms for the home. To date, the smart home has advanced slowly device by device. SKYX combines its position at the ceiling, its all-in-one smart home hub and AI platform and its safe plug & play ceiling outlet receptacle, with Deako's wall receptacle, intelligent switches and more than 32 million products already shipped into homes. Together they provide the electronic real estate of homes, buildings and hotels, where power, control, sensing and AI intelligence will naturally live. This merger can drive the new standard for safe, smart and AI intelligent homes."

Marwan Fawaz, Deako Board Member and former CEO of Nest, said: "Smart home solutions have historically been overly complicated to bring to market; they need an easier and more intuitive consumer experience. The combination of SKYX and Deako provides a broad array of products to solve these complex and challenging problems in the home with innovation, simplicity, and safety in mind. Going forward, the combined companies will work in tandem with the large technology/AI providers to capitalize on the tsunami of innovation coming to the intelligent home experience."

Steve Schmidt, President of SKYX and former CEO of A.C. Nielsen, said: "We are excited about the SKYX Deako merger. I strongly believe that our combined plug & play platform technologies with vast electronic real estate and endless offerings including home safety sensors, smart home sensors, AI intelligence and much more will be game-changing for the smart home, building and hotel industries. Working with Rani for many years, I would emphasize that this merger and its growth potential really demonstrate how Rani's vision, and business acumen are as unique as his inventing capabilities."

Derek Richardson, CEO and Founder of Deako Inc., said: "We are very excited for our merger with SKYX and its game-changing platform technologies, including its all-in-one smart home and AI platform technology, as well as its plug & play ceiling outlet receptacle platform that was voted by ANSI / NEMA and NFPA - NEC based on its significant safety aspects. The smart home is won or lost at the moment a house is being built - that's why we built Deako for the builder channel first. As the intelligent home emerges, the electronic real estate inside a house becomes critical infrastructure, and the ceiling and the wall are everything. Joining SKYX pairs what we've built at the wall with what they've built at the ceiling that maximizes performance of smart home products and gives builders one complete, plug-and-play solution instead of a collection of parts."

Rani Kohen, Founder and Executive Chairman of SKYX Platforms, said: We are very excited for our merger with Deako and its team members. We strongly believe that the SKYX Deako combined platform technologies, patent portfolio, and collective teams, will significantly grow our market penetration in the builder, hotel and pro market and will offer future additional recuring revenue opportunities from plug & play product upgrades, AI services, monitoring, subscriptions, licensing, among others. The SKYX-Deako merger and its terms provide tremendous value validation of our technologies, including our vast global patent portfolio and our safety-related building code approvals by NFPA-NEC and ANSI/NEMA, while also delivering significant value to our shareholders.

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SKYX Signs Merger with Leading U.S. AI Smart Home Silicon Valley Backed Company Deako

Dial In Information

Participating Management

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Conference Call and Webcast Details

Date: Thursday, September 10, 2026

Time: 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time

U.S. dial-in: 1-877-407-0792

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About SKYX Platforms Corp.

As electricity is a standard in every home and building, our mission is to make homes and buildings become safe-advanced and smart as the new standard. SKYX has a series of highly disruptive advanced, safe, smart and AI platform technologies, with over 100 U.S. and global patents and patent pending applications. Additionally, the Company owns 60 lighting and home d?cor websites for both retail and commercial segments. Our technologies place an emphasis on high quality and ease of use, while significantly enhancing both safety and lifestyle in homes and buildings. We believe that our products are a necessity in every room in both homes and other buildings in the U.S. and globally. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.skyx.com/ or follow us on LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made in this press release are not based on historical facts, but are forward-looking statements. These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "can," "could," "continue," "estimate," "expect," "evaluate," "forecast," "guidance," "intend," "likely," "may," "might," "objective," "ongoing," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "predict," "probable," "project," "seek," "should," "target" "view," "will," or "would," or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These statements reflect the Company's reasonable judgment with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which have outcomes difficult to predict and may be outside our control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and statements include, but are not limited to, risks relating to the merger, including risks arising from the diversion of management's attention from the Company's ongoing business operations, an increase in the amount of costs, fees and expenses and other charges related to the merger agreement or the merger, the outcome of any litigation that the Company or Deako may become subject to relating to the merger, the extent of, and the time necessary to obtain, any regulatory approvals that may be required for completion of the merger, risks of disruption to the Company's business as a result of the public announcement of the merger, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement or other agreements relating to the merger, an inability to complete the merger in a timely manner or at all, including due to a failure of any condition to the closing of the merger to be satisfied or waived by the applicable party, a decline in the market price for the Company's common stock if the merger is not completed, risks that the merger disrupts current plans and operations of the Company or Deako and potential difficulties in Company or Deako employee retention as a result of the merger, the Company's ability to pay the interest and principal on the promissory notes to be issued in connection with the merger, and the ability to implement business plans, forecasts and other expectations after the completion of the merger, realize the intended benefits of the merger, and identify and realize additional opportunities following the merger.

Such risks and uncertainties also include statements relating to the Company's ability to successfully launch, commercialize, develop additional features and achieve market acceptance of its products and technologies and integrate its products and technologies with third-party platforms or technologies; the Company's ability to expand its market presence and control the market following the merger with Deako; the Company's ability to achieve positive cash flows; the Company's efforts and ability to drive the adoption of its products and technologies as a standard feature, including their use in homes, hotels, offices and cruise ships; the Company's ability to capture market share; the Company's estimates of its potential addressable market and demand for its products and technologies; the Company's ability to raise additional capital to support its operations as needed, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; the Company's ability to continue as a going concern; the Company's ability to execute on any sales and licensing or other strategic opportunities; the possibility that any of the Company's products will become National Electrical Code (NEC)-code or otherwise code mandatory in any jurisdiction, or that any of the Company's current or future products or technologies will be adopted by any state, country, or municipality, within any specific timeframe or at all; risks arising from mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other collaborations; the Company's ability to attract and retain key executives and qualified personnel; guidance provided by management, which may differ from the Company's actual operating results; the potential impact of unstable market and economic conditions on the Company's business, financial condition, and stock price; and other risks and uncertainties described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q.

There can be no assurance as to any of the foregoing matters. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by U.S. federal securities laws. 

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Collaboration brings Mistral's frontier models and capabilities directly to Cloudera customers' governed data, giving enterprises greater control, choice, and flexibility to build and deploy private AI anywhere

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cloudera, the only company bringing AI to data anywhere, and Mistral, a global frontier AI lab, today announced a landmark strategic partnership to bring secure, sovereign AI directly to enterprise data wherever it resides.

Cloudera and Mistral will combine Cloudera's hybrid data and AI platform with Mistral's sovereign AI models to give enterprises a secure path to build, customize, and run AI using their own private data. The collaboration will enable organizations to bring intelligence directly to their data across cloud, on-premises, edge, sovereign, and air-gapped environments-without requiring sensitive information to leave their control.

For enterprises managing the world's largest and most sensitive data estates, this approach provides greater control, choice, and flexibility over how and where AI runs. Organizations can run inference privately, customize AI using proprietary data, and deploy AI applications within their existing security and governance boundaries, while gaining greater control over the economics of AI at scale.

"Enterprise AI is entering a new phase where organizations need more than access to powerful models, they need the freedom to unlock specialized intelligence using their data, on their terms," said Abhas Ricky, Chief Business Officer & GM, Applied AI at Cloudera. "Together with Mistral, we are giving enterprises the ability to run AI where their data lives, customize it with their own intellectual property, and maintain control over their data, infrastructure, and economics. That combination of intelligence and control is essential to moving AI from experimentation into production."

Bringing Intelligence to the Data

For enterprises operating in highly regulated and data-intensive industries, moving sensitive or proprietary information to external AI services can introduce regulatory, security, and operational challenges.

Cloudera and Mistral are addressing these challenges by bringing secure, sovereign AI directly to the enterprise data perimeter.

Mistral's suite of frontier models and tools will be integrated with Cloudera's hybrid data and AI platform, enabling customers to run their own custom AI models and applications across 30 exabytes of data. Enterprises will have the deployment flexibility across public, private, on-premises, and fully air-gapped environments, while maintaining consistent governance and control over their context.

The partnership will span Mistral's broad portfolio of frontier AI models and tools, including reasoning, chat, coding, document intelligence, and voice, giving Cloudera customers greater choice in how they apply AI to their enterprise data.

By enabling organizations to run inference within their own environments, the collaboration also gives customers greater flexibility over the economics of AI. Enterprises can choose the deployment model and infrastructure that best fit their workloads rather than depending exclusively on public API consumption models as AI usage scales.

From Private Inference to Proprietary Intelligence

Through the integration of Mistral Forge, a system for enterprises to build frontier-grade AI models grounded in their proprietary knowledge, organizations utilizing Cloudera's platform will be able to customize and train models against large volumes of private enterprise data within controlled environments. For enterprises with petabytes of proprietary information, this creates an opportunity to transform decades of institutional data and domain expertise into differentiated AI while maintaining ownership and sovereignty over both the data and resulting intelligence.

Developers and practitioners will also be able to securely build AI-powered experiences using private enterprise data within local environments-from conversational access to governed data to AI-assisted software development and agentic workflows-without exposing sensitive business context or intellectual property to external environments.

Cloudera and Mistral also intend to collaborate on the next generation of AI at the edge, bringing increasingly capable inference closer to where enterprise data is created. This will enable organizations to explore intelligent applications across disconnected, latency-sensitive and resource-constrained environments where relying on centralized cloud infrastructure is not practical.

"Our mission is to make frontier AI available to enterprises without requiring them to give up control over their data, infrastructure, or intellectual property," said Kamal Brar, SVP of Partnerships and Alliances at Mistral. "Cloudera manages some of the world's most valuable enterprise data estates, making this partnership a powerful opportunity to bring our technology directly to where that data lives. Together, we can give customers the ability to build AI that reflects their own data and expertise and deploy it securely wherever their business requires."

Expanding Choice for Enterprise AI

The partnership also expands the Cloudera Enterprise AI Ecosystem, through which Cloudera works with leading AI models, infrastructure, application, and technology providers to give customers flexibility in how they build and deploy enterprise AI.

Mistral adds a significant new dimension to that ecosystem by enabling customers to access and customize its models and AI capabilities directly alongside their governed enterprise data. The partnership reinforces both Cloudera's and Mistral's commitment to an open approach to enterprise AI, giving customers choice across models, infrastructure, and deployment environments rather than locking their data or AI strategy into a single technology stack.

The joint Cloudera and Mistral solutions will be available through Cloudera's enterprise sales team and partner ecosystem, with additional integrations and capabilities rolling out over time. To learn more, visit Cloudera.com.

About Cloudera

Cloudera is the only hybrid data and AI platform company that large organizations trust to bring AI to their data anywhere it lives. Unlike other providers, Cloudera delivers a consistent cloud experience that converges public clouds, on-prem data centers, sovereign clouds, and the edge, leveraging a proven open-source foundation. As the pioneer in big data, Cloudera empowers businesses to apply AI and assert control over 100% of their data, in all forms, improving security, governance, and real-time and predictive insights. The world's largest brands across all industries rely on Cloudera to transform decision-making and ultimately boost bottom lines, safeguard against threats, and save lives.

To learn more, visit Cloudera.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X. 2026 Cloudera and associated marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cloudera, Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.  

About Mistral

Mistral is a global AI lab building state-of-the-art open-weight models, products and infrastructure that enable enterprises, public institutions and advanced industries to truly own, customize, and control their AI. Headquartered in France, Mistral has a strong international presence across Europe, North America and Asia.

Learn more at mistral.ai and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

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TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) ("Teva") announced today that it successfully priced its offering of approximately $4.9 billion (equivalent) of senior notes (the "Notes").

Teva expects to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand, (i) to fund the redemptions of certain existing notes as further set out below (the "Conditional Redemptions"), (ii) to pay fees and expenses in connection therewith and (iii) to the extent of any remaining proceeds, for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of outstanding debt upon maturity, tender offer or earlier redemption. Net proceeds may be temporarily invested pending application for their stated purpose.

The Notes that successfully priced today consist of (i) Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II B.V.'s ("Teva Finance II") EUR1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.250% EUR-denominated Senior Notes maturing in 2033, (ii) Teva Finance II's EUR500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.625% EUR-denominated Senior Notes maturing in 2036, (iii) Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III B.V.'s ("Teva Finance III") $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.500% USD-denominated Senior Notes maturing in 2034, (iv) Teva Finance III's $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.750% USD-denominated Senior Notes maturing in 2037, and (v) Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands IV B.V.'s ("Teva Finance IV" and, together with Teva Finance II and Teva Finance III, the "Issuers") $1,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.250% USD-denominated Senior Notes maturing in 2032.

The settlement of the Notes is expected to occur on or about September 16, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. The settlement of the Notes in the amount indicated herein will satisfy the condition of the Conditional Redemptions that the applicable Issuers receive funding in an amount satisfactory to each such Issuer and in any case sufficient to pay the redemption price for the applicable series of notes in full and to cover all related expenses.

The Notes will be unsecured senior obligations of the Issuers and will be unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Teva.

In connection with the Conditional Redemptions, Teva issued notices of conditional redemption on September 8, 2026, pursuant to which it intends to redeem in accordance with the terms set forth in the relevant indentures: (i) all of the 6.750% Senior Notes due 2028 that are outstanding, (ii) all of the 7.875% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes due 2029 that are outstanding, (iii) all of the 7.375% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes due 2029 that are outstanding, (iv) up to $450,000,000 in principal amount of 4.750% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes due 2027 and (v) up to EUR1,250,000,000 in principal amount of 4.375% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes due 2030. Teva may, in its sole discretion, decide to issue additional notices of conditional redemption and redeem certain of its other outstanding notes, or to amend the principal amounts to be redeemed under any of the foregoing notices, in each case in accordance with the terms set forth in the relevant indentures pursuant to which such notes were issued, although it is under no obligation to do so. On September 10, 2026, Teva expects to (a) issue an additional notice of conditional redemption pursuant to which Teva intends to redeem all of the 8.125% USD Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes due 2031 and (b) issue a notice of reduction pursuant to which Teva intend to reduce the amount of 4.375% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes due 2030 being redeemed from up to ?1,250,000,000 to ?1,150,000,000.

The offering and sale of the Notes were made pursuant to our effective automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3, including our base prospectus, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 7, 2025. The offering of these Notes was made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus, which have been filed with the SEC. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus along with other documents that Teva has filed with the SEC and that are incorporated by reference into the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus for more complete information about Teva and this offering. These documents are available at no charge by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov. Alternatively, a copy of the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus related to this offering may be obtained, when available, by contacting BNP PARIBAS, 16, boulevard des Italiens, 75009 Paris, France, Attention: Fixed Income Syndicate (emails: dl.syndsupportbonds@uk.bnpparibas.com); BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, United States of America, Attention: Debt Syndicate Desk (email: DL.US.Syndicate.Support@us.bnpparibas.com); Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG or Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, United States of America, Telephone: (800) 831-9146, E-mail: prospectus@citi.com; Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, Marienturm, Taunusanlage 9-10, 60329 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Attention: High Yield Syndicate Desk (Tel: +49 69 7532 1000, Fax: +44 (0)207 774 2330); J.P. Morgan SE, Taunustor 1 (TaunusTurm), 60310 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Attention: Head of EMEA Capital Markets Group (email: Head_of_EMEA_DCMG@jpmorgan.com) and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017, United States of America, Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, Tel: (212) 834-6081).

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About Teva

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) is transforming into a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company, enabled by a world-class generics business. For over 120 years, Teva's commitment to bettering health has never wavered. From innovating in the fields of neuroscience and immunology to providing complex generic medicines, biosimilars and pharmacy brands worldwide, Teva is dedicated to addressing patients' needs, now and in the future. At Teva, We Are All In For Better Health.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are based on management's current beliefs and expectations and are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that could cause our future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from that expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include risks relating to: completion of the offering of senior notes and conditional redemptions for certain outstanding notes; our significant indebtedness, which may limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness, engage in additional transactions or make new investments; and our potential need to raise additional funds in the future, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; other financial and economic risks; and other factors discussed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2026, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, including in the sections captioned "Risk Factors" and "Forward Looking Statements," and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.sec.gov.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or other information contained herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that the transactions described herein will be consummated or as to the ultimate terms of any such transactions.

It may be unlawful to distribute this press release in certain jurisdictions. This press release is not for distribution in Canada, Japan or Australia. The information in this press release does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in Canada, Japan or Australia.

The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area ("EEA"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II"); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2016/97/EU (as amended, the "Insurance Distribution Directive"), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the "PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.

The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investors in the United Kingdom. For these purposes, the expression "retail investor" means a person who is either one (or both of the following): (i) not a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018; or (ii) not a qualified investor as defined in paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Public Offers and Admission to Trading Regulations 2024. Consequently, no disclosure document required by FCA Product Disclosure Sourcebook ("DISC") for offering, selling, or distributing the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and, therefore, offering, selling, or distributing the notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the DISC and the Consumer Composite Investments (Designated Activities) Regulations 2024.

Promotion of the Notes in the United Kingdom is restricted by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA"), and accordingly, the Notes are not being promoted to the general public in the United Kingdom. This announcement is for distribution only to, and is only directed at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order"), (iii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom they may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order or (iv) persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the FSMA) in connection with the issue or sale of any notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons").

The Notes will only be available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such Notes will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. This announcement is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by anyone who is not a relevant person.

The Notes have not, may not and will not be offered, sold or delivered in the Netherlands, other than to qualified investors (as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129).

The Notes have not, may not and will not be offered, sold or delivered in Israel, other than to persons who qualify as one of the types of investors listed in the First Addendum to the Israeli Securities Law, subject to and in accordance with the requirements set forth in the First Addendum to the Israeli Securities Law.

Source: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

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Check the Lazada app for final-day deals, Stack & Save savings, RM19 drops and limited-time offers, and complete your purchase before it all ends at 11:59pm on 11 September.

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 10 September 2026 - Lazada's 9.9 Mega Brands Sale ends tomorrow, 11 September, at 11:59pm, marking the final stretch for shoppers to complete their planned purchases before campaign offers end.

If household essentials, long-awaited upgrades or favourite brands are still sitting in your cart, now is the time to open the Lazada app, claim available vouchers and complete your checkout before the sale ends. Throughout the final stretch, Lazada will continue releasing limited-time deals and offers at selected times, giving shoppers more reasons to keep checking the app and catch the next drop while it is available.

Do not stop at "Add to Cart." Complete your purchase while promotional stock and campaign offers remain available. Once the clock hits 11:59pm tomorrow, 9.9 is over.

Catch these final 9.9 offers before time runs out

Stack & Save: Claim and combine eligible vouchers across participating LazMall stores to maximise savings at checkout.

RM19 All Out Surprise Deals*: Look out for limited-time surprise offers during selected timeslots, while promotional stock lasts.

Surprise Box*: Catch daily mystery-box drops throughout the day until 11 September.

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Last chance for 9.9 savings on Malaysian favourites

The final countdown is also an opportunity to shop homegrown brands through Lazada's partnership with the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) under Jom Beli Produk Malaysia (Jom Malaysia).

Participating Malaysian brands are showcasing new collections, exclusive launches and campaign offers through their official LazMall stores, spanning home appliances, fashion, wellness, groceries and automotive essentials. Shoppers can explore Russell Taylors, KHIND, OGAWA, PerySmith, TTRacing, POH KONG, Case Valker, Dr Cardin, Trapo, Hoppi Malaysia, Signature Market and Beacon Mart, giving them one last chance to add Malaysian favourites to their 9.9 checkout.

Your final checkout checklist

*Review your cart: Check that the items you have been planning to buy, including your preferred colours, sizes or models, are still available.

*Apply your savings: Claim eligible vouchers and make sure they are applied before completing payment.

*Complete your checkout: Finish your purchase by 11:59pm on 11 September 2026, before the 9.9 Mega Brands Sale ends.

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Lazada Group is Southeast Asia's pioneer eCommerce platform. For the last 14 years, Lazada has been accelerating progress in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam through commerce and technology. Today, a thriving local ecosystem links about 160 million active users to more than one million actively selling sellers every month, who are transacting safely and securely via trusted payments channels and Lazada Wallet, receiving parcels through a homegrown logistics network that has become the largest in the region.

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Issuer: The Vietnam Exposition Center (VEC)

HANOI, VIETNAM - Media OutReach Newswire - 10 September 2026 - Vietnam Industry and Technology Week 2026 (VITW 2026) officially opened today, bringing together more than 2,000 booths from leading Vietnamese and international companies.

Under the theme "Technology Leads - Industry Transforms - Breakthrough Beyond", VITW 2026 combines exhibitions and technology demonstrations with specialised conferences and business matching, offering an up-to-date view of the trends shaping global industry.

The exhibition runs until 11 September at the Vietnam Exposition Center (VEC) in Dong Anh, Hanoi, and is expected to draw more than 70,000 visits.

Exhibitors include hundreds of leading companies in vehicle electrification, automation, green manufacturing and supply-chain restructuring, from Vietnam and around the world. Over the three days, they will look for buyers and investment partners, extend their networks and gain an early read on the latest trends in the industry.

In 2026, VITW brings together more than 2,000 booths across more than 70,000 m? at VEC, organised into seven exhibition, fair and conference zones: the Vietnam International Industrial Fair 2026 (VIIF 2026); the International Manufacturing Congress 2026 (IMC 2026); the Hanoi Major Industrial Products Fair 2026 (Hanoi MIP Fair 2026); Automation World Vietnam 2026; the Vietnam International Technology Exhibition Series 2026; the 3rd International Clean Energy, Power and Energy Storage Industry Exhibition Series; and the 3rd Vietnam International Hardware, Hand Tools, Fasteners and Electromechanical Equipment Exhibition 2026.

Among these, the Vietnam International Industrial Fair 2026 (VIIF 2026) is one of the flagship events, spanning three exhibition halls. It showcases complete motor vehicles alongside their ecosystem of components, batteries, charging infrastructure, robots, machinery and manufacturing software.

In vehicles and supporting industries, the highlights include VinFast with its electric vehicle range and Hai Au with its Chenglong trucks; Tinh Nhue Hung Yen together with Hatico, Bristar, Navicom and FECO Vietnam, presenting mechanical products, components, seats, displays, dashcams and emission-reduction equipment; and battery and charging-infrastructure players such as Mikano and Wanxianghui.

Next comes the mechanical engineering and automation group, with industrial robotics solutions from CNCTech and Roboworld; high-precision machinery and mechanical equipment from AKC Engineering, T&T Vina, XYD Vietnam and AIT Innovation; industrial software from VINIS; and smart home appliances from VPlus Vietnam.

The gathering of major industry names at VIIF 2026 - from electric vehicles, components and energy to robotics, mechanical engineering and software - reflects the shift in Vietnamese industry towards electrification, automation and stronger domestic supply capacity. VIIF also opens the door for companies to find suppliers, partners and markets in a new phase of growth.

Adjoining VIIF 2026 is the Hanoi Major Industrial Products Fair 2026 (Hanoi MIP Fair 2026), organised by the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade. Across more than 9,000 m?, the fair presents five strategic sectors: microchips and semiconductors; information technology; electrical, electronics and refrigeration; mechanical engineering and automation; and healthcare, textiles and garments, leather and footwear, and food and beverage. Visitors can see technology applications first-hand and speak with companies at their booths, connecting Hanoi's businesses with manufacturers, buyers and technology partners from around the world.

Speaking at Hanoi MIP Fair 2026, Mr. Tran Duc Hai, Member of the Hanoi Party Committee and Director of the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade, said: "Organising the Hanoi Major Industrial Products Fair 2026 demonstrates the effort and commitment of the city of Hanoi to actively and effectively implementing the Central Committee's resolutions on industrial development, science and technology, innovation and private-sector development."

Alongside the exhibitions, dmg events ? one of the world's leading exhibition organisers - and VEC are co-hosting the International Manufacturing Congress 2026 (IMC 2026), bringing together 60 speakers: policymakers, business leaders, investors and experts from Vietnam and abroad. Through 17 in-depth sessions, IMC focuses on the issues now shaping companies' competitiveness, including advanced manufacturing, AI and automation, attracting high-value investment, supply-chain restructuring, energy security, green manufacturing and workforce development.

Alongside IMC, the Business Matching programme gives companies a direct channel to buyers, distributors, investors and technology partners - to find outlets for their products, evaluate solutions and build future partnerships.

IMC 2026 also marks the start of a long-term partnership between VEC and dmg events. dmg events' international organising experience, combined with VEC's operating capability and domestic partner network, will continue with the Vietnam International Industrial Fair 2027 (VIIF 2027). Building on VIIF's 35-year history and 32 editions, the two sides aim to expand the exhibition footprint, raise the quality of stands and the visitor experience, and deepen the professional content through the accompanying conferences, forums and investment-matching activities.

Representing the organiser, Ms L? Hoa Li?n, Deputy General Director of Business Development and External Relations at the Vietnam Exposition Center (VEC), said: "Through Vietnam Industry and Technology Week 2026, VEC hopes to help realise the vision of making Hanoi a major innovation hub of the Asia-Pacific region by 2045 - a place where ideas grow into projects and connections create value for the capital and the country. From VITW 2026, VEC will continue to bring international industrial and technology event series to Vietnam, widening the opportunities for Vietnamese companies to partner and reach global markets. We believe that, drawing on our own strength and the support of our international friends, Vietnam will achieve new breakthroughs in the nation's era of rising."

As a partner to VEC and to the Vietnamese market more broadly, Mr Christopher Hudson, President of dmg events, said: "Vietnam is well positioned to benefit from the trends reshaping global industry. Manufacturing contributes about 24.5% of GDP, while manufactured exports reached more than US$421 billion in 2025, close to 89% of total exports - evidence of Vietnam's growing role in global production and supply chains. As manufacturing enters a period of deep transformation in AI, automation, digitalisation, energy and talent, dmg events wants to work with VEC to build a strategic platform that strengthens the competitiveness of Vietnamese manufacturing."

VITW 2026 builds on the success of VITW 2025. In 2025, more than 70,000 visits and VND 600 billion in signed contracts showed that VITW's model of "multiple specialised exhibitions in one space" works, helping to lift the competitiveness and appeal of Vietnamese industry.

Programme details: https://vec.global/events/vitw2026

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About the Vietnam Exposition Center (VEC)

The Vietnam Exposition Center (VEC) in Co Loa, Dong Anh, Hanoi opened on 19 August 2025 with a total area of 900,000 m? and is a large-scale exhibition and convention complex in Vietnam. With the mission "Bringing Vietnam to the world and the world to Vietnam", VEC works with international organisers to develop a system of annual specialised exhibitions in industry, energy, healthcare and education.

About dmg events:

Founded in 1989, dmg events has spent 37 years creating connections that drive growth, innovation and commercial opportunity across markets worldwide. With 13 offices globally, dmg events organises more than 30 events a year in energy and policy. Spanning four continents, the company's flagship events - including ADIPEC and Gastech - bring together policymakers, industry leaders, investors and innovators to address the issues shaping the future of energy systems and global markets.

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Collaboration strengthens lubricant and metalworking fluid additives (LMWF) portfolio to support formulation capabilities, accelerate innovation, and expand access to specialty products across the region

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Univar Solutions M?xico, a subsidiary of Univar Solutions LLC ("Univar Solutions" or "The Company"), a leading global solutions provider of specialty ingredients and chemicals, today announced a new distribution agreement through its Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions division with LANXESS, a global leader in specialty chemicals.

Through the agreement, the Company will distribute LANXESS's portfolio of additives for lubricant and metalworking fluid applications throughout Mexico, including detergents, corrosion inhibitors, antiwear additives, sulfur-based extreme pressure additives, antioxidants, yellow metal inhibitors, and additive packages.

"Our partnership with LANXESS represents a significant step in strengthening our specialty chemicals portfolio in Mexico," said Jorge Buckup, president of Latin America for Univar Solutions. "By combining LANXESS's distinguished additive technologies with Univar Solutions' robust global distribution network, diverse customer base, and strong local presence, we are well positioned to offer customers high-performance solutions that help enhance efficiency, reliability, and innovation across industrial markets. From positioning products closer to customers to accelerating delivery times, our goal is to help support and elevate the lubricants and metalworking fluids value chain throughout the region."

Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions offers a broad portfolio of chemistries used in metalworking fluids, coolants, industrial lubricants, and greases, including base stocks and performance additives from leading suppliers. These solutions support a wide range of applications, from metalworking operations and industrial machinery to automotive, transportation, and general manufacturing processes where lubrication, cooling, and wear protection are critical. Together, both companies remain focused on technologies that help meet evolving performance, environmental, and regulatory requirements across the industry.

"We are confident that this strategic collaboration with Univar Solutions will enable us to better support our specialty customers and further elevate our level of service in Mexico," said Rafael H. Nicolas, head of sales, lubricant additives business - LATAM for LANXESS. "By combining our high-quality lubricant additives with Univar Solutions' deep market knowledge and strong customer relationships, we aim to help customers meet demanding performance requirements. The partnership will also advance the technical offerings needed to optimize formulations and address specific application needs."

"As customers across Mexico look to improve equipment performance and operational reliability, our expanded collaboration with LANXESS strengthens our ability to deliver the lubricant and metalworking fluid solutions they need," said Matthew Oliver, senior vice president of Performance Materials for Univar Solutions. "This agreement reflects our commitment to bringing advanced technologies, technical expertise, and dependable supply to market."

Customers and suppliers across Mexico will also benefit from Univar Solutions' global Solution Centers, including its regional flagship facility in Mexico City, where technical teams develop tailored formulation solutions that help meet evolving performance expectations and regulatory requirements. The Company offers comprehensive product development resources, formulation expertise, and supply chain capabilities to help customers accelerate innovation and remain competitive in dynamic markets.

Learn how Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions helps support lubricant and metalworking fluid applications across industries.

About Univar Solutions

Univar Solutions is a leading global specialty chemical and ingredient distributor representing a premier portfolio from the world's leading producers. With one of the industry's largest private transportation fleets and technical sales force, unparalleled logistics know-how, deep market and regulatory knowledge, formulation and recipe development, and leading digital tools, the Company is well-positioned to offer tailored solutions and value-added services to a wide range of markets, industries, and applications.

While fulfilling its purpose to help keep communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe, Univar Solutions is committed to helping customers and suppliers innovate and focus on Growing Together. Learn more at univarsolutions.com.

About Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions

Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions brings the best products, people, and results to specialty customers and suppliers seeking to power modern life. By combining science, innovation, and deep expertise with a leading specialty portfolio, we help find the solutions needed to safely improve lives and communities across the globe. Learn more at univarsolutions.com.

About LANXESS

LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 5.7 billion in 2025. The company currently has about 11,700 employees in 32 countries. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing, and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, and consumer protection products. LANXESS has achieved leading positions in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index and the MSCI ESG and ISS ESG ratings, among others, for its commitment to sustainability. Learn more at lanxess.com.

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Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond the Company's control, that could result in expectations not being realized or could otherwise materially and adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Although the forward-looking statements are based on what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, we caution you that the forward-looking information presented in this communication is not a guarantee of future events or results, and that actual events or results may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking information contained in this communication.

For additional information regarding factors that could affect the Company, please see the Company's most recent annual report and other financial reports, including the information set forth under the caption "Risk Factors." Any forward-looking statements represent the Company's views only as of the date of this communication and should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any subsequent date, and the Company undertakes no obligation, other than as may be required by law, to update any forward-looking statement.

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Advancing low-altitude economy development across the Belt and Road regions

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 10 September 2026 - HKT (SEHK: 6823) - PCCW Global, the international telecommunications service provider under HKT, and Harmony Tech Innovation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the 11th Belt and Road Summit to jointly promote the low‑altitude economy across the Belt and Road regions, facilitating Chinese enterprises and innovative technologies as they expand overseas.

PCCW Global plans to leverage its global communications networks and international market resources, together with Harmony Tech Innovation's low-altitude airspace traffic management technology, to explore and promote low‑altitude airspace traffic management solutions and related smart city solutions in Belt and Road markets. The collaboration will also explore applications in areas such as transportation, logistics, and emergency rescue, to support the development of smart cities and the low-altitude economy in local markets.

Frederick Chui, CEO of PCCW Global, said: "The low-altitude economy is a strategically important emerging industry for the nation, and also a key direction for developing new quality productive forces. As countries along the Belt and Road accelerate urban development, demand for low-altitude airspace management and communications technologies continues to grow. PCCW Global is ready to further extend our network capabilities into the low‑altitude economy, providing efficient and reliable communications support for low‑altitude airspace traffic management. In collaboration with Harmony Tech Innovation, we will help bring Chinese innovative technologies to the global market, and support the advancement of smart cities and the digital economy along the Belt and Road."

Jacqueline Kang, Chairman, Harmony Tech Innovation said: "Communications networks and management systems are critical foundations for the low-altitude economy. We are delighted to collaborate with PCCW Global, combining our digital management capabilities with PCCW Global's extensive communications networks to provide robust support for low-altitude operations. Looking ahead, we look forward to continuing our collaboration, driving the practical application of low-altitude technologies, and seizing opportunities in overseas markets."

Harmony Tech Innovation is a global leading provider of low-altitude airspace traffic management and unmanned aerial vehicle ecosystem, focusing on low‑altitude economy and 3D low‑altitude traffic management platform. Its "Low Altitude Airspace Coordination and Service System", launched in Zhuhai in 2024, is interconnected with China's Unmanned Aircraft Integrated Management Platform and offers capabilities including regional remote low‑altitude surveillance, centimetre‑level satellite positioning, providing data support for smart city management and laying the foundation for the development of the low-altitude economy in the Greater Bay Area.

PCCW Global's network infrastructure spans five continents and is backed by extensive international operational experience, enabling it to actively help drive the overseas expansion of China's advanced technologies. PCCW Global delivers customised network solutions for low‑altitude economy scenarios, supporting real‑time data transmission and the management of low‑altitude aircraft.

Hashtag: #HKT #PCCWGlobal

PCCW Global is a leading digital infrastructure provider, empowering businesses with agile, scalable and secure connectivity solutions. By combining a best-in-class network with our award-winning on-demand platform Console Connect, we help businesses navigate the network complexities of the digital world with ease.

With extensive reach across international markets, we make it simple to connect and move data between clouds, apps, data centres and devices. At the core of our business is a belief that automated, high-performance network infrastructure has the power to elevate business and society. For more information, visit www.pccwglobal.com.

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Kolaborasi ini memperkuat portofolio aditif untuk pelumas dan fluida pengerjaan logam (LMWF) guna mendukung kemampuan formulasi, mempercepat inovasi, serta memperluas akses terhadap produk khusus di seluruh kawasan ini

Univar Solutions Expands Access to LANXESS High Performance Additives for Lubricant and Metalworking Customers in Mexico

KOTA MEKSIKO, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Univar Solutions M?xico, anak perusahaan Univar Solutions LLC ("Univar Solutions" atau "Perusahaan"), penyedia solusi global terkemuka untuk bahan baku dan bahan kimia khusus, hari ini mengumumkan perjanjian distribusi baru melalui divisi Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions dengan LANXESS, pemimpin global di bidang bahan kimia khusus.

Berdasarkan perjanjian tersebut, Perusahaan akan mendistribusikan portofolio aditif LANXESS untuk digunakan dalam pelumas dan fluida pengerjaan logam di seluruh Meksiko, termasuk detergen, inhibitor korosi, aditif antiaus, aditif tekanan ekstrem berbasis sulfur, antioksidan, inhibitor logam kuning, dan paket aditif.

"Kemitraan kami dengan LANXESS menandai langkah signifikan dalam memperkuat portofolio bahan kimia khusus kami di Meksiko," ujar Jorge Buckup, presiden Univar Solutions untuk Amerika Latin.

"Dengan memadukan teknologi aditif unggulan LANXESS dengan jaringan distribusi global Univar Solutions yang kuat, basis pelanggan yang beragam, serta kehadiran lokal yang solid, kami berada dalam posisi ideal untuk menawarkan solusi berkinerja tinggi kepada pelanggan guna membantu meningkatkan efisiensi, keandalan, dan inovasi di berbagai pasar industri. Mulai dari menghadirkan produk lebih dekat kepada pelanggan hingga mempercepat waktu pengiriman, tujuan kami adalah membantu memperkuat dan meningkatkan rantai nilai pelumas dan fluida pengerjaan logam di seluruh kawasan ini."

Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions menawarkan portofolio luas bahan kimia untuk digunakan dalam fluida pengerjaan logam, cairan pendingin, pelumas industri, dan gemuk, termasuk minyak dasar dan aditif berkinerja tinggi dari pemasok terkemuka. Solusi-solusi ini mendukung berbagai aplikasi, mulai dari proses pengerjaan logam dan pengoperasian mesin industri hingga sektor otomotif, transportasi, serta manufaktur umum, yang sangat membutuhkan pelumasan, pendinginan, dan perlindungan terhadap keausan. Bersama-sama, kedua perusahaan tetap berfokus pada teknologi yang membantu memenuhi persyaratan kinerja, lingkungan, dan regulasi yang terus berkembang di seluruh industri.

"Kami yakin bahwa kolaborasi strategis dengan Univar Solutions ini akan memungkinkan kami memberikan dukungan yang lebih baik kepada pelanggan di segmen khusus sekaligus semakin meningkatkan mutu layanan kami di Meksiko," ujar Rafael H. Nicolas, kepala penjualan bisnis aditif pelumas LANXESS untuk Amerika Latin.

"Dengan memadukan aditif pelumas bermutu tinggi kami dengan pemahaman pasar Univar Solutions yang mendalam serta hubungan pelanggan yang kuat, kami ingin membantu pelanggan memenuhi persyaratan kinerja yang tinggi. Kemitraan ini juga akan memperluas dukungan teknis yang diperlukan untuk mengoptimalkan formulasi dan memenuhi kebutuhan aplikasi tertentu."

"Di tengah upaya pelanggan di seluruh Meksiko untuk meningkatkan kinerja peralatan dan keandalan operasional, perluasan kolaborasi kami dengan LANXESS memperkuat kemampuan kami untuk menghadirkan solusi pelumas dan fluida pengerjaan logam yang mereka butuhkan," ujar Matthew Oliver, wakil presiden senior Performance Materials untuk Univar Solutions. "Perjanjian ini mencerminkan komitmen kami untuk menghadirkan teknologi canggih, keahlian teknis, dan pasokan yang andal ke pasar."

Pelanggan dan pemasok di seluruh Meksiko juga akan memperoleh manfaat dari Solution Centers global milik Univar Solutions, termasuk fasilitas unggulan regionalnya di Kota Meksiko. Di fasilitas tersebut, tim teknis mengembangkan solusi formulasi yang disesuaikan untuk membantu memenuhi ekspektasi kinerja dan persyaratan regulasi yang terus berkembang.

Perusahaan menawarkan sumber daya pengembangan produk yang komprehensif, keahlian formulasi, serta kapabilitas rantai pasok untuk membantu pelanggan mempercepat inovasi dan mempertahankan daya saing di tengah dinamika pasar.

Pelajari cara Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions membantu mendukung aplikasi pelumas dan fluida pengerjaan logam di berbagai industri.

Tentang Univar Solutions

Univar Solutions merupakan distributor global terkemuka untuk bahan baku dan bahan kimia khusus, yang mewakili portofolio premium dari para produsen terkemuka di dunia.

Didukung oleh salah satu armada transportasi milik sendiri dan tim penjualan teknis terbesar di industri, keahlian teknis tentang logistik yang tak tertandingi, pengetahuan mendalam tentang pasar dan regulasi, kemampuan formulasi dan pengembangan resep, serta perangkat digital terdepan, Perusahaan memiliki posisi kuat untuk menawarkan solusi khusus dan layanan bernilai tambah untuk berbagai pasar, industri, dan aplikasi.

Dalam mewujudkan tujuannya untuk membantu menjaga masyarakat tetap sehat, terpenuhi kebutuhan pangannya, bersih, dan aman, Univar Solutions berkomitmen membantu pelanggan dan pemasok berinovasi serta berfokus pada semangat Tumbuh Bersama. Pelajari lebih lanjut di univarsolutions.com.

Tentang Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions

Ingredients + Specialties from Univar Solutions menghadirkan produk, tenaga ahli, dan hasil terbaik bagi pelanggan serta pemasok bahan khusus yang berupaya menunjang kehidupan modern. Dengan memadukan sains, inovasi, dan keahlian mendalam dengan portofolio bahan khusus terkemuka, kami membantu menemukan solusi yang dibutuhkan untuk secara aman meningkatkan kualitas hidup dan masyarakat di seluruh dunia. Pelajari lebih lanjut di univarsolutions.com.

Tentang LANXESS

LANXESS adalah perusahaan bahan kimia khusus terkemuka yang mencatatkan penjualan sebesar EUR 5,7 miliar pada tahun 2025. Saat ini, perusahaan memiliki sekitar 11.700 karyawan di 32 negara. Bisnis inti LANXESS mencakup pengembangan, produksi, dan pemasaran bahan kimia antara, aditif, serta produk perlindungan konsumen. LANXESS telah meraih posisi terdepan, antara lain, dalam Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index serta rating MSCI ESG dan ISS ESG berkat komitmennya terhadap keberlanjutan. Pelajari lebih lanjut di lanxess.com.

Pernyataan dan Informasi Berwawasan ke Depan

Komunikasi ini memuat "pernyataan berwawasan ke depan" berdasarkan hukum yang berlaku tentang aspek keuangan dan operasional yang terkait dengan bisnis Perusahaan. Pernyataan berwawasan ke depan umumnya dapat dikenali dari penggunaan kata-kata seperti "meyakini," "memperkirakan," "mungkin," "akan," "seharusnya," "dapat," "berupaya," "bermaksud," "berencana," "mengestimasi," "mengantisipasi," atau istilah sebanding lainnya. Seluruh pernyataan berwawasan depan yang disampaikan dalam komunikasi ini dibatasi oleh pernyataan kehati-hatian ini.

Pernyataan berwawasan ke depan mengandung berbagai risiko dan ketidakpastian yang diketahui maupun tidak diketahui, yang sebagian besar mungkin berada di luar kendali Perusahaan, yang dapat menyebabkan ekspektasi tidak tercapai atau dapat berdampak secara signifikan dan merugikan terhadap bisnis, kondisi keuangan, hasil operasi, atau arus kas Perusahaan.

Meskipun pernyataan berwawasan ke depan didasarkan pada asumsi yang dianggap wajar oleh manajemen, kami mengingatkan bahwa informasi berwawasan ke depan yang disajikan dalam komunikasi ini bukan merupakan jaminan atas peristiwa atau hasil di masa mendatang, dan bahwa peristiwa atau hasil aktual dapat berbeda secara signifikan dari hal-hal yang dinyatakan secara tersurat maupun tersirat oleh informasi berwawasan ke depan yang dimuat dalam komunikasi ini.

Untuk informasi tambahan mengenai faktor-faktor yang dapat memengaruhi Perusahaan, silakan lihat laporan tahunan terbaru Perusahaan dan laporan keuangan lainnya, termasuk informasi yang tercantum dalam bagian berjudul "Faktor Risiko" (Risk Factors).

Setiap pernyataan berwawasan ke depan hanya mencerminkan pandangan Perusahaan pada tanggal komunikasi ini dan tidak boleh dianggap sebagai menggambarkan pandangan Perusahaan pada tanggal setelahnya dan Perusahaan tidak berkewajiban untuk memperbarui pernyataan berwawasan ke depan apa pun, kecuali sebagaimana diwajibkan oleh hukum.

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*The permit authorizes testing of WeRide's GXR autonomous vehicles in Spain and marks the beginning of mapping in the region of Madrid ahead of their first joint launch in Europe.

*This milestone marks the first national approval for WeRide's autonomous GXR vehicle in the EU, paving the way for future vehicle certification and commercialization across the region.

MADRID, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD, HKEX: 0800), Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER), and AVOMO, the autonomous vehicle division of the Moove Cars Group, in collaboration with the Regional Government of Madrid, today announced that they have received Spain's first national permit for Level 4 autonomous passenger vehicles to operate on public roads, from Spain's Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) within the ES-AV framework.

This authorization marks a major regulatory milestone toward the launch of Spain's first commercial autonomous vehicle service.

As one of Europe's largest urban mobility markets, Spain serves millions of residents and visitors each year. The Community of Madrid, with its strong commuting demand and mature ride-hailing ecosystem provide an ideal foundation for autonomous mobility services.

This launch marks the beginning of WeRide and Uber's joint entry into the Spanish market and represents the fourth of the 15 cities under the WeRide-Uber strategic partnership, with another 11 cities to come by 2030. Under this global partnership, WeRide and Uber plan to deploy tens of thousands of autonomous vehicles on public roads to bring safe and reliable autonomous mobility to riders around the globe.

Commercial operations in Spain are expected to begin by the end of 2026 following the completion of deployment preparations and the achievement of the necessary operational and regulatory milestones. This deployment further demonstrates WeRide's asset-light operating strategy. By combining WeRide's autonomous driving technology, Uber's established mobility platform, and AVOMO's fleet operations expertise, the partnership creates a scalable framework for autonomous ride-hailing deployment.

The permit allows WeRide, Uber, and AVOMO to begin deployment preparation activities such as mapping, route validation, and operational readiness testing, establishing the foundation for future commercial autonomous passenger transport services under the DGT ES-AV framework.

The initial phase will deploy twenty vehicles equipped with WeRide's latest autonomous driving technology, operating under the supervision of an in-car vehicle specialist, and will be deployed across various high-demand areas within the Greater Madrid region. As the first national approval for WeRide's GXR autonomous vehicle in the EU, the permit creates a regulatory benchmark for future vehicle certification and commercialization across the region.

  

"Receiving this permit is a significant achievement for WeRide as it marks our ninth autonomous driving permit worldwide and a testament to our global leadership in commercializing autonomous vehicle services. The Madrid region is a key gateway for our European expansion, and together with partners like Uber and AVOMO, we are one step closer to bringing autonomous mobility to Spain before the end of 2026," said Jennifer Li, CFO and Head of International at WeRide.

"This permit marks an important milestone in bringing autonomous mobility from planning into real-world deployment. The Madrid region is quickly establishing itself as one of Europe's most forward-looking environments for autonomous mobility, and we're excited to be working alongside our partners to help make that vision a reality," said Sarfraz Maredia, Global Head of Autonomous Mobility & Delivery at Uber.

"Every successful autonomous vehicle deployment begins long before the first commercial ride. Our experience managing autonomous fleets in the United States has shown that careful preparation, rigorous operational processes, and safety-first execution are the foundation for scaling these services," said Manuel Puga, CEO of Moove Cars Group.

The service represents the first planned autonomous vehicle deployment by Uber and WeRide in Europe and is underpinned by Spain's supportive regulatory approach to autonomous mobility under the DGT ES-AV framework. It is expected to establish an important foundation for the future deployment of autonomous transportation services across the country and the broader European market.

About WeRide

WeRide is a global leader and pioneer in autonomous driving technology, and the world's first publicly listed AV company. Its business footprint now spans more than 60 cities across 13 countries. Powered by the intelligent, versatile and highly adaptable WeRide One platform, the company provides autonomous driving products and services ranging from Level 2 to Level 4, addressing mobility, logistics and urban services.

About Uber

Uber's mission is to create opportunity through movement. We started in 2010 to solve a simple problem: how do you get access to a ride at the touch of a button? More than 79 billion trips later, we're building products to get people closer to where they want to be. By changing how people, food, and things move through cities, Uber is a platform that opens up the world to new possibilities.

About AVOMO

AVOMO is the autonomous vehicle operations company of the Moove Cars Group, specializing in the operation and maintenance of autonomous vehicle fleets. Today, AVOMO manages autonomous fleets in Austin and Atlanta, operating around 400 AVs with a team of more than 200 specialists.

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Further information regarding these and other risks is included in WeRide and Uber's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and WeRide's announcements on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release. WeRide, Uber and AVOMO do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

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SINGAPORE, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Valeura Energy Inc. (TSX:VLE, OTCQX:VLERF) ("Valeura" or the "Company") announces that it has been recognised as a TSX30 2026 winner by the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX"), and was awarded the 2026 EIA(1) Monitoring Award by Thailand's Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning.

(1)   Environmental Impact Assessment

Dr. Sean Guest, President and CEO commented:

"I am very pleased for our team's successes to be formally recognised through these two important awards.

The TSX30 2026 award is evidence of the tremendous value we have delivered for our shareholders over the past three years, as reflected in our share price increasing by 471%.  This is an outcome of our relentless focus on ensuring everyone who is affected by our business stands to benefit from our success.  That pursuit includes maintaining a steadfast commitment to environmental stewardship, which starts with how we measure the impact of our operations on the environment around us.  It is therefore an honour to have our approach to environmental impact assessment acknowledged by receiving the 2026 EIA Monitoring Award from the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment for Thailand. 

We see the forward opportunity set for Valeura as more exciting than ever as we press forward with our proven strategy to add value through growth, while maintaining always, our commitment to responsible operations."

TSX30 2026

The TSX30 2026 ranking recognises the 30 top performing stocks across all sectors of the TSX, based on their dividend-adjusted share price performance over a three-year period.  Valeura's share price has increased by 471% over the measurement period 30 June 2023 through 30 June 2026. 

2026 EIA Monitoring Award

Thailand's Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning recognises top performers in the area of environmental impact assessment monitoring by way of it's biennial EIA Monitoring Award.  Valeura was awarded the tier of "excellent" in respect of four of its fields in the offshore Gulf of Thailand.

About the Company

Valeura Energy Inc. is a Canadian public company engaged in the exploration, development and production of petroleum and natural gas in Thailand and T?rkiye.  The Company is executing a growth-oriented strategy, reinvesting into its producing asset portfolio while deploying capital toward further organic and inorganic growth across Southeast Asia.  Valeura is committed to delivering value-accretive growth for all stakeholders, underpinned by high standards of environmental, social and governance responsibility.

Additional information relating to Valeura is also available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

Contact details for the Company's advisors, covering research analysts and joint brokers, including Auctus Advisors LLP, Beacon Securities Limited, Canaccord Genuity Ltd (UK), Cormark Securities Inc., Research Capital Corporation, Roth Canada Inc., and Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, are listed on the Company's website at www.valeuraenergy.com/investor-information/analysts/.

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