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CUKTECH 6 Ultra Charger Officially Launches in Indonesia, Delivering Smarter 100W Fast Charging

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:37:14 +0700

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 1 August 2026 - Global high-performance charging brand CUKTECH has officially introduced the CUKTECH 6 Ultra Charger to the Indonesian market. Powered by advanced GaN (Gallium Nitride) technology, the new charger combines up to 100W MAX output, a compact design, and comprehensive safety protection to deliver a faster, smarter, and more reliable charging experience for work, study, and travel.

Compact Design with Powerful Multi-Device Charging

As smartphones, tablets, laptops, and portable gaming devices become everyday essentials, users increasingly seek a single charger capable of powering them all. The CUKTECH 6 Ultra Charger delivers up to 100W MAX fast charging, making it ideal for smartphones, tablets, lightweight laptops, and Nintendo Switch.

Featuring two USB-C ports and one USB-A port, the charger supports simultaneous charging for multiple devices. Its compact form factor is significantly smaller than a traditional 67W charger, while the included 1-meter 6A 240W braided cable offers added convenience and durability.

Equipped with Dynamic Power Distribution and ADC 2.0 fast-charging technology, the charger provides seamless compatibility across both Android and Apple ecosystems

It can charge a Xiaomi 17 Pro to approximately 71% in 30 minutes (100W Max), a Samsung S26 Ultra to around 78% (60W Max), and a MacBook Air (M3) to approximately 53% in 30 minutes (65W Max).

Smart Desk Companion with an Interactive AI Display

The CUKTECH 6 Ultra Charger features a unique 0.96-inch HD smart display with built-in interactive emoji animations. The display changes expressions based on charging status-from standby to charging and nearly full-bringing a fun and engaging element to everyday charging. It also supports 180° screen rotation and provides real-time information, including power, voltage, and current.

Advanced Protection with OPC 2.0

Designed for demanding environments, the charger incorporates CUKTECH's proprietary OPC 2.0 charging optimization technology, which intelligently recognizes connected devices and adjusts charging current to help extend battery lifespan. Combined with an advanced GaN architecture and 24-hour intelligent temperature control, it delivers stable, efficient performance even under heavy workloads.

As one of CUKTECH's latest global products, the CUKTECH 6 Ultra Charger combines high-performance charging, portability, and intelligent features to provide Indonesian consumers with a more efficient digital lifestyle.

*All data from CUKTECH internal lab tests. Actual results may vary with device software or ambient temperature.

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Univar Solutions Recognizes Top Transportation Partners at Annual Carrier Awards

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:32:49 +0700

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., July 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Univar Solutions LLC (“Univar Solutions” or “the Company”), a leading global solutions provider to users of specialty ingredients and chemicals, today announced the recipients of its annual Carrier Awards, recognizing transportation solution providers that demonstrate outstanding performance, partnership and commitment to safe, reliable service across North America.

Presented during the Company’s annual carrier recognition event, the awards celebrate carriers whose service excellence help Univar Solutions keep essential chemicals and ingredients moving for customers and suppliers. Honorees are selected for their strong performance in areas such as safety, on-time delivery, responsiveness, capacity support, data connectivity and overall customer experience.

“Reliable transportation is essential to how we serve our customers and suppliers every day,” said Rob McRae, Vice President of Transportation, North America for Univar Solutions. “This year’s award recipients consistently showed what strong carrier partnerships look like-operating safely, communicating clearly and bringing practical solutions that help us deliver with confidence in a dynamic supply chain environment.”

As Univar Solutions continues to deliver on its commitment to reliability through safety, service and expertise, the annual Carrier Awards recognize partners across key transportation categories, including regional, bulk, truckload and less-than-truckload (LTL) service.

The Most Valuable Partner award is presented annually to the carrier that goes above and beyond to support Univar Solutions and its customers through exceptional service, creative problem solving and a strong commitment to partnership.

The 2026 MVP Carrier: Addison Transportation

The 2026 Award Segment Winners

Connected Carrier of the Year – For Outstanding Performance in Status Event Compliance: Barto Trucking

Always On Time Award – For Outstanding Performance in On-Time Delivery: Southeastern Freight Lines

ChemCare East Region Carrier of the Year: Freehold Cartage

ChemCare West Region Carrier of the Year: Steve Forler

ITS Carrier of the Year: Roar Logistics

Canada East Region Carrier of the Year: Soobz Transport

Canada West Region Carrier of the Year: T.E.A.M.S Transport

Honorable Mentions - Excellence in Service and Partnership

Superior Excellence in Service and Partnership:

R & L Transport

James J Williams Bulk Service Transport

Roughrider

Old Dominion Freight Line

SAIA

Hazpro Transportation

Oak Harbor Freight Lines

Reliable Liquid Transport

Dixon Bros.

Excellence in Service and Partnership:

Highway Transport

Apex Logistics

Ross Express

PITT OHIO

A. Duie PYLE

Quality Carriers

Harms Pacific Transport

Midcork Transport

Quest Liner

“We are grateful for the dedication of our carrier network and proud to recognize this year’s award winners,” said Travis Vedral, Senior Director of Transportation, Systems and Strategies for Univar Solutions. “Their focus on safe operations, disciplined execution and responsive service strengthens the experience we provide to customers and suppliers. Congratulations to each honoree and thank you for helping us raise the standard for transportation performance.”

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.

Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains “forward-looking statements” under applicable law regarding financial and operating items relating to the Company’s business. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by words such as “believes,” "expects," "may," "will," "should," "could," "seeks," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates" or other comparable terms. All forward-looking statements made in this communication are qualified by this cautionary language.

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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VinFast Opens 21 Electric Motorcycle Showrooms in the Philippines, Deepening Its Green Mobility Presence in Southeast Asia

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:27:05 +0700

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Media OutReach Newswire - 31 July 2026 - VinFast has officially launched its electric motorcycle ecosystem in the Philippines, opening 21 VinFast showrooms alongside the debut of three models, Evo, Feliz II, and Viper.

The milestone marks an important step in VinFast's expansion in one of Southeast Asia's largest two-wheeler markets, bringing modern, cost-effective, and sustainable mobility solutions closer to consumers while laying the foundation for a comprehensive green mobility ecosystem in the Philippines.

Vinfast Opens 21 Electric Motorcycle Showrooms, Deepening Its Green Mobility Presence In The Philippines.

The 21 pioneer dealerships will begin operations in major cities nationwide, expanding consumer access to VinFast products and authorized services. The network is expected to grow further in the coming period, progressively expanding VinFast's presence across the Philippines.

The simultaneous opening of 21 showrooms comes just over a month after the success of VinFast's early booking program, which attracted thousands of customers nationwide. The strong market response to VinFast's battery-swapping electric motorcycles not only demonstrates the products' appeal but also underscores the company's investment commitment and rapid expansion in the Philippines.

VinFast aims to develop its dealerships as all-in-one destinations, bringing product displays, energy solutions, and technical services together under one roof. Customers can receive personalized consultations, take test rides, experience a one-minute battery swap, explore home-charging solutions, and choose an ownership option that best suits their needs, with professional support throughout the entire journey, from initial product discovery to after-sales service.

In addition to the official showcase of the brand's first product lineup and its full range of available colors, the launch featured test rides and one-minute battery-swapping demonstrations. The brand also shared its official local pricing, battery solutions, and supporting ecosystem, including plans to deploy 30,000 battery-swapping cabinets nationwide in partnership with infrastructure providers.

Following the launch event, a series of public experience activities will take place at the new dealerships throughout August 2026. Customers will be able to see and test ride the three models, learn about battery technology and sales policies, and explore flexible ownership options. Details of the test ride program and applicable terms are available on VinFast's official website: vinfastauto.ph/en.

To celebrate the occasion, participating dealerships will introduce a variety of exclusive offers and promotional programs, providing additional benefits and value for early adopters.

Ms. Vo Thi Cam Tu, CEO of VinFast E-Scooters & E-Bikes, International Markets, said: "Opening 21 VinFast showrooms alongside the launch of our three electric motorcycle models reflects VinFast's long-term investment commitment to the Philippines. Beyond offering products that meet diverse mobility needs, we are building a comprehensive ecosystem that makes it easier for customers to access our vehicles, energy solutions, and support services throughout their ownership journey. As our electric mobility ecosystem continues to expand, we believe electric motorcycles can become an increasingly practical and convenient choice in the everyday lives of Filipinos."

Evo, Feliz II, and Viper each offer distinct characteristics designed to meet a wide range of mobility needs and riding styles. Evo combines elegant styling with everyday agility, offering a top speed of 80 km/h and a range of up to 150 km with two fully charged batteries. Feliz II emphasizes practicality and versatile performance, with a top speed of 90 km/h. Rounding out the lineup is Viper, featuring a sporty design, maximum power output of 5,200W, and a top speed of 90 km/h, aimed at younger riders who value technology and engaging riding experience.

All three models feature two under-seat battery compartments and are compatible with VinFast's battery-swapping solution, giving riders greater flexibility and convenience in everyday use. Customers can also choose between purchasing their motorcycle with batteries included or subscribing to a battery subscription plan, depending on their needs and usage patterns.

Notably, VinFast electric motorcycle owners will receive free battery swaps at public swapping stations operated by strategic partner V-Green for one year, with up to 20 swaps per month per vehicle. The models are also covered by a 4+2-year or 60,000+12,000-km warranty, whichever comes first, providing customers with greater benefits, lower operating costs, and long-term peace of mind.

VinFast's entry into the Philippine electric motorcycle market builds on its expansion across key Southeast Asian markets, following the opening of 20 electric motorcycle dealerships in Indonesia in July 2026. By steadily expanding its presence, VinFast is building out a comprehensive green mobility ecosystem across the region, making it easier for consumers to transition to smarter, more modern, and environmentally-friendly transportation solutions.

The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Youth Sustainable Development International Summit Launch Ceremony Successfully Held

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:24:34 +0700

Bringing Together Leaders from Politics, Business, and Academia to Advance Sustainable Development

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 31 July 2026 - The "Youth Sustainable Development International Summit Launch Ceremony," organised by Mytheast Youth Club, was held on 31 July 2026 in Hong Kong.

The event brought together the Consuls-General and representatives of Zimbabwe and Nigeria, several Legislative Council members, the Deputy Head of the Chief Executive's Policy Unit, and leaders and elites from a wide range of sectors - including politics, property development, aviation, banking, trade and commerce, tourism, finance, innovation and technology, healthcare, law and education. Together, they explored how Hong Kong can effectively implement the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and showcased the achievements of Hong Kong youth in international affairs.

UN Programme Nurtures Young Talent for National Development

In his welcoming speech, Mr. Lam Chi Wing, Hong Kong Deputy to the National People's Congress and Chairman of Mytheast Youth Club, highlighted that Mytheast Youth Club has long been dedicated to youth development. With the support of the Hong Kong SAR Government, Mytheast Youth Club has organised numerous youth programmes and partnered with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and GBAMUN to deliver the United Nations Youth Development Programme (UNYDP), which provides young people with immersive training at the UN European Headquarters in Geneva, equipping them with international perspectives and diplomatic skills.

The Launch Ceremony serves as a follow-up initiative to the UNYDP, enabling participants to transform their UN learning into tangible contributions to society and to offer policy recommendations for the development of Hong Kong and the nation. He reaffirmed that Mytheast Youth Club will continue to support youth development and contribute Chinese wisdom and solutions to global sustainable development.

International Perspective I: Zimbabwe's Experience in Sustainable Development

H.E. Mr. Ellias Mutamba, Consul General of Zimbabwe in Hong Kong, shared his country's valuable experiences in sustainable agriculture and community-based natural resource management. He noted that Zimbabwe faces challenges including land degradation, climate change, and recurring droughts. Through initiatives such as the "Pfumvudza/Intwasa" climate-smart agriculture programme, the promotion of drought-tolerant traditional grains, improved water management, and integrated farming systems, Zimbabwe has successfully enhanced agricultural productivity and ensured food security. He emphasised that sustainability is not a cost but an investment — it creates jobs, ensures food security, attracts responsible investment, and protects the ecosystems we all depend on. He welcomed Hong Kong enterprises to explore partnerships with Zimbabwe in climate-smart agriculture, food processing, renewable energy, and eco-tourism.

International Perspective II: Nigeria's Sustainable Development Practices

Mrs. Millicent U. Onuoha, Consul (Head of Chancery / Education) of the Consulate General of Nigeria in Hong Kong, delivered a speech on behalf of the Consul General, sharing Nigeria's practical experiences in advancing sustainable development. She noted that Nigeria, with its vast natural resources and diverse ecosystems, has long recognised the urgency of balancing development with environmental stewardship. In sustainable agriculture, Nigeria has invested in climate-smart farming practices, promoting drought-resistant crops, efficient irrigation systems, and agroforestry initiatives that not only secure food supplies but also restore degraded lands and strengthen resilience against climate shocks. In renewable energy, Nigeria has embarked on ambitious projects to expand solar and wind power, particularly in underserved regions. Its "Solar Power Naija" initiative aims to deliver clean electricity to millions of households, reducing reliance on fossil fuels while creating green jobs for youth. She emphasised that sustainable development is not a distant aspiration, but a practical pathway to prosperity, and encouraged Hong Kong youth to embrace innovation and collaboration in building a sustainable, inclusive, and just future.

Youth Participants Share: From UN Learning to Local Action

Mr. Mac Mai, Academic Director of GBAMUN, recalled his experience of participating in his first Model United Nations conference at the age of twelve, noting that this formative experience inspired his lifelong dedication to youth international education. He also introduced UNYDP, a strategic initiative jointly launched by GBAMUN and UNITAR. The UNYDP is one of the few youth training programmes worldwide that grants young people direct access to core United Nations resources. He remarked, "If visiting global institutions opens the door to the world of multilateralism, our expert training gives young people the keys to walk through it with confidence." He emphasised that through the UNYDP, GBAMUN hopes to light the path for young to step onto the international stage and cooperate with global partners to jointly build a more peaceful and inclusive world.

Several UNYDP participants from diverse professional backgrounds shared their learning outcomes and future action plans at the event.

Delegate Chu Wai Lun detailed how he integrates his United Nations training into Hong Kong True Light College, an institution long dedicated to forward-looking holistic education that expands students' global horizons and instils social responsibility. As the Biology Panel Head of the school, he leads initiatives centered on experiential learning, the conservation of endangered Chinese species, and citizen science programs-translating abstract global conservation challenges into concrete action that elevates traditional science education. "Education is not merely about imparting knowledge," He emphasized. "It is about cultivating empathy, evidence-based thinking, and the agency to change the world." By grounding grand global visions into everyday student actions, he aims to equip the next generation with the awareness and capability to safeguard our planet.

Ms. Pang Hing Man Mecissa has long been working on the frontlines of youth mental health services, having encountered many young people who have suffered from hidden bullying or sexual violence. She hopes that society can build a consensus and that people from all walks of life can become attentive companions, bringing the UN's inclusive values back to Hong Kong and illuminating every forgotten corner with empathy and kindness.

Mr. Ng Siu Yuen shared his profound understanding of the interconnectedness of the SDGs. He drew on the "Imacocollabo" simulation game at the UN and Geneva's experience in low-carbon living and waste sorting to call for stronger public education and social consensus in Hong Kong to drive sustainable development.

Ms. Yau Ho Laam summarised the UNYDP in Geneva. Her team presented the "H.E.A.L." initiative - which stands for Healing, Education, Arts, and Livelihood - aimed at supporting female refugees and victims of domestic violence through online courses, art therapy, and craft creation.

Ms. Wan Man Yan, Silver and Ms. Xiao Ting shared their visions on animal conservation and youth development, respectively. Ms. Wan called for education to change societal values towards life at the source, promoting a society of human-animal coexistence. Ms. Xiao, meanwhile, emphasised the importance of youth development and the need to empower young people to influence their peers in driving mental health awareness and social participation.

Looking Ahead: Building Bridges for International Cooperation

The Launch Ceremony marks the official commencement of a series of youth sustainable development forums. Future forums will bring together representatives from enterprises, organisations, and young people across different regions and industries to share their efforts and contributions to sustainable development. The event has fully demonstrated the pathway for Hong Kong youth to actively participate in international affairs as Chinese citizens.

Mytheast Youth Club reaffirmed its commitment to deepening exchanges and collaboration with UNITAR and other partners to promote global sustainable development and youth empowerment, ensuring that the voice of Hong Kong youth is heard on the international stage.

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2026 "Xinjiang, A Land of Wonders" Themed Exhibition Supporting Xinjiang Through Intangible Cultural Heritage Opens in Shihezi City

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:21:16 +0700

SHIHEZI, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 31 July 2026 - On July 30, the 2026 "Xinjiang, A Land of Wonders" themed exhibition supporting Xinjiang through intangible cultural heritage opened in Shihezi City, Xinjiang.

Running through Aug. 3rd, this year's event is the largest edition to date. It features an innovative exhibition hall centered on "integration and co-creation," vividly embodying the idea of beauty in diversity and harmony through mutual appreciation.

At the main venue, the Shihezi Convention and Exhibition Center, six sections have been set up: "Intangible Heritage: Music and Dance," "Intangible Heritage: A Feast of Local Flavors," "Intangible Heritage: Technology and Innovation," "Intangible Heritage: Learning and Transmission," "Intangible Heritage: Cultural and Creative Market," and an interactive exhibition and performances themed "Intangible Heritage in Poetry."

Together, they offer a diverse range of experiences, including Chaoshan Yingge dance, Xinjiang Muqam, heritage food tastings, XR digital experiences and interactive educational activities. At the sub-venue, the Bayi Sugar Factory Cultural and Creative District, seven intangible cultural heritage items, including Nanjing Yunjin brocade and Hainan Li brocade, will be featured on a permanent basis, helping move intangible cultural heritage presentation beyond short-term exhibitions toward sustained transmission.

Using intangible cultural heritage as a bridge, the event promotes interaction, exchange and integration among all ethnic groups. By encouraging intangible cultural heritage practitioners to learn from one another and collaborate, it injects new vitality into the safeguarding and transmission of intangible cultural heritage. The exhibition brings together more than 650 representative intangible cultural heritage items and is expected to receive 200,000 visits.

The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

APSIC and Schuelke Launch Asia Pacific Environment Hygiene Excellence Award to Elevate Hospital Infection Prevention Standards

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:17:29 +0700

New regional programme will assess environmental hygiene practices, support hospital improvement, and recognise excellence in patient safety across Asia Pacific, with winners honoured at the APSIC 2028 Congress.

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 31 July 2026 - The Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC), in collaboration with Schuelke, has launched the APSIC Environment Hygiene Excellence Award, a programme to recognise hospitals that demonstrate excellence in environmental hygiene and infection prevention across the Asia Pacific region. The programme was announced today at the APSIC 2026 Congress.

Environmental hygiene is a critical component of infection prevention and patient safety, yet standards and implementation of environmental hygiene vary significantly across the region's healthcare settings. The new programme aims to raise awareness, strengthen best practices, and support hospitals to improve environmental hygiene through a structured, scientifically guided framework.

Participating hospitals will be evaluated using APSIC-developed guidelines and audit criteria, with assessments conducted through an independent scientific framework led by an APSIC-appointed expert panel comprising infection prevention specialists from across the region.

"Environmental hygiene is fundamental to infection prevention and patient safety, yet often under-recognised. This initiative brings renewed focus to raising standards across healthcare systems in Asia Pacific," said Professor Moi Lin Ling, APSIC Programme Chair, APSIC Environment Hygiene Excellence Award

Through this regional collaboration, APSIC and Schuelke aim to:

Promote awareness and adoption of best practices in environmental hygiene across healthcare institutions in Asia Pacific.

Provide hospitals with structured tools to assess performance and identify opportunities for improvement.

Enable benchmarking and knowledge exchange among healthcare institutions to advance infection prevention standards regionally.

Shortlisted hospitals will receive expert-led educational support, including regional webinars and on-site training sessions, to help strengthen infection prevention strategies and improve operational environmental hygiene practices. Finalists will undergo an on-site audit by APSIC experts, and winners will be honoured at the APSIC 2028 Congress.

"As a long-standing partner in infection prevention, Schuelke is committed to supporting healthcare institutions in advancing environmental hygiene standards through scientific collaboration and education," said Patrick Kaminski, President and CEO, Schuelke Asia Pacific.

The programme represents one of the first coordinated regional efforts to standardise, assess, and recognise excellence in environmental hygiene across healthcare systems in Asia Pacific. By combining scientific criteria, expert review, and practical education, the initiative is designed to support meaningful and measurable improvements in hospital hygiene, patient safety, and infection prevention outcomes.

Healthcare institutions interested in participating in the programme can find more information at www.ehea.health

About Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (APSIC)

APSIC was established in 1998 and is a multinational, voluntary organisation dedicated to advancing infection prevention and control practices to reduce hospital-associated infections, respond to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, and improve patient outcomes. APSIC brings together multidisciplinary infection prevention and control professionals across the region to share knowledge, experience, quality improvement initiatives, and research findings through training courses, seminars, congresses, and conferences in Asia Pacific. APSIC also works to establish collaborative partnerships that promote cost-effective, evidence-based practices across the region.

Learn more about APSIC at: https://apsic-apac.org/

About Schuelke

Schuelke, headquartered in Norderstedt, Germany, is a global leader in infection prevention and control with more than 135 years of experience. Guided by its purpose, "We protect lives worldwide," Schuelke is committed to advancing health and safety through innovative solutions, scientific expertise, and strong partnerships across the healthcare ecosystem.

In an increasingly interconnected world where infectious risks transcend borders, Schuelke works closely with healthcare professionals, institutions, and industry partners to strengthen infection prevention practices across diverse care settings.

The company operates across four key business areas-Healthcare, Consumer Health (OTC), Direct Patient Care, and Life Sciences-offering a comprehensive portfolio of solutions spanning antisepsis, disinfection, hygiene management, and specialised applications.

With globally recognised brands such as mikrozid, microshield, octenisept, desmanol, and desderman, Schuelke provides trusted solutions for surface disinfection, skin antisepsis, hand hygiene, and wound care, supporting healthcare professionals in maintaining safe and effective clinical environments.

Learn more about Schuelke at: https://www.schuelke.com

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General Fusion to Participate in Canaccord Genuity Growth Conference

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:14:14 +0700

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- General Fusion Group Ltd. (“General Fusion” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GFUZ), a leader in the global race to commercialize fusion energy, today announced that members of its leadership team will participate in Canaccord Genuity’s 46th Annual Growth Conference in Boston.

Chief Strategy Officer Megan Wilson is scheduled to participate in a fireside chat on August 11 at 12:30 p.m. ET. To register for the webcast, please visit www.event.summitcast.com.

A replay of the fireside chat will be available on the Events & Presentations page of General Fusion’s investor relations website.

To arrange a one-on-one meeting with General Fusion during the conference, please contact your Canaccord Genuity representative or email investors@generalfusion.com.

About General Fusion

General Fusion (NASDAQ: GFUZ), the first publicly listed fusion energy company, is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, and is pursuing a practical approach to commercial fusion energy. Founded in 2002, the Company has received funding from global investors, including leading energy venture capital firms, industry leaders, and technology pioneers. Learn more at www.generalfusion.com.

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Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the outlook for the business of General Fusion, including its ability to commercialize MTF or any other fusion technology on its expected timeline or at all; and any information concerning the possible or assumed future results of operations or financial position of the Company.

These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied upon as, a guarantee, assurance, prediction, or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company.

These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the risk that the Company is unable to maintain the listing of its securities on Nasdaq; the risk that the price of the Company’s securities may be volatile due to a variety of factors outside of the Company’s control; the risk that the Company never generates revenue; the risk that the Company fails to commercialize MTF on a cost-effective basis, on the expected timeline, or at all; the risk that the Company fails to achieve the objectives of the LM26 program; the risk that additional capital needed by the Company may not be raised on favorable terms, or at all, including as a result of the restrictions agreed to in connection with the private placement the Company closed on July 10, 2026; the risk that fusion energy does not gain public acceptance; the risk that the scientific and technical assumptions upon which MTF technology is based do not prove to be correct; the risk that our competitors develop viable fusion technology sooner than we do; the risk of supply chain disruptions; the risk that key technical material and service inputs may not be available when required, on reasonable terms or at all; the risk that we are unable to attract and retain qualified personnel with highly technical expertise; the risk that we are subject to negative publicity; the risk that our assessment of the total addressable market for fusion energy is incorrect; the risk of changes in the laws and regulations governing the Company’s research and development activities and in the regulation of fusion energy; the risk of fluctuations in currency markets; the risk that the Company is unable to complete and successfully integrate any future acquisitions; the risk of increased competition in the fusion industry; the risk of accidents, earthquakes, fires, floods, and other natural disasters; the risk that our information technology fails; the risk that our operating expenses are materially higher than forecast; the risk that we are unable to remediate material weaknesses in our internal controls or identify additional material weaknesses in the future; the risk that we are unable to adequately protect or enforce our intellectual property rights; the risk of third-party claims that we are infringing or violating another person’s intellectual property rights; the risk that our intellectual property applications are not granted; the risk of a cyber event or privacy breach resulting in an interruption in operations or financial loss; the risk that government reduces or delays funding of government programs in which we participate; the risk that future sales by existing shareholders could cause our stock price to decline; and the risk that we are unable to establish and maintain effective internal controls to produce accurate and timely public disclosure.

These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions, including that none of the risks identified above materialize, that there are no unforeseen changes to economic and market conditions, and that no significant events occur outside the ordinary course of business.

The foregoing list is not exhaustive, and there may be additional risks that the Company does not know or currently believes are immaterial. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors, any other factors discussed herein, and in the other filings by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including those described under the heading “Risk Factors.” The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required in accordance with applicable laws.

Investor Relations Contact:

You can contact General Fusion’s Investor Relations team by email at: investors@generalfusion.com.

If you are based in North America, you may also leave a toll-free voicemail at +1 (833) 717-1519. Callers outside North America can reach us at +1 (236) 253-6968.

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How CNH precision technology is helping family farms turn data into better decisions

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:10:38 +0700

How CNH precision technology is helping family farms turn data into better decisions

*The latest feature in CNH’s A Sustainable Year digital series tells the story of Moreland Farms, a fourth-generation farming operation using technology to protect and improve the land for the next generation.

*Case IH FieldOps, AIM Command FLEX II, and AccuSync help the farm connect machines and turns operational data into practical action.

*Precision spraying, automation and connected data help improve productivity, reduce unnecessary overlap and support more informed input decisions.

Basildon, July 30, 2026

For family farms, land is more than a business asset. It is a legacy to protect, improve and pass on to the next generation. Today, precision technology, automation and connected data are helping farmers make better decisions in the field - improving productivity while managing inputs more accurately and responsibly.

The latest story in CNH’s A Sustainable Year digital series features Moreland Farms, a fourth-generation farming operation across Oklahoma and Southern Kansas, USA. The article shows how Case IH technology is helping the family bring data into the center of its daily operations: from machine coordination and application records to harvest insights, nitrogen management and long-term land stewardship.

Moreland Farms uses Case IH FieldOps, AIM Command FLEX II and AccuSync to connect machines, monitor field activity and turn operational data into practical action. FieldOps brings machinery and field data into one digital platform; AIM Command FLEX II supports more accurate spraying by controlling individual nozzle output; and AccuSync allows multiple machines to coordinate in the same field, helping reduce overlap and missed rows.

For Matt Moreland, who farms alongside his family at Moreland Farms, the value of precision technology lies not only in what it automates, but in what it helps farmers learn over time.

“The technology of guidance, precision and application data has allowed us to learn so much,” he says, noting how comparing year-over-year harvest insights allowed them to pinpoint exactly where to optimize nitrogen applications. “Those changes may be larger than even what my grandma lived through, and they are definitely making us better stewards of the land.”

Together with an in-depth explainer on CNH precision spraying technologies, the story shows how CNH is helping customers turn advanced technology into practical value: improving efficiency, supporting more responsible land management and enabling farmers to make confident decisions in an increasingly data-driven agricultural world.

Read the full story at: https://publications.cnhindustrial.com/a-sustainable-year-2025-2026/moreland-farms

CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNH) is a world-class equipment, technology and services company. Driven by its purpose of Breaking New Ground, which centers on Innovation, Sustainability and Productivity, the Company provides the strategic direction, R&D capabilities, and investments that enable the success of its global and regional Brands. Globally, Case IH and New Holland supply 360° agriculture applications from machines to implements and the digital technologies that enhance them; and CASE and New Holland Construction Equipment deliver a full lineup of construction products that make the industry more productive. The Company’s regionally focused Brands include: STEYR, for agricultural tractors; Raven, a leader in digital agriculture, precision technology and the development of autonomous systems; Hemisphere, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-precision satellite-based positioning, and heading technologies; Flexi-Coil, specializing in tillage and seeding systems; Miller, manufacturing application equipment; and Eurocomach, producing a wide range of mini and midi excavators for the construction sector, including electric solutions.

Across a history spanning over two centuries, CNH has always been a pioneer in its sectors and continues to passionately innovate and drive customer efficiency and success. As a truly global company, CNH’s 35,000+ employees form part of a diverse and inclusive workplace, focused on empowering customers to grow, and build, a better world.

For more information and the latest financial and sustainability reports visit: cnh.com

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Jameson Irish Whiskey Joins the National Football League (NFL) as Official Spirits Sponsor, Expanding Its Commitment to Football Fan Culture Globally

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:07:07 +0700

Bringing people together beyond the game, Jameson invites fans of America’s most-watched sport² to celebrate game day the Jameson way: with smooth drinks and a welcoming attitude through premium activations worldwide

DUBLIN and NEW YORK, July 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jameson, the world's no. 1 Irish whiskey¹, today announced a multiyear partnership as the Official Spirits Sponsor of the National Football League (NFL). The collaboration marks a major expansion of the brand's cultural commitment to sports fandom, bringing the smoothness of Jameson to NFL fans – a sport with growing international acclaim – as they gather with friends, starting this Autumn.

The partnership puts Jameson front and centre at some of the NFL's biggest moments, from the Super Bowl and NFL Draft to International Games around the world. As Presenting Sponsor of the Super Bowl Tailgate Concert, Jameson will become part of one of sport's most iconic pre-game rituals. Across the season in the US, the brand will create welcoming spaces for fans to connect, celebrate and share smooth moments together at the Super Bowl Experience, the NFL Draft and other key league events.

"American football brings people together through a shared passion for the game and the moments of connection that surround it," said Jennifer English, Global Brand VP of Jameson. "At Jameson, smoothness has always been more than what's in the glass, it's a way of bringing people together. From game-day traditions to gathering with friends, those moments of connection are at the heart of our brand. That's why we're excited to partner with the NFL as Official Spirits Sponsor, helping fans connect and create memorable experiences throughout the season."

Beyond major domestic events, the multiyear agreement carries international implications, securing official global league rights (excluding Brazil and Mexico) to spread Jameson’s welcoming spirit. With the NFL set to play a record-breaking nine games across four continents, seven countries, and eight stadiums, Jameson will serve as an official sponsor across four of the NFL International Games each year.

 "We are incredibly excited to welcome Jameson into the NFL family as our Official Spirits Sponsor," said Renie Anderson, EVP & Chief Revenue Officer of the NFL. "Jameson is a world-class brand known for bringing people together, making them the perfect partner to enrich our fan engagement. From the excitement and energy of the Super Bowl to the global reach of our International Games, this partnership will help connect fans and create new experiences all around the world.”

The collaboration will also come to life for global audiences across broadcast, digital, and social channels, utilising custom media integration and footage in partnership with NFL Films to deliver storytelling designed specifically for the modern football fan.

Furthermore, for global fans visiting the US to watch the games, the league-wide partnership will foster the expansion and growth of existing NFL team partnerships - anchoring localised fan opportunities, co-branded consumer sweepstakes, and dedicated neighbourhood activations directly within key markets including the Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Fans are encouraged to follow @JamesonUS @JamesonWhiskey and visit the official Jameson digital channels to stay updated on upcoming NFL sweepstakes, localised market events, and signature matchday cocktail recipes throughout the season.

For media enquiries, please contact PR agency Spike at Jameson@spikesport.global

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Jameson is the world’s bestselling Irish whiskey, a top 3 international whiskey brand and a top 10 international spirits brand*.

Anchored by the spirit of togetherness and community, Jameson celebrates the attributes that have propelled the brand from its inception – always welcoming and forever smooth. Sound like you? You Must be a Jameson, too.

Every bottle of Jameson is triple distilled and crafted for smoothness at the Midleton Distillery in County Cork, Ireland - the Most Awarded International Distillery at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

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Lantronix and Swarmer Collaborate to Create Custom Compute Module for Group 1 Unmanned Aerial Systems

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:03:21 +0700

Lantronix to develop a custom solution based on Lantronix’s Open-Q 6490CS SOM to support Swarmer’s AI software on small drones for defense missions, boosting onboard computing power by more than 400% compared to current platforms

IRVINE, Calif., July 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lantronix Inc. (Nasdaq: LTRX), a global provider of Edge AI and Industrial IoT solutions that power NDAA-compliant unmanned systems, critical infrastructure, and resilient enterprise networks, today announced a collaboration with Swarmer, Inc (Nasdaq: SWMR), a drone autonomy software company whose technology has supported more than 100,000 real-world combat missions in Ukraine since April 2024, to create a custom compute platform optimized for Group 1 UAS. Both companies are focused on accelerating deployment of FPV and other small, low-cost drones for Ukraine, U.S. and allied defense programs.

“Autonomy software only proves itself once it’s deployed on hardware that’s actually flying,” said Saleel Awsare, president and CEO of Lantronix. “A production-ready NDAA-compliant Lantronix compute platform with Swarmer’s combat-proven software provides operators with roughly four times the processing power to optimize its visual navigation, automated target recognition, pixel lock and advanced teaming algorithms.”

The integration of Lantronix's Open-Q 6490CS System-on-Module is designed to provide Group 1 UAS with the identical connectivity options along with a significant increase in onboard computing capability, enabling more advanced artificial intelligence, computer vision and autonomous mission execution at the tactical edge. The additional processing capacity will support more sophisticated swarming behaviors, sensor fusion and real-time decision-making while providing a production-ready platform designed for long-term deployment.

For military operators, this will result in the ability to field increasingly autonomous, software-defined Group 1 UAS that can adapt to evolving mission requirements through software updates rather than hardware replacement, extending operational capability while reducing lifecycle complexity.

“With more than seven million drones projected to be manufactured this year alone, we believe that every one of them could potentially run our AI and collaborative autonomy software,” said Alex Fink, president and U.S. CEO of Swarmer. “Our collaboration with Lantronix will produce a compute platform that is capable of running AI models on the edge in a small form factor that is optimized for Group 1 UAS. We believe this will become the new industry standard compute solution for small unmanned systems, and every unit will arrive pre-populated with Swarmer OS and Swarmer’s cutting-edge autonomy.”

Founded in Austin, Texas, in May 2023, Swarmer deployed its autonomy software in combat operations in Ukraine in April 2024 and has since flown missions with nearly 50 Ukrainian military units in active electronic warfare and GNSS-denied environments. Swarmer’s software is designed to run across any type of drone - from fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft to ground vehicles and sea vessels. The Swarmer solution based on Lantronix Open-Q 6490CS SOM will support all of these platforms, allowing a single operator to plan, monitor and execute missions involving hundreds of drones from one hardware base.

How Lantronix Technology Benefits Swarmer

The Open-Q 6490CS SOM enables Swarmer to deploy its autonomy software on a production-ready compute platform that improves performance, reduces cost and operational inefficiencies, optimizes SWaP and accelerates deployment across multiple unmanned platforms. On-device AI processing is built for GPS-denied and contested environments, where cloud-dependent compute isn’t reliable.

Sustained production support and NDAA compliance also eliminates supply chain uncertainty, enabling Swarmer to scale deployments across U.S. and allied government customers without hardware availability concerns.

Key Investor Takeaways

Expanded platform opportunity: Broadens Lantronix's role within autonomous defense systems by improving AI compute for multi-platform autonomy software across air, ground and maritime unmanned systems.

Replaces Soon-to-be Obsolete Technology: Current onboard compute systems are becoming increasingly expensive and unable to match pace with the speed of AI. This customized platform is designed to provide roughly four times the processing power to optimize visual navigation, automated target recognition, pixel lock and advanced teaming algorithms.

Long-term program support: NDAA compliance and a 10-year-plus production commitment position Lantronix for recurring, long-term revenue as Swarmer secures extended defense contracts, de-risking platform adoption in the defense autonomy market.

Validated, scaling partner: Swarmer (Nasdaq: SWMR) is a publicly traded, combat-proven operator with more than 100,000 missions flown across nearly 50 military units, reducing execution risk on the demand side of the partnership.

About Swarmer

Swarmer (Nasdaq: SWMR) is a defense technology company that specializes in vendor-agnostic software which allows one operator to intuitively control hundreds of autonomous platforms in real time. Swarmer’s primary mission areas include autonomous swarm coordination, integration of multi-domain unmanned systems and AI-powered autonomy software for distributed operations. Swarmer is not a drone manufacturer and does not depend on any single platform, supplier or hardware lifecycle. Instead, Swarmer operates at the intelligence layer, developing autonomy, coordination and decision-making software that enables large numbers of low-cost unmanned systems to operate collectively as one coherent, resilient force.

Swarmer’s technology has been rigorously validated in real-world kinetic environments and was first deployed in combat operations in Ukraine in April 2024. Since then, it has completed more than 100,000 combat missions, generating terabytes of proprietary data that informs its machine-learning models and enables the replication of advanced pilot performance at scale. Swarmer’s routine use in combat missions generates continuous streams of telemetry, sensor data and operational feedback which are then used to refine performance, increase resilience and accelerate learning. Swarmer has headquarters in Austin, Texas, and maintains operations and teams in Ukraine, Poland and Estonia. For more information, visit www.getswarmer.com.

About Lantronix

Lantronix Inc. (Nasdaq: LTRX) is a global leader in Edge AI and Industrial IoT solutions, delivering intelligent computing, secure connectivity and remote management for mission-critical applications. Serving high-growth markets, including smart cities, enterprise IT and commercial and defense unmanned systems, including drones, Lantronix enables customers to optimize operations and accelerate digital transformation. Its comprehensive portfolio of hardware, software and services powers applications from secure video surveillance and intelligent utility infrastructure to resilient out-of-band network management. By bringing intelligence to the network edge, Lantronix helps organizations achieve efficiency, security and a competitive edge in today’s AI-driven world. For more information, visit the Lantronix website.

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws, including, without limitation, statements concerning a potential collaboration between Lantronix and Swarmer and Lantronix’s positioning to capitalize on opportunities for long-term growth in the drone and defense technology markets. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results, future business, financial condition, or performance to differ materially from our historical results or those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement contained in this news release. The potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, such factors as the effects of negative or worsening regional and worldwide economic conditions or market instability on our business, including effects on purchasing decisions by our customers; our ability to mitigate any disruption in our and our suppliers’ and vendors’ supply chains due to changes in U.S. or foreign government trade policies, including recently increased or future tariffs, a pandemic or other outbreaks, wars and recent conflicts in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, or other factors; future responses to and effects of public health crises; cybersecurity risks; changes in applicable U.S. and foreign government laws and regulations; the risk that no definitive agreement between Lantronix and Swarmer is reached; our ability to successfully implement our acquisitions strategy or integrate acquired companies; difficulties and costs of protecting patents and other proprietary rights; the level of our indebtedness, our ability to service our indebtedness and the restrictions in our debt agreements; and any additional factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on Aug. 29, 2025, including in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I of that report, as well as in our other public filings with the SEC. Additional risk factors may be identified from time to time in our future filings. In addition, actual results may differ as a result of additional risks and uncertainties about which we are currently unaware or which we do not currently view as material to our business. For these reasons, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements we make speak only as of the date on which they are made. We expressly disclaim any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date hereof to conform such statements to actual results or to changes in our opinions or expectations, except as required by applicable law or the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. If we do update or correct any forward-looking statements, investors should not conclude that we will make additional updates or corrections.

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Acronis Accelerates AI-Native Strategy to Advance Autonomous IT for MSPs

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:58:16 +0700

Upcoming capabilities span a unified console, actionable intelligence, autonomous service desk, and agentic workflows

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, July 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acronis, a global provider of an AI-native cyber platform for MSPs and IT departments, today unveiled the next phase of capabilities, bringing protection, infrastructure, management, business intelligence, and autonomous execution into a single user experience.

Presented during the Acronis Accelerate: The Journey to Autonomous IT event, the demonstration of new capabilities builds on a series of major product launches delivered since January 2026 and advances Acronis’ vision for an AI-native operating environment in which technicians, business teams, and AI agents can work together within one natively integrated platform.

Acronis organizes its AI-native strategy around its “By AI, With AI, For AI” framework: using AI to accelerate secure product development; embedding AI, intelligence, and automation into the services MSPs use every day; and enabling partners to protect, manage, and automate services for increasingly AI-driven customer environments. Rather than adding isolated AI features to disconnected products, Acronis is building capabilities on its AI-native Acronis Cyber Platform.

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“AI-native is not a feature label for Acronis. It is the design principle we used for our platform, and it is the approach that guides how we build and operate our products, and how we help partners run and grow their businesses,” said Jan-Jaap Jager, CEO of Acronis. “Our goal is to give MSPs one environment in which people and AI agents can work together securely, transparently, and at scale. The products Acronis is delivering this year bring that goal to life.”

Advancing from AI assistance to autonomous execution

Acronis is expanding its AI-native platform with new innovations that help MSPs reduce operational friction, surface new business opportunities, and automate increasingly complex workflows. The next phase of Acronis Cyber Platform brings together four connected capabilities, including:

Acronis Cyber Console: A single, AI-native MSP workspace bringing protection, management, automation, and infrastructure together with one user experience for technicians, business teams, and AI agents.

Acronis Cyber Intelligence: An actionable intelligence layer providing transparency across operations, customer contracts, and protected endpoints. Cyber Intelligence is designed to identify service gaps and hidden revenue opportunities while helping partners anticipate issues, reduce ticket volumes, and make faster decisions.

Acronis Service Desk: Autonomous ticket workflows designed to address alert and context overload through automated enrichment, analysis, and remediation. Extensible integrations will allow service desk workflows to incorporate context and actions from across an MSP’s technology ecosystem.

Acronis Cyber Studio: A workspace for creating and controlling deterministic and agentic workflows. MSP teams will be able to use natural language to design automations and agent-driven processes while retaining visibility, governance, and control over their execution.

Together, these capabilities are designed to help MSPs progress from greater visibility and AI-assisted decision-making to proactive intelligence, workflow automation, and governed autonomous execution. Delivered through a single, natively integrated platform, they help reduce the complexity, integration burden, and context switching associated with managing separate AI, service desk, and automation point solutions.

“The AI opportunity for the channel is here now but capturing it will require partners to invest in the journey rather than wait for comprehensive directives,” said Rob Rae, Corporate Vice President of Community and Partner Experience at Pax8. “Acronis is putting the platform, intelligence and automation in place to help MSPs operate more autonomously and lead the next era of managed services.”

A new infrastructure and migration path for service providers

Acronis Cyber Frame now offers integrated migration workflows to help partners move workloads from VMware and Microsoft Azure to Cyber Frame Cloud or Cyber Frame Local, supporting staged migration and controlled cutover. This added capability gives MSPs and cloud service providers a choice between Acronis-hosted Cyber Frame Cloud and partner-hosted Cyber Frame Local.

During the event, Paul Maritz, former CEO of VMware and former chairman of the Acronis Board, highlighted Cyber Frame as a platform for MSPs and organizations looking to modernize or migrate their infrastructure. “Acronis Cyber Frame is a cloud offering designed for MSPs and designed to be sold through MSPs,” Maritz said. “It’s an integrated platform with infrastructure, backup, disaster recovery, security, remote access and automation all built in. It’s the most comprehensive solution option that’s easy to manage and offers customers a great migration path forward from where they are today.”

The foundation for autonomous IT

Since January 2026, Acronis has expanded its platform with four major launches: Acronis Archival Storage, Acronis MDR by Acronis TRU, Acronis GenAI Protection, and Acronis Cyber Frame. Together, they extend the platform across long-term data retention, managed threat detection and response, AI governance, and protected infrastructure to strengthen the foundation for more automated MSP operations.

Supporting open-source software development with Constructor Fabric

Separately during the event, Acronis joined Constructor Group and Virtuozzo in announcing Constructor Fabric, an Apache 2.0-licensed open-source software-delivery project governed by the independent Constructor Fabric Foundation. Constructor Fabric is an open-source AI fabric for Software as a Service that enables AI to define, build, and run software end to end with reusable components, operational automation, and built-in productivity measurement and insights.

Constructor Fabric is available to all Acronis partners and customers, enabling them to design and build secure, reliable, and cost-efficient applications, as well as customize and extend the Acronis platform for their unique requirements.

For more information about the Acronis Accelerate: The Journey to Autonomous IT event and to watch it live on demand, visit: https://acronis.events/event/july-2026

About Acronis:

Acronis is a global cyber protection company delivering the only natively integrated cybersecurity, data protection, and infrastructure management platform for managed service providers and IT departments. Acronis solutions are designed to identify, protect, detect, respond, recover and govern IT deployments, ensuring data integrity and business continuity.

A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis has 15 offices worldwide and employees in 60+ countries. Acronis Cyber Platform is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 21,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses. Learn more at www.acronis.com.

Acronis Press Contact:

Julia Carfagno

Senior Global Communications Manager

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Nors Group Scales Strategic Parts Pricing Across Portugal Trucks & Buses Business with Syncron

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:17:49 +0700

Deployment builds on a successful implementation in Africa and establishes a scalable foundation for further expansion

STOCKHOLM, July 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syncron today announced that Nors Group has deployed Syncron Parts Pricing across its Trucks & Buses operations in Portugal, marking the latest phase in a broader pricing transformation spanning multiple regions. Covering both its Volvo Trucks and Renault Trucks divisions, the deployment builds on a successful implementation in Africa, with further rollouts planned in other geographies.

Previously, Nors Group relied on supplier recommendations and manual calculations in Excel to manage much of its parts pricing, making it difficult to execute pricing changes consistently and at scale. Working with pricing consultancy Simon-Kucher, the company developed a new pricing strategy and needed technology to operationalize it across the business. With Syncron, prices are now calculated automatically using market and cost data and published directly to SAP, reducing pricing updates from days to near real time.

“This was a pragmatic implementation with strong alignment between technology, processes, and business teams,” said Bruno Cortes, CIO, Nors Group. “Extending our parts price management best practices across our Trucks & Buses business in Portugal is an important step for us. Syncron has helped us streamline the process, focus customization where it adds real business value, and build a more agile and sustainable foundation for future growth.”

As competition for aftermarket revenue intensifies, service parts pricing has become an increasingly important commercial capability. Organizations that continue to rely on manual processes are finding it harder to respond to changing market conditions, protect margins, and remain competitive.

"The real measure of a successful implementation isn't simply going live-it's giving the business a capability it can build on," said Heiko Hünnefeld, Vice President of Expert Services, Syncron. "That requires more than technology. It takes knowledge transfer, close collaboration, and a willingness to adopt new ways of working. The Nors team embraced that approach from day one, helping create a pricing capability that supports consistent execution today while giving the business the flexibility to scale and adapt as it evolves."

About Nors Group

Driven by progress and building on a legacy spanning more than 90 years, Nors is adapting to market needs and transforming itself to improve lives and businesses through outstanding services and equipment. Now with a single brand, Nors operates globally in five business areas: Trucks and Buses, Construction Equipment, Agro, Aftermarket and Ventures. Thanks to the strategic change, it offers a diversified portfolio and integrated service, maintaining close and trusting relationships with partners, customers and the market itself. Nors’ brand is present in 7 countries and represents the main manufacturer brands in the business areas in which it operates, through more than 100 units offering services, solutions and equipment to make everything work better, every day.

About Syncron

Syncron is the aftermarket growth platform for the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors. Trusted by customers across more than 80 countries, Syncron offers connected solutions across parts and service pricing, service supply chain management, and warranty management. Global heavy equipment and automotive brands use Syncron to protect revenue, grow margins, and strengthen customer relationships across the asset lifecycle. For more, visit www.syncron.com.

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karen.crabtree@syncron.com

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Shell plc publishes second quarter 2026 press release

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:14:27 +0700

London, July 30, 2026

"Shell's operational performance enabled very strong results during another quarter of severe disruption in global energy markets, as we worked hard to provide critical energy supplies and products to our customers.

Consistent with our strategy, we remain disciplined in our capital allocation, divesting non-core assets and investing in higher-quality growth opportunities, including the announced ARC acquisition.

Today, we commence another $3 billion of share buybacks1, in line with our 40-50% of CFFO through the cycle distribution policy."

Shell plc Chief Executive Officer, Wael Sawan

OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE DRIVES VERY STRONG RESULTS

Q2 2026 Adjusted Earnings2 of $9.8 billion, reflects strong operational performance across the businesses despite Middle East outages, with record upstream production in Brazil and record refinery utilisation.
Strong CFFO of $21.4 billion, supported by higher realised prices and a working capital inflow of $3.4 billion.
Distributed 44% of CFFO over the past 12 months. 19th quarter in a row of announcing at least $3 billion buybacks.
Structural cost reductions of $5.8 billion achieved since 2022; delivered ~$700 million in first half of 2026.
Strong balance sheet with gearing of 19%, reflecting net debt of $42 billion or $12 billion excluding leases. Capex outlook for 2026 unchanged: $24 - 26 billion.
Portfolio high-grading with the sale of Jiffy Lube (USA) and the announced divestments of SPRNG Energy (India), the Marketing business in South Africa and the Gulf of America Na Kika end-of-life assets.
ARC Resources acquisition obtained shareholder approval, completion expected in Q3 2026 increasing production growth to 4% CAGR to 2030 (from 2025).

$ million2		Adj. Earnings	Adj. EBITDA	CFFO	Cash capex
Integrated Gas		2,691	4,761	4,629	1,269
Upstream		3,485	8,891	6,835	1,633
Marketing		1,329	2,392	2,547	380
Chemicals & Products3		2,877	4,664	7,941	507
Renewables & Energy Solutions		79	212	(65)	429
Corporate		(617)	(210)	(455)	19
Less: Non-controlling interest (NCI)		9
Shell	Q2 2026	9,836	20,710	21,432	4,237
Shell	Q1 2026	6,915	17,741	6,062	4,202

1The Q2 2026 share buyback programme comprises $3.0 billion of new share buybacks, plus $1.2 billion of share buybacks that were not undertaken during the previous programme due to the announced suspension of such programme in connection with Shell's agreement to acquire ARC Resources.

2 Income/(loss) attributable to shareholders for Q2 2026 is $10.8 billion. Reconciliation of non-GAAP measures can be found in the quarterly unaudited results, available on www.shell.com/investors.

3 Chemicals & Products Adjusted Earnings at a subsegment level are as follows: Chemicals $0.4 billion and Products $2.5 billion.

* CFFO of $21.4 billion in Q2 2026, with a $3.4 billion working capital inflow.

$ billion1	Q2 2025	Q3 2025	Q4 2025	Q1 2026	Q2 2026
Working capital	(0.4)	-	1.3	(11.2)	3.4
Divestment proceeds	-	1.8	0.1	0.4	0.5
Free cash flow	6.5	10.0	4.2	2.9	17.5
Net debt	43.2	41.2	45.7	52.6	41.8

1 Reconciliation of non-GAAP measures can be found in the quarterly unaudited results, available on www.shell.com/investors.

Q2 2026 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE DRIVERS

INTEGRATED GAS

Key data	Q1 2026	Q2 2026	Q3 2026 outlook
Realised liquids price ($/bbl)	77	80	-
Realised gas price ($/thousand scf)	6.5	7.2	-
Production (kboe/d)	909	631	570 - 630
LNG liquefaction volumes (MT)	7.9	7.7	7.1 - 7.7
LNG sales volumes (MT)	19.2	18.0	-

Adjusted Earnings were higher than Q1 2026, reflecting significantly higher Trading & Optimisation results and higher realised prices, partially offset by lower volumes.
Q3 2026 production and LNG liquefaction outlook excludes volumes from ARC Resources and Qatar.

UPSTREAM

Key data	Q1 2026	Q2 2026	Q3 2026 outlook
Realised liquids price ($/bbl)	72	89	-
Realised gas price ($/thousand scf)	6.9	8.3	-
Liquids production (kboe/d)	1,346	1,367	-
Gas production (million scf/d)	2,884	2,648	-
Total production (kboe/d)	1,843	1,824	1,680 - 1,880

Adjusted Earnings were higher than in Q1 2026, reflecting higher realised prices.
Q3 2026 production outlook reflects higher maintenance across the portfolio.

MARKETING

Key data	Q1 2026	Q2 2026	Q3 2026 outlook
Marketing sales volumes (kb/d)	2,627	2,570	2,550 - 2,750
Mobility (kb/d)	1,915	1,867	-
Lubricants (kb/d)	95	75	-
Sectors & Decarbonisation (kb/d)	617	627	-

Adjusted Earnings were in line with Q1 2026, as lower volumes and weaker lubricant margins were offset by comparatively favourable tax movements.

CHEMICALS & PRODUCTS

Key data	Q1 2026	Q2 2026	Q3 2026 outlook
Refinery processing intake (kb/d)	1,219	1,267	-
Chemicals sales volumes (kT)	2,253	2,281	-
Refinery utilisation (%)	99	102	93 - 101
Chemicals manufacturing plant utilisation (%)	85	83	78 - 86
Global indicative refining margin ($/bbl)	17	24	-
Global indicative chemical margin ($/t)	139	270	-

Higher chemicals margins1 resulted in Chemicals best Adjusted Earnings since Q3 2021.
Products margins reflect higher indicative refining margins1 and a higher trading and optimisation contribution than in Q1 2026.

1 Key data table reflects calculated IRM/ICM. Given market dislocations, realised margins in Q2 2026 were below calculated IRM/ICM and were adjusted accordingly in the Q2 2026 Quarterly Update Note.

RENEWABLES & ENERGY SOLUTIONS

Key data	Q1 2026	Q2 2026
External power sales (TWh)	72	70
Sales of pipeline gas to end-use customers (TWh)	197	161
Renewables power generation capacity (GW)*	6.4	6.2
in operation (GW)	4.3	4.5
under construction and/or committed for sale (GW)	2.0	1.7

*Excludes Shell's equity share of associates where information cannot be obtained.

Adjusted Earnings were lower than in Q1 2026, with lower trading and optimisation.

CORPORATE

Key data	Q1 2026	Q2 2026	Q3 2026 outlook
Adjusted Earnings ($ billion)	(0.9)	(0.6)	(0.7) - (0.5)

UPCOMING INVESTOR EVENTS

October 29, 2026 Third quarter 2026 results and dividends

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Iveco Group announces transition to new Chief Financial Officer

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:03:48 +0700

Turin, 30th July 2026. Iveco Group N.V. announces that it has agreed with its Chief Financial & IT Officer, Anna Tanganelli, that on the substantive completion of the public tender offer for Iveco Group by Tata Motors, she will leave the Company to take up a new role with a publicly listed company on the 2nd of November 2026.

The process to identify a new CFO is already underway, and details of the successor will be communicated as soon as the process is concluded.

Olof Persson, CEO of Iveco Group, commented: “We thank Anna for her valued contributions during her tenure as our CFO, and in particular for her work on the transformative transactions we announced last year and are in the process of completing. We wish her every success in her future role and until then will continue to benefit from her expertise during the coming months.”

Iveco Group N.V. (EXM: IVG) is a global player in the automotive industry, built on a strong Italian heritage and with a consolidated international reach. The Group channels decades of engineering excellence and innovation into sustainable mobility and customer driven technologies.

Its five brands play a leading role in their respective domains: IVECO, a pioneering commercial vehicles brand offering heavy, medium and light duty trucks; FPT, a global leader in advanced powertrain technologies in the agriculture, construction, marine, power generation and commercial vehicles sectors; IVECO BUS and HEULIEZ, renowned for their mass transit, premium bus and coach solutions; and IVECO CAPITAL, the Group’s financing arm supporting them all. Iveco Group employs 33,000 people and operates 16 industrial sites and 22 R&D centres. Further information is available at www.ivecogroup.com.

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Iveco Group 2026 Second Quarter Results

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:56:00 +0700

Iveco Group 2026 Second Quarter Results

Iveco Group 2026 Second Quarter Results(*)

The Board of Directors approves Q2 and H1 2026 preliminary results

Strong growth in revenues led by higher volumes in Europe; Q2 profitability reflects planned investments in quality

Tata Motors' Tender Offer expected to be launched in early September 2026
with closure envisaged by early November 2026

EU-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES					NON-EU-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES (1)
	(EUR million)	Q2 2026	Q2 2025	Change		(EUR million)	Q2 2026	Q2 2025	Change
	Consolidated EBIT	121	169	-48		Adjusted EBIT	131	171	-40
	of which EBIT of Industrial Activities	94	141	-47		of which Adjusted EBIT of Industrial Activities	104	143	-39
	Profit/(loss) for the period	38	79	-41		Adjusted net income	46	79	-33
	Diluted EPS ?	0.14	0.28	-0.14		Adjusted diluted EPS ?	0.17	0.29	-0.12
	Cash flow from operating activities	(462)	95	-557		Free cash flow of Industrial Activities	(45)	119	-164
	Cash and cash equivalents(2)	2,514	3,582	-1,068		Available liquidity(2)	4,432	5,498	-1,066

In the second quarter, Iveco Group recorded a strong increase in consolidated revenues of EUR3,764 million (+7.3%) and also in industrial revenues of ?3,696 million (+7.9%), in particular thanks to higher European volumes. Industrial Activities generated an Adjusted EBIT of ?104 million. Free Cash Flow represented an outflow of ?45 million, while Available Liquidity remained solid at ?4.4 billion as of 30th June 2026, following payment of the ~?1,550 million extraordinary interim dividend on 22nd April 2026 from the proceeds of the Defence business disposal.

Truck reaffirmed its leadership position in the upper-end and chassis-cab segments of the light commercial vehicle market, while maintaining disciplined pricing in European heavy-duty vehicles. Compared with the second quarter of 2025, European industry volumes were broadly stable in light-duty and increased by 9% in medium- and heavy-duty. Order intake remained strong, increasing 21% in light-duty and 47% in medium- and heavy-duty. The European heavy-duty book-to-bill ratio improved by 33 basis points year-over-year, while light commercial vehicles remained steady. Profitability was affected by the additional resources dedicated to quality, partially offset by higher volumes and positive pricing.

IVECO BUS retained its number one position in the European electric bus market and consolidated its number two ranking overall, with a market share of more than 25%. Bus deliveries increased by 8%, supported by the Annonay plant operating at full capacity. Profitability was affected by rework costs associated with the last batch of unfinished city buses carried over from 2025, now fully deployed, partially offset by higher volumes and positive pricing. This rework is now complete, removing the related cost impact from the second half of the year.

In Powertrain, overall engine volumes increased by 9% compared with the second quarter of 2025, driven by increased small-engine deliveries in Europe across on-road and off-road applications. Profitability was affected by an unfavourable product mix, primarily reflecting fewer large-engine deliveries in the Americas, and the previously mentioned investments in quality. These impacts were partially offset by disciplined cost control and continued operational efficiency.

Consistent with the Company's ambition to become a premium partner, Model Year 26 truck range was launched in the first week of July at IVECO Experience 2026, with the participation of 2,000 customers, dealers, suppliers, partners, media representatives and employees. IVECO restated its commitment to supporting customers throughout the entire vehicle lifecycle, through best-in-class, end-to-end quality, innovation and close customer relationships. It also showcased the next stage of the journey that began two years ago, guided by the 'Spirito in Movimento' ambition and its three pillars: Motion by Design, Motion through Experience and Motion as Family.

Looking ahead, the Company expects a gradual recovery in profitability during H2 2026, reflecting the weaker industry demand for LCV towards the end of the year, particularly in the upper end, and increased macroeconomic uncertainties that will negatively impact the full year performance of our industrial activities. These are expected to be partially offset by the actions implemented in H1 2026 and the acceleration of our Efficiency Programme. H2 2026 is also expected to deliver solid Free Cash Flow generation.

With regard to the Tata Motors' Tender Offer for the proposed acquisition of the Iveco Group, the regulatory process is reaching its final stage, with only one pending approval to be received by Tata Motors. Based on the information received from Tata Motors, following its interactions with the competent Authority, all requests have been addressed and final clearance is expected to be received by end of August 2026. Accordingly, the Tender Offer is expected to be launched in early September 2026 with an expected closure by early November 2026.

"Our positive top line performance during this quarter is a strong indicator of the continuing resilience of our industrial businesses. Our deliberate focus on investments in quality ? in line with the priorities we set out for the year ? has had its impact on short-term profitability but is expected to deliver lasting benefits going forward across the full range of our products and services. These deliberate and positive actions to improve the core efficiency of our business will ensure that Iveco Group enters the next phase of its development as a strong and confident contributor to our transformational deal with Tata Motors that continues to make good progress in securing all the necessary approvals."

Olof Persson, Chief Executive Officer

Notes:
Iveco Group consolidated financial results included in this press release are prepared in accordance with EU-IFRS.
(*)      2026 and 2025 financial data shown in this press release refer to Continuing Operations only (ie. excluding Defence business), unless otherwise stated. In particular, on 18th March 2026, Iveco Group transferred the full ownership of its Defence business (IDV and ASTRA brands) to Leonardo S.p.A., as per the terms of the agreement announced on 30th July 2025. In accordance with IFRS 5 ? Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations, as the sale became highly probable in July 2025, the Defence business met the criteria to be classified as a disposal group held for sale since that date; it also met the criteria to be classified as Discontinued Operations. In accordance with applicable accounting standards, the figures in the Income Statement and Statement of Cash Flows for Q2 and H1 2025 have been recast consistently.
(1)  Non-EU-IFRS financial measures: refer to the "Non-EU-IFRS Financial Information" section of this press release for information regarding non-EU-IFRS financial measures. Refer to the specific table in the "Other Supplemental Financial Information" section of this press release for the reconciliation between the non-EU-IFRS financial measure and the most comparable EU-IFRS financial measure.
(2)  Comparison vs 31st March 2026.

Q2 2026 Performance of Continuing Operations and Results by Business Unit

Consolidated revenues amounted to EUR3,764 million compared to ?3,507 million in Q2 2025, up 7.3%. Net revenues of Industrial Activities were EUR3,696 million compared to EUR3,426 million in Q2 2025, up 7.9%, mainly due to higher volumes in Europe.

Adjusted EBIT was EUR131 million compared to EUR171 million in Q2 2025, with a margin of 3.5% (4.9% in Q2 2025). Adjusted EBIT of Industrial Activities was EUR104 million (EUR143 million in Q2 2025), mainly resulting from unfavourable production costs due to a strengthened focus on quality across businesses and rework costs in Bus, partially offset by higher volumes. Adjusted EBIT margin of Industrial Activities was 2.8% (4.2% in Q2 2025).

Adjusted Net Income was ?46 million (EUR79 million in Q2 2025) and adjusted Diluted Earnings per share was EUR0.17 (EUR0.29 in Q2 2025).

Net financial expenses amounted to ?70 million, in line with Q2 2025.

Reported income tax expense was ?13 million, with an adjusted Effective Tax Rate (adjusted ETR(1)) of 25% in Q2 2026, which reflects the different tax rates applied in the jurisdictions where the Group operates and some other discrete items.

Free Cash Flow of Industrial Activities was negative at ?45 million compared to positive EUR119 million in Q2 2025, mainly due to working capital absorption and increased investments driven by an enhanced focus on quality.

Available Liquidity was ?4,432 million as of 30th June 2026, after the extraordinary interim dividend distribution of ~EUR1,550 million, which occurred on 22nd April 2026, on the net proceeds from the sale of Defence business. Available Liquidity also included EUR1,900 million of undrawn committed facilities.

Truck

	Q2 2026	Q2 2025	Change		The European Truck market was up 2% year-over-year, with Light-Duty Vehicles (LCV) down 1% and Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks (M&H) up 9%. The South American Truck market was up 1% in LCV and down 2% in M&H. Iveco Group deliveries were up 19% vs Q2 2025 in Europe (up 24% and 4% in LCV and in M&H, respectively) and were down 6% in South America (up 18% in LCV and down 19% in M&H). Worldwide Truck book-to-bill was 0.91 at the end of the quarter. Net Revenues were EUR2,443 million, up 4.2% compared to Q2 2025, mainly due to higher volumes and a better mix. The Adjusted EBIT was EUR74 million compared to ?129 million in Q2 2025, resulting mainly from higher production costs for increased resources dedicated to quality, partially offset by higher volumes and mix. The Adjusted EBIT margin was at 3.0% (5.5% in Q2 2025).
Net revenues (EUR million)	2,443	2,345	+4.2%
Adjusted EBIT (EUR million)	74	129	-55
Adjusted EBIT margin	3.0%	5.5%	-250	bps

Notes:

(1) Non-EU-IFRS financial measures: refer to the "Non-EU-IFRS Financial Information" section of this press release for information regarding non-EU-IFRS financial measures. Refer to the specific table in the "Other Supplemental Financial Information" section of this press release for the reconciliation between the non-EU-IFRS financial measure and the most comparable EU-IFRS financial measure.

Bus

	Q2 2026	Q2 2025	Change		Bus registrations were up 19% in Europe and down 4% in South America compared to Q2 2025. Iveco Group deliveries were up 8% in Europe and up 20% in South America. Net Revenues were up 22.4% in the quarter, driven by higher volumes. The Adjusted EBIT was ?29 million compared to ?42 million in Q2 2025 resulting from rework costs in the Annonay plant to recover the 2025 product delay ? now fully completed ? and negative product mix, partially offset by higher volumes. The Adjusted EBIT margin was at 3.2% (5.6% in Q2 2025).
Net revenues (EUR million)	919	751	+22.4%
Adjusted EBIT (EUR million)	29	42	-13
Adjusted EBIT margin	3.2%	5.6%	-240	bps

Powertrain

	Q2 2026	Q2 2025	Change		Powertrain Net Revenues were ?941 million, up 7.2% compared to Q2 2025, due to higher volumes and positive price realisation. Sales to external customers accounted for 45% (47% in Q2 2025). The Adjusted EBIT was ?39 million, up ?5 million compared to Q2 2025, primarily driven by higher volumes and positive price realisation. The Adjusted EBIT margin was at 4.1% (3.9% in Q2 2025).
Net revenues (EUR million)	941	878	+7.2%
Adjusted EBIT (EUR million)	39	34	+5
Adjusted EBIT margin	4.1%	3.9%	+20	bps

Financial Services

	Q2 2026	Q2 2025	Change	Financial Services Net Revenues were ?109 million, compared to ?113 million in Q2 2025, mainly due to lower wholesale portfolio receivables. The Adjusted EBIT was at ?27 million, in line with Q2 2025. The end of period managed portfolio for Iveco Group (including unconsolidated joint ventures) was ?8,102 million at the end of the quarter (of which retail was 42% and wholesale 58%), up ?130 million compared to 30th June 2025. The receivable balance greater than 30 days past due as a percentage of the on-book portfolio was 2.2% (2.0% as of 30th June 2025).
Net revenues (EUR million)	109	113	-3.5%
Adjusted EBIT (EUR million)	27	28	-1
Equity at quarter end (? million)	799	825	-26
Retail loan originations (? million)	438	480	-42

Iveco Group 2026 First Half Results

EU-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES					NON EU-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES (1)
	(EUR million)	H1 2026	H1 2025	Change		(EUR million)	H1 2026	H1 2025	Change
	Consolidated EBIT	12	223	-211		Adjusted EBIT	76	288	-212
	of which EBIT of Industrial Activities	(50)	160	-210		of which Adjusted EBIT of Industrial Activities	14	225	-211
	Profit/(loss) for the period	(78)	93	-171		Adjusted net income/(loss)	(28)	139	-167
	Diluted EPS ?	(0.30)	0.34	-0.64		Adjusted diluted EPS ?	(0.11)	0.51	-0.62
	Cash flow from operating activities	(239)	(105)	-134		Free cash flow of Industrial Activities	(726)	(728)	+2
	Cash and cash equivalents(2)	2,514	2,953	-439		Available liquidity(2)	4,432	5,192	-760

Truck

	H1 2026	H1 2025	Change
Net revenues (EUR million)	4,253	4,309	-1.3%
Adjusted EBIT (EUR million)	3	187	-184
Adjusted EBIT margin	0.1%	4.3%	-420	bps

Bus

	H1 2026	H1 2025	Change
Net revenues (EUR million)	1,535	1,229	+24.9%
Adjusted EBIT (EUR million)	30	68	-38
Adjusted EBIT margin	2.0%	5.5%	-350	bps

Powertrain

2026 Half-Year Results

Solid performance in the first half of the year

Accretive impact of share buybacks on H1 2026 Net Asset Value

EUR450 million returned to shareholders year-to-date

Wendel Investment Managers (now 37% of Gross Asset Value Pro Forma1): continued fundraising momentum in H1 2026 with EUR2.2 billion of funds raised and double-digit Fee-Paying AuM2 and revenue growth year-on-year

	H1 2026	Total Growth vs H12025	Proforma Growth3 vs H12025
Fundraising4	EUR2.2bn
Exits and pay-offs	EUR3.1bn
New Fee Paying AuM	+EUR4.2bn
AuM5	EUR48.7bn	+25%
Fee Paying AuM	EUR37.8bn	+30%	+11%
Management fees and other	EUR226.2m Pro Forma3: 239.3m	+56%	+12%
Fee Related Earnings (FRE)	EUR87.1m Pro Forma3: EUR95.0m	+46%	+11%

Wendel Investment Managers, Wendel's third-party asset management platform reached EUR48.7 billion in assets under management across private equity, private debt, and secondaries following the acquisition of Committed Advisors early April 2026.
+25% total AuM growth over the last twelve months.
EUR2.2 bn equity raised in H1 2026, of which EUR1.2 billion in secondaries and $1.2 billion in private credit. Net outflows in private credit (new subscription less redemption met) from the non-tradable BDC6 (Monroe Capital Income Plus) was limited to $0.09bn year-to-date.
Fee Paying AuM totaled EUR37.8 billion7, up 30 % year-on-year; Pro forma8 FPAUM increased by 11% over the last twelve months.
Reported management fees and other elements totaled EUR226.2 million9 (Committed Advisors consolidated since April 1st 2026) over the first half, growing 56% compared to last year, mainly due to Monroe Capital and Committed Advisors acquisitions.
Reported Fee Related Earnings (FRE) totaled EUR87.1 million up +46% compared to H1 2025, and +11% pro forma3.
Pro forma10 FRE reached EUR95 million, in line with expectations. The target of more than EUR200 million of pro forma FRE for the full year is confirmed.

Wendel Principal Investments: EBITDA growth across most of Group's private portfolio companies and ongoing active portfolio rotation

Fully diluted Net Asset Value11 as of June 30, 2026: EUR158.9 per share, after the payment of a EUR3.6 per share dividend in May

Adjusted for the EUR3.6 dividend per share paid, fully diluted NAV per share increased by +2.6% since 31 March 2026. Share buybacks carried out over Q2 2026 had an accretive impact of +EUR2.8 per share:
- Wendel Investment Managers: total value in NAV increased by +EUR6.1 per share compared with 31 March 2026, driven by the combination of an increase in the valuation multiples of the comparable companies, cash generation, and the reduction of certain liabilities in Q2 2026. Pro forma for the signed disposals of Stahl and IHS, third-party asset management activities will represent 37% of Gross Asset Value, excluding cash12.
- Wendel Principal Investments:
  - Slight decrease of EUR1.0 per share in listed assets NAV, primarily attributable to the minor decline in Bureau Veritas' share price in Q2;
  - Unlisted assets: slight decline in value over Q2 2026 of -EUR2.8 per share, despite the good operating performance of the companies (reflecting a slight contraction in comparable-company multiples).

Dynamic execution of 2030 strategic roadmap

Finalization of the acquisition of Committed Advisors, a manager specialized in the secondary market: Wendel Investment Managers further strengthens its position as a leading European midmarket private asset management platform:
- Following the acquisition of Committed Advisors, Wendel Investment Managers (WIM), Wendel's third-party asset management platform, would exceed EUR20013 million in 2026 annual FRE and EUR48.7 billion in AUM in private equity, private debt, and private market solutions.
- Strengthened partnership with BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts' GP stakes platform: acquisition of a 5.9% stake in Committed Advisors from Wendel. This investment reflects BNPP AM Alts' strong conviction in the secondaries market, as well as the trusted and longstanding relationship between all parties.
Strong WPI portfolio rotation: c. EUR1.65 billion proceeds expected from the disposals of Stahl and IHS14 announced in February 2026
9% of capital share buyback program for 2026: rapid execution with 3.53 million shares bought back at an average price of EUR80.81 per share, or 8.24% of the capital already bought back as of June 30, 2026. In Q2 2026, share buybacks contributed positively by +EUR2.8 per fully diluted share to Wendel's Net Asset Value. This share buyback program was totally achieved as of July 27, 2026, for a total amount of EUR310 million.
Balance of the 2025 dividend of EUR3.6 per share was paid in May 2026 (EUR140 million) bringing the total dividend for fiscal year 2025 to EUR5.10 per share. The next interim dividend will be paid in November 2026.

Strong financial structure

Repayment of the EUR750 million Bureau Veritas exchangeable bond upon maturity in March 2026 in cash
Available cash of EUR507 million (prior to the disposals of Stahl and IHS), gross bond debt of EUR1.4 billion, and EUR875 million in syndicated credit (undrawn)
Average debt maturity of 6.1 years with an average cost of 2.8%
Loan-To-Value ratio at 7.8 as of June 30, 2026
S&P confirmed the BBB credit rating during Q1 2026

Net income, group share: EUR69.5 million, vs. EUR4.3 million in H1 2025

Consolidated net sales up 3.2% to 3,835 MEUR
Net income from operations up +28.9% at EUR418 million from EUR324 million in H1 2025
Consolidated net income totaled EUR321 million, up 19.7% compared to H1 2025
Net income, group share, at EUR69.5 million in H1 2026, compared to an income of EUR4.3 million in H1 2025

Laurent Mignon, Wendel Group CEO, commented:

" In the first half of 2026 we carried on with Wendel's transformation. In line with strategic ambitions announced last December, we are continuing to develop our asset management platform, ensuring the smooth rotation of our principal investments and accelerating returns to shareholders.

Wendel Investment Managers is now fully demonstrating its value creation capabilities. The completion of the acquisition of Committed Advisors in early April strengthens and diversifies our third-party asset management platform by integrating secondary market expertise, creating a global and diversified platform with nearly 50 billion euros in assets under management in mid-market private assets. These developments are underpinned by continued fundraising momentum and growth in FRE in line with our ambitions.

We are implementing the capital allocation strategy announced last December, in particular through the announced upcoming disposals of Stahl and IHS, enabling us to maintain a sound and robust financial structure, and to fully complete our share buyback program of 9% of the capital for the year 2026. This share buyback is part of our shareholder return policy, which has already resulted in EUR450 million returned to shareholders since the beginning of the year, including the dividend paid in May.

WIM and WPI are two solid and complementary drivers of value creation that enable us to generate ambitious returns for shareholders. Our transformation towards a more attractive business model, is based on a strong balance sheet with permanent capital, attractive investment opportunities and a world class asset management business focused on private assets that has now reached critical size, boasting solid growth prospects going forward. "

Wendel Investment Managers
37% of Gross Asset Value excluding cash16

Over H1 2026, the Wendel Asset Management platform (IK Partners, Monroe Capital and Committed Advisors), focused on the midmarket private markets, registered particularly strong levels of activity, generating a total of EUR226.2 million in reported Management fees and others, up +56.0 % vs. H1 2025, thanks to good organic growth and strong scope effects: in the first half of 2025, IK Partners was consolidated for the full semester, and Monroe Capital from late March, compared to the first half of 2026, in which IK Partners and Monroe Capital are consolidated over six months, and Committed Advisors from April 2026.

As a consequence, the reported consolidated Fee Related Earnings of the platform amounted to EUR87.1 million in H1 2026 (Committed Advisors having contributed only since April 1, 2026), up 46.4% vs last year, and FRE, group share, amounted to EUR51.1 million, up 49.5% vs last year. Recurring Profit Before Tax (FRE+PRE) was EUR90.7 million, up 48.1% vs. last year.

On a pro forma basis, assuming a full-semester contribution from Committed Advisors, FRE would have reached EUR95 million in the first half of the year at constant exchange rates, in line with the target of more than EUR200 million for full-year 2026 announced in December 2025.

Wendel Investment Managers pursued its strong momentum with equity fund raising of EUR2.2 billion during the first half, including EUR1.2 billion for Committed Advisors and $1.2 billion for Monroe Capital. For Monroe Capital, over the same period, net outflows (new subscription less redemption met) from the non-tradable BDC (Monroe Capital Income Plus) was limited to $0.09bn.

As of June 30, 2026 Wendel's third-party asset management platform17 reached total assets under management of EUR48.7 billion (of which EUR12.1 billion of Dry Powder18), and FPAuM19 of EUR37.8 billion. Since the start of the year, EUR4.2 billion of new Fee Paying AuM were generated and about EUR3.1 billion of exits and payoffs have been realized.

WIM main business developments:

IK Partners maintains in 2026 its pace of cash returned to investors : sale of Innovad and Sofia in the first half and, 3 announced sales in July: coin4 solutions, Forthglade and MDT Technologies. In term of deployment, IK has announced year-to-date the acquisitions of Rh?tor?s, Selatek and Domek Group. IK Partners is also expanding its geographical footprint, with the opening of a new office in Madrid, Spain and the appointment of Gonzalo Fernandez-Albi?ana as Partner, effective from September 1, 2026.

Monroe Capital raised $1.2 billion of New Equity and deployed $3.5 billion in the first half. Monroe Capital Private Credit Fund V ($6.1 billion) closed in December 2025 is now invested at 80% and a new vintage will be launched before year-end. Monroe is pursuing its diversification strategy in Asset-Backed Finance (launch of a REIT, closing of its first aircraft financing Asset-Backed Securities).

Committed Advisors successfully raised EUR1.2 billion for its new CA GPSII and CASF VI funds in H1, in the first round of fundraising. The business pipeline for the next rounds is very positive.

Sponsor money invested by Wendel

As of June 30, 2026, Wendel's commitments in funds managed by IK Partners, Monroe Capital and Committed Advisors amount to EUR776 million including EUR273 million of sponsor money deployed and valued in NAV.

Principal Investment companies' value creation and performance

Figures post IFRS 16 unless otherwise specified.

Wendel's Principal Investments' portfolio rotation

Early 2026, Wendel announced the following transactions:

Sale of Stahl: following the signing of an agreement to sell its stake in Stahl (excluding Muno),Wendel expects to receive total net proceeds of c.EUR1.2 billion at completion, which is expected to occur in the second half of 2026.

Sale of IHS: Wendel supports MTN's offer to acquire IHS Towers pursuant to which it will receive full liquidity on its 19% stake, representing net proceeds of approximately $535m. IHS has called it general assembly of shareholders meeting for August 4, with closing expected to occur in the second half of 2026.

Together, these two transactions will generate approximately EUR1.65 billion and give Wendel full flexibility to achieve its long-term value creation objectives through investments in private assets, the development of Wendel Investment Managers (WIM), and a higher return to shareholders

Listed Assets: 30% of Gross Asset Value excluding cash20

Bureau Veritas: Delivering on its commitments with higher sequential organic growth in Q2 and continuous margin improvements

(full consolidation)

In the first half of 2026, Bureau Veritas reported total revenue of EUR3,258.4 million, marking a 2.1% increase compared to H1 2025. Organic revenue growth was 5.0% compared to the first half of 2025, with growth of 5.5% in the second quarter of 2026. This growth was driven by solid underlying trends across the Buildings & Infrastructure, Marine & Offshore and Consumer Products Services businesses and in most geographies.

H1 2026 adjusted operating profit stood at EUR506.5 million, up 3.1% vs. H1 2025, representing an adjusted operating margin of 15.5%, up 15 bps year-on-year and up 29 bps at constant currency.

Adjusted attributable net profit totaled EUR303.8 million in the first half of 2026, up 3.9% vs. EUR292.4 million in H1 2025. Adjusted EPS stood at EUR0.68 in H1 2026, a 4.8% increase compared to last year and up 9.8% based on constant currencies.

Upgraded 2026 outlook post disposal of activities planned for exit

Bureau Veritas continues to rotate its portfolio and to execute the LEAP | 28 strategy. Based on a solid first-half performance, a robust pipeline and the ongoing portfolio reshaping, including the planned exit from Oil & Petrochemicals and Coal testing and inspection and from "Government Services" businesses, the Group is enhancing its growth profile and upgrades its full-year 2026 guidance as follows:

Mid-to-high single-digit organic revenue growth, versus mid-single-digit growth previously,
Adjusted operating margin improvement at constant exchange rates, unchanged,
Strong cash flow generation, unchanged.

Bureau Veritas is fully committed to its LEAP | 28 financial guidance, benefiting from specific favorable market trends and from the sustained execution of the strategy's portfolio and performance programs.

For further details: group.bureauveritas.com

Unlisted Assets: 33% of Gross Asset Value excluding cash21

(in millions)	Revenue			EBITDA			Net debt
	H1 2025	H1 2026	Δ	H1 2025 including IFRS 16	H1 2026 including IFRS 16	Δ	2026 End of June including IFRS 16
CPI(1)	$69.2	$69.8	+0.8%	$30.4	$31.3	+3.0%	$420
ACAMS	$53.4	$53.9	+1.3%	13.7$	$14.9	+8.8%	$164
Scalian	EUR257.6	EUR244.5	-5.1%	28.9EUR	EUR26.8	-7.1%	EUR292
Globeducate(2)	EUR224.7	EUR251.1	+11.7%	n.a	EUR90.5	n.a	EUR911

(1 ) In accordance with IFRS 5, the contribution of CPI France has been reclassified as "Net income from discontinued operations and operations held for sale" in 2025. Comparable H1 2025 revenue amounted to $69.2 million, compared with reported H1 2025 revenue of $69.5 million. The $0.3 million difference relates to CPI France, which was classified as held for sale and reported as a discontinued operation under IFRS 5.

(2) Equity method. 6-month revenue from December 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. In H1 2025, Indian activities were not consolidated in Globeducate's accounts, but are consolidated in H1 2026 figures (EUR11.7 million).

Crisis Prevention Institute ? H1 2026 revenue growth of +0.8% and +3.0% EBITDA growth as compared with H1 2025

(full consolidation)

Crisis Prevention Institute reported H1 2026 revenue of $69.8 million, representing growth of +0.8% vs. H1 2025. Of this increase, -0.2% was organic and +1.0% came from FX movements.

In North America, revenue was flat year-on-year reflecting continued federal oversight and funding uncertainty across CPI's customer's end markets. This was partially offset by continued customer engagement and strong renewal activity of existing Certified Instructors. CPI's international operations delivered growth of +9%, supported by favorable commercial momentum and accelerating demand, highlighting the global relevancy of CPI's services.
H1 2026 EBITDA was $31.3 million, up +3.0% vs. H1 2025, reflecting margins of 44.8% driven by tight cost controls only partially offset by the ramp-up of growth investments. Additional investments are budgeted for H2 2026.

As of June 30, 2026, net debt totaled $419.7 million, or 5.4x EBITDA as defined in CPI's credit agreement.

Andee Harris, CPI's new CEO who joined in August 2025, is leading an effort to strengthen the company's management and commercial organization to best capture market opportunities and return to stronger growth. These initiatives include, in particular, the reinforcement of the go-to-market capabilities, with a more targeted approach for new account development.

ACAMS ? H1 2026 pro forma revenue growth of +4.2% as compared to H1 2025, driven by strong recovery in Europe and continued growth in the Americas and Middle East. Revenue growth supported by +200 bps improvement in EBITDA margin to 27.7%.

(full consolidation)

ACAMS reported revenue of $53.9 million, up +1.3% compared to H1 2025, or up +4.2% excluding the non-core Risk Assessment offering which will be discontinued in accounting presentations starting from Q3 2026. H1 2026 performance reflects the ongoing commercial transformation, including newly appointed executive leadership and go-to-market teams, recently launched technology platform, and accelerating demand across the Americas and EMEA offset by select customer delays in the APAC region, which are expected to be resolved in Q3 2026.

H1 2026 EBITDA was $14.9 million, up 8.8% vs. H1 2025 and reflecting a 27.7% margin, up 200 bps year-over-year. The increase in first half profitability largely reflects topline growth and disciplined cost control by management.

As of June 30, 2026, net debt totaled $164.2 million, which represents 4.9x EBITDA as defined in ACAMS' credit agreement, with ample room relative to the 9.5x covenant level.

Scalian ? Amid continued challenging market conditions, Scalian maintained a resilient EBITDA margin of 11.0% while laying the foundations for a gradual recovery in activity. Revenue down 5.1%.

(Full consolidation)  

Scalian, a leading consulting firm specializing in systems engineering, operational performance and AI transformation, reported revenue of EUR244.5 million in the first half of 2026, down 5.1% compared with the first half of 2025.

This performance reflects continued challenging market conditions, particularly in France, where customer decision-making cycles remain extended, partly offset by a more resilient trend in international markets. Organic growth stood at -4.8% over the period.

Against this backdrop, Scalian generated EBITDA of EUR26.8 million in the first half of 2026. The EBITDA margin stood at 11.0%, down by a limited 20 bps compared with the first half of 2025, demonstrating the Scalian's ability to preserve its operating performance despite lower activity levels, supported by efficiency measures implemented by management and enhanced cost discipline.

As of June 30, 2026, net debt amounted to EUR292.3 million (6.49x EBITDA leverage22). During the period, Wendel converted its EUR100 million shareholder loan granted in 2025 into equity, thereby strengthening Scalian's balance sheet and supporting its ability to continue executing its development strategy in its core areas of expertise.

Globeducate ? Total revenue up +11.7% over 6-month period ending May 31, 2026. Annualized EBITDA margin c.25% in line with expectations.

(equity accounted. Activity for the six-month period from December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026.)

Globeducate, one of the world's leading bilingual K-12 education groups, posted total revenue of EUR251.1 million23 for the 6-month period ending May 31, 2026, representing a total increase of +11.7% over last year. Of this increase, +6.1% was organic, +6.5% came from accretive M&A transactions and change in scope, including the consolidation of India, and -0.9% was FX. In H1 2025, Indian activities were not consolidated in Globeducate's accounts, but are consolidated in H1 2026 figures (EUR11.7 million).

EBITDA for the period stood at EUR90.5 million. EBITDA is always particularly high at this time of year driven by the seasonality of the business (revenues are recognized over the academic year while costs are spread out across the entire fiscal year) and will smooth out over the next quarter. EBITDA was in line with expectations and ensures an annualized EBITDA margin at c.25%. This solid financial performance was fueled by a combination of organic and external growth as well as strict cost control.

Over the last twelve months, Globeducate completed the following acquisitions, which contributed to the scope effect on revenues: Clover (Canada), closed in September 2025, contributing to the 2026 perimeter. In addition, Globeducate acquired Peleteiro (Spain), closed in May 2026, signed an agreement to acquire Queen Morta (Lithuania), in mid-June 2026 (closing expected by the end of the year) and sold in January 2026 Areteia, a non-core school in Spain generating EUR1.1 million in EBITDA.

Net debt as of May 31, 2026, was EUR910.6 million and leverage stood at 6.7x, as per credit documentation.

Other unlisted assets

Tarkett is now an unlisted asset and Muno is classified as an asset held for sale (IFRS 5). The combined value of these two assets in Wendel's NAV as of June 30, 2026 is approximately EUR250 million.

Wendel's net asset value as of June 30, 2026: EUR158.9 per share on a fully diluted basis

Change in NAV compared to March 31, 2026:

Wendel's Net Asset Value (NAV) as of June 30, 2026, was prepared by Wendel to the best of its knowledge and on the basis of market data available at this date and in compliance with its methodology.

Fully diluted Net Asset Value was EUR158.9 per share as of June 30, 2026 (see detail in the table below), increasing by +2.6% since end of March 2026 when restated from the EUR3.6 dividend balance paid in May. NAV published as of March 31, 2026 was EUR158.4, representing an increase of EUR0.5 per share since then (+1.5%) and by EUR4.1 per share including the dividend paid in May 2026.

The change in NAV in the second quarter breaks down as follows:

WPI: slightly negative contribution to value creation in the second quarter (-EUR3.8 per share):
- Listed assets' total value is slightly down (-EUR1.0 per share) as a result of Bureau Veritas 20-day average share price slightly decreasing in Q2 2026. Positive contribution from IHS Towers, valued at the current offer price and supported by favorable foreign-exchange effects from the stronger U.S. dollar.
- Unlisted assets' value in NAV was slightly down over the second quarter with a total change of -EUR2.8 per share, despite the good operating performance of the companies, and reflecting a slight contraction in comparable-company multiples.
WIM's contribution to NAV growth was positive, at +EUR6.1 per share in Q2, driven by an increase in the valuation multiples of the comparable companies, cash generation, and the reduction of certain liabilities in Q2 2026.
- A total of EUR273 million of sponsor money is included in the NAV as of end of June, corresponding to investments in funds managed by IK Partners, Monroe Capital and Committed Advisors.
Other components of fully diluted Net Asset Value (NAV):
- Cash operating costs, net financing results and other items impacted NAV by -EUR1.0 per share over Q2, reflecting contained operating costs.
- Between March 31 and June 30, 2026, Wendel repurchased 1.5 million shares under its share buyback program, resulting in a positive contribution of EUR2.8 per share to Wendel's fully diluted NAV over the quarter.

Fully diluted NAV per share of EUR158.9 as of June 30, 2026

(in millions of euros)			06/30/2026				03/31/2026			12/31/2025
Listed investments	Number of shares	Share price (1)	2,189				2,290			2,170
Bureau Veritas	66.6m/66.6m/66.6m	EUR25.8/EUR27.4/EUR26.6			1,719		1,825			1,775
IHS	63.0m/63.0 m/63.0m	$8.5/$8.5/$7.4		470		466			395
Investment in unlisted assets (2)				3,069				3,186		3,297
Asset Management Activities (3)				2,153				1,545		1,944
Asset Managers (IK Partners, Monroe Capital and Committed Advisors as for June 30, 2026 only)				1,881				1,326		1,727
Sponsor Money				273				220		217
Other assets and liabilities of Wendel and holding companies (4)				276				154		16
Net cash position & financial assets (5)				507				1,286		2,200
Gross asset value				8,194				8,462		9,627
Wendel bond debt				-1,419				- 1,638		- 2,397
IK Partners transaction deferred payment, Monroe & Committed Advisors earnouts				-268				- 237		- 235
Net Asset Value				6,507				6,586		6,995
Of which net debt				-329				- 590		- 432
Number of shares ? fully diluted				38,879,366				40,391,901		42,391,150
Fully diluted Net Asset Value, per share				EUR158.9				EUR158.4		EUR164.2

(1)   Last 20 trading days average as of June 30, 2026, March 31, 2026, December 31,2025.
(2)   Investments in unlisted companies (Tarkett, Stahl, Crisis Prevention Institute, ACAMS, Scalian, Globeducate, Muno, Wendel Growth). Aggregates retained for the calculation exclude the impact of IFRS16. Globeducate valued based on transaction multiples. Stahl valued based on transaction price.
(3)   Investments in IK Partners (c.51%), Monroe Capital (c.72%) and Committed Advisors (c. 64% incl. forward sale) since June 30 (excl. Cash to be distributed to shareholders). Valued as a platform based on Net Income / Distributable earnings multiples.
(4)   Of which 3,958,171 treasury shares as of June 30, 2026, 2,431,636 as of March 31, 2026 and 432,387 as of December 31,2025.
(5)   Cash position and financial assets of Wendel & holdings.

Assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the euro have been converted at exchange rates prevailing on the date of the NAV calculation.
If co-investment and managements LTIP conditions are realized, subsequent dilutive effects on Wendel's economic ownership are accounted for in NAV calculations. See page 286 of the 2025 Registration Document.

Consolidated Accounts

On July 29, 2026, Wendel's Supervisory Board met under the chairmanship of Nicolas ver Hulst and reviewed Wendel's consolidated financial statements, as approved by the Executive Board on July 23, 2026.

Wendel Group's consolidated net sales totaled EUR3,835.2 million, up +3.2% overall and up +4.0% organically. FX contribution is -2.6% and scope effect is +1.9%.

WIM's contribution to net income from operations rose from EUR49.0 million in H1 2025 to EUR78.0 million in H1 2026 thanks to the acquisition of Committed Advisors in April 2026 and Monroe Capital's contribution over 6 months in H1 2026 (compared to 3 months in H1 2025). WIM's contribution to the net income group share increased from EUR29.3 million to EUR49.1 million.

The sponsor money contributions from WIM and Wendel Growth have been reclassified within net income from operations to better reflect the deployment of the Group's strategy. It contributed a gain of EUR10.8 million in H1 2026, compared with a loss of EUR32.5 million in H1 2025, the latter primarily reflecting an impairment related to Wendel Growth funds disposed of in H2 2025.

In addition, the total contribution from WPI portfolio companies to net income from operations attributable to the Group amounted to EUR102.9 million, stable vs. H1 2025 (EUR102.5 million).

Total financial expenses, general and administrative expenses, and taxes recorded at the level of Wendel SE amounted to EUR62.0 million (including EUR12.0 million in non-cash items), representing an increase of 35% compared with EUR45.9 million in H1 2025. This increase is largely due to net financial income impact (EUR-11.5 million in H1 2026 vs. -EUR1.0 million in H1 2025) due to lower returns on cash, reflecting the combined impact of lower interest rates and a lower cash balance. In addition, general and administrative expenses were higher due to the WIM platform structuration.

Net income from operations therefore increased by +28.9% at EUR418.1 million compared with EUR324.4 million in H1 2025, while net income from operations attributable to the Group amounted to EUR100.9 million, up 88.5%.

Consolidated net income for H1 2026 totaled +EUR320.8 million (EUR69.5 million attributable to the Group),
up +19.7% vs. H1 2025.

Return to shareholders

2026 share buyback program of 9% of Wendel's capital

Since February 27, 2026, Wendel has repurchased 3.53 million shares for a total amount of 285.3 million euros, as of June 30, 2026. This already represents 8.24% of the capital bought back, at an average price of EUR80.81 per share. This share buyback programme was fully completed as of 27 July 2026. As a result, Wendel repurchased 3,835,000 shares for a total amount of EUR310 million, since February 27, 2026.

Agenda

Thursday, October 22, 2026 

Q3 2026 Trading update ? Financial communication as of September 30, 2026 (before-market release) 

Wednesday, December 2, 2026 

Investor Day 2026

Friday, February 26, 2027

Full-Year 2026 Results ? Publication of NAV as of December 31, 2026, and Full-Year consolidated financial statements (before-market release)

Thursday, April 22, 2027 

Q1 2027 Trading update ? Financial communication as of March 31, 2027 (before-market release) 

Thursday, May 27, 2027 

Annual General Meeting  

Thursday, July 29, 2027 

H1 2027 Results ? Financial communication as of June 30, 2027, and Half-Year consolidated financial statements (before-market release)

About Wendel

Wendel is one of Europe's leading listed investment firms. Regarding its principal investment strategy, the Group invests in companies which are leaders in their field, such as ACAMS, Bureau Veritas, Crisis Prevention Institute, Globeducate, IHS Towers, Scalian, Stahl and Tarkett. In 2023, Wendel initiated a strategic shift into third-party asset management of private assets, alongside its historical principal investment activities. In this context, Wendel completed the acquisitions of a 51% stake in IK Partners in May 2024, 72% of Monroe Capital in March 2025 and 64% (including forward sale) of Committed Advisors in April 2026. As of June 30, 2026, Wendel Investment Managers manages 48.7 billion euros on behalf of third-party investors, and c.3.6 billion euros (PF sale of Stahl & IHS) invested in its Principal Investments activity.

Wendel is listed on Eurolist by Euronext Paris.

Standard & Poor's ratings: Long-term: BBB, stable outlook ? Short-term: A-2

Wendel is the Founding Sponsor of Centre Pompidou-Metz. In recognition of its long-term patronage of the arts, Wendel received the distinction of "Grand M?c?ne de la Culture" in 2012.

For more information: wendelgroup.com

Appendix 1: H1 2026 Consolidated sales and results

H1 2026 consolidated net sales

(in millions of euros)	H1 2025	H1 2026	Δ	Organic Δ
Bureau Veritas	3,192.5	3,258.4	+2.1%	+5.0%
Scalian	257.6	244.5	-5.1%	-4.8%
CPI (1)	63.7	59.8	-6.1%	-0.2%
ACAMS	48.8	46.2	-5.3%	+0.7%
IK Partners(2)	91.2	101.8	+11.7%	+11.7%.
Monroe Capital(3)	60.8	118.0	n.a.	n.a.
Committed Advisors(4)	n.a	15.6	n.a	n.a
Intercompany elimination(2)	n.a	-9.2	n.a	n.a
Consolidated sales(5)	3,714.7	3,835.2	+3.2%	+4.0%

(1)   In accordance with IFRS 5, the contribution of CPI France has been classified as "Net income from discontinued operations and operations held for sale" as from Q4 2025. The impact amounts to 0.16 MEUR for Q2 2026 and 0,3 MEUR for H1 2026 ."
(2)   In H1 2026, sales including WPI Bridge fees which are neutralized by intercompany elimination.
(3)   Acquisition of Monroe by the end of March 2025. Contribution of sales for 3 months in 2025 versus 6 months in 2026
(4)   Contribution of 3 months' sales from April 1st, 2026 to June 30, 2026.
(5)   In accordance with IFRS 5, the contribution of Stahl has been reclassified in "Net

Paripurna Hari Jadi ke-514 Bengkalis, DPRD Teguhkan Semangat Membangun Negeri Junjungan

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0700

BENGKALIS, INDOVIZKA.COM – Momentum peringatan Hari Jadi ke-514 Bengkalis menjadi pengingat akan panjangnya perjalanan sejarah, perjuangan para pendahulu, serta semangat kebersamaan dalam membangun Negeri Junjungan.

Untuk memaknai hari bersejarah tersebut, DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis menggelar Rapat Paripurna Istimewa di Ruang Rapat Paripurna DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis, Kamis (30/7/2026).

Kegiatan paripurna tersebut diawali dengan prosesi arak-arakan adat menuju Gedung DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis sebagai simbol penghormatan terhadap nilai-nilai adat dan budaya Melayu yang menjadi jati diri daerah.

Rapat Paripurna dibuka oleh Ketua DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis, Septian Nugraha, S.E., M.IP., didampingi Wakil Ketua I M. Arsya Fadillah, S.IP., Wakil Ketua II Hendrik Firnanda Pangaribuan, Wakil Ketua III H. Misno, Bupati Kasmarni, S.Sos., M.MP., dan Wakil Bupati Dr. H. Bagus Santoso.

Turut hadir mewakili Gubernur Riau, Asisten I Bidang Pemerintahan dan Kesejahteraan Rakyat Setda Provinsi Riau H. Zulkifli Syukur, M.A., M.Si., Bupati Bengkalis ke-14 H. Amril Mukminin, S.E., M.M., anggota DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis, unsur Forkopimda, kepala perangkat daerah, tokoh masyarakat, tokoh adat, tokoh agama, serta para tamu undangan.

Dalam sambutannya, Ketua DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis Septian Nugraha mengatakan bahwa prosesi peringatan Hari Jadi Bengkalis merupakan wujud ikhtiar untuk menunjukkan bahwa generasi saat ini tetap memiliki rasa hormat yang tinggi kepada para pendahulu yang telah meletakkan dasar pembangunan negeri.

"Melalui peringatan ini, kita ingin menyampaikan bahwa kita semua memuliakan perjuangan mereka dan menghormatinya dengan penuh ketakziman," ujar Septian.

Ia menambahkan, Hari Jadi Bengkalis juga menjadi momentum untuk merefleksikan perjalanan pembangunan yang telah dilalui, mengevaluasi berbagai capaian yang telah diraih, serta menyusun langkah-langkah strategis guna mewujudkan pembangunan yang lebih baik di masa mendatang.

"Kita semua bersyukur kepada Allah SWT yang telah menganugerahi negeri ini dengan segala sumber daya. Semoga seluruh potensi yang dimiliki dapat dimanfaatkan secara maksimal demi kesejahteraan masyarakat. Insya Allah, cita-cita menjadikan Bengkalis sebagai negeri yang terbilang dan unggul akan dapat kita wujudkan bersama," ungkapnya.

Dalam sambutannya, Bupati Bengkalis Kasmarni menyampaikan apresiasi kepada DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis yang telah menginisiasi Sidang Paripurna Istimewa sebagai bentuk penghormatan terhadap sejarah panjang perjalanan Kabupaten Bengkalis. Ia juga mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Pemerintah Provinsi Riau, Forkopimda, para kepala daerah, tokoh adat, tokoh agama, akademisi, dunia usaha, insan pers, serta seluruh masyarakat yang terus bersinergi mendukung pembangunan daerah.

"Pada usia 514 tahun, Bengkalis bukan sekadar mencatat perjalanan waktu, melainkan mewarisi jejak panjang peradaban Melayu yang dibangun melalui perjuangan para pendahulu. Sejarah perjuangan Laksamana Hang Nadim dan para pejuang Bengkalis menjadi pengingat bahwa negeri ini lahir dari keberanian, persatuan, dan semangat mempertahankan marwah. Karena itu, peringatan Hari Jadi Bengkalis harus menjadi momentum memperkuat identitas, memperteguh komitmen, serta menatap masa depan dengan semangat kebersamaan," ungkap Bupati.

Pada penghujung acara, Asisten I Bidang Pemerintahan dan Kesejahteraan Rakyat Setda Provinsi Riau H. Zulkifli Syukur menyampaikan ucapan selamat Hari Jadi Bengkalis ke-514. Ia berharap peringatan tersebut semakin mempererat persatuan, memperkuat kolaborasi, dan mengoptimalkan sinergi pembangunan antara Pemerintah Provinsi Riau dan Pemerintah Kabupaten Bengkalis.

"Pemerintah Provinsi Riau akan terus berjalan bersama Pemerintah Kabupaten Bengkalis. Insya Allah, melalui sinergi yang semakin kuat, berbagai potensi yang dimiliki Kabupaten Bengkalis akan menjadi kekuatan pembangunan yang bermanfaat bagi masyarakat. Tantangan sebesar apa pun akan dapat kita hadapi apabila pemerintah dan masyarakat berjalan dengan satu tujuan yang sama," tuturnya.

Rangkaian kegiatan diakhiri dengan ramah tamah dan foto bersama, kemudian dilanjutkan dengan acara makan beradat di Lembaga Adat Melayu Riau (LAMR) Kabupaten Bengkalis. Demo

DPRD Setujui Kerja Sama Pengelolaan E-Ticketing Ro-Ro Air Putih–Sungai Selari

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0700

Rapat Paripurna Persetujuan DPRD atas Kerja Sama Pemerintah Kabupaten Bengkalis dengan pihak ketiga dalam pengelolaan Sistem Tiket Elektronik.

BENGKALIS, INDOVIZKA.COM – DPRD menyetujui kerja sama Pemerintah Kabupaten Bengkalis dengan pihak ketiga dalam pengelolaan Sistem Tiket Elektronik Kepelabuhanan pada penyeberangan Ro-Ro Air Putih–Sungai Selari. Persetujuan tersebut menjadi langkah strategis dalam meningkatkan kualitas pelayanan transportasi penyeberangan melalui sistem digital yang lebih cepat, transparan, akuntabel, dan efisien, sekaligus menjawab kebutuhan masyarakat terhadap pelayanan publik yang semakin modern.

Persetujuan disampaikan dalam Rapat Paripurna dengan agenda Persetujuan DPRD atas Kerja Sama Pemerintah Kabupaten Bengkalis dengan pihak ketiga dalam pengelolaan Sistem Tiket Elektronik Kepelabuhanan pada Penyeberangan Ro-Ro Air Putih dan Sungai Selari, Rabu (29/07/2026).

Rapat paripurna dipimpin Ketua DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis, Septian Nugraha, didampingi Wakil Ketua I M. Arsya Fadillah, Wakil Ketua II Hendrik Firnanda Pangaribuan, dan Wakil Ketua III H. Misno, serta dihadiri Wakil Bupati Bengkalis, Dr. H. Bagus Santoso, yang mewakili Bupati Bengkalis.

Sebelum rapat dimulai, Wakil Bupati Bengkalis, Dr. H. Bagus Santoso, menyampaikan apresiasi kepada pimpinan dan seluruh anggota DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis atas dukungan serta persetujuan yang diberikan terhadap rencana kerja sama tersebut.

Menurutnya, kerja sama ini dilatarbelakangi kebutuhan peningkatan kualitas pelayanan publik di sektor transportasi dan perhubungan, khususnya pelayanan penyeberangan dan kepelabuhanan. Seiring perkembangan teknologi informasi, penerapan sistem tiket elektronik menjadi kebutuhan yang tidak dapat dihindari guna mewujudkan pelayanan yang cepat, transparan, akuntabel, dan efisien.

Dalam penyampaian pendapat fraksi, Fraksi PDI Perjuangan melalui juru bicara Mila Fitria menyatakan sepakat bahwa sistem e-ticketing harus mampu mengurai dan menyelesaikan permasalahan antrean kendaraan di pelabuhan secara efektif, terutama pada masa puncak seperti arus mudik dan hari besar.

Sementara itu, Fraksi NasDem melalui juru bicara Rumbin Sitio, S.Pd., mengingatkan Dinas Perhubungan Kabupaten Bengkalis agar tidak hanya berfokus pada penerapan sistem e-ticketing, tetapi juga proaktif dalam membenahi serta meningkatkan kualitas layanan penyeberangan Ro-Ro.

Pendapat Fraksi Gerindra yang disampaikan oleh Hendrik Firnanda Pangaribuan menegaskan bahwa Pemerintah Daerah perlu menyediakan mekanisme pelayanan alternatif bagi masyarakat yang belum terbiasa menggunakan layanan digital, sehingga tidak ada kelompok masyarakat yang mengalami kesulitan dalam mengakses layanan penyeberangan.

Selanjutnya, Fraksi PKS melalui juru bicara Hj. Nurhasanah, Lc., menyampaikan pentingnya antisipasi kebocoran data melalui mitigasi risiko dan sistem cadangan (risk mitigation/back-up system). Mengingat sistem e-ticketing akan menghimpun identitas pengguna jasa, Fraksi PKS meminta pihak ketiga dapat menjamin keamanan serta kerahasiaan data masyarakat.

Fraksi PKB melalui juru bicara Asep Setiawan, A.Md., menyatakan bahwa kebijakan e-ticketing harus menjadi instrumen untuk memperkuat kehadiran pemerintah dalam memberikan pelayanan terbaik kepada masyarakat, bukan semata-mata menghadirkan teknologi.

Sementara itu, Fraksi Bintang Demokrat Karya melalui juru bicara Hendra, S.T., M.T., M.M., menyatakan mendukung agar penggunaan tenaga kerja lokal tetap menjadi bagian dari kerja sama tersebut. Dengan demikian, kerja sama ini tidak hanya memberikan manfaat dalam peningkatan pelayanan, tetapi juga memberikan dampak ekonomi serta membuka kesempatan kerja bagi masyarakat Kabupaten Bengkalis.

Terakhir, Fraksi Amanat Perindo Persatuan melalui juru bicara Firman, S.H., menyatakan mendukung penerapan e-ticketing pada penyeberangan Ro-Ro Air Putih–Sungai Selari. Fraksi berharap implementasi program tersebut dapat mengurangi berbagai persoalan yang selama ini terjadi, meningkatkan pendapatan daerah, serta menjawab kebutuhan masyarakat terhadap pelayanan penyeberangan yang selama ini menjadi perhatian bersama. Demo

DPRD Bengkalis Sampaikan Laporan Banggar terhadap Ranperda Pertanggungjawaban Pelaksanaan APBD Tahun Anggaran 2025

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0700

BENGKALIS, INDOVIZKA.COM – Badan Anggaran (Banggar) DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis menyampaikan sejumlah rekomendasi kepada Pemerintah Kabupaten Bengkalis sebagai tindak lanjut hasil pembahasan Rancangan Peraturan Daerah (Ranperda) tentang Pertanggungjawaban Pelaksanaan APBD Tahun Anggaran 2025. Rekomendasi tersebut disampaikan Juru Bicara Banggar, Sanusi, S.H., M.H., dalam Rapat Paripurna DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis yang digelar di Ruang Rapat Paripurna DPRD, Rabu (29/07/2026).

Rapat paripurna dipimpin langsung oleh Ketua DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis, Septian Nugraha, S.T., M.IP., didampingi Wakil Ketua I M. Arsya Fadillah, S.IP., Wakil Ketua II Hendrik Firnanda Pangaribuan, dan Wakil Ketua III H. Misno, serta dihadiri Bupati Bengkalis Hj. Kasmarni, S.Sos., M.MP.

Sebelum rapat dimulai, Sekretaris DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis, Rafiardhi Ikhsan, S.STP., M.Si., mengumumkan bahwa jumlah anggota DPRD yang hadir telah memenuhi kuorum sehingga rapat paripurna dapat dilaksanakan sesuai dengan ketentuan yang berlaku.

Laporan Badan Anggaran DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis disampaikan oleh Anggota Banggar, Sanusi, S.H., M.H. Dalam laporannya, Sanusi menjelaskan bahwa berdasarkan Pasal 194 Peraturan Pemerintah Republik Indonesia Nomor 12 Tahun 2019 tentang Pengelolaan Keuangan Daerah, kepala daerah wajib menyampaikan Ranperda tentang Pertanggungjawaban Pelaksanaan APBD kepada DPRD dengan dilampiri laporan keuangan yang telah diperiksa oleh Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK), ikhtisar laporan kinerja, dan laporan keuangan Badan Usaha Milik Daerah (BUMD), paling lambat enam bulan setelah tahun anggaran berakhir.

Lebih lanjut, Sanusi menyampaikan bahwa Pemerintah Kabupaten Bengkalis telah memenuhi ketentuan sebagaimana diatur dalam Pasal 190 Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 12 Tahun 2019 dengan melengkapi dokumen berupa Laporan Realisasi Anggaran, Laporan Perubahan Saldo Anggaran Lebih, Neraca, Laporan Operasional, Laporan Arus Kas, Laporan Perubahan Ekuitas, Catatan atas Laporan Keuangan, serta dokumen pendukung lainnya dalam penyampaian Ranperda Pertanggungjawaban Pelaksanaan APBD Tahun Anggaran 2025.

Pada kesempatan tersebut, Badan Anggaran DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis juga memberikan apresiasi kepada Pemerintah Kabupaten Bengkalis atas capaian Opini Wajar Tanpa Pengecualian (WTP) dari Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia (BPK RI) terhadap Laporan Keuangan Pemerintah Daerah Tahun Anggaran 2025. Opini WTP tersebut merupakan yang ke-13 kali secara berturut-turut diterima oleh Pemerintah Kabupaten Bengkalis.

"Capaian ini merupakan bukti nyata komitmen Pemerintah Kabupaten Bengkalis dalam mewujudkan tata kelola keuangan daerah yang baik, transparan, dan akuntabel. Harapan kami, prestasi ini dapat terus dipertahankan pada tahun-tahun mendatang," ujar Sanusi.

Banggar menilai Pemerintah Daerah perlu memperkuat Sistem Pengendalian Intern Pemerintah (SPIP), khususnya dalam pengelolaan pendapatan, belanja, aset, dan kewajiban daerah. Langkah tersebut dinilai penting guna mencegah terulangnya kelemahan administrasi maupun penyimpangan dalam pengelolaan keuangan daerah.

Selain itu, Banggar mendorong seluruh perangkat daerah agar meningkatkan kepatuhan terhadap ketentuan peraturan perundang-undangan, terutama dalam pelaksanaan pengadaan barang dan jasa, pengelolaan keuangan daerah, serta pelaksanaan program dan kegiatan.

Banggar juga menekankan pentingnya peningkatan kualitas tata kelola APBD melalui penguatan kompetensi sumber daya manusia pada seluruh perangkat daerah, khususnya bagi organisasi perangkat daerah yang penyusunan laporan keuangannya masih belum optimal. Peningkatan kapasitas aparatur diharapkan mampu menghasilkan laporan keuangan yang semakin transparan, akuntabel, dan sesuai dengan standar akuntansi pemerintahan.

Selain itu, Pemerintah Daerah juga direkomendasikan untuk melakukan perkiraan pendapatan secara rasional sesuai kondisi riil daerah, menetapkan prioritas belanja berdasarkan ketentuan penyusunan APBD, serta mendokumentasikan seluruh proses penyusunan APBD dan APBD Perubahan secara tertib melalui kertas kerja sebagai bentuk pertanggungjawaban dan penguatan tata kelola keuangan daerah.

"Rekomendasi ini diharapkan menjadi bahan evaluasi dan tindak lanjut bagi Pemerintah Kabupaten Bengkalis dalam meningkatkan kualitas tata kelola pemerintahan serta mempertahankan pengelolaan keuangan daerah yang transparan, akuntabel, dan sesuai dengan ketentuan peraturan perundang-undangan," ujar Sanusi.

Menanggapi laporan tersebut, Bupati Bengkalis Hj. Kasmarni menyampaikan apresiasi kepada DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis, khususnya Badan Anggaran, yang telah melaksanakan pembahasan Ranperda Pertanggungjawaban Pelaksanaan APBD Tahun Anggaran 2025 secara maraton, komprehensif, cermat, objektif, dan penuh tanggung jawab.

Menurut Bupati, hasil pembahasan Banggar menjadi landasan penting bagi Pemerintah Kabupaten Bengkalis untuk segera memanfaatkan Sisa Lebih Perhitungan Anggaran (SiLPA) melalui berbagai program dan kegiatan yang memberikan manfaat langsung kepada masyarakat sekaligus mendorong pertumbuhan perekonomian daerah.

Ia juga menyampaikan bahwa Pemerintah Kabupaten Bengkalis menerima hasil pembahasan dan telaah Badan Anggaran DPRD beserta berbagai catatan, saran, koreksi, dan rekomendasi yang telah disampaikan.

"Seluruh saran, masukan, koreksi, maupun rekomendasi tersebut akan menjadi komitmen kami untuk ditindaklanjuti secara serius oleh seluruh perangkat daerah sesuai tugas dan tanggung jawab masing-masing, berpedoman pada ketentuan peraturan perundang-undangan, sekaligus menjadi bahan evaluasi untuk terus meningkatkan kualitas tata kelola pemerintahan dan pengelolaan keuangan daerah pada masa yang akan datang," ujar Bupati.

Terakhir, Hj. Kasmarni berharap sinergi, komunikasi, dan kolaborasi yang selama ini telah terjalin harmonis antara Pemerintah Kabupaten Bengkalis dan DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis dapat terus dipertahankan bahkan ditingkatkan.

"Dengan sinergi yang semakin kuat, kami optimistis berbagai agenda pembangunan daerah dapat berjalan secara optimal sehingga mampu memberikan manfaat yang sebesar-besarnya bagi kesejahteraan masyarakat Kabupaten Bengkalis," tutupnya. Demo

Ketua DPRD: Tabligh Akbar Perkuat Iman dan Persatuan Sempena Hari Jadi Bengkalis ke-514

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0700

BENGKALIS, INDOVIZKA.COM – Ketua DPRD Septian Nugraha, S.E., M.IP mengapresiasi pelaksanaan Tabligh Akbar sempena Hari Jadi Bengkalis ke-514 yang dinilai menjadi momentum memperkuat nilai-nilai keagamaan sekaligus mempererat persatuan masyarakat.

"Hari Jadi Bengkalis ke-514 harus menjadi momentum memperkuat nilai keagamaan, persatuan, dan semangat bersama membangun Negeri Junjungan yang lebih maju," ujar Septian.

Ucapan tersebut disampaikannya usai menghadiri Tabligh Akbar yang digelar di Lapangan Tugu Bengkalis didampingi Wakil Ketua I M. Arsya Fadillah serta Anggota DPRD Bengkalis H. Zamzami, S.H, Jumat (24/07/2026).

Ia berharap semangat kebersamaan yang terbangun melalui kegiatan keagamaan tersebut terus menjadi kekuatan dalam mendukung pembangunan Kabupaten Bengkalis yang religius, harmonis, dan sejahtera.

Sementara itu, Bupati Bengkalis Kasmarni dalam sambutannya mengajak seluruh masyarakat menjadikan peringatan Hari Jadi Bengkalis sebagai momentum memperkuat persatuan serta meningkatkan sinergi dalam mewujudkan Bengkalis yang Bermarwah, Maju, dan Unggul.

Tabligh Akbar yang menghadirkan penceramah Habib Ja'far Al Kaff tersebut diikuti ribuan masyarakat dengan penuh khidmat. Kegiatan ini menjadi salah satu rangkaian utama peringatan Hari Jadi Bengkalis ke-514 yang sarat dengan nilai religius dan kebersamaan. Demo

DPRD, Pemkab dan TNI Perkuat Sinergi Wujudkan Ketahanan Pangan Melalui Panen Raya

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0700

SIAK KECIL, INDOVIZKA.COM – melalui anggota Komisi II Asep Setiawan menegaskan komitmennya untuk terus mendukung penguatan sektor pertanian sebagai upaya mewujudkan ketahanan pangan daerah.

Komitmen tersebut disampaikannya saat mewakili Ketua DPRD menghadiri Panen Raya dalam rangka Program Ketahanan Pangan Nasional di Desa Sepotong, Kecamatan Siak Kecil, Jumat (17/7/2026).

Kegiatan tersebut dihadiri Wakil Bupati Bengkalis Bagus Santoso, Kasdam XIX/Tuanku Tambusai Brigjen TNI Rudi Hermawan, Wakapolda Riau Brigjen Pol Hengki Haryadi, Danrem 031/Wira Bima Brigjen TNI Agustatius Sitepu, Dandim 0303/Bengkalis Letkol Inf Haris Nur Priatno, Kapolres Bengkalis AKBP Fahrian Saleh Siregar, serta unsur Forkopimda dan perangkat daerah terkait.

Rangkaian kegiatan diawali dengan panen bersama di areal persawahan Desa Sepotong, dilanjutkan mengikuti Panen Raya Nasional secara virtual yang dipimpin Presiden Republik Indonesia Prabowo Subianto. Pada kesempatan tersebut juga diserahkan bantuan berupa dukungan permodalan dan mesin perontok padi kepada kelompok tani.

Wakil Bupati Bengkalis Bagus Santoso mengatakan, hasil panen di lahan seluas 50 hektare dengan varietas padi Cibatu menunjukkan potensi pertanian Bengkalis yang terus berkembang. Dengan dukungan seluruh pihak dan semangat para petani, produksi padi diharapkan terus meningkat sehingga target swasembada pangan dapat diwujudkan secara bertahap.

Sementara dalam kesempatan itu, Asep menilai sektor pertanian memiliki peran strategis dalam menjaga ketersediaan pangan sekaligus meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat. Karena itu, Komisi II DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis akan terus mengawal berbagai program yang berpihak kepada petani, mulai dari penyediaan sarana dan prasarana, peningkatan produktivitas, hingga perlindungan lahan pertanian produktif.

Ia berharap kolaborasi antara pemerintah, TNI, Polri, dan masyarakat dapat terus diperkuat sehingga sektor pertanian Kabupaten Bengkalis semakin maju dan mampu memberikan kontribusi nyata terhadap ketahanan pangan daerah maupun nasional. Demo

Tindak Lanjuti Masalah BBM, DPRD Bengkalis Minta Kejelasan pada Disperindag

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0700

BENGKALIS, INDOVIZKA.COM – Menindaklanjuti permasalahan Bahan Bakar Minyak (BBM) di Kabupaten Bengkalis yang tidak kunjung selesai, DPRD Bengkalis meminta mitra Komisi III menjelaskan permasalahan yang terjadi di lapangan.

Demikian disampaikan Sekretaris Komisi III Adihan, SH pada Rapat Kerja Komisi III DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis bersama mitra kerja Komisi III terkait pembahasan penyaluran kuota BBM di Kabupaten Bengkalis, Senin (13/07/2026), di Ruang Komisi III Kantor DPRD Bengkalis.

Turut hadir pada rapat tersebut Wakil Ketua II DPRD Bengkalis Hendrik Firnanda Pangaribuan, Anggota Komisi III Fakhtiar Qadri, S.Sos., M.AP, Kepala Dinas Perindag Zulpan didampingi Sekretaris Disperindag Yoan Dema, S.IP., M.IP, Staf SDA Sugianto, serta pejabat terkait lainnya.

Pada pertemuan tersebut, Sekretaris Komisi III Adihan menambahkan bahwa Komisi III sangat fokus pada pengawasan terhadap BBM dan telah melakukan diskusi dengan ESDM. Ia berharap kejadian kelangkaan BBM tidak berlanjut dan segera diselesaikan.

“Kami berharap kejadian ini tidak terulang kembali, karena masyarakat yang menjadi korban. Mobilitas perekonomian di Kabupaten Bengkalis akan terhambat jika permasalahan BBM tidak segera kita selesaikan,” harap Adihan.

Zulpan menyampaikan bahwa terdapat aturan dari Badan Pengatur Hilir Minyak dan Gas Bumi (BPH Migas) yang telah mengatur pendistribusian BBM, termasuk larangan bagi masyarakat untuk menjual BBM secara eceran.

"Untuk penambahan penyalur/SPBU, di Kabupaten Bengkalis sendiri belum bisa ditambah atau diusulkan karena terbentur pada aturan dari Kementerian ESDM dan BPH Migas. Terlepas dari itu semua, kami tetap akan terus berupaya mencari solusi di tengah keterbatasan regulasi,” ungkap Zulpan.

Sementara itu, Fakhtiar Qadri meminta kepada mitra Komisi III agar segera menyiapkan data pendukung untuk dibawa ke Pertamina Niaga guna penambahan kuota BBM. Data tersebut meliputi titik koordinat antara tiap desa dengan SPBU terdekat serta data jumlah kendaraan yang ada di Kabupaten Bengkalis.

"Kami membutuhkan data koordinat jarak dari masing-masing desa ke SPBU terdekat, sehingga ini bisa menjadi bahan argumentasi kita bahwa kondisi kita memiliki banyak desa yang jaraknya sangat jauh dengan SPBU. Dengan demikian diharapkan dapat ditambah lagi pembangunan SPBU agar masyarakat tidak terlalu jauh untuk mendapatkan BBM,” imbuh Fakhtiar Qadri.

Menutup pertemuan, Hendrik Firnanda Pangaribuan menegaskan agar data untuk penambahan kuota BBM di Kabupaten Bengkalis diperkuat, sehingga antrean panjang BBM yang merugikan masyarakat tidak terus berulang di Kabupaten Bengkalis. Demo

Penyerahan KUA-PPAS APBD TA 2027 Tepat Waktu, DPRD Apresiasi Pemkab Bengkalis

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0700

BENGKALIS, INDOVIZKA.COM – Pemerintah Kabupaten Bengkalis secara resmi menyampaikan Rancangan Kebijakan Umum Anggaran (KUA) dan Prioritas Plafon Anggaran Sementara (PPAS) APBD Tahun Anggaran 2027 kepada Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah (DPRD) Kabupaten Bengkalis, pada Senin (13/7/2026).

Dokumen tersebut diserahkan oleh Bupati Bengkalis, Kasmarni, melalui Ketua Tim Anggaran Pemerintah Daerah, dr. Ersan Saputra, TH. Agenda ini merupakan tahapan awal dalam proses penyusunan APBD Tahun Anggaran 2027, sekaligus menjadi dasar pembahasan arah kebijakan fiskal daerah untuk tahun mendatang.

Acara penyerahan yang dikemas dalam Forum Bapemperda ini dihadiri oleh Wakil Ketua I DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis, M. Arsya Fadillah, S.IP., Wakil Ketua II, Hendrik Firnanda Pangaribuan, Wakil Ketua III, H. Misno, Ketua Bapemperda, Erwan, S.Sos., Anggota Bapemperda, Tantowi Saputra Pangaribuan, serta para pejabat pimpinan tinggi pratama di lingkungan Pemerintah Kabupaten Bengkalis.

Erwan selaku Ketua Bapemperda menyampaikan ucapan terima kasih atas penyerahan dokumen tersebut.

"DPRD berkomitmen untuk melaksanakan tanggung jawab pembahasan sesuai dengan peraturan perundang-undangan yang berlaku," ungkapnya.

Bupati Bengkalis menyampaikan apresiasi kepada pimpinan dan seluruh anggota DPRD yang telah mengagendakan penyampaian Rancangan KUA-PPAS ini tepat waktu.

"Kami berharap tahapan selanjutnya dapat berjalan dengan baik melalui kerja sama dan koordinasi yang solid, sehingga pembahasan ini sejalan dengan kepentingan pembangunan daerah," ujar Ersan saat membacakan sambutan Bupati.

Dalam memaparkan rancangan tersebut, dr. Ersan menjelaskan bahwa pendapatan daerah pada Rancangan APBD Kabupaten Bengkalis Tahun Anggaran 2027 diproyeksikan mencapai Rp 3,247 triliun. Proyeksi tersebut terdiri atas Pendapatan Asli Daerah (PAD) sebesar Rp 526,7 miliar, pendapatan transfer sebesar Rp 2,719 triliun, dan lain-lain pendapatan daerah yang sah sebesar Rp 500 juta.

Sementara itu, belanja daerah direncanakan sebesar Rp 3,260 triliun. Untuk mendukung struktur pembiayaan, penerimaan pembiayaan diproyeksikan sebesar Rp 13,17 miliar, sehingga total Rancangan APBD berimbang di angka Rp 3,260 triliun.

M. Arsya Fadillah mengatakan, "Kami DPRD telah menerima secara resmi dokumen Rancangan KUA-PPAS APBD T.A 2027. Untuk itu, kepada seluruh bidang komisi DPRD agar segera menggelar rapat kerja guna membahas rancangan ini, yang hasil pembahasannya nantinya akan menjadi rekomendasi bagi Badan Anggaran (Banggar) dalam dalam proses penyempurnaan dokumen," ungkapnya.

Tambahnya, "Kami DPRD juga mengapresiasi ketepatan waktu penyerahan dokumen KUA-PPAS oleh eksekutif. Ketepatan waktu ini memberikan ruang yang lebih memadai bagi legislatif dan eksekutif untuk melakukan pembahasan secara komprehensif. Dengan demikian, penyusunan APBD dapat berjalan dengan lebih terstruktur, transparan, dan akuntabel."

Menutup acara, Arsya menegaskan pembahasan yang dilakukan sejak awal diharapkan mampu menjaga keselarasan antara kebijakan penganggaran daerah dengan Rencana Kerja Pemerintah Daerah (RKPD) serta Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah Daerah (RPJMD), agar arah pembangunan Kabupaten Bengkalis tetap berjalan sesuai prioritas yang telah ditetapkan. Demo

DPRD dan Pemkab Bengkalis Bahas Ranperda Pertanggungjawaban APBD 2025

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0700

BENGKALIS, INDOVIZKA.COM – Badan Anggaran (Banggar) DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis bersama Tim Anggaran Pemerintah Daerah (TAPD) menggelar rapat lanjutan pembahasan Rancangan Peraturan Daerah tentang Pertanggungjawaban Pelaksanaan APBD Tahun Anggaran 2025 di Ruang Paripurna DPRD pada Senin (13/7/2026).

Wakil Ketua I DPRD Bengkalis M. Arsya Fadillah, S.IP, memimpin rapat didampingi Wakil Ketua II Hendrik Firnanda Pangaribuan dan Wakil Ketua III H. Misno. Turut Hadir dalam rapat tersebut anggota Banggar, Sekretaris Daerah dr. Ersan Saputra TH, Sekretaris DPRD Rafiardhi Ikhsan, S.STP., M.Si serta sejumlah kepala OPD terkait.

Dalam rapat tersebut, Banggar DPRD meminta penjelasan dan konfirmasi dari TAPD terhadap sejumlah catatan pelaksanaan APBD Tahun Anggaran.

Menanggapi hal itu, Sekretaris Daerah memaparkan realisasi pendapatan, capaian belanja, serta tata kelola keuangan daerah sepanjang tahun 2025. Selain itu, peserta rapat juga mengevaluasi pelaksanaan program kerja dan penyelesaian kewajiban daerah yang tercantum dalam laporan keuangan.

Pimpinan rapat menegaskan bahwa validasi ini sangat penting untuk memastikan seluruh data pemerintah daerah telah sesuai dengan regulasi yang berlaku. Langkah ini menjadi dasar utama sebelum Ranperda disahkan ke tahap berikutnya. Demo

Ketua DPRD Hadiri Penutupan Durian Fest 2026 Bengkalis

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0700

BENGKALIS, INDOVIZKA.COM – Ketua DPRD Kabupaten Bengkalis Septian Nugraha, S.E., M.IP turut menghadiri penutupan Bengkalis Durian Fest 2026 di Lapangan Tugu Bengkalis, Minggu (5/7/2026).

Acara penutupan festival durian Fest 2026 yang terbesar di negeri Junjungan ini langsung di tutup Bupati Bengkalis, Hj. Kasmarni, S. Sos.,M.MP bersama Wakil Bupati Bengkalis H. Bagus Santoso. Turut hadir Bupati Bengkalis ke-14, H. Amril Mukminin, S.E., M.M., dan Plt. Kepala Dinas Pariwisata, Kebudayaan, Kepemudaan dan Olahraga Kabupaten Bengkalis Ardiansyah, unsur Forkopimda, kepala perangkat daerah, pelaku UMKM, serta masyarakat yang memadati lokasi kegiatan.

Bengkalis Durian Fest 2026 menjadi momentum penting dalam memperkenalkan durian unggulan daerah sekaligus mendorong pertumbuhan sektor pariwisata dan ekonomi kreatif. Selama pelaksanaannya, festival ini menghadirkan berbagai kegiatan seperti bazar durian, promosi produk UMKM, hiburan rakyat, dan pertunjukan seni budaya.

Ketua DPRD Bengkalis, Septian Nugraha menyampaikan apresiasi kepada Pemerintah Kabupaten Bengkalis dan seluruh panitia yang telah sukses menyelenggarakan festival tersebut. Menurutnya, kegiatan ini menjadi wadah yang efektif untuk mempromosikan potensi daerah sekaligus meningkatkan pendapatan masyarakat.

“Bengkalis memiliki komoditas durian yang menjadi kebanggaan masyarakat. Festival ini bukan hanya menjadi ajang promosi, tetapi juga membuka peluang ekonomi bagi petani, pelaku UMKM, dan masyarakat. Kami berharap kegiatan ini dapat terus dilaksanakan dan menjadi agenda wisata unggulan Kabupaten Bengkalis,” ujar Septian.

Sementara itu, Bupati Bengkalis Hj. Kasmarni mengapresiasi tingginya partisipasi masyarakat dan seluruh pihak yang telah mendukung suksesnya penyelenggaraan Bengkalis Durian Fest 2026. Ia berharap festival ini mampu menjadi sarana promosi yang efektif dalam memperkenalkan potensi unggulan Kabupaten Bengkalis ke tingkat yang lebih luas.

Penutupan festival berlangsung meriah dengan penyerahan penghargaan kepada peserta terbaik, penampilan seni budaya daerah, dan hiburan rakyat. Kegiatan tersebut sekaligus menandai berakhirnya rangkaian Bengkalis Durian Fest 2026 yang diharapkan dapat menjadi agenda tahunan dalam mendukung pengembangan pariwisata dan perekonomian daerah. Demo