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LightPath Technologies Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Results

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ORLANDO, Fla., May 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPTH) (“LightPath,” the “Company,” “we,” or “our”), a leading provider of next-generation optics and imaging systems for both defense and commercial applications, today announced financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2025.

Financial Summary:

Three Months Ended March 31,

$ in millions

2025

2024

% Change

Revenue

$9.2

$7.7

19.1 %

Gross Profit

$2.7

$1.6

65.9 %

Operating Expenses

$6.0

$4.2

42.9 %

Net Income (Loss)

($3.6)

($2.6)

37.1 %

Adj. EBITDA* (non-GAAP)

($2.0)

($1.5)

(31.3 %)

 

Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 & Subsequent Highlights: 

Closed the acquisition of G5 Infrared (“G5”), a leading high-end infrared camera systems manufacturer, part of LightPath’s strategic vision to become a leading vertically-integrated infrared imaging solutions provider.Awarded an initial $2.2 million engineering development model (EDM) order for infrared cameras by L3Harris Technologies to support the Navy’s Shipboard Panoramic Electro-Optic/Infrared (SPEIR) Program.Received a $4.8 million initial qualification order for infrared cameras with a new defense industry customer, for planned delivery in calendar year 2025.Secured $4.9 million order for cooled infrared cameras with existing defense customer, for planned delivery in fiscal 2026.Participated in leading industry and investor conferences including the Photonics Spectra Infrared Imaging Summit 2025, SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, Advanced Infrared Solutions at 2025 Border Security Expo, 27th Annual Needham Growth Conference, and Sequire Investor Summit Puerto Rico.

Management Commentary

Sam Rubin, President and Chief Executive Officer of LightPath, said: “The closing of our acquisition of G5 Infrared, and the subsequent three significant orders for this new subsidiary, helped to accelerate execution of our strategic vision to become a leading vertically-integrated infrared imaging solutions provider in the $9 billion infrared imaging market. G5 provides a highly incremental offering to LightPath, providing a broad range of cooled infrared camera solutions and assemblies, ranging from high performance mid wave zoom thermal imaging camera systems to thin film deposition services on a variety of infrared substrates, all of which are complementary to our line of uncooled infrared cameras, infrared optics and infrared materials.

“G5’s significant pipeline of new business opportunities, with multiple program awards expected to begin production in the next two years, was highlighted recently by three new orders that validate our accretive acquisition. A $4.8 million initial qualification order with a new defense industry customer and a $4.9 million follow-on order with an existing defense industry customer was followed by an initial $2.2 million engineering development model order by L3Harris Technologies – all of which were for infrared cameras from our growing portfolio of cooled and uncooled camera solutions. G5’s revenue is primarily driven by established multi-year contracts and multiple programs of record in shipboard long-range surveillance, border security, and counter UAS systems, as well as recurring federal, naval, and law enforcement programs. We expect to add significant value beyond G5’s initial accretive revenue stream and believe the acquisition will continue to drive future growth with its higher average selling price and higher-margin cooled infrared camera offerings, incremental products, as well as notable operational synergies – such as integrating their offerings with our proprietary BlackDiamond™ glass and in-house optics manufacturing capabilities.

“Looking ahead, we expect continued momentum for our product portfolio and market potential with our Germanium-free BlackDiamond™ infrared imaging solutions. With supply chain issues plaguing competing Germanium based solutions – such as China’s recent ban on the export of Germanium to the United States – our BlackDiamond products are becoming increasingly important to customers. While the China ban has of course impacted the small proportion of our legacy business that still leverages Germanium, we continue to transition our business to utilize our BlackDiamond™ solutions.

“We are moving forward with key defense programs, including our bid to produce a design of a major missile program for the U.S. Army with Lockheed Martin. We are now starting to deliver flightworthy hardware for implementation into Lockheed Martin’s initial live program test units and believe the U.S. Army could potentially make a contractor selection decision late this year or early next year. With the integration of G5, we believe we are well positioned to be the optical solutions provider of choice for high value customers with an accelerating pipeline of government and military projects with key defense customers,” concluded Rubin.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Results

Revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 increased 19.1% to $9.2 million, as compared to $7.7 million in the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. Revenue was split amongst the Company’s product groups in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 as follows:

Product Group Revenue
($ in millions)**

Third Quarter of
Fiscal 2025

Third Quarter of
Fiscal 2024

% Change

Infrared Components

$3.6

$3.6

0 %

Visible Components

$2.8

$2.7

6 %

Assemblies & Modules

$1.9

$0.8

123 %

Engineering Services

$0.8

$0.5

54 %

** Numbers may not foot due to rounding

Gross profit increased 65.9% to $2.7 million, or 29.1% of total revenues, in the third quarter of 2025, as compared to $1.6 million, or 20.9% of total revenues, in the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. The increase in gross margin as a percentage of revenue is primarily due to a more favorable product mix, with more revenue from assemblies and modules and engineering services, which typically have higher margins than infrared components.

Operating expenses increased 42.9% to $6.0 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2025, as compared to $4.2 million in the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. The increase was primarily due to higher legal and consulting fees related to business development and strategic initiatives, including expenses associated with the G5 acquisition, as well as increased sales and marketing spend to promote new products and an increase in materials spend for internally funded new product development projects.

Net loss in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 totaled $3.6 million, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share, as compared to $2.6 million, or $0.07 per basic and diluted share, in the same quarter of the prior fiscal year.

Adjusted EBITDA* loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $2.0 million, compared to a loss of $1.5 million for the same period of the prior fiscal year. 

Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Earnings Call

Management will host an investor conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time today, Thursday, May 15, 2025, to discuss the Company’s third quarter fiscal 2025 financial results, provide a corporate update, and conclude with Q&A from telephone participants. To participate, please use the following information:

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025  
Time: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time  
U.S. Dial-in: 1-877-425-9470 
International Dial-in: 1-201-389-0878 
Conference ID: 13749941 
Webcast: LPTH Q3 FY2025 Earnings Conference Call

Please join at least five minutes before the start of the call to ensure timely participation.

A playback of the call will be available through Thursday, May 29, 2025. To listen, please call 1-844-512-2921 within the United States and Canada or 1-412-317-6671 when calling internationally, using replay pin number 13749941. A webcast replay will also be available using the webcast link above.

About LightPath Technologies

LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPTH) is a leading provider of next-generation optics and imaging systems for both defense and commercial applications. As a vertically integrated solutions provider with in-house engineering design support, LightPath’s family of custom solutions range from proprietary BlackDiamond™ chalcogenide-based glass materials – sold under exclusive license from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory – to complete infrared optical systems and thermal imaging assemblies. The Company’s primary manufacturing footprint is located in Orlando, Florida with additional facilities in Texas, New Hampshire, Latvia and China. To learn more, please visit www.lightpath.com.

*Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To provide investors with additional information regarding financial results, this press release includes references to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures. The Company calculates EBITDA by adjusting net income to exclude net interest expense, income tax expense or benefit, depreciation, and amortization. We also calculate adjusted EBITDA, which excludes: (1) the effect of the non-cash income or expense associated with the mark-to-market adjustments, related to the warrants; and (2) the loss on extinguishment of debt. The fair value of the warrants is re-measured each reporting period until the warrants are either exercised or expired (which expiration occurs on February 18, 2031).

A “non-GAAP financial measure” is generally defined as a numerical measure of a company’s historical or future performance that excludes or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments, so as to be different from the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with the GAAP financial measures, provide information that is useful to investors in understanding period-over-period operating results separate and apart from items that may, or could, have a disproportionately positive or negative impact on results in any particular period. Management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures enhance the ability of investors to analyze underlying business operations and understand performance. In addition, management may utilize these non-GAAP financial measures as guides in forecasting, budgeting, and planning. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures with the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP is presented in the table below.

LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Regulation G Disclosure

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,

Nine Months Ended
March 31,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Net loss

$

(3,560,349)

$

(2,597,534)

$

(7,795,091)

$

(5,653,573)

Depreciation and amortization

1,463,150

1,042,850

3,356,752

2,985,850

Income tax provision

100,031

5,798

160,192

121,402

Interest expense

498,862

37,649

817,275

149,048

 EBITDA

$

(1,498,306)

$

(1,511,237)

$

(3,460,872)

$

(2,397,273)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

418,502

418,502

Change in fair value of warrant liability

(904,694)

(904,694)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

(1,984,498)

$

(1,511,237)

$

(3,947,064)

$

(2,397,273)

% of revenue

-22

%

-20

%

-16

%

-10

%

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes statements that constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “forecast,” “guidance,” “plan,” “estimate,” “will,” “would,” “project,” “maintain,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “prospect,” “strategy,” “future,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “believe,” “continue,” “opportunity,” “potential,” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding: (i) anticipated timing for program awards, as well as any resulting impact on our financial performance; (ii) the impact of the G5 acquisition on our business and results of operations; (iii) the performance of our product portfolio and expected market potential with our products and (iv) expectations regarding our ability to secure government and military projects with certain customers. These forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time the statements are made and/or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements.  Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the impact of varying demand for the Company products; the ability of the Company to obtain needed raw materials and components from its suppliers; the impact of tariffs and other governmental trade restrictions; actions governments, businesses, and individuals take in response to the pandemic, including restrictions on onsite commercial interactions; general economic uncertainty in key global markets and a worsening of global economic conditions or low levels of economic growth; geopolitical tensions, the Russian-Ukraine conflict, and the Hamas/ Israel war; the effects of steps that the Company could take to reduce operating costs; the inability of the Company to sustain profitable sales growth, convert inventory to cash, or reduce its costs to maintain competitive prices for its products; circumstances or developments that may make the Company unable to implement or realize the anticipated benefits, or that may increase the costs, of its current and planned business initiatives; and those factors detailed by the Company in its public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC. Should one or more of these risks, uncertainties, or facts materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Except as required under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

March 31,

June 30,

Assets

2025

2024

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

6,478,885

$

3,480,268

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance of $23,514 and $25,676

7,651,086

4,928,931

Inventories, net

12,687,225

6,551,059

Prepaid expenses and deposits

1,206,115

445,900

Other current assets

57,815

131,177

 Total current assets

28,081,126

15,537,335

Property and equipment, net

15,461,601

15,210,612

Operating lease right-of-use assets

6,457,530

6,741,549

Intangible assets, net

21,476,226

3,650,739

Goodwill

9,741,473

6,764,127

Deferred tax assets, net

123,000

123,000

Other assets

79,860

59,602

Total assets

$

81,420,816

$

48,086,964

Liabilities and Stockholders Equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

5,737,240

$

3,231,713

Accrued liabilities

3,079,036

1,911,867

Accrued payroll and benefits

1,752,940

1,446,452

Operating lease liabilities, current

1,271,740

1,059,998

Loans payable, current portion

185,631

209,170

Finance lease obligation, current portion

203,954

177,148

 Total current liabilities

12,230,541

8,036,348

Deferred tax liabilities, net

1,498,479

326,197

Accrued liabilities, noncurrent

937,000

611,619

Finance lease obligation, less current portion

457,441

528,753

Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent

7,518,766

8,058,502

Loans payable, less current portion

4,693,544

325,880

Warrant liability

4,116,357

Total liabilities

31,452,128

17,887,299

Commitments and Contingencies

Series G Convertible Preferred Stock; $0.01 par value

$

34,399,622

Stockholders equity:

Preferred stock: Series D, $.01 par value, voting;

500,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding

Common stock: Class A, $.01 par value, voting;

94,500,000 shares authorized;

42,893,563 and 39,254,643 shares issued and outstanding

428,936

392,546

Additional paid-in capital

238,327,729

245,140,758

Accumulated other comprehensive income

451,067

509,936

Accumulated deficit

(223,638,666)

(215,843,575)

Total stockholders equity

15,569,066

30,199,665

Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders equity

$

81,420,816

$

48,086,964

 

LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

March 31,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Revenue, net

$

9,167,627

$

7,699,175

$

24,992,837

$

23,092,060

Cost of sales

6,503,526

6,092,988

17,553,476

16,985,846

Gross profit

2,664,101

1,606,187

7,439,361

6,106,214

Operating expenses:

Selling, general and administrative

4,448,359

3,171,770

11,075,005

8,691,395

New product development

757,938

569,962

1,998,775

1,817,598

Amortization of intangible assets

779,025

434,403

1,469,512

1,201,120

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

2,068

13,248

80,505

13,248

Total operating expenses

5,987,390

4,189,383

14,623,797

11,723,361

Operating loss

(3,323,289)

(2,583,196)

(7,184,436)

(5,617,147)

Other income (expense):

Interest expense, net

(498,862)

(37,649)

(817,275)

(149,048)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

(418,502)

(418,502)

Change in fair value of warrant liability

904,694

904,694

Other income (expense), net

(124,359)

29,109

(119,380)

234,024

Total other income (expense), net

(137,029)

(8,540)

(450,463)

84,976

Loss before income taxes

(3,460,318)

(2,591,736)

(7,634,899)

(5,532,171)

Income tax provision

100,031

5,798

160,192

121,402

Net loss

$

(3,560,349)

$

(2,597,534)

$

(7,795,091)

$

(5,653,573)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

120,572

(112,356)

(58,869)

22,409

Comprehensive loss

$

(3,439,777)

$

(2,709,890)

$

(7,853,960)

$

(5,631,164)

Loss per common share (basic)

$

(0.09)

$

(0.07)

$

(0.19)

$

(0.15)

Number of shares used in per share calculation (basic)

41,363,643

37,988,770

40,209,657

37,639,464

Loss per common share (diluted)

$

(0.09)

$

(0.07)

$

(0.19)

$

(0.15)

Number of shares used in per share calculation (diluted)

41,363,643

37,988,770

40,209,657

37,639,464

 

LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(unaudited)

 

Temporary
Equity

Accumulated

Series G
Convertible

Class A

Additional

Other

Total

Preferred Stock

Common Stock

Paid-in

Comprehensive

Accumulated

Stockholders

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Capital

Income

Deficit

Equity

Balances at June 30, 2024

39,254,643

$

392,546

$

245,140,758

$

509,936

$

(215,843,575)

$

30,199,665

Issuance of common stock for:

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

8,232

82

10,290

10,372

Exercise of Stock Options, RSUs & RSAs, net

70,309

703

(703)

Issuance of common stock for acquisition of Visimid

279,553

2,796

318,562

321,358

Stock-based compensation on stock options, RSUs & RSAs

264,475

264,475

Foreign currency translation adjustment

271,594

271,594

Net loss 

(1,622,745)

(1,622,745)

Balances at September 30, 2024

39,612,737

$

396,127

$

245,733,382

$

781,530

$

(217,466,320)

$

29,444,719

Issuance of common stock for:

Exercise of Stock Options, RSUs & RSAs, net

229,097

2,291

(2,291)

Shares issued as compensation

49,000

490

89,180

89,670

Stock-based compensation on stock options, RSUs & RSAs

231,581

231,581

Foreign currency translation adjustment

(451,035)

(451,035)

Net loss 

(2,611,997)

(2,611,997)

Balances at December 31, 2024

39,890,834

$

398,908

$

246,051,852

$

330,495

$

(220,078,317)

$

26,702,938

Issuance of preferred stock under private equity placement, net of fees

255

20,968590

(1,320,102)

(1,320,102)

Issuance of common stock for:

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

1,137

11

4,002

4,013

Exercise of Stock Options, RSUs & RSAs, net

238,641

2,387

788

3,175

Issuance of common stock for acquisition of Visimid

102,700

1,027

391,561

392,588

Issuance of common stock for acquisition of G5

1,972,501

19,725

4,852,343

4,872,068

Issuance of common stock under private equity placement, net of fees

687,750

6,878

1,584,014

1,590,892

Preferred cumulative dividends plus accretion

13,431,032

(13,431,032)

(13,431,032)

Stock-based compensation on stock options, RSUs & RSAs

194,303

194,303

Foreign currency translation adjustment

120,572

120,572

Net loss 

(3,560,349)

(3,560,349)

Balances at March 31, 2025 

255

$

34,399,622

42,893,563

$

428,936

$

238,327,729

$

451,067

$

(223,638,666)

$

15,569,066

Balances at June 30, 2023 

37,344,739

$

373,447

$

242,808,771

$

606,536

$

(207,836,229)

$

35,952,525

Issuance of common stock for:

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

14,607

146

19,573

19,719

Exercise of Stock Options, RSUs & RSAs, net

14,482

145

(145)

Issuance of common stock for acquisition of Visimid

81,610

816

149,184

150,000

Stock-based compensation on stock options, RSUs & RSAs

240,075

240,075

Foreign currency translation adjustment

(125,208)

(125,208)

Net loss 

(1,342,376)

(1,342,376)

Balances at September 30, 2023

37,455,438

$

374,554

$

243,217,458

$

481,328

$

(209,178,605)

$

34,894,735

Issuance of common stock for:

Exercise of Stock Options, RSUs & RSAs, net

93,940

940

(940)

Stock-based compensation on stock options, RSUs & RSAs

258,691

258,691

Foreign currency translation adjustment

259,973

259,973

Net loss 

(1,713,663)

(1,713,663)

Balances at December 31, 2023

37,549,378

$

375,494

$

243,475,209

$

741,301

$

(210,892,268)

$

33,699,736

Issuance of common stock for:

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

15,840

158

19,800

19,958

Exercise of Stock Options, RSUs & RSAs, net

225,814

2,258

(2,258)

Issuance of common stock for acquisition of Visimid

267,176

2,672

333,382

336,054

Issuance of common stock under public equity placement

68,041

680

97,528

98,208

Stock-based compensation on stock options, RSUs & RSAs

264,492

264,492

Foreign currency translation adjustment

(112,356)

(112,356)

Net loss  

(2,597,534)

(2,597,534)

Balances at March 31, 2024 

38,126,249

$

381,262

$

244,188,153

$

628,945

$

(213,489,802)

$

31,708,558

Issuance of common stock for:

Exercise of Stock Options, RSUs & RSAs, net

610,952

6,110

(6,110)

Issuance of common stock under public equity placement

517,442

5,174

702,950

708,124

Stock-based compensation on stock options, RSUs & RSAs

255,765

255,765

Foreign currency translation adjustment

(119,009)

(119,009)

Net loss

(2,353,773)

(2,353,773)

Balances at June 30, 2024

39,254,643

$

392,546

$

245,140,758

$

509,936

$

(215,843,575)

$

30,199,665

 

LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

Nine Months Ended
March 31,

2025

2024

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net loss

$

(7,795,091)

$

(5,653,573)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

3,356,752

2,985,850

Interest from amortization of loan issuance costs

161,905

Loss on extinguishment of debt

418,502

Warrant issuance costs

318,777

Change in fair value of warrant liability

(904,694)

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

80,505

13,248

Stock-based compensation on stock options, RSUs & RSAs, net

745,155

763,258

Provision for credit losses

(3,014)

(4,422)

Change in operating lease assets and liabilities

(91,582)

47,693

Inventory write-offs to allowance

135,625

95,539

Deferred taxes

(2,368)

8,573

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

Trade accounts receivable

(822,043)

1,766,594

Other current assets

73,362

(419,797)

Inventories

(1,206,340)

725,460

Prepaid expenses and deposits

(360,439)

95,900

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

520,289

32,020

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

(5,374,699)

456,343

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchase of property and equipment

(580,726)

(1,892,660)

Proceeds from sale of equipment

10,648

Proceeds from sale-leaseback of equipment

364,710

Acquisition of G5

(20,250,011)

Acquisition of Visimid, net of cash acquired

(847,141)

Net cash used in investing activities

(20,820,089)

(2,375,091)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

3,175

Proceeds from sale of common stock from Employee Stock Purchase Plan

14,385

39,677

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under public equity placement

98,208

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under private equity placement

437,725

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock under private equity placement

18,842,138

Proceeds from issuance of warrants under private equity placement

4,313,813

Deferred payment for acquisition of Visimid

(125,000)

Borrowings on loans payable

6,659,596

142,853

Loan issuance costs

(597,465)

Payments on loans payable

(149,118)

(2,262,798)

Repayment of finance lease obligations

(133,711)

(87,610)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

29,265,538

(2,069,670)

Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents

(72,133)

2,880

Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

2,998,617

(3,985,538)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

3,480,268

7,144,490

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

6,478,885

$

3,158,952

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Interest paid in cash

$

66,136

$

161,676

Income taxes paid

$

118,016

$

120,787

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing & financing activities:

Purchase of equipment through finance lease arrangements

$

93,048

$

391,107

Issuance of common stock for acquisition of Visimid

$

713,946

$

486,054

 

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TrendAI™ Adopts Claude Opus 5 to Advance Vulnerability Prioritization and Virtual Patching

As a participant in Anthropic’s Cyber Verification Program, TrendAI applies frontier reasoning to convert vulnerability intelligence into faster protection across hybrid environments

DALLAS, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — TrendAI™, the enterprise AI security leader from Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), today announced it is adopting Claude Opus 5, Anthropic’s latest and most capable Opus model, to help security teams convert vulnerability intelligence into immediate protection, from prioritization to virtual patching. The move builds on TrendAI’s collaboration with Anthropic on Claude Opus 4.8, extending the same defensive focus to a model that delivers step-change gains in advanced reasoning, agentic workflows, and long-horizon analysis. As AI makes finding vulnerabilities easier than ever, the harder problem becomes protecting organizations faster than software can be permanently patched, and that is where TrendAI is putting Opus 5 to work.

As a participant in Anthropic’s Cyber Verification Program, which credentials organizations for the defensive use of frontier AI models, TrendAI is positioned to apply Claude Opus 5 to defensive security as access becomes available. The model is Zero Data Retention compatible, supporting TrendAI’s governance and data-protection requirements as it scales AI across security operations.

The work extends to TrendAI Threat Research, where frontier AI models are combined with our proprietary frontier intelligence engine and human expertise to generate pre-disclosure intelligence. Those insights power TrendAI Vision One™, delivering stronger detection, deeper forensic insights, and proactive protection through virtual patching.

Rachel Jin, Chief Platform and Business Officer, Head of TrendAI™:
“With Claude Opus 5, TrendAI can move from vulnerability intelligence to action faster than ever, prioritizing what matters most by exploitability and business impact. Finding the vulnerability was always the hard part. Now the challenge is protecting organizations faster than software can be permanently patched, and frontier reasoning is what changes that equation, extending all the way to virtual patching that protects customers before a vendor fix ships. This is what it means to secure the AI age, fearlessly.”

These capabilities support TrendAI Vision One™ in helping security analysts, AppSec teams, and SOC teams prioritize exposure, map attack paths, and accelerate mitigation, including virtual patching, across hybrid environments, moving vulnerability management from a static scanning process into a faster, context-aware risk mitigation workflow.

About TrendAI™
TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk. Trusted by the largest enterprises and governments across 185 countries, TrendAI™ secures the entire organization, from identities, to infrastructure, to data. Global Fortune 500 companies rely on TrendAI™ to cut risk and stop threats up to three months earlier, powered by world-leading threat and attack intelligence. Through deep ecosystem partnerships with market leaders like NVIDIA, Anthropic, AWS, Google, and Microsoft, TrendAI™ empowers your organization to securely drive forward at the speed of AI. AI Fearlessly. Learn more: trendaisecurity.com

About Anthropic
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company dedicated to building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Its Claude family of models, including Claude Opus 5, enables advanced capabilities across a wide range of applications, including code understanding and security analysis.

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NEW YORK, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As CASEKOO approaches its 10th anniversary, founder Ralph Ye says the company’s biggest achievement isn’t measured by units sold, but by how its philosophy has evolved.

Ten years ago, Ye found himself frustrated by a simple problem: his phone wouldn’t stand upright on a fast-food table. Instead of accepting the inconvenience, he saw an opportunity to rethink what a phone case could do.

Today, CASEKOO has sold more than 20 million phone cases across 32 countries. Over the past decade, the company has evolved from creating protective accessories into designing products that fit naturally into everyday life.

“Innovation isn’t about changing identities,” Ye said. “It’s about making meaningful habits easier to keep.”

From Q Line to LinKOO

The evolution of CASEKOO’s product portfolio reflects a broader shift in the company’s design philosophy.

The journey began with the Q Line (Quality Line), a collection of crystal-clear phone cases engineered to deliver premium protection without compromising aesthetics. In 2021, CASEKOO introduced the E Line (Innovation Line), the world’s first phone case with an integrated ring stand. The product earned an iF Design Award and became an Amazon bestseller, demonstrating the market’s appetite for accessories that combined protection with everyday functionality. The X Line (Expression Line) followed, expanding the brand’s focus on personalization and expressive design.

Each product generation introduced new capabilities, but each also reinforced an important insight.

“We moved from Q Line to E Line to X Line, and every generation taught us something about what people actually need,” said Ye. “By the time we introduced The KOO series, we weren’t designing features anymore. We were designing around everyday behaviors.”

Today, the portfolio gives each rhythm a clear name: LinKOO — Link Your Way for hands-free carry, StandKOO — Elevate Your Day for hands-free viewing and grip, and X-LINE — Fit Your Vibe for expressive personalization.

It represents CASEKOO’s transition from designing accessories with added functions to creating products that support everyday habits. For the company, the future of consumer technology lies not in how many features a product offers, but in how seamlessly it integrates into the way people live.

A Philosophy Born from Everyday Life

The inspiration behind LinKOO came from one of Ye’s longest-standing habits.

For nearly two decades, he has left home every day holding his wife’s hand. One evening, while carrying his phone, keys, and wallet in his other hand, he realized how often everyday essentials compete with life’s simplest moments.

That observation inspired ClipSafe™, a foldable clasp integrated into the LinKOO series. Hidden when not in use and deployable with a single press, it allows users to carry everyday essentials without sacrificing comfort or aesthetics.

For CASEKOO, LinKOO is more than a product launch. It represents the company’s belief that technology should adapt to people—not the other way around.

“Ten years ago, we asked how to better protect a phone,” Ye said. “Today, we’re asking how to protect a moment.”

That is what designed to fit you means. That is Less Effort, More Living. And after a decade of iteration, failure, and quiet persistence, CASEKOO has finally arrived—not at an answer, but at a better question.

About CASEKOO

CASEKOO is a design-led lifestyle accessories brand built around a simple idea: freeing your hands in everyday life. Through thoughtful hands-free solutions, we help people move seamlessly between different moments of the day—from active, on-the-go moments to times of focus and connection.

What makes CASEKOO different from a regular phone case? We believe technology should support life, not interrupt it. By designing products that adapt naturally to how people live, work, and move, CASEKOO reduces everyday friction and creates a more effortless experience—making room for freedom, connection, and the moments that truly matter.

For more information, visit: casekoo.com.

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brandteam@casekoo.com 

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Paramount Skydance Corporation Announces Extension of Expiration Dates of Previously Announced Exchange Offers and Tender Offers

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LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) (“Paramount”) today announced the extension of the Expiration Dates in connection with the previously announced (i) offers to purchase (the “Tender Offers” and each, a “Tender Offer”) for cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the related offer to purchase (the “Offer to Purchase”), any and all of the identified notes in each series of the Existing Tender Offer Notes (defined by reference to the table set forth below) issued by Discovery Global Holdings, Inc. (formerly WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc.) (the “DGH Issuer”) and Discovery Communications, LLC (the “DCL Issuer” and together with the DGH Issuer, each a “WBD Issuer” and collectively the “WBD Issuers”), as applicable, and (ii) offers to exchange (the “Exchange Offers” and each, an “Exchange Offer” and, together with the Tender Offers, the “Offers” and each, an “Offer”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the related exchange offer memorandum (the “Offering Memorandum”), any and all of the identified notes in each series of the Existing Exchange Offer Notes (defined by reference to the table set forth below) (together with the Existing Tender Offer Notes, the “Offer Notes”) issued by the applicable WBD Issuer for notes to be newly issued by Paramount.

The Expiration Dates for the Tender Offers and Exchange Offers (as defined in each of the Offer to Purchase and Offering Memorandum, respectively) have been extended to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 7, 2026, unless further extended. The Settlement Dates for the Tender Offers and Exchange Offers (as defined in each of the Offer to Purchase and Offering Memorandum, respectively) will occur promptly after the Expiration Date and are currently anticipated to occur in the third quarter of 2026. Paramount anticipates extending the Expiration Date for such Tender Offers and Exchange Offers until such time that would result in the Settlement Dates occurring on or promptly following the closing date of the proposed acquisition (the “Acquisition”) by Paramount of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (“WBD”). Tenders of the Offer Notes in the Offers may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date. The aforementioned extensions further extend the Expiration Dates previously extended by Paramount on June 12, 2026, June 26, 2026, July 13, 2026, and July 17, 2026.

As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 23, 2026, approximately 66.17% and 76.38% of the aggregate principal amount of the Existing Tender Offer Notes and Existing Exchange Offer Notes, respectively, have been validly tendered in the applicable Offers. As Paramount previously announced that it anticipates extending the Offers to align with the closing date of the Acquisition, Paramount does not view these figures to be representative of the final results of the applicable Offers.

Information about each series of Offer Notes eligible to participate in the Offers is summarized below.

Type of Offer

Offer Notes to be Tendered
or Exchanged, as
Applicable

Issuer of Offer Notes

CUSIP No. / Common Code 
/ ISIN Eligible to
Participate in the Offers (1)

Aggregate Principal
Amount of Offer Notes
Eligible to Participate in the
Offers (2)

Tender Offer

3.950% Senior Notes due 2028

DCL Issuer

25470D CP2

US25470DCP24

$1,234,458,000

Exchange Offer

4.125% Senior Notes due 2029

DCL Issuer

25470D CQ0

US25470DCQ07

$655,825,000

Exchange Offer

3.625% Senior Notes due 2030

DCL Issuer

25470D CR8

US25470DCR89

$914,183,000

Exchange Offer

5.000% Senior Notes due 2037

DCL Issuer

25470D CS6

US25470DCS62

$453,281,000

Exchange Offer

6.350% Senior Notes due 2040

DCL Issuer

25470D CT4

US25470DCT46

$438,102,000

Exchange Offer

4.950% Senior Notes due 2042

DCL Issuer

25470D CU1

US25470DCU19

$130,366,000

Exchange Offer

4.875% Senior Notes due 2043

DCL Issuer

25470D V91 CV9US25470DC

$141,584,000

Exchange Offer

5.200% Senior Notes due 2047

DCL Issuer

25470D W74 CW7US25470DC

$3,161,000

Exchange Offer

5.300% Senior Notes due 2049

DCL Issuer

25470D X57 CX5US25470DC

$247,860,000

Tender Offer

3.755% Senior Notes due 2027

DGH Issuer

254948 AH5

US254948AH58

254948 AN2

US254948AN27

U25483 AA3

USU25483AA38

$1,189,336,000

Exchange Offer

4.054% Senior Notes due 2029

DGH Issuer

254948 AJ1

US254948AJ15

254948 AP7

US254948AP74

U25483 AB1

USU25483AB11

$1,353,828,000

Exchange Offer

4.279% Senior Notes due 2032

DGH Issuer

254948 AK8

US254948AK87

254948 AQ5

US254948AQ57

$2,691,764,000

Exchange Offer

5.050% Senior Notes due 2042

DGH Issuer

254948 AL6

US254948AL60

254948 AR3

US254948AR31

U25483 AD7

USU25483AD76

$4,104,687,000

Exchange Offer

5.141% Senior Notes due 2052

DGH Issuer

254948 AM4

US254948AM44

254948 AS1

US254948AS14

$949,883,000

Exchange Offer

4.302% Senior Notes due 2030

DGH Issuer

XS3393993285

339399328

€234,382,000

Exchange Offer

4.693% Senior Notes due 2033

DGH Issuer

XS3393994507

339399450

€316,641,000

1

No representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the identifiers listed in this press release or printed on the Offer Notes. Such identifiers are provided solely for the convenience of the holders.

2

Represents the aggregate principal amount of Offer Notes outstanding that are eligible to participate in the Offers.

The Exchange Offers are being made pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) promulgated thereunder, and are also not being registered under any state or foreign securities laws. Any securities offered pursuant to the Exchange Offers may not be offered or sold in the United States or to any U.S. persons (as defined below) except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Exchange Offers will only be made, and the securities offered pursuant to the Exchange Offers are only being offered and issued, to holders of applicable Existing Exchange Offer Notes who are (a) reasonably believed to be “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act or (b) not “U.S. persons,” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act (such holders, “Eligible Holders”), and only Eligible Holders who have completed and returned the eligibility certification are authorized to receive or review the Offering Memorandum or to participate in the Exchange Offers. The eligibility certification is available electronically at: https://gbsc-usa.com/eligibility/paramount.

General

Each Offer is a separate offer, and each may be individually consummated, amended, extended, terminated, or withdrawn, subject to certain conditions and applicable law, at any time in Paramount’s sole discretion, and without also consummating, amending, extending, terminating, or withdrawing any other Offer with respect to any other series of Offer Notes. Paramount may terminate an Offer if any of the conditions of such Offer described in the Offer to Purchase or Offering Memorandum, as applicable, are not satisfied or waived by the applicable Expiration Date, subject to applicable law. In addition, Paramount may waive the conditions to an Offer without extending such Offer in accordance with applicable law.

The Offers are being made solely by Paramount and are not being made by WBD or the WBD Issuers. None of Paramount, WBD, the WBD Issuers, the Dealer Managers, the Exchange Agent (as defined below), the Information Agent (as defined below), the trustees under each of the indentures governing the Offer Notes, the trustee or collateral agent under the indenture that will govern the notes to be issued in the Exchange Offers, or any affiliate of any of them makes any recommendation as to whether any holder of Offer Notes should tender or refrain from tendering all or any portion of the principal amount of such holder’s Offer Notes for cash or notes to be issued in the Exchange Offers. No one has been authorized by any of them to make such a recommendation. Holders must make their own decision whether to tender Offer Notes in any Offer and, if so, the amount of Offer Notes to tender.

Only Eligible Holders may receive a copy of the Offering Memorandum and participate in the Exchange Offers. Paramount has engaged Global Bondholder Services Corporation to act as the exchange agent (in such capacity, the “Exchange Agent”) and information agent (in such capacity, the “Information Agent”) for the Offers. Questions concerning the Offers, or requests for additional copies of the Offer to Purchase or Offering Memorandum or other related documents, may be directed to Corporate Actions by telephone at (855) 654-2014 (U.S. toll-free) or (212) 430-3774 (banks and brokers) or by email at contact@gbsc-usa.com. Holders should also consult their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other institution for assistance concerning the Offers. The Exchange Offer documents and the Tender Offer documents can be accessed at the following link: https://gbsc-usa.com/paramount.

Paramount has engaged BofA Securities and Citigroup as dealer managers (in such capacity, the “Dealer Managers”) for the Offers. Holders with questions regarding the Offers should contact BofA Securities, Inc. at +1 (888) 292-0070 (toll-free) or +1 (980) 388-3646 (collect) or debt_advisory@bofa.com or Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at +1 (800) 558-3745 (toll-free) or +1 (212) 723-6106 or ny.liabilitymanagement@citi.com. Latham & Watkins LLP is serving as legal counsel to Paramount and Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP is serving as legal counsel to the Dealer Managers.

This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security, and does not constitute an offer, solicitation, or sale of any security in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful.

About Paramount, a Skydance Corporation

Paramount, a Skydance Corporation is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. PSKY’s portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Television, CBS, CBS News, CBS Sports, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, Comedy Central, Showtime, Paramount+, Pluto TV, and Skydance Animation, Film, Television, Interactive/Games, and Paramount Sports Entertainment.

PSKY-IR

Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains “forward-looking statements” regarding the Acquisition and the other transactions referred to herein. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections of Paramount. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the risk that the closing conditions for the Acquisition will not be satisfied, including the risk that clearances under applicable antitrust or regulatory laws will not be obtained or will be obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated; the possibility that the transactions described herein will not be completed in the expected timeframe or at all; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Acquisition; potential adverse effects to the businesses of Paramount or WBD during the pendency of the Acquisition, such as employee departures or distraction of management from business operations; negative effects of the announcement or the consummation of the Acquisition on the market price of WBD or Paramount stock; the risk of stockholder litigation relating to the Acquisition, including resulting expense or delay; the potential that the expected benefits and opportunities of the Acquisition, if completed, may not be realized or may take longer to realize than expected; risks related to the streaming business of the post-Acquisition combined business (the “Combined Company”); the adverse impact on the Combined Company’s advertising revenues as a result of changes in consumer behavior, advertising market conditions, and deficiencies in audience measurement; risks related to operating in highly competitive and dynamic industries; the unpredictable nature of consumer behavior, as well as evolving technologies and distribution models; risks related to the Combined Company’s decision to invest in new businesses, products, services, and technologies, and the evolution of the Combined Company’s business strategy; the potential for loss of carriage or other reduction in, or the impact of negotiations for, the distribution of the Combined Company’s content; damage to the Combined Company’s reputation or brands; losses due to asset impairment charges for goodwill, content and long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets; liabilities related to discontinued operations and former businesses; increasing scrutiny of, and evolving expectations for, sustainability initiatives; evolving business continuity, cybersecurity, privacy and data protection and similar risks; challenges in protecting and maintaining the Combined Company’s intellectual property rights; domestic and global political, economic and regulatory factors affecting the Combined Company’s business generally or the Acquisition; the inability to hire or retain key employees or secure creative talent; disruptions to the Combined Company’s operations as a result of labor disputes; risks and costs associated with the integration of, and Paramount’s ability to integrate, the businesses of Paramount Global, Skydance Media, LLC, and WBD successfully and to achieve anticipated synergies, including in the amounts or on the timelines anticipated to realize such synergies; litigation related to the Acquisition and other matters or transactions; risks associated with the Combined Company’s holding company structure, including its dependence on distributions from its subsidiaries to meet tax obligations and other cash requirements; risks related to our indebtedness, including our substantial outstanding debt obligations, our ability to incur substantially more debt and our ability to meet the financial and other covenants contained in the agreements governing the indebtedness of Paramount, WBD, or the Combined Company. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other factors and the general risks associated with the respective businesses of Paramount and WBD can be found in Paramount’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2026, including in the sections captioned “Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” Paramount’s most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, filed with the SEC on May 4, 2026, including in the sections captioned “Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and Paramount’s subsequent filings with the SEC, and in WBD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2026, including in the section captioned “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” WBD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, filed with the SEC on May 6, 2026, and WBD’s subsequent filings with the SEC. Neither Paramount nor WBD undertakes to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information or future events or developments, except as required by law.

 

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