Creates the first publicly traded company dedicated principally to safe and scalable deployment of physical AI, as a universal safety layer across the robotics industryBroad adoption across more than 600 customers globally, including robotics developers, robotics users, universities and governments. Customers include Agility Robotics, DoorDash, Cobot, Zoox, Textron, and Google DeepMindHorizontal use across industries including humanoid robotics, warehousing, transportation, manufacturing, construction, agriculture, mining, energy, and defenseRapidly accelerating commercial adoption, with revenue increasing 62% YoY in 2025Received signed commitments to raise over $31 million of common equity in the form of both PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) and NRA (Non Redemption Agreement) investments from new and existing institutional investors, including Tiger Global, Prologis Ventures, and Mark CubanStrong partner network including the strategic collaboration recently announced with NVIDIA Halos for RoboticsEntering this transaction and becoming a public company positions FORT to capitalize on the rapid adoption of robotics and physical AI by accelerating product innovation, global commercial reach, M&A and strategic partnershipsCompany to host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET today. Visit www.fortrobotics.com/investors for more information

PHILADELPHIA and BOSTON, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — FORT Robotics, Inc. (“FORT” or the “Company”), a safety platform developing The Trust layer for Physical AI, and Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: NTWO) (“Newbury Street II”), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement (the “Business Combination”) that will result in the combined company becoming a publicly traded company.

Upon closing of the Business Combination, the combined company will be named FORT Robotics Holdings, Inc. and is expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) under the new ticker symbol “FROB,” subject to regulatory approvals. The transaction values the combined company at a pro-forma enterprise value of $556.6 million (pre-money equity value of $500.0 million).

Building Trust in Physical AI

FORT Robotics was founded in 2018 and has since become a leading provider of safety solutions across the robotics industry, trusted by more than 600 customers including Agility Robotics, Google DeepMind, Cobot, Zoox, RIVR, Carnegie Robotics, Textron, Forterra, Genie, Ocado, Oxa, DoorDash and many others.  The company is backed by investors including Tiger Global, Mark Cuban Companies, Prologis Ventures, and Five Eleven Partners and recently announced a strategic collaboration with NVIDIA as part of the Halos for Robotics ecosystem. The company grew out of founder and CEO Samuel Reeves’s previous company Humanistic Robotics, which built robots to clear landmines.

FORT’s leadership and board bring deep operating experience from across the robotics and industrial-automation landscape. The post-closing board of directors is expected to include Sally Miller, DHL Supply Chain Global CIO, Jennifer Vescio, former executive at Uber, Vijay Kumar, Dean of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, and Karl Iagnemma, CEO at Vecna Robotics.

FORT’s Trust Layer serves as the foundational safety infrastructure for the next generation of physical AI, enabling autonomous machines from different manufacturers to operate safely alongside humans and within shared environments. The platform, which is backed by 25 patents and has been certified to meet Safety Integrity Level 3 per IEC 61508, is intentionally machine-and application-agnostic, designed to serve as a universal layer of trust across mixed-machine workspaces.

In May 2026, FORT expanded The Trust Layer through the acquisition of Mapless AI, a full-stack, safety-first teleoperation company, adding remote human-in-the-loop control and onboard active safety to FORT’s existing platform.

The Safety Imperative: Unlocking Potential for Robotics

“Physical AI will change the way we work in every industry, and this will be a game changer for workers, organizations and governments worldwide,” said Samuel Reeves, Founder and CEO of FORT Robotics. “However, these new machines come with a completely new and different risk profile, and that must be addressed before autonomous systems can scale. FORT’s mission is to ‘ensure robots cause no harm’ and we are dedicated to pioneering and building a shared framework for trust that robot manufacturers, integrators, end users, regulators, insurers, governments and any other interested party can rely on. How we trust physical AI will be one of the defining questions of our time and answering it will be a key enabler that will move these next generation machines from isolated pilot programs to real, scalable adoption.”

Thomas Bushey, CEO of Newbury Street II, added: “Newbury Street II is proud to partner with FORT, a category-defining platform addressing one of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges. The robotics revolution is at an inflection point, and we believe FORT’s universal layer of trust can accelerate widespread adoption. We look forward to supporting Samuel and the team as they advance FORT’s horizontal platform for physical AI — as a public company, we believe FORT is well positioned to extend its leadership and create long-term shareholder value.”

Commenting on the commercial momentum of physical AI, Griffin Schroeder, Partner at Tiger Global, said: “As physical AI moves into core industrial infrastructure, safety is paramount. FORT has built a critical, machine-agnostic trust layer that enables enterprise autonomy to scale safely. We are excited to support Samuel and the FORT team as they build on their momentum and enter this next chapter.”

Key Financial & Operational Highlights

Strong Top-Line Momentum: FORT’s 2025 revenue compounded at a 62% year-over-year growth rate, including 91% growth among its mature enterprise accounts (customers spending more than $100,000 annually with FORT,) positioning FORT among the fastest-growing companies in the robotics safety category as the broader physical AI market scales.High-Margin, Capital-Efficient Profile: Maintained resilient standalone gross margins of 66% in 2025 and 70% in 2024, with long-term margin expansion expected as premium software solutions scale. While revenue grew 62% in 2025, operating expenses grew at a much lower 19%, demonstrating the operational leverage inherent in the business. 2025 revenue per employee was $276,000, further demonstrating FORT’s ability to generate momentum while managing costs.De-Risked Customer Ecosystem: Broad diversification across major enterprise verticals has materially reduced single-customer risk, driven by a 3.8x total growth in six-figure customers since 2021 with no single customer representing more than 9% of 2025 revenue.Durable, Compounding Customer Base: Customer cohorts acquired as early as 2019 continue to generate revenue today, with pre-2025 cohorts contributing an estimated 68% of 2025 bookings. The platform is now deployed across more than 19,500 units globally, reflecting deep, sticky customer relationships and low churn central to the investment thesis. Cumulative customers have grown 2.6x and deployed units 3.7x since 2021, and the roughly two dozen mature enterprise accounts grew per-account spend by 27% year-over-year in 2025, reflective of a land-and-expand engine layered on top of the low-churn base.

Transaction Overview

The Business Combination values the combined company at an implied pro forma enterprise value of $556.6 million. The transaction is expected to deliver approximately $201 million in gross transaction proceeds, consisting of cash held in Newbury Street II’s trust account (assuming no redemptions by Newbury Street II’s public shareholders) including approximately $31 million of common equity in the form of both PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) and NRA investment from existing and new institutional investors. The Business Combination is expected to inject approximately $182 million in net cash directly to the balance sheet post-estimated transaction costs (assuming no redemptions by Newbury Street II’s public shareholders). Proceeds from the Business Combination are expected to accelerate product development (including next-generation safety intelligence, observability and cybersecurity software), scale global go-to-market and channel partner efforts, and support targeted, high-synergy tuck-in M&A opportunities.

Existing FORT shareholders will roll 100% of their equity into the Business Combination, retaining an estimated 67% majority ownership stake on an issued and outstanding basis in the combined company at closing, assuming no redemptions.

The boards of directors of both FORT and Newbury Street II have each unanimously approved the Business Combination, subject to, among other things, the approval by Newbury Street II’s shareholders of the Business Combination, the closing of the concurrent PIPE transaction, satisfaction of conditions stated in the definitive agreement and other customary closing conditions, including that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) completes its review of the registration statement on Form S-4 and the proxy statement/prospectus, the receipt of certain regulatory approvals and approval by Nasdaq to list the securities of the combined company. The Business Combination is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Conference Call Information

FORT and Newbury Street II will host an investor conference call to discuss the proposed transaction at 8:30 a.m. ET today, August 18, 2026. Interested parties may access a live webcast of the conference call by visiting https://app.webinar.net/YvJa2qE2Ey0. A replay of the call will also be made available at www.fortrobotics.com/investors and a transcript of the call will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Advisors

BTIG LLC is serving as exclusive financial advisor and sole placement agent to Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP is serving as legal counsel to Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp. Evercore is serving as structuring advisor to FORT Robotics Inc. Fenwick & West LLP is serving as legal counsel to FORT Robotics, Inc. Loeb & Loeb LLP is acting as legal counsel to BTIG LLC. FINN Partners and Collected Strategies are serving as communications advisors.

About FORT Robotics Inc.

FORT Robotics is The Trust Layer for Physical AI, with the charter of making autonomous machines safe, secure, and reliable enough to deploy at scale alongside humans. Partnering with FORT gives robot manufacturers and end users the ability to certify safety, maximize efficiency, AND gain time to market speed.

Since its founding in 2018, FORT has become a leading provider of safety solutions across the robotics industry and used across warehousing, transportation, manufacturing, construction, agriculture, mining, energy, defense, and other industries. FORT has secured 25 patents and deployed more than 19,500 units to a global base of over 600 customers including Fortune 500 category leaders.

More information at www.fortrobotics.com

About Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp

Newbury Street II is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Newbury Street II is led by Chief Executive Officer Thomas Bushey, former President of Ondas (NASDAQ: ONDS), a leading provider of private wireless networks and autonomous robotics platforms for industrial infrastructure.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

In connection with the Business Combination, Newbury Street II and the Company intend to file the Registration Statement on Form S-4, (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Registration Statement”), with the SEC, which will include a proxy statement to Newbury Street II shareholders and a prospectus for the registration of Newbury Street II’s securities to be issued in connection with the Business Combination. This press release does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the Business Combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the Business Combination. Newbury Street II’s shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read, the Registration Statement and other documents filed in connection with the Business Combination, as these materials will contain important information about the Company, Newbury Street II and the Business Combination. Shareholders may obtain a copy of the Registration Statement, once available, as well as other documents filed by Newbury Street II with the SEC, without charge, at the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov or by directing a written request to Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp, 121 High Street, Floor 3, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.

BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF NEWBURY STREET II ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE BUSINESS COMBINATION AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE BUSINESS COMBINATION.

Participants in the Solicitation

Newbury Street II, the Company, and their respective directors, executive officers and other members of their management and employees, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Newbury Street II’s shareholders in connection with the Business Combination. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of certain of Newbury Street II’s executive officers and directors in the solicitation by reading Newbury Street II’s filings with the SEC, including the final prospectus of Newbury Street II dated as of October 31, 2024 and filed by Newbury Street II with the SEC on November 1, 2024 (the “IPO Prospectus”). To the extent that holdings of Newbury Street II’s securities have changed from the amounts reported in the IPO Prospectus, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Information concerning the interests of Newbury Street II’s and the Company’s participants in the solicitation, which may, in some cases, be different than those of their respective equity holders generally, will be set forth in the Registration Statement relating to the Business Combination when it becomes available.

No Offer or Solicitation

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom.

NEITHER THE SEC NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES REGULATORY AGENCY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE BUSINESS COMBINATION DESCRIBED HEREIN, PASSED UPON THE MERITS OR FAIRNESS OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION OR ANY RELATED TRANSACTIONS OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESS RELEASE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target,” “continue,” “could,” “may,” “might,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict” or similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on current expectations and projections about future events. These statements include: projections of market opportunity and market share; estimates of customer adoption rates and usage patterns; projections regarding the Company’s ability to commercialize new products, technologies and industry use cases; projections of development and commercialization costs and timelines; expectations regarding the Company’s ability to execute its business model and the expected financial benefits of such model; expectations regarding the Company’s ability to attract, retain and expand its customer base; the Company’s deployment of proceeds from capital raising transactions; its expectations concerning relationships with strategic partners, suppliers, governments, state-funded entities, regulatory bodies and other third parties; the Company’s ability to maintain, protect and enhance its intellectual property; future ventures or investments in companies, products, services or technologies; development of favorable regulations affecting its markets; the successful consummation and potential benefits of the proposed transaction and expectations related to its terms and timing; and the potential for the Company to increase in value.

These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on as, a guarantee, an assurance, a 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 and Newbury Street II.

These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause the Company or Newbury Street II’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include: that the Company is pursuing an emerging technology, faces significant technical challenges and may not achieve commercialization or market acceptance; Company historical net losses and limited operating history; the Company’s expectations regarding future financial performance, capital requirements and unit economics; Company’s use and reporting of business and operational metrics; the Company’s competitive landscape; the Company’s dependence on members of its senior management and its ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; the potential need for additional future financing; the Company’s ability to manage growth and expand its operations; potential future acquisitions or investments in companies, products, services or technologies; the Company’s reliance on strategic partners and other third parties; the Company’s ability to maintain, protect and defend its intellectual property rights; risks associated with privacy, data protection or cybersecurity incidents and related regulations; the use, rate of adoption and regulation of artificial intelligence and machine learning; uncertainty or changes with respect to laws and regulations; uncertainty or changes with respect to taxes, trade conditions and the macroeconomic environment; the combined company’s ability to maintain internal control over financial reporting and operate a public company; the possibility that required regulatory approvals for the proposed transaction are delayed or are not obtained, which could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the proposed transaction; the risk that shareholders of Newbury Street II could elect to have their shares redeemed, leaving the combined company with insufficient cash to execute its business plans; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the business combination agreement; the outcome of any legal proceedings or government investigations that may be commenced against the Company or Newbury Street II; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction; the ability of Newbury Street II or the combined company to issue equity or equity-linked securities in connection with the proposed transaction or in the future; and other factors described in Newbury Street II’s filings with the SEC.

The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the (i) the IPO Prospectus, (ii) the annual report on Form 10-K filed by Newbury Street II with the SEC on March 6, 2026, (iii) the Registration Statement referenced above when available and other documents filed by Newbury Street II and the Company from time to time with the SEC. These filings will identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. There may be additional risks that neither Newbury Street II nor the Company presently knows, or that Newbury Street II and/or the Company currently believe are immaterial, that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. For these reasons, among others, investors and other interested persons are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press release. Past performance by Newbury Street II’s or the Company’s management teams and their respective affiliates is not a guarantee of future performance. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on the historical record of the performance of Newbury Street II’s or the Company’s management teams or businesses associated with them as indicative of future performance of an investment or the returns that Newbury Street II or the Company will, or may, generate going forward. None of the parties nor any of their representatives gives any assurance that any of Newbury Street II, Company, or the combined company will achieve its expectations.

Media Contact

Scott Bisang / David Feldman
FORT-CS@collectedstrategies.com 

Investor Relations Contact

Greg Jawski
fortrobotics-investors@finnpartners.com

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Former Samsung Knox security leader brings deep experience in product security, trusted computing and secure device architecture as BTQ advances QCIM toward broader system integration and commercial evaluation

VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BTQ Technologies Corp. (“BTQ” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BTQ) (CBOE CA: BTQ), a global technology company building the trust infrastructure for the quantum era, is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Grace is joining the Company’s U.S. team to support the continued development, product security and commercialization of BTQ’s Quantum Compute-in-Memory (“QCIM”) architecture for post-quantum cryptography.

Dr. Grace brings extensive experience across product security, trusted computing, mobile and embedded security, and the development of security architectures for devices operating in enterprise and regulated environments. His appointment adds additional product security expertise as BTQ advances QCIM from architectural development toward broader system integration and commercial evaluation.

Grace previously led Samsung Mobile’s Knox Security Team, which was responsible for the security of the company’s enterprise-oriented products and services. During his time at Samsung, Grace and his team helped define the security architecture for several major security-sensitive products, including Samsung Knox, Samsung Pay and Samsung Pass. His work also included collaboration with technology companies, original equipment manufacturers and regulatory agencies to identify and address systemic mobile security challenges.

Following Samsung, Grace served as Director of Product Security at Mojo Vision, where he led product security efforts for the company’s advanced smart contact lens platform. His broader academic and industry work has focused on trusted computing, security testing frameworks and security architectures for small, highly connected devices.

“Michael brings a perspective that becomes increasingly important as QCIM moves from core architecture into broader system integration and commercial evaluation,” said Olivier Roussy Newton, CEO and Chairman of BTQ Technologies. “He has spent his career addressing the practical challenges of building security into complex products and deploying those technologies in environments where security, performance and reliability cannot be treated independently. That experience will be highly valuable as we continue working with our semiconductor partners and begin evaluating how QCIM can be integrated into real-world devices and infrastructure.”

Grace joins BTQ as the Company continues to advance its global QCIM chip roadmap alongside ICTK Co., Ltd. (“ICTK”) (KOSDAQ: 456010) and Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (“ITRI”).

BTQ recently completed the first technical milestone of its multi-year collaboration with ITRI, validating the QCIM core within a TSMC 28-nanometre design environment and demonstrating acceleration of cryptographic operations associated with FIPS 203, FIPS 204 and FIPS 205, the post-quantum cryptography standards established by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. The results confirmed the functional correctness and feasibility of the QCIM architecture and demonstrated performance advantages and crypto-agility across multiple post-quantum algorithms.

The program has now advanced into its next phase of module-level integration, verification and validation, intended to further evaluate how the QCIM core can be incorporated into broader system architectures while preserving functional correctness, interoperability and performance.

“Security architecture has to work as part of the complete system, not just in isolation,” said Dr. Michael Grace. “My career has focused on that intersection in taking security technologies and making them practical across devices, platforms and real-world deployment environments. QCIM is addressing an important challenge as cryptographic requirements evolve, and I am excited to work with the BTQ team as the architecture progresses through integration, validation and ultimately toward commercial deployment.”

QCIM is BTQ’s soft IP cryptographic accelerator architecture designed to support both classical and post-quantum cryptographic functions in a compact, low-power block. By executing cryptographic operations inside the memory subsystem, QCIM is designed to reduce latency, power consumption and data movement while supporting crypto-agile security across a range of chip architectures and connected devices.

The next-generation QCIM quantum-security chip is being developed for use across IoT, AI devices, industrial systems, secure elements, edge devices and other connected infrastructure where device authentication, security performance and long-term cryptographic resilience are becoming increasingly important.

Grace earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Carolina State University. His research, patents and industry work have addressed trusted computing, security testing frameworks, mobile security and the security challenges created by increasingly connected and context-rich devices.

About BTQ
BTQ Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: BTQ | Cboe CA: BTQ) is a quantum technology company focused on accelerating the transition from classical networks to the quantum internet. Backed by a broad patent portfolio and deep technical expertise, BTQ is developing a full-stack, neutral-atom quantum computing platform spanning hardware, middleware, and post-quantum security solutions for finance, telecommunications, logistics, life sciences, and defense.

Connect with BTQ: Website | LinkedIn | X/Twitter

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Olivier Roussy Newton
CEO, Chairma

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Certain statements herein contain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Such forward-looking statements or information include but are not limited to statements or information with respect to the business plans of the Company, including with respect to its research partnerships, and anticipated markets in which the Company may be listing its common shares. Forward-looking statements or information often can be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate”, “intend”, “expect”, “plan” or “may” and the variations of these words are intended to identify forward-looking statements and information.

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Although management of the Company believes that the assumptions made and the expectations represented by such statements or information are reasonable, there can be no assurance that forward-looking statements or information herein will prove to be accurate. Forward-looking statements and information are based on assumptions and involve known and unknown risks which may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed or implied, by such forward-looking statements or information. These factors include risks relating to: the availability of financing for the Company; business and economic conditions in the post-quantum and encryption computing industries generally; the speculative nature of the Company’s research and development programs; the supply and demand for labour and technological post-quantum and encryption technology; unanticipated events related to regulatory and licensing matters and environmental matters; changes in general economic conditions or conditions in the financial markets; changes in laws (including regulations respecting blockchains); risks related to the direct and indirect impact of COVID-19 including, but not limited to, its impact on general economic conditions, the ability to obtain financing as required, and causing potential delays to research and development activities; and other risk factors as detailed from time to time. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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PETACH TIKVA, Israel, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Eltek Ltd. (NASDAQ: ELTK), a leading global manufacturer of high-quality printed circuit boards, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Second Quarter 2026 Highlights

Revenues were $11.5 millionOperating loss was $2.5 millionNet loss was $2.7 million or $0.41 per fully diluted shareNet cash provided by operating activities amounted to $0.7 million.

Eli Yaffe, Chief Executive Officer, stated:

“Our second-quarter 2026 results reflected a loss as we remain in an important transition period focused on stabilizing our manufacturing operations and building the human and operational infrastructure required to support our next phase of growth. The stabilization of our production system and the integration of our new production lines are progressing, although the process is not yet complete.

We are well advanced in the implementation of our new ERP system, which we believe will provide a stronger foundation for managing and scaling our operations. We are also completing the installation of our newly arrived PCB plating line, while conducting acceptance testing in parallel, and expect to begin the qualification process during the third quarter.

Although the transition is not yet complete, we are making steady progress across the key areas of our business. We remain focused on completing the stabilization of our manufacturing operations, strengthening our organization and infrastructure and improving operational efficiency. We believe these steps are establishing a stronger foundation for improved operational and financial performance in the periods ahead.”

Second Quarter 2026 GAAP Financial Results
Revenues for the second quarter of 2026 were $11.5 million compared to $12.5 million in the second quarter of 2025.

Gross loss for the second quarter of 2026 was $1.0 million compared to gross profit of $3.0 million (24% of revenues) in the second quarter of 2025.

Operating loss for the second quarter of 2026 was $2.5 million compared to operating profit of $1.5 million in the second quarter of 2025.

Financial expenses for the second quarter of 2026 were $0.7 million compared to $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2025. Financial expenses primarily resulted from the erosion of the U.S. dollar against the NIS.

Net loss for the second quarter of 2026 was $2.7 million or $0.41 per fully diluted share compared to net income of $0.4 million or $0.05 per fully diluted share in the second quarter of 2025.

Second Quarter 2026 Non-GAAP Financial Results
EBITDA loss for the second quarter of 2026 was $1.9 million compared to EBITDA of $2.0 million (15.6% of revenues) in the second quarter of 2025.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 GAAP Financial Results
Revenues for the first six months of 2026 were $22.0 million compared to $25.3 million in the first six months of 2025.

Gross loss for the first six months of 2026 was $2.8 million compared to gross profit of $5.2 million (21% of revenues) in the first six months of 2025.

Operating loss for the first six months of 2026 was $5.8 million compared to operating profit of $2.2 million in the first six months of 2025.

Financial expenses for the first six months of 2026 were $0.8 million compared to $0.5 million in the first six months of 2025. Financial expenses primarily resulted from the erosion of the U.S. dollar against the NIS.

Net loss for the first six months of 2026 was $5.6 million or $0.83 per fully diluted share compared to net profit of $1.4 million or $0.20 per fully diluted share in the first six months of 2025.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 Non-GAAP Financial Results
EBITDA loss for the first six months of 2026 was a $4.6 million compared to EBITDA of $3.1 million (12% of revenues) in the first six months of 2025.

About our Non-GAAP Financial Information
The Company reports financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP and herein provides EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure. This non-GAAP measure is not in accordance with, nor is it a substitute for, GAAP measures. This non-GAAP measure is intended to supplement the Company’s presentation of its financial results that are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company uses the non-GAAP measure presented to evaluate and manage the Company’s operations internally. The Company is also providing this information to assist investors in performing additional financial analysis. Reconciliation between the Company’s results on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis is provided in a table below.

Conference Call
Today, Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 8:30am Eastern Time (15:30pm Israel Time, 5:30am Pacific Time), Eltek will conduct a conference call to discuss the results. The call will feature remarks by Eli Yaffe, Chief Executive Officer and Ron Freund, Chief Financial Officer.

To participate, please call the following teleconference numbers. Please allow for additional time to connect prior to the call:

United States:  1-866-860-9642
Israel:  03-918-0691
International:  +972-3-918-0691

To Access a Replay of the Call
A replay of the call will be available for 30 days on the Investor Info section on Eltek’s corporate website at http://www.nisteceltek.com approximately 24 hours after the conference call is completed.

About Eltek
Eltek – “Innovation Across the Board”, is a global manufacturer and supplier of technologically advanced solutions in the field of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and is an Israeli leading company in this industry. PCBs are the core circuitry of most electronic devices. Eltek specializes in the manufacture and supply of complex and high-quality PCBs, HDI, multilayered and flex-rigid boards for the high-end market. Eltek is ITAR compliant and has AS-9100 and NADCAP Electronics certifications. Its customers include leading companies in the defense, aerospace and medical industries in Israel, the United States, Europe and Asia.

Eltek was founded in 1970. The Company’s headquarters, R&D, production and marketing center are located in Israel. Eltek also operates through its subsidiary in North America and by agents and distributors in Europe, India, South Africa and South America.

For more information, visit Eltek’s web site at www.nisteceltek.com

Forward Looking Statement 
Some of the statements included in this press release may be forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to expected results in future quarters, the impact of currency movements between the US Dollar exchange rate against the Israeli Shekel, the impact of the Coronavirus on the economy and our operations, risks in product and technology development and rapid technological change, product demand, the impact of competitive products and pricing, market acceptance, the sales cycle, changing economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements set forth in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. The information found on our website is not incorporated by reference into this press release and is included for reference purposes only.

Investor Contact
Ron Freund
Chief Financial Officer
Investor-Contact@nisteceltek.com
+972-3-939-5023

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