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MIL-OSI USA: Coons, Schumer, Murray, Shaheen, Reed, Warner, Schatz, Kaine, Duckworth, Kelly, Bennet, Slotkin, Kim release joint statement to raise alarm about President Trump’s steep concessions to Beijing

US Senate News:

Source: United States Senator for Delaware Christopher Coons

WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Senate Defense Appropriator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Senate Armed Services Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.), Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations Ranking Member Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Senate Armed Services Committee member Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Senate Intelligence Committee member Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Senate Armed Services Committee member Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), and Senate Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance Ranking Member Andy Kim (D-N.J.) released the following statement about public reporting that President Trump is pausing export controls on critical technology sold to China as part of an effort to secure a trade deal with Beijing:

“President Trump has spent the past six months eroding our advantages over China, but recent developments make clear how willing his administration is to sacrifice American economic and technological leadership for symbolic “wins” with China in its self-inflicted trade war.

“In just the last two days, we have seen reporting that the Trump administration has cancelled a long-planned high-level security dialogue with Taiwan and denied the president of Taiwan the ability to transit the United States—a longstanding tradition respected by administrations of both parties. These developments come right on the heels of a decision to pave the way for the sale of advanced AI chips to China and to freeze export controls on additional American technologies enabling them to now flow to China, even as Beijing tightens export controls on the United States. Independent media reports today suggest these moves are an attempt to secure trade concessions, curry favor with President Xi Jinping, and ensure President Trump gets a visit to China. The president is demonstrating to Beijing that he can be cajoled into giving up America’s core interests.

“In the face of lackluster domestic economic forecasts and anemic interest from Beijing in achieving a real breakthrough in talks, President Trump and his economic team have ceded leverage and negotiating power to Beijing in a desperate attempt to lure President Xi to a meeting with President Trump. Even more dangerously, they risk putting American national security, technological advantage, and economic prosperity on the chopping block in order to do so.

“President Trump is handing our primary geopolitical adversary the keys to the castle of 21st century global technological dominance. Doing so will enable Chinese leadership in artificial intelligence, infusing the Chinese military with the technological advantage it needs to continue hostile operations across the globe. He is signaling his ambivalence about standing with Taiwan, our long-term partner in the region and a powerhouse of the global economy. And he is emboldening Beijing to take aggressive actions and seek even more aggressive concessions in whatever trade negotiations may follow.

“President Trump and this administration must reset their dangerously weak approach to China and make clear they will no longer accept symbolic wins in exchange for steep American concessions. An administration convinced it can renegotiate the world order needs to stop negotiating against itself.”

MIL OSI USA News –

July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI United Nations: Haitians in ‘despair’ following abrupt suspension of US humanitarian support

Source: United Nations 2

The cancellation of most US funding in January means many services to the most vulnerable people have been cut or put on hold.

Multiple political, security and socio-economic crises have led to 5.7 million people suffering from a lack of food and have forced 1.3 million people to flee their homes.

With a dramatic reduction in funding Haiti faces a crucial “turning point.”

UN News spoke to OCHA’s country director, Modibo Traore, about the current situation.

UN News: What is the current state of humanitarian funding in Haiti?

Humanitarian funding in Haiti is going through a critical phase, marked by a growing gap between the needs and available resources. As of 1 July, only around 8 per cent of the $908 million required had been mobilized.

This partial coverage only allows a fraction of the 3.6 million people targeted to be reached.

UN aid agencies continue to support Haitian people with humanitarian aid.

The sectors most affected are food security, access to drinking water, primary healthcare, education and protection.

This contraction in international support is part of a global context of multiple competing crises – Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan – but also reflects a loss of political interest in the Haitian issue.

UN News: What conditions in Haiti have led to such significant funding needs?

The growing humanitarian needs observed in Haiti are the result of an accumulation of structural and cyclical factors. On the socioeconomic front, multidimensional poverty affects a large part of the population.

Haiti’s exposure to natural hazards is an aggravating factor.

The country has experienced several major hurricanes that struck the southern region less than a week after an earthquake that severely affected the area, not to mention repeated droughts that have had a major impact on agriculture and livestock farming.

The downtown area of Port-au-Prince remains extremely dangerous due to gang activity.

Since 2019, a new dimension has emerged; chronic insecurity caused by the proliferation of armed groups, particularly in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and now in the Centre and Artibonite departments.

In 2024, the multidimensional crisis that has been shaking Haiti for years has become catastrophic.

The level of violence and insecurity remains high, with devastating consequences for the population, including massive displacement of people who were already in vulnerable situations.

UN News: How has the growing control of armed groups affected donor confidence?

The rise of armed groups in Haiti and their increasing control of strategic locations, particularly major roads and ports of entry to the capital, is a major obstacle to the safe and efficient delivery of humanitarian aid.

This dynamic has an impact on the risk perception of international donors, who now assess Haiti as a high-threat environment for intervention. Access to beneficiaries has become irregular in many areas.

The deterioration of the security situation represents a major challenge for mobilizing and maintaining financial commitments.

Donors have expressed concerns about operational risks, particularly regarding securing supply chains, preventing exploitation and ensuring accountability.

The operational cost of aid has also increased.

UN News: What is the impact of the new approach taken by the US administration?

On 20 January, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14169, which imposed an immediate suspension of all new foreign funding by US federal agencies, including humanitarian programs run by USAID and multilateral partners.

In the case of Haiti, the effects were felt through the sudden halt of approximately 80 per cent of US-funded programmes. NGO partner staff were laid off, payments were suspended, and supply chains were disrupted.

US food aid is prepared for delivery following floods in Haiti in 2022.

Beyond the structural effects, this suspension created profound uncertainty in the Haitian humanitarian system. This situation not only weakened the continuity of essential services but also affected trust between beneficiary communities and humanitarian actors.

UN News: To what extent is the current situation unprecedented?

The year 2025 marks a turning point in humanitarian aid in Haiti. This crisis is not the result of a single or isolated event, but rather a series of deteriorating situations in the context of gradually waning international attention.

The interruption of US programmes has acted as a catalyst for the crisis. USAID’s technical partners, many of whom managed community health programmes in vulnerable neighbourhoods, have ceased operations, depriving hundreds of thousands of people of vital services.

US-co-funded health centres have closed, leaving pregnant women and children without assistance.

The current crisis demonstrates the country’s growing isolation.

While previous crises had prompted rapid international solidarity, the humanitarian response to the situation in 2025 has been slow and partial.

UN News: What difficult decisions have had to be made regarding cutting aid?

The interruption of funding has forced humanitarian organizations to make ethically complex and often painful trade-offs.

In the area of protection, for example, safe spaces for women and girls have been drastically reduced.

The long-term development of Haiti is at risk as funding decreases.

Cash transfer programmes, widely used in urban areas since 2021, have also been suspended. These programmes enabled vulnerable households to maintain a minimum level of food security. Their suspension has led to a resurgence of coping mechanisms such as child labour, less food and children being taken out of school.

Resilience-building activities have also been affected. Programmes combining food security, urban agriculture, and access to water—often co-financed by USAID and UN funds—have been frozen.

This compromises not only the immediate response but also the development of medium-term solutions.

UN News: How are Haitians being affected?

Children are among the hardest hit. UNICEF and its partners have treated more than 4,600 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition, representing only 3.6 per cent of the 129,000 children expected to need treatment this year.

The proportion of institutional maternal deaths has also increased from 250 to 350 per 100,000 live births between February 2022 and April 2025.

A survivor of rape rests at a site for internally displaced people in Port-au-Prince.

In terms of security, the effects are equally worrying. Gender-based sexual violence (GBV) has increased in neighbourhoods controlled by armed groups.

In short, the withdrawal of US funding has led to a multidimensional regression in the rights of women and girls in Haiti, with consequences that are likely to last for several years.

UN News: How have people in Haiti reacted?

Beneficiaries expressed a sense of despair at the sudden suspension of the services.

In working-class neighbourhoods of Port-au-Prince as well as in remote rural areas, the cessation of food distributions, community healthcare, and cash transfers was experienced as a breach of the moral contract between communities and humanitarian institutions.

Humanitarian partners communicate transparently about the reduction of support, so communities are, to some extent, aware of the financial constraints.

MIL OSI United Nations News –

July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI: Employers Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results and Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $0.32 per Share

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

RENO, Nev., July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Employers Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE:EIG), a holding company with subsidiaries that are specialty providers of workers’ compensation insurance and services focused on small and mid-sized businesses engaged in low-to-medium hazard industries, today reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2025.

Financial Highlights:

(All comparisons vs. the second quarter of 2024).

Net income per diluted share decreased by 2%, from $1.25 to $1.23;
Adjusted net income per diluted share decreased 56%, from $1.10 to $0.48;
Gross premiums written decreased 2%, from $207.9 million to $203.3 million;
Net premiums earned increased 6%, from $187.8 million to $198.3 million;
Loss and loss adjustment expenses ratio increased from 57.9% to 70.7%;
Commission expense ratio improved from 13.9% to 13.2%;
Underwriting expense ratio improved from 22.4% to 21.7%;
GAAP combined ratio increased from 94.2% (95.4% excluding LPT) to 105.6% (106.4% excluding LPT);
Net investment income increased 1%, from $26.9 million to $27.1 million;
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments increased from $2.2 million to $20.9 million;
Record number of ending policies in-force of 134,421, a 5% increase; and
Returned $31.4 million to stockholders through a combination of share repurchases and regular quarterly dividends.

Management Commentary

Chief Executive Officer Katherine Antonello commented: “Second quarter gross premiums written decreased slightly, with growth in smaller policy size bands offset by decreases within the middle market. Our focus on profitability over growth led to targeted underwriting actions and improved risk selection which impacted our ability and desire to grow at the same pace in certain classes and jurisdictions. Despite the reduction in gross premiums written, net premiums earned increased by 6%, and we ended the period with another record number of policies in-force, which were up 5% year-over-year.

In response to the rapid rise in cumulative trauma claims in California, we increased the accident year 2025 loss and LAE ratio on voluntary business from 66.0% in the first quarter to 69.0%. As a result of this increased loss activity, we reallocated observed favorable reserve development from accident years 2020 and prior to more recent accident years, which resulted in no net prior loss reserve development from our voluntary business during the quarter. We took this action to reflect the increased frequency of cumulative trauma claims we are experiencing in the more recent accident years and the level of uncertainty around this new trend. We intend to perform a full actuarial study in the third quarter.

Our commission expense ratio was 13.2%, versus 13.9% a year ago, driven by lower new business premiums. While our underwriting expenses increased slightly, our underwriting expense ratio decreased to 21.7% from 22.4% a year ago. We continue to find ways to reduce expenses by automating processes, delivering customer self-service capabilities, and utilizing artificial intelligence.

Lastly, we declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.32 per share and continue to see attractive opportunities to return capital to our shareholders via share repurchases. These actions reflect our strong balance sheet, abundant underwriting capital, and the confidence in the Company’s future operations.”

Summary of Second Quarter 2025 Results

(All comparisons vs. the second quarter of 2024, unless otherwise noted).

Gross premiums written were $203.3 million, a decrease of 2%. The decrease was primarily driven by reductions in new business in the middle market. Net premiums earned were $198.3 million, an increase of 6%.

Losses and loss adjustment expenses were $140.1 million, an increase of 29%. The increase was primarily due to a higher current accident year loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of 69% and the absence of favorable prior accident year loss reserve development during the quarter. In addition, $5.5 million of loss and loss adjustment expense was recognized to increase the 2025 first quarter estimate, resulting in the calendar year loss and loss adjustment expense ratio of 70.7% (71.5% excluding LPT), versus 57.9% (59.1% excluding LPT).

Commission expense was flat at $26.1 million. The Company’s commission expense ratio was 13.2%, versus 13.9% a year ago. The decrease in the ratio was primarily related to lower agency incentive accruals, the increase in net premiums earned, and an increase in the proportion of renewal premiums, which are typically subject to a lower commission rate.

Underwriting expenses were $43.1 million, an increase of 2%. The Company’s underwriting expense ratio was 21.7%, versus 22.4% a year ago. Our increase in underwriting expenses was primarily related to a reduced internal allocation of underwriting expenses to loss adjustment expenses due to a refinement in assumptions. Excluding this allocation, underwriting expenses decreased by $3.0 million primarily driven by lower compensation-related expenses and depreciation and amortization costs offset by higher bad debt expense. Increased net earned premiums contributed to the lower underwriting expense ratio.

Net investment income was $27.1 million, an increase of 1%. The increase was primarily due to higher book yields on our fixed maturity securities.

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments reflected on the income statement were $20.9 million, versus $2.2 million. The increase is primarily attributable to increases in the fair value of the Company’s equity securities holdings.

Income tax expense was $7.3 million (19.7% effective rate), versus $8.3 million (20.8% effective rate). The effective rates during each of the periods included income tax benefits and exclusions associated with tax-advantaged investment income, LPT adjustments, deferred gain amortization and related adjustments, and tax credits utilized.

The Company’s book value per share including the deferred gain and computed after considering dividends declared was $49.44, an increase of 12.8% year-over-year and 3.1% for the second quarter of 2025. During the second quarter, this measure was favorably impacted by $7.4 million of after-tax unrealized gains arising from fixed maturity securities (which are reflected on the balance sheet) and $16.6 million of net after-tax unrealized gains arising from equity securities and other investments (which are reflected on the income statement). The Company’s adjusted book value per share computed after considering dividends declared of $51.68 increased by 8.2% year-over-year and 2.5% during the second quarter of 2025.

Third Quarter 2025 Dividend Declaration

On July 30, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.32. The dividend is payable on August 27, 2025 to stockholders of record as of August 13, 2025.

Stock Repurchases

During the second quarter of 2025, the Company repurchased 482,000 shares of its common stock at an average price of $48.08 per share. During the period from July 1, 2025 through July 29, 2025, the Company repurchased a further 229,363 shares of its common stock at an average price of $46.44 per share. The Company currently has a remaining share repurchase authorization of $99.4 million.

Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time / 8:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.

To participate in the live conference call, you must first register here. Once registered you will receive dial-in numbers and a unique PIN number.

The webcast will be accessible on the Company’s website at www.employers.com through the “Investors” link.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP

The information in this press release should be read in conjunction with the Financial Supplement that is attached to this press release and available on our website.

Within this earnings release we present various financial measures, some of which are “non-GAAP financial measures” as defined in Regulation G pursuant to Section 401 of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002. A description of these non-GAAP financial measures, as well as a reconciliation of such non-GAAP measures to our most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included in the attached Financial Supplement. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures are important to the Company’s investors, analysts and other interested parties who benefit from having an objective and consistent basis for comparison with other companies within our industry. Management further believes that these measures are more relevant than comparable GAAP measures in evaluating our financial performance.

Forward-Looking Statements

In this press release, the Company and its management discuss and make statements based on currently available information regarding their intentions, beliefs, current expectations, and projections of, among other things, the Company’s future performance, economic or market conditions, including current or future levels of inflation, potential implications of increased tariffs, changes in interest rates, labor market expectations, catastrophic events or geo-political conditions, legislative or regulatory actions or court decisions, business growth, retention rates, loss costs, claim trends and the impact of key business initiatives, future technologies and planned investments. Certain of these statements may constitute “forward-looking” statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and are often identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “target,” “project,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “pro forma,” “seek,” “likely,” or “continue,” or other comparable terminology and their negatives. The Company and its management caution investors that such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Risks and uncertainties are inherent in the Company’s future performance. Factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include, among other things, those discussed or identified from time to time in the Company’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the risks detailed in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Except as required by applicable securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Filings with the SEC

The Company’s filings with the SEC and its quarterly investor presentations can be accessed through the “Investors” link on the Company’s website, www.employers.com. The Company’s filings with the SEC can also be accessed through the SEC’s EDGAR Database at www.sec.gov (EDGAR CIK No. 0001379041).

About Employers Holdings, Inc.

Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EIG), is a holding company with subsidiaries that are specialty providers of workers’ compensation insurance and services (collectively “EMPLOYERS®”) focused on small and mid-sized businesses engaged in low-to-medium hazard industries. EMPLOYERS leverages over a century of experience to deliver comprehensive coverage solutions that meet the unique needs of its customers. Drawing from its long history and extensive knowledge, EMPLOYERS empowers businesses by protecting their most valuable asset – their employees – through exceptional claims management, loss control, and risk management services, creating safer work environments.

EMPLOYERS is also proud to offer Cerity®, which is focused on providing digital-first, direct-to-consumer workers’ compensation insurance solutions with fast, and affordable coverage options through a user-friendly online platform.

EMPLOYERS operates throughout the United States, apart from four states that are served exclusively by their state funds. Insurance is offered through Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, Employers Compensation Insurance Company, Employers Preferred Insurance Company, Employers Assurance Company and Cerity Insurance Company, all rated A (Excellent) by AM Best. Not all companies do business in all jurisdictions. EIG Services, Inc., and Cerity Services, Inc., are subsidiaries of Employers Holdings, Inc. EMPLOYERS® is a registered trademark of EIG Services, Inc., and Cerity® is a registered trademark of Cerity Services, Inc. For more information, please visit www.employers.com and www.cerity.com.

Contact Information

Michael Pedraja (775) 327-2706 or mpedraja@employers.com

EMPLOYERS HOLDINGS, INC.
Table of Contents

	Page

	1		Consolidated Financial Highlights

	2		Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets

	3		Summary Consolidated Income Statements

	4		Return on Equity

	5		Combined Ratios

	6		Roll-forward of Unpaid Losses and LAE

	7		Consolidated Investment Portfolio

	8		Book Value Per Share

	9		Earnings Per Share

	10		Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EMPLOYERS HOLDINGS, INC. Consolidated Financial Highlights (unaudited) $ in millions, except per share amounts

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30,									June 30,
		2025			2024		% change				2025			2024		% change
*Selected financial highlights:*
Gross premiums written	$	203.3		$	207.9		(2	)	%	$	415.4		$	418.7		(1	)	%
Net premiums written		201.5			206.1		(2	)			411.8			415.2		(1	)
Net premiums earned		198.3			187.8		6				381.3			372.6		2
Net investment income		27.1			26.9		1				59.2			53.8		10
Net income excluding LPT⁽¹⁾		28.0			29.6		(5	)			39.2			55.8		(30	)
Adjusted net income⁽¹⁾		11.5			27.9		(59	)			32.8			45.1		(27	)
Net Income before income taxes		37.0			40.0		(8	)			52.9			75.3		(30	)
Net Income		29.7			31.7		(6	)			42.5			60.0		(29	)
Comprehensive income		37.2			29.6		26				71.8			47.0		53
Total assets											3,543.3			3,550.0		—
Stockholders’ equity											1,083.1			1,022.9		6
Stockholders’ equity including the Deferred Gain⁽²⁾											1,173.8			1,118.2		5
Adjusted stockholders’ equity⁽²⁾											1,227.0			1,217.2		1
Annualized adjusted return on stockholders’ equity⁽³⁾		3.7	%		9.2	%	(60	)	%		5.3	%		7.5	%	(29	)	%
*Amounts per share:*
Cash dividends declared per share	$	0.32		$	0.30		7		%	$	0.62		$	0.58		7		%
Earnings per diluted share⁽⁴⁾		1.23			1.25		(2	)			1.74			2.36		(26	)
Earnings per diluted share excluding LPT⁽⁴⁾		1.16			1.17		(1	)			1.61			2.19		(26	)
Adjusted earnings per diluted share⁽⁴⁾		0.48			1.10		(56	)			1.35			1.77		(24	)
Book value per share⁽²⁾											45.62			41.09		11
Book value per share including the Deferred Gain⁽²⁾											49.44			44.91		10
Adjusted book value per share⁽²⁾											51.68			48.89		6
Combined ratio excluding LPT:⁽⁵⁾:
Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio:
Current Year		71.4	%		63.9	%					68.8	%		64.1	%
Prior Year		0.1			(4.8	)					0.5			(2.5	)
Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio		71.5	%		59.1	%					69.3	%		61.6	%
Commission expense ratio		13.2	%		13.9	%					12.9	%		13.7	%
Underwriting expense ratio		21.7	%		22.4	%					22.6	%		23.7	%
Combined ratio excluding LPT		106.4	%		95.4	%					104.8	%		99.0	%


(1) See Page 3 for calculations and Page 10 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.
(2) See Page 8 for calculations and Page 10 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.
(3) See Page 4 for calculations and Page 10 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.
(4) See Page 9 for description and calculations and Page 10 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.
(5) See Pages 5 for details and Page 10 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.

EMPLOYERS HOLDINGS, INC. Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) $ in millions, except per share amounts

	June 30, 2025			December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Investments, cash and cash equivalents	$	2,529.5		$	2,532.4
Accrued investment income		15.7			15.7
Premiums receivable, net		382.0			361.3
Reinsurance recoverable, net of allowance, on paid and unpaid losses and LAE		407.3			417.8
Deferred policy acquisition costs		64.0			59.6
Deferred income tax asset, net		29.4			38.3
Other assets		115.4			116.2
Total assets	$	3,543.3		$	3,541.3

LIABILITIES
Unpaid losses and LAE	$	1,786.8		$	1,808.2
Unearned premiums		429.6			402.2
Commissions and premium taxes payable		62.8			65.8
Deferred Gain		90.7			94.0
Other liabilities		90.3			102.4
Total liabilities	$	2,460.2		$	2,472.6

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock and additional paid-in capital	$	426.3		$	424.8
Retained earnings		1,500.2			1,472.9
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(53.2	)		(82.5	)
Treasury stock, at cost		(790.2	)		(746.5	)
Total stockholders’ equity		1,083.1			1,068.7
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,543.3		$	3,541.3

Stockholders’ equity including the Deferred Gain ⁽¹⁾	$	1,173.8		$	1,162.7
Adjusted stockholders’ equity ⁽¹⁾		1,227.0			1,245.2
Book value per share ⁽¹⁾	$	45.62		$	43.52
Book value per share including the Deferred Gain⁽¹⁾		49.44			47.35
Adjusted book value per share ⁽¹⁾		51.68			50.71

(1) See Page 8 for calculations and Page 10 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.

EMPLOYERS HOLDINGS, INC. Summary Consolidated Income Statements (unaudited) $ in millions

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
		2025			2024			2025			2024
Revenues:
Net premiums earned	$	198.3		$	187.8		$	381.3		$	372.6
Net investment income		27.1			26.9			59.2			53.8
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments⁽¹⁾		20.9			2.2			8.1			13.6
Other income		—			0.1			0.3			0.1
Total revenues		246.3			217.0			448.9			440.1
Expenses:
Losses and LAE incurred		(140.1	)		(108.8	)		(260.8	)		(225.3	)
Commission expense		(26.1	)		(26.0	)		(49.1	)		(51.1	)
Underwriting expenses		(43.1	)		(42.2	)		(86.0	)		(88.4	)
Interest and financing expenses		—			—			(0.1	)		—
Total expenses		(209.3	)		(177.0	)		(396.0	)		(364.8	)
Net income before income taxes		37.0			40.0			52.9			75.3
Income tax expense		(7.3	)		(8.3	)		(10.4	)		(15.3	)
Net Income		29.7			31.7			42.5			60.0
Unrealized AFS investment gains (losses) arising during the period, net of tax⁽²⁾		7.4			(4.9	)		28.5			(16.5	)
Reclassification adjustment for net realized AFS investment losses in net income, net of tax⁽²⁾		0.1			2.8			0.8			3.5
Total comprehensive income	$	37.2		$	29.6		$	71.8		$	47.0
Net Income	$	29.7		$	31.7		$	42.5		$	60.0
Amortization of the Deferred Gain – losses		(1.7	)		(1.5	)		(3.3	)		(3.0	)
Amortization of the Deferred Gain – contingent commission		—			(0.4	)		—			(0.8	)
LPT contingent commission adjustments		—			(0.2	)		—			(0.4	)
Net income excluding LPT Agreement ⁽³⁾		28.0			29.6			39.2			55.8
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments		(20.9	)		(2.2	)		(8.1	)		(13.6	)
Income tax expense related to items excluded from Net income		4.4			0.5			1.7			2.9
Adjusted net income	$	11.5		$	27.9		$	32.8		$	45.1

(1) Includes unrealized gains on equity securities and other investments of $19.6 million and $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $7.9 million and $14.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
(2) AFS = Available for Sale securities.
(3) See Page 10 regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.

EMPLOYERS HOLDINGS, INC. Return on Equity (unaudited) $ in millions

		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
			2025			2024			2025			2024

Net income	A	$	29.7		$	31.7		$	42.5		$	60.0
Impact of the LPT Agreement			(1.7	)		(2.1	)		(3.3	)		(4.2	)
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments			(20.9	)		(2.2	)		(8.1	)		(13.6	)
Income tax expense related to items excluded from Net income			4.4			0.5			1.7			2.9
Adjusted net income ⁽¹⁾	B		11.5			27.9			32.8			45.1

Stockholders’ equity – end of period		$	1,083.1		$	1,022.9		$	1,083.1		$	1,022.9
Stockholders’ equity – beginning of period			1,075.7			1,018.9			1,068.7			1,013.9
Average stockholders’ equity	C		1,079.4			1,020.9			1,075.9			1,018.4

Stockholders’ equity – end of period		$	1,083.1		$	1,022.9		$	1,083.1		$	1,022.9
Deferred Gain – end of period			90.7			95.3			90.7			95.3
Accumulated other comprehensive loss – end of period			67.3			125.3			67.3			125.3
Income taxes related to accumulated other comprehensive loss – end of period			(14.1	)		(26.3	)		(14.1	)		(26.3	)
Adjusted stockholders’ equity – end of period			1,227.0			1,217.2			1,227.0			1,217.2
Adjusted stockholders’ equity – beginning of period			1,228.8			1,213.0			1,245.2			1,199.1
Average adjusted stockholders’ equity ⁽¹⁾	D		1,227.9			1,215.1			1,236.1			1,208.2

Return on stockholders’ equity	A / C		2.8	%		3.1	%		4.0	%		5.9	%
Annualized return on stockholders’ equity			11.0			12.4			7.9			11.8

Adjusted return on stockholders’ equity ⁽¹⁾	B / D		0.9	%		2.3	%		2.7	%		3.7	%
Annualized adjusted return on stockholders’ equity ⁽¹⁾			3.7			9.2			5.3			7.5

(1) See Page 10 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.

EMPLOYERS HOLDINGS, INC. Combined Ratios (unaudited) $ in millions, except per share amounts

		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
			2025			2024			2025			2024

Net premiums earned	A	$	198.3		$	187.8		$	381.3		$	372.6
Losses and LAE incurred	B		140.1			108.8			260.8			225.3
Amortization of deferred reinsurance gain – losses			1.7			1.5			3.3			3.0
Amortization of deferred reinsurance gain – contingent commission			—			0.4			—			0.8
LPT contingent commission adjustments			—			0.2			—			0.4
Losses and LAE excluding LPT⁽¹⁾	C	$	141.8		$	110.9			264.1			229.5
Prior year loss reserve development			0.3			(9.1	)		1.6			(9.2	)
Losses and LAE excluding LPT – current accident year	D	$	141.5		$	120.0		$	262.5		$	238.7
Commission expense	E	$	26.1		$	26.0		$	49.1		$	51.1
Underwriting expenses	F	$	43.1		$	42.2		$	86.0		$	88.4
GAAP combined ratio:
Loss and LAE ratio	B/A		70.7	%		57.9	%		68.4	%		60.5	%
Commission expense ratio	E/A		13.2			13.9			12.9			13.7
Underwriting expense ratio	F/A		21.7			22.4			22.6			23.7
GAAP combined ratio			105.6	%		94.2	%		103.9	%		97.9	%
Combined ratio excluding LPT:⁽¹⁾
Loss and LAE ratio excluding LPT	C/A		71.5	%		59.1	%		69.3	%		61.6	%
Commission expense ratio	E/A		13.2			13.9			12.9			13.7
Underwriting expense ratio	F/A		21.7			22.4			22.6			23.7
Combined ratio excluding LPT			106.4	%		95.4	%		104.8	%		99.0	%
Combined ratio excluding LPT: current accident year:⁽¹⁾
Loss and LAE ratio excluding LPT	D/A		71.4	%		63.9	%		68.8	%		64.1	%
Commission expense ratio	E/A		13.2			13.9			12.9			13.7
Underwriting expense ratio	F/A		21.7			22.4			22.6			23.7
Combined ratio excluding LPT: current accident year			106.3	%		100.2	%		104.3	%		101.5	%

(1) See Page 10 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.

EMPLOYERS HOLDINGS, INC. Roll-forward of Unpaid Losses and LAE (unaudited) $ in millions

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
		2025		2024			2025		2024

Unpaid losses and LAE at beginning of period	$	1,792.6	$	1,874.5		$	1,808.2	$	1,884.5
Reinsurance recoverable, excluding CECL allowance, on unpaid losses and LAE		407.1		424.0			412.4		428.4
Net unpaid losses and LAE at beginning of period		1,385.5		1,450.5			1,395.8		1,456.1
Losses and LAE incurred:
Current year losses		141.5		120.0			262.5		238.7
Prior year losses on voluntary business		—		(9.3	)		0.7		(9.3	)
Prior year losses on involuntary business		0.3		0.2			0.9		0.1
Total losses incurred		141.8		110.9			264.1		229.5
Losses and LAE paid:
Current year losses		26.0		24.1			34.0		30.9
Prior year losses		115.5		104.7			240.1		222.1
Total paid losses		141.5		128.8			274.1		253.0
Net unpaid losses and LAE at end of period		1,385.8		1,432.6			1,385.8		1,432.6
Reinsurance recoverable, excluding CECL allowance, on unpaid losses and LAE		401.0		418.3			401.0		418.3
Unpaid losses and LAE at end of period	$	1,786.8	$	1,850.9		$	1,786.8	$	1,850.9

Total losses and LAE shown in the above table exclude amortization of the Deferred Gain and LPT contingent commission adjustments, which totaled $1.7 million and $2.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $3.3 million and $4.2 million, for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

EMPLOYERS HOLDINGS, INC. Consolidated Investment Portfolio (unaudited) $ in millions

	June 30, 2025									December 31, 2024
Investment Positions:	Cost or Amortized Cost ⁽¹⁾		Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)			Fair Value		%		Fair Value		%
Fixed maturity securities	$	2,145.5	$	(67.4	)	$	2,077.0	82	%	$	2,097.4	83	%
Equity securities		155.5		120.1			275.6	11			259.8	10
Short-term investments		9.0		—			9.0	—			0.1	—
Other invested assets		85.9		12.7			98.6	4			106.6	4
Cash and cash equivalents		69.1		—			69.1	3			68.3	3
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		0.2		—			0.2	—			0.2	—
Total investments and cash	$	2,465.2	$	65.4		$	2,529.5	100	%	$	2,532.4	100	%

Breakout of Fixed Maturity Securities:
U.S. Treasuries and agencies	$	68.0	$	(0.5	)	$	67.5	3	%	$	59.3	3	%
States and municipalities		169.9		(2.0	)		167.9	8			159.3	8
Corporate securities		822.2		(24.8	)		797.2	38			803.0	38
Mortgage-backed securities		713.5		(37.3	)		675.9	33			684.9	33
Asset-backed securities		195.9		(0.1	)		195.8	9			214.0	10
Collateralized loan obligations		26.0		(0.1	)		25.9	1			35.3	2
Bank loans and other		150.0		(2.6	)		146.8	7			141.6	7
Total fixed maturity securities	$	2,145.5	$	(67.4	)	$	2,077.0	100	%	$	2,097.4	100	%

Weighted average book yield	4.5%	4.5%
Average credit quality (S&P)	A+	A+
Duration⁽²⁾	4.3	4.5
(1) Amortized cost excludes allowance for current expected credit losses of $1.1 million
(2) Duration is measured by the sensitivity to changes in interest rates

EMPLOYERS HOLDINGS, INC. Book Value Per Share (unaudited) $ in millions, except per share amounts

		June 30, 2025			March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			June 30, 2024
Numerators:
Stockholders’ equity	A	$	1,083.1		$	1,075.7		$	1,068.7		$	1,022.9
Plus: Deferred Gain			90.7			92.4			94.0			95.3
Stockholders’ equity including the Deferred Gain ⁽¹⁾	B		1,173.8			1,168.1			1,162.7			1,118.2
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			67.3			76.8			104.5			125.3
Income taxes related to accumulated other comprehensive loss			(14.1	)		(16.1	)		(22.0	)		(26.3	)
Adjusted stockholders’ equity ⁽¹⁾	C	$	1,227.0		$	1,228.8		$	1,245.2		$	1,217.2

Denominator (shares outstanding)	D		23,740,953			24,210,602			24,556,706			24,896,116

Book value per share ⁽¹⁾	A / D	$	45.62		$	44.43		$	43.52		$	41.09
Book value per share including the Deferred Gain⁽¹⁾	B / D		49.44			48.25			47.35			44.91
Adjusted book value per share ⁽¹⁾	C / D		51.68			50.75			50.71			48.89

Year-over-year change in: ⁽²⁾
Book value per share			14.0	%		13.5	%		11.9	%		15.7	%
Book value per share including the Deferred Gain			12.8			12.3			10.6			14.0
Adjusted book value per share			8.2			8.5			9.8			10.2

(1) See Page 10 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.
(2) Reflects the twelve month change in book value per share after taking into account dividends declared of $1.22, $1.20, $1.18 and $1.14 for the twelve month periods ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively.

EMPLOYERS HOLDINGS, INC. Earnings Per Share (unaudited) $ in millions, except per share amounts

		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
			2025			2024			2025			2024
Numerators:
Net income	A	$	29.7		$	31.7		$	42.5		$	60.0
Impact of the LPT Agreement			(1.7	)		(2.1	)		(3.3	)		(4.2	)
Net income excluding LPT ⁽¹⁾	B		28.0			29.6			39.2			55.8
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments			(20.9	)		(2.2	)		(8.1	)		(13.6	)
Income tax expense related to items excluded from Net income			4.4			0.5			1.7			2.9
Adjusted net income ⁽¹⁾	C	$	11.5		$	27.9		$	32.8		$	45.1

Denominators:
Average common shares outstanding (basic)	D		24,005,881			25,278,473			24,201,160			25,312,208
Average common shares outstanding (diluted)	E		24,136,221			25,363,941			24,370,311			25,449,957

Earnings per share:
Basic	A / D	$	1.24		$	1.25		$	1.76		$	2.37
Diluted	A / E		1.23			1.25			1.74			2.36

Earnings per share excluding LPT: ⁽¹⁾
Basic	B / D	$	1.17		$	1.17		$	1.62		$	2.20
Diluted	B / E		1.16			1.17			1.61			2.19

Adjusted earnings per share: ⁽¹⁾
Basic	C / D	$	0.48		$	1.10		$	1.36		$	1.78
Diluted	C / E		0.48			1.10			1.35			1.77

(1) See Page 10 for information regarding our use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Within this earnings release we present the following measures, each of which are “non-GAAP financial measures.” A reconciliation of these measures to the Company’s most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included herein. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures are important to the Company’s investors, analysts and other interested parties who benefit from having an objective and consistent basis for comparison with other companies within our industry. Management further believes that these measures are more relevant than comparable GAAP measures in evaluating our financial performance.

The LPT Agreement is a non-recurring transaction that no longer provides any ongoing cash benefits to the Company. Management believes that providing non-GAAP measures that exclude the effects of the LPT Agreement (amortization of deferred reinsurance gain, adjustments to LPT Agreement ceded reserves and adjustments to the contingent commission receivable) is useful in providing investors, analysts and other interested parties a meaningful understanding of the Company’s ongoing underwriting performance.

Deferred reinsurance gain (Deferred Gain) reflects the unamortized gain from the LPT Agreement. This gain has been deferred and is being amortized using the recovery method, whereby the amortization is determined by the proportion of actual reinsurance recoveries to total estimated recoveries, except for the contingent profit commission, which was amortized through June 30, 2024, the date of its final determination. Amortization is reflected in losses and LAE incurred.

Adjusted net income (see Page 3 for calculations) is net income excluding the effects of the LPT Agreement, and net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments (net of tax), and any miscellaneous non-recurring transactions (net of tax). Management believes that providing this non-GAAP measures is helpful to investors, analysts and other interested parties in identifying trends in the Company’s operating performance because such items have limited significance to its ongoing operations or can be impacted by both discretionary and other economic factors and may not represent operating trends.

Stockholders’ equity including the Deferred Gain (see Page 8 for calculations) is stockholders’ equity including the Deferred Gain. Management believes that providing this non-GAAP measure is useful in providing investors, analysts and other interested parties a meaningful measure of the Company’s total underwriting capital.

Adjusted stockholders’ equity (see Page 8 for calculations) is stockholders’ equity including the Deferred Gain, less accumulated other comprehensive income (net of tax). Management believes that providing this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors, analysts and other interested parties since it serves as the denominator to the Company’s adjusted return on stockholders’ equity metric.

Return on stockholders’ equity and Adjusted return on stockholders’ equity (see Page 4 for calculations). Management believes that these profitability measures are widely used by our investors, analysts and other interested parties.

Book value per share, Book value per share including the Deferred Gain, and Adjusted book value per share (see Page 8 for calculations). Management believes that these valuation measures are widely used by our investors, analysts and other interested parties.

Net income excluding LPT (see Page 3 for calculations). Management believes that these performance and underwriting measures are widely used by our investors, analysts and other interested parties.

The MIL Network –

July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI USA: Casten, 92 House Democrats Demand Oversight Into Humanitarian Efforts in Gaza Amid Starvation Crisis

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Sean Casten (IL-06)

July 30, 2025

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) led 92 House Democrats in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding an investigation into the ownership structure and operation of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a private, unqualified U.S.-linked aid organization at the center of the worsening starvation and humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

A copy of the letter can be found here.

GHF is a U.S.-linked aid organization with no prior experience in humanitarian aid and operates under opaque funding arrangements. GHF received a $30 million grant from the State Department, despite significant internal objections from USAID officials that the group’s funding plan failed to meet the “minimum technical or budgetary standards.” In their letter, the lawmakers criticize the organization’s lack of qualifications, noting that neither of the private firms contracted by GHF to manage distribution sites in Gaza has prior experience in humanitarian work, nor does GHF Executive Chairman Johnnie Moore, who is a close ally of President Donald Trump.

“We have serious concerns with the operations of GHF, a newly established, private, U.S.-linked organization with no prior humanitarian experience, and the possibility that it could become the sole or primary aid provider in Gaza,” the lawmakers wrote. “…Providing secure and efficient humanitarian assistance to Palestinians is not only a moral obligation—it is also vital to Israel’s long-term security and the safe return of Israeli hostages. Enhancing aid operations is essential to stabilizing the region and achieving lasting peace.”

In July 2025, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a panel developed by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, issued a report warning that “the worst-case scenario of Famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip.” Netanyahu’s blockade and GHF’s dangerously mismanaged aid sites are directly contributing to the starvation crisis.

The lawmakers also expressed concern regarding disturbing violence at GHF distribution sites, where flawed distribution methods have caused mass panic and mass casualties.

GHF operates only four aid distribution sites in Gaza using a reckless first-come, first-served model that has resulted in deadly chaos. At least 1,000 Palestinians have reportedly been killed while attempting to access aid near GHF sites, with reports describing Israeli soldiers and U.S. contractors opening fire on desperate civilians. One former contractor said he was instructed to “shoot to kill and ask questions later.”

“Instead of using traditional aid distribution methods, based on internationally agreed-upon humanitarian principles, GHF provides food on a first-come, first-served basis,” the lawmakers continued. “As a result, when centers open, large crowds of Palestinians rush to the centers. In these situations, there appear to be few restrictions on the use of lethal force by Israeli soldiers and American contractors in the vicinity.”

In addition to Rep. Casten, the letter was signed by Amo, Gabe; Ansari, Yassamin; Balint, Becca; Barragán, Nanette; Bera, Ami; Bonamici, Suzanne; Brownley, Julia; Brown, Shontel; Carbajal, Salud; Carson, André; Carter, Troy; Castro, Joaquin; Chu, Judy; Cleaver, Emanuel; Cohen, Steve; Courtney, Joe; Craig, Angie; Crow, Jason; Davis, Danny; Dean, Madeleine; DeGette, Diana; DeLauro, Rosa; Deluzio, Christopher; DeSaulnier, Mark; Dexter, Maxine; Dingell, Debbie; Doggett, Lloyd; Escobar, Veronica; Fields, Cleo; Foster, Bill; Foushee, Valerie; Frost, Maxwell; Garcia, Robert; Garcia, Sylvia; Green, Al; Harder, Josh; Hayes, Jahana; Houlahan, Chrissy; Hoyle, Val; Huffman, Jared; Jackson, Jonathan; Jacobs, Sara; Johnson, Henry; Kaptur, Marcy; Keating, William; Kelly, Robin; Khanna, Ro; Larsen, Rick; Larson, John; Leger Fernandez, Teresa; Lofgren, Zoe; Lynch, Stephen; Magaziner, Seth; Matsui, Doris; McBride, Sarah; McClellan, Jennifer; McCollum, Betty; McGovern, James; Moore, Gwen; Mullin, Kevin; Nadler, Jerrold; Norton, Eleanor; Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria; Panetta, Jimmy; Pappas, Chris; Pelosi, Nancy; Pettersen, Brittany; Pingree, Chellie; Pocan, Mark; Pressley, Ayanna; Quigley, Mike; Randall, Emily; Ruiz, Raul; Salinas, Andrea; Schakowsky, Janice; Schrier, Kim; Scott, Robert; Smith, Adam; Sorensen, Eric; Stansbury, Melanie; Swalwell, Eric; Takano, Mark; Thompson, Bennie; Thompson, Mike; Tokuda, Jill; Tonko, Paul; Trahan, Lori; Underwood, Lauren; Vasquez, Gabe; Velázquez, Nydia; Watson Coleman, Bonnie; and Williams, Nikema.

A copy of the letter can be found here. Text of the letter can be found below.

Dear Secretary Rubio:

As supporters of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship and advocates for humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza, we write to seek clarity on the ownership structure and operation of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

More than two million people in Gaza currently face “critical levels” of hunger. We welcome efforts to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid and share the objective of ensuring that Hamas does not divert such aid. However, we have serious concerns with the operations of GHF, a newly established, private, U.S.-linked organization with no prior humanitarian experience, and the possibility that it could become the sole or primary aid provider in Gaza. We agree that delivering aid promptly and securely is crucial. However, GHF’s practices and finances require increased transparency and oversight to ensure aid reaches the intended beneficiaries effectively, safely, and in accordance with international standards.

On June 24, 2025, the Department of State (DOS) approved a $30 million grant for GHF. Jeremy Lewin, a current DOS official and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee, reportedly moved forward with the grant’s approval despite 58 internal objections that U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) staff experts wanted GHF to resolve before approving funding, and an assessment in a memorandum from an acting USAID official that GHF’s funding plan failed to meet required “minimum technical or budgetary standards.” As lawmakers entrusted with the authority to appropriate taxpayer funds, which were undoubtedly used for GHF’s grant, we find this troubling.

Moreover, GHF has not published a complete list of its sponsors. Registered in Delaware in February 2025, GHF also established an office in Geneva, Switzerland (which the Swiss government has since announced is to be dissolved) with the explicit intent of accommodating donors that “prefer to participate outside of the U.S. structure.” The foundation has publicly stated that it has received at least $119 million from “other government donors.” Furthermore, despite its public denial, the Israeli government has reportedly covertly contributed approximately $280 million USD to the new aid mechanism run by GHF. Full disclosure of GHF’s funding sources is imperative.

GHF runs four aid distribution sites in Gaza. It contracts two American private firms, Safe Reach Solutions (SRS) and UG Solutions (UGS), to provide security and logistics, with some pricing models reportedly provided by Boston Consulting Group consultants, who reportedly regularly met with Israeli officials in connection with the consultants’ role in helping develop ideas for GHF’s operations. None of the groups have prior humanitarian experience, nor does GHFExecutive Chairman Johnnie Moore, a close ally of President Trump. As a result, these distribution centers appear to operate at a reduced capacity at an exorbitant cost, significantly exceeding the current operating costs of experienced humanitarian organizations.

We are further alarmed at the widespread violence at GHF distribution centers. As of July 23, 2025, there have reportedly been at least 1,000 people killed while trying to access critical aid near GHF sites. Instead of using traditional aid distribution methods, based on internationally agreed-upon humanitarian principles, GHF provides food on a first-come, first-served basis. As a result, when centers open, large crowds of Palestinians rush to the centers. In these situations, there appear to be few restrictions on the use of lethal force by Israeli soldiers and American contractors in the vicinity. A former security contractor stated that he was instructed, “if you feel threatened, shoot – shoot to kill and ask questions later.” GHF centers offer desperately needed lifelines to those who receive aid without experiencing violence. However, the risk of violence, long wait times, and limited aid availability appear to force hundreds of thousands to choose between risking their lives or going without food.

The operations of the GHF sites are widely criticized by experienced humanitarian organizations as being inefficient and dangerous, and violating internationally agreed-upon humanitarian principles. Notably, GHF’s inaugural Executive Director and former Marine, Jake Wood, resigned from the organization, citing that the organization no longer aligned with “humanitarian principles.”

Providing secure and efficient humanitarian assistance to Palestinians is not only a moral obligation—it is also vital to Israel’s long-term security and the safe return of Israeli hostages. Enhancing aid operations is essential to stabilizing the region and achieving lasting peace. To address our concerns, we respectfully request responses to the following questions no later than August 14th, 2025:

From which congressionally appropriated account does DOS’s $30 million grant for the GHF originate?
What specific oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure that the GHF operates in accordance with U.S. and international humanitarian law and humanitarian principles of neutrality and impartiality?
The DOS reportedly stated that GHF is subject to “rigorous oversight, including of GHF’s operations and finances.”
1. What is DOS’s role in monitoring the daily operations and financial practices of GHF, and what is the reporting mechanism?
2. Are the GHF and the private security contractors that it partners with to distribute assistance in compliance with U.S. standards (legal, regulatory, technical, budgetary, or otherwise) for humanitarian organizations?
The $30 million grant to GHF was approved despite 58 internal objections that USAID staff experts wanted GHF to resolve before approving funding, and an assessment in a memorandum from an acting USAID official that GHF’s funding plan failed to meet required ‘minimum technical or budgetary standards.’ What were the details of their objections or concerns, and why were they overridden?
What makes GHF more qualified than other humanitarian organizations with years of experience and the operational expertise needed to handle such a complex situation?
1. What makes the newly appointed Executive Chairman, Rev. Johnnie Moore Jr., a man with no prior humanitarian experience, but a close relationship with President Trump, the right person to lead GHF?
What steps is the U.S. government taking to address concerns about militarization at GHF’s aid sites, particularly regarding the involvement of U.S. private contractors and Israeli security forces?
Is there a formal agreement or memo of understanding between the U.S. and GHF that outlines the foundation’s operational guidelines, transparency, and accountability measures? If so, please provide a copy or summary of these terms.
Was the DOS involved in the decision-making processes that led to the establishment of only four aid distribution centers in Gaza to date? If so, please provide details of that communication.
GHF refuses to publish its sources of funding, including the $119 million it received from “other government donors.” What is the complete and most current list of GHF’s donors?
What are the details of the contracts between GHF, its contractors, Safe Reach Solutions (SRS), UGSolutions (UGS), and its aid providers?
1. What does GHF pay per diem for security and logistics to SRS and UGS?
2. Where does GHF source its aid packages from? How much does it pay for them?
Has the U.S. conducted any oversight or reviews of GHF’s operations in light of recent criticisms related to overcrowding, militarization, and security concerns? If so, what were the findings?
The Trump Administration is reportedly considering an additional $500 million grant to GHF using USAID funds. According to U.S. law, all NGO recipients of USAID grants are subject to a responsibility determination that certifies the NGO’s “necessary management competence…and that the applicant will practice mutually agreed upon methods of accountability for funds and other assets provided by USAID.”
1. Will this funding be approved?
2. If so, what account will this funding come from?
What steps will be taken to conduct the required “responsibility determination” certifying GHF’s competence and accountability?
What specific benefits has GHF’s aid distribution model or operations provided for U.S. and Israeli interests that the U.S. government assesses may justify some of the apparent drawbacks of the GHF model and operations?
Looking ahead, what information can the Administration share about the likely roles and potential roles of GHF and other humanitarian assistance providers in Gaza, respectively, under various scenarios (ceasefire, intensified conflict, post-conflict transition)?
1. What are the sources of this information?
2. What factors will the Administration use to determine whether and how to provide U.S. support to GHF and/or other providers, while actively monitoring their compliance with applicable legal and other standards?
How, if at all, will GHF coordinate with other humanitarian organizations already working in Gaza? Will GHF work within the already established coordinating mechanisms, and if so, how does it plan to do so?

Thank you for your attention to this critical matter.

Sincerely,

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MIL OSI USA News –

July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI: Duos Technologies Group, Inc. Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (“Duos” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: DUOT) a provider of adaptive, versatile and streamlined Edge Data Center (“EDC”) solutions tailored to meet evolving needs in any environment, today announced that it is commencing an underwritten public offering of shares of its common stock (or common stock equivalents). The offering is subject to market conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering.

The net proceeds from the offering will be used to expand, accelerate, and further commercialize the Company’s Edge Data Center business. With this funding, the Company is expected to be fully capitalized to execute on its substantial backlog and advance to Stage 2 of its EDC strategy, which is the development and deployment of more than 65 edge data centers.

Titan Partners Group, a division of American Capital Partners, is acting as the sole bookrunner for the offering.

The offering is being made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-272603) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on June 12, 2023, and declared effective by the SEC on June 21, 2023.

A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering, when available, may also be obtained by contacting Titan Partners Group LLC, a division of American Capital Partners, LLC, 4 World Trade Center, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10007, by phone at (929) 833-1246 or by email at prospectus@titanpartnersgrp.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or other 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 other jurisdiction.

About Duos Technologies Group, Inc.
Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DUOT), based in Jacksonville, Florida, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Duos Technologies, Inc., Duos Edge AI, Inc., and Duos Energy Corporation, designs, develops, deploys and operates intelligent technology solutions for Machine Vision and Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) applications including real-time analysis of fast-moving vehicles, Edge Data Centers and power consulting. For more information, visit www.duostech.com, www.duosedge.ai and www.duosenergycorp.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding, among other things our expectations regarding the completion, terms, size, and timing of the public offering, and with respect to granting the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase additional shares, in addition to our plans, strategies and prospects — both business and financial. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this news release may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “planned,” “will,” “may,” “intend,” “estimated,” and “potential,” among others. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this news release include risks and uncertainties related to completion of the public offering on the anticipated terms or at all, market conditions and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the public offering and those set forth in reports or documents that we file from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements attributable to Duos Technologies Group, Inc. or a person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary language.

This press release was published by a CLEAR® Verified individual.

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July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI: Ozak AI Enters Stage 4 of Presale at $0.005 After Raising Over $1.5 Million in Early Rounds

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ozak AI has officially launched Stage 4 of its presale, pricing the $OZ token at $0.005 following strong momentum from previous rounds. With over $1.5 million already raised and more than 60 million tokens sold, the project is drawing increasing attention for its real-world AI utility and decentralized infrastructure model. The growing presale demand reflects investor confidence in Ozak AI’s ability to merge artificial intelligence with blockchain through practical applications in sectors such as finance, logistics, and automation.

The model pricing has also drawn the attention of early adopters and intelligent investors, with a total of more than $1.50 million raised so far. Valuable upwards momentum, well-defined utility potential, and an ever-increasing interest of both retail and institutional communities of investors are making the presale of Ozak AI quite a trending subject.

Real Utility vs. Demand: The Driving Force Behind Real-World Demand is Real Utility

Ozak AI combines blockchain and artificial intelligence through a decentralized infrastructure network (DePIN), emphasizing real-time AI services and secure data handling. This innovative platform addresses practical challenges in finance, logistics, data security and automation by delivering decentralized AI solutions with real-world impact.

The commitment to tangible utility has attracted strong investor interest during Ozak AI’s presale. The platform offers advanced features such as Prediction Agents (PAs), the Ozak Stream Network (OSN), EigenLayer AVS, Arbitrum Orbit integration, Ozak Data Vaults, AI-powered prediction agents, real-time data analytics, smart contract execution and more. These capabilities enable companies to scale efficiently, reduce costs, and make data-driven decisions—bringing AI functionality to where it is needed most.

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Enthusiastic Demand Speculates on Increased Confidence

Ozak AI appears to be on the right track, with its strategic long-term growth approach resonating increasingly with investors. The token price has risen from $0.001 to $0.005 during the presale phases, marking a 400% increase so far. With a $1 target price, early investors could see a potential return on investment (ROI) of 20,000%. The $OZ token presale has already raised over $1.50 million, with more than 60.76 million $OZ tokens sold, reflecting strong demand and growing confidence even before the token is listed on exchanges.

Every price level during the presale introduces more urgency to the presale, impelling people to participate early. Investors know that even at this stage (Stage 4: $0.005), the potential has a great way to go up, as additional exchange listings in the future will come up. The value promise is evident but convincing based on the idea that Ozak AI is all about providing working toolsets and platforms of AI in the real world. It is not a speculation that can be exciting, but a belief in products and their relevance in the market.

What is So Special About Ozak AI That it May Bring Better ROI as Compared to Many Altcoins?

The uniqueness of the Ozak AI is that it is hybrid in its utility. This project allows for the formation of a decentralized ecosystem of smart contracts, predictive algorithms, and autonomous apps by using both AI and blockchain. This is a synergy between the two most progressive technologies that will enable Ozak AI to perform even better than the traditional altcoins, which are based on the concept of single utility.

Conclusion

Ozak AI is proving to be more than just another blockchain project—it’s a real-world solution provider with a clear technological edge. From its low-cost, high-reward Stage 1 entry point of $0.001 to its current presale pricing of $0.005, every phase of its rollout reflects strong demand and purposeful growth. As the platform bridges the gap between AI and decentralized infrastructure, investor enthusiasm continues to rise.

For more information about Ozak AI, visit the links below:

Website: https://ozak.ai/
Twitter/X: https://x.com/OzakAGI
Telegram: https://t.me/OzakAGI

Media Contact:
Andres Brinc
media@ozak.ai

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July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI: Inoxoft Launches Offline AI Tool for On-Device Text Classification

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

PHILADELPHIA, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Inoxoft, a custom software development company, has announced the release of WhiteLightning, an open-source CLI tool that enables developers to train and run fast, lightweight text classifiers entirely offline. This tool doesn’t rely on cloud APIs or large LLMs at runtime.

Built over a year by Inoxoft’s AI and ML engineering team, WhiteLightning was created to address a growing need: delivering intelligent, privacy-safe NLP to edge devices, embedded systems, and offline environments. Using a novel teacher-student approach, the tool distills LLM-generated synthetic data into compact ONNX models under 1 MB in size, ready to run anywhere.

“We built WhiteLightning to give developers full control over NLP and without the usual trade-offs,” said Liubomyr Pohreliuk, CEO at Inoxoft. “You don’t need a 175B model on standby. You need something that works offline, fast, and reliably, something you can ship.”

Why it matters

Drastically lower cost. The tool uses LLMs just once for training (around one cent per task), avoiding ongoing per-query API fees.
Compact model size. It’s small enough to fit inside mobile apps, routers, or embedded devices.
Runs on minimal hardware. WhiteLightning is made for edge environments like Raspberry Pi or older phones.
Fast and efficient. The solution processes thousands of inputs per second on standard CPUs.
Cross-platform ready. This means consistent output across Python, Rust, Swift, and more.
Truly offline. There are no cloud dependencies, data leaks, or vendor lock-in.

Under the hood

LLM-to-edge distillation. Converts task prompts into synthetic data, then a fast ONNX model.
CLI-first experience. Simple Docker-based tool, one command to generate classifiers.
Multi-language runtime compatibility. Supports Rust, Swift, Node.js, Dart, and more.
GitHub-native DevOps. CI/CD with Flake8, Pytest, pre-commit hooks, test matrix in GitHub Actions
Secure by design – No local Python dependencies, environment-variable-based API handling.

WhiteLightning is not a hosted SaaS. It’s a production-grade CLI utility aimed at engineers who want precise, controllable, local-first AI capabilities without extra infrastructure.

Built and backed by Inoxoft

WhiteLightning is developed and actively maintained by Inoxoft’s ML engineers and OSS team:

Open-source license. GPL-3.0 for the tool, MIT for generated models.
Community-led roadmap. Feature discussions and dev chat on Discord.
Deployment-ready Docker image. ghcr.io/inoxoft/whitelightning
Public CI/CD. All PRs tested through GitHub Actions, cross-runtime validations included

Try it yourself

WhiteLightning is available on GitHub with full documentation, test examples, and deployment templates.

Explore the Repo
Read the Docs

For developers who need real-world NLP—fast, free, and fully offline—WhiteLightning offers a clean, powerful alternative to hosted LLMs.

Contact:
pr@inoxoft.com

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July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI USA: Warner and Colleagues Release Joint Statement to Raise Alarm about President Trump’s Steep Concessions to Beijing

US Senate News:

Source: United States Senator for Commonwealth of Virginia Mark R Warner

WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.), Ranking Senate Defense Appropriator Chris Coons (D-Del.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Senate Armed Services Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations Ranking Member Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Senate Armed Services Committee member Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Senate Intelligence Committee member Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Senate Armed Services Committee member Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), and Senate Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance Ranking Member Andy Kim (D-N.J.) released the following statement about public reporting that President Trump is pausing export controls on critical technology sold to China as part of an effort to secure a trade deal with Beijing:

“President Trump has spent the past six months eroding our advantages over China, but recent developments make clear how willing his administration is to sacrifice American economic and technological leadership for symbolic “wins” with China in its self-inflicted trade war.

“In just the last two days, we have seen reporting that the Trump administration has cancelled a long-planned high-level security dialogue with Taiwan and denied the president of Taiwan the ability to transit the United States—a longstanding tradition respected by administrations of both parties. These developments come right on the heels of a decision to pave the way for the sale of advanced AI chips to China and to freeze export controls on additional American technologies enabling them to now flow to China, even as Beijing tightens export controls on the United States. Independent media reports today suggest these moves are an attempt to secure trade concessions, curry favor with President Xi Jinping, and ensure President Trump gets a visit to China. The president is demonstrating to Beijing that he can be cajoled into giving up America’s core interests.

“In the face of lackluster domestic economic forecasts and anemic interest from Beijing in achieving a real breakthrough in talks, President Trump and his economic team have ceded leverage and negotiating power to Beijing in a desperate attempt to lure President Xi to a meeting with President Trump. Even more dangerously, they risk putting American national security, technological advantage, and economic prosperity on the chopping block in order to do so.

“President Trump is handing our primary geopolitical adversary the keys to the castle of 21st century global technological dominance. Doing so will enable Chinese leadership in artificial intelligence, infusing the Chinese military with the technological advantage it needs to continue hostile operations across the globe. He is signaling his ambivalence about standing with Taiwan, our long-term partner in the region and a powerhouse of the global economy. And he is emboldening Beijing to take aggressive actions and seek even more aggressive concessions in whatever trade negotiations may follow.

“President Trump and this administration must reset their dangerously weak approach to China and make clear they will no longer accept symbolic wins in exchange for steep American concessions. An administration convinced it can renegotiate the world order needs to stop negotiating against itself.”

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July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI: National Fuel Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Earnings and Announces Preliminary Guidance for Fiscal 2026

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y., July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — National Fuel Gas Company (“National Fuel” or the “Company”) (NYSE:NFG) today announced consolidated results for the third quarter of its 2025 fiscal year.

FISCAL 2025 THIRD QUARTER SUMMARY

GAAP earnings per share of $1.64 compared to a net loss $0.59 per share in the prior year.
Adjusted earnings per share of $1.64 increased 66% compared to $0.99 per share in the prior year. See non-GAAP reconciliation on page 2.
Exploration and Production adjusted operating results of $0.95 per share increased 157% versus the prior year, driven by lower per unit operating costs, higher realized natural gas prices, and strong well performance in the Eastern Development Area (“EDA”), which contributed to 112 Bcf of natural gas production, up 16% versus the prior year’s third quarter.
The Pipeline and Storage segment achieved several development milestones for expansion projects during the quarter with the announcement of the Shippingport Lateral Project and the receipt of FERC approval for the Tioga Pathway Project, which remains on track for a late calendar 2026 in-service date.
The Company generated $196 million in net cash provided by operating activities less net cash used in investing activities during the third quarter.
The Company is revising the midpoint of its fiscal 2025 adjusted earnings per share guidance to a range of $6.80 to $6.95 per share and is initiating its fiscal 2026 preliminary earnings guidance which, based upon a NYMEX price of $4.00, is expected to increase 20% from fiscal 2025 (see Guidance Summary on page 7).

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

David P. Bauer, President and Chief Executive Officer of National Fuel Gas Company, stated: “National Fuel’s excellent third quarter reflects ongoing success across the Company. Our integrated upstream and gathering operations saw record production and throughput during the quarter and a continued improvement in capital efficiency, while our regulated Utility and Pipeline & Storage segments continue to see an uplift in earnings from recent ratemaking activities and organic investment opportunities.

“As we look forward to fiscal 2026, we expect to see significant earnings growth versus the prior year. This highlights the momentum in each of our businesses and the overall positive long-term outlook for natural gas. Strong well results in the EDA continue to confirm the depth of our best-in-class inventory and operational excellence in Northeast Pennsylvania, and underpin our mid-single-digit production growth expectations in the coming years. In addition, we have line of sight to further growth in our regulated businesses, supporting our 5% to 7% average annual rate base growth projections. Taken together, along with the broader tailwinds from growing demand for natural gas, National Fuel is well positioned to create meaningful value for shareholders in the years to come.”

RETURN OF CAPITAL UPDATE

During the quarter, National Fuel announced that its Board of Directors approved a 4% increase in the Company’s dividend for an annual rate of $2.14 per share. This is our 55^th consecutive year of dividend increases and the 123^rd year of consecutive dividend payments, demonstrating the Company’s commitment to returning cash to shareholders.

With respect to the Company’s share repurchase program, since March 2024, the Company repurchased approximately 2 million shares at an average weighted price of $59.70 per share. Consistent with our disciplined approach to capital allocation, which balances growth with return of capital to shareholders, during the quarter the Company paused repurchases as it evaluated various growth opportunities, preserving balance sheet flexibility.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP EARNINGS TO ADJUSTED OPERATING RESULTS

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	(Thousands)						(Per Share)
		2025			2024			2025		2024
Reported GAAP Earnings	$	149,818		$	(54,158	)	$	1.64	$	(0.59	)
Items impacting comparability:
Impairment of assets (E&P)		—			200,696			0.00		2.18
Tax impact of impairment of assets		—			(55,686	)		0.00		(0.60	)
Other (refer to Segment results for details)		(615	)		873			—		—
Adjusted Operating Results	$	149,203		$	91,725		$	1.64	$	0.99

FISCAL 2025 GUIDANCE UPDATE

National Fuel is revising its adjusted earnings per share guidance for fiscal 2025 to a range of $6.80 to $6.95. This updated range incorporates our third quarter results as well as lower expected realized natural gas prices for the remaining three months, which is largely offset by expected higher production and lower unit costs in the Exploration and Production segment. The Company is assuming an average NYMEX natural gas price of $3.25 per MMBtu for the remaining three months of fiscal 2025, which approximates the current NYMEX forward curve at this time.

The Company’s other fiscal 2025 guidance assumptions are detailed in the table on page 7.

INITIATION OF FISCAL 2026 PRELIMINARY GUIDANCE

The Company is initiating preliminary earnings guidance for fiscal 2026 which it is providing at various NYMEX prices:

NYMEX Assumption ($/MMBtu)	Fiscal 2026 Adjusted Earnings Per Share Sensitivities
$3.00	$6.35 – $6.85
$4.00	$8.00 – $8.50
$5.00	$9.75 – $10.25

2026 OUTLOOK

Seneca’s ongoing trend of improving capital efficiency is projected to continue in fiscal 2026 with capital expenditures expected to decrease by $20 million, or 4% at the midpoint, while production is expected to increase to a range of 440 to 455 Bcf, an increase of 6% at the midpoint.
Regulated segment earnings are expected to increase as a result of ongoing modernization investments which are supported by recent ratemaking efforts, driven by Distribution’s three-year New York rate settlement that continues through fiscal 2027 and additional margin related to the Pennsylvania modernization tracker, or DSIC (Distribution System Improvement Charge).
Combined Utility and Pipeline & Storage segment capital expenditures are expected to range between $395 and $455 million, an increase of $110 million from fiscal 2025 at midpoint of guidance, with continued investment in our longstanding modernization programs, as well as significant expansion-related spending on the Tioga Pathway and Shippingport Lateral projects driving meaningful rate base growth.

Additional details on the Company’s updated forecast assumptions and business segment guidance for fiscal 2026 are outlined in the table on page 7.

DISCUSSION OF THIRD QUARTER RESULTS BY SEGMENT

The following earnings discussion of each operating segment for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 is summarized in a tabular form on pages 8 and 9 of this report (earnings drivers for the nine months ended June 30, 2025 are summarized on pages 10 and 11). It may be helpful to refer to those tables while reviewing this discussion.

Note that management defines adjusted operating results as reported GAAP earnings adjusted for items impacting comparability, and adjusted EBITDA as reported GAAP earnings before the following items: interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization, other income and deductions, impairments, and other items reflected in operating income that impact comparability.

Upstream Business

Exploration and Production Segment

The Exploration and Production segment operations are carried out by Seneca Resources Company, LLC (“Seneca”). Seneca explores for, develops and produces primarily natural gas reserves in Pennsylvania.

	Three Months Ended
	June 30,
(in thousands)		2025			2024		Variance
GAAP Earnings	$	86,671		$	(112,028	)	$	198,699
Impairment of assets		—			200,696			(200,696	)
Tax impact of impairment of assets		—			(55,686	)		55,686
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative asset (2022 CA asset sale)		45			1,186			(1,141	)
Tax impact of unrealized (gain) loss on derivative asset		(12	)		(325	)		313
Adjusted Operating Results	$	86,704		$	33,843		$	52,861

Adjusted EBITDA	$	202,488		$	128,535		$	73,953

Seneca’s third quarter GAAP earnings increased $198.7 million versus the prior year. GAAP earnings in the prior year included a non-cash, pre-tax ceiling test impairment of $200.7 million ($145.0 million after-tax) to write-down the carrying value of Seneca’s reserves under the full cost method of accounting. GAAP earnings also included the impact of unrealized losses related to reductions in the fair value of contingent consideration received in connection with the June 2022 divestiture of Seneca’s California assets.

Excluding items impacting comparability, Seneca’s adjusted operating results in the third quarter increased $52.9 million primarily due to higher realized natural gas prices and production, as well as lower per unit operating expenses.

During the third quarter, Seneca produced a Company record 112 Bcf of natural gas, an increase of 15 Bcf, or 16%, from the prior year. Two highly prolific Utica pads turned in line this year in the EDA’s Tioga County were the main drivers behind this increase in production.

Seneca’s weighted average realized natural gas price, after the impact of hedging and transportation costs, was $2.71 per Mcf, an increase of $0.43 per Mcf from the prior year. This increase was primarily due to higher NYMEX prices and higher spot prices at local sales points in Pennsylvania.

	Three Months Ended
	June 30,
(Cost per Mcf)		2025		2024	Variance
Lease Operating and Transportation Expense (“LOE”)	$	0.66	$	0.69	$	(0.03	)
General and Administrative Expense (“G&A”)	$	0.17	$	0.19	$	(0.02	)
Taxes and Other	$	0.08	$	0.08	$	—
Total Cash Operating Costs	$	0.91	$	0.96	$	(0.05	)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization Expense (“DD&A”)	$	0.62	$	0.71	$	(0.09	)
Total Operating Costs	$	1.53	$	1.67	$	(0.14	)

On a per unit basis, third quarter total cash operating costs were lower compared to the prior year, primarily due to higher production. LOE included $61 million ($0.55 per Mcf), or 83% of total LOE, for gathering and compression service fees paid to the Company’s Gathering segment to connect Seneca’s production to sales points along interstate pipelines. DD&A for the quarter was $0.62 per Mcf, a decrease of $0.09 per Mcf from the prior year, largely due to ceiling test impairments recorded in prior quarters that lowered Seneca’s full cost pool depletable base.

Midstream Businesses

Pipeline and Storage Segment

The Pipeline and Storage segment’s operations are carried out by National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (“Supply Corporation”) and Empire Pipeline, Inc. (“Empire”). The Pipeline and Storage segment provides natural gas transportation and storage services to affiliated and non-affiliated companies through an integrated system of pipelines and underground natural gas storage fields in western New York and Pennsylvania.

	Three Months Ended
	June 30,
(in thousands)		2025		2024	Variance
GAAP Earnings	$	28,857	$	30,690	$	(1,833	)

Adjusted EBITDA	$	67,019	$	68,221	$	(1,202	)

The Pipeline and Storage segment’s third quarter GAAP earnings decreased $1.8 million versus the prior year primarily due to higher Operations and Maintenance (“O&M”) expense. The increase in O&M expense was due largely to typical inflationary increases related to higher personnel costs and third-party contractors.

Gathering Segment

The Gathering segment’s operations are carried out by National Fuel Gas Midstream Company, LLC’s limited liability companies. The Gathering segment constructs, owns and operates natural gas gathering pipelines and compression facilities in the Appalachian region, which delivers Seneca and other non-affiliated Appalachian production to the interstate pipeline system.

	Three Months Ended
	June 30,
(in thousands)		2025		2024	Variance
GAAP Earnings	$	29,996	$	24,979	$	5,017

Adjusted EBITDA	$	55,923	$	47,631	$	8,292

The Gathering segment’s third quarter GAAP earnings increased $5.0 million versus the prior year primarily due to higher operating revenues, which increased $7.8 million, or 13%, primarily due to an increase in throughput from Seneca’s new wells located in Tioga County.

Downstream Business

Utility Segment

The Utility segment operations are carried out by National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (“Distribution Corporation”), which sells or transports natural gas to customers located in western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania.

	Three Months Ended
	June 30,
(in thousands)		2025		2024	Variance
GAAP Earnings	$	4,997	$	2,559	$	2,438

Adjusted EBITDA	$	25,743	$	21,047	$	4,696

The Utility segment’s third quarter GAAP earnings increased $2.4 million, or 95%, primarily as a result of new rates approved in the Utility’s New York rate case settlement, which became effective October 1, 2024, partially offset by higher operating costs and interest expense.

For the quarter, customer margin (operating revenues less purchased gas sold) increased $8.4 million, primarily due to an increase in customer usage, due in part to colder weather, as well as an increase in rates as part of the New York rate case settlement. Other income increased $4.0 million, largely due to the New York rate settlement, which required the recognition of non-service pension and post-retirement benefit income and a corresponding reduction in new base rates, resulting in no effect on net income.

O&M expense increased $2.7 million primarily driven by higher personnel costs, partially offset by a reduction in uncollectible expenses as a result of a tracker implemented as part of the New York rate case settlement. DD&A expense increased by $1.6 million primarily due to higher average depreciable plant in service compared to the prior year. Further, interest expense increased $2.5 million primarily due to a higher average amount of net borrowings.

Corporate and All Other

The Company’s operations that are included in Corporate and All Other generated a combined net loss of $0.7 million, which was largely consistent with the prior year.

EARNINGS TELECONFERENCE

A conference call to discuss the results will be held on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 9 a.m. ET. All participants must pre-register to join this conference using the Participant Registration link. A webcast link to the conference call will be provided under the Events Calendar on the NFG Investor Relations website at investor.nationalfuelgas.com. A replay will be available following the call through the end of the day, Thursday, August 7, 2025. To access the replay, dial 1-866-813-9403 and provide Access Code 592578.

National Fuel is an integrated energy company reporting financial results for four operating segments: Exploration and Production, Pipeline and Storage, Gathering, and Utility. Additional information about National Fuel is available at www.nationalfuel.com.

Certain statements contained herein, including statements identified by the use of the words “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “believes,” “seeks,” “will,” “may” and similar expressions, and statements which are other than statements of historical facts, are “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. The Company’s expectations, beliefs and projections contained herein are expressed in good faith and are believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that such expectations, beliefs or projections will result or be achieved or accomplished. In addition to other factors, the following are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements: changes in laws, regulations or judicial interpretations to which the Company is subject, including those involving derivatives, taxes, safety, employment, climate change, other environmental matters, real property, and exploration and production activities such as hydraulic fracturing; governmental/regulatory actions, initiatives and proceedings, including those involving rate cases (which address, among other things, target rates of return, rate design, retained natural gas and system modernization), environmental/safety requirements, affiliate relationships, industry structure, and franchise renewal; changes in economic conditions, including the imposition of additional tariffs on U.S. imports and related retaliatory tariffs, inflationary pressures, supply chain issues, liquidity challenges, and global, national or regional recessions, and their effect on the demand for, and customers’ ability to pay for, the Company’s products and services; the Company’s ability to estimate accurately the time and resources necessary to meet emissions targets; governmental/regulatory actions and/or market pressures to reduce or eliminate reliance on natural gas; impairments under the SEC’s full cost ceiling test for natural gas reserves; changes in the price of natural gas; the creditworthiness or performance of the Company’s key suppliers, customers and counterparties; financial and economic conditions, including the availability of credit, and occurrences affecting the Company’s ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms for working capital, capital expenditures and other investments, including any downgrades in the Company’s credit ratings and changes in interest rates and other capital market conditions; the Company’s ability to complete strategic transactions; changes in price differentials between similar quantities of natural gas sold at different geographic locations, and the effect of such changes on commodity production, revenues and demand for pipeline transportation capacity to or from such locations; the impact of information technology disruptions, cybersecurity or data security breaches, including the impact of issues that may arise from the use of artificial intelligence technologies; factors affecting the Company’s ability to successfully identify, drill for and produce economically viable natural gas reserves, including among others geology, lease availability and costs, title disputes, weather conditions, water availability and disposal or recycling opportunities of used water, shortages, delays or unavailability of equipment and services required in drilling operations, insufficient gathering, processing and transportation capacity, the need to obtain governmental approvals and permits, and compliance with environmental laws and regulations; increased costs or delays or changes in plans with respect to Company projects or related projects of other companies, as well as difficulties or delays in obtaining necessary governmental approvals, permits or orders or in obtaining the cooperation of interconnecting facility operators; increasing health care costs and the resulting effect on health insurance premiums and on the obligation to provide other post-retirement benefits; other changes in price differentials between similar quantities of natural gas having different quality, heating value, hydrocarbon mix or delivery date; the cost and effects of legal and administrative claims against the Company or activist shareholder campaigns to effect changes at the Company; negotiations with the collective bargaining units representing the Company’s workforce, including potential work stoppages during negotiations; uncertainty of natural gas reserve estimates; significant differences between the Company’s projected and actual production levels for natural gas; changes in demographic patterns and weather conditions (including those related to climate change); changes in the availability, price or accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments; changes in laws, actuarial assumptions, the interest rate environment and the return on plan/trust assets related to the Company’s pension and other post-retirement benefits, which can affect future funding obligations and costs and plan liabilities; economic disruptions or uninsured losses resulting from major accidents, fires, severe weather, natural disasters, terrorist activities or acts of war, as well as economic and operational disruptions due to third-party outages; significant differences between the Company’s projected and actual capital expenditures and operating expenses; or increasing costs of insurance, changes in coverage and the ability to obtain insurance. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date thereof.

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
AND SUBSIDIARIES

GUIDANCE SUMMARY

As discussed on page 2, the Company is revising its adjusted earnings per share guidance for fiscal 2025. Additional details on the Company’s forecast assumptions and business segment guidance are outlined in the table below.

The revised adjusted earnings per share guidance range excludes certain items that impacted the comparability of adjusted operating results during the nine months ended June 30, 2025, including: (1) the after tax impairment of assets, which reduced earnings by $1.14 per share; (2) after-tax premiums paid on early redemptions of debt, which reduced earnings by $0.02 per share; (3) after-tax unrealized losses on a derivative asset, which reduced earnings by $0.01 per share; and (4) after-tax unrealized losses on other investments, which reduced earnings by $0.02 per share. While the Company expects to record certain adjustments to unrealized gain or loss on investments during the remaining three months ending September 30, 2025, the amounts of these and other potential adjustments are not reasonably determinable at this time. As such, the Company is unable to provide earnings guidance other than on a non-GAAP basis.

	Updated FY 2025 Guidance	Preliminary FY 2026 Guidance

Consolidated Adjusted Earnings per Share	$6.80 to $6.95	See sensitivity table on p.2
Consolidated Effective Tax Rate	~ 25.5%	~ 25.5%

Capital Expenditures (Millions)
Exploration and Production	$500 – $510	$470 – $500
Pipeline and Storage	$120 – $140	$210 – $250
Gathering	$95 – $110	$90 – $110
Utility	$175 – $195	$185 – $205
Consolidated Capital Expenditures	$890 – $955	$955 – $1,065

Exploration and Production Segment Guidance

Commodity Price Assumptions	(remaining three months)
NYMEX natural gas price (per MMBtu)	$3.25	$3.00 / $4.00 / $5.00
Appalachian basin spot price (per MMBtu)	$2.50	$2.30 / $3.10 / $3.90

Production (Bcf)	420 to 425	440 to 455

E&P Operating Costs ($/Mcf)
LOE	$0.67 – $0.68	$0.67 – $0.68
G&A	~$0.18	~$0.18
DD&A	$0.63 – $0.65	$0.65 – $0.69

Other Business Segment Guidance (Millions)
Gathering Segment Revenues	$255 – $260	$245 – $255
Pipeline and Storage Segment Revenues	$420 – $430	$415 – $430

Utility Segment Guidance (Millions)
Customer Margin*	$450 – $460	$470 – $490
O&M Expense	$240 – $245	$250 – $260
Non-Service Pension & OPEB Income	$23 – $27	$23 – $27
^{* Customer Margin is defined as Operating Revenues less Purchased Gas Expense.}

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
RECONCILIATION OF CURRENT AND PRIOR YEAR GAAP EARNINGS
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2025
(Unaudited)

	Upstream			Midstream						Downstream

	Exploration &			Pipeline &									Corporate /
(Thousands of Dollars)	Production			Storage			Gathering			Utility			All Other			Consolidated*

Third quarter 2024 GAAP earnings	$	(112,028	)	$	30,690		$	24,979		$	2,559		$	(358	)	$	(54,158	)
Items impacting comparability:
Impairment of assets		200,696															200,696
Tax impact of impairment of assets		(55,686	)														(55,686	)
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative asset		1,186															1,186
Tax impact of unrealized (gain) loss on derivative asset		(325	)														(325	)
Unrealized (gain) loss on other investments														15			15
Tax impact of unrealized (gain) loss on other investments														(3	)		(3	)
Third quarter 2024 adjusted operating results		33,843			30,690			24,979			2,559			(346	)		91,725
Drivers of adjusted operating results**
Upstream Revenues
Higher (lower) natural gas production		27,144															27,144
Higher (lower) realized natural gas prices, after hedging		38,281															38,281
Midstream Revenues
Higher (lower) operating revenues								6,125									6,125
Downstream Margins***
Impact of usage and weather											2,738						2,738
Impact of new rates in New York											2,788						2,788
Regulatory revenue adjustments											670						670
Operating Expenses
Lower (higher) lease operating and transportation expenses		(5,747	)														(5,747	)
Lower (higher) operating expenses					(1,687	)					(2,126	)		(1,463	)		(5,276	)
Lower (higher) property, franchise and other taxes		(1,636	)														(1,636	)
Lower (higher) depreciation / depletion								(882	)		(1,242	)					(2,124	)
Other Income (Expense)
Higher (lower) other income		(531	)		(1,238	)					3,169			1,352			2,752
(Higher) lower interest expense		589			510						(2,007	)		(1,616	)		(2,524	)
Income Taxes
Lower (higher) income tax expense / effective tax rate		(5,564	)		(39	)		(178	)		(1,190	)		710			(6,261	)

All other / rounding		325			621			(48	)		(362	)		12			548
Third quarter 2025 adjusted operating results		86,704			28,857			29,996			4,997			(1,351	)		149,203
Items impacting comparability:
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative asset		(45	)														(45	)
Tax impact of unrealized gain (loss) on derivative asset		12															12
Unrealized gain (loss) on other investments														820			820
Tax impact of unrealized gain (loss) on other investments														(172	)		(172	)
Third quarter 2025 GAAP earnings	$	86,671		$	28,857		$	29,996		$	4,997		$	(703	)	$	149,818

^{* Amounts do not reflect intercompany eliminations.}
^{** Drivers of adjusted operating results have been calculated using the 21% federal statutory rate.}
^{*** Downstream margin defined as operating revenues less purchased gas expense.}

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
RECONCILIATION OF CURRENT AND PRIOR YEAR GAAP EARNINGS PER SHARE
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2025
(Unaudited)

	Upstream			Midstream						Downstream

	Exploration &			Pipeline &									Corporate /
	Production			Storage			Gathering			Utility			All Other			Consolidated*

Third quarter 2024 GAAP earnings per share	$	(1.22	)	$	0.33		$	0.27		$	0.03		$	—		$	(0.59	)
Items impacting comparability:
Impairment of assets, net of tax		1.58															1.58
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative asset, net of tax		0.01															0.01
Unrealized (gain) loss on other investments, net of tax														—			—
Rounding														(0.01	)		(0.01	)
Third quarter 2024 adjusted operating results per share		0.37			0.33			0.27			0.03			(0.01	)		0.99
Drivers of adjusted operating results**
Upstream Revenues
Higher (lower) natural gas production		0.30															0.30
Higher (lower) realized natural gas prices, after hedging		0.42															0.42
Midstream Revenues
Higher (lower) operating revenues								0.07									0.07
Downstream Margins***
Impact of usage and weather											0.03						0.03
Impact of new rates in New York											0.03						0.03
Regulatory revenue adjustments											0.01						0.01
Operating Expenses
Lower (higher) lease operating and transportation expenses		(0.06	)														(0.06	)
Lower (higher) operating expenses					(0.02	)					(0.02	)		(0.02	)		(0.06	)
Lower (higher) property, franchise and other taxes		(0.02	)														(0.02	)
Lower (higher) depreciation / depletion								(0.01	)		(0.01	)					(0.02	)
Other Income (Expense)
Higher (lower) other income		(0.01	)		(0.01	)					0.03			0.01			0.02
(Higher) lower interest expense		0.01			0.01						(0.02	)		(0.02	)		(0.02	)
Income Taxes
Lower (higher) income tax expense / effective tax rate		(0.06	)		—			—			(0.01	)		0.01			(0.06	)

All other / rounding		—			0.01			—			(0.02	)		0.02			0.01
Third quarter 2025 adjusted operating results per share		0.95			0.32			0.33			0.05			(0.01	)		1.64
Items impacting comparability:
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative asset, net of tax		—															—
Unrealized gain (loss) on other investments, net of tax														0.01			0.01
Rounding														(0.01	)		(0.01	)
Third quarter 2025 GAAP earnings per share	$	0.95		$	0.32		$	0.33		$	0.05		$	(0.01	)	$	1.64

^{* Amounts do not reflect intercompany eliminations.}
^{** Drivers of adjusted operating results have been calculated using the 21% federal statutory rate.}
^{*** Downstream margin defined as operating revenues less purchased gas expense.}

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
RECONCILIATION OF CURRENT AND PRIOR YEAR GAAP EARNINGS
NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025
(Unaudited)

	Upstream			Midstream						Downstream

	Exploration &			Pipeline &									Corporate /
(Thousands of Dollars)	Production			Storage			Gathering			Utility			All Other			Consolidated*
Nine months ended June 30, 2024 GAAP earnings	$	2,521		$	85,482		$	82,510		$	73,848		$	773		$	245,134
Items impacting comparability:
Impairment of assets		200,696															200,696
Tax impact of impairment of assets		(55,686	)														(55,686	)
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative asset		4,848															4,848
Tax impact of unrealized (gain) loss on derivative asset		(1,330	)														(1,330	)
Unrealized (gain) loss on other investments														(1,803	)		(1,803	)
Tax impact of unrealized (gain) loss on other investments														379			379
Nine months ended June 30, 2024 adjusted operating results		151,049			85,482			82,510			73,848			(651	)		392,238
Drivers of adjusted operating results**
Upstream Revenues
Higher (lower) natural gas production		28,414															28,414
Higher (lower) realized natural gas prices, after hedging		70,158															70,158
Midstream Revenues
Higher (lower) operating revenues					12,241			5,793									18,034
Downstream Margins***
Impact of usage and weather											5,423						5,423
Impact of new rates in New York											25,230						25,230
Higher (lower) other operating revenues											(1,400	)					(1,400	)
Operating Expenses
Lower (higher) lease operating and transportation expenses		(5,810	)														(5,810	)
Lower (higher) operating expenses		(1,490	)		(3,790	)		(751	)		(6,700	)		(1,740	)		(14,471	)
Lower (higher) property, franchise and other taxes		(2,381	)														(2,381	)
Lower (higher) depreciation / depletion		13,760						(2,684	)		(2,551	)					8,525
Other Income (Expense)
Higher (lower) other income		(2,420	)		(1,840	)					14,888			3,653			14,281
(Higher) lower interest expense					838			(1,648	)		(5,686	)		(4,780	)		(11,276	)
Income Taxes
Lower (higher) income tax expense / effective tax rate		(7,902	)		(286	)		727			(2,318	)		755			(9,024	)

All other / rounding		555			374			234			306			67			1,536
Nine months ended June 30, 2025 adjusted operating results		243,933			93,019			84,181			101,040			(2,696	)		519,477
Items impacting comparability:
Impairment of assets		(141,802	)														(141,802	)
Tax impact of impairment of assets		37,169															37,169
Premiums paid on early redemption of debt		(1,430	)					(955	)								(2,385	)
Tax impact of premiums paid on early redemption of debt		385						257									642
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative asset		(729	)														(729	)
Tax impact of unrealized gain (loss) on derivative asset		196															196
Unrealized gain (loss) on other investments														(1,780	)		(1,780	)
Tax impact of unrealized gain (loss) on other investments														374			374
Nine months ended June 30, 2025 GAAP earnings	$	137,722		$	93,019		$	83,483		$	101,040		$	(4,102	)	$	411,162

^{* Amounts do not reflect intercompany eliminations.}
^{** Drivers of adjusted operating results have been calculated using the 21% federal statutory rate.}
^{*** Downstream margin defined as operating revenues less purchased gas expense.}

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
RECONCILIATION OF CURRENT AND PRIOR YEAR GAAP EARNINGS PER SHARE
NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025
(Unaudited)

	Upstream			Midstream						Downstream

	Exploration &			Pipeline &									Corporate /
	Production			Storage			Gathering			Utility			All Other			Consolidated*
Nine months ended June 30, 2024 GAAP earnings per share	$	0.03		$	0.92		$	0.89		$	0.80		$	0.01		$	2.65
Items impacting comparability:
Impairment of assets, net of tax		1.57															1.57
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative asset, net of tax		0.04															0.04
Unrealized (gain) loss on other investments, net of tax														(0.02	)		(0.02	)
Rounding		(0.01	)											0.01			—
Nine months ended June 30, 2024 adjusted operating results per share		1.63			0.92			0.89			0.80			—			4.24
Drivers of adjusted operating results**
Upstream Revenues
Higher (lower) natural gas production		0.31															0.31
Higher (lower) realized natural gas prices, after hedging		0.77															0.77
Midstream Revenues
Higher (lower) operating revenues					0.13			0.06									0.19
Downstream Margins***
Impact of usage and weather											0.06						0.06
Impact of new rates in New York											0.28						0.28
Higher (lower) other operating revenues											0.01						0.01
Operating Expenses
Lower (higher) lease operating and transportation expenses		(0.06	)														(0.06	)
Lower (higher) operating expenses		(0.02	)		(0.04	)		(0.01	)		(0.07	)		(0.02	)		(0.16	)
Lower (higher) property, franchise and other taxes		(0.03	)														(0.03	)
Lower (higher) depreciation / depletion		0.15						(0.03	)		(0.03	)					0.09
Other Income (Expense)
Higher (lower) other income		(0.03	)		(0.02	)					0.16			0.04			0.15
(Higher) lower interest expense					0.01			(0.02	)		(0.06	)		(0.05	)		(0.12	)
Income Taxes
Lower (higher) income tax expense / effective tax rate		(0.09	)		—			0.01			(0.03	)		0.01			(0.10	)

Impact of reduction in shares		0.03			0.01			0.01			0.01			—			0.06
All other / rounding		0.01			0.01			0.01			(0.02	)		(0.01	)		—
Nine months ended June 30, 2025 adjusted operating results per share		2.67			1.02			0.92			1.11			(0.03	)		5.69
Items impacting comparability:
Impairment of assets, net of tax		(1.14	)														(1.14	)
Premiums paid on early redemption of debt, net of tax		(0.01	)					(0.01	)								(0.02	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative asset, net of tax		(0.01	)														(0.01	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on other investments, net of tax														(0.02	)		(0.02	)
Rounding														0.01			0.01
Nine months ended June 30, 2025 GAAP earnings per share	$	1.51		$	1.02		$	0.91		$	1.11		$	(0.04	)	$	4.51

^{* Amounts do not reflect intercompany eliminations.}
^{** Drivers of adjusted operating results have been calculated using the 21% federal statutory rate.}
^{*** Downstream margin defined as operating revenues less purchased gas expense.}

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
AND SUBSIDIARIES

(Thousands of Dollars, except per share amounts)
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	(Unaudited)						(Unaudited)
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS		2025			2024			2025			2024
Operating Revenues:
Utility Revenues	$	157,446		$	124,858		$	729,445		$	616,977
Exploration and Production and Other Revenues		303,883			220,905			864,701			739,537
Pipeline and Storage and Gathering Revenues		70,501			71,679			217,116			216,228
		531,830			417,442			1,811,262			1,572,742
Operating Expenses:
Purchased Gas		27,986			4,952			228,661			167,444
Operation and Maintenance:
Utility		56,053			53,412			174,744			166,405
Exploration and Production and Other		35,272			35,148			103,874			102,768
Pipeline and Storage and Gathering		41,679			40,019			119,982			114,321
Property, Franchise and Other Taxes		24,180			21,201			71,450			66,635
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		116,408			113,454			337,055			348,179
Impairment of Assets		—			200,696			141,802			200,696
		301,578			468,882			1,177,568			1,166,448

Operating Income (Loss)		230,252			(51,440	)		633,694			406,294

Other Income (Expense):
Other Income (Deductions)		8,534			3,188			31,486			12,989
Interest Expense on Long-Term Debt		(34,333	)		(32,876	)		(107,356	)		(89,791	)
Other Interest Expense		(3,556	)		(1,341	)		(13,033	)		(14,250	)

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes		200,897			(82,469	)		544,791			315,242

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		51,079			(28,311	)		133,629			70,108

Net Income (Loss) Available for Common Stock	$	149,818		$	(54,158	)	$	411,162		$	245,134

Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share
Basic	$	1.66		$	(0.59	)	$	4.54		$	2.67
Diluted	$	1.64		$	(0.59	)	$	4.51		$	2.65

Weighted Average Common Shares:
Used in Basic Calculation		90,358,018			91,874,049			90,546,228			91,966,034
Used in Diluted Calculation		91,139,556			91,874,049			91,247,547			92,467,787

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

	June 30,			September 30,
(Thousands of Dollars)		2025			2024
ASSETS
Property, Plant and Equipment	$	15,044,963		$	14,524,798
Less – Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		7,588,956			7,185,593
Net Property, Plant and Equipment		7,456,007			7,339,205
Current Assets:
Cash and Temporary Cash Investments		39,317			38,222
Receivables – Net		222,515			127,222
Unbilled Revenue		15,347			15,521
Gas Stored Underground		12,810			35,055
Materials and Supplies – at average cost		51,022			47,670
Unrecovered Purchased Gas Costs		2,903			—
Other Current Assets		64,241			92,229
Total Current Assets		408,155			355,919
Other Assets:
Recoverable Future Taxes		90,493			80,084
Unamortized Debt Expense		6,701			5,604
Other Regulatory Assets		124,300			108,022
Deferred Charges		71,426			69,662
Other Investments		73,764			81,705
Goodwill		5,476			5,476
Prepaid Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Costs		199,286			180,230
Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments		2,394			87,905
Other		8,158			5,958
Total Other Assets		581,998			624,646
Total Assets	$	8,446,160		$	8,319,770
CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES
Capitalization:
Comprehensive Shareholders’ Equity
Common Stock, $1 Par Value Authorized – 200,000,000 Shares; Issued and
Outstanding – 90,355,956 Shares and 91,005,993 Shares, Respectively	$	90,356		$	91,006
Paid in Capital		1,047,406			1,045,487
Earnings Reinvested in the Business		1,953,533			1,727,326
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		(115,807	)		(15,476	)
Total Comprehensive Shareholders’ Equity		2,975,488			2,848,343
Long-Term Debt, Net of Current Portion and Unamortized Discount and Debt Issuance Costs		2,381,852			2,188,243
Total Capitalization		5,357,340			5,036,586
Current and Accrued Liabilities:
Notes Payable to Banks and Commercial Paper		61,500			90,700
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt		300,000			500,000
Accounts Payable		123,131			165,068
Amounts Payable to Customers		24,275			42,720
Dividends Payable		48,340			46,872
Interest Payable on Long-Term Debt		39,060			27,247
Customer Advances		—			19,373
Customer Security Deposits		28,739			36,265
Other Accruals and Current Liabilities		207,179			162,903
Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments		57,673			4,744
Total Current and Accrued Liabilities		889,897			1,095,892
Other Liabilities:
Deferred Income Taxes		1,153,427			1,111,165
Taxes Refundable to Customers		297,602			305,645
Cost of Removal Regulatory Liability		302,932			292,477
Other Regulatory Liabilities		137,025			151,452
Other Post-Retirement Liabilities		3,393			3,511
Asset Retirement Obligations		188,305			203,006
Other Liabilities		116,239			120,036
Total Other Liabilities		2,198,923			2,187,292
Commitments and Contingencies		—			—
Total Capitalization and Liabilities	$	8,446,160		$	8,319,770

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AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended
	June 30,
(Thousands of Dollars)		2025			2024

Operating Activities:
Net Income Available for Common Stock	$	411,162		$	245,134
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash
Provided by Operating Activities:
Impairment of Assets		141,802			200,696
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		337,055			348,179
Deferred Income Taxes		60,754			47,212
Premiums Paid on Early Redemption of Debt		2,385			—
Stock-Based Compensation		15,721			15,984
Other		19,296			18,542
Change in:
Receivables and Unbilled Revenue		(95,254	)		5,253
Gas Stored Underground and Materials and Supplies		18,803			18,981
Unrecovered Purchased Gas Costs		(2,903	)		—
Other Current Assets		28,038			17,431
Accounts Payable		1,744			(13,705	)
Amounts Payable to Customers		(18,445	)		3,550
Customer Advances		(19,373	)		(21,003	)
Customer Security Deposits		(7,526	)		7,910
Other Accruals and Current Liabilities		44,283			23,846
Other Assets		(35,348	)		(35,346	)
Other Liabilities		(39,918	)		(14,649	)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	$	862,276		$	868,015

Investing Activities:
Capital Expenditures	$	(627,316	)	$	(684,200	)
Other		9,352			(1,371	)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	$	(617,964	)	$	(685,571	)

Financing Activities:
Changes in Notes Payable to Banks and Commercial Paper		(29,200	)		(287,500	)
Shares Repurchased Under Repurchase Plan		(54,430	)		(27,847	)
Reduction of Long-Term Debt		(1,004,086	)		—
Net Proceeds From Issuance of Long-Term Debt		988,731			299,396
Dividends Paid on Common Stock		(140,098	)		(136,610	)
Net Repurchases of Common Stock Under Stock and Benefit Plans		(4,134	)		(3,916	)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities	$	(243,217	)	$	(156,477	)

Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents		1,095			25,967
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period		38,222			55,447
Cash and Cash Equivalents at June 30	$	39,317		$	81,414

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SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS AND STATISTICS
(UNAUDITED)

UPSTREAM BUSINESS

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
(Thousands of Dollars, except per share amounts)	June 30,									June 30,
EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION SEGMENT		2025			2024		Variance				2025			2024		Variance
Total Operating Revenues	$	303,883		$	220,905		$	82,978		$	864,701		$	739,537		$	125,164
Operating Expenses:
Operation and Maintenance:
General and Administrative Expense		18,602			18,213			389			56,776			53,170			3,606
Lease Operating and Transportation Expense		73,856			66,581			7,275			210,671			203,317			7,354
All Other Operation and Maintenance Expense		3,816			4,526			(710	)		10,994			12,714			(1,720	)
Property, Franchise and Other Taxes		5,121			3,050			2,071			12,778			9,764			3,014
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		68,848			68,778			70			196,773			214,191			(17,418	)
Impairment of Assets		—			200,696			(200,696	)		141,802			200,696			(58,894	)
		170,243			361,844			(191,601	)		629,794			693,852			(64,058	)

Operating Income (Loss)		133,640			(140,939	)		274,579			234,907			45,685			189,222

Other Income (Expense):
Non-Service Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Credit		37			100			(63	)		111			301			(190	)
Interest and Other Income (Deductions)		44			(488	)		532			416			(830	)		1,246
Interest Expense on Long-Term Debt		—			—			—			(1,949	)		—			(1,949	)
Other Interest Expense		(13,925	)		(14,670	)		745			(44,215	)		(45,046	)		831
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes		119,796			(155,997	)		275,793			189,270			110			189,160
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		33,125			(43,969	)		77,094			51,548			(2,411	)		53,959
Net Income (Loss)	$	86,671		$	(112,028	)	$	198,699		$	137,722		$	2,521		$	135,201
Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Diluted)	$	0.95		$	(1.22	)	$	2.17		$	1.51		$	0.03		$	1.48

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SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS AND STATISTICS
(UNAUDITED)

MIDSTREAM BUSINESSES

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
(Thousands of Dollars, except per share amounts)	June 30,									June 30,
PIPELINE AND STORAGE SEGMENT		2025			2024		Variance				2025			2024		Variance
Revenues from External Customers	$	67,982		$	68,035		$	(53	)	$	207,916		$	204,071		$	3,845
Intersegment Revenues		37,597			37,384			213			113,849			103,781			10,068
Total Operating Revenues		105,579			105,419			160			321,765			307,852			13,913
Operating Expenses:
Purchased Gas		(164	)		614			(778	)		(42	)		1,540			(1,582	)
Operation and Maintenance		30,264			28,128			2,136			87,940			83,142			4,798
Property, Franchise and Other Taxes		8,460			8,456			4			25,727			25,776			(49	)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		18,601			18,453			148			55,733			56,157			(424	)
		57,161			55,651			1,510			169,358			166,615			2,743

Operating Income		48,418			49,768			(1,350	)		152,407			141,237			11,170

Other Income (Expense):
Non-Service Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Credit		952			1,257			(305	)		2,857			3,772			(915	)
Interest and Other Income		1,111			2,362			(1,251	)		4,945			6,340			(1,395	)
Interest Expense		(11,209	)		(11,855	)		646			(34,637	)		(35,698	)		1,061
Income Before Income Taxes		39,272			41,532			(2,260	)		125,572			115,651			9,921
Income Tax Expense		10,415			10,842			(427	)		32,553			30,169			2,384
Net Income	$	28,857		$	30,690		$	(1,833	)	$	93,019		$	85,482		$	7,537
Net Income Per Share (Diluted)	$	0.32		$	0.33		$	(0.01	)	$	1.02		$	0.92		$	0.10

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	June 30,									June 30,
GATHERING SEGMENT		2025			2024		Variance				2025			2024		Variance
Revenues from External Customers	$	2,519		$	3,644		$	(1,125	)	$	9,200		$	12,157		$	(2,957	)
Intersegment Revenues		65,354			56,476			8,878			184,834			174,544			10,290
Total Operating Revenues		67,873			60,120			7,753			194,034			186,701			7,333
Operating Expenses:
Operation and Maintenance		11,929			12,382			(453	)		33,633			32,682			951
Property, Franchise and Other Taxes		21			107			(86	)		(206	)		224			(430	)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		10,848			9,732			1,116			32,197			28,800			3,397
		22,798			22,221			577			65,624			61,706			3,918

Operating Income		45,075			37,899			7,176			128,410			124,995			3,415

Other Income (Expense):
Non-Service Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Credit (Costs)		(1	)		9			(10	)		(1	)		28			(29	)
Interest and Other Income		—			113			(113	)		152			257			(105	)
Interest Expense on Long-Term Debt		—			—			—			(1,334	)		—			(1,334	)
Other Interest Expense		(3,870	)		(3,393	)		(477	)		(12,531	)		(10,824	)		(1,707	)
Income Before Income Taxes		41,204			34,628			6,576			114,696			114,456			240
Income Tax Expense		11,208			9,649			1,559			31,213			31,946			(733	)
Net Income	$	29,996		$	24,979		$	5,017		$	83,483		$	82,510		$	973
Net Income Per Share (Diluted)	$	0.33		$	0.27		$	0.06		$	0.91		$	0.89		$	0.02

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SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS AND STATISTICS
(UNAUDITED)

DOWNSTREAM BUSINESS

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
(Thousands of Dollars, except per share amounts)	June 30,									June 30,
UTILITY SEGMENT		2025			2024		Variance				2025			2024		Variance
Revenues from External Customers	$	157,446		$	124,858		$	32,588		$	729,445		$	616,977		$	112,468
Intersegment Revenues		77			86			(9	)		279			479			(200	)
Total Operating Revenues		157,523			124,944			32,579			729,724			617,456			112,268
Operating Expenses:
Purchased Gas		64,292			40,096			24,196			337,541			264,983			72,558
Operation and Maintenance		57,039			54,349			2,690			177,742			169,261			8,481
Property, Franchise and Other Taxes		10,449			9,452			997			32,761			30,471			2,290
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		17,945			16,373			1,572			51,908			48,678			3,230
		149,725			120,270			29,455			599,952			513,393			86,559

Operating Income		7,798			4,674			3,124			129,772			104,063			25,709

Other Income (Expense):
Non-Service Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Credit		5,328			462			4,866			23,498			1,788			21,710
Interest and Other Income		628			1,485			(857	)		1,869			4,735			(2,866	)
Interest Expense		(10,958	)		(8,417	)		(2,541	)		(32,601	)		(25,402	)		(7,199	)
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes		2,796			(1,796	)		4,592			122,538			85,184			37,354
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)		(2,201	)		(4,355	)		2,154			21,498			11,336			10,162
Net Income	$	4,997		$	2,559		$	2,438		$	101,040		$	73,848		$	27,192
Net Income Per Share (Diluted)	$	0.05		$	0.03		$	0.02		$	1.11		$	0.80		$	0.31

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SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS AND STATISTICS
(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
(Thousands of Dollars, except per share amounts)	June 30,									June 30,
ALL OTHER		2025			2024		Variance				2025			2024		Variance
Total Operating Revenues	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Operating Expenses:
Operation and Maintenance		—			—			—			—			—			—
		—			—			—			—			—			—

Operating Income		—			—			—			—			—			—
Other Income (Expense):
Interest and Other Income (Deductions)		(131	)		(65	)		(66	)		(489	)		(184	)		(305	)
Interest Expense		(141	)		(97	)		(44	)		(389	)		(262	)		(127	)
Loss before Income Taxes		(272	)		(162	)		(110	)		(878	)		(446	)		(432	)
Income Tax Benefit		(63	)		(38	)		(25	)		(204	)		(105	)		(99	)
Net Loss	$	(209	)	$	(124	)	$	(85	)	$	(674	)	$	(341	)	$	(333	)
Net Loss Per Share (Diluted)	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(0.01	)	$	—		$	(0.01	)

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	June 30,									June 30,
CORPORATE		2025			2024		Variance				2025			2024		Variance
Revenues from External Customers	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Intersegment Revenues		1,341			1,285			56			4,024			3,856			168
Total Operating Revenues		1,341			1,285			56			4,024			3,856			168
Operating Expenses:
Operation and Maintenance		5,725			3,873			1,852			14,992			12,789			2,203
Property, Franchise and Other Taxes		129			136			(7	)		390			400			(10	)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		166			118			48			444			353			91
		6,020			4,127			1,893			15,826			13,542			2,284

Operating Loss		(4,679	)		(2,842	)		(1,837	)		(11,802	)		(9,686	)		(2,116	)
Other Income (Expense):
Non-Service Pension and Post-Retirement Benefit Costs		(212	)		(386	)		174			(635	)		(1,161	)		526
Interest and Other Income		41,073			39,025			2,048			123,918			120,288			3,630
Interest Expense on Long-Term Debt		(34,333	)		(32,876	)		(1,457	)		(104,073	)		(89,791	)		(14,282	)
Other Interest Expense		(3,748	)		(3,595	)		(153	)		(13,815	)		(19,363	)		5,548
Income (Loss) before Income Taxes		(1,899	)		(674	)		(1,225	)		(6,407	)		287			(6,694	)
Income Tax Benefit		(1,405	)		(440	)		(965	)		(2,979	)		(827	)		(2,152	)
Net Income (Loss)	$	(494	)	$	(234	)	$	(260	)	$	(3,428	)	$	1,114		$	(4,542	)
Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Diluted)	$	(0.01	)	$	—		$	(0.01	)	$	(0.03	)	$	0.01		$	(0.04	)

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	June 30,									June 30,
INTERSEGMENT ELIMINATIONS		2025			2024		Variance				2025			2024		Variance
Intersegment Revenues	$	(104,369	)	$	(95,231	)	$	(9,138	)	$	(302,986	)	$	(282,660	)	$	(20,326	)
Operating Expenses:
Purchased Gas		(36,142	)		(35,758	)		(384	)		(108,838	)		(99,079	)		(9,759	)
Operation and Maintenance		(68,227	)		(59,473	)		(8,754	)		(194,148	)		(183,581	)		(10,567	)
		(104,369	)		(95,231	)		(9,138	)		(302,986	)		(282,660	)		(20,326	)
Operating Income		—			—			—			—			—			—
Other Income (Expense):
Interest and Other Deductions		(40,295	)		(40,686	)		391			(125,155	)		(122,345	)		(2,810	)
Interest Expense		40,295			40,686			(391	)		125,155			122,345			2,810
Net Income	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Net Income Per Share (Diluted)	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)
(Thousands of Dollars)

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	June 30,									June 30,
	(Unaudited)									(Unaudited)
							Increase										Increase
		2025			2024		(Decrease)				2025				2024		(Decrease)

Capital Expenditures:
Exploration and Production	$	123,369	_⁽¹⁾	$	114,679	_⁽³⁾	$	8,690		$	354,355		_{⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾}	$	399,820	_{⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾}	$	(45,465	)
Pipeline and Storage		22,700	_⁽¹⁾		26,212	_⁽³⁾		(3,512	)		58,117		_{⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾}		68,791	_{⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾}		(10,674	)
Gathering		26,638	_⁽¹⁾		29,570	_⁽³⁾		(2,932	)		58,164		_{⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾}		69,088	_{⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾}		(10,924	)
Utility		50,025	_⁽¹⁾		49,257	_⁽³⁾		768			128,322		_{⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾}		117,508	_{⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾}		10,814
Total Reportable Segments		222,732			219,718			3,014			598,958				655,207			(56,249	)
All Other		—			—			—			—				—			—
Corporate		138			71			67			518				253			265
Eliminations		—			—			—			(3,520	)			—			(3,520	)
Total Capital Expenditures	$	222,870		$	219,789		$	3,081		$	595,956			$	655,460		$	(59,504	)
_{⁽¹⁾ Capital expenditures for the quarter and nine months ended June 30, 2025, include accounts payable and accrued liabilities related to capital expenditures of $61.5 million, $5.7 million, $11.6 million, and $9.8 million in the Exploration and Production segment, Pipeline and Storage segment, Gathering segment and Utility segment, respectively. These amounts have been excluded from the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows at June 30, 2025, since they represent non-cash investing activities at that date.}
_{⁽²⁾ Capital expenditures for the nine months ended June 30, 2025, exclude capital expenditures of $63.3 million, $14.4 million, $21.7 million and $20.6 million in the Exploration and Production segment, Pipeline and Storage segment, Gathering segment and Utility segment, respectively. These amounts were in accounts payable and accrued liabilities at September 30, 2024 and paid during the nine months ended June 30, 2025. These amounts were excluded from the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows at September 30, 2024, since they represented non-cash investing activities at that date. These amounts have been included in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows at June 30, 2025.}
_{⁽³⁾ Capital expenditures for the quarter and nine months ended June 30, 2024, include accounts payable and accrued liabilities related to capital expenditures of $50.9 million, $7.0 million, $14.6 million, and $8.0 million in the Exploration and Production segment, Pipeline and Storage segment, Gathering segment and Utility segment, respectively. These amounts were excluded from the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows at June 30, 2024, since they represented non-cash investing activities at that date.}
_{⁽⁴⁾ Capital expenditures for the nine months ended June 30, 2024, exclude capital expenditures of $43.2 million, $31.8 million, $20.6 million and $13.6 million in the Exploration and Production segment, Pipeline and Storage segment, Gathering segment and Utility segment, respectively. These amounts were in accounts payable and accrued liabilities at September 30, 2023 and paid during the nine months ended June 30, 2024. These amounts were excluded from the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows at September 30, 2023, since they represented non-cash investing activities at that date. These amounts have been included in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows at June 30, 2024.}

DEGREE DAYS
				Percent Colder
				(Warmer) Than:
Three Months Ended June 30,	Normal	2025	2024	Normal ⁽¹⁾		Last Year ⁽¹⁾
Buffalo, NY ⁽²⁾	843	825	565	(2.1	)	46.0
Erie, PA	776	813	519	4.8		56.6

Nine Months Ended June 30,
Buffalo, NY ⁽²⁾	6,195	5,825	5,128	(6.0	)	13.6
Erie, PA	5,693	5,527	4,759	(2.9	)	16.1
_{⁽¹⁾Percents compare actual 2025 degree days to normal degree days and actual 2025 degree days to actual 2024 degree days.}
_{⁽²⁾Normal degree days changed from NOAA 30-year degree days to NOAA 15-year degree days with the implementation of new base rates in New York effective October 2024.}

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EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION INFORMATION

	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	June 30,							June 30,
					Increase							Increase
		2025		2024	(Decrease)				2025		2024	(Decrease)

Gas Production/Prices:
Production (MMcf)
Appalachia		111,588		96,504		15,084			314,819		300,144		14,675

Average Prices (Per Mcf)
Weighted Average	$	2.69	$	1.50	$	1.19		$	2.66	$	1.93	$	0.73
Weighted Average after Hedging	$	2.71	$	2.28	$	0.43		$	2.73	$	2.45	$	0.28

Selected Operating Performance Statistics:
General and Administrative Expense per Mcf ⁽¹⁾	$	0.17	$	0.19	$	(0.02	)	$	0.18	$	0.18	$	—
Lease Operating and Transportation Expense per Mcf ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	$	0.66	$	0.69	$	(0.03	)	$	0.67	$	0.68	$	(0.01	)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization per Mcf ⁽¹⁾	$	0.62	$	0.71	$	(0.09	)	$	0.63	$	0.71	$	(0.08	)
_{⁽¹⁾Refer to page 15 for the General and Administrative Expense, Lease Operating and Transportation Expense and Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization Expense for the Exploration and Production segment.}
_{⁽²⁾Amounts include transportation expense of $0.56 and $0.59 per Mcf for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively. Amounts include transportation expense of $0.57 per Mcf for the nine months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024.}

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Pipeline and Storage Throughput – (millions of cubic feet – MMcf)

	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	June 30,			June 30,
			Increase			Increase
	2025	2024	(Decrease)	2025	2024	(Decrease)
Firm Transportation – Affiliated	20,123	18,377	1,746	101,233	92,433	8,800
Firm Transportation – Non-Affiliated	158,910	150,133	8,777	515,411	498,435	16,976
Interruptible Transportation	149	118	31	665	1,508	(843	)
	179,182	168,628	10,554	617,309	592,376	24,933

Gathering Volume – (MMcf)
	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	June 30,			June 30,
			Increase			Increase
	2025	2024	(Decrease)	2025	2024	(Decrease)
Gathered Volume	133,271	118,445	14,826	384,003	367,832	16,171

Utility Throughput – (MMcf)
	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	June 30,			June 30,
			Increase			Increase
	2025	2024	(Decrease)	2025	2024	(Decrease)
Retail Sales:
Residential Sales	10,151	8,123	2,028	60,738	53,168	7,570
Commercial Sales	1,658	1,308	350	9,997	8,401	1,596
Industrial Sales	93	62	31	594	389	205
	11,902	9,493	2,409	71,329	61,958	9,371
Transportation	13,853	12,819	1,034	55,881	52,984	2,897
	25,755	22,312	3,443	127,210	114,942	12,268

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
AND SUBSIDIARIES
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

In addition to financial measures calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this press release contains information regarding adjusted operating results, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow, which are non-GAAP financial measures. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they provide an alternative method for assessing the Company’s ongoing operating results or liquidity and for comparing the Company’s financial performance to other companies. The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures for the same purpose, and for planning and forecasting purposes. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be a substitute for financial measures in accordance with GAAP.

Management defines adjusted operating results as reported GAAP earnings before items impacting comparability. The following table reconciles National Fuel’s reported GAAP earnings to adjusted operating results for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
(in thousands except per share amounts)		2025			2024			2025			2024
Reported GAAP Earnings	$	149,818		$	(54,158	)	$	411,162		$	245,134
Items impacting comparability:
Impairment of assets (E&P)		—			200,696			141,802			200,696
Tax impact of impairment of assets		—			(55,686	)		(37,169	)		(55,686	)
Premiums paid on early redemption of debt (E&P / Midstream)		—			—			2,385			—
Tax impact of premiums paid on early redemption of debt		—			—			(642	)		—
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative asset (E&P)		45			1,186			729			4,848
Tax impact of unrealized (gain) loss on derivative asset		(12	)		(325	)		(196	)		(1,330	)
Unrealized (gain) loss on other investments (Corporate / All Other)		(820	)		15			1,780			(1,803	)
Tax impact of unrealized (gain) loss on other investments		172			(3	)		(374	)		379
Adjusted Operating Results	$	149,203		$	91,725		$	519,477		$	392,238

Reported GAAP Earnings Per Share	$	1.64		$	(0.59	)	$	4.51		$	2.65
Items impacting comparability:
Impairment of assets, net of tax (E&P)		—			1.58			1.14			1.57
Premiums paid on early redemption of debt, net of tax (E&P / Midstream)		—			—			0.02			—
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative asset, net of tax (E&P)		—			0.01			0.01			0.04
Unrealized (gain) loss on other investments, net of tax (Corporate / All Other)		(0.01	)		—			0.02			(0.02	)
Rounding		0.01			(0.01	)		(0.01	)		—
Adjusted Operating Results Per Share	$	1.64		$	0.99		$	5.69		$	4.24

Management defines adjusted EBITDA as reported GAAP earnings before the following items: interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization, other income and deductions, impairments, and other items reflected in operating income that impact comparability. The following tables reconcile National Fuel’s reported GAAP earnings to adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
(in thousands)		2025			2024			2025			2024
Reported GAAP Earnings	$	149,818		$	(54,158	)	$	411,162		$	245,134
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		116,408			113,454			337,055			348,179
Other (Income) Deductions		(8,534	)		(3,188	)		(31,486	)		(12,989	)
Interest Expense		37,889			34,217			120,389			104,041
Income Taxes		51,079			(28,311	)		133,629			70,108
Impairment of Assets		—			200,696			141,802			200,696
Adjusted EBITDA	$	346,660		$	262,710		$	1,112,551		$	955,169

Adjusted EBITDA by Segment
Pipeline and Storage Adjusted EBITDA	$	67,019		$	68,221		$	208,140		$	197,394
Gathering Adjusted EBITDA		55,923			47,631			160,607			153,795
Total Midstream Businesses Adjusted EBITDA		122,942			115,852			368,747			351,189
Exploration and Production Adjusted EBITDA		202,488			128,535			573,482			460,572
Utility Adjusted EBITDA		25,743			21,047			181,680			152,741
Corporate and All Other Adjusted EBITDA		(4,513	)		(2,724	)		(11,358	)		(9,333	)
Total Adjusted EBITDA	$	346,660		$	262,710		$	1,112,551		$	955,169

NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES SEGMENT ADJUSTED EBITDA
	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
(in thousands)		2025			2024			2025			2024
Exploration and Production Segment
Reported GAAP Earnings	$	86,671		$	(112,028	)	$	137,722		$	2,521
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		68,848			68,778			196,773			214,191
Other (Income) Deductions		(81	)		388			(527	)		529
Interest Expense		13,925			14,670			46,164			45,046
Income Taxes		33,125			(43,969	)		51,548			(2,411	)
Impairment of Assets		—			200,696			141,802			200,696
Adjusted EBITDA	$	202,488		$	128,535		$	573,482		$	460,572

Pipeline and Storage Segment
Reported GAAP Earnings	$	28,857		$	30,690		$	93,019		$	85,482
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		18,601			18,453			55,733			56,157
Other (Income) Deductions		(2,063	)		(3,619	)		(7,802	)		(10,112	)
Interest Expense		11,209			11,855			34,637			35,698
Income Taxes		10,415			10,842			32,553			30,169
Adjusted EBITDA	$	67,019		$	68,221		$	208,140		$	197,394

Gathering Segment
Reported GAAP Earnings	$	29,996		$	24,979		$	83,483		$	82,510
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		10,848			9,732			32,197			28,800
Other (Income) Deductions		1			(122	)		(151	)		(285	)
Interest Expense		3,870			3,393			13,865			10,824
Income Taxes		11,208			9,649			31,213			31,946
Adjusted EBITDA	$	55,923		$	47,631		$	160,607		$	153,795

Utility Segment
Reported GAAP Earnings	$	4,997		$	2,559		$	101,040		$	73,848
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		17,945			16,373			51,908			48,678
Other (Income) Deductions		(5,956	)		(1,947	)		(25,367	)		(6,523	)
Interest Expense		10,958			8,417			32,601			25,402
Income Taxes		(2,201	)		(4,355	)		21,498			11,336
Adjusted EBITDA	$	25,743		$	21,047		$	181,680		$	152,741

Corporate and All Other
Reported GAAP Earnings	$	(703	)	$	(358	)	$	(4,102	)	$	773
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization		166			118			444			353
Other (Income) Deductions		(435	)		2,112			2,361			3,402
Interest Expense		(2,073	)		(4,118	)		(6,878	)		(12,929	)
Income Taxes		(1,468	)		(478	)		(3,183	)		(932	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	(4,513	)	$	(2,724	)	$	(11,358	)	$	(9,333	)

Management defines free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities, less net cash used in investing activities, adjusted for acquisitions and divestitures. The Company is unable to provide a reconciliation of any projected free cash flow measure to its comparable GAAP financial measure without unreasonable efforts. This is due to an inability to calculate the comparable GAAP projected metrics, including operating income and total production costs, given the unknown effect, timing, and potential significance of certain income statement items.

The MIL Network –

July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI Economics: Microsoft Cloud and AI strength fuels fourth quarter results

Source: Microsoft

Headline: Microsoft Cloud and AI strength fuels fourth quarter results

REDMOND, Wash. — July 30, 2025 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year:

Revenue was $76.4 billion and increased 18% (up 17% in constant currency)
Operating income was $34.3 billion and increased 23% (up 22% in constant currency)
Net income was $27.2 billion and increased 24% (up 22% in constant currency)
Diluted earnings per share was $3.65 and increased 24% (up 22% in constant currency)

“Cloud and AI is the driving force of business transformation across every industry and sector,” said Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft. “We’re innovating across the tech stack to help customers adapt and grow in this new era, and this year, Azure surpassed $75 billion in revenue, up 34 percent, driven by growth across all workloads.”

“We closed out the fiscal year with a strong quarter, highlighted by Microsoft Cloud revenue reaching $46.7 billion, up 27% (up 25% in constant currency) year-over-year,” said Amy Hood, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Microsoft.

Business Highlights

Revenue in Productivity and Business Processes was $33.1 billion and increased 16% (up 14% in constant currency), with the following business highlights:

Microsoft 365 Commercial products and cloud services revenue increased 16% (up 15% in constant currency) driven by Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud revenue growth of 18% (up 16% in constant currency)
Microsoft 365 Consumer products and cloud services revenue increased 21% driven by Microsoft 365 Consumer cloud revenue growth of 20%
LinkedIn revenue increased 9% (up 8% in constant currency)
Dynamics products and cloud services revenue increased 18% (up 17% in constant currency) driven by Dynamics 365 revenue growth of 23% (up 21% in constant currency)

Revenue in Intelligent Cloud was $29.9 billion and increased 26% (up 25% in constant currency), with the following business highlights:

Server products and cloud services revenue increased 27% driven by Azure and other cloud services revenue growth of 39%

Revenue in More Personal Computing was $13.5 billion and increased 9%, with the following business highlights:

Windows OEM and Devices revenue increased 3%
Xbox content and services revenue increased 13% (up 12% in constant currency)
Search and news advertising revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs increased 21% (up 20% in constant currency)

Microsoft returned $9.4 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025.

Fiscal Year 2025 Results

Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year:

Revenue was $281.7 billion and increased 15%
Operating income was $128.5 billion and increased 17% (up 18% in constant currency)
Net income was $101.8 billion and increased 16% (up 15% in constant currency)
Diluted earnings per share was $13.64 and increased 16%

Business Outlook

Microsoft will provide forward-looking guidance in connection with this quarterly earnings announcement on its earnings conference call and webcast.

Quarterly Highlights, Product Releases, and Enhancements

Every quarter Microsoft delivers hundreds of products, either as new releases, services, or enhancements to current products and services. These releases are a result of significant research and development investments, made over multiple years, designed to help customers be more productive and secure and to deliver differentiated value across the cloud and the edge.

Here are the major product releases and other highlights for the quarter, organized by product categories, to help illustrate how we are accelerating innovation across our businesses while expanding our market opportunities.

Webcast Details

Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer, Amy Hood, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Alice Jolla, chief accounting officer, Keith Dolliver, corporate secretary and deputy general counsel, and Jonathan Neilson, vice president of investor relations, will host a conference call and webcast at 2:30 p.m. Pacific time (5:30 p.m. Eastern time) today to discuss details of the company’s performance for the quarter and certain forward-looking information. The session may be accessed at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor. The webcast will be available for replay through the close of business on July 30, 2026.

Constant Currency

Microsoft presents constant currency information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. To present this information, current and comparative prior period results for entities reporting in currencies other than United States dollars are converted into United States dollars using the average exchange rates from the comparative period rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective periods. All growth comparisons relate to the corresponding period in the last fiscal year. Microsoft has provided this non-GAAP financial information to aid investors in better understanding our performance. The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, the measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Financial Performance Constant Currency Reconciliation

	Three Months Ended June 30,
($ in millions, except per share amounts)	Revenue	Operating Income	Net Income	Diluted Earnings per Share
2024 As Reported (GAAP)	$64,727	$27,925	$22,036	$2.95
2025 As Reported (GAAP)	$76,441	$34,323	$27,233	$3.65
Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP)	18%	23%	24%	24%
Constant Currency Impact	$619	$326	$356	$0.05
Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency	17%	22%	22%	22%

	Twelve Months Ended June 30,
($ in millions, except per share amounts)	Revenue	Operating Income	Net Income	Diluted Earnings per Share
2024 As Reported (GAAP)	$245,122	$109,433	$88,136	$11.80
2025 As Reported (GAAP)	$281,724	$128,528	$101,832	$13.64
Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP)	15%	17%	16%	16%
Constant Currency Impact	$(485)	$(351)	$56	$0.01
Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency	15%	18%	15%	16%

Segment Revenue Constant Currency Reconciliation

	Three Months Ended June 30,
($ in millions)	Productivity and Business Processes	Intelligent Cloud	More Personal Computing
2024 As Reported (GAAP)	$28,627	$23,785	$12,315
2025 As Reported (GAAP)	$33,112	$29,878	$13,451
Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP)	16%	26%	9%
Constant Currency Impact	$368	$184	$67
Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency	14%	25%	9%

We have recast certain prior period amounts to conform to the way we internally manage and monitor our business.

Selected Product and Service Revenue Constant Currency Reconciliation

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
	Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP)	Constant Currency Impact	Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency
Microsoft Cloud	27%	(2)%	25%
Microsoft 365 Commercial products and cloud services	16%	(1)%	15%
Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud	18%	(2)%	16%
Microsoft 365 Consumer products and cloud services	21%	0%	21%
Microsoft 365 Consumer cloud	20%	0%	20%
LinkedIn	9%	(1)%	8%
Dynamics products and cloud services	18%	(1)%	17%
Dynamics 365	23%	(2)%	21%
Server products and cloud services	27%	0%	27%
Azure and other cloud services	39%	0%	39%
Windows OEM and Devices	3%	0%	3%
Xbox content and services	13%	(1)%	12%
Search and news advertising excluding traffic acquisition costs	21%	(1)%	20%

About Microsoft

Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) creates platforms and tools powered by AI to deliver innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. The technology company is committed to making AI available broadly and doing so responsibly, with a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this release that are “forward-looking statements” are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially because of factors such as:

intense competition in all of our markets that could adversely affect our results of operations;
focus on cloud-based and AI services presenting execution and competitive risks;
significant investments in products and services that may not achieve expected returns;
acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances that could have an adverse effect on our business;
cyberattacks and security vulnerabilities that could lead to reduced revenue, increased costs, liability claims, or harm to our reputation or competitive position;
disclosure and misuse of personal data that could cause liability and harm to our reputation;
the possibility that we may not be able to protect information in our products and services from use by others;
abuse of our advertising, professional, marketplace, or gaming platforms that may harm our reputation or user engagement;
products and services, how they are used by customers, and how third-party products and services interact with them, presenting security, privacy, and execution risks;
issues about the use of AI in our offerings that may result in reputational or competitive harm, or liability;
excessive outages, data losses, and disruptions of our online services if we fail to maintain an adequate operations infrastructure;
supply or quality problems;
potential consequences of new, existing, and evolving legal and regulatory requirements;
claims against us that could result in adverse outcomes in legal disputes;
uncertainties relating to our business with government customers;
additional tax liabilities;
an inability to protect and utilize our intellectual property may harm our business and operating results;
claims that Microsoft has infringed the intellectual property rights of others;
damage to our reputation or our brands that may harm our business and results of operations;
adverse economic or market conditions that could harm our business;
catastrophic events or geopolitical conditions, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, that could disrupt our business;
exposure to increased economic and operational uncertainties from operating a global business, including the effects of foreign currency exchange; and
the dependence of our business on our ability to attract and retain talented employees.

For more information about risks and uncertainties associated with Microsoft’s business, please refer to the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” sections of Microsoft’s SEC filings, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained by contacting Microsoft’s Investor Relations department at (800) 285-7772 or at Microsoft’s Investor Relations website at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor.

All information in this release is as of June 30, 2025. The company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the company’s expectations.

For more information, press only:

Microsoft Media Relations, WE Communications for Microsoft, (425) 638-7777, [email protected]

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Note to editors: For more information, news and perspectives from Microsoft, please visit the Microsoft News Center at http://www.microsoft.com/news. Web links, telephone numbers, and titles were correct at time of publication, but may since have changed. Shareholder and financial information, as well as today’s 2:30 p.m. Pacific time conference call with investors and analysts, is available at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor.

MIL OSI Economics –

July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI Banking: Microsoft Cloud and AI strength fuels fourth quarter results

Source: Microsoft

Headline: Microsoft Cloud and AI strength fuels fourth quarter results

Microsoft Cloud and AI Strength Fuels Fourth Quarter Results

REDMOND, Wash. — July 30, 2025 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year:

· Revenue was $76.4 billion and increased 18% (up 17% in constant currency)

· Operating income was $34.3 billion and increased 23% (up 22% in constant currency)

· Net income was $27.2 billion and increased 24% (up 22% in constant currency)

· Diluted earnings per share was $3.65 and increased 24% (up 22% in constant currency)

“Cloud and AI is the driving force of business transformation across every industry and sector,” said Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft. “We’re innovating across the tech stack to help customers adapt and grow in this new era, and this year, Azure surpassed $75 billion in revenue, up 34 percent, driven by growth across all workloads.”

“We closed out the fiscal year with a strong quarter, highlighted by Microsoft Cloud revenue reaching $46.7 billion, up 27% (up 25% in constant currency) year-over-year,” said Amy Hood, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Microsoft.

Business Highlights

Revenue in Productivity and Business Processes was $33.1 billion and increased 16% (up 14% in constant currency), with the following business highlights:

· Microsoft 365 Commercial products and cloud services revenue increased 16% (up 15% in constant currency) driven by Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud revenue growth of 18% (up 16% in constant currency)

· Microsoft 365 Consumer products and cloud services revenue increased 21% driven by Microsoft 365 Consumer cloud revenue growth of 20%

· LinkedIn revenue increased 9% (up 8% in constant currency)

· Dynamics products and cloud services revenue increased 18% (up 17% in constant currency) driven by Dynamics 365 revenue growth of 23% (up 21% in constant currency)

Revenue in Intelligent Cloud was $29.9 billion and increased 26% (up 25% in constant currency), with the following business highlights:

· Server products and cloud services revenue increased 27% driven by Azure and other cloud services revenue growth of 39%

Revenue in More Personal Computing was $13.5 billion and increased 9%, with the following business highlights:

· Windows OEM and Devices revenue increased 3%

· Xbox content and services revenue increased 13% (up 12% in constant currency)

· Search and news advertising revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs increased 21% (up 20% in constant currency)

Microsoft returned $9.4 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025.

Fiscal Year 2025 Results

Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year:

· Revenue was $281.7 billion and increased 15%

· Operating income was $128.5 billion and increased 17% (up 18% in constant currency)

· Net income was $101.8 billion and increased 16% (up 15% in constant currency)

· Diluted earnings per share was $13.64 and increased 16%

Business Outlook

Microsoft will provide forward-looking guidance in connection with this quarterly earnings announcement on its earnings conference call and webcast.

Quarterly Highlights, Product Releases, and Enhancements

Every quarter Microsoft delivers hundreds of products, either as new releases, services, or enhancements to current products and services. These releases are a result of significant research and development investments, made over multiple years, designed to help customers be more productive and secure and to deliver differentiated value across the cloud and the edge.

Here are the major product releases and other highlights for the quarter, organized by product categories, to help illustrate how we are accelerating innovation across our businesses while expanding our market opportunities.

Webcast Details

Satya Nadella, chairman and chief executive officer, Amy Hood, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Alice Jolla, chief accounting officer, Keith Dolliver, corporate secretary and deputy general counsel, and Jonathan Neilson, vice president of investor relations, will host a conference call and webcast at 2:30 p.m. Pacific time (5:30 p.m. Eastern time) today to discuss details of the company’s performance for the quarter and certain forward-looking information. The session may be accessed at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor. The webcast will be available for replay through the close of business on July 30, 2026.

Constant Currency

Microsoft presents constant currency information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. To present this information, current and comparative prior period results for entities reporting in currencies other than United States dollars are converted into United States dollars using the average exchange rates from the comparative period rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective periods. All growth comparisons relate to the corresponding period in the last fiscal year. Microsoft has provided this non-GAAP financial information to aid investors in better understanding our performance. The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, the measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Financial Performance Constant Currency Reconciliation

($ in millions, except per share amounts)	Revenue	Operating Income	Net Income	Diluted Earnings per Share
	Three Months Ended June 30,
2024 As Reported (GAAP)	$64,727	$27,925	$22,036	$2.95
2025 As Reported (GAAP)	$76,441	$34,323	$27,233	$3.65
Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP)	18%	23%	24%	24%
Constant Currency Impact	$619	$326	$356	$0.05
Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency	17%	22%	22%	22%

($ in millions, except per share amounts)	Revenue	Operating Income	Net Income	Diluted Earnings per Share
	Twelve Months Ended June 30,
2024 As Reported (GAAP)	$245,122	$109,433	$88,136	$11.80
2025 As Reported (GAAP)	$281,724	$128,528	$101,832	$13.64
Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP)	15%	17%	16%	16%
Constant Currency Impact	$(485)	$(351)	$56	$0.01
Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency	15%	18%	15%	16%

Segment Revenue Constant Currency Reconciliation

	Three Months Ended June 30,
($ in millions)	Productivity and Business Processes	Intelligent Cloud	More Personal Computing
2024 As Reported (GAAP)	$28,627	$23,785	$12,315
2025 As Reported (GAAP)	$33,112	$29,878	$13,451
Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP)	16%	26%	9%
Constant Currency Impact	$368	$184	$67
Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency	14%	25%	9%

We have recast certain prior period amounts to conform to the way we internally manage and monitor our business.

Selected Product and Service Revenue Constant Currency Reconciliation

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
	Percentage Change Y/Y (GAAP)	Constant Currency Impact	Percentage Change Y/Y Constant Currency
Microsoft Cloud	27%	(2)%	25%
Microsoft 365 Commercial products and cloud services	16%	(1)%	15%
Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud	18%	(2)%	16%
Microsoft 365 Consumer products and cloud services	21%	0%	21%
Microsoft 365 Consumer cloud	20%	0%	20%
LinkedIn	9%	(1)%	8%
Dynamics products and cloud services	18%	(1)%	17%
Dynamics 365	23%	(2)%	21%
Server products and cloud services	27%	0%	27%
Azure and other cloud services	39%	0%	39%
Windows OEM and Devices	3%	0%	3%
Xbox content and services	13%	(1)%	12%
Search and news advertising excluding traffic acquisition costs	21%	(1)%	20%

About Microsoft

Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) creates platforms and tools powered by AI to deliver innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. The technology company is committed to making AI available broadly and doing so responsibly, with a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this release that are “forward-looking statements” are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially because of factors such as:

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INCOME STATEMENTS

(In millions, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended June 30,		Twelve Months Ended June 30,
	Three Months Ended June 30,		Twelve Months Ended June 30,
	2025	2024	2025	2024
Revenue:
Product	$17,136	$13,217	$63,946	$64,773
Service and other	59,305	51,510	217,778	180,349
Total revenue	76,441	64,727	281,724	245,122
Cost of revenue:
Product	3,314	1,438	13,501	15,272
Service and other	20,700	18,246	74,330	58,842
Total cost of revenue	24,014	19,684	87,831	74,114
Gross margin	52,427	45,043	193,893	171,008
Research and development	8,829	8,056	32,488	29,510
Sales and marketing	7,285	6,816	25,654	24,456
General and administrative	1,990	2,246	7,223	7,609
Operating income	34,323	27,925	128,528	109,433
Other expense, net	(1,707)	(675)	(4,901)	(1,646)
Income before income taxes	32,616	27,250	123,627	107,787
Provision for income taxes	5,383	5,214	21,795	19,651
Net income	$27,233	$22,036	$101,832	$88,136
Earnings per share:
Basic	$3.66	$2.96	$13.70	$11.86
Diluted	$3.65	$2.95	$13.64	$11.80
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	7,432	7,433	7,433	7,431
Diluted	7,461	7,472	7,465	7,469

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME STATEMENTS

(In millions) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended June 30,		Twelve Months Ended June 30,
	Three Months Ended June 30,		Twelve Months Ended June 30,
	2025	2024	2025	2024
Net income	$27,233	$22,036	$101,832	$88,136
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Net change related to derivatives	(9)	(4)	(5)	24
Net change related to investments	444	88	1,574	957
Translation adjustments and other	1,051	(239)	674	(228)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	1,486	(155)	2,243	753
Comprehensive income	$28,719	$21,881	$104,075	$88,889

BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions) (Unaudited)
	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$30,242	$18,315
Short-term investments	64,323	57,228
Total cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments	94,565	75,543
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $944 and $830	69,905	56,924
Inventories	938	1,246
Other current assets	25,723	26,021
Total current assets	191,131	159,734
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $93,653 and $76,421	204,966	135,591
Operating lease right-of-use assets	24,823	18,961
Equity and other investments	15,405	14,600
Goodwill	119,509	119,220
Intangible assets, net	22,604	27,597
Other long-term assets	40,565	36,460
Total assets	$619,003	$512,163
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$27,724	$21,996
Short-term debt	0	6,693
Current portion of long-term debt	2,999	2,249
Accrued compensation	13,709	12,564
Short-term income taxes	7,211	5,017
Short-term unearned revenue	64,555	57,582
Other current liabilities	25,020	19,185
Total current liabilities	141,218	125,286
Long-term debt	40,152	42,688
Long-term income taxes	25,986	27,931
Long-term unearned revenue	2,710	2,602
Deferred income taxes	2,835	2,618
Operating lease liabilities	17,437	15,497
Other long-term liabilities	45,186	27,064
Total liabilities	275,524	243,686
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock and paid-in capital – shares authorized 24,000; outstanding 7,434 and 7,434	109,095	100,923
Retained earnings	237,731	173,144
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,347)	(5,590)
Total stockholders’ equity	343,479	268,477
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$619,003	$512,163

CASH FLOWS STATEMENTS

(In millions) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended June 30,		Twelve Months Ended June 30,
	Three Months Ended June 30,		Twelve Months Ended June 30,
	2025	2024	2025	2024
Operations
Net income	$27,233	$22,036	$101,832	$88,136
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operations:
Depreciation, amortization, and other	11,203	6,380	34,153	22,287
Stock-based compensation expense	3,073	2,696	11,974	10,734
Net recognized losses on investments and derivatives	56	44	609	305
Deferred income taxes	(2,221)	(1,145)	(7,056)	(4,738)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(16,179)	(13,246)	(10,581)	(7,191)
Inventories	(81)	55	309	1,284
Other current assets	(3,686)	(2,528)	(3,044)	(1,648)
Other long-term assets	418	(1,240)	(2,950)	(6,817)
Accounts payable	(652)	4,204	569	3,545
Unearned revenue	18,361	15,657	5,438	5,348
Income taxes	1,043	(806)	(38)	1,687
Other current liabilities	5,346	4,652	5,922	4,867
Other long-term liabilities	(1,267)	436	(975)	749
Net cash from operations	42,647	37,195	136,162	118,548
Financing
Proceeds from issuance (repayments) of debt, maturities of 90 days or less, net	0	(1,142)	(5,746)	5,250
Proceeds from issuance of debt	0	197	0	24,395
Repayments of debt	0	(13,065)	(3,216)	(29,070)
Common stock issued	548	534	2,056	2,002
Common stock repurchased	(4,546)	(4,210)	(18,420)	(17,254)
Common stock cash dividends paid	(6,169)	(5,574)	(24,082)	(21,771)
Other, net	(677)	(303)	(2,291)	(1,309)
Net cash used in financing	(10,844)	(23,563)	(51,699)	(37,757)
Investing
Additions to property and equipment	(17,079)	(13,873)	(64,551)	(44,477)
Acquisition of companies, net of cash acquired and divestitures, and purchases of intangible and other assets	(1,743)	(1,342)	(5,978)	(69,132)
Purchases of investments	(21,631)	(2,831)	(29,775)	(17,732)
Maturities of investments	4,618	1,557	16,079	24,775
Sales of investments	2,621	2,023	9,309	10,894
Other, net	2,642	(382)	2,317	(1,298)
Net cash used in investing	(30,572)	(14,848)	(72,599)	(96,970)
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	183	(103)	63	(210)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	1,414	(1,319)	11,927	(16,389)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	28,828	19,634	18,315	34,704
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$30,242	$18,315	$30,242	$18,315

SEGMENT REVENUE AND OPERATING INCOME

(In millions) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended June 30,		Twelve Months Ended June 30,
	Three Months Ended June 30,		Twelve Months Ended June 30,
	2025	2024	2025	2024
Revenue
Productivity and Business Processes	$33,112	$28,627	$120,810	$106,820
Intelligent Cloud	29,878	23,785	106,265	87,464
More Personal Computing	13,451	12,315	54,649	50,838
Total	$76,441	$64,727	$281,724	$245,122
Operating Income
Productivity and Business Processes	$18,993	$15,706	$69,773	$59,661
Intelligent Cloud	12,140	9,835	44,589	37,813
More Personal Computing	3,190	2,384	14,166	11,959
Total	$34,323	$27,925	$128,528	$109,433

We have recast certain prior period amounts to conform to the way we internally manage and monitor our business.

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July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI: JD.com Announces Decision to Make a Voluntary Public Takeover Offer and Strategic Investment Partnership with CECONOMY

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

BEIJING, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — JD.com, Inc. (“JD.com” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: JD and HKEX: 9618 (HKD counter) and 89618 (RMB counter)), a leading supply chain-based technology and service provider, today announced that it decided to make a voluntary public takeover offer, through a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary JINGDONG Holding Germany GmbH (the “Bidder”), to all shareholders of CECONOMY AG (“CECONOMY”) (XETRA: CEC), the parent company of leading European consumer electronics retailers MediaMarkt and Saturn, to acquire all issued and outstanding bearer shares in CECONOMY (the “CECONOMY Shares”) for a cash consideration of EUR 4.60 per share (the “Takeover Offer”).

The Bidder and CECONOMY have also signed an investment agreement regarding the Takeover Offer and their intended cooperation after completion of the Takeover Offer. Furthermore, regarding their future cooperation, the Bidder and CECONOMY’s largest shareholder group comprising Convergenta Invest GmbH and related shareholders (together, “Convergenta”) entered into a shareholders’ agreement, effectiveness of which is subject to the completion of the Takeover Offer. As a result, post the completion of the Takeover Offer, Convergenta will hold 25.35% of the CECONOMY Shares, reducing its current shareholding in CECONOMY from 29.16% by an irrevocable undertaking to accept the Takeover Offer with respect to 3.81% of the CECONOMY Shares. The Bidder has also entered into agreements with several shareholders of CECONOMY, under which those shareholders have irrevocably undertaken to accept the Takeover Offer with respect to 31.7% of the CECONOMY Shares in total (including 3.81% from Convergenta), securing a total shareholding of 57.1% in combination with the retained stake of JD.com’s future partner Convergenta ahead of the launch of the Takeover Offer.

CECONOMY is a European retail leader in the field of consumer electronics. Its main brands MediaMarkt and Saturn operate omni-channel retail businesses, combining strong e-commerce presence with more than 1,000 retail stores in 11 countries. Under the strategic investment agreement, the Company and CECONOMY aim to drive CECONOMY’s growth as a stand-alone business and accelerate CECONOMY’s transformation into Europe’s leading omni-channel consumer electronics platform. JD.com, renowned for its superior customer experience and industry-leading e-commerce logistics service standards, will contribute its advanced technology, leading omni-channel retail expertise, and logistics and warehouse capabilities to the partnership. This will strengthen CECONOMY’s capabilities and further develop its core business and capitalize on its market position. As part of the strategic roadmap, CECONOMY will remain a stand-alone business in Europe with a local independent technology stack, and no changes are planned to the workforce, employee agreements and sites. CECONOMY’s Supervisory Board and Management Board fully support the public Takeover Offer.

“This partnership with CECONOMY will build Europe’s leading next-generation consumer electronics platform,” said JD.com CEO Sandy Xu. “CECONOMY’s market-leading position, strong customer relationships and growth are impressive, and we are firmly committed to investing in its people and distinct culture to build on this success. We will work with the team to strengthen the capabilities, while applying our advanced technology capabilities to accelerate CECONOMY’s ongoing transformation. Our goal is to further grow CECONOMY’s platform across Europe and create long-term value for customers, employees, investors and local communities. We have full confidence in the management team of CECONOMY and look forward to working together to initiate the next phase of growth.”

CECONOMY CEO Dr. Kai-Ulrich Deissner said, “With JD.com’s outstanding retail, logistics, and technology capabilities, we can further accelerate our successful growth trajectory and go beyond our current strategic goals. Thanks to the tremendous dedication and commitment of our entire team, CECONOMY operates from a position of strength. Given the constantly evolving customer expectations and market dynamics, standing still is not an option. In the coming years, we don’t just want to keep pace with the transformation in European retail – we want to continue leading it. JD.com is the right partner for this. We share a passion for our customers and a firm belief that our employees, trusted partnerships with international brand manufacturers, and the combination of digital and brick-and-mortar business are the keys to success. We partner with JD.com to strengthen European retail, based on complementary strengths and shared values.”

“We fully support the strategic investment agreement and takeover offer and are confident that it represents the best opportunity to further drive the successful transformation of CECONOMY,” said Jürgen Kellerhals of anchor shareholder Convergenta. “The management team of CECONOMY has a clear strategic vision, and JD.com brings the resources and expertise required to accelerate the company’s (CECONOMY’s) next phase of growth. The technological expertise of JD.com is world-leading, as demonstrated by its success in other markets. As the long-term anchor investor, we believe this is the right step at the right time for the business, our employees, and our customers.”

The Takeover Offer will be subject to customary conditions, including, among others, merger control, foreign direct investment and foreign subsidies clearances. The Takeover Offer will not be subject to a minimum acceptance rate. The transaction will be financed through a combination of acquisition loan and the Company’s cash on balance sheet. The closing of the Takeover Offer is expected to take place in the first half of 2026.

The Offer Document (in German and a non-binding English translation) which will set forth the detailed terms and conditions of the Takeover Offer, as well as further information relating thereto, will be published by the Bidder following approval by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht) on the internet at the website www.green-offer.com.

This announcement and the information within it are not intended to, and do not, constitute or form part of any offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell the CECONOMY Shares. Investors and holders of CECONOMY Shares are strongly advised to read the Offer Document and all other documents relating to the Takeover Offer as soon as they have been made public, as they will contain important information.

About JD.com, Inc.

JD.com is a leading supply chain-based technology and service provider. The Company’s cutting-edge retail infrastructure seeks to enable consumers to buy whatever they want, whenever and wherever they want it. The Company has opened its technology and infrastructure to partners, brands and other sectors, as part of its Retail as a Service offering to help drive productivity and innovation across a range of industries.

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident” and similar statements. JD.com may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in announcements made on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about JD.com’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: JD.com’s growth strategies; its future business development, results of operations and financial condition; its ability to attract and retain new customers and to increase revenues generated from repeat customers; its expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its products and services; trends and competition in China’s e-commerce market; changes in its revenues and certain cost or expense items; the expected growth of the Chinese e-commerce market; laws, regulations and governmental policies relating to the industries in which JD.com or its business partners operate; potential changes in laws, regulations and governmental policies or changes in the interpretation and implementation of laws, regulations and governmental policies that could adversely affect the industries in which JD.com or its business partners operate, including, among others, initiatives to enhance supervision of companies listed on an overseas exchange and tighten scrutiny over data privacy and data security; risks associated with JD.com’s acquisitions, investments and alliances, including fluctuation in the market value of JD.com’s investment portfolio; natural disasters and geopolitical events; change in tax rates and financial risks; intensity of competition; and general market and economic conditions in China and globally. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in JD.com’s filings with the SEC and the announcements on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. All information provided herein is as of the date of this announcement, and JD.com undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

Investor Relations
Sean Zhang
+86 (10) 8912-6804
IR@JD.com

Media Relations
+86 (10) 8911-6155
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July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI USA: Beta-HPV can directly cause skin cancer in immunocompromised people

Source: US Department of Health and Human Services – 2

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

NIH case study finds virus drives creation of cancer cells in context of defective T cells.
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have shown for the first time that a type of human papillomavirus (HPV) commonly found on the skin can directly cause a form of skin cancer called cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) when certain immune cells malfunction. cSCC is one of the most common cancers in the United States and worldwide. Previously, scientists believed HPV merely facilitated the accumulation of DNA mutations caused by ultraviolet (UV) radiation, usually the primary driver of cSCC. The findings were published today in The New England Journal of Medicine.
“This discovery could completely change how we think about the development, and consequently the treatment, of cSCC in people who have a health condition that compromises immune function,” said Andrea Lisco, M.D., Ph.D., of NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). “It suggests that there may be more people out there with aggressive forms of cSCC who have an underlying immune defect and could benefit from treatments targeting the immune system.”
There are many different types of HPV, each tending to infect cells in a particular tissue and part of the body. The types of HPV found mostly on the skin—beta-HPV—are considered benign members of the skin microbiome that typically do not integrate into the DNA of skin cells. This contrasts with the alpha types of HPV, known to integrate into the DNA of mucous membrane cells and directly cause cancer of the genitals, anus, head and neck.
The NIH researchers made their discovery in a 34-year-old woman who came to the NIH Clinical Center for evaluation and treatment of recurrent cSCC on her forehead. She had undergone multiple surgeries and a round of immunotherapy to try to remove or kill the tumor, but it repeatedly grew back. Her local doctors thought this was due to an inherited inability to repair DNA damaged by UV radiation plus an impairment in immune cells called T cells. The tumor was one of many progressively worsening HPV-related diseases the woman was experiencing.
Through a sophisticated genetic analysis, the NIH researchers discovered that a beta-HPV had integrated into the cellular DNA of the woman’s well-established tumor and was extensively producing viral proteins there. This contradicted the prevailing theory that beta-HPV only facilitates the establishment of cSCC without integrating into cellular DNA and plays no role in maintaining the cancer. Further genetic analysis of the woman’s cells showed they were fully capable of repairing DNA damage from UV radiation, suggesting the virus alone had caused cSCC.
To understand how beta-HPV could take the unusual steps of integrating into the woman’s skin-cell DNA and multiplying there unchecked, the investigators studied the woman’s inherited immune disorder. They found that her genetic mutations greatly hampered T cells from activating in response to skin-cell infection by beta-HPV. This suggested that the immune disorder itself was responsible for the woman’s worsening HPV-related diseases, including the beta-HPV cSCC on her forehead, and that treating this disorder might cure all of them.
Accordingly, NIH investigators developed a personalized plan to give the woman a stem cell transplant to replace her defective T cells with healthy ones. The process required extreme care because she was immunocompromised even before treatment began. The transplant proceeded without complications. Afterward, all her HPV-related diseases including the recurrent, aggressive cSCC resolved and have not recurred during the more than three years since the transplant. This confirms that the woman’s inherited disorder had prevented her T cells from keeping beta-HPV in check, allowing the virus to directly cause and sustain cSCC.
“This discovery and successful outcome would not have been possible without the combined expertise of virologists, immunologists, oncologists and transplant specialists, all working under the same roof of the NIH Clinical Center,” said Dr. Lisco.
According to the study authors, their finding suggests that other people with defective T-cell responses may also be susceptible to cancer caused directly by beta-HPV.
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July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI USA: Acting Chairman Pham Lauds Presidential Working Group Recommendations to Usher in Golden Age of Crypto in the U.S.

Source: US Commodity Futures Trading Commission

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets today released a multi-agency report on recommendations to strengthen American leadership in digital financial technology. The report included input from multiple federal agencies, including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
“Under President Trump’s leadership, the federal government is outlining a long-overdue roadmap to embrace cutting-edge technology that will revolutionize financial services, empower entrepreneurs, and once again cement American dominance as the cradle of innovation.
“I want to thank President Trump for taking decisive action to prioritize digital assets and write a new chapter in American ingenuity and global competitiveness. I also want to thank Special Advisor on AI and Crypto David Sacks, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins, Working Group Executive Director Bo Hines, all the members of the President’s working group, their staffs and all who worked so diligently to make this possible. I particularly want to thank Meghan Tente, Brigitte Weyls and Harry Jung from the CFTC.
“This report represents a unified approach under the Trump Administration to usher in a golden age of crypto, and the CFTC stands ready to fulfill our mission to promote responsible innovation, safeguard our markets and ensure they remain the envy of the world.”

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July 31, 2025

MIL-Evening Report: Big tech says AI could boost Australia’s economy by $115 billion a year. Does the evidence stack up?

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Uri Gal, Professor in Business Information Systems, University of Sydney

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AI is on the agenda in Canberra. In August, the Productivity Commission will release an interim report on harnessing data and digital technology such as AI “to boost productivity growth, accelerate innovation and improve government services”. Shortly afterward, the government will host an Economic Reform Roundtable where AI policy will be up for discussion.

AI developers are aggressively pursuing influence over the new rules. The Chinese government wants to include AI in trade deals. Meanwhile, as the US government seeks to “win the AI race”, US-based tech companies are making their own overtures.

The most ambitious intervention has come from ChatGPT developer OpenAI, which recently hired former Tech Council chief executive Kate Pounder as its local policy liaison. Pounder is also a former business partner of Assistant Minister for the Digital Economy Andrew Charlton.

OpenAI’s AI Economic Blueprint for Australia makes bold projections about the new technology’s impact on the country’s economy, accompanied by a host of policy proposals. However, these claims warrant careful scrutiny, particularly given the company’s clear commercial interests in shaping Australian regulation.

The gap between promise and evidence

OpenAI claims AI could boost Australia’s economy by A$115 billion annually by 2030. It attributes most of this to productivity gains in business, education and government. However, the supporting evidence is thin.

For instance, the report notes Australian workers have lower productivity than their US counterparts and then claims (without evidence) this is because Australia has invested less in digital technologies such as AI. However, it ignores numerous other factors affecting productivity, from industrial structure to regulatory environments.

The report also describes supposed AI-driven productivity gains in companies such as Moderna and Canva. However, these narratives lack any data about improved organisational or individual performance.

Perhaps more concerning is the report’s uniformly optimistic tone, which overlooks significant risks. These include organisations struggling with costly AI projects, massive job displacements, worsening labour conditions, and concentrating wealth.

Most problematically, OpenAI’s blueprint assumes AI adoption and its economic benefits will materialise rapidly across the economy. However, evidence suggests a different reality.

Economic impact from AI will unfold gradually

Recent evidence suggests AI’s economic impact may take decades to fully materialise. Studies report some 40% of US adults use generative AI yet this translates to less than 5% of work hours and an increase of less than 1% in labour productivity.

AI may not spread much faster than past technologies. The limiting factor will be how quickly individuals, organisations and institutions can adapt.

Even when AI tools are available, meaningful adoption requires time. People must develop new skills, change the way they work, and integrate the new technologies into complex organisations. The economic impacts of earlier general-purpose technologies such as computers and the internet took decades to fully materialise, and there’s little reason to believe AI will be fundamentally different.

The educational risk

Like Google, OpenAI is also aggressively pushing for AI adoption in education. It has teamed up with edtech companies and launched a new “study mode” in ChatGPT.

The push for AI tutoring and automated educational tools raises profound concerns about human development and learning.

Early evidence suggests over-reliance on AI tools may condition people to depend on them. When students routinely turn to AI, they risk avoiding the mental effort required to build critical thinking skills, creativity and independent inquiry. These capacities form the foundation of a thriving democracy and innovative economy.

Students who become accustomed to AI-assisted thinking may struggle to develop intellectual independence. This is needed for innovation, ethical reasoning and creative problem-solving.

AI applications that help teachers personalise instruction or identify learning gaps may be useful. But systems that substitute for students’ own cognitive effort and development should be avoided.

A multi-partner infrastructure strategy

Australia’s digital strategy will undoubtedly include significant investment in AI infrastructure such as data centres. One challenge for Australia is to avoid concentrating our investment around a single technology provider. Doing so would be a mistake that could compromise both economic competitiveness and national sovereignty.

Amazon plans to spend $20 billion on local data centres. Microsoft Azure already has significant local capacity, as does Australian company NextDC. This diversity provides a foundation, but maintaining and expanding it requires deliberate policy choices.

Maintaining multiple data centre suppliers helps keep computing power that is independent of foreign governments or single companies. This approach will give Australia more bargaining power to ensure lower prices, greener power and local skills quotas.

Diversification provides regulatory leverage as well. Australia can enforce common security standards knowing no single supplier can threaten an investment strike.

Australia’s AI future

AI technology is developing rapidly, driven by large corporations wielding vast amounts of capital and political influence. It presents real opportunities for economic growth and social benefit that Australia can’t afford to squander.

However, if the government uncritically accepts corporate advocacy, these opportunities may be captured by foreign interests.

Australia’s approach to AI policy should maintain human-centred values alongside technological advancement. This balance requires resisting the siren call of corporate promises.

The decisions made today will shape Australia’s future for decades. These choices should be guided by independent analysis, empirical evidence, and a commitment to outcomes for all Australians.

The Australian government must resist the temptation to let Silicon Valley write our digital future, no matter how persuasive their lobbyists or how impressive their promises. The stakes are simply too high to get this wrong.

Uri Gal does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

– ref. Big tech says AI could boost Australia’s economy by $115 billion a year. Does the evidence stack up? – https://theconversation.com/big-tech-says-ai-could-boost-australias-economy-by-115-billion-a-year-does-the-evidence-stack-up-260705

MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz –

July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI: Euronet and CoreCard Announce Merger Agreement to Unlock Global Opportunities in Credit Card Issuing and Processing

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

LEAWOOD, Kan. and NORCROSS, Ga., July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Euronet (NASDAQ: EEFT), a global leader in payments processing and cross-border transactions, and CoreCard Corporation (NYSE: CCRD), a leading provider of innovative credit technology solutions and processing services to the financial technology and services market, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Euronet to acquire CoreCard in a stock-for-stock merger transaction that values CoreCard at approximately $248 million, or $30 per share of CoreCard common stock. The exchange ratio and other terms of the transaction are described below.

The proposed transaction marks a pivotal step in accelerating Euronet’s strategic goal of a more diversified, future-ready revenue mix, that is anchored in scalable, modern platforms designed for the next generation of digital financial services across the globe.

Acquisition to Add a Proven Credit Card Platform and Marquee Clients to Fuel Euronet’s Growth Strategy

CoreCard’s platform is proven and trusted by some of the most respected names in finance and technology, and has been instrumental in launching one of the most successful co-branded credit card offerings in U.S. history in partnership with Goldman Sachs. This credibility, combined with CoreCard’s deep expertise in credit products, positions Euronet to compete in a sizeable market traditionally dominated by a few legacy providers.

The CoreCard modern architecture enables faster deployment, easier integrations, and the flexibility to support rapid innovation, which are key advantages in today’s world of payments, where banks and fintechs are looking to embed financial experiences in their customer journeys. This has enabled CoreCard to support diverse, bespoke use cases for fintech innovators such as Cardless, who has recently been chosen as the partner for the Coinbase credit card.

“More than a product expansion, this acquisition will be a catalyst for long-term growth, and we expect it to be accretive in the first full year post close,” said Michael J. Brown, Euronet’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “By integrating CoreCard’s platform with our own Ren architecture and global distribution network, we will be positioned to become a leading modern card issuer and innovation partner for the next generation of digital finance. This acquisition is a natural extension of our strategy to invest in scalable, high-margin businesses that align with long-term market trends. We also value and respect the work of CoreCard’s employees, who we are eager to welcome to Euronet, and we look forward to their contributions to our company in the future.”

“Joining Euronet marks an exciting new chapter for CoreCard,” said Leland Strange, CEO of CoreCard. “Our team has built a modern, resilient credit card processing platform that serves some of the largest companies and financial institutions in the world. We’re excited to bring our capabilities to a global stage. We have spent a lot of time and diligence over the last year exploring the right ‘fit’ for what our team has built over many years, and we believe this is a great outcome for the team and our shareholders. We are joining with a company that has also been built on a strong foundation over many years that has kept a strong team and customer-focused culture with a focus on innovation.”

Time and Approvals

The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both Euronet and CoreCard, and is expected to close in late 2025, subject to approval by CoreCard shareholders and the satisfaction of certain other customary closing conditions, including the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.

Transaction Details

Under the terms of the merger agreement, each share of CoreCard common stock will be exchanged for a number of shares of Euronet common stock equal to an exchange ratio between 0.2783 and 0.3142, calculated as $30 divided by the volume weighted average share price of Euronet common stock over the 15-trading day period ending on and including the second to last trading day prior to the closing date (the “Final Euronet Stock Price”), subject to a floor of $95.48 per share and a ceiling of $107.80 per share. CoreCard shareholders will receive 0.3142 Euronet shares for each of their CoreCard shares if the Final Euronet Stock Price is at or below $95.48, and 0.2783 Euronet shares for each of their CoreCard shares if the Final Euronet Stock Price is at or above $107.80.

Advisors

Stinson LLP is acting as outside counsel to Euronet. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP is acting as outside counsel to CoreCard. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a Stifel Company, provided certain financial advice to the board of directors of CoreCard.

About CoreCard

CoreCard Corporation (NYSE: CCRD) provides a modern card issuing platform built for the future of global transactions in an embedded digital world. Dedicated to continual technological innovation in the ever-evolving payments industry backed by decades of deep expertise in credit card offerings, CoreCard helps customers conceptualize, implement, and manage all aspects of their issuing card programs. Keenly focused on steady, sustainable growth, CoreCard has earned the trust of some of the largest companies and financial institutions in the world, providing truly real-time transactions via their proven, reliable platform operating on private on-premise and leading cloud technology infrastructure.

About Euronet

A global leader in payments processing and cross-border transactions, Euronet moves money in all the ways consumers and businesses depend upon. This includes money transfers, credit/debit processing, ATMs, point-of-sale services, branded payments, currency exchange and more. With products and services in more than 200 countries and territories provided through its own brand and branded business segments, Euronet and its financial technologies and networks make participation in the global economy easier, faster and more secure for everyone. Visit the company’s website at www.euronetworldwide.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements and other forward-looking statements in this document by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “can,” “could,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “predict,” “project,” “future,” “potential,” “intend,” “plan,” “assume,” “believe,” “forecast,” “look,” “build,” “focus,” “create,” “work,” “continue,” “target,” “poised,” “advance,” “drive,” “aim,” “forecast,” “approach,” “seek,” “schedule,” “position,” “pursue,” “progress,” “budget,” “outlook,” “trend,” “guidance,” “commit,” “on track,” “objective,” “goal,” “strategy,” “opportunity,” “ambitions,” “aspire” and similar expressions, and variations or negative of such terms or other variations thereof. Words and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future plans, actions, or events identify forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain, such statements regarding the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement’), dated as of July 30, 2025, by and among CoreCard, Euronet and Genesis Merger Sub Inc. (the “Transaction”), including the expected timing of the closing of the Transaction; future financial and operating results; benefits and synergies of the Transaction; future opportunities for the combined company; the conversion of equity interests contemplated by the Merger Agreement; the issuance of common stock of Euronet contemplated by the Merger Agreement; the expected filing by Euronet with the SEC of the Registration Statement and the proxy statement/prospectus; the ability of the parties to complete the proposed Transaction considering the various closing conditions and any other statements about future expectations that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All such forward-looking statements are based upon current plans, estimates, expectations and ambitions that are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond the control of Euronet and CoreCard, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the Transaction, including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and regulatory approvals of the Transaction; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the definitive agreement; the possibility that CoreCard’s shareholders may not approve the Transaction; the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the Transaction in a timely manner or at all; risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the Transaction; the risk that any announcements relating to the Transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of Euronet’s common stock; the risk that the Transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the parties’ business relationships and business generally, including the ability of CoreCard or Euronet to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers, and on their operating results and businesses generally; the risk of unforeseen or unknown liabilities; customer, shareholder, regulatory and other stakeholder approvals and support; the risk of potential litigation relating to the Transaction that could be instituted against CoreCard or its directors and/or officers; the risk associated with third party contracts containing material consent, anti-assignment, transfer or other provisions that may be related to the Transaction which are not waived or otherwise satisfactorily resolved; the risk of rating agency actions and Euronet’s ability to access short- and long-term debt markets on a timely and affordable basis; the risk of various events that could disrupt operations, including: conditions in world financial markets and general economic conditions; inflation; the war in Ukraine and the related economic sanctions; and military conflicts in the Middle East.

These risks, as well as other risks related to the proposed Transaction, will be described in the Registration Statement that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed Transaction. While the list of factors presented here and the list of factors to be presented in the Registration Statement are considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Additional factors that may affect future results are contained in each company’s filings with the SEC, including each company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as it may be updated from time to time by quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, all of which are available at the SEC’s website http://www.sec.gov. Euronet regularly posts important information to the investor relations section of its website. Any forward-looking statements made in this release speak only as of the date of this release. Except as may be required by law, neither Euronet nor CoreCard intends to update these forward-looking statements and undertakes no duty to any person to provide any such update under any circumstances.

Important Information for Investors and Stockholders

In connection with the proposed transaction, Euronet plans to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”), which will include a proxy statement of CoreCard that also constitutes a prospectus of Euronet, and any other documents in connection with the transaction. After the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to the holders of common stock of CoreCard. INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF CORECARD AND EURONET ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT EURONET, CORECARD, THE TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. The registration statement and proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed by Euronet or CoreCard with the SEC, when filed, will be available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, investors and stockholders may obtain free copies of documents that are filed or will be filed with the SEC by Euronet, including the registration statement and the proxy statement/prospectus, on Euronet’s website at https://ir.euronetworldwide.com/for-investors, and may obtain free copies of documents that are filed or will be filed with the SEC by CoreCard, including the proxy statement/prospectus, on CoreCard’s website at https://investors.CoreCard.com/. The information included on, or accessible through, Euronet’s or CoreCard’s website is not incorporated by reference into this press release.

No Offer or Solicitation

This press release is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to appropriate registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Participants in the Solicitation

Euronet and CoreCard and their respective directors, executive officers and other employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from CoreCard’s shareholders in connection with the proposed Transaction. A description of participants’ direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed Transaction when it is filed with the SEC. Information regarding Euronet’s directors and executive officers is contained in the definitive proxy statement, dated April 4, 2025, for its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, and in Euronet’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Information regarding CoreCard’s directors and executive officers is contained in CoreCard’s definitive proxy statement, dated April 14, 2025, for its 2025 annual meeting of shareholders, and CoreCard’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Additional information regarding ownership of Euronet’s securities by its directors and executive officers, and of ownership of CoreCard’s securities by its directors and executive officers, is included in each such person’s SEC filings on Forms 3 and 4. These documents and the other SEC filings described in this paragraph may be obtained free of charge as described above under the heading “Important Information for Investors and Stockholders.”

The MIL Network –

July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI: Silicon Motion Announces Results for the Period Ended June 30, 2025

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

Business Highlights

Second quarter of 2025 sales increased 19% Q/Q and decreased 6% Y/Y
- SSD controller sales: 2Q of 2025 increased 0% to 5% Q/Q and decreased 15% to 20% Y/Y
- eMMC+UFS controller sales: 2Q of 2025 increased 40% to 45% Q/Q and increased 10% to 15% Y/Y
- SSD solutions sales: 2Q of 2025 increased 0% to 5% Q/Q and decreased 45% to 50% Y/Y

Financial Highlights

	2Q 2025 GAAP	2Q 2025 Non-GAAP*
• Net sales	$198.7 million (+19% Q/Q, -6% Y/Y)	$198.7 million (+19% Q/Q, -6% Y/Y)
• Gross margin	47.7%	47.7%
• Operating margin	11.2%	12.8%
• Earnings per diluted ADS	$0.49	$0.69

* Please see supplemental reconciliations of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) to all non-GAAP financial measures mentioned herein towards the end of this news release.

TAIPEI, Taiwan and MILPITAS, Calif., July 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NasdaqGS: SIMO) (“Silicon Motion,” the “Company” or “we”) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. For the second quarter of 2025, net sales (GAAP) increased sequentially to $198.7 million from $166.5 million in the first quarter of 2025. Net income (GAAP) decreased to $16.3 million, or $0.49 per diluted American depositary share (“ADS”) (GAAP), from net income (GAAP) of $19.5 million, or $0.58 per diluted ADS (GAAP), in the first quarter of 2025.

For the second quarter of 2025, net income (non-GAAP) increased to $23.0 million, or $0.69 per diluted ADS (non-GAAP), from net income (non-GAAP) of $20.3 million, or $0.60 per diluted ADS (non-GAAP), in the first quarter of 2025.

All financial numbers are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

Second Quarter of 2025 Review
“We experienced a strong recovery in our business during the second quarter of 2025 and delivered revenue well above our previously provided range,” stated Wallace Kou, President and CEO of Silicon Motion. “Our industry leading PCIe5 client SSD controller sales grew more than 75% quarter-over-quarter as AI-at-the-edge PCs are beginning to gain market traction and as white box AI server makers continue to leverage mainstream hardware components. Our eMMC and UFS products experienced strong growth during the second quarter of 2025, primarily driven by better-than-anticipated smartphone sales and market share gains. We are benefiting from increased product and market diversification and we believe that we are better positioned to deliver long-term, sustainable growth due to our expanding portfolio of leading consumer, enterprise, automotive, industrial and storage solutions.”

Key Financial Results

(in millions, except percentages and per ADS amounts)	GAAP			Non-GAAP
(in millions, except percentages and per ADS amounts)	2Q 2025	1Q 2025	2Q 2024	2Q 2025	1Q 2025	2Q 2024
Revenue	$198.7	$166.5	$210.7	$198.7	$166.5	$210.7
Gross profit Percent of revenue	$94.7 47.7%	$78.4 47.1%	$96.8 45.9%	$94.7 47.7%	$78.4 47.1%	$96.8 46.0%
Operating expenses	$72.4	$68.6	$66.0	$69.3	$63.6	$62.1
Operating income Percent of revenue	$22.3 11.2%	$9.8 5.9%	$30.7 14.6%	$25.3 12.8%	$14.9 8.9%	$34.7 16.5%
Earnings per diluted ADS	$0.49	$0.58	$0.91	$0.69	$0.60	$0.96

Other Financial Information

(in millions)	2Q 2025	1Q 2025	2Q 2024
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of period	$282.3	$331.7	$343.6
Routine capital expenditures	$7.4	$7.0	$6.3
Dividend payments	$16.7	$17.0	$16.8
Share repurchases	—	$24.3	—

During the second quarter of 2025, we had $15.6 million of capital expenditures, including $7.4 million for the routine purchases of testing equipment, software, design tools and other items, and $8.2 million for building construction and improvements in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Returning Value to Shareholders

On October 28, 2024, our Board of Directors declared a $2.00 per ADS annual cash dividend to be paid in quarterly installments of $0.50 per ADS. On May 22, 2025, we paid $16.7 million to Silicon Motion shareholders as the third installment of the annual cash dividend.

On February 6, 2025, we announced that our Board of Directors had authorized a new program for the Company to repurchase up to $50 million of our ADSs over a six-month period. In the second quarter of 2025, we did not repurchase any of our ADSs.

Business Outlook
“Our diversification strategy is expanding our market opportunities as we continue to invest in new products and markets. In 2025, we are benefitting from the introduction of several new products including our leading 6nm, 8-channel PCIe5 client SSD controller, our new eMMC and UFS controllers, and our MicroSD controller that is selling alongside the Nintendo Switch 2. In the second half of the year, we expect to further benefit from the initial ramp of our new 6nm, 4-channel PCIe5 client SSD controller targeting the mass market in late 2025, our first MonTitan enterprise/AI-class product, and our boot drive storage products for DPU network accelerators for the greater SSD data storage ecosystem. We expect to ramp each of these products to scale in 2026 with our customers. Additionally, we continue to experience significant design win activity and demand for our leading automotive portfolio, and we expect to benefit from a mix shift to higher ASP products moving forward as customers shift to our growing portfolio of full solutions. We expect a stronger second half of the year, and we continue to target a revenue run rate of $1 billion for 2025 as we exit the year,” stated Mr. Kou.

For the third quarter of 2025, management expects:

($ in millions, except percentages)	GAAP	Non-GAAP Adjustment	Non-GAAP
Revenue	$219 to $228 +10% to 15% Q/Q	—	$219 to $228 +10% to 15% Q/Q
Gross margin	48.0% to 49.0%	Approximately $0.1*	48.0% to 49.0%
Operating margin	8.9% to 11.5%	Approximately $6.5 to $7.5**	12.3% to 14.3%

* Projected gross margin (non-GAAP) excludes $0.1 million of stock-based compensation.
** Projected operating margin (non-GAAP) excludes $6.5 million to $7.5 million of stock-based compensation and dispute related expenses.

Conference Call & Webcast:

The Company’s management team will conduct a conference call at 8:00 am Eastern Time on July 31, 2025.

Conference Call Details
Participants must register in advance to join the conference call using the link provided below. Conference access information (including dial-in information and a unique access PIN) will be provided in the email received upon registration.

Participant Online Registration:
https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI9e8eb8a4d35743cfa957757c6a1207e2

A webcast of the call will be available on the Company’s website at www.siliconmotion.com.

Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the Company discloses certain non-GAAP financial measures that exclude stock-based compensation and other items, including gross profit (non-GAAP), gross margin (non-GAAP), operating expenses (non-GAAP), operating profit (non-GAAP), operating margin (non-GAAP), non-operating income (expense) (non-GAAP), net income (non-GAAP), and earnings per diluted ADS (non-GAAP). These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with or an alternative to GAAP and may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. We believe that these non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all the amounts associated with the Company’s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate the Company’s results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measure. We compensate for the limitations of our non-GAAP financial measures by relying upon GAAP results to gain a complete picture of our performance.

Our non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance the user’s overall understanding of our current financial performance and our prospects for the future. Specifically, we believe the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors as these non-GAAP results exclude certain expenses, gains and losses that we believe are not indicative of our core operating results and because they are consistent with the financial models and estimates published by many analysts who follow the Company. We use non-GAAP measures to evaluate the operating performance of our business, for comparison with our forecasts, and for benchmarking our performance externally against our competitors. Also, when evaluating potential acquisitions, we exclude the items described below from our consideration of the target’s performance and valuation. Since we find these measures to be useful, we believe that our investors benefit from seeing the results from management’s perspective in addition to seeing our GAAP results. We believe that these non-GAAP measures, when read in conjunction with the Company’s GAAP financials, provide useful information to investors by offering:

the ability to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s on-going operating results;
the ability to better identify trends in the Company’s underlying business and perform related trend analysis;
a better understanding of how management plans and measures the Company’s underlying business; and
an easier way to compare the Company’s operating results against analyst financial models and operating results of our competitors that supplement their GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures.

The following are explanations of each of the adjustments that we incorporate into our non-GAAP measures, as well as the reasons for excluding each of these individual items in our reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures:

Stock-based compensation expense consists of non-cash charges related to the fair value of restricted stock units awarded to employees. The Company believes that the exclusion of these non-cash charges provides for more accurate comparisons of our operating results to our peer companies due to the varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types. In addition, the Company believes it is useful to investors to understand the specific impact of share-based compensation on its operating results.

Restructuring charges relate to the restructuring of our underperforming product lines, principally the write-down of NAND flash, embedded DRAM and SSD inventory valuation and severance payments.

Dispute related expenses consist of legal, consultant, other fees and resolution related to the dispute.

Foreign exchange loss (gain) consists of translation gains and/or losses of non-US$ denominated current assets and current liabilities, as well as certain other balance sheet items, which result from the appreciation or depreciation of non-US$ currencies against the US$. We do not use financial instruments to manage the impact on our operations from changes in foreign exchange rates, and because our operations are subject to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, we therefore exclude foreign exchange gains and losses when presenting non-GAAP financial measures.

Realized/Unrealized loss (gain) on investments relates to the disposal and net change in fair value of long-term investments.

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands, except percentages and per ADS data, unaudited)

	For Three Months Ended									For the Six Months Ended
	Jun. 30,			Mar. 31,			Jun. 30,			Jun. 30,			Jun. 30,
	2024			2025			2025			2024			2025
	($)			($)			($)			($)			($)
Net sales		210,670			166,492			198,675			399,981			365,167
Cost of sales		113,893			88,125			103,988			218,084			192,113
Gross profit		96,777			78,367			94,687			181,897			173,054
Operating expenses
Research & development		50,788			55,026			58,147			105,180			113,173
Sales & marketing		6,777			7,115			7,093			13,081			14,208
General & administrative		7,215			6,460			7,118			13,689			13,578
Loss from settlement of litigation		1,250			–			–			1,250			–
Operating income		30,747			9,766			22,329			48,697			32,095
Non-operating income (expense)
Interest income, net		4,175			2,929			2,706			7,241			5,635
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net		245			373			(3,302	)		833			(2,929	)
Realized/Unrealized gain(loss) on investments		1,855			3,296			(1,051	)		247			2,245
Others, net		–			–			1			–			1
Subtotal		6,275			6,598			(1,646	)		8,321			4,952
Income before income tax		37,022			16,364			20,683			57,018			37,047
Income tax expense (benefit)		6,201			(3,099	)		4,372			10,181			1,273
Net income		30,821			19,463			16,311			46,837			35,774

Earnings per basic ADS		0.92			0.58			0.49			1.39			1.06
Earnings per diluted ADS		0.91			0.58			0.49			1.39			1.06

Margin Analysis:
Gross margin		45.9	%		47.1	%		47.7	%		45.5	%		47.4	%
Operating margin		14.6	%		5.9	%		11.2	%		12.2	%		8.8	%
Net margin		14.6	%		11.7	%		8.2	%		11.7	%		9.8	%

Additional Data:
Weighted avg. ADS equivalents		33,684			33,634			33,557			33,596			33,596
Diluted ADS equivalents		33,697			33,827			33,562			33,687			33,681

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Results (in thousands, except percentages and per ADS data, unaudited)

	For Three Months Ended									For the Six Months Ended
	Jun. 30,			Mar. 31,			Jun. 30,			Jun. 30,			Jun. 30,
		2024			2025			2025			2024			2025
	($)			($)			($)			($)			($)
Gross profit (GAAP)		96,777			78,367			94,687			181,897			173,054
*Gross margin (GAAP)*		45.9	%		47.1	%		47.7	%		45.5	%		47.4	%
Stock-based compensation (A)		14			73			–			86			73
Restructuring charges		46			–			–			46			–
Gross profit (non-GAAP)		96,837			78,440			94,687			182,029			173,127
*Gross margin (non-GAAP)*		46.0	%		47.1	%		47.7	%		45.5	%		47.4	%

Operating expenses (GAAP)		66,030			68,601			72,358			133,200			140,959
Stock-based compensation (A)		(371	)		(4,738	)		(175	)		(3,464	)		(4,913	)
Dispute related expenses		(3,527	)		(277	)		(2,841	)		(5,059	)		(3,118	)
Operating expenses (non-GAAP)		62,132			63,586			69,342			124,677			132,928

Operating profit (GAAP)		30,747			9,766			22,329			48,697			32,095
*Operating margin (GAAP)*		14.6	%		5.9	%		11.2	%		12.2	%		8.8	%
Total adjustments to operating profit		3,958			5,088			3,016			8,655			8,104
Operating profit (non-GAAP)		34,705			14,854			25,345			57,352			40,199
*Operating margin (non-GAAP)*		16.5	%		8.9	%		12.8	%		14.3	%		11.0	%

Non-operating income (expense) (GAAP)		6,275			6,598			(1,646	)		8,321			4,952
Foreign exchange loss (gain), net		(245	)		(373	)		3,302			(833	)		2,929
Unrealized holding loss (gain) on investments		(1,855	)		(3,296	)		1,051			(247	)		(2,245	)

Non-operating income (expense) (non-GAAP)		4,175			2,929			2,707			7,241			5,636

Net income (GAAP)		30,821			19,463			16,311			46,837			35,774
Total pre-tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments		1,858			1,419			7,369			7,575			8,788
Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments		(218	)		(610	)		(670	)		(365	)		(1,280	)
Net income (non-GAAP)		32,461			20,272			23,010			54,047			43,282

Earnings per diluted ADS (GAAP)	$	0.91		$	0.58		$	0.49		$	1.39		$	1.06
Earnings per diluted ADS (non-GAAP)	$	0.96		$	0.60		$	0.69		$	1.60		$	1.28

Shares used in computing earnings per diluted ADS (GAAP)		33,697			33,827			33,562			33,687			33,681
Non-GAAP adjustments		18			20			18			23			33
Shares used in computing earnings per diluted ADS (non-GAAP)		33,715			33,847			33,580			33,710			33,714

(A)Excludes stock-based compensation as follows:
Cost of sales		14			73			–			86			73
Research & development		94			3,003			55			2,237			3,058
Sales & marketing		173			862			79			520			941
General & administrative		104			873			41			707			914

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, unaudited)

	Jun. 30,	Mar. 31,	Jun. 30,
	2024	2025	2025
	($)	($)	($)
Cash and cash equivalents	289,175	275,140	208,043
Accounts receivable (net)	191,692	206,693	220,924
Inventories	240,811	180,903	208,005
Refundable deposits – current	51,036	53,015	70,308
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	31,460	32,102	68,040
Total current assets	804,174	747,853	775,320
Long-term investments	17,301	20,636	19,620
Property and equipment (net)	179,550	193,603	208,826
Other assets	29,121	29,310	29,997
Total assets	1,030,146	991,402	1,033,763

Accounts payable	36,411	23,048	37,455
Income tax payable	14,103	14,782	17,370
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	134,947	130,277	134,377
Total current liabilities	185,461	168,107	189,202
Other liabilities	60,182	50,968	55,620
Total liabilities	245,643	219,075	244,822
Shareholders’ equity	784,503	772,327	788,941
Total liabilities & shareholders’ equity	1,030,146	991,402	1,033,763

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands, unaudited)

	For Three Months Ended									For the Six Months Ended
	Jun. 30,			Mar. 31,			Jun. 30,			Jun. 30,			Jun. 30,
		2024			2025			2025			2024			2025
	($)			($)			($)			($)			($)
Net income		30,821			19,463			16,311			46,837			35,774
Depreciation & amortization		5,802			7,225			7,445			11,411			14,670
Stock-based compensation		385			4,811			175			3,550			4,986
Investment losses (gain) & disposals		(1,855	)		(3,309	)		1,053			(247	)		(2,256	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities		(13,660	)		22,082			(42,258	)		(32,246	)		(20,176	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		21,493			50,272			(17,274	)		29,305			32,998

Purchase of property & equipment		(10,427	)		(11,661	)		(15,551	)		(21,176	)		(27,212	)
Proceeds from disposal of properties		–			13			–			–			13
Net cash used in investing activities		(10,427	)		(11,648	)		(15,551	)		(21,176	)		(27,199	)

Dividend payments		(16,820	)		(16,956	)		(16,746	)		(33,629	)		(33,702	)
Share repurchases		–			(24,291	)		(21	)		–			(24,312	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(16,820	)		(41,247	)		(16,767	)		(33,629	)		(58,014	)

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents & restricted cash		(5,754	)		(2,623	)		(49,592	)		(25,500	)		(52,215	)
Effect of foreign exchange changes		86			37			124			121			161
Cash, cash equivalents & restricted cash—beginning of period		349,279			334,333			331,747			368,990			334,333
Cash, cash equivalents & restricted cash—end of period		343,611			331,747			282,279			343,611			282,279

About Silicon Motion:

We are the global leader in supplying NAND flash controllers for solid state storage devices. We supply more SSD controllers than any other company in the world for servers, PCs and other client devices and are the leading merchant supplier of eMMC and UFS embedded storage controllers used in smartphones, IoT devices and other applications. We also supply customized high-performance hyperscale data center and specialized industrial and automotive SSD solutions. Our customers include most of the NAND flash vendors, storage device module makers and leading OEMs. For further information on Silicon Motion, visit us at www.siliconmotion.com.

Forward-Looking Statements:
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although such statements are based on our own information and information from other sources we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on them. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual market trends or our actual results of operations, financial condition or business prospects may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the unpredictable volume and timing of customer orders, which are not fixed by contract but vary on a purchase order basis; the loss of one or more key customers or the significant reduction, postponement, rescheduling or cancellation of orders from one or more customers; general economic conditions or conditions in the semiconductor or consumer electronics markets; the impact of inflation on our business and customer’s businesses and any effect this has on economic activity in the markets in which we operate; the functionalities and performance of our information technology (“IT”) systems, which are subject to cybersecurity threats and which support our critical operational activities, and any breaches of our IT systems or those of our customers, suppliers, partners and providers of third-party licensed technology; the effects on our business and our customer’s business taking into account the ongoing U.S.-China tariffs and trade disputes; the uncertainties associated with any future global or regional pandemic; the continuing tensions between Taiwan and China, including enhanced military activities; decreases in the overall average selling prices of our products; changes in the relative sales mix of our products; changes in our cost of finished goods; supply chain disruptions that have affected us and our industry as well as other industries on a global basis; the payment, or non-payment, of cash dividends in the future at the discretion of our Board of Directors and any announced planned increases in such dividends; changes in our cost of finished goods; the availability, pricing, and timeliness of delivery of other components and raw materials used in the products we sell given the current raw material supply shortages being experienced in our industry; our customers’ sales outlook, purchasing patterns, and inventory adjustments based on consumer demands and general economic conditions; any potential impairment charges that may be incurred related to businesses previously acquired or divested in the future; our ability to successfully develop, introduce, and sell new or enhanced products in a timely manner; and the timing of new product announcements or introductions by us or by our competitors. For additional discussion of these risks and uncertainties and other factors, please see the documents we file from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2025. Other than as required under the securities laws, we do not intend, and do not undertake any obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this news release.

The MIL Network –

July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Tech and Security – Gen Threat Report Reveals Rise in Crypto, Sextortion and Tech Support Scams in an AI-Powered World

Source: Gen

Gen in New Zealand tracks 77,721% rise in crypto scams, 170% spike in sextortion scams, and 278% increase in malicious push notifications

Auckland, 31 July 2025 – Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader powering Digital Freedom with a family of trusted brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, MoneyLion and more, today released its Q2/2025 Gen Threat Report. This quarter was marked by the takedown of the first known ransomware developed using AI, and globally, a 21% growth in data breaches and a 340% increase in financial scams. The team of Gen researchers also found a 100% increase in sextortion scams and a surge in Tech Support Scams spreading through Facebook.

New Zealand’s top threats in Q2/2025 were:

· Malvertising

· Scams (phishing, generic scams, E-shop scams, dating scams)

“This quarter’s global tr

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July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI: Quick Custom Intelligence Secures Eight-Figure Investment from Curve Partners to Accelerate Growth

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

SAN DIEGO, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quick Custom Intelligence (QCI), a leading provider of Generative AI-driven analytics and operational software for casinos and resorts, today announced that it has secured a significant minority growth investment from Curve Partners. This strategic funding backs QCI’s current management team – led by co-founders Dr. Ralph Thomas and Andrew Cardno – to continue their remarkable growth trajectory and will fuel further acceleration of product expansion and global reach markets.financialcontent.com. The investment underscores confidence in QCI’s vision and provides significant capital to extend the company’s market leadership in the gaming resort technology sector.

QCI’s co-founders weighed multiple investment offers over the past year before selecting Curve Partners as their growth partner. “For us, finding the right investment partner was critical,” said Dr. Ralph Thomas, Co-Founder and CEO of QCI. “We engaged with several potential investors, but Curve Partners stood out with their understanding of our industry and their commitment to helping companies like ours scale responsibly. This investment is not just capital – it’s a partnership that validates our vision and gives us additional firepower to accelerate product development and customer success.” QCI’s leadership was impressed by Curve’s focus on high-growth, founder-led companies and their enthusiasm for the resort systems space – the sophisticated software and analytics powering modern casino resorts. Curve’s team recognized QCI as the clear market leader in this domain, given QCI’s extensive deployment and innovation track record markets.financialcontent.com. The growth capital infusion not only validates QCI’s success to date but also positions the company for even faster expansion in the coming years.

Landon Jaussi, Founder and Managing Partner at Curve Partners www.curvepartners.co, expressed his excitement about the new partnership. “QCI is everything we look for at Curve,” said Jaussi. “It is a bootstrapped, founder-led, and product-first company that is deeply respected by customers. As investors, we have been looking closely at the resort systems and gaming technology sector, and QCI stands out as a clear leader. Ralph and Andrew have built a powerful vertical SaaS platform with real technical depth and multi-product scale, all while remaining high growth and profitable. Their reputations in the industry are unmatched, and Curve is proud to support them as the first institutional investor and board member.”

QCI’s recent growth and product diversification have been nothing short of remarkable. Key milestones over the past year include:

Global Expansion: QCI’s platform is now deployed in over 300 casino resorts worldwide, collectively managing more than $40 billion in annual gross gaming revenue markets.financialcontent.com. The company’s operational footprint spans 17 countries and 30 U.S. states, a reach that “cements the company’s position as a global leader in casino and resort intelligence” markets.financialcontent.com.
Product Suite Growth: In July 2025, QCI acquired VizExplorer, a renowned casino analytics and dispatch management software provider. This acquisition expanded QCI’s product suite and capabilities markets.financialcontent.com, establishing QCI as a “powerhouse in the casino and resort data activation world” with deeper solutions for the fast-diversifying gaming industry markets.financialcontent.com.

“Having Curve Partners on board is a huge validation of what our team has built,” added Andrew Cardno, Co-Founder and CTO of QCI. “Curve’s support will help us double down on our product roadmap and global expansion plans. We believe this partnership will translate into even greater value for our customers as we continue to lead the market with cutting-edge solutions for the casino and resort industry.” According to Cardno, the funding will enable QCI to accelerate R&D in new features and AI capabilities while maintaining the company’s focus on customer success and innovation. Both co-founders emphasized that Curve’s investment aligns with QCI’s long-term strategy of sustainable, tech-driven growth in the hospitality gaming sector.

About Quick Custom Intelligence (QCI)

Quick Custom Intelligence (QCI) has pioneered the QCI Enterprise Platform, an artificial intelligence-driven solution that seamlessly integrates player development, marketing, and gaming operations with powerful real-time tools for the gaming and hospitality industries. QCI’s advanced, highly configurable software is deployed in over 300 casino resorts across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America and beyond, managing more than $40 billion in annual gross gaming revenue. The QCI platform is recognized as a best-in-class solution that enables fully coordinated activities across all aspects of casino and resort operations, helping operators make swift, data-informed decisions that optimize resources, increase profits, and enhance the guest experience. Co-founded by Dr. Ralph Thomas and Mr. Andrew Cardno, QCI is headquartered in San Diego, with additional offices in Las Vegas, St. Louis, Denver, and Phoenix. For more information, visit the QCI website at quickcustomintelligence.com.

About Curve Partners

Founded by Landon Jaussi, former TCV investor, Curve Partners (www.curvepartners.co) invests in leading, bootstrapped technology companies at early-growth inflection points. The firm partners with exceptional, founder-led teams building capital-efficient businesses in B2B and B2B2C software and data platforms. Curve Partners’ investment approach centers on providing strategic support and capital to help companies scale sustainably and achieve market leadership.

Legal counsel for Curve Partners was provided by Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres LLC

ABOUT Andrew Cardno

Andrew Cardno is a distinguished figure in the realm of artificial intelligence and data plumbing. With over two decades spearheading private Ph.D. and master’s level research teams, his expertise has made significant waves in data tooling. Andrew’s innate ability to innovate has led him to devise numerous pioneering visualization methods. Of these, the most notable is the deep zoom image format, a groundbreaking innovation that has since become a cornerstone in the majority of today’s mapping tools. His leadership acumen has earned him two coveted Smithsonian Laureates, and teams under his mentorship have clinched 40 industry awards, including three pivotal gaming industry transformation awards. Together with Dr. Ralph Thomas, the duo co-founded Quick Custom Intelligence, amplifying their collaborative innovative capacities. A testament to his inventive prowess, Andrew boasts over 150 patent applications. Across various industries—be it telecommunications with Telstra Australia, retail with giants like Walmart and Best Buy, or the medical sector with esteemed institutions like City Of Hope and UCSD—Andrew’s impact is deeply felt. He has enriched the literature with insights, co-authoring eight influential books with Dr. Thomas and contributing to over 100 industry publications. An advocate for community and diversity, Andrew’s work has touched over 100 Native American Tribal Resorts, underscoring his expansive and inclusive professional endeavors.

ABOUT Dr. Ralph Thomas

Dr. Ralph Thomas is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Quick Custom Intelligence. Ralph is a product visionary in applied analytics and the founder of two companies that deliver solutions in casino gaming, education, and adult learning. As a gaming industry veteran, Dr. Thomas has substantial experience implementing analytics into single and multi-property gaming companies to drive tangible and measurable gains to the bottom line and has built business intelligence tools for multibillion-dollar casinos. Dr. Thomas is co-author of seven books and over 80 articles on applied analytics and data science in gaming, an inventor on dozens of patents, and understands gaming from raw data up through casino operations, giving him a unique, 360-degree view of the industry.

Contact:

Laurel Kay, Quick Custom Intelligence

Phone: 858-349-8354

The MIL Network –

July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI: Quick Custom Intelligence Secures Eight-Figure Investment from Curve Partners to Accelerate Growth

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

SAN DIEGO, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quick Custom Intelligence (QCI), a leading provider of Generative AI-driven analytics and operational software for casinos and resorts, today announced that it has secured a significant minority growth investment from Curve Partners. This strategic funding backs QCI’s current management team – led by co-founders Dr. Ralph Thomas and Andrew Cardno – to continue their remarkable growth trajectory and will fuel further acceleration of product expansion and global reach markets.financialcontent.com. The investment underscores confidence in QCI’s vision and provides significant capital to extend the company’s market leadership in the gaming resort technology sector.

QCI’s co-founders weighed multiple investment offers over the past year before selecting Curve Partners as their growth partner. “For us, finding the right investment partner was critical,” said Dr. Ralph Thomas, Co-Founder and CEO of QCI. “We engaged with several potential investors, but Curve Partners stood out with their understanding of our industry and their commitment to helping companies like ours scale responsibly. This investment is not just capital – it’s a partnership that validates our vision and gives us additional firepower to accelerate product development and customer success.” QCI’s leadership was impressed by Curve’s focus on high-growth, founder-led companies and their enthusiasm for the resort systems space – the sophisticated software and analytics powering modern casino resorts. Curve’s team recognized QCI as the clear market leader in this domain, given QCI’s extensive deployment and innovation track record markets.financialcontent.com. The growth capital infusion not only validates QCI’s success to date but also positions the company for even faster expansion in the coming years.

Landon Jaussi, Founder and Managing Partner at Curve Partners www.curvepartners.co, expressed his excitement about the new partnership. “QCI is everything we look for at Curve,” said Jaussi. “It is a bootstrapped, founder-led, and product-first company that is deeply respected by customers. As investors, we have been looking closely at the resort systems and gaming technology sector, and QCI stands out as a clear leader. Ralph and Andrew have built a powerful vertical SaaS platform with real technical depth and multi-product scale, all while remaining high growth and profitable. Their reputations in the industry are unmatched, and Curve is proud to support them as the first institutional investor and board member.”

QCI’s recent growth and product diversification have been nothing short of remarkable. Key milestones over the past year include:

Global Expansion: QCI’s platform is now deployed in over 300 casino resorts worldwide, collectively managing more than $40 billion in annual gross gaming revenue markets.financialcontent.com. The company’s operational footprint spans 17 countries and 30 U.S. states, a reach that “cements the company’s position as a global leader in casino and resort intelligence” markets.financialcontent.com.
Product Suite Growth: In July 2025, QCI acquired VizExplorer, a renowned casino analytics and dispatch management software provider. This acquisition expanded QCI’s product suite and capabilities markets.financialcontent.com, establishing QCI as a “powerhouse in the casino and resort data activation world” with deeper solutions for the fast-diversifying gaming industry markets.financialcontent.com.

“Having Curve Partners on board is a huge validation of what our team has built,” added Andrew Cardno, Co-Founder and CTO of QCI. “Curve’s support will help us double down on our product roadmap and global expansion plans. We believe this partnership will translate into even greater value for our customers as we continue to lead the market with cutting-edge solutions for the casino and resort industry.” According to Cardno, the funding will enable QCI to accelerate R&D in new features and AI capabilities while maintaining the company’s focus on customer success and innovation. Both co-founders emphasized that Curve’s investment aligns with QCI’s long-term strategy of sustainable, tech-driven growth in the hospitality gaming sector.

About Quick Custom Intelligence (QCI)

Quick Custom Intelligence (QCI) has pioneered the QCI Enterprise Platform, an artificial intelligence-driven solution that seamlessly integrates player development, marketing, and gaming operations with powerful real-time tools for the gaming and hospitality industries. QCI’s advanced, highly configurable software is deployed in over 300 casino resorts across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America and beyond, managing more than $40 billion in annual gross gaming revenue. The QCI platform is recognized as a best-in-class solution that enables fully coordinated activities across all aspects of casino and resort operations, helping operators make swift, data-informed decisions that optimize resources, increase profits, and enhance the guest experience. Co-founded by Dr. Ralph Thomas and Mr. Andrew Cardno, QCI is headquartered in San Diego, with additional offices in Las Vegas, St. Louis, Denver, and Phoenix. For more information, visit the QCI website at quickcustomintelligence.com.

About Curve Partners

Founded by Landon Jaussi, former TCV investor, Curve Partners (www.curvepartners.co) invests in leading, bootstrapped technology companies at early-growth inflection points. The firm partners with exceptional, founder-led teams building capital-efficient businesses in B2B and B2B2C software and data platforms. Curve Partners’ investment approach centers on providing strategic support and capital to help companies scale sustainably and achieve market leadership.

Legal counsel for Curve Partners was provided by Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres LLC

ABOUT Andrew Cardno

Andrew Cardno is a distinguished figure in the realm of artificial intelligence and data plumbing. With over two decades spearheading private Ph.D. and master’s level research teams, his expertise has made significant waves in data tooling. Andrew’s innate ability to innovate has led him to devise numerous pioneering visualization methods. Of these, the most notable is the deep zoom image format, a groundbreaking innovation that has since become a cornerstone in the majority of today’s mapping tools. His leadership acumen has earned him two coveted Smithsonian Laureates, and teams under his mentorship have clinched 40 industry awards, including three pivotal gaming industry transformation awards. Together with Dr. Ralph Thomas, the duo co-founded Quick Custom Intelligence, amplifying their collaborative innovative capacities. A testament to his inventive prowess, Andrew boasts over 150 patent applications. Across various industries—be it telecommunications with Telstra Australia, retail with giants like Walmart and Best Buy, or the medical sector with esteemed institutions like City Of Hope and UCSD—Andrew’s impact is deeply felt. He has enriched the literature with insights, co-authoring eight influential books with Dr. Thomas and contributing to over 100 industry publications. An advocate for community and diversity, Andrew’s work has touched over 100 Native American Tribal Resorts, underscoring his expansive and inclusive professional endeavors.

ABOUT Dr. Ralph Thomas

Dr. Ralph Thomas is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Quick Custom Intelligence. Ralph is a product visionary in applied analytics and the founder of two companies that deliver solutions in casino gaming, education, and adult learning. As a gaming industry veteran, Dr. Thomas has substantial experience implementing analytics into single and multi-property gaming companies to drive tangible and measurable gains to the bottom line and has built business intelligence tools for multibillion-dollar casinos. Dr. Thomas is co-author of seven books and over 80 articles on applied analytics and data science in gaming, an inventor on dozens of patents, and understands gaming from raw data up through casino operations, giving him a unique, 360-degree view of the industry.

Contact:

Laurel Kay, Quick Custom Intelligence

Phone: 858-349-8354

The MIL Network –

July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI USA: Senators Marshall & Baldwin Introduce Legislation to End Dairy Mislabeling

US Senate News:

Source: United States Senator for Kansas Roger Marshall

Washington – On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) to introduce the bipartisan Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, milk, and cheese to Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act (DAIRY PRIDE Act) of 2025. This legislation will ensure that non-dairy products cannot engage in duplicitous labeling practices, such as calling non-dairy imitation products “milk” or “yogurt” that do not contain dairy and are instead from a plant, nut, or grain.
“Consumers deserve clear, honest labels on the products they purchase. Misleading labels on non-dairy products, which are often nutritionally inferior, cause confusion and undermine the value of real dairy,” said Senator Marshall. “With 90% of Americans falling short of daily dairy intake recommendations, milk stands out as an excellent source of critical nutrients like Calcium and Vitamin D, essential for building strong bones in kids and adults. These imitation products not only fail to match the 13 essential nutrients found in whole milk but also harm dairy farmers who tirelessly meet rigorous health standards to deliver the most nutritious drink known to man.”
“Wisconsin is known across the world as America’s Dairyland because our hardworking dairy farmers produce the best products with the highest nutritional value,” said Senator Baldwin. “But, for far too long, imitation dairy products made from plants and nuts have ridden the coattails of our dairy farmers and gotten away with using dairy’s good name without meeting those standards. I’m proud to work with my Democratic and Republican colleagues to settle this once and for all by requiring the federal government to stop these imitation products of lesser nutritional value from using labels like milk, cheese, and yogurt.”
The legislation was cosponsored by Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Peter Welch (D-Vermont), Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Angus King (I-Maine), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania), Tina Smith (D-Minnesota), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), and Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota).
“Dairy comes from cows, goats, and sheep—not almonds. Plant-based products’ misleading branding is a disservice to consumers and the farmers who dedicate their lives to making the nutritious dairy products Idahoans enjoy,” said Senator Risch. “The DAIRY PRIDE Act requires the FDA to enforce accurate definitions for dairy terminology, end deceptive labeling, and advocate for the farmers who feed us.”
“As an Aroostook County native, I know how essential the dairy industry is to Maine’s economy and how hard our state’s dairy farmers work to produce nutritious milk, yogurt, cheese, and other products. It is unfair for non-dairy products to capitalize on milk’s nutritious brand,” said Senator Collins. “This bipartisan legislation would help protect our dairy farmers and the quality of their goods by requiring non-dairy producers to accurately label their products.”
“Our dairy farms are the heart of Vermont’s economy, our history, and our communities. The work they do should be protected and supported. That’s why I’m proud to join Senators Baldwin, Risch, and Collins in introducing the bipartisan DAIRY PRIDE Act,” said Senator Welch. “This bill will give our farmers much needed support and correct FDA’s misguided efforts to allow non-dairy products to use dairy names—giving dairy farmers the protections they need to thrive.”
This legislation is supported by the National Milk Producers Federation, American Farm Bureau Federation, EDGE Dairy Farmer Cooperative, Midwest Dairy Coalition, FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative, Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, Idaho Dairymen’s Association, and Associated Milk Producers, Inc. (AMPI).
Click here to read the full bill text.
Background:

Current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations define dairy products as being from animals. But the most recent FDA guidance on fluid dairy products allows plant-based alternatives to continue to use dairy terms despite not containing dairy.
The DAIRY PRIDE Act would require the FDA to issue guidance for nationwide enforcement of mislabeled imitation dairy products within 90 days and require the FDA to report to Congress two years after enactment to hold the agency accountable for this update in its enforcement obligations.
Senator Marshall understands the nutritional importance of real, whole dairy products. He introduced the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which would expand healthy milk options in schools by reversing the Obama-era law that took whole milk out of school cafeterias.

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July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI: HERE and EROAD Deepen Collaboration to Transform Trucking in Australia and New Zealand

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

EROAD to launch first-ever vehicle-aware navigation application in Oceania, powered by HERE’s advanced platform and vehicle-specific data.
Partnership addresses critical challenges in the freight sector, including safety, productivity and compliance.

Australia – HERE Technologies, a global leader in digital mapping and location data, is expanding its collaboration with EROAD, a leading provider of fleet management and telematics solutions, to power EROAD’s first vehicle-aware navigation application for Oceania. The solution will be available in Australia and New Zealand and is designed to enhance driver safety, fleet efficiency and regulatory compliance. The new solution will be built on the HERE platform, leveraging advanced routing services and truck-specific data.

This deepened partnership reflects both companies’ shared commitment to delivering innovative transport solutions tailored to the needs of commercial vehicle and fleet operators globally. By combining HERE’s location intelligence with EROAD’s operational expertise, the partnership aims to improve delivery accuracy, simplify route planning, and elevate the day-to-day experience for both drivers and fleet managers.

Built for Fleets, Designed for Drivers

EROAD’s new vehicle-aware navigation application draws on key capabilities from HERE WeGo Pro, a mobile-first, professional-grade application that transforms centrally planned routes into real-time, turn-by-turn guidance. Designed specifically for commercial fleets, the new solution offers:

Truck-specific routing that considers vehicle dimensions, cargo type and road restrictions.
Real-time traffic updates are refreshed every five minutes across the entire road network.
Multi-stop tour planning and predictive ETAs for SLA-compliant deliveries.
Offline functionality for uninterrupted service in remote areas.
Driver-centric design that reduces stress and supports retention.

“Our partnership with EROAD is critical in shaping the future of truck-specific navigation in the region,” said Deon Newman, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Asia Pacific at HERE Technologies. “With the HERE platform at its core, the vehicle-aware navigation application enables fleets to gain real-time insights, optimised truck routes, and critical alerts to prevent incidents like bridge strikes. It also helps operators remain compliant with road regulations, avoid costly fines and reduce operational risks. This level of intelligent navigation empowers fleets to operate more efficiently while enhancing safety and elevating the driver experience.”

Growing Demand in Oceania for Smarter, Connected Vehicle Technologies

The launch comes at a critical time for Australia and New Zealand’s transport and logistics sector. According to a recent report by ResearchAndMarkets.com, the installed base of fleet management systems in ANZ is projected to reach 2.7 million units by 2028¹, reflecting the growing demand for smarter, more connected vehicle technologies.

Meanwhile, the industry faces mounting pressure from a looming driver shortage. A report by The International Road Transport Union highlights that 47% of Australia’s truck drivers are over the age of 55, with more than 21% expected to retire by 2029². The country is already short nearly 28,000 heavy vehicle drivers, underscoring the urgent need for tools that can support both new and experienced drivers on the road.

“Oceania’s transport and logistics sector is under immense pressure – from driver shortages to rising delivery demands and increasingly complex compliance requirements,” said Mark Davidson, Chief Product Officer at EROAD. “With our expanded partnership with HERE, we’re equipping our customers with a solution that not only helps them navigate these challenges, but also positions them to operate more safely, efficiently, and competitively in a rapidly evolving market.”

To learn more about HERE’s truck-optimised navigation capabilities, visit https://www.here.com/products/wego-pro

Media Contacts

EROAD
Rich Llewellyn
027 523 2362
richard@shanahan.nz

HERE Technologies
Vanessa Lee
+65 9188 6199
Vanessa.lee@here.com

About EROAD

EROAD (NZX/ASX: ERD) is a hardware-enabled SaaS company delivering safety, compliance, sustainability and efficiency solutions for complex fleets.
Its connected platform is used by commercial and government operators across New Zealand, Australia and North America to manage vehicles, assets and drivers with greater visibility and control. EROAD supports demanding, highly regulated fleet operations, including those moving food, concrete and aggregates, enabling them to operate smarter, safer and more sustainably. EROAD’s platform is built on a foundation of regulatory expertise, having delivered the world’s first GPS-based road user charging system in New Zealand, where it remains the market leader today.

About HERE Technologies
HERE has been a pioneer in mapping and location technology for 40 years. Today, HERE’s location platform is recognized as the most complete in the industry, powering location-based products, services and custom maps for organizations and enterprises across the globe. From autonomous driving and seamless logistics to new mobility experiences, HERE allows its partners and customers to innovate while retaining control over their data and safeguarding privacy. Find out how HERE is moving the world forward at here.com.

¹Fleet Management in Australia and New Zealand – 9th Edition
²Global Truck Driver Shortage Report 2024

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July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Reform of import health systems begins

Source: New Zealand Government

The Government is taking decisive steps to modernise New Zealand’s import health system, with a new programme aimed at significantly reducing the time it takes to develop Import Health Standards (IHSs) while maintaining the country’s world-class biosecurity protections.

Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard says the current regulatory framework is over 30 years old and is struggling to adapt to today’s fast-moving global trade environment.

“The way we develop import health standards hasn’t kept pace with the demands of modern trade and innovation. We need a system that is faster, smarter, and more responsive, without compromising our biosecurity.”

A regulatory efficiency programme is now underway to transform the IHS development process.

“The programme will make IHSs easier to use and understand for industry, but also much faster to develop.”

Mr Hoggard says one of the most promising innovations is the use of generative artificial intelligence to support pest risk analysis, standards drafting, and consultation materials.

“We’ve already seen successful proof-of-concept trials that show AI can significantly reduce the time it takes to complete key parts of the IHS process. This is about using smart tools to do the heavy lifting, so our experts can focus on the decisions that matter most.”

A key pilot project is the reform of the Plant Nursery Stock import system, and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has started work reforming the plant import system in collaboration with importers and growers.

“Our plant-based industries need safe and efficient access to new plant material to stay competitive, improve productivity, adapt to climate change, and meet evolving consumer preferences. We’re working closely with industry to co-design a system that works for users, supports access to new plant genetics, and protects our environment.
These protections underpin the work of our farmers and growers, and the $59.9 billion primary sector.

Once fully delivered, this reform programme will mean faster approvals for imported goods that New Zealand businesses need and the removal of unnecessary restrictions to growth and productivity, while still maintaining strong biosecurity protections.”

We’re committed to building a system that supports growth, innovation, and resilience for the years ahead,” Mr Hoggard says.

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July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI USA: Klobuchar Opening Remarks on Protecting Online Data

US Senate News:

Source: United States Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn)

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, delivered the following opening statement at the subcommittee hearing titled “Protecting the Virtual You: Safeguarding Americans’ Online Data.”

Testifying at the hearing was Alan Butler, Executive Director and President of the Electronic Privacy Information Center; Samuel Levine, Senior Fellow at the UC Berkeley Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice; Kate Goodloe, Managing Director at the Business Software Alliance; Paul Martino, General Counsel at the Main Street Privacy Coalition; and Joel Thayer, President of the Digital Progress Institute.

A rough transcript of Klobuchar’s full opening statement is available below and a video can be downloaded here.

Senator Klobuchar: Well. Thank you very much, Chair Blackburn, and thank you to all of our witnesses, and I’m really grateful for your leadership on these issues, Madam Chair, and your willingness to work with me and Senator Blumenthal and many others.

We all know new technologies have made it easier for people to monitor their health, collaborate with colleagues, communicate with loved ones, and more. But federal law doesn’t do enough, as we all know, to address the privacy that comes with these innovations, the privacy concerns.

Technology companies collect an enormous amount of personal information about our daily lives. They know what we buy, who our friends are, where we live, where we work and travel, even how much we would be willing to pay for something. Yet, for too long, the big tech companies, many of which dominate the market that they operate in, have been telling American consumers, “Just trust us,” even though their business models are designed to collect personal information and to use it for profit.

The bottom line is that we are the product, we are, and that’s how many tech companies make their money, and a lot of it. In 2024, Google and Meta earned a combined $420 billion in advertising revenues alone. And they made a lot more money because Americans lack privacy protections. An American’s data earned Meta $68 in a single quarter last year. Think about that, all these people who don’t realize that they’re being tracked. But a European Facebook user with a comprehensive privacy protection only generated $23, and that money can be used for a lot of other things that people need right now.

And it seems like every day we hear a new story about companies playing fast and loose with data and taking advantage of customers. Earlier this year, a whistleblower from Facebook, now Meta, testified to another subcommittee about how the company would track users so closely that it could identify when teenage girls felt emotionally vulnerable and then target them with ads exploiting these emotions. For example, when a teenage girl would delete a selfie, Facebook might serve her an ad for diet products.

Criminals also view huge troves of data as attractive targets for hacking. We’ve seen major data breaches ranging from the 2017 Equifax database breach that exposed sensitive financial information from more than 140 million individuals to the hack of Change Healthcare, affecting 190 million people and causing more than 100 electronic systems vital to the U.S. health care system to be shut down.

On my way here, I was on the phone with the mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota, because they, like so many other jurisdictions, are responding to a targeted cyber-attack on their IT infrastructure, which has shut down some of the city’s digital services and may have compromised city employee data.

Once in the hands of criminals, data can be used for everything from identity theft to more serious crimes. And we all learned too tragically with the horrific murders in my state of my good friend Melissa Hortman, the former Speaker of the House, and her husband Mark how accessible personal data is, including people’s addresses, because the murderer only killed the people and went to the houses of the people whose addresses he had.

Businesses are also using personal data collected across the internet in novel ways, such as to set individualized prices designed to increase costs for consumers.

Should a person, and this is a question we have to ask as Senators, really have to submit to this kind of intrusive data collection just to send a message to a friend online, to book a flight, or to order some diapers? I don’t think so.

That’s why more than 20 states have stepped in. I suspect today we’ll hear from some of our witnesses about the patchwork of state laws. I agree it’s a problem, but I believe we should have passed privacy legislation many, many years ago. I advocated for it back then. We tried, and in fact, in [2024], I [worked on] a comprehensive privacy bill with Senator Cantwell and Kathy McMorris Rogers, a former Republican House member. The bill would have required companies to collect only the information necessary to provide the goods and services that consumers sought, ensured consumers consented before their personal data was shared with third parties, and put consumers in control of their data by allowing them to access, correct, and even delete personal data.

But many of the businesses that today complain about the burden of complying with the patchwork of state laws, I have the advantage of having been there then, even before Maria Cantwell’s bill was introduced, when the companies were lobbying against a federal privacy law, and now they’re back complaining about the patchwork of laws. And I would like to change that, but I do think it’s important to know that’s why we’re in the position that we are and to understand why some of these states are looking at this going, “Wait a minute.”

The need for federal privacy reform is even more urgent as AI continues to expand its role in to our lives. Data is both the gasoline and the engine for AI models. That means that demand for our data is skyrocketing, so it is critical that we set guardrails to ensure the data that powers AI is responsibly sourced and used for legitimate means and protected when you want to have it protected.

Luckily, there is a bipartisan agreement that Congress needs to act. The Commerce Committee, on which Chair Blackburn and I also sit, has seen strong bipartisan, bicameral proposals for federal privacy reform. Not everyone agrees with all of them, but there has been some start out of that committee, and I look forward to hearing from our witnesses about why we need these guardrails now.

Thank you, Senator Blackburn.

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July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI: Telnyx expands conversational AI stack with new audio, TTS, and integration capabilities

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

AUSTIN, TX, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Telnyx, a global leader in communications infrastructure, today announced a wave of platform updates that enhance the core capabilities of its conversational AI stack. The release includes Azure Neural HD text-to-speech, built-in noise suppression, MCP server integration, embeddable AI Agent widgets, and robust tools for versioning and testing. These features give developers more power and flexibility to build high-quality Voice AI Agents at scale while simplifying deployment and improving audio quality across every interaction.

One of the most notable updates is the addition of Microsoft Azure Neural HD voices to Telnyx’s text-to-speech (TTS) lineup. These ultra-realistic voices offer expressive, human-like delivery and are trained on millions of multilingual utterances. Developers can now toggle between Telnyx-native and Azure Neural HD voices with a single parameter. With transparent, pay-as-you-go pricing and full support for bring-your-own-carrier (BYOC) routing, this update provides premium voice quality and total flexibility across voice experiences.

Additionally, Telnyx has refreshed its own text-to-speech portfolio with crisper NaturalHD voices that add richer emotion, handle disfluencies such as “um” and “uh,” and even deliver light laughter. Developers can toggle among voice options via the AI Assistant Builder or with a single parameter in the Voice API or TeXML, keeping existing carrier routes and pay-as-you-go pricing so they can align audio quality with call intent and budget without changing their infrastructure.

In parallel, Telnyx has enhanced the audio experience of its Voice AI Agents by introducing built-in noise suppression. This feature is designed to make conversations feel smoother and more lifelike, especially in real-world environments like mobile networks or shared spaces. Noise suppression filters out background sounds to ensure clarity, delivering a more engaging and professional voice experience right out of the box.

Telnyx has expanded its transcription capabilities with support for Deepgram’s Nova 2 and Nova 3 speech-to-text models, bringing low-latency, production-grade transcription to Voice AI Agents. With advanced accuracy in noisy environments and built-in support for over 30 multilingual voices and dialects, Deepgram enables teams to deliver faster, more natural conversations across global use cases.

Voice AI Agents now support direct integration with official Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. This significantly simplifies the process of connecting to public APIs that support the MCP standard. By removing the need for middleware or manual tooling, developers can set up integrations faster, reduce complexity, and unlock a broader range of use cases powered by third-party data and services.

On the front-end, businesses can now deploy Voice AI Agents as a widget directly on their websites with a single snippet of code. The new widget functionality enables fully interactive voice agents to go live in minutes without needing additional development lift. This makes it easier than ever to add AI-powered voice support, lead capture, and automation to customer-facing experiences.

Finally, Telnyx has rolled out versioning and testing tools for Voice AI Agents to help teams iterate with greater control. Developers can now create and manage multiple versions of an agent, test updates without impacting production, and safely deploy changes using A/B testing or canary releases. This update simplifies prompt engineering and provides a reliable workflow for improving agent behavior while minimizing risk, especially for high-volume or regulated deployments.

With these updates, Telnyx continues to invest in a full-stack platform purpose-built for real-time conversational AI. Whether improving audio quality, simplifying integrations, enabling rapid testing, or accelerating deployment, every feature is designed to help teams launch faster and scale with confidence. These releases mark another step towards a more flexible, production-ready infrastructure for building intelligent voice experiences at scale.

Experience the benefit of these features in your Voice AI Agents today at telnyx.com.

About Telnyx: Telnyx delivers global, carrier-grade communications infrastructure combined with advanced conversational AI, providing businesses with reliable, scalable, and intelligent customer interaction solutions. Organizations worldwide choose Telnyx for its robust infrastructure, intuitive tools, and unmatched support.

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July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI USA: State Chief Information Officer Announces the State’s First Chief Privacy Officer

Source: US State of Oregon

regon Chief Information Officer Terrence Woods, Director of Enterprise Information Services (EIS), has appointed Nik Blosser as the state of Oregon’s first Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategist. The CPO will be charged with crafting the strategic vision for the state of Oregon relating to privacy, data protection, and AI. As the first-of-a-kind position in Oregon state government, the CPO must make strategic judgements and decisions relating to developing policy and as the AI Strategist, Nik will play a pivotal role in shaping Oregon’s AI landscape.

“Adding a Chief Privacy Officer and AI Strategist to the team at EIS has been a goal of mine for a few years and I am excited to bring Nik onboard,” said Woods. “Nik will significantly enhance our ability to safeguard data, ensure compliance with privacy regulations, prioritize workforce AI literacy, and lead efforts to promote a culture of awareness across all state agencies, ultimately making Oregon a leader in data protection, privacy management, and AI Governance.”

Blosser brings a wealth of experience and a distinguished career to his new role. A Stanford University graduate with a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Aeronautical Engineering and English, he has a diverse educational background.

He has worked in both private and public sectors, with his career highlights including serving as Chair and Board Member of Sokol Blosser Winery for 22 years, one of the oldest family-owned and operated wineries in Oregon. Blosser also held significant roles in the Executive Office of the President, Portland General Electric, The White House, and served as Chief of Staff for Oregon Governor Kate Brown.

Blosser co-founded Celilo Group Media, Inc., a company focused on sustainable products and services, and has been actively involved in numerous volunteer roles, including board memberships with Literary Arts, Oregon Business & Industry, and the Oregon Environmental Council.

Nik Blosser’s leadership and dedication to public service and sustainability make him an invaluable asset to EIS and the state of Oregon.

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July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI USA: State Chief Information Officer Announces the State’s First Chief Privacy Officer

Source: US State of Oregon

regon Chief Information Officer Terrence Woods, Director of Enterprise Information Services (EIS), has appointed Nik Blosser as the state of Oregon’s first Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategist. The CPO will be charged with crafting the strategic vision for the state of Oregon relating to privacy, data protection, and AI. As the first-of-a-kind position in Oregon state government, the CPO must make strategic judgements and decisions relating to developing policy and as the AI Strategist, Nik will play a pivotal role in shaping Oregon’s AI landscape.

“Adding a Chief Privacy Officer and AI Strategist to the team at EIS has been a goal of mine for a few years and I am excited to bring Nik onboard,” said Woods. “Nik will significantly enhance our ability to safeguard data, ensure compliance with privacy regulations, prioritize workforce AI literacy, and lead efforts to promote a culture of awareness across all state agencies, ultimately making Oregon a leader in data protection, privacy management, and AI Governance.”

Blosser brings a wealth of experience and a distinguished career to his new role. A Stanford University graduate with a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Aeronautical Engineering and English, he has a diverse educational background.

He has worked in both private and public sectors, with his career highlights including serving as Chair and Board Member of Sokol Blosser Winery for 22 years, one of the oldest family-owned and operated wineries in Oregon. Blosser also held significant roles in the Executive Office of the President, Portland General Electric, The White House, and served as Chief of Staff for Oregon Governor Kate Brown.

Blosser co-founded Celilo Group Media, Inc., a company focused on sustainable products and services, and has been actively involved in numerous volunteer roles, including board memberships with Literary Arts, Oregon Business & Industry, and the Oregon Environmental Council.

Nik Blosser’s leadership and dedication to public service and sustainability make him an invaluable asset to EIS and the state of Oregon.

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July 31, 2025

MIL-OSI Australia: Interview with Natalie Barr and Matt Shirvington, Sunrise, Channel 7

Source: Australian Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry

Natalie Barr:

For more, we’re joined by Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Good morning to you.

Jim Chalmers:

Morning, Nat.

Barr:

So, when the godfather of AI begins to regret his contribution to the invention, should we be concerned?

Chalmers:

I think there’s a whole range of views about artificial intelligence. I’m optimistic that it will be transformational in a good way in our economy but only if we manage the risks right. And so our government is doing a heap of work, including with Scott Farquhar and others who will be part of our Economic Reform Roundtable, to make sure that we maximise the opportunities of AI at the same time as we manage the risks. The risks can be substantial in our labour market and more broadly as well. We need to manage those. But overwhelmingly, I think AI will be transformational in our economy and in our society, and we need to make it work for us, not against us.

Matt Shirvington:

It’s moving so fast, isn’t it, Treasurer? Let’s talk about that roundtable. You said tech billionaire Scott Farquhar is going to be a part of that. He’s for this. He wants more productivity, more investment to expand AI in Australia. Is that required? Is that what we’re going to do? Are we going to take advantage of the time being now?

Chalmers:

I think there are broadly 3 schools of thought here. There’s a group of people who say, let it rip. There’s a group of people who, I think unrealistically, say that we should kind of turn back the clock and pretend these technological developments aren’t happening. And then there’s a responsible middle path, which is the approach that the government intends to take. And that’s all about making sure that our people are beneficiaries, not victims of these big technological changes. This will be seismic. Artificial intelligence will have a massive impact on our economy and on our society. And it’s up to us as governments and as societies to work out how we make that work for us, not against us. To make people beneficiaries of these changes rather than victims of it.

Barr:

So this is the guy who resigned from Google because he wanted to warn the world about the dangers. Are you confident that our country has the safeguards against the bad parts of AI?

Chalmers:

I’m confident that we can manage the risks, but it won’t be easy. And something that is changing this quickly, the pace of change, the accelerating pace of these technological changes, is a big challenge because we need to catch up and keep up with the way that it’s changing our economy and our society. And we need to make sure that its impact is positive, not negative.

The risks are there, they are substantial. We focus on the risks, for example, in the labour market, but also more broadly, and we need to manage that. Every country in the world is grappling with this challenge. Trying to work out how AI can be a force for good in our economy, making us more productive, making our work easier, augmenting some of the tasks that people do at work. Those are the upsides of AI.

There are potential downsides as well, and that’s why we work so closely with the tech industry and with others – my colleague Tim Ayres and Andrew Charlton and Ed Husic before that. It’s a big focus of the government. It’ll be a big focus of our efforts at the reform roundtable next month as well.

Shirvington:

It’s good to hear, because you just don’t want to miss the boat. Just quickly on inflation figures. You know, you’ve been at the helm, you’ve seen them go down and down and down. Low 2s now, paving the way potentially, for a rate cut next month. What do you think?

Chalmers:

I try not to make predictions about decisions that the independent Reserve Bank will take about interest rates, but I’m really pleased that inflation has come down so substantially. It’s a powerful demonstration of the progress that Australians have made together in the fight against inflation. When we came to office 3 years ago, it was higher than 6 per cent and absolutely galloping. We’ve got it down now into the low 2s. That’s a good thing. But the job’s not finished. It’s not mission accomplished.

We know that people are still under pressure and that’s why the main goal of the parliament the last 2 weeks since it’s returned after the election has been to deliver all kinds of cost‑of‑living relief to help ease some of these pressures. But inflation coming down is a very good thing. The unemployment rate staying relatively low is a very good thing. Real wages are growing as well, but we know there’s always more work to do.

Barr:

Treasurer, thank you very much for your time.

Chalmers:

Appreciate it, guys.

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July 31, 2025

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