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Category: Transport

  • MIL-OSI: Fortinet Advances Quantum-Safe Security to Guard against Emerging Quantum Threats

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

    News Summary
    Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced expanded innovations within its unified operating system, FortiOS, that protect against quantum-computing threats to current encryption standards. The latest FortiOS capabilities help organizations with highly sensitive data deploy encryption algorithms and key distribution methods that can withstand quantum-powered attacks, stack algorithms for more robust protection, and easily transition to post-quantum security.

    “At Fortinet, we’re committed to arming customers with cutting-edge technology to protect against new and emerging threats. As quantum computing advances, organizations can trust Fortinet’s technology innovation and leadership to safeguard their critical data and future-proof their infrastructures,” said Michael Xie, Founder, President, and Chief Technology Officer at Fortinet. “Many enterprises are eager to take action to protect their networks from quantum-powered threats. That’s why we’ve made cutting-edge, quantum-safe features available today for FortiGate NGFW and Fortinet Secure SD-WAN customers, so they can confidently transition to post-quantum security.”

    Organizations Handling Sensitive Information Need Quantum-Safe Encryption Now
    Quantum computers can perform complex calculations at unprecedented speeds and can easily break current encryption standards. Cybercriminals are already storing encrypted traffic to decrypt in the future, with a particular focus on industries that handle highly sensitive data that remains relevant over long periods, such as telecommunications, financial services, government, and healthcare.

    • FortiOS: ready for the post-quantum world
      With FortiOS 7.6, organizations, such as those using FortiGate next-generation firewall (NGFW) and Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, can now leverage built-in quantum-safe features designed to defend against emerging threats, including harvest-now, decrypt-later (HNDL) attacks. These capabilities help secure network traffic, simplify deployment, and support a smooth transition to post-quantum security. Customers have access to the following quantum-safe features at no additional cost: Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) methods, including National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-approved algorithms like ML-KEM and emerging algorithms like BIKE, HQC, and Frodo.
    • Quantum key distribution (QKD), leveraging quantum mechanics to enable the secure exchange of encryption keys, ensures that any eavesdropping attempts are detectable. Fortinet introduced support for QKD integrations starting with FortiOS 7.4, enabling interoperability with leading QKD vendors via standardized interfaces. This capability underscores Fortinet’s proactive approach to quantum-resilient network security by integrating quantum-safe key exchange mechanisms into its NGFW architecture.
    • Algorithm stacking, which combines multiple cryptographic algorithms to create a more resilient solution and enhance network infrastructure security.
    • A hybrid mode for gradual transition to post-quantum security that enables seamless integration of traditional public-key cryptography and QKD.
    • An enhanced user interface that simplifies the configuration and management of quantum-safe settings so that network administrators can implement quantum-safe security easily.

    Proven Innovation You Can Trust
    Fortinet was founded on the principle of converging networking and security through a single operating system. This unique approach enables Fortinet to deploy cutting-edge updates, such as quantum-safe innovations, across its unified operating system, helping customers future-proof their security postures.

    Additional Resources

    About Fortinet
    Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT) is a driving force in the evolution of cybersecurity and the convergence of networking and security. Our mission is to secure people, devices, and data everywhere, and today we deliver cybersecurity everywhere our customers need it with the largest integrated portfolio of over 50 enterprise-grade products. Well over half a million customers trust Fortinet’s solutions, which are among the most deployed, most patented, and most validated in the industry. The Fortinet Training Institute, one of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry, is dedicated to making cybersecurity training and new career opportunities available to everyone. Collaboration with esteemed organizations from both the public and private sectors, including Computer Emergency Response Teams (“CERTS”), government entities, and academia, is a fundamental aspect of Fortinet’s commitment to enhance cyber resilience globally. FortiGuard Labs, Fortinet’s elite threat intelligence and research organization, develops and utilizes leading-edge machine learning and AI technologies to provide customers with timely and consistently top-rated protection and actionable threat intelligence. Learn more at https://www.fortinet.com, the Fortinet Blog, and FortiGuard Labs.

    Copyright © 2025 Fortinet, Inc. All rights reserved. The symbols ® and ™ denote respectively federally registered trademarks and common law trademarks of Fortinet, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates. Fortinet’s trademarks include, but are not limited to, the following: Fortinet, the Fortinet logo, FortiGate, FortiOS, FortiGuard, FortiCare, FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager, FortiASIC, FortiClient, FortiCloud, FortiMail, FortiSandbox, FortiADC, FortiAI, FortiAIOps, FortiAgent, FortiAntenna, FortiAP, FortiAPCam, FortiAuthenticator, FortiCache, FortiCall, FortiCam, FortiCamera, FortiCarrier, FortiCASB, FortiCentral, FortiCNP, FortiConnect, FortiController, FortiConverter, FortiCSPM, FortiCWP, FortiDAST, FortiDB, FortiDDoS, FortiDeceptor, FortiDeploy, FortiDevSec, FortiDLP, FortiEdge, FortiEDR, FortiExplorer, FortiExtender, FortiFirewall, FortiFlex FortiFone, FortiGSLB, FortiGuest, FortiHypervisor, FortiInsight, FortiIsolator, FortiLAN, FortiLink, FortiMonitor, FortiNAC, FortiNDR, FortiPAM, FortiPenTest, FortiPhish, FortiPoint, FortiPolicy, FortiPortal, FortiPresence, FortiProxy, FortiRecon, FortiRecorder, FortiSASE, FortiScanner, FortiSDNConnector, FortiSIEM, FortiSMS, FortiSOAR, FortiSRA, FortiStack, FortiSwitch, FortiTester, FortiToken, FortiTrust, FortiVoice, FortiWAN, FortiWeb, FortiWiFi, FortiWLC, FortiWLM, FortiXDR and Lacework FortiCNAPP. Other trademarks belong to their respective owners. Fortinet has not independently verified statements or certifications herein attributed to third parties and Fortinet does not independently endorse such statements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing herein constitutes a warranty, guarantee, contract, binding specification or other binding commitment by Fortinet or any indication of intent related to a binding commitment, and performance and other specification information herein may be unique to certain environments.

    The MIL Network –

    July 23, 2025
  • MIL-OSI: Cequence Security Launches AI Gateway, Safely Enabling Enterprises to Realize the Promise of Agentic AI Productivity

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cequence Security, a pioneer in application security, today unveiled the Cequence AI Gateway, a powerful new solution enabling enterprises to take full advantage of the productivity gains promised by agentic AI. Bridging the gap between AI agents and enterprise applications, the AI Gateway enables instant connectivity with the guardrails enterprises need to stay in control.

    Enterprises, eager to embrace the power of artificial intelligence (AI), have lacked the tools needed to do so safely and efficiently at scale. For CISOs and security-first engineering leaders, the rush to expose applications to agentic AI is outpacing guardrails such as those outlined by the EU AI Act and Anthropic’s ASL. CIOs are understandably concerned about the opportunity cost incurred by having to up-skill needed developers. At the same time, they want a solution that accelerates ROI by avoiding insecure, one-off prototypes in favor of a scalable, enterprise-grade solution.

    Cequence AI Gateway is that missing layer, instantly connecting AI agents to enterprise applications and APIs using emerging standards like the Model Context Protocol (MCP) while enforcing real-time policies that prevent abuse, protect data, and ensure AI acts within bounds.

    “The race to adopt agentic AI in enterprises is well underway, but the foundation to support it is immature,” said Ameya Talwalkar, CEO and co-founder of Cequence Security. “This has left organizations backed into a corner, connecting AI agents to critical systems without sufficient security, oversight, or context. With the combination of our Unified API Protection platform and the new AI Gateway, Cequence delivers both sides of the equation: open, seamless access for AI agents, and the enterprise-grade security, governance, and visibility that leaders need to trust this next wave of automation.”

    The Cequence AI Gateway Advantage:

    • Your AI Easy Button – AI Gateway converts any API into an MCP-compatible endpoint, enabling agentic AI access to any internal, external, or SaaS application in minutes, without coding. Avoids time and costs associated with up-skilling, coding, QA, integration, hosting, and ongoing management. No need to update your solution when new protocol versions emerge, as the AI Gateway handles this for you.
    • End-to-End Authentication and Authorization – OAuth 2.0 IdP support ensures appropriate identity-based access to systems and data, preventing unauthorized AI agent access. Existing solutions lack seamless integration with enterprise IdPs.
    • Monitoring and Visibility of AI Interactions – Real-time visibility into AI-API traffic with full audit logging enables detailed tracking of agent and user behavior, what applications are being accessed, and which API calls are being made via agents.
    • Enterprise-Ready – Unlike alternatives, Cequence is designed for the enterprise, offering a SaaS solution with continuous environment monitoring and discrete pre-prod/prod modes. Integrates with existing infrastructure without disruption.

    Today, the Cequence Unified API Protection (UAP) platform is used by a broad spectrum of the world’s largest organizations to monitor and secure their applications and APIs. The combination of AI Gateway and UAP allows Cequence customers to stop agent-fueled attacks, fraud, and abuse such as the high-profile incidents recently publicized in the news.

    “Cequence doesn’t just secure applications and APIs. They enable entirely new business models, said Amir Sarhangi, CEO and co-founder of Skyfire. “The AI Gateway is critical infrastructure that brings agentic AI into the real world by making secure, compliant access to enterprise APIs scalable and seamless. Cequence is a trusted partner because they know how to protect real time interactions without slowing innovation. Together, we’re helping organizations move forward with confidence.”

    Early adopters have been quick to recognize AI Gateway value. “We were trying to enable a complex, customer-facing agentic application experience, a process we thought would take months,” said an early enterprise customer. “With Cequence AI Gateway, we went from ‘stalled’ to ‘operational’ in under 48 hours. Now, customers can ask natural language questions and get real-time answers, reducing costly support interactions. It solves a real business problem faster and more safely than we thought possible.”

    “This launch is a natural evolution of our Unified API Protection platform,” said Shreyans Mehta, CTO and co-founder at Cequence Security. “We’ve engineered the AI Gateway to transform any application or API into an MCP-compatible endpoint, with real-time enforcement policies baked in. It’s built to meet developers where they are, while giving security teams the control they need. It’s not just about enabling agentic AI; it’s about enabling it responsibly at scale.”

    Mehta added: “Building this requires deep knowledge of how APIs are structured, used, and abused at scale. That’s why Cequence is uniquely positioned to enable the next generation of intelligence automation responsibly.”

    Enabling agentic AI starts at the API layer, and that’s where Cequence leads. Cequence was built to solve difficult API security challenges in real time, at scale. While others are still trying to figure out how to safely expose APIs to agentic AI, Cequence brings years of enterprise experience to a problem that demands security-first thinking.

    It’s designed by the same team that protects over 10 billion API interactions daily, and is built to handle the performance, governance, and authentication challenges unique to this new era of AI automation.

    Availability

    • Cequence AI Gateway: August 2025
    • Deployment formats: SaaS and Helm chart

    Additional Resources

    About Cequence Security
    Cequence is a pioneer in API security and bot management, making the applications and APIs that organizations depend on AI-ready while protecting them from attacks, business logic abuse, and fraud. Our unique solutions unlock the promise of agentic AI productivity while providing real-time security against increasingly subtle and sophisticated threats. Cequence delivers value in minutes rather than days or weeks with a highly scalable, no-code, no-risk approach. Trusted by the largest and most demanding private and public sector organizations, Cequence protects more than 10 billion daily API interactions and 4 billion user accounts. To learn more, visit www.cequence.ai.

    Media Contact
    Katrina Porter
    press@cequence.ai

    The MIL Network –

    July 23, 2025
  • MIL-OSI: ASAPP Expands GenerativeAgent with Powerful New Features to Advance AI for Contact Centers

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NEW YORK, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ASAPP, the leading provider of AI-powered contact center software, today announced it has expanded GenerativeAgent, which offers ASAPP’s fully conversational Generative AI voice and chat agent, with powerful new features to advance accuracy, control, and trust in AI-automated conversations. By combining the scale and speed of automation with the precision, safety, and oversight required in real-world customer conversations, ASAPP is empowering contact centers to deploy customer-facing AI agents with confidence and at scale.

    “Forward-thinking organizations recognize the potential of AI automation in contact centers, but are hesitant to extend those capabilities to customers with concerns for safety, security, and ensuring AI agents behave as intended,” said Devidas Desai, senior vice president of product management at ASAPP. “ASAPP is committed to delivering the highest level of precision and trust in AI-automated customer conversations. These new capabilities from GenerativeAgent equip customer experience (CX) leaders with the tools to safely and confidently scale automation and the ability to monitor, control, and continuously improve how AI agents perform over time.”

    GenerativeAgent is a platform built from the ground up to handle complex, multi-turn conversations with enterprise-grade performance, safety, and control. Integrating with a company’s historical customer data, it autonomously and safely resolves complex customer service interactions and supports a wide variety of APIs, native CCaas and CRM integrations, and advanced authentications, enabling fast deployment and instant value creation. New GenerativeAgent features include:

    • Human-in-the-Loop Agent (HILA) with Approver Mode: Enables faster resolutions and better outcomes by allowing human experts to review and approve AI responses in real-time or asynchronously, fine-tuning and improving accuracy and agent learning over time.
    • Conversation Monitoring and Fine Tuning: Achieve full visibility into AI interactions with intuitive tools to flag anomalies, track patterns, and enforce compliance with customizable guardrails for quality assurance at scale.
    • Testing and Simulation: Safely test AI behavior in simulated environments to release updates into production with confidence, increasing control, transparency, and trust in automated interactions.

    “ASAPP found in its user research that agents want to include logic behind their thinking in case the decision is ever questioned. That human expert’s rationale is tacit knowledge that, once captured, will allow the brand to advance customer service automation far beyond current levels.” (Forrester, Tacit Knowledge Will Power The AI-Led Contact Center, January 23, 2025)

    These new features from ASAPP build on a momentous year of growth for the company, including the appointment of Priya Vijayarajendran as CEO and Devidas Desai as senior vice president of product management. The company’s customer experience was also recognized by Forrester as a notable vendor in its The Conversation Intelligence Solutions for Contact Centers Landscape, Q1 2025 report and as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Customer Interaction Solutions, Q2 2024 report.

    Click here to learn more about new features from GenerativeAgent.

    Helpful links

    About ASAPP
    ASAPP is an artificial intelligence solution provider committed to solving the toughest problems in customer service. Our flagship product, GenerativeAgentⓇ, is a platform built from the ground up to handle complex, multi-turn conversations with enterprise-grade performance, safety, and control. Because we automate what was previously impossible to automate, our AI-nativeⓇ solutions deliver more than efficiency gains. They redefine the role of AI in the contact center and lay the groundwork for businesses to reimagine their customer experience delivery for the age of AI. Leading enterprises rely on ASAPP’s generative and agentic AI solutions to dramatically expand contact center capacity and transform their contact centers from cost centers into value drivers. To learn more about ASAPP, visit www.asapp.com.

    Media Contact
    Amy McDowell
    Offleash PR for ASAPP
    asapp@offleashpr.com

    Forrester does not endorse any company, product, brand, or service included in its research publications and does not advise any person to select the products or services of any company or brand based on the ratings included in such publications. Information is based on the best available resources. Opinions reflect judgment at the time and are subject to change. For more information, read about Forrester’s objectivity here .

    The MIL Network –

    July 23, 2025
  • MIL-OSI: Leo Berwick Secures $75 Million Financing Facility from Stone Point Credit to Accelerate Strategic Growth

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    NEW YORK, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leo Berwick, a premier global tax and financial advisory firm, serving preeminent infrastructure, private equity, and pension funds and their portfolio companies, announced today that it has executed a credit facility for up to $75 million from Stone Point Credit (“Stone Point”), a leading private credit investment firm, subject to the agreed upon conditions between the parties.

    Since its founding in 2021, Leo Berwick has rapidly become a leader in infrastructure and energy tax and financial advice. The firm continues to grow and launch new practice areas related to valuation, cost segregation, modeling, and financial due diligence across multiple sectors and remains active in looking for opportunities to further expand its premium service offerings to its global clients.

    “We are thrilled to partner with Stone Point as we enter our next phase of growth,” said Nick Kato, Managing Partner of Leo Berwick. “This financing will allow us to accelerate our strategic initiatives, expand our capabilities, and continue delivering exceptional value and service to our clients.”

    The facility earmarks a portion of proceeds for strategic M&A and other growth initiatives, which are core parts of Leo Berwick’s strategic roadmap.

    “Our aspiration,” continued Kato, “is to offer clients a better alternative to the Big 4, including greater technology enablement, global capabilities, and unmatched sector expertise, while cultivating an agile, commercial, and solution-focused culture to create meaningful value for our clients.”

    Scott Bronner, Head of Credit at Stone Point, added, “We are very excited to support the Leo Berwick team as they look to build out their M&A strategy to complement their strong history of organic growth.”

    Perella Weinberg served as financial advisor and Polsinelli served as legal advisor to Leo Berwick. Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP served as legal advisor to Stone Point.

    ABOUT LEO BERWICK

    Leo Berwick is a commercially focused tax and financial advisory firm supporting the needs of the world’s largest infrastructure funds, infrastructure and energy developers, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, private equity firms and their portfolio companies, publicly-listed corporations and private strategic investors across all sectors, with deep expertise in infrastructure and energy. The team is made up of over 100 M&A advisory leaders and specialists from the Big 4 and Big Law. Leo Berwick is known for maximizing value and minimizing risk by fostering successful long-term partnerships with clients. For more information, please visit https://www.leoberwick.com.

    ABOUT STONE POINT CREDIT

    Stone Point Credit is the credit-investing platform established by Stone Point Capital, with more than $10 billion of assets under management. Stone Point Credit manages a range of private and liquid credit strategies, with a focus on investments in the financial services, business services, software and technology, and healthcare services sectors. For more information, please visit www.stonepoint.com/credit.

    LEO BERWICK MEDIA CONTACT

    Heather Godsmark, Chief Clients and Markets Officer
    info@leoberwick.com

    STONE POINT MEDIA CONTACT

    Stone Point Credit Investor Relations
    spcreditir@stonepoint.com

    The MIL Network –

    July 23, 2025
  • MIL-OSI Analysis: Imaginary athletes: Creating make-believe teammates, competitors and coaches during play

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Tracy Gleason, Professor of Psychology, Wellesley College

    What would an imaginary companion add to a child’s solo practice? Elkhophoto/iStock via Getty Images Plus

    The coach, the specialized equipment, the carefully tailored exercise regimen – they’re all key to athletic performance. But imagination might be an unexpected asset when it comes to playing sports.

    The idea that athletic achievement depends on the mind isn’t new. Sport psychologists have known for years that working with an athlete on their mental game – visualizing the skill, kinesthetically feeling the swing – has a positive impact on actual performance. But these mental simulations draw only upon mental imagery – seeing and feeling the physical goals in the mind’s eye. Imagination offers a much wider range of possibilities.

    What if your game could be helped by an imaginary friend?

    In a recent retrospective study of college students, we discovered that imagination comes in handy in athletics in ways that are surprisingly social. The creation of what we termed imaginary athletes – a person or being that a child imagined in the context of athletics – enabled and motivated athletic play, especially for children between the ages of about 6 and 12. Imaginary athletes also provided companionship during athletic play.

    An imaginary teammate or competitor might help improve a child’s game.
    NoSystem images/E+ via Getty Images

    Remembering childhood imaginary athletes

    The most basic form of an imaginary athlete might be a wall, fence or even tree that makes a good opponent in a pinch. For a child or adolescent practicing a sport alone, a surface that provides a ball return or a steady target for a throw gives opportunities for practice usually requiring other players.

    Is it any wonder, then, if the branches of the tree start to resemble a wide receiver’s arms, or an invisible goalie emerges in front of the fence? Solitary play might be a lot more fun if a make-believe teammate could provide an assist, or an invisible coach could appear and shout instructions during practice.

    The college students in our study reported that such support, even if imaginary, made them play a little longer or try a little harder as kids.

    About 41% of our sample of 225 college students reported creating at least one imaginary athlete at some point in middle childhood or early adolescence. Most, but not all, of these beings fell into three categories based on their characteristics.

    The first we called placeholders, such as ghost runners. They are typically generic, amorphous, imaginary teammates created by groups of children when not enough real players are available.

    The second type functioned as what we named athletic tools. They helped kids focus on their performance and improve their skills, usually by providing a worthy competitor, sometimes based on an admired professional athlete. The skills of athletic tools were often just above those of the child, drawing out the desire to be better, stronger, faster.

    Social relationships, our name for the third kind of imaginary athlete, primarily served emotional functions, relieving loneliness and providing the child or adolescent with a sense of belonging, safety or companionship as they engaged in their sport.

    Students who remembered imaginary athletes differed from their peers in two ways. First, more men than women reported creating these imaginary beings, possibly owing to the greater investment in and importance of athletics among boys versus girls. Second, people with imaginary athletes scored higher than those without on a current-day measure of predilection for imagination, but they were not more likely to report having created a make-believe friend or animal as a child.

    Imagination is a valuable power

    Creating an imaginary other might seem like a quirky, perhaps even childish, addition to sports practice. But actually, this behavior is entirely logical. After all, imagination is the core of human thought. Without it, we couldn’t conceptualize anything outside of the present moment that wasn’t already stored in memory. No thinking about the future, no consideration of multiple outcomes to a decision, no counterfactuals, daydreams, fantasies or plans.

    Why wouldn’t people apply such a fundamental tool of day-to-day thought in athletic contexts? Participation in sports is common, especially among school-age kids, and many college students in our study described drawing upon their imaginations frequently when playing sports, especially when doing so in their free time.

    Imagination is a core part of being human – it’s not a surprise it comes out on the sports field.
    Erik Isakson/Tetra images via Getty Images

    The creation of imaginary athletes is also unsurprising because it’s one of myriad ways that imagination enhances people’s social worlds throughout their lives. Above all else, social relationships are what matter most to people, and using imagination in thinking about them is common. For instance, people imagine conversations with others, particularly those close to them, sometimes practicing the delivery of bad news or envisioning the response to a proposal of marriage.

    In early childhood, kids create imaginary companions who help them learn about friendship and other’s perspectives. And in adolescence, when people focus on developing their autonomy and their own identities, they create parasocial relationships that let them identify with favorite celebrities, characters and media figures. Even in older age, some widows and widowers imagine continued relationships with their deceased spouses. These “continuing bonds” are efforts to cope with loss through imaginary narratives that are fed by and extrapolate upon years of interactions.

    At each point in their developmental trajectory, people might recruit imagination to help them understand, manage, regulate and enjoy the social aspects of life. Imaginary athletes are merely one manifestation of this habit.

    Because so many children and adolescents spend a lot of time engaged in sports, athletics can be a major environment for working on the developmental tasks of growing up. As children learn about functioning as part of a group, forming, maintaining and losing friendships, and mastering a range of skills and abilities, imaginary athletes provide teammates, coaches and competitors tailored to the needs of the moment.

    Of course, an imaginary athlete is but one tool that children and adolescents might use to address developmental tasks such as mastering skills or negotiating peer relationships. Children who aren’t fantasy-prone might create complex training regimens to practice their skills, and they might manage their friendships by talking through problems with others.

    But some report that turning inward generated real athletic and social benefits. “I got confidence out of my [imaginary athletes],” reported one participant. “If I could imagine beating someone, and [winning], then I felt like I could do anything.”

    The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

    – ref. Imaginary athletes: Creating make-believe teammates, competitors and coaches during play – https://theconversation.com/imaginary-athletes-creating-make-believe-teammates-competitors-and-coaches-during-play-254879

    MIL OSI Analysis –

    July 23, 2025
  • MIL-OSI Australia: City of Wanneroo adopts 2025/26 budget

    Source: South Australia Police

    The City of Wanneroo has adopted its 2025/26 budget, prioritising a range of services and facilities to keep our community connected, safe and sustainable.

    Council adopted a 3.5 per cent rate increase across all rating categories, and a 3 per cent increase for residential ratepayers which amounts to less than $1 per week for most homeowners.

    Mayor Linda Aitken said the $353.4 million budget included a $132.6 million capital works program and investment in a range of community services and facilities to benefit all residents.

    “We are committed to providing the programs, services, facilities and infrastructure our community needs and expects, while remaining mindful of the cost-of-living challenges people are facing,” she said.

    “As one of Australia’s fastest-growing local government areas, we have a duty to ensure value for money for our ratepayers. Half of this year’s budget is funded from sources beyond rates, thanks to strong partnerships and a strategic focus on alternative revenue streams.”

    “The City looks forward to delivering on this budget and continuing to build a thriving, inclusive and sustainable City for the generations to come.”

    2025/26 capital works program highlights

    Community recreation and facilities

    Over the next 12 months, the City will spend $60.9 million on upgrades to existing sporting facilities and the construction of new facilities to ensure local families and sporting clubs can stay healthy, active and connected.

    This includes $48.9 million to progress the construction of the Alkimos Aquatic and Recreation Centre.

    A $1.3 million investment will progress the design of a new sports hub for the Wanneroo Recreation Centre, a further $470,000 will progress a new amenities building at Abbeville Park in Mindarie, and $230,000 for an extension to the existing Wanneroo Showgrounds Clubrooms.

    Construction of the highly anticipated Dordaak Kepup library and youth innovation hub is scheduled for completion, with the $18 million Landsdale facility set to open its doors in December 2025.

    $1.6 million will support upgrades to Gumblossom Community Centre in Quinns Rocks, Yanchep Community Centre, Carramar Community and Butler Community Centre.

    An additional $1 million will support the Girrawheen Hub Redevelopment project.

    Waste management

    We’ve allocated $4.4 million to support more sustainable and efficient waste management processes. Funding will progress the development of a recycling centre in Neerabup and waste transfer stations in Neerabup and Wangara.

    Community safety

    We’re investing $3.7 million to community safety measures this year, including $1.6 million to upgrade the Two Rocks Bush Fire Brigade.

    We’ll also spend $1.6 million to commence detailed design for the Wanneroo Emergency Services Precinct, to ensure the City is better prepared for bushfires and other emergencies.

    Parks, playgrounds and pathways

    We’re committing $6.7 million towards park and playground upgrades, to ensure the community can enjoy our City’s natural environment. This work will include replacing playground equipment, shade structures, picnic shelters, barbecues and drink fountains.

    A $515,000 investment will provide new play spaces at Rotary Park, and $320,000 will complete the construction of new toilet facilities at Amery Park in Hocking.

    We’ve allocated $6.7 million to new and upgraded pathways and trails across the City, including new shared paths in Alexander Heights and from Butler to Alkimos Station.

    A further $815,000 will provide pathway lighting at Kingsbridge, Chesterfield, Brampton, Lighthouse and Delamere parks.

    Local roads

    With a focus on creating a safe and connected City, we’ve allocated $18.2 million this year to road upgrades and traffic treatments.

    This includes $4.8 million for Flynn Drive upgrades between Mather Drive and Old Yanchep Road.

    We’re also spending $1.3 million on upgrades to the intersection of Marangaroo Drive and Girrawheen Avenue, and $750,000 on the construction of a dual carriageway between Marmion Avenue to Spinnaker Boulevard on Yanchep Beach Road.

    In additional to the budget, the City is launching a new online payment portal this August, providing residents with a more flexible and user-friendly way to manage their rates.

    The portal offers a variety of automated payment options, such as weekly, fortnightly or monthly direct debit payments, depending on what suits your budget.

    For more information on the City’s 2025/26 budget and or the online payment portal, visit wanneroo.wa.gov.au/budget.

    Please note, some figures have been rounded to nearest decimal whole number.

     

    MIL OSI News –

    July 23, 2025
  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Nigel Topping CMG appointed Chair of the Climate Change Committee

    Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements

    News story

    Nigel Topping CMG appointed Chair of the Climate Change Committee

    Nigel Topping CMG has been appointed as Chair of the Climate Change Committee.

    Nigel Topping CMG has been appointed as Chair of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) by the UK and devolved governments today (22 July). 

    This follows the Secretary of State, Ed Miliband, and the Northern Irish, Welsh and Scottish devolved government Ministers selecting Nigel Topping as the preferred candidate for the role, as well as a successful pre-appointment hearing in front of the Energy Security and Net Zero and Environmental Audit Committees on Wednesday 16 July.   

    The Energy Secretary has written to Nigel Topping to confirm his appointment, welcoming him to the role and confirming his confidence in him to lead the Climate Change Committee. He has also written to Professor Piers Forster, to thank him for his leadership as interim Chair of the CCC following Lord Deben’s departure in 2023. 

    The Chair will play a key role in the committee’s work of advising government on the delivery of its carbon budgets, with a critical few years ahead as the government accelerates to net zero as part of its clean energy superpower mission. 

    Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband, said: 

    I want to congratulate Nigel Topping on his appointment as Chair of the Climate Change Committee.  

    We highly value the Climate Change Committee’s independent advice on how we can achieve net zero, so I am thrilled to have Nigel in this important role – as he brings extensive experience, including from his time serving as the UN High Level Climate Action Champion for COP26.  

    Net zero is the economic opportunity of the 21st century and Nigel’s business expertise will help us to maximise on this opportunity as we deliver our clean energy superpower mission – boosting energy security, creating good jobs, bringing down bills and tackling the climate crisis.

    Nigel Topping, Chair of the Climate Change Committee, said: 

    It is an honour to be appointed Chair of the Climate Change Committee at this pivotal moment. The UK has an opportunity to deliver on its climate commitments in a way that reduces costs for households, powers our industries forward, and makes our economy more successful. It’s also important to ensure resilience against growing climate impacts and I look forward to working with Baroness Brown who leads our adaptation work.    

    I’d like to offer my sincere thanks to Professor Piers Forster, who has been our interim Chair since Lord Deben stepped down. He has led the Committee through an incredibly busy period overseeing advice on the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget, three devolved carbon budgets, and a number of key progress reports to government.   

    I am committed to upholding the rigour and independent nature of the Committee’s advice, while harnessing our country’s wealth of scientific, financial and business talent.

    Nigel Topping’s selection follows a competitive recruitment process in line with the Governance Code for Public Appointments. 

    Notes to Editors

    The UK government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government, and Northern Ireland Executive agreed to appoint Nigel Topping. The decision-making Ministers were: 

    • Ed Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero 

    • Andrew Muir MLA, Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland Executive 

    • Gillian Martin MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, Scottish Government 

    • Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister of Wales and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government 

    Nigel Topping’s term as Chair will begin on Wednesday 23 July.

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    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI China: Latest UAVs, Counter-UAVs Showcased in China 2025-07-22 18:33:55 On Monday, the theme day event on unmanned and counter-unmanned land combat systems in the military trade market held by the China North Industries Group (Norinco Group) kicked off in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

    Source: People’s Republic of China – Ministry of National Defense

      BEIJING, July 22 — On Monday, the theme day event on unmanned and counter-unmanned land combat systems in the military trade market held by the China North Industries Group (Norinco Group) kicked off in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The latest equipment such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), loitering munitions, and counter-UAVs were all showcased.

      The theme day event was divided into dynamic performance and static display. The dynamic part displayed aerial “offensive and defensive” operations such as reconnaissance, informed planning, penetration and attack, etc.

      The exhibition area displayed unmanned and counter-unmanned equipment including UAVs, airborne munitions, loitering munitions. In addition, the wheeled gunnery with an unmanned turret that can automatically load and fire, the tank with an onboard UAV system and a radio jamming system, were also showcased.

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    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI Security: IAEA Reviews Progress of Sri Lanka’s Nuclear Infrastructure Development

    Source: International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA

    INIR mission team leader John Haddad presents the draft report to Thushara Rathnayake, Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board, at the closing meeting on 18 July. (Photo: Ministry of Energy of Sri Lanka)

    As Sri Lanka embarks on the development of its nuclear power programme, the country is making progress in establishing the necessary nuclear infrastructure, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) review mission that recently concluded.

    The follow-up Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission, conducted at the request of the Government of Sri Lanka, took place from 14 to 18 July 2025.

    The mission team, comprising two international experts from Bulgaria and Türkiye and two IAEA staff,  assessed the progress made to address the recommendations and suggestions of the Phase 1 2022 INIR mission. A Phase 1 INIR mission assesses the readiness of a country to make a knowledgeable commitment to a nuclear power programme using the Phase 1 criteria of the IAEA Milestones Approach and Evaluation Methodology. The 2022 mission made 26 recommendations and 6 suggestions to assist Sri Lanka in advancing its infrastructure development.

    In 2010, Sri Lanka’s Cabinet approved the initiation of studies for implementing a nuclear power programme in the country. In 2019, a Nuclear Energy Programme Implementing Organization (NEPIO) was established to coordinate related efforts, which included the Ministry of Energy, the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLAEB), the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Regulatory Council (SLAERC). In 2024, the government decided on further actions to consider a nuclear power programme.

    The INIR team concluded that Sri Lanka has made good progress to address recommendations and suggestions from the Phase 2 INIR mission in 2022. Sri Lanka has already identified five candidate sites for the nuclear power plant, established a management structure to oversee the procurement process for nuclear reactors, drafted a comprehensive nuclear law and included nuclear power in its current long-term energy planning for the period 2025-2044.

    Sri Lanka hosted a national workshop on nuclear law in November 2023, as well as an IAEA  Site and External Events Design Review Service (SEED) mission in 2024, which reviewed the country’s selection process to identify candidate sites to build its first nuclear power plant. A SEED follow up mission was also conducted, which took place in July this year.

    “Sri Lanka is actively working on addressing the recommendations and suggestions from the main INIR mission in 2022,” said mission team leader John Haddad from IAEA’s Nuclear Infrastructure Development Section. “This indicates the level of commitment of Sri Lanka to conduct the required studies and make a knowledgeable decision regarding the nuclear power programme.”

    In the opening ceremony for the INIR Mission, Hon. Eng. Kumara Jayakody, Cabinet Minister of Energy, welcomed the INIR mission as “a significant milestone in Sri Lanka’s journey towards a secure, sustainable and forward-looking energy future as we take decisive steps forward in exploring the role of nuclear power in our national energy mix.”

    Nuclear Power is included as an energy source within the CEB Least Cost Long Term Generation and Expansion Plan 2025-2044. According to the plan, accommodating a nuclear power unit above 600 MWe to the Sri Lankan network will be technically challenging due to the network’s condition, projected demand growth, and the generation mix which is expected to be dominated by variable renewable energy sources. The team said that further work is needed related to the finalization of strategies and studies in various areas of infrastructure development such as, among others, management, human resource development, stakeholder involvement, radioactive waste management and industrial involvement.

    About Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) Missions

    INIR missions are based on the IAEA Milestones Approach, with its 19 infrastructure issues, three phases (consider, prepare and construct) and three milestones (decide, contract and operate). INIR missions enable IAEA Member State representatives to have in-depth discussions with international experts about experiences and best practices in different countries.

    In developing its recommendations, the INIR team considers the comments made by the relevant national organizations. Implementation of any of the team’s recommendations and suggestions is at the discretion of the Member State requesting the mission. The results of the INIR mission are expected to help the Member State develop an action plan to fill any gaps, which in turn will help the development of the national nuclear infrastructure.

    INIR follow-up missions assess the implementation of the recommendations and suggestions provided during the main mission.

    MIL Security OSI –

    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI NGOs: IAEA Reviews Progress of Sri Lanka’s Nuclear Infrastructure Development

    Source: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) –

    INIR mission team leader John Haddad presents the draft report to Thushara Rathnayake, Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board, at the closing meeting on 18 July. (Photo: Ministry of Energy of Sri Lanka)

    As Sri Lanka embarks on the development of its nuclear power programme, the country is making progress in establishing the necessary nuclear infrastructure, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) review mission that recently concluded.

    The follow-up Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission, conducted at the request of the Government of Sri Lanka, took place from 14 to 18 July 2025.

    The mission team, comprising two international experts from Bulgaria and Türkiye and two IAEA staff,  assessed the progress made to address the recommendations and suggestions of the Phase 1 2022 INIR mission. A Phase 1 INIR mission assesses the readiness of a country to make a knowledgeable commitment to a nuclear power programme using the Phase 1 criteria of the IAEA Milestones Approach and Evaluation Methodology. The 2022 mission made 26 recommendations and 6 suggestions to assist Sri Lanka in advancing its infrastructure development.

    In 2010, Sri Lanka’s Cabinet approved the initiation of studies for implementing a nuclear power programme in the country. In 2019, a Nuclear Energy Programme Implementing Organization (NEPIO) was established to coordinate related efforts, which included the Ministry of Energy, the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLAEB), the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Regulatory Council (SLAERC). In 2024, the government decided on further actions to consider a nuclear power programme.

    The INIR team concluded that Sri Lanka has made good progress to address recommendations and suggestions from the Phase 2 INIR mission in 2022. Sri Lanka has already identified five candidate sites for the nuclear power plant, established a management structure to oversee the procurement process for nuclear reactors, drafted a comprehensive nuclear law and included nuclear power in its current long-term energy planning for the period 2025-2044.

    Sri Lanka hosted a national workshop on nuclear law in November 2023, as well as an IAEA  Site and External Events Design Review Service (SEED) mission in 2024, which reviewed the country’s selection process to identify candidate sites to build its first nuclear power plant. A SEED follow up mission was also conducted, which took place in July this year.

    “Sri Lanka is actively working on addressing the recommendations and suggestions from the main INIR mission in 2022,” said mission team leader John Haddad from IAEA’s Nuclear Infrastructure Development Section. “This indicates the level of commitment of Sri Lanka to conduct the required studies and make a knowledgeable decision regarding the nuclear power programme.”

    In the opening ceremony for the INIR Mission, Hon. Eng. Kumara Jayakody, Cabinet Minister of Energy, welcomed the INIR mission as “a significant milestone in Sri Lanka’s journey towards a secure, sustainable and forward-looking energy future as we take decisive steps forward in exploring the role of nuclear power in our national energy mix.”

    Nuclear Power is included as an energy source within the CEB Least Cost Long Term Generation and Expansion Plan 2025-2044. According to the plan, accommodating a nuclear power unit above 600 MWe to the Sri Lankan network will be technically challenging due to the network’s condition, projected demand growth, and the generation mix which is expected to be dominated by variable renewable energy sources. The team said that further work is needed related to the finalization of strategies and studies in various areas of infrastructure development such as, among others, management, human resource development, stakeholder involvement, radioactive waste management and industrial involvement.

    About Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) Missions

    INIR missions are based on the IAEA Milestones Approach, with its 19 infrastructure issues, three phases (consider, prepare and construct) and three milestones (decide, contract and operate). INIR missions enable IAEA Member State representatives to have in-depth discussions with international experts about experiences and best practices in different countries.

    In developing its recommendations, the INIR team considers the comments made by the relevant national organizations. Implementation of any of the team’s recommendations and suggestions is at the discretion of the Member State requesting the mission. The results of the INIR mission are expected to help the Member State develop an action plan to fill any gaps, which in turn will help the development of the national nuclear infrastructure.

    INIR follow-up missions assess the implementation of the recommendations and suggestions provided during the main mission.

    MIL OSI NGO –

    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Leeds aquatics team success brings home international medals

    Source: City of Leeds

    Leeds City Council’s aquatic training scheme has brought home six medals from the European Junior Championships that took place earlier this month.

    Five swimmers got selected from Leeds for the championship this year, more than from any other programme and the highest number Leeds has had selected since 2008.

    The team brought home three gold, one silver and two bronze medals.

    As a result of their great performances Daniel Ransom and Gabriel Shepherd have also been selected for the World Aquatics Junior Championships in August, where they will represent Great Britain amongst some of the strongest junior swimmers from across the world. 

    The aquatics scheme at John Charles Centre for Sport has cemented itself as the leading aquatics programme in Great Britain, providing more athletes to Great Britain’s world class programmes and the England national performance and talent programmes than any other aquatics programme.

    Councillor Salma Arif, executive member for adult social care, active lifestyles, and culture, said: “I want to say congratulations to the whole team who competed in the European Junior Championships, what an achievement.

    “We are very proud of our aquatics training scheme and it’s wonderful to see that the hard work of the coaches and the athletes continues to pay off year after year.”

    Jamie Fowler, group coach at Leeds City Council’s swim training scheme, said: “I would like to thank Active Leeds, Leeds City Council and the City of Leeds Swimming Club for the support that is provided for competitive swimming in the city.

    “To have five swimmers at European Junior level is a fantastic achievement and is more than any other programme in Britian. It’s a true testament to how strong our age group and youth development programme is.”

    List of medals:

    Gabriel Shepherd

    • Bronze Men’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay 
    • Silver Mixed 4×100 Freestyle Relay 
    • Gold Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay 

    Hollie Wilson

    • Bronze Women’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay 

    Daniel Ransom

    • Gold Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay 
    • Gold Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay 

    ENDS

    MIL OSI United Kingdom –

    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Derby praised for work to keep children safe outside the school gates

    Source: City of Derby

    Children are enjoying safer journeys to and from school thanks to a pioneering Council scheme, which has now won a nationally recognised award for helping to keep children safe by the school gates.

    School Safe Haven Zones operate outside of schools, using temporary road closures or restrictions to limit the use of cars for school drop-offs and pick-ups. Enforced by ANPR cameras, the zones restrict vehicles during peak hours to improve air quality and safety for students.

    The zones, which have been trialled in multiple locations across the city, have brought tangible benefits to both school children and local residents. Not only are there fewer hazards caused by moving and dangerously parked vehicles, but air quality has improved, and active travel – such as walking and cycling – has increased. Residents living close to the zones have also seen reductions in traffic ‘rat-runs’ and felt that their communities were safer, more pleasant places to be.

    Data collected through the scheme is used to identify high-risk locations, monitor compliance and enhance the technology, making sure that any enforcement is fair and accurate. Data collected in Derby has shown significant reductions of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) concentrations, with reductions of up to 48.8% in some locations.

    The pioneering zones been formally recognised with Derby’s parking and transport teams winning Best Service Team of the Year at this year’s MJ Awards, which recognise and celebrate the vital, but often unseen, work that happens across local government. The first local authority to implement this type of scheme outside of London and Wales, the award highlighted the Derby City Council’s innovative and strategic approach, such as the positive impact on child safety, use of active travel methods and the improvements in air quality around schools across the city.

    Councillor Carmel Swan, Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Transport and Sustainability said:

    “We’re incredibly proud of the positive impact that our School Safe Havens have brought to Derby, and I’m so pleased that this work has been recognised on a national level.

    “This isn’t just about reducing traffic; it’s about making sure that our children are safe outside the school gates and enabling healthy habits from a young age by promoting active travel and contributing to a healthier generation.

    “By partnering with other local authorities to share our expertise, we’re not just making Derby safer, we’re also helping other councils do the same.”

    Following overwhelming success in trials, the Council has teamed up with councils in Walsall, Coventry and Hull to roll out the project and improve safety elsewhere in the UK. Income of around £500,000 has been generated through this roll-out that is being reinvested into the project and other local services, such as providing cycle training and bicycles for school children as well as supporting other highways projects and the work of the school crossing patrol team.

    More information about School Safe Haven Zones can be found on the Council’s website.

    MIL OSI United Kingdom –

    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI Russia: Rain, thunderstorms and strong winds: worsening weather expected in the capital

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    According to weather forecasters, rain and thunderstorms are expected in Moscow on July 22. Wind gusts may reach 15 meters per second.

    In bad weather, city residents are asked to be especially careful on the street, not to take shelter under trees and not to park cars near them.

    The project has been opened on the portal “Our City” “Safe Summer”, with the help of which Muscovites can report about unreliably fixed advertising structures and road signs, broken or leaning trees, as well as other potentially dangerous situations. This will allow to quickly and effectively help services to minimize the consequences of bad weather, to protect the lives, health and property of city residents.

    Please note: This information is raw content obtained directly from the source of the information. It is an accurate report of what the source claims and does not necessarily reflect the position of MIL-OSI or its clients.

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    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI Russia: A member of the RUDN construction team told how the third work shift is going

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Peoples’Friendship University of Russia –

    An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

    Every weekday morning, Jean-Pierre Tsishugi Bisimva, a member of the RUDN Meridian Druzhby construction team, comes to the assembly line at 8:45 a.m. before the start of the work day. He works as a painter in the 11th block of the dormitory. Before this summer, he had never had to paint anything, but in three weeks he has already learned a lot.

    His experience working in a repair crew will definitely be useful to him in the future. After all, Jean-Pierre came to Russia from the Democratic Republic of Congo and graduated from the preparatory faculty to enroll in the RUDN Engineering Academy in the Construction program. He will begin his studies on September 1, but in the meantime, he is gaining useful practical skills in advance.

    “In the morning, we discuss the work plan for the day, and then we go to our site. I have a wonderful supervisor who is always ready to give professional advice and just suggest something on personal issues. I got used to the work faster than I thought, learned how to paint walls, stairs, radiators. To make it look prettier and more even, we use tape to separate the borders between colors and to avoid painting too much,” Jean-Pierre Tsishugi Bisimva (Construction, 1st year).

    Insidious paints

    Jean-Pierre already has not only useful knowledge and skills “under his belt”, but also a funny story about his colleague from the construction team.

    “He also worked as a painter, but he didn’t know much about paint. When he had to work in the bathroom, he didn’t cover the floor with anything to protect the surface from the oil paint that was dripping off the walls. This was because he thought that all paints were the same and could be easily washed off after work. As a result, my friend spent a long time cleaning the floor, and it was difficult to do. And that’s why we are always advised to use protective bags, film or cardboard to cover surfaces and keep the work area clean,” Jean-Pierre Tsishugi Bisimwa (Construction, 1st year).

    Concerts on Fridays

    The construction team members work from 09:00 to 18:00, with a lunch break. They go to the university cafeteria to recharge their batteries or bring food with them. In the evening, they hand over their completed work to the foreman and go home to rest and tidy up their work uniforms so that they are clean and ready for the new day. However, they are not always in a hurry to part with each other after checking in with the foreman.

    “We have a friendly, even family-like atmosphere. On Wednesdays we play football. And on Fridays we organize concerts where everyone can demonstrate their talents: sing, dance, play the guitar. In addition, excursions are organized for us. We have already seen the iconic places of Moscow, learned about its history and architecture,” – Jean-Pierre Tsishugi Bisimva (Construction, 1st year).

    At the end of July and in August, students will also be able to compete for the titles of “Miss and Mister of the Construction Team”. Who knows, maybe Jean-Pierre will receive the title of “Mister”? Time will tell.

    The third semester of the RUDN construction team “Meridian of Friendship” started on June 27. In total, more than 190 students from 55 countries are taking part in it.

    They were divided into two work areas: “Atlantes” are engaged in the improvement of student dormitories, and the guys from “Prometheus” are repairing classrooms, laboratories and sports areas of the university. The teams will work for two months.

    Please note: This information is raw content obtained directly from the source of the information. It is an accurate report of what the source claims and does not necessarily reflect the position of MIL-OSI or its clients.

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    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI: SINTX Technologies Submits FDA 510(k) for Silicon Nitride Foot & Ankle Medical Devices

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Advanced Material Science Meets Surgical Precision in Groundbreaking New Platform in Reconstructive Foot & Ankle Surgery Market

    SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SINTX Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SINT) (“SINTX” or the “Company”), an advanced ceramics innovator specializing in silicon nitride (Si₃N₄) for medical applications, today announced the submission of a 510(k) premarket notification to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its novel silicon nitride osteotomy wedges—marking the official entry into the foot and ankle reconstruction market. These next-generation implants blend cutting-edge biomaterials science with surgical precision and are designed to elevate standards in orthopedic procedures.

    The devices are manufactured from SINTX’s proprietary medical-grade silicon nitride, a biomaterial with a proven clinical track record of over 50,000 spinal interbody fusion devices implanted since 2008. With this submission, SINTX is extending the success of Si₃N₄ beyond the spine and into the global foot and ankle fusion market, currently valued at approximately $750.5 million and which is expected to grow to $1.38 billion by 2032 according to industry research.

    Clinical Advantages of Silicon Nitride

    From a clinical standpoint, Si₃N₄ is uniquely positioned among biomaterials to solve several of the most pressing challenges in orthopedic reconstruction:

    • Pro-osteogenic: Unlike PEEK or titanium, Si₃N₄ has been shown to actively promote bone cell adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation. In vivo and in vitro studies have shown enhanced osseointegration and fusion potential due to the material’s inherent surface chemistry and nanotopography.
    • Antimicrobial Without Additives: Si₃N₄ has been shown to inhibit bacterial colonization and proliferation—including several antibiotic-resistant strains —through inherent surface chemistry without a supplemental coating. This is particularly critical in foot and ankle procedures where occurrences of hardware-related infections persist despite current best practices.
    • Radiographic Clarity: Si₃N₄ implants are intrinsically radiolucent with clearly visible boundaries on X-ray and CT scans. This facilitates precise intraoperative placement and clear post-operative evaluation of bone healing—unlike metal implants which obscure fusion assessment.

    “We believe Si₃N₄ is the ideal orthopedic biomaterial for fusion procedures where infection risk, healing rate, and long-term stability are paramount,” said Eric Olson, CEO of SINTX Technologies.

    Surgical Innovation: Proprietary Designs with Disposable Instrumentation

    In parallel with biomaterial excellence, SINTX has engineered proprietary implant geometries and disposable instrumentation to elevate surgical outcomes:

    • Implant Geometry: The family of wedges were developed in collaboration with leading foot and ankle surgeons to optimize for biomechanical correction, surface area contact, and ease of insertion.
    • Disposable Instrument Set: At full launch we anticipate each implant system to be paired with a sterile, single-use instrument kit to enhance maximum surgical efficiency and sterility. This potentially leads to a reduction in intraoperative delays, elimination of reprocessing errors, and a decrease in OR turnover time—benefits that hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers alike will value.

    “We’ve combined the novel clinical advantages of silicon nitride with intuitive implant designs and single-use instrumentation to deliver a truly differentiated solution,” said Lisa Marie Del Re, Chief Commercial Officer of SINTX Technologies. “This approach goes beyond innovation in material science. We’ve reimagined the surgical experience, striving to improve outcomes, enhance efficiency, and deliver stronger economic value across the care continuum.”

    Strategic Launch and Financial Outlook

    • The FDA submission is backed by over a decade of clinical and preclinical data on SINTX’s Si₃N₄ biomaterial, including peer-reviewed publications, biocompatibility studies, and documented fusion success.
    • With compelling clinical advantages and meaningful input from high-volume reconstructive surgeons, the company anticipates strong early adoption of its foot and ankle portfolio. This launch represents a key growth catalyst for SINTX, with the potential to drive meaningful revenue through broader market penetration and increasing procedural demand across both hospital and ambulatory surgery center settings.

    Delivering Value to All Stakeholders

    • For Patients: The design and material properties of our silicon nitride implants are intended to support successful bone fusion and to reduce infection risk; key considerations in recovery and long-term outcomes.
    • For Surgeons: Engineered for enhanced intraoperative visualization and ease of use, our system integrates advanced implant geometry with streamlined instrumentation to support surgical precision and procedural consistency.
    • For Providers and Stakeholders: The combination of sterile, single-use kits and differentiated biomaterial technology offers operational efficiencies and clinical distinction, positioning this platform for strong alignment with evolving value-based care models and increased procedural demand.

    “This is not just another foot fusion product line—this is a platform,” added Olson. “A platform built on a proven material, rooted in over a decade of clinical experience, and refined with thoughtful surgical design. We believe SINTX is redefining what’s possible in orthopedic advancements.”

    The implants will be manufactured at SINTX Technologies FDA audited and ISO certified manufacturing facility and distributed under the company name SiNAPTIC Surgical. SiNAPTIC was acquired by SINTX on July 1, 2025.

    For more information, visit www.sintx.com or www.sinaptic.com

    About SINTX Technologies, Inc.
    Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, SINTX Technologies is an advanced ceramics company that develops and commercializes materials, components, and technologies for medical and agribiotech applications. SINTX is a global leader in the research, development, and manufacturing of silicon nitride, and its products have been implanted in humans since 2008. Over the past several years, SINTX has utilized strategic acquisitions and alliances to enter new markets. For more information on SINTX Technologies or its materials platform, visit www.sintx.com.

    Forward-Looking Statements
    This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”) that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: “anticipate,” “believe,” “project,” “estimate,” “expect,” “strategy,” “future,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “will” and similar references to future periods.

    Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made and reflect management’s current estimates, projections, expectations and beliefs. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Forward-looking statements in this press release include our anticipation that there will be strong early adoption of our foot and ankle portfolio, that the product launch will represent a key growth catalyst for SINTX, with the potential to drive meaningful revenue through broader market penetration and increasing procedural demand across both hospital and ambulatory surgery center settings. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, difficulty in commercializing ceramic technologies and development of new product opportunities. A discussion of other risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements can be found in SINTX’s Risk Factors disclosure in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 19, 2025, and in SINTX’s other filings with the SEC. SINTX undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update the forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this report, except as required by law.

    Business and Media Inquiries for SINTX:
    SINTX Technologies, Inc.
    801.839.3502
    IR@sintx.com

    The MIL Network –

    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI: SINTX Technologies Submits FDA 510(k) for Silicon Nitride Foot & Ankle Medical Devices

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Advanced Material Science Meets Surgical Precision in Groundbreaking New Platform in Reconstructive Foot & Ankle Surgery Market

    SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SINTX Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SINT) (“SINTX” or the “Company”), an advanced ceramics innovator specializing in silicon nitride (Si₃N₄) for medical applications, today announced the submission of a 510(k) premarket notification to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its novel silicon nitride osteotomy wedges—marking the official entry into the foot and ankle reconstruction market. These next-generation implants blend cutting-edge biomaterials science with surgical precision and are designed to elevate standards in orthopedic procedures.

    The devices are manufactured from SINTX’s proprietary medical-grade silicon nitride, a biomaterial with a proven clinical track record of over 50,000 spinal interbody fusion devices implanted since 2008. With this submission, SINTX is extending the success of Si₃N₄ beyond the spine and into the global foot and ankle fusion market, currently valued at approximately $750.5 million and which is expected to grow to $1.38 billion by 2032 according to industry research.

    Clinical Advantages of Silicon Nitride

    From a clinical standpoint, Si₃N₄ is uniquely positioned among biomaterials to solve several of the most pressing challenges in orthopedic reconstruction:

    • Pro-osteogenic: Unlike PEEK or titanium, Si₃N₄ has been shown to actively promote bone cell adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation. In vivo and in vitro studies have shown enhanced osseointegration and fusion potential due to the material’s inherent surface chemistry and nanotopography.
    • Antimicrobial Without Additives: Si₃N₄ has been shown to inhibit bacterial colonization and proliferation—including several antibiotic-resistant strains —through inherent surface chemistry without a supplemental coating. This is particularly critical in foot and ankle procedures where occurrences of hardware-related infections persist despite current best practices.
    • Radiographic Clarity: Si₃N₄ implants are intrinsically radiolucent with clearly visible boundaries on X-ray and CT scans. This facilitates precise intraoperative placement and clear post-operative evaluation of bone healing—unlike metal implants which obscure fusion assessment.

    “We believe Si₃N₄ is the ideal orthopedic biomaterial for fusion procedures where infection risk, healing rate, and long-term stability are paramount,” said Eric Olson, CEO of SINTX Technologies.

    Surgical Innovation: Proprietary Designs with Disposable Instrumentation

    In parallel with biomaterial excellence, SINTX has engineered proprietary implant geometries and disposable instrumentation to elevate surgical outcomes:

    • Implant Geometry: The family of wedges were developed in collaboration with leading foot and ankle surgeons to optimize for biomechanical correction, surface area contact, and ease of insertion.
    • Disposable Instrument Set: At full launch we anticipate each implant system to be paired with a sterile, single-use instrument kit to enhance maximum surgical efficiency and sterility. This potentially leads to a reduction in intraoperative delays, elimination of reprocessing errors, and a decrease in OR turnover time—benefits that hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers alike will value.

    “We’ve combined the novel clinical advantages of silicon nitride with intuitive implant designs and single-use instrumentation to deliver a truly differentiated solution,” said Lisa Marie Del Re, Chief Commercial Officer of SINTX Technologies. “This approach goes beyond innovation in material science. We’ve reimagined the surgical experience, striving to improve outcomes, enhance efficiency, and deliver stronger economic value across the care continuum.”

    Strategic Launch and Financial Outlook

    • The FDA submission is backed by over a decade of clinical and preclinical data on SINTX’s Si₃N₄ biomaterial, including peer-reviewed publications, biocompatibility studies, and documented fusion success.
    • With compelling clinical advantages and meaningful input from high-volume reconstructive surgeons, the company anticipates strong early adoption of its foot and ankle portfolio. This launch represents a key growth catalyst for SINTX, with the potential to drive meaningful revenue through broader market penetration and increasing procedural demand across both hospital and ambulatory surgery center settings.

    Delivering Value to All Stakeholders

    • For Patients: The design and material properties of our silicon nitride implants are intended to support successful bone fusion and to reduce infection risk; key considerations in recovery and long-term outcomes.
    • For Surgeons: Engineered for enhanced intraoperative visualization and ease of use, our system integrates advanced implant geometry with streamlined instrumentation to support surgical precision and procedural consistency.
    • For Providers and Stakeholders: The combination of sterile, single-use kits and differentiated biomaterial technology offers operational efficiencies and clinical distinction, positioning this platform for strong alignment with evolving value-based care models and increased procedural demand.

    “This is not just another foot fusion product line—this is a platform,” added Olson. “A platform built on a proven material, rooted in over a decade of clinical experience, and refined with thoughtful surgical design. We believe SINTX is redefining what’s possible in orthopedic advancements.”

    The implants will be manufactured at SINTX Technologies FDA audited and ISO certified manufacturing facility and distributed under the company name SiNAPTIC Surgical. SiNAPTIC was acquired by SINTX on July 1, 2025.

    For more information, visit www.sintx.com or www.sinaptic.com

    About SINTX Technologies, Inc.
    Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, SINTX Technologies is an advanced ceramics company that develops and commercializes materials, components, and technologies for medical and agribiotech applications. SINTX is a global leader in the research, development, and manufacturing of silicon nitride, and its products have been implanted in humans since 2008. Over the past several years, SINTX has utilized strategic acquisitions and alliances to enter new markets. For more information on SINTX Technologies or its materials platform, visit www.sintx.com.

    Forward-Looking Statements
    This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”) that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: “anticipate,” “believe,” “project,” “estimate,” “expect,” “strategy,” “future,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “will” and similar references to future periods.

    Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made and reflect management’s current estimates, projections, expectations and beliefs. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Forward-looking statements in this press release include our anticipation that there will be strong early adoption of our foot and ankle portfolio, that the product launch will represent a key growth catalyst for SINTX, with the potential to drive meaningful revenue through broader market penetration and increasing procedural demand across both hospital and ambulatory surgery center settings. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, difficulty in commercializing ceramic technologies and development of new product opportunities. A discussion of other risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements can be found in SINTX’s Risk Factors disclosure in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 19, 2025, and in SINTX’s other filings with the SEC. SINTX undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update the forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this report, except as required by law.

    Business and Media Inquiries for SINTX:
    SINTX Technologies, Inc.
    801.839.3502
    IR@sintx.com

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    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI: S8 Global Fintech & Regtech Fund (Luxembourg), Strategic Fintech Investor, Reports More Than 10% Ownership Position in RYVYL

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SAN DIEGO, CA, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RYVYL Inc. (NASDAQ: RVYL) (“RYVYL” or the “Company”), a leading innovator of payment transaction solutions, that recently announced pivoting into strategies that may include crypto-currency custodial services, today announced that S8 Global Fintech & Regtech Fund (Luxembourg) (“S8”) recently reported to the SEC an ownership position of approximately 3.6 million shares of RYVYL common stock, or more than 10% of RYVYL’s outstanding shares of common stock, as of July 21, 2025, making it the Company’s largest stockholder.

    S8 Global Fintech & Regtech Fund, a Luxembourg-based alternative investment fund (AIF) that is registered with the CSSF (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier), makes strategic investments in businesses that operate in the Fintech, Regtech, Insurtech and Data Technology industries. RYVYL announced its enhanced business plan including, among other things, crypto-currency custodial services, in a press release on June 16, 2025.

    S8’s portfolio includes companies with established operations in the UK and EU as well as payment processing tools for direct digital asset payments. RYVYL has existing operations in North America and is pursuing strategic opportunities, including plans to initiate a digital asset acquisition strategy. The Company and S8 have had initial discussions and are exploring ways to work together.

    About S8 Global Fintech & Regtech Fund (Luxembourg)

    S8 Global Fintech & Regtech Fund (Luxembourg), with full ownership of UK and EU regulated payment institutions, including My EU Pay Ltd., Cublox Ltd., and ValorPay, UAB, focuses on innovative sectors where technology transforms financial services and operations. This includes Fintech, which leverages technology to improve or automate financial services; Regtech, which applies modern tech to address regulatory and compliance challenges; Insuretech, which modernizes the creation, delivery, and management of insurance products; and Data Technology, which encompasses software tools designed to analyze, process, and extract insights from data. More information can be found here: S8 Fund

    About RYVYL

    RYVYL Inc. (NASDAQ: RVYL) was born from a passion for empowering a new way to conduct business-to-business, consumer-to-business, and peer-to-peer payment transactions around the globe. By leveraging electronic payment technology for diverse international markets, RYVYL is a leading innovator of payment transaction solutions reinventing the future of financial transactions. Since its founding as GreenBox POS in 2017 in San Diego, RYVYL has developed applications enabling an end-to-end suite of turnkey financial products with enhanced security and data privacy, world-class identity theft protection, and rapid speed to settlement. As a result, the platform can log immense volumes of immutable transactional records at the speed of the internet for first-tier partners, merchants, and consumers around the globe. www.ryvyl.com

    Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release includes information that constitutes 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. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current beliefs, assumptions and expectations regarding future events, which in turn are based on information currently available to the Company. Such forward-looking statements include statements that are characterized by future or conditional words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate” and “continue” or similar words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss future expectations and plans, which contain projections of future results of operations or financial condition or state other forward-looking information.

    By their nature, forward-looking statements address matters that are subject to risks and uncertainties. A variety of factors could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those expressed in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Risk factors affecting the Company are discussed in detail in the Company’s filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable laws.

    IR Contact:
    David Barnard, Alliance Advisors Investor Relations, 415-433-3777, ryvylinvestor@allianceadvisors.com

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    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI: S8 Global Fintech & Regtech Fund (Luxembourg), Strategic Fintech Investor, Reports More Than 10% Ownership Position in RYVYL

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    SAN DIEGO, CA, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RYVYL Inc. (NASDAQ: RVYL) (“RYVYL” or the “Company”), a leading innovator of payment transaction solutions, that recently announced pivoting into strategies that may include crypto-currency custodial services, today announced that S8 Global Fintech & Regtech Fund (Luxembourg) (“S8”) recently reported to the SEC an ownership position of approximately 3.6 million shares of RYVYL common stock, or more than 10% of RYVYL’s outstanding shares of common stock, as of July 21, 2025, making it the Company’s largest stockholder.

    S8 Global Fintech & Regtech Fund, a Luxembourg-based alternative investment fund (AIF) that is registered with the CSSF (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier), makes strategic investments in businesses that operate in the Fintech, Regtech, Insurtech and Data Technology industries. RYVYL announced its enhanced business plan including, among other things, crypto-currency custodial services, in a press release on June 16, 2025.

    S8’s portfolio includes companies with established operations in the UK and EU as well as payment processing tools for direct digital asset payments. RYVYL has existing operations in North America and is pursuing strategic opportunities, including plans to initiate a digital asset acquisition strategy. The Company and S8 have had initial discussions and are exploring ways to work together.

    About S8 Global Fintech & Regtech Fund (Luxembourg)

    S8 Global Fintech & Regtech Fund (Luxembourg), with full ownership of UK and EU regulated payment institutions, including My EU Pay Ltd., Cublox Ltd., and ValorPay, UAB, focuses on innovative sectors where technology transforms financial services and operations. This includes Fintech, which leverages technology to improve or automate financial services; Regtech, which applies modern tech to address regulatory and compliance challenges; Insuretech, which modernizes the creation, delivery, and management of insurance products; and Data Technology, which encompasses software tools designed to analyze, process, and extract insights from data. More information can be found here: S8 Fund

    About RYVYL

    RYVYL Inc. (NASDAQ: RVYL) was born from a passion for empowering a new way to conduct business-to-business, consumer-to-business, and peer-to-peer payment transactions around the globe. By leveraging electronic payment technology for diverse international markets, RYVYL is a leading innovator of payment transaction solutions reinventing the future of financial transactions. Since its founding as GreenBox POS in 2017 in San Diego, RYVYL has developed applications enabling an end-to-end suite of turnkey financial products with enhanced security and data privacy, world-class identity theft protection, and rapid speed to settlement. As a result, the platform can log immense volumes of immutable transactional records at the speed of the internet for first-tier partners, merchants, and consumers around the globe. www.ryvyl.com

    Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release includes information that constitutes 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. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current beliefs, assumptions and expectations regarding future events, which in turn are based on information currently available to the Company. Such forward-looking statements include statements that are characterized by future or conditional words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate” and “continue” or similar words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss future expectations and plans, which contain projections of future results of operations or financial condition or state other forward-looking information.

    By their nature, forward-looking statements address matters that are subject to risks and uncertainties. A variety of factors could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those expressed in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Risk factors affecting the Company are discussed in detail in the Company’s filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable laws.

    IR Contact:
    David Barnard, Alliance Advisors Investor Relations, 415-433-3777, ryvylinvestor@allianceadvisors.com

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    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI: Capital City Bank Group, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla., July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCBG) today reported net income attributable to common shareowners of $15.0 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $16.9 million, or $0.99 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025, and $14.2 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2024.

    QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS (2ndQuarter 2025 versus 1stQuarter 2025)

    Income Statement

    • Tax-equivalent net interest income totaled $43.2 million compared to $41.6 million for the first quarter of 2025
      • Net interest margin increased eight basis points to 4.30% (earning asset yield increased by six basis points and cost of funds decreased two basis points to 82 basis points)
    • Provision for credit losses decreased by $0.1 million to $0.6 million for the second quarter – net loan charge-offs were comparable to the first quarter of 2025 at nine basis points (annualized) of average loans – allowance coverage ratio increased to 1.13% at June 30, 2025
    • Noninterest income increased by $0.1 million, or 0.5%, reflecting higher deposit and bankcard fees as well as mortgage fees partially offset by lower wealth management fees
    • Noninterest expense increased by $3.8 million, or 9.9%, primarily due to a $3.9 million net gain from the sale of our operations center building (reflected in other expense) in the first quarter of 2025

    Balance Sheet

    • Loan balances decreased by $13.3 million, or 0.5% (average), and decreased by $29.3 million, or 1.1% (end of period)
    • Deposit balances increased by $15.2 million, or 0.4% (average), and decreased by $79.0 million, or 2.1% (end of period) due to the seasonal decrease in our public fund balances
      • Noninterest bearing deposits averaged 36.5% of total deposits for the second quarter and 36.2% for the year
    • Tangible book value per diluted share (non-GAAP financial measure) increased by $0.78, or 3.2%

    “Capital City delivered another strong quarter, highlighted by sustained revenue growth and continued credit strength,” said William G. Smith, Jr, Capital City Bank Group Chairman and CEO. “Our second quarter results reflect a 3.9% increase in net interest income and an 8 basis point expansion in the net interest margin to 4.30%. Tangible book value per share increased by 3.2%, and we further strengthened our capital position, with our tangible capital ratio increasing to 10.1%. We remain focused on executing strategies that drive consistent, profitable growth, supported by a fortress balance sheet that provides resilience and strategic flexibility.”                          

    Discussion of Operating Results

    Net Interest Income/Net Interest Margin

    Tax-equivalent net interest income for the second quarter of 2025 totaled $43.2 million compared to $41.6 million for the first quarter of 2025 and $39.3 million for the second quarter of 2024. Compared to the first quarter of 2025, the increase was driven by a $0.9 million increase in investment securities income and a $0.4 million increase in overnight funds income. One additional calendar day in the second quarter of 2025 contributed to the increase. Compared to the second quarter of 2024, the increase was primarily due to a $2.7 million increase in investment securities income and a $1.2 million decrease in deposit interest expense. New investment purchases at higher yields drove the increase in investment securities income for both prior period comparisons. Further, the decrease in deposit interest expense from the prior year period reflected the gradual decrease in our deposit rates, as short term rates began declining in the second half of 2024.

    For the first six months of 2025, tax-equivalent net interest income totaled $84.8 million compared to $77.8 million for the same period of 2024 with the increase primarily attributable to a $4.2 million increase in investment securities income, a $1.9 million increase in overnight funds income, and a $1.4 million decrease in deposit interest expense. New investment purchases at higher yields drove the increase in investment securities income. Higher average deposit balances contributed to the increase in overnight funds income. The decrease in deposit interest expense reflected the aforementioned decrease in our deposit rates.

    Our net interest margin for the second quarter of 2025 was 4.30%, an increase of eight basis points over the first quarter of 2025 and an increase of 28 basis points over the second quarter of 2024. For the month of June 2025, our net interest margin was 4.36%. For the first six months of 2025, our net interest margin increased by 25 basis points to 4.26% compared to the same period of 2024. The increase in net interest margin over all prior periods reflected a higher yield in the investment portfolio driven by new purchases at higher yields. Lower deposit cost also contributed to the improvement over both prior year periods. For the second quarter of 2025, our cost of funds was 82 basis points, a decrease of two basis points from the first quarter of 2025 and a 15-basis point decrease from the second quarter of 2024. Our cost of deposits (including noninterest bearing accounts) was 81 basis points, 82 basis points, and 95 basis points, respectively, for the same periods.

    Provision for Credit Losses

    We recorded a provision expense for credit losses of $0.6 million for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $0.8 million for the first quarter of 2025 and $1.2 million for the second quarter of 2024. For the first six months of 2025, we recorded a provision expense for credit losses of $1.4 million compared to $2.1 million for the first six months of 2024. Activity within the components of the provision (loans held for investment (“HFI”) and unfunded loan commitments) for each reported period is provided in the table on page 14. We discuss the various factors that impacted our provision expense for Loans HFI in further detail below under the heading Allowance for Credit Losses.

    Noninterest Income and Noninterest Expense

    Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2025 totaled $20.0 million compared to $19.9 million for the first quarter of 2025 and $19.6 million for the second quarter of 2024. The $0.1 million, or 0.5%, increase over the first quarter of 2025 was primarily due to a $0.4 million increase in mortgage banking revenues and a $0.3 million increase in deposit fees, partially offset by a $0.6 million decrease in wealth management fees. The increase in mortgage revenues was driven by an increase in production volume. Fee adjustments made late in the second quarter of 2025 led to the increase in deposit fees. The decrease in wealth management fees was attributable to a decrease in insurance commission revenue. Compared to the second quarter of 2024, the $0.4 million, or 2.1%, increase was primarily due to a $0.8 million increase in wealth management fees, partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in mortgage banking revenues and a $0.1 million decrease in other income. The increase in wealth management fees reflected a $0.5 million increase in trust fees and a $0.4 million increase in retail brokerage fees, partially offset by a $0.1 million decrease in insurance commission revenue. A combination of new business, higher account valuations, and fee increases implemented in early 2025 drove the improvement in trust and retail brokerage fees.

    For the first six months of 2025, noninterest income totaled $39.9 million compared to $37.7 million for the same period of 2024, primarily attributable to a $1.8 million increase in wealth management fees and a $0.7 million increase in mortgage banking revenues that was partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in deposit fees. The increase in wealth management fees reflected increases in retail brokerage fees of $1.0 million, trust fees of $0.7 million, and insurance commission revenue of $0.1 million. The increases in retail brokerage and trust fees were attributable to a combination of new business, higher account valuations, and fee increases implemented in early 2025. The increase in mortgage banking revenues was due to a higher gain on sale margin.   

    Noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2025 totaled $42.5 million compared to $38.7 million for the first quarter of 2025 and $40.4 million for the second quarter of 2024. The $3.8 million, or 9.9%, increase over the first quarter of 2025, reflected a $3.3 million increase in other expense, a $0.3 million increase in occupancy expense, and a $0.2 million increase in compensation expense. The increase in other expense was driven by a $4.5 million increase in other real estate expense which reflected lower gains from the sale of banking facilities, primarily the sale of our operations center building in the first quarter of 2025, partially offset by a $0.5 million decrease in charitable contribution expense and a $0.6 million decrease in miscellaneous expense. The slight increase in occupancy expense was due to higher software maintenance agreement expense and maintenance/repairs for buildings and furniture/fixtures. The slight increase in compensation expense reflected a $0.1 million increase in salary expense and a $0.1 million increase in associate benefit expense.   Compared to the second quarter of 2024, the $2.1 million, or 5.2%, increase was primarily due to a $2.1 million increase in compensation expense which reflected a $1.3 million increase in salary expense and a $0.8 million increase in associate benefit expense. The increase in salary expense was primarily due to increases in incentive plan expense of $0.9 million and base salaries of $0.4 million (merit based). The increase in associate benefit expense was attributable to a $0.6 million increase in associate insurance expense and a $0.2 million increase in stock compensation expense.

    For the first six months of 2025, noninterest expense totaled $81.2 million compared to $80.6 million for the same period of 2024 with the $0.6 million, or 0.8%, increase due to a $3.9 million increase in compensation expense that was partially offset by a $3.2 million decrease in other expense and a $0.1 million decrease in occupancy expense. The increase in compensation was due to a $2.5 million increase in salary expense and a $1.4 million increase in associate benefit expense. The increase in salary expense was primarily due to increases in incentive plan expense of $1.2 million, base salaries of $0.9 million (merit based), and commissions of $0.7 million (retail brokerage and mortgage). The increase in associate benefit expense was attributable to a higher cost for associate insurance. The decrease in other expense was primarily due to a $4.5 million decrease in other real estate expense due to lower gains from the sale of banking facilities, and a $1.0 million decrease in miscellaneous expense (non-service component of pension expense), partially offset by increases in processing expense of $1.1 million (outsource of core processing system), charitable contribution expense of $0.7 million, and professional fees of $0.5 million.

    Income Taxes

    We realized income tax expense of $5.0 million (effective rate of 24.9%) for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $5.1 million (effective rate of 23.3%) for the first quarter of 2025 and $3.2 million (effective rate of 18.5%) for the second quarter of 2024. For the first six months of 2025, we realized income tax expense of $10.1 million (effective rate of 24.1%) compared to $6.7 million (effective rate of 20.6%) for the same period of 2024. A lower level of tax benefit accrued from a solar tax credit equity fund drove the increase in our effective tax rate for all prior period comparisons. Absent discrete items or new tax credit investments, we expect our annual effective tax rate to approximate 24% for 2025.

    Discussion of Financial Condition

    Earning Assets

    Average earning assets totaled $4.032 billion for the second quarter of 2025, an increase of $38.1 million, or 1.0%, over the first quarter of 2025, and an increase of $110.1 million, or 2.8%, over the fourth quarter of 2024. The increase over both prior periods was driven by higher average deposit balances (see below – Deposits). Compared to the first quarter of 2025, the change in the earning asset mix reflected a $27.8 million increase in overnight funds and a $25.7 million increase in investment securities that was partially offset by a $13.3 million decrease in loans HFI and a $2.1 million decrease in loans held for sale (“HFS”). Compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, the change in the earning asset mix reflected a $92.8 million increase in investment securities and a $50.5 million increase in overnight funds sold partially offset by a $24.8 million decrease in loans HFI and a $8.4 million decrease in loans HFS.

    Average loans HFI decreased by $13.3 million, or 0.5%, from the first quarter of 2025 and decreased by $24.8 million, or 0.9%, from the fourth quarter of 2024. Compared to the first quarter of 2025, the decrease was due to decreases in construction loans of $24.6 million, consumer loans (primarily indirect auto) of $1.9 million, and commercial loans of $3.4 million, partially offset by increases to residential real estate loans of $10.2 million, commercial real estate loans of $2.1 million, and home equity loans of $4.1 million. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, the decline was primarily attributable to decreases in construction loans of $33.2 million, commercial loans of $9.2 million, and consumer loans (primarily indirect auto) of $4.0 million, partially offset by increases in home equity loans of $10.8 million, residential real estate loans of $9.9 million, and commercial real estate loans of $1.9 million.

    Loans HFI at June 30, 2025 decreased by $29.3 million, or 1.1%, from March 31, 2025 and decreased by $20.1 million, or 0.8%, from December 31, 2024. Compared to the first quarter of 2025, the decline was primarily due to decreases in construction loans of $18.2 million, consumer loans (primarily indirect auto) of $8.7 million, commercial loans of $4.4 million, and commercial real estate loans of $4.4 million, partially offset by increases in residential real estate loans of $5.8 million and home equity loans of $2.2 million. Compared to December 31, 2024, the decrease was primarily attributable to decreases in construction loans of $45.9 million, commercial loans of $9.2 million, and consumer loans (primarily indirect auto) of $2.0 million, partially offset by increases in commercial real estate loans of $23.4 million, residential real estate loans of $17.9 million, and home equity loans of $8.1 million.

    Allowance for Credit Losses

    At June 30, 2025, the allowance for credit losses for loans HFI totaled $29.9 million compared to $29.7 million at March 31, 2025 and $29.3 million at December 31, 2024. Activity within the allowance is provided on Page 14. The slight increase in the allowance over March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was primarily attributable to qualitative factor adjustments that were partially offset by lower loan balances. Net loan charge-offs for both the second quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2025 were comparable at nine basis points of average loans. At June 30, 2025, the allowance represented 1.13% of loans HFI compared to 1.12% at March 31, 2025, and 1.10% at December 31, 2024.

    Credit Quality

    Nonperforming assets (nonaccrual loans and other real estate) totaled $6.6 million at June 30, 2025 compared to $4.4 million at March 31, 2025 and $6.7 million at December 31, 2024. At June 30, 2025, nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets was 0.15%, compared to 0.10% at March 31, 2025 and 0.15% at December 31, 2024. Nonaccrual loans totaled $6.4 million at June 30, 2025, a $2.2 million increase over March 31, 2025 and a $0.1 million increase over December 31, 2024 with the increase over the first quarter of 2025 primarily attributable to two home equity loans totaling $1.8 million. Classified loans totaled $28.6 million at June 30, 2025, a $9.4 million increase over March 31, 2025 and a $8.7 million increase over December 31, 2024. The increase over the prior periods was primarily due to the downgrade of four residential real estate loans totaling $4.2 million and two commercial real estate loans totaling $4.3 million.

    Deposits

    Average total deposits were $3.681 billion for the second quarter of 2025, an increase of $15.2 million, or 0.4%, over the first quarter of 2025 and an increase of $80.3 million, or 2.2%, over the fourth quarter of 2024.   Compared to the first quarter of 2025, the increase was attributable to higher core deposit balances (primarily noninterest bearing checking and money market), partially offset by a decline in public funds balances (primarily NOW accounts) due to the seasonal reduction in those balances. The increase over the fourth quarter of 2024 reflected strong growth in core deposit balances and a seasonal increase in public funds balances (primarily NOW) which are received/deposited by those clients starting in December and peak on average in the first quarter.

    At June 30, 2025, total deposits were $3.705 billion, a decrease of $79.0 million, or 2.1%, from March 31, 2025, and an increase of $32.9 million, or 0.9%, over December 31, 2024. The decrease from March 31, 2025 was primarily due to a seasonal decline in public funds balances, (primarily money market and noninterest bearing). The increase over December 31, 2024 reflected higher core deposit balances, primarily noninterest bearing accounts. Public funds totaled $596.6 million at June 30, 2025, $648.0 million at March 31, 2025, and $660.9 million at December 31, 2024.

    Liquidity

    We maintained an average net overnight funds (i.e., deposits with banks plus FED funds sold less FED funds purchased) sold position of $348.8 million in the second quarter of 2025 compared to $320.9 million in the first quarter of 2025 and $298.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Compared to both prior periods, the increase reflected higher average deposits and lower average loans.

    At June 30, 2025, we had the ability to generate approximately $1.603 billion (excludes overnight funds position of $395 million) in additional liquidity through various sources including various federal funds purchased lines, Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings, the Federal Reserve Discount Window, and brokered deposits.

    We also view our investment portfolio as a liquidity source, as we have the option to pledge securities in our portfolio as collateral for borrowings or deposits and/or to sell selected securities in our portfolio. Our portfolio consists of debt issued by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. governmental agencies, municipal governments, and corporate entities. At June 30, 2025, the weighted-average maturity and duration of our portfolio were 2.66 years and 2.14 years, respectively, and the available-for-sale portfolio had a net unrealized after-tax loss of $13.4 million.

    Capital

    Shareowners’ equity was $526.4 million at June 30, 2025 compared to $512.6 million at March 31, 2025 and $495.3 million at December 31, 2024. For the first six months of 2025, shareowners’ equity was positively impacted by net income attributable to shareowners of $31.9 million, a net $5.5 million decrease in the accumulated other comprehensive loss, the issuance of common stock of $2.8 million, and stock compensation accretion of $0.9 million. The net favorable change in accumulated other comprehensive loss reflected a $6.4 million decrease in the investment securities loss that was partially offset by a $0.9 million decrease in the fair value of the interest rate swap related to subordinated debt. Shareowners’ equity was reduced by common stock dividends of $8.2 million ($0.48 per share) and net adjustments totaling $1.8 million related to transactions under our stock compensation plans.

    At June 30, 2025, our total risk-based capital ratio was 19.60% compared to 19.20% at March 31, 2025 and 18.64% at December 31, 2024. Our common equity tier 1 capital ratio was 16.81%, 16.08%, and 15.54%, respectively, on these dates. Our leverage ratio was 11.14%, 11.17%, and 11.05%, respectively, on these dates. At June 30, 2025, all our regulatory capital ratios exceeded the thresholds to be designated as “well-capitalized” under the Basel III capital standards. Further, our tangible common equity ratio (non-GAAP financial measure) was 10.09% at June 30, 2025 compared to 9.61% and 9.51% at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. If the unrealized loss for held-to-maturity securities of $9.9 million (after-tax) was recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, our adjusted tangible capital ratio would be 9.86%.

    About Capital City Bank Group, Inc.

    Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCBG) is one of the largest publicly traded financial holding companies headquartered in Florida and has approximately $4.4 billion in assets. We provide a full range of banking services, including traditional deposit and credit services, mortgage banking, asset management, trust, merchant services, bankcards, securities brokerage services, and financial advisory services, including the sale of life insurance, risk management and asset protection services. Our bank subsidiary, Capital City Bank, was founded in 1895 and now has 62 banking offices and 107 ATMs/ITMs in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. For more information about Capital City Bank Group, Inc., visit https://www.ccbg.com/.

    FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

    Forward-looking statements in this Press Release are based on current plans and expectations that are subject to uncertainties and risks, which could cause our future results to differ materially. The words “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “target,” “vision,” “goal,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause our actual results to differ: the effects of and changes in trade and monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board; inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations; local, regional, national, and international economic conditions and the impact they may have on us and our clients and our assessment of that impact; the costs and effects of legal and regulatory developments, the outcomes of legal proceedings or regulatory or other governmental inquiries, the results of regulatory examinations or reviews and the ability to obtain required regulatory approvals; the effect of changes in laws and regulations (including laws and regulations concerning taxes, banking, securities, and insurance) and their application with which we and our subsidiaries must comply; the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as other accounting standard setters; the accuracy of our financial statement estimates and assumptions; changes in the financial performance and/or condition of our borrowers; changes in the mix of loan geographies, sectors and types or the level of non-performing assets and charge-offs; changes in estimates of future credit loss reserve requirements based upon the periodic review thereof under relevant regulatory and accounting requirements; changes in our liquidity position; the timely development and acceptance of new products and services and perceived overall value of these products and services by users; changes in consumer spending, borrowing, and saving habits; greater than expected costs or difficulties related to the integration of new products and lines of business; technological changes; the costs and effects of cyber incidents or other failures, interruptions, or security breaches of our systems or those of our customers or third-party providers; acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses; impairment of our goodwill or other intangible assets; changes in the reliability of our vendors, internal control systems, or information systems; our ability to increase market share and control expenses; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees; changes in our organization, compensation, and benefit plans; the soundness of other financial institutions; volatility and disruption in national and international financial and commodity markets; changes in the competitive environment in our markets and among banking organizations and other financial service providers; government intervention in the U.S. financial system; the effects of natural disasters (including hurricanes), widespread health emergencies (including pandemics), military conflict, terrorism, civil unrest, climate change or other geopolitical events; our ability to declare and pay dividends; structural changes in the markets for origination, sale and servicing of residential mortgages; any inability to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and/or disclosure control; negative publicity and the impact on our reputation; and the limited trading activity and concentration of ownership of our common stock. Additional factors can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and our other filings with the SEC, which are available at the SEC’s internet site (https://www.sec.gov). Forward-looking statements in this Press Release speak only as of the date of the Press Release, and we assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements or the reasons why actual results could differ, except as may be required by law.

    For Information Contact:
    Jep Larkin
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    850.402.8450

    USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
    Unaudited

    We present a tangible common equity ratio and a tangible book value per diluted share that removes the effect of goodwill and other intangibles resulting from merger and acquisition activity. We believe these measures are useful to investors because they allow investors to more easily compare our capital adequacy to other companies in the industry. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered alternatives to GAAP-basis financial statements and other bank holding companies may define or calculate these non-GAAP measures or similar measures differently.

    The GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations are provided below.

    (Dollars in Thousands, except per share data) Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024
    Shareowners’ Equity (GAAP)   $ 526,423 $ 512,575 $ 495,317   476,499 $ 460,999
    Less: Goodwill and Other Intangibles (GAAP)     92,693   92,733   92,773   92,813   92,853
    Tangible Shareowners’ Equity (non-GAAP) A   433,730   419,842   402,544   383,686   368,146
    Total Assets (GAAP)     4,391,753   4,461,233   4,324,932   4,225,316   4,225,695
    Less: Goodwill and Other Intangibles (GAAP)     92,693   92,733   92,773   92,813   92,853
    Tangible Assets (non-GAAP) B $ 4,299,060 $ 4,368,500 $ 4,232,159   4,132,503 $ 4,132,842
    Tangible Common Equity Ratio (non-GAAP) A/B   10.09%   9.61%   9.51%   9.28%   8.91%
    Actual Diluted Shares Outstanding (GAAP) C   17,097,986   17,072,330   17,018,122   16,980,686   16,970,228
    Tangible Book Value per Diluted Share (non-GAAP) A/C $ 25.37 $ 24.59 $ 23.65   22.60 $ 21.69
     
    CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP, INC.                      
    EARNINGS HIGHLIGHTS                      
    Unaudited                      
                           
        Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended  
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   Jun 30, 2025   Mar 31, 2025   Jun 30, 2024   Jun 30, 2025   Jun 30, 2024  
    EARNINGS                      
    Net Income Attributable to Common Shareowners $ 15,044 $ 16,858 $ 14,150 $ 31,902 $ 26,707  
    Diluted Net Income Per Share $ 0.88 $ 0.99 $ 0.83 $ 1.87 $ 1.57  
    PERFORMANCE                      
    Return on Average Assets (annualized)   1.38 % 1.58 % 1.33 % 1.48 % 1.27 %
    Return on Average Equity (annualized)   11.44   13.32   12.23   12.36   11.66  
    Net Interest Margin   4.30   4.22   4.02   4.26   4.01  
    Noninterest Income as % of Operating Revenue   31.67   32.39   33.30   32.03   32.69  
    Efficiency Ratio   67.26 % 62.93 % 68.61 % 65.13 % 69.81 %
    CAPITAL ADEQUACY                      
    Tier 1 Capital   18.38 % 18.01 % 16.31 % 18.38 % 16.31 %
    Total Capital   19.60   19.20   17.50   19.60   17.50  
    Leverage   11.14   11.17   10.51   11.14   10.51  
    Common Equity Tier 1   16.81   16.08   14.44   16.81   14.44  
    Tangible Common Equity(1)   10.09   9.61   8.91   10.09   8.91  
    Equity to Assets   11.99 % 11.49 % 10.91 % 11.99 % 10.91 %
    ASSET QUALITY                      
    Allowance as % of Non-Performing Loans   463.01 % 692.10 % 529.79 % 463.01 % 529.79 %
    Allowance as a % of Loans HFI   1.13   1.12   1.09   1.13   1.09  
    Net Charge-Offs as % of Average Loans HFI   0.09   0.09   0.18   0.09   0.20  
    Nonperforming Assets as % of Loans HFI and OREO   0.25   0.17   0.23   0.25   0.23  
    Nonperforming Assets as % of Total Assets   0.15 % 0.10 % 0.15 % 0.15 % 0.15 %
    STOCK PERFORMANCE                      
    High $ 39.82 $ 38.27 $ 28.58 $ 39.82 $ 31.34  
    Low   32.38   33.00   25.45   32.38   25.45  
    Close $ 39.35 $ 35.96 $ 28.44 $ 39.35 $ 28.44  
    Average Daily Trading Volume   27,397   24,486   29,861   25,988   30,433  
                           
    (1)Tangible common equity ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure. For additional information, including a reconciliation to GAAP, refer to Page 10.        
     
    CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP, INC.                    
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION            
    Unaudited                    
                         
      2025   2024
    (Dollars in thousands) Second Quarter   First Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Third Quarter   Second Quarter
    ASSETS                    
    Cash and Due From Banks $ 78,485   $ 78,521   $ 70,543   $ 83,431   $ 75,304  
    Funds Sold and Interest Bearing Deposits   394,917     446,042     321,311     261,779     272,675  
    Total Cash and Cash Equivalents   473,402     524,563     391,854     345,210     347,979  
                         
    Investment Securities Available for Sale   533,457     461,224     403,345     336,187     310,941  
    Investment Securities Held to Maturity   462,599     517,176     567,155     561,480     582,984  
    Other Equity Securities   3,242     2,315     2,399     6,976     2,537  
    Total Investment Securities   999,298     980,715     972,899     904,643     896,462  
                         
    Loans Held for Sale (“HFS”):   19,181     21,441     28,672     31,251     24,022  
                         
    Loans Held for Investment (“HFI”):                    
    Commercial, Financial, & Agricultural   180,008     184,393     189,208     194,625     204,990  
    Real Estate – Construction   174,115     192,282     219,994     218,899     200,754  
    Real Estate – Commercial   802,504     806,942     779,095     819,955     823,122  
    Real Estate – Residential   1,046,368     1,040,594     1,028,498     1,023,485     1,012,541  
    Real Estate – Home Equity   228,201     225,987     220,064     210,988     211,126  
    Consumer   197,483     206,191     199,479     213,305     234,212  
    Other Loans   1,552     3,227     14,006     461     2,286  
    Overdrafts   1,259     1,154     1,206     1,378     1,192  
    Total Loans Held for Investment   2,631,490     2,660,770     2,651,550     2,683,096     2,690,223  
    Allowance for Credit Losses   (29,862 )   (29,734 )   (29,251 )   (29,836 )   (29,219 )
    Loans Held for Investment, Net   2,601,628     2,631,036     2,622,299     2,653,260     2,661,004  
                         
    Premises and Equipment, Net   79,906     80,043     81,952     81,876     81,414  
    Goodwill and Other Intangibles   92,693     92,733     92,773     92,813     92,853  
    Other Real Estate Owned   132     132     367     650     650  
    Other Assets   125,513     130,570     134,116     115,613     121,311  
    Total Other Assets   298,244     303,478     309,208     290,952     296,228  
    Total Assets $ 4,391,753   $ 4,461,233   $ 4,324,932   $ 4,225,316   $ 4,225,695  
    LIABILITIES                    
    Deposits:                    
    Noninterest Bearing Deposits $ 1,332,080   $ 1,363,739   $ 1,306,254   $ 1,330,715   $ 1,343,606  
    NOW Accounts   1,284,137     1,292,654     1,285,281     1,174,585     1,177,180  
    Money Market Accounts   408,666     445,999     404,396     401,272     413,594  
    Savings Accounts   504,331     511,265     506,766     507,604     514,560  
    Certificates of Deposit   175,639     170,233     169,280     164,901     159,624  
    Total Deposits   3,704,853     3,783,890     3,671,977     3,579,077     3,608,564  
                         
    Repurchase Agreements   21,800     22,799     26,240     29,339     22,463  
    Other Short-Term Borrowings   12,741     14,401     2,064     7,929     3,307  
    Subordinated Notes Payable   42,582     52,887     52,887     52,887     52,887  
    Other Long-Term Borrowings   680     794     794     794     1,009  
    Other Liabilities   82,674     73,887     75,653     71,974     69,987  
    Total Liabilities   3,865,330     3,948,658     3,829,615     3,742,000     3,758,217  
                         
    Temporary Equity   –     –     –     6,817     6,479  
    SHAREOWNERS’ EQUITY                    
    Common Stock   171     171     170     169     169  
    Additional Paid-In Capital   39,527     38,576     37,684     36,070     35,547  
    Retained Earnings   487,665     476,715     463,949     454,342     445,959  
    Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax   (940 )   (2,887 )   (6,486 )   (14,082 )   (20,676 )
    Total Shareowners’ Equity   526,423     512,575     495,317     476,499     460,999  
    Total Liabilities, Temporary Equity and Shareowners’ Equity $ 4,391,753   $ 4,461,233   $ 4,324,932   $ 4,225,316   $ 4,225,695  
    OTHER BALANCE SHEET DATA                    
    Earning Assets $ 4,044,886   $ 4,108,969   $ 3,974,431   $ 3,880,769   $ 3,883,382  
    Interest Bearing Liabilities   2,450,576     2,511,032     2,447,708     2,339,311     2,344,624  
    Book Value Per Diluted Share $ 30.79   $ 30.02   $ 29.11   $ 28.06   $ 27.17  
    Tangible Book Value Per Diluted Share(1)   25.37     24.59     23.65     22.60     21.69  
    Actual Basic Shares Outstanding   17,066     17,055     16,975     16,944     16,942  
    Actual Diluted Shares Outstanding   17,098     17,072     17,018     16,981     16,970  
    (1)Tangible book value per diluted share is a non-GAAP financial measure. For additional information, including a reconciliation to GAAP, refer to Page 10.
     
    CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP, INC.                            
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS                      
    Unaudited                            
                                 
        2025   2024   Six Months Ended June 30,
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   Second Quarter   First Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Third Quarter   Second Quarter   2025   2024
    INTEREST INCOME                            
    Loans, including Fees $ 40,872 $ 40,478 $ 41,453   $ 41,659 $ 41,138 $ 81,350 $ 81,821
    Investment Securities   6,678   5,808   4,694     4,155   4,004   12,486   8,248
    Federal Funds Sold and Interest Bearing Deposits   3,909   3,496   3,596     3,514   3,624   7,405   5,517
    Total Interest Income   51,459   49,782   49,743     49,328   48,766   101,241   95,586
    INTEREST EXPENSE                            
    Deposits   7,405   7,383   7,766     8,223   8,579   14,788   16,173
    Repurchase Agreements   156   164   199     221   217   320   418
    Other Short-Term Borrowings   179   117   83     52   68   296   107
    Subordinated Notes Payable   530   560   581     610   630   1,090   1,258
    Other Long-Term Borrowings   5   11   11     11   3   16   6
    Total Interest Expense   8,275   8,235   8,640     9,117   9,497   16,510   17,962
    Net Interest Income   43,184   41,547   41,103     40,211   39,269   84,731   77,624
    Provision for Credit Losses   620   768   701     1,206   1,204   1,388   2,124
    Net Interest Income after Provision for Credit Losses   42,564   40,779   40,402     39,005   38,065   83,343   75,500
    NONINTEREST INCOME                            
    Deposit Fees   5,320   5,061   5,207     5,512   5,377   10,381   10,627
    Bank Card Fees   3,774   3,514   3,697     3,624   3,766   7,288   7,386
    Wealth Management Fees   5,206   5,763   5,222     4,770   4,439   10,969   9,121
    Mortgage Banking Revenues   4,190   3,820   3,118     3,966   4,381   8,010   7,259
    Other   1,524   1,749   1,516     1,641   1,643   3,273   3,310
    Total Noninterest Income   20,014   19,907   18,760     19,513   19,606   39,921   37,703
    NONINTEREST EXPENSE                            
    Compensation   26,490   26,248   26,108     25,800   24,406   52,738   48,813
    Occupancy, Net   7,071   6,793   6,893     7,098   6,997   13,864   13,991
    Other   8,977   5,660   8,781     10,023   9,038   14,637   17,808
    Total Noninterest Expense   42,538   38,701   41,782     42,921   40,441   81,239   80,612
    OPERATING PROFIT   20,040   21,985   17,380     15,597   17,230   42,025   32,591
    Income Tax Expense   4,996   5,127   4,219     2,980   3,189   10,123   6,725
    Net Income   15,044   16,858   13,161     12,617   14,041   31,902   25,866
    Pre-Tax (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest   –   –   (71 )   501   109   –   841
    NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO
    COMMON SHAREOWNERS
    $ 15,044 $ 16,858 $ 13,090   $ 13,118 $ 14,150 $ 31,902 $ 26,707
    PER COMMON SHARE                            
    Basic Net Income $ 0.88 $ 0.99 $ 0.77   $ 0.77 $ 0.84 $ 1.87 $ 1.58
    Diluted Net Income   0.88   0.99   0.77     0.77   0.83   1.87   1.57
    Cash Dividend $ 0.24 $ 0.24 $ 0.23   $ 0.23 $ 0.21 $ 0.48 $ 0.42
    AVERAGE SHARES                            
    Basic   17,056   17,027   16,946     16,943   16,931   17,042   16,941
    Diluted   17,088   17,044   16,990     16,979   16,960   17,067   16,964
     
    CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP, INC.                            
    ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (“ACL”)                        
    AND CREDIT QUALITY                            
    Unaudited                            
                                 
        2025     2024     Six Months Ended June 30,
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   Second Quarter   First Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Third Quarter   Second Quarter   2025     2024  
    ACL – HELD FOR INVESTMENT LOANS                            
    Balance at Beginning of Period $ 29,734   $ 29,251   $ 29,836   $ 29,219   $ 29,329   $ 29,251   $ 29,941  
    Transfer from Other (Assets) Liabilities   –     –     –     –     –     –     (50 )
    Provision for Credit Losses   718     1,083     1,085     1,879     1,129     1,801     2,061  
    Net Charge-Offs (Recoveries)   590     600     1,670     1,262     1,239     1,190     2,733  
    Balance at End of Period $ 29,862   $ 29,734   $ 29,251   $ 29,836   $ 29,219   $ 29,862   $ 29,219  
    As a % of Loans HFI   1.13 %   1.12 %   1.10 %   1.11 %   1.09 %   1.13 %   1.09 %
    As a % of Nonperforming Loans   463.01 %   692.10 %   464.14 %   452.64 %   529.79 %   463.01 %   529.79 %
    ACL – UNFUNDED COMMITMENTS                            
    Balance at Beginning of Period   1,832   $ 2,155   $ 2,522   $ 3,139   $ 3,121   $ 2,155   $ 3,191  
    Provision for Credit Losses   (94 )   (323 )   (367 )   (617 )   18     (417 )   (52 )
    Balance at End of Period(1)   1,738     1,832     2,155     2,522     3,139     1,738     3,139  
    ACL – DEBT SECURITIES                            
    Provision for Credit Losses $ (4 ) $ 8   $ (17 ) $ (56 ) $ 57   $ 4   $ 115  
    CHARGE-OFFS                            
    Commercial, Financial and Agricultural $ 74   $ 168   $ 499   $ 331   $ 400   $ 242   $ 682  
    Real Estate – Construction   –     –     47     –     –     –     –  
    Real Estate – Commercial   –     –     –     3     –     –     –  
    Real Estate – Residential   49     8     44     –     –     57     17  
    Real Estate – Home Equity   24     –     33     23     –     24     76  
    Consumer   914     865     1,307     1,315     1,061     1,779     2,611  
    Overdrafts   437     570     574     611     571     1,007     1,209  
    Total Charge-Offs $ 1,498   $ 1,611   $ 2,504   $ 2,283   $ 2,032   $ 3,109   $ 4,595  
    RECOVERIES                            
    Commercial, Financial and Agricultural $ 117   $ 75   $ 103   $ 176   $ 59   $ 192   $ 100  
    Real Estate – Construction   –     –     3     –     –     –     –  
    Real Estate – Commercial   6     3     33     5     19     9     223  
    Real Estate – Residential   65     119     28     88     23     184     60  
    Real Estate – Home Equity   42     9     17     59     37     51     61  
    Consumer   456     481     352     405     313     937     723  
    Overdrafts   222     324     298     288     342     546     695  
    Total Recoveries $ 908   $ 1,011   $ 834   $ 1,021   $ 793   $ 1,919   $ 1,862  
    NET CHARGE-OFFS (RECOVERIES) $ 590   $ 600   $ 1,670   $ 1,262   $ 1,239   $ 1,190   $ 2,733  
    Net Charge-Offs as a % of Average Loans HFI(2)   0.09 %   0.09 %   0.25 %   0.19 %   0.18 %   0.09 %   0.20 %
    CREDIT QUALITY                            
    Nonaccruing Loans $ 6,449   $ 4,296   $ 6,302   $ 6,592   $ 5,515          
    Other Real Estate Owned   132     132     367     650     650          
    Total Nonperforming Assets (“NPAs”) $ 6,581   $ 4,428   $ 6,669   $ 7,242   $ 6,165          
                                 
    Past Due Loans 30-89 Days $ 4,523   $ 3,735   $ 4,311   $ 9,388   $ 5,672          
    Classified Loans   28,623     19,194     19,896     25,501     25,566          
                                 
    Nonperforming Loans as a % of Loans HFI   0.25 %   0.16 %   0.24 %   0.25 %   0.21 %        
    NPAs as a % of Loans HFI and Other Real Estate   0.25 %   0.17 %   0.25 %   0.27 %   0.23 %        
    NPAs as a % of Total Assets   0.15 %   0.10 %   0.15 %   0.17 %   0.15 %        
                                 
    (1)Recorded in other liabilities                            
    (2)Annualized                            
     
    CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP, INC.                                                                                        
    AVERAGE BALANCE AND INTEREST RATES                                                                                        
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        Second Quarter 2025     First Quarter 2025     Fourth Quarter 2024     Third Quarter 2024     Second Quarter 2024       June 2025 YTD     June 2024 YTD  
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    ASSETS:                                                                                                    
    Loans Held for Sale $ 22,668   $ 475   8.40 % $ 24,726   $ 490   8.04 % $ 31,047   $ 976   7.89 % $ 24,570     720   7.49 % $ 26,281   $ 517   5.26 %   $ 23,692   $ 965   8.21 % $ 26,797   $ 1,080   5.62 %
    Loans Held for Investment(1)   2,652,572     40,436   6.11     2,665,910     40,029   6.09     2,677,396     40,521   6.07     2,693,533     40,985   6.09     2,726,748     40,683   6.03       2,659,204     80,465   6.10     2,727,688     80,879   5.99  
                                                                                                         
    Investment Securities                                                                                                    
    Taxable Investment Securities   1,006,514     6,666   2.65     981,485     5,802   2.38     914,353     4,688   2.04     907,610     4,148   1.82     918,989     3,998   1.74       994,068     12,468   2.52     935,658     8,237   1.76  
    Tax-Exempt Investment Securities(1)   1,467     17   4.50     845     9   4.32     849     9   4.31     846     10   4.33     843     9   4.36       1,158     26   4.43     850     18   4.35  
                                                                                                         
    Total Investment Securities   1,007,981     6,683   2.65     982,330     5,811   2.38     915,202     4,697   2.04     908,456     4,158   1.82     919,832     4,007   1.74       995,226     12,494   2.52     936,508     8,255   1.76  
                                                                                                         
    Federal Funds Sold and Interest Bearing Deposits   348,787     3,909   4.49     320,948     3,496   4.42     298,255     3,596   4.80     256,855     3,514   5.44     262,419     3,624   5.56       334,944     7,405   4.46     201,454     5,517   5.51  
                                                                                                         
    Total Earning Assets   4,032,008   $ 51,503   5.12 %   3,993,914   $ 49,826   5.06 %   3,921,900   $ 49,790   5.05 %   3,883,414   $ 49,377   5.06 %   3,935,280   $ 48,831   4.99 %     4,013,066   $ 101,329   5.09 %   3,892,447   $ 95,731   4.94 %
                                                                                                         
    Cash and Due From Banks   65,761               73,467               73,992               70,994               74,803                 69,593               75,283            
    Allowance for Credit Losses   (30,492 )             (30,008 )             (30,107 )             (29,905 )             (29,564 )               (30,251 )             (29,797 )          
    Other Assets   302,984               297,660               293,884               291,359               291,669                 300,336               293,473            
                                                                                                         
    Total Assets $ 4,370,261             $ 4,335,033             $ 4,259,669             $ 4,215,862             $ 4,272,188               $ 4,352,744             $ 4,231,406            
                                                                                                         
    LIABILITIES:                                                                                                    
    Noninterest Bearing Deposits $ 1,342,304             $ 1,317,425             $ 1,323,556             $ 1,332,305             $ 1,346,546               $ 1,329,933             $ 1,345,367            
    NOW Accounts   1,225,697   $ 3,750   1.23 %   1,249,955   $ 3,854   1.25 %   1,182,073   $ 3,826   1.29 %   1,145,544   $ 4,087   1.42 %   1,207,643   $ 4,425   1.47 %     1,237,759   $ 7,604   1.24 %   1,204,337   $ 8,922   1.49 %
    Money Market Accounts   431,774     2,340   2.17     420,059     2,187   2.11     422,615     2,526   2.38     418,625     2,694   2.56     407,387     2,752   2.72       425,949     4,527   2.14     380,489     4,737   2.50  
    Savings Accounts   507,950     174   0.14     507,676     176   0.14     504,859     179   0.14     512,098     180   0.14     519,374     176   0.14       507,813     350   0.14     529,374     364   0.14  
    Time Deposits   172,982     1,141   2.65     170,367     1,166   2.78     167,321     1,235   2.94     163,462     1,262   3.07     160,078     1,226   3.08       171,682     2,307   2.71     149,203     2,150   2.90  
    Total Interest Bearing Deposits   2,338,403     7,405   1.27     2,348,057     7,383   1.28     2,276,868     7,766   1.36     2,239,729     8,223   1.46     2,294,482     8,579   1.50       2,343,203     14,788   1.27     2,263,403     16,173   1.44  
    Total Deposits   3,680,707     7,405   0.81     3,665,482     7,383   0.82     3,600,424     7,766   0.86     3,572,034     8,223   0.92     3,641,028     8,579   0.95       3,673,136     14,788   0.81     3,608,770     16,173   0.90  
    Repurchase Agreements   22,557     156   2.78     29,821     164   2.23     28,018     199   2.82     27,126     221   3.24     26,999     217   3.24       26,169     320   2.47     26,362     418   3.19  
    Other Short-Term Borrowings   10,503     179   6.82     7,437     117   6.39     6,510     83   5.06     2,673     52   7.63     6,592     68   4.16       8,978     296   6.64     5,176     107   4.16  
    Subordinated Notes Payable   51,981     530   4.03     52,887     560   4.23     52,887     581   4.30     52,887     610   4.52     52,887     630   4.71       52,432     1,090   4.13     52,887     1,258   4.70  
    Other Long-Term Borrowings   792     5   2.41     794     11   5.68     794     11   5.57     795     11   5.55     258     3   4.31       793     16   4.04     270     6   4.56  
    Total Interest Bearing Liabilities   2,424,236   $ 8,275   1.37 %   2,438,996   $ 8,235   1.37 %   2,365,077   $ 8,640   1.45 %   2,323,210   $ 9,117   1.56 %   2,381,218   $ 9,497   1.60 %     2,431,575   $ 16,510   1.37 %   2,348,098   $ 17,962   1.54 %
                                                                                                         
    Other Liabilities   76,138               65,211               73,130               73,767               72,634                 70,705               70,464            
                                                                                                         
    Total Liabilities   3,842,678               3,821,632               3,761,763               3,729,282               3,800,398                 3,832,213               3,763,929            
    Temporary Equity   –               –               6,763               6,443               6,493                 –               6,821            
                                                                                                         
    SHAREOWNERS’ EQUITY:   527,583               513,401               491,143               480,137               465,297                 520,531               460,656            
                                                                                                         
    Total Liabilities, Temporary Equity and Shareowners’ Equity $ 4,370,261             $ 4,335,033             $ 4,259,669             $ 4,215,862             $ 4,272,188               $ 4,352,744             $ 4,231,406            
                                                                                                         
    Interest Rate Spread     $ 43,228   3.75 %     $ 41,591   3.69 %     $ 41,150   3.59 %     $ 40,260   3.49 %     $ 39,334   3.38 %       $ 84,819   3.72 %     $ 77,769   3.40 %
                                                                                                         
    Interest Income and Rate Earned(1)       51,503   5.12         49,826   5.06         49,790   5.05         49,377   5.06         48,831   4.99           101,329   5.09         95,731   4.94  
    Interest Expense and Rate Paid(2)       8,275   0.82         8,235   0.84         8,640   0.88         9,117   0.93         9,497   0.97           16,510   0.83         17,962   0.93  
                                                                                                         
    Net Interest Margin     $ 43,228   4.30 %     $ 41,591   4.22 %     $ 41,150   4.17 %     $ 40,260   4.12 %     $ 39,334   4.02 %       $ 84,819   4.26 %     $ 77,769   4.01 %
                                                                                                         
    (1)Interest and average rates are calculated on a tax-equivalent basis using a 21% Federal tax rate.                                                                  
    (2)Rate calculated based on average earning assets.                                                                       

    The MIL Network –

    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI: Capital City Bank Group, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla., July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCBG) today reported net income attributable to common shareowners of $15.0 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $16.9 million, or $0.99 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2025, and $14.2 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2024.

    QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS (2ndQuarter 2025 versus 1stQuarter 2025)

    Income Statement

    • Tax-equivalent net interest income totaled $43.2 million compared to $41.6 million for the first quarter of 2025
      • Net interest margin increased eight basis points to 4.30% (earning asset yield increased by six basis points and cost of funds decreased two basis points to 82 basis points)
    • Provision for credit losses decreased by $0.1 million to $0.6 million for the second quarter – net loan charge-offs were comparable to the first quarter of 2025 at nine basis points (annualized) of average loans – allowance coverage ratio increased to 1.13% at June 30, 2025
    • Noninterest income increased by $0.1 million, or 0.5%, reflecting higher deposit and bankcard fees as well as mortgage fees partially offset by lower wealth management fees
    • Noninterest expense increased by $3.8 million, or 9.9%, primarily due to a $3.9 million net gain from the sale of our operations center building (reflected in other expense) in the first quarter of 2025

    Balance Sheet

    • Loan balances decreased by $13.3 million, or 0.5% (average), and decreased by $29.3 million, or 1.1% (end of period)
    • Deposit balances increased by $15.2 million, or 0.4% (average), and decreased by $79.0 million, or 2.1% (end of period) due to the seasonal decrease in our public fund balances
      • Noninterest bearing deposits averaged 36.5% of total deposits for the second quarter and 36.2% for the year
    • Tangible book value per diluted share (non-GAAP financial measure) increased by $0.78, or 3.2%

    “Capital City delivered another strong quarter, highlighted by sustained revenue growth and continued credit strength,” said William G. Smith, Jr, Capital City Bank Group Chairman and CEO. “Our second quarter results reflect a 3.9% increase in net interest income and an 8 basis point expansion in the net interest margin to 4.30%. Tangible book value per share increased by 3.2%, and we further strengthened our capital position, with our tangible capital ratio increasing to 10.1%. We remain focused on executing strategies that drive consistent, profitable growth, supported by a fortress balance sheet that provides resilience and strategic flexibility.”                          

    Discussion of Operating Results

    Net Interest Income/Net Interest Margin

    Tax-equivalent net interest income for the second quarter of 2025 totaled $43.2 million compared to $41.6 million for the first quarter of 2025 and $39.3 million for the second quarter of 2024. Compared to the first quarter of 2025, the increase was driven by a $0.9 million increase in investment securities income and a $0.4 million increase in overnight funds income. One additional calendar day in the second quarter of 2025 contributed to the increase. Compared to the second quarter of 2024, the increase was primarily due to a $2.7 million increase in investment securities income and a $1.2 million decrease in deposit interest expense. New investment purchases at higher yields drove the increase in investment securities income for both prior period comparisons. Further, the decrease in deposit interest expense from the prior year period reflected the gradual decrease in our deposit rates, as short term rates began declining in the second half of 2024.

    For the first six months of 2025, tax-equivalent net interest income totaled $84.8 million compared to $77.8 million for the same period of 2024 with the increase primarily attributable to a $4.2 million increase in investment securities income, a $1.9 million increase in overnight funds income, and a $1.4 million decrease in deposit interest expense. New investment purchases at higher yields drove the increase in investment securities income. Higher average deposit balances contributed to the increase in overnight funds income. The decrease in deposit interest expense reflected the aforementioned decrease in our deposit rates.

    Our net interest margin for the second quarter of 2025 was 4.30%, an increase of eight basis points over the first quarter of 2025 and an increase of 28 basis points over the second quarter of 2024. For the month of June 2025, our net interest margin was 4.36%. For the first six months of 2025, our net interest margin increased by 25 basis points to 4.26% compared to the same period of 2024. The increase in net interest margin over all prior periods reflected a higher yield in the investment portfolio driven by new purchases at higher yields. Lower deposit cost also contributed to the improvement over both prior year periods. For the second quarter of 2025, our cost of funds was 82 basis points, a decrease of two basis points from the first quarter of 2025 and a 15-basis point decrease from the second quarter of 2024. Our cost of deposits (including noninterest bearing accounts) was 81 basis points, 82 basis points, and 95 basis points, respectively, for the same periods.

    Provision for Credit Losses

    We recorded a provision expense for credit losses of $0.6 million for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $0.8 million for the first quarter of 2025 and $1.2 million for the second quarter of 2024. For the first six months of 2025, we recorded a provision expense for credit losses of $1.4 million compared to $2.1 million for the first six months of 2024. Activity within the components of the provision (loans held for investment (“HFI”) and unfunded loan commitments) for each reported period is provided in the table on page 14. We discuss the various factors that impacted our provision expense for Loans HFI in further detail below under the heading Allowance for Credit Losses.

    Noninterest Income and Noninterest Expense

    Noninterest income for the second quarter of 2025 totaled $20.0 million compared to $19.9 million for the first quarter of 2025 and $19.6 million for the second quarter of 2024. The $0.1 million, or 0.5%, increase over the first quarter of 2025 was primarily due to a $0.4 million increase in mortgage banking revenues and a $0.3 million increase in deposit fees, partially offset by a $0.6 million decrease in wealth management fees. The increase in mortgage revenues was driven by an increase in production volume. Fee adjustments made late in the second quarter of 2025 led to the increase in deposit fees. The decrease in wealth management fees was attributable to a decrease in insurance commission revenue. Compared to the second quarter of 2024, the $0.4 million, or 2.1%, increase was primarily due to a $0.8 million increase in wealth management fees, partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in mortgage banking revenues and a $0.1 million decrease in other income. The increase in wealth management fees reflected a $0.5 million increase in trust fees and a $0.4 million increase in retail brokerage fees, partially offset by a $0.1 million decrease in insurance commission revenue. A combination of new business, higher account valuations, and fee increases implemented in early 2025 drove the improvement in trust and retail brokerage fees.

    For the first six months of 2025, noninterest income totaled $39.9 million compared to $37.7 million for the same period of 2024, primarily attributable to a $1.8 million increase in wealth management fees and a $0.7 million increase in mortgage banking revenues that was partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in deposit fees. The increase in wealth management fees reflected increases in retail brokerage fees of $1.0 million, trust fees of $0.7 million, and insurance commission revenue of $0.1 million. The increases in retail brokerage and trust fees were attributable to a combination of new business, higher account valuations, and fee increases implemented in early 2025. The increase in mortgage banking revenues was due to a higher gain on sale margin.   

    Noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2025 totaled $42.5 million compared to $38.7 million for the first quarter of 2025 and $40.4 million for the second quarter of 2024. The $3.8 million, or 9.9%, increase over the first quarter of 2025, reflected a $3.3 million increase in other expense, a $0.3 million increase in occupancy expense, and a $0.2 million increase in compensation expense. The increase in other expense was driven by a $4.5 million increase in other real estate expense which reflected lower gains from the sale of banking facilities, primarily the sale of our operations center building in the first quarter of 2025, partially offset by a $0.5 million decrease in charitable contribution expense and a $0.6 million decrease in miscellaneous expense. The slight increase in occupancy expense was due to higher software maintenance agreement expense and maintenance/repairs for buildings and furniture/fixtures. The slight increase in compensation expense reflected a $0.1 million increase in salary expense and a $0.1 million increase in associate benefit expense.   Compared to the second quarter of 2024, the $2.1 million, or 5.2%, increase was primarily due to a $2.1 million increase in compensation expense which reflected a $1.3 million increase in salary expense and a $0.8 million increase in associate benefit expense. The increase in salary expense was primarily due to increases in incentive plan expense of $0.9 million and base salaries of $0.4 million (merit based). The increase in associate benefit expense was attributable to a $0.6 million increase in associate insurance expense and a $0.2 million increase in stock compensation expense.

    For the first six months of 2025, noninterest expense totaled $81.2 million compared to $80.6 million for the same period of 2024 with the $0.6 million, or 0.8%, increase due to a $3.9 million increase in compensation expense that was partially offset by a $3.2 million decrease in other expense and a $0.1 million decrease in occupancy expense. The increase in compensation was due to a $2.5 million increase in salary expense and a $1.4 million increase in associate benefit expense. The increase in salary expense was primarily due to increases in incentive plan expense of $1.2 million, base salaries of $0.9 million (merit based), and commissions of $0.7 million (retail brokerage and mortgage). The increase in associate benefit expense was attributable to a higher cost for associate insurance. The decrease in other expense was primarily due to a $4.5 million decrease in other real estate expense due to lower gains from the sale of banking facilities, and a $1.0 million decrease in miscellaneous expense (non-service component of pension expense), partially offset by increases in processing expense of $1.1 million (outsource of core processing system), charitable contribution expense of $0.7 million, and professional fees of $0.5 million.

    Income Taxes

    We realized income tax expense of $5.0 million (effective rate of 24.9%) for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $5.1 million (effective rate of 23.3%) for the first quarter of 2025 and $3.2 million (effective rate of 18.5%) for the second quarter of 2024. For the first six months of 2025, we realized income tax expense of $10.1 million (effective rate of 24.1%) compared to $6.7 million (effective rate of 20.6%) for the same period of 2024. A lower level of tax benefit accrued from a solar tax credit equity fund drove the increase in our effective tax rate for all prior period comparisons. Absent discrete items or new tax credit investments, we expect our annual effective tax rate to approximate 24% for 2025.

    Discussion of Financial Condition

    Earning Assets

    Average earning assets totaled $4.032 billion for the second quarter of 2025, an increase of $38.1 million, or 1.0%, over the first quarter of 2025, and an increase of $110.1 million, or 2.8%, over the fourth quarter of 2024. The increase over both prior periods was driven by higher average deposit balances (see below – Deposits). Compared to the first quarter of 2025, the change in the earning asset mix reflected a $27.8 million increase in overnight funds and a $25.7 million increase in investment securities that was partially offset by a $13.3 million decrease in loans HFI and a $2.1 million decrease in loans held for sale (“HFS”). Compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, the change in the earning asset mix reflected a $92.8 million increase in investment securities and a $50.5 million increase in overnight funds sold partially offset by a $24.8 million decrease in loans HFI and a $8.4 million decrease in loans HFS.

    Average loans HFI decreased by $13.3 million, or 0.5%, from the first quarter of 2025 and decreased by $24.8 million, or 0.9%, from the fourth quarter of 2024. Compared to the first quarter of 2025, the decrease was due to decreases in construction loans of $24.6 million, consumer loans (primarily indirect auto) of $1.9 million, and commercial loans of $3.4 million, partially offset by increases to residential real estate loans of $10.2 million, commercial real estate loans of $2.1 million, and home equity loans of $4.1 million. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, the decline was primarily attributable to decreases in construction loans of $33.2 million, commercial loans of $9.2 million, and consumer loans (primarily indirect auto) of $4.0 million, partially offset by increases in home equity loans of $10.8 million, residential real estate loans of $9.9 million, and commercial real estate loans of $1.9 million.

    Loans HFI at June 30, 2025 decreased by $29.3 million, or 1.1%, from March 31, 2025 and decreased by $20.1 million, or 0.8%, from December 31, 2024. Compared to the first quarter of 2025, the decline was primarily due to decreases in construction loans of $18.2 million, consumer loans (primarily indirect auto) of $8.7 million, commercial loans of $4.4 million, and commercial real estate loans of $4.4 million, partially offset by increases in residential real estate loans of $5.8 million and home equity loans of $2.2 million. Compared to December 31, 2024, the decrease was primarily attributable to decreases in construction loans of $45.9 million, commercial loans of $9.2 million, and consumer loans (primarily indirect auto) of $2.0 million, partially offset by increases in commercial real estate loans of $23.4 million, residential real estate loans of $17.9 million, and home equity loans of $8.1 million.

    Allowance for Credit Losses

    At June 30, 2025, the allowance for credit losses for loans HFI totaled $29.9 million compared to $29.7 million at March 31, 2025 and $29.3 million at December 31, 2024. Activity within the allowance is provided on Page 14. The slight increase in the allowance over March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was primarily attributable to qualitative factor adjustments that were partially offset by lower loan balances. Net loan charge-offs for both the second quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2025 were comparable at nine basis points of average loans. At June 30, 2025, the allowance represented 1.13% of loans HFI compared to 1.12% at March 31, 2025, and 1.10% at December 31, 2024.

    Credit Quality

    Nonperforming assets (nonaccrual loans and other real estate) totaled $6.6 million at June 30, 2025 compared to $4.4 million at March 31, 2025 and $6.7 million at December 31, 2024. At June 30, 2025, nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets was 0.15%, compared to 0.10% at March 31, 2025 and 0.15% at December 31, 2024. Nonaccrual loans totaled $6.4 million at June 30, 2025, a $2.2 million increase over March 31, 2025 and a $0.1 million increase over December 31, 2024 with the increase over the first quarter of 2025 primarily attributable to two home equity loans totaling $1.8 million. Classified loans totaled $28.6 million at June 30, 2025, a $9.4 million increase over March 31, 2025 and a $8.7 million increase over December 31, 2024. The increase over the prior periods was primarily due to the downgrade of four residential real estate loans totaling $4.2 million and two commercial real estate loans totaling $4.3 million.

    Deposits

    Average total deposits were $3.681 billion for the second quarter of 2025, an increase of $15.2 million, or 0.4%, over the first quarter of 2025 and an increase of $80.3 million, or 2.2%, over the fourth quarter of 2024.   Compared to the first quarter of 2025, the increase was attributable to higher core deposit balances (primarily noninterest bearing checking and money market), partially offset by a decline in public funds balances (primarily NOW accounts) due to the seasonal reduction in those balances. The increase over the fourth quarter of 2024 reflected strong growth in core deposit balances and a seasonal increase in public funds balances (primarily NOW) which are received/deposited by those clients starting in December and peak on average in the first quarter.

    At June 30, 2025, total deposits were $3.705 billion, a decrease of $79.0 million, or 2.1%, from March 31, 2025, and an increase of $32.9 million, or 0.9%, over December 31, 2024. The decrease from March 31, 2025 was primarily due to a seasonal decline in public funds balances, (primarily money market and noninterest bearing). The increase over December 31, 2024 reflected higher core deposit balances, primarily noninterest bearing accounts. Public funds totaled $596.6 million at June 30, 2025, $648.0 million at March 31, 2025, and $660.9 million at December 31, 2024.

    Liquidity

    We maintained an average net overnight funds (i.e., deposits with banks plus FED funds sold less FED funds purchased) sold position of $348.8 million in the second quarter of 2025 compared to $320.9 million in the first quarter of 2025 and $298.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Compared to both prior periods, the increase reflected higher average deposits and lower average loans.

    At June 30, 2025, we had the ability to generate approximately $1.603 billion (excludes overnight funds position of $395 million) in additional liquidity through various sources including various federal funds purchased lines, Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings, the Federal Reserve Discount Window, and brokered deposits.

    We also view our investment portfolio as a liquidity source, as we have the option to pledge securities in our portfolio as collateral for borrowings or deposits and/or to sell selected securities in our portfolio. Our portfolio consists of debt issued by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. governmental agencies, municipal governments, and corporate entities. At June 30, 2025, the weighted-average maturity and duration of our portfolio were 2.66 years and 2.14 years, respectively, and the available-for-sale portfolio had a net unrealized after-tax loss of $13.4 million.

    Capital

    Shareowners’ equity was $526.4 million at June 30, 2025 compared to $512.6 million at March 31, 2025 and $495.3 million at December 31, 2024. For the first six months of 2025, shareowners’ equity was positively impacted by net income attributable to shareowners of $31.9 million, a net $5.5 million decrease in the accumulated other comprehensive loss, the issuance of common stock of $2.8 million, and stock compensation accretion of $0.9 million. The net favorable change in accumulated other comprehensive loss reflected a $6.4 million decrease in the investment securities loss that was partially offset by a $0.9 million decrease in the fair value of the interest rate swap related to subordinated debt. Shareowners’ equity was reduced by common stock dividends of $8.2 million ($0.48 per share) and net adjustments totaling $1.8 million related to transactions under our stock compensation plans.

    At June 30, 2025, our total risk-based capital ratio was 19.60% compared to 19.20% at March 31, 2025 and 18.64% at December 31, 2024. Our common equity tier 1 capital ratio was 16.81%, 16.08%, and 15.54%, respectively, on these dates. Our leverage ratio was 11.14%, 11.17%, and 11.05%, respectively, on these dates. At June 30, 2025, all our regulatory capital ratios exceeded the thresholds to be designated as “well-capitalized” under the Basel III capital standards. Further, our tangible common equity ratio (non-GAAP financial measure) was 10.09% at June 30, 2025 compared to 9.61% and 9.51% at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. If the unrealized loss for held-to-maturity securities of $9.9 million (after-tax) was recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, our adjusted tangible capital ratio would be 9.86%.

    About Capital City Bank Group, Inc.

    Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCBG) is one of the largest publicly traded financial holding companies headquartered in Florida and has approximately $4.4 billion in assets. We provide a full range of banking services, including traditional deposit and credit services, mortgage banking, asset management, trust, merchant services, bankcards, securities brokerage services, and financial advisory services, including the sale of life insurance, risk management and asset protection services. Our bank subsidiary, Capital City Bank, was founded in 1895 and now has 62 banking offices and 107 ATMs/ITMs in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. For more information about Capital City Bank Group, Inc., visit https://www.ccbg.com/.

    FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

    Forward-looking statements in this Press Release are based on current plans and expectations that are subject to uncertainties and risks, which could cause our future results to differ materially. The words “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “target,” “vision,” “goal,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause our actual results to differ: the effects of and changes in trade and monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board; inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations; local, regional, national, and international economic conditions and the impact they may have on us and our clients and our assessment of that impact; the costs and effects of legal and regulatory developments, the outcomes of legal proceedings or regulatory or other governmental inquiries, the results of regulatory examinations or reviews and the ability to obtain required regulatory approvals; the effect of changes in laws and regulations (including laws and regulations concerning taxes, banking, securities, and insurance) and their application with which we and our subsidiaries must comply; the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as other accounting standard setters; the accuracy of our financial statement estimates and assumptions; changes in the financial performance and/or condition of our borrowers; changes in the mix of loan geographies, sectors and types or the level of non-performing assets and charge-offs; changes in estimates of future credit loss reserve requirements based upon the periodic review thereof under relevant regulatory and accounting requirements; changes in our liquidity position; the timely development and acceptance of new products and services and perceived overall value of these products and services by users; changes in consumer spending, borrowing, and saving habits; greater than expected costs or difficulties related to the integration of new products and lines of business; technological changes; the costs and effects of cyber incidents or other failures, interruptions, or security breaches of our systems or those of our customers or third-party providers; acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses; impairment of our goodwill or other intangible assets; changes in the reliability of our vendors, internal control systems, or information systems; our ability to increase market share and control expenses; our ability to attract and retain qualified employees; changes in our organization, compensation, and benefit plans; the soundness of other financial institutions; volatility and disruption in national and international financial and commodity markets; changes in the competitive environment in our markets and among banking organizations and other financial service providers; government intervention in the U.S. financial system; the effects of natural disasters (including hurricanes), widespread health emergencies (including pandemics), military conflict, terrorism, civil unrest, climate change or other geopolitical events; our ability to declare and pay dividends; structural changes in the markets for origination, sale and servicing of residential mortgages; any inability to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and/or disclosure control; negative publicity and the impact on our reputation; and the limited trading activity and concentration of ownership of our common stock. Additional factors can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and our other filings with the SEC, which are available at the SEC’s internet site (https://www.sec.gov). Forward-looking statements in this Press Release speak only as of the date of the Press Release, and we assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements or the reasons why actual results could differ, except as may be required by law.

    For Information Contact:
    Jep Larkin
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    850.402.8450

    USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
    Unaudited

    We present a tangible common equity ratio and a tangible book value per diluted share that removes the effect of goodwill and other intangibles resulting from merger and acquisition activity. We believe these measures are useful to investors because they allow investors to more easily compare our capital adequacy to other companies in the industry. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered alternatives to GAAP-basis financial statements and other bank holding companies may define or calculate these non-GAAP measures or similar measures differently.

    The GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations are provided below.

    (Dollars in Thousands, except per share data) Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024
    Shareowners’ Equity (GAAP)   $ 526,423 $ 512,575 $ 495,317   476,499 $ 460,999
    Less: Goodwill and Other Intangibles (GAAP)     92,693   92,733   92,773   92,813   92,853
    Tangible Shareowners’ Equity (non-GAAP) A   433,730   419,842   402,544   383,686   368,146
    Total Assets (GAAP)     4,391,753   4,461,233   4,324,932   4,225,316   4,225,695
    Less: Goodwill and Other Intangibles (GAAP)     92,693   92,733   92,773   92,813   92,853
    Tangible Assets (non-GAAP) B $ 4,299,060 $ 4,368,500 $ 4,232,159   4,132,503 $ 4,132,842
    Tangible Common Equity Ratio (non-GAAP) A/B   10.09%   9.61%   9.51%   9.28%   8.91%
    Actual Diluted Shares Outstanding (GAAP) C   17,097,986   17,072,330   17,018,122   16,980,686   16,970,228
    Tangible Book Value per Diluted Share (non-GAAP) A/C $ 25.37 $ 24.59 $ 23.65   22.60 $ 21.69
     
    CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP, INC.                      
    EARNINGS HIGHLIGHTS                      
    Unaudited                      
                           
        Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended  
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   Jun 30, 2025   Mar 31, 2025   Jun 30, 2024   Jun 30, 2025   Jun 30, 2024  
    EARNINGS                      
    Net Income Attributable to Common Shareowners $ 15,044 $ 16,858 $ 14,150 $ 31,902 $ 26,707  
    Diluted Net Income Per Share $ 0.88 $ 0.99 $ 0.83 $ 1.87 $ 1.57  
    PERFORMANCE                      
    Return on Average Assets (annualized)   1.38 % 1.58 % 1.33 % 1.48 % 1.27 %
    Return on Average Equity (annualized)   11.44   13.32   12.23   12.36   11.66  
    Net Interest Margin   4.30   4.22   4.02   4.26   4.01  
    Noninterest Income as % of Operating Revenue   31.67   32.39   33.30   32.03   32.69  
    Efficiency Ratio   67.26 % 62.93 % 68.61 % 65.13 % 69.81 %
    CAPITAL ADEQUACY                      
    Tier 1 Capital   18.38 % 18.01 % 16.31 % 18.38 % 16.31 %
    Total Capital   19.60   19.20   17.50   19.60   17.50  
    Leverage   11.14   11.17   10.51   11.14   10.51  
    Common Equity Tier 1   16.81   16.08   14.44   16.81   14.44  
    Tangible Common Equity(1)   10.09   9.61   8.91   10.09   8.91  
    Equity to Assets   11.99 % 11.49 % 10.91 % 11.99 % 10.91 %
    ASSET QUALITY                      
    Allowance as % of Non-Performing Loans   463.01 % 692.10 % 529.79 % 463.01 % 529.79 %
    Allowance as a % of Loans HFI   1.13   1.12   1.09   1.13   1.09  
    Net Charge-Offs as % of Average Loans HFI   0.09   0.09   0.18   0.09   0.20  
    Nonperforming Assets as % of Loans HFI and OREO   0.25   0.17   0.23   0.25   0.23  
    Nonperforming Assets as % of Total Assets   0.15 % 0.10 % 0.15 % 0.15 % 0.15 %
    STOCK PERFORMANCE                      
    High $ 39.82 $ 38.27 $ 28.58 $ 39.82 $ 31.34  
    Low   32.38   33.00   25.45   32.38   25.45  
    Close $ 39.35 $ 35.96 $ 28.44 $ 39.35 $ 28.44  
    Average Daily Trading Volume   27,397   24,486   29,861   25,988   30,433  
                           
    (1)Tangible common equity ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure. For additional information, including a reconciliation to GAAP, refer to Page 10.        
     
    CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP, INC.                    
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION            
    Unaudited                    
                         
      2025   2024
    (Dollars in thousands) Second Quarter   First Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Third Quarter   Second Quarter
    ASSETS                    
    Cash and Due From Banks $ 78,485   $ 78,521   $ 70,543   $ 83,431   $ 75,304  
    Funds Sold and Interest Bearing Deposits   394,917     446,042     321,311     261,779     272,675  
    Total Cash and Cash Equivalents   473,402     524,563     391,854     345,210     347,979  
                         
    Investment Securities Available for Sale   533,457     461,224     403,345     336,187     310,941  
    Investment Securities Held to Maturity   462,599     517,176     567,155     561,480     582,984  
    Other Equity Securities   3,242     2,315     2,399     6,976     2,537  
    Total Investment Securities   999,298     980,715     972,899     904,643     896,462  
                         
    Loans Held for Sale (“HFS”):   19,181     21,441     28,672     31,251     24,022  
                         
    Loans Held for Investment (“HFI”):                    
    Commercial, Financial, & Agricultural   180,008     184,393     189,208     194,625     204,990  
    Real Estate – Construction   174,115     192,282     219,994     218,899     200,754  
    Real Estate – Commercial   802,504     806,942     779,095     819,955     823,122  
    Real Estate – Residential   1,046,368     1,040,594     1,028,498     1,023,485     1,012,541  
    Real Estate – Home Equity   228,201     225,987     220,064     210,988     211,126  
    Consumer   197,483     206,191     199,479     213,305     234,212  
    Other Loans   1,552     3,227     14,006     461     2,286  
    Overdrafts   1,259     1,154     1,206     1,378     1,192  
    Total Loans Held for Investment   2,631,490     2,660,770     2,651,550     2,683,096     2,690,223  
    Allowance for Credit Losses   (29,862 )   (29,734 )   (29,251 )   (29,836 )   (29,219 )
    Loans Held for Investment, Net   2,601,628     2,631,036     2,622,299     2,653,260     2,661,004  
                         
    Premises and Equipment, Net   79,906     80,043     81,952     81,876     81,414  
    Goodwill and Other Intangibles   92,693     92,733     92,773     92,813     92,853  
    Other Real Estate Owned   132     132     367     650     650  
    Other Assets   125,513     130,570     134,116     115,613     121,311  
    Total Other Assets   298,244     303,478     309,208     290,952     296,228  
    Total Assets $ 4,391,753   $ 4,461,233   $ 4,324,932   $ 4,225,316   $ 4,225,695  
    LIABILITIES                    
    Deposits:                    
    Noninterest Bearing Deposits $ 1,332,080   $ 1,363,739   $ 1,306,254   $ 1,330,715   $ 1,343,606  
    NOW Accounts   1,284,137     1,292,654     1,285,281     1,174,585     1,177,180  
    Money Market Accounts   408,666     445,999     404,396     401,272     413,594  
    Savings Accounts   504,331     511,265     506,766     507,604     514,560  
    Certificates of Deposit   175,639     170,233     169,280     164,901     159,624  
    Total Deposits   3,704,853     3,783,890     3,671,977     3,579,077     3,608,564  
                         
    Repurchase Agreements   21,800     22,799     26,240     29,339     22,463  
    Other Short-Term Borrowings   12,741     14,401     2,064     7,929     3,307  
    Subordinated Notes Payable   42,582     52,887     52,887     52,887     52,887  
    Other Long-Term Borrowings   680     794     794     794     1,009  
    Other Liabilities   82,674     73,887     75,653     71,974     69,987  
    Total Liabilities   3,865,330     3,948,658     3,829,615     3,742,000     3,758,217  
                         
    Temporary Equity   –     –     –     6,817     6,479  
    SHAREOWNERS’ EQUITY                    
    Common Stock   171     171     170     169     169  
    Additional Paid-In Capital   39,527     38,576     37,684     36,070     35,547  
    Retained Earnings   487,665     476,715     463,949     454,342     445,959  
    Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax   (940 )   (2,887 )   (6,486 )   (14,082 )   (20,676 )
    Total Shareowners’ Equity   526,423     512,575     495,317     476,499     460,999  
    Total Liabilities, Temporary Equity and Shareowners’ Equity $ 4,391,753   $ 4,461,233   $ 4,324,932   $ 4,225,316   $ 4,225,695  
    OTHER BALANCE SHEET DATA                    
    Earning Assets $ 4,044,886   $ 4,108,969   $ 3,974,431   $ 3,880,769   $ 3,883,382  
    Interest Bearing Liabilities   2,450,576     2,511,032     2,447,708     2,339,311     2,344,624  
    Book Value Per Diluted Share $ 30.79   $ 30.02   $ 29.11   $ 28.06   $ 27.17  
    Tangible Book Value Per Diluted Share(1)   25.37     24.59     23.65     22.60     21.69  
    Actual Basic Shares Outstanding   17,066     17,055     16,975     16,944     16,942  
    Actual Diluted Shares Outstanding   17,098     17,072     17,018     16,981     16,970  
    (1)Tangible book value per diluted share is a non-GAAP financial measure. For additional information, including a reconciliation to GAAP, refer to Page 10.
     
    CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP, INC.                            
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS                      
    Unaudited                            
                                 
        2025   2024   Six Months Ended June 30,
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   Second Quarter   First Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Third Quarter   Second Quarter   2025   2024
    INTEREST INCOME                            
    Loans, including Fees $ 40,872 $ 40,478 $ 41,453   $ 41,659 $ 41,138 $ 81,350 $ 81,821
    Investment Securities   6,678   5,808   4,694     4,155   4,004   12,486   8,248
    Federal Funds Sold and Interest Bearing Deposits   3,909   3,496   3,596     3,514   3,624   7,405   5,517
    Total Interest Income   51,459   49,782   49,743     49,328   48,766   101,241   95,586
    INTEREST EXPENSE                            
    Deposits   7,405   7,383   7,766     8,223   8,579   14,788   16,173
    Repurchase Agreements   156   164   199     221   217   320   418
    Other Short-Term Borrowings   179   117   83     52   68   296   107
    Subordinated Notes Payable   530   560   581     610   630   1,090   1,258
    Other Long-Term Borrowings   5   11   11     11   3   16   6
    Total Interest Expense   8,275   8,235   8,640     9,117   9,497   16,510   17,962
    Net Interest Income   43,184   41,547   41,103     40,211   39,269   84,731   77,624
    Provision for Credit Losses   620   768   701     1,206   1,204   1,388   2,124
    Net Interest Income after Provision for Credit Losses   42,564   40,779   40,402     39,005   38,065   83,343   75,500
    NONINTEREST INCOME                            
    Deposit Fees   5,320   5,061   5,207     5,512   5,377   10,381   10,627
    Bank Card Fees   3,774   3,514   3,697     3,624   3,766   7,288   7,386
    Wealth Management Fees   5,206   5,763   5,222     4,770   4,439   10,969   9,121
    Mortgage Banking Revenues   4,190   3,820   3,118     3,966   4,381   8,010   7,259
    Other   1,524   1,749   1,516     1,641   1,643   3,273   3,310
    Total Noninterest Income   20,014   19,907   18,760     19,513   19,606   39,921   37,703
    NONINTEREST EXPENSE                            
    Compensation   26,490   26,248   26,108     25,800   24,406   52,738   48,813
    Occupancy, Net   7,071   6,793   6,893     7,098   6,997   13,864   13,991
    Other   8,977   5,660   8,781     10,023   9,038   14,637   17,808
    Total Noninterest Expense   42,538   38,701   41,782     42,921   40,441   81,239   80,612
    OPERATING PROFIT   20,040   21,985   17,380     15,597   17,230   42,025   32,591
    Income Tax Expense   4,996   5,127   4,219     2,980   3,189   10,123   6,725
    Net Income   15,044   16,858   13,161     12,617   14,041   31,902   25,866
    Pre-Tax (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest   –   –   (71 )   501   109   –   841
    NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO
    COMMON SHAREOWNERS
    $ 15,044 $ 16,858 $ 13,090   $ 13,118 $ 14,150 $ 31,902 $ 26,707
    PER COMMON SHARE                            
    Basic Net Income $ 0.88 $ 0.99 $ 0.77   $ 0.77 $ 0.84 $ 1.87 $ 1.58
    Diluted Net Income   0.88   0.99   0.77     0.77   0.83   1.87   1.57
    Cash Dividend $ 0.24 $ 0.24 $ 0.23   $ 0.23 $ 0.21 $ 0.48 $ 0.42
    AVERAGE SHARES                            
    Basic   17,056   17,027   16,946     16,943   16,931   17,042   16,941
    Diluted   17,088   17,044   16,990     16,979   16,960   17,067   16,964
     
    CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP, INC.                            
    ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES (“ACL”)                        
    AND CREDIT QUALITY                            
    Unaudited                            
                                 
        2025     2024     Six Months Ended June 30,
    (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   Second Quarter   First Quarter   Fourth Quarter   Third Quarter   Second Quarter   2025     2024  
    ACL – HELD FOR INVESTMENT LOANS                            
    Balance at Beginning of Period $ 29,734   $ 29,251   $ 29,836   $ 29,219   $ 29,329   $ 29,251   $ 29,941  
    Transfer from Other (Assets) Liabilities   –     –     –     –     –     –     (50 )
    Provision for Credit Losses   718     1,083     1,085     1,879     1,129     1,801     2,061  
    Net Charge-Offs (Recoveries)   590     600     1,670     1,262     1,239     1,190     2,733  
    Balance at End of Period $ 29,862   $ 29,734   $ 29,251   $ 29,836   $ 29,219   $ 29,862   $ 29,219  
    As a % of Loans HFI   1.13 %   1.12 %   1.10 %   1.11 %   1.09 %   1.13 %   1.09 %
    As a % of Nonperforming Loans   463.01 %   692.10 %   464.14 %   452.64 %   529.79 %   463.01 %   529.79 %
    ACL – UNFUNDED COMMITMENTS                            
    Balance at Beginning of Period   1,832   $ 2,155   $ 2,522   $ 3,139   $ 3,121   $ 2,155   $ 3,191  
    Provision for Credit Losses   (94 )   (323 )   (367 )   (617 )   18     (417 )   (52 )
    Balance at End of Period(1)   1,738     1,832     2,155     2,522     3,139     1,738     3,139  
    ACL – DEBT SECURITIES                            
    Provision for Credit Losses $ (4 ) $ 8   $ (17 ) $ (56 ) $ 57   $ 4   $ 115  
    CHARGE-OFFS                            
    Commercial, Financial and Agricultural $ 74   $ 168   $ 499   $ 331   $ 400   $ 242   $ 682  
    Real Estate – Construction   –     –     47     –     –     –     –  
    Real Estate – Commercial   –     –     –     3     –     –     –  
    Real Estate – Residential   49     8     44     –     –     57     17  
    Real Estate – Home Equity   24     –     33     23     –     24     76  
    Consumer   914     865     1,307     1,315     1,061     1,779     2,611  
    Overdrafts   437     570     574     611     571     1,007     1,209  
    Total Charge-Offs $ 1,498   $ 1,611   $ 2,504   $ 2,283   $ 2,032   $ 3,109   $ 4,595  
    RECOVERIES                            
    Commercial, Financial and Agricultural $ 117   $ 75   $ 103   $ 176   $ 59   $ 192   $ 100  
    Real Estate – Construction   –     –     3     –     –     –     –  
    Real Estate – Commercial   6     3     33     5     19     9     223  
    Real Estate – Residential   65     119     28     88     23     184     60  
    Real Estate – Home Equity   42     9     17     59     37     51     61  
    Consumer   456     481     352     405     313     937     723  
    Overdrafts   222     324     298     288     342     546     695  
    Total Recoveries $ 908   $ 1,011   $ 834   $ 1,021   $ 793   $ 1,919   $ 1,862  
    NET CHARGE-OFFS (RECOVERIES) $ 590   $ 600   $ 1,670   $ 1,262   $ 1,239   $ 1,190   $ 2,733  
    Net Charge-Offs as a % of Average Loans HFI(2)   0.09 %   0.09 %   0.25 %   0.19 %   0.18 %   0.09 %   0.20 %
    CREDIT QUALITY                            
    Nonaccruing Loans $ 6,449   $ 4,296   $ 6,302   $ 6,592   $ 5,515          
    Other Real Estate Owned   132     132     367     650     650          
    Total Nonperforming Assets (“NPAs”) $ 6,581   $ 4,428   $ 6,669   $ 7,242   $ 6,165          
                                 
    Past Due Loans 30-89 Days $ 4,523   $ 3,735   $ 4,311   $ 9,388   $ 5,672          
    Classified Loans   28,623     19,194     19,896     25,501     25,566          
                                 
    Nonperforming Loans as a % of Loans HFI   0.25 %   0.16 %   0.24 %   0.25 %   0.21 %        
    NPAs as a % of Loans HFI and Other Real Estate   0.25 %   0.17 %   0.25 %   0.27 %   0.23 %        
    NPAs as a % of Total Assets   0.15 %   0.10 %   0.15 %   0.17 %   0.15 %        
                                 
    (1)Recorded in other liabilities                            
    (2)Annualized                            
     
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    AVERAGE BALANCE AND INTEREST RATES                                                                                        
    Unaudited                                                                                                    
                                                                                                         
        Second Quarter 2025     First Quarter 2025     Fourth Quarter 2024     Third Quarter 2024     Second Quarter 2024       June 2025 YTD     June 2024 YTD  
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    ASSETS:                                                                                                    
    Loans Held for Sale $ 22,668   $ 475   8.40 % $ 24,726   $ 490   8.04 % $ 31,047   $ 976   7.89 % $ 24,570     720   7.49 % $ 26,281   $ 517   5.26 %   $ 23,692   $ 965   8.21 % $ 26,797   $ 1,080   5.62 %
    Loans Held for Investment(1)   2,652,572     40,436   6.11     2,665,910     40,029   6.09     2,677,396     40,521   6.07     2,693,533     40,985   6.09     2,726,748     40,683   6.03       2,659,204     80,465   6.10     2,727,688     80,879   5.99  
                                                                                                         
    Investment Securities                                                                                                    
    Taxable Investment Securities   1,006,514     6,666   2.65     981,485     5,802   2.38     914,353     4,688   2.04     907,610     4,148   1.82     918,989     3,998   1.74       994,068     12,468   2.52     935,658     8,237   1.76  
    Tax-Exempt Investment Securities(1)   1,467     17   4.50     845     9   4.32     849     9   4.31     846     10   4.33     843     9   4.36       1,158     26   4.43     850     18   4.35  
                                                                                                         
    Total Investment Securities   1,007,981     6,683   2.65     982,330     5,811   2.38     915,202     4,697   2.04     908,456     4,158   1.82     919,832     4,007   1.74       995,226     12,494   2.52     936,508     8,255   1.76  
                                                                                                         
    Federal Funds Sold and Interest Bearing Deposits   348,787     3,909   4.49     320,948     3,496   4.42     298,255     3,596   4.80     256,855     3,514   5.44     262,419     3,624   5.56       334,944     7,405   4.46     201,454     5,517   5.51  
                                                                                                         
    Total Earning Assets   4,032,008   $ 51,503   5.12 %   3,993,914   $ 49,826   5.06 %   3,921,900   $ 49,790   5.05 %   3,883,414   $ 49,377   5.06 %   3,935,280   $ 48,831   4.99 %     4,013,066   $ 101,329   5.09 %   3,892,447   $ 95,731   4.94 %
                                                                                                         
    Cash and Due From Banks   65,761               73,467               73,992               70,994               74,803                 69,593               75,283            
    Allowance for Credit Losses   (30,492 )             (30,008 )             (30,107 )             (29,905 )             (29,564 )               (30,251 )             (29,797 )          
    Other Assets   302,984               297,660               293,884               291,359               291,669                 300,336               293,473            
                                                                                                         
    Total Assets $ 4,370,261             $ 4,335,033             $ 4,259,669             $ 4,215,862             $ 4,272,188               $ 4,352,744             $ 4,231,406            
                                                                                                         
    LIABILITIES:                                                                                                    
    Noninterest Bearing Deposits $ 1,342,304             $ 1,317,425             $ 1,323,556             $ 1,332,305             $ 1,346,546               $ 1,329,933             $ 1,345,367            
    NOW Accounts   1,225,697   $ 3,750   1.23 %   1,249,955   $ 3,854   1.25 %   1,182,073   $ 3,826   1.29 %   1,145,544   $ 4,087   1.42 %   1,207,643   $ 4,425   1.47 %     1,237,759   $ 7,604   1.24 %   1,204,337   $ 8,922   1.49 %
    Money Market Accounts   431,774     2,340   2.17     420,059     2,187   2.11     422,615     2,526   2.38     418,625     2,694   2.56     407,387     2,752   2.72       425,949     4,527   2.14     380,489     4,737   2.50  
    Savings Accounts   507,950     174   0.14     507,676     176   0.14     504,859     179   0.14     512,098     180   0.14     519,374     176   0.14       507,813     350   0.14     529,374     364   0.14  
    Time Deposits   172,982     1,141   2.65     170,367     1,166   2.78     167,321     1,235   2.94     163,462     1,262   3.07     160,078     1,226   3.08       171,682     2,307   2.71     149,203     2,150   2.90  
    Total Interest Bearing Deposits   2,338,403     7,405   1.27     2,348,057     7,383   1.28     2,276,868     7,766   1.36     2,239,729     8,223   1.46     2,294,482     8,579   1.50       2,343,203     14,788   1.27     2,263,403     16,173   1.44  
    Total Deposits   3,680,707     7,405   0.81     3,665,482     7,383   0.82     3,600,424     7,766   0.86     3,572,034     8,223   0.92     3,641,028     8,579   0.95       3,673,136     14,788   0.81     3,608,770     16,173   0.90  
    Repurchase Agreements   22,557     156   2.78     29,821     164   2.23     28,018     199   2.82     27,126     221   3.24     26,999     217   3.24       26,169     320   2.47     26,362     418   3.19  
    Other Short-Term Borrowings   10,503     179   6.82     7,437     117   6.39     6,510     83   5.06     2,673     52   7.63     6,592     68   4.16       8,978     296   6.64     5,176     107   4.16  
    Subordinated Notes Payable   51,981     530   4.03     52,887     560   4.23     52,887     581   4.30     52,887     610   4.52     52,887     630   4.71       52,432     1,090   4.13     52,887     1,258   4.70  
    Other Long-Term Borrowings   792     5   2.41     794     11   5.68     794     11   5.57     795     11   5.55     258     3   4.31       793     16   4.04     270     6   4.56  
    Total Interest Bearing Liabilities   2,424,236   $ 8,275   1.37 %   2,438,996   $ 8,235   1.37 %   2,365,077   $ 8,640   1.45 %   2,323,210   $ 9,117   1.56 %   2,381,218   $ 9,497   1.60 %     2,431,575   $ 16,510   1.37 %   2,348,098   $ 17,962   1.54 %
                                                                                                         
    Other Liabilities   76,138               65,211               73,130               73,767               72,634                 70,705               70,464            
                                                                                                         
    Total Liabilities   3,842,678               3,821,632               3,761,763               3,729,282               3,800,398                 3,832,213               3,763,929            
    Temporary Equity   –               –               6,763               6,443               6,493                 –               6,821            
                                                                                                         
    SHAREOWNERS’ EQUITY:   527,583               513,401               491,143               480,137               465,297                 520,531               460,656            
                                                                                                         
    Total Liabilities, Temporary Equity and Shareowners’ Equity $ 4,370,261             $ 4,335,033             $ 4,259,669             $ 4,215,862             $ 4,272,188               $ 4,352,744             $ 4,231,406            
                                                                                                         
    Interest Rate Spread     $ 43,228   3.75 %     $ 41,591   3.69 %     $ 41,150   3.59 %     $ 40,260   3.49 %     $ 39,334   3.38 %       $ 84,819   3.72 %     $ 77,769   3.40 %
                                                                                                         
    Interest Income and Rate Earned(1)       51,503   5.12         49,826   5.06         49,790   5.05         49,377   5.06         48,831   4.99           101,329   5.09         95,731   4.94  
    Interest Expense and Rate Paid(2)       8,275   0.82         8,235   0.84         8,640   0.88         9,117   0.93         9,497   0.97           16,510   0.83         17,962   0.93  
                                                                                                         
    Net Interest Margin     $ 43,228   4.30 %     $ 41,591   4.22 %     $ 41,150   4.17 %     $ 40,260   4.12 %     $ 39,334   4.02 %       $ 84,819   4.26 %     $ 77,769   4.01 %
                                                                                                         
    (1)Interest and average rates are calculated on a tax-equivalent basis using a 21% Federal tax rate.                                                                  
    (2)Rate calculated based on average earning assets.                                                                       

    The MIL Network –

    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI: Bitfarms Announces Corporate Share Buyback Program

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    This news release constitutes a “designated news release” for the purposes of the Company’s second amended and restated prospectus supplement dated December 17, 2024, to its short form base shelf prospectus dated November 10, 2023.

    TORONTO, Ontario, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitfarms Ltd. (Nasdaq/TSX: BITF) (“Bitfarms” or the “Company”), a global energy and compute infrastructure company, today announced that the Board of Directors has approved effective immediately the commencement of a corporate share buyback program. Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) has accepted the notice filed by the Company to establish a normal course issuer bid program (the “Program”).

    Under the Program, the Company is authorized to purchase up to 49,943,031 of its common shares (out of the 557,548,857 common shares outstanding as at July 14, 2025) representing up to 10% of the Company’s public float of 499,430,313 common shares, during the period starting on July 28, 2025 and ending on July 27, 2026.

    CEO Ben Gagnon stated, “We believe that Bitfarms’ shares are currently undervalued because our Bitcoin business is underappreciated by the market, with little to no value being associated with our HPC potential. This Program demonstrates our confidence in Bitfarms’ business, our management team, and most importantly our high-performance computing data center growth strategy. We strongly believe our unique and highly desirable energy portfolio in Pennsylvania will drive long-term, sustainable growth that is financeable and enables management to leverage its balance sheet strength to drive shareholder value with this buyback program while simultaneously pursuing growth opportunities in HPC/AI to best capitalize on our substantial US energy pipeline.”

    The timing, price and volume of repurchases will depend on a variety of factors including corporate liquidity requirements and priorities, as well as general market conditions, the share price, regulatory requirements and limitations, and other factors.

    Bitfarms may purchase shares, from time to time, through the facilities of the TSX and/or the Nasdaq Stock Market (the “Nasdaq”), or by such other means as may be permitted by the TSX and/or Nasdaq or under applicable law. Daily repurchases on the TSX will be limited to a maximum of 494,918 common shares, representing 25% of the average daily trading volume for the six months ended June 30, 2025 (being 1,979,673 common shares), except where purchases are made in accordance with the “block purchase exception” of the TSX rules. Purchases of common shares through the Nasdaq will be made in the normal course and will not, during the twelve-month period ending July 27, 2026 exceed, in the aggregate, 5% of the outstanding common shares as at the commencement of the Program. All shares purchased by the Company under the Program will be cancelled.

    Purchases will be made by the Company in accordance with the requirements of the TSX and/or the Nasdaq and the price which the Company will pay for any such common shares will be the market price of any such common shares at the time of acquisition, or such other price as may be permitted by the TSX and/or the Nasdaq.

    In connection with the Program, the Company has entered into an automatic repurchase arrangement with its designated broker to allow for purchases of its common shares during certain pre-determined blackout periods, based on Company instructions provided when not in blackout. Outside of these pre-determined blackout periods, any repurchases of common shares will be in accordance with management’s discretion, subject to applicable law. Although the Company has a present intention to acquire its common shares pursuant to the Program, the Company will not be obligated to make any purchases under said Program.

    About Bitfarms Ltd.
    Founded in 2017, Bitfarms is a North American energy and compute infrastructure company that develops, owns, and operates vertically integrated data centers. Bitfarms currently operates 15 data centers situated in four countries, which currently mine Bitcoin: the United States, Canada, Argentina and Paraguay.

    To learn more about Bitfarms’ events, developments, and online communities:

    www.bitfarms.com
    https://www.facebook.com/bitfarms/
    http://x.com/Bitfarms_io
    https://www.instagram.com/bitfarms/
    https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitfarms/

    Forward-Looking Statements
    This news release contains certain “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” (collectively, “forward-looking information”) that are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release and are covered by safe harbors under Canadian and United States securities laws. The statements and information in this release regarding potential purchases under the Program, growth opportunities and prospects for the Company, and other statements regarding future growth, plans and objectives of the Company are forward-looking information.

    Any statements that involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as “expects”, or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “plans”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “forecasts”, “estimates”, “prospects”, “believes” or “intends” or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results “may” or “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking information. This forward-looking information is based on assumptions and estimates of management of Bitfarms at the time they were made, and involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of Bitfarms to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such factors, risks and uncertainties include, among others: an inability to apply the Company’s data centers to HPC/AI opportunities on a profitable basis; a failure to secure long-term contracts associated with HPC/AI customers on terms which are economic or at all; the construction and operation of new facilities may not occur as currently planned, or at all; expansion of existing facilities may not materialize as currently anticipated, or at all; an inability to satisfy the Panther Creek location related milestones which are conditions to loan drawdowns under the Macquarie Group financing facility; an inability to deploy the proceeds of the Macquarie Group financing facility to generate positive returns at the Panther Creek location; the construction and operation of new facilities may not occur as currently planned, or at all; expansion of existing facilities may not materialize as currently anticipated, or at all; new miners may not perform up to expectations; revenue may not increase as currently anticipated, or at all; the ongoing ability to successfully mine digital currency is not assured; failure of the equipment upgrades to be installed and operated as planned; the availability of additional power may not occur as currently planned, or at all; expansion may not materialize as currently anticipated, or at all; the power purchase agreements and economics thereof may not be as advantageous as expected; potential environmental cost and regulatory penalties due to the operation of the former Stronghold plants which entail environmental risk and certain additional risk factors particular to the former business and operations of Stronghold including, land reclamation requirements may be burdensome and expensive, changes in tax credits related to coal refuse power generation could have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, results of operations and future development efforts, competition in power markets may have a material adverse effect on the results of operations, cash flows and the market value of the assets, the business is subject to substantial energy regulation and may be adversely affected by legislative or regulatory changes, as well as liability under, or any future inability to comply with, existing or future energy regulations or requirements, the operations are subject to a number of risks arising out of the threat of climate change, and environmental laws, energy transitions policies and initiatives and regulations relating to emissions and coal residue management, which could result in increased operating and capital costs and reduce the extent of business activities, operation of power generation facilities involves significant risks and hazards customary to the power industry that could have a material adverse effect on our revenues and results of operations, and there may not have adequate insurance to cover these risks and hazards, employees, contractors, customers and the general public may be exposed to a risk of injury due to the nature of the operations, limited experience with carbon capture programs and initiatives and dependence on third-parties, including consultants, contractors and suppliers to develop and advance carbon capture programs and initiatives, and failure to properly manage these relationships, or the failure of these consultants, contractors and suppliers to perform as expected, could have a material adverse effect on the business, prospects or operations; the digital currency market; the ability to successfully mine digital currency; it may not be possible to profitably liquidate the current digital currency inventory, or at all; a decline in digital currency prices may have a significant negative impact on operations; an increase in network difficulty may have a significant negative impact on operations; the volatility of digital currency prices; the anticipated growth and sustainability of hydroelectricity for the purposes of cryptocurrency mining in the applicable jurisdictions; the inability to maintain reliable and economical sources of power to operate cryptocurrency mining assets; the risks of an increase in electricity costs, cost of natural gas, changes in currency exchange rates, energy curtailment or regulatory changes in the energy regimes in the jurisdictions in which Bitfarms operates and the potential adverse impact on profitability; future capital needs and the ability to complete current and future financings, including Bitfarms’ ability to utilize an at-the-market offering program ( “ATM Program”) and the prices at which securities may be sold in such ATM Program, as well as capital market conditions in general; share dilution resulting from an ATM Program and from other equity issuances; the risks of debt leverage and the ability to service and eventually repay the Macquarie Group financing facility; volatile securities markets impacting security pricing unrelated to operating performance; the risk that a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting could result in a misstatement of financial position that may lead to a material misstatement of the annual or interim consolidated financial statements if not prevented or detected on a timely basis; risks related to the Company ceasing to qualify as an “emerging growth company”; risks related to unsolicited investor interest, takeover proposals, shareholder activism or proxy contests relating to the election of directors; risks relating to lawsuits and other legal proceedings and challenges; historical prices of digital currencies and the ability to mine digital currencies that will be consistent with historical prices; and the adoption or expansion of any regulation or law that will prevent Bitfarms from operating its business, or make it more costly to do so. For further information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties, refer to Bitfarms’ filings on www.sedarplus.ca (which are also available on the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC“) at www.sec.gov), including the Company’s annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2024, management’s discussion & analysis for the year-ended December 31, 2024 and the management’s discussion and analysis for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Although Bitfarms has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended, including factors that are currently unknown to or deemed immaterial by Bitfarms. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results, and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking information. Bitfarms does not undertake any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking information other than as required by law. Trading in the securities of the Company should be considered highly speculative. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, or any other securities exchange or regulatory authority accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

    Investor Relations Contact:
    Laine Yonker
    lyonker@bitfarms.com

    Media Contact:
    Caroline Brady Baker
    cbaker@bitfarms.com

    The MIL Network –

    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI: CW Petroleum Corp (OTCQB: CWPE) Reports Revenues for Q2-2025

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    Katy, Texas, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CW Petroleum Corp (OTCQB: CWPE) (the “Company”), a leading provider of Specialty Renewable and Hydrocarbon Motor Fuels, today announces to its investors and future investors unaudited financial results for Q2-2025.

    Key Financial Highlights for Three Months Ended June 30, 2025, Compared to Prior Year Period:

    • 2025 Revenues of $2.14 Million vs 2024 Revenues of $2.14 Million
    • 2025 EBITDA of $114,461 vs 2024 EBITDA of $58,173
    • 2025 Net Income of $69,133 vs 2024 Net Income (loss) of $(5,299)

    Our SEC Form 1-SA (Semiannual Report) will be published on or before September 29, 2025.

    Additional accurate information about the Company can be found on the OTC Markets website at the following links and on the EDGAR filing website provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission:

    CWPE Overview
    CWPE Security Detail
    CWPE Financials
    CWPE News
    CWPE Disclosures

    SEC Filings

    For additional information, visit our website at cwpetroleumcorp.com, email: investor@cwpetroleumcorp.com , or call 281-817-8099

    About CW Petroleum Corp

    CW Petroleum Corp, a Texas corporation, began operations in 2011. CW Petroleum Corp, a Wyoming corporation, was incorporated in April 2018 and has acquired the Texas corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary. CW Petroleum Corp supplies and distributes Biodiesel, Biodiesel Blends, Renewable Gasoline, and a 92 Octane Reformulated No Ethanol Gasoline to distributors, convenience stores, marinas, and end-users. The EPA licenses the Company to create its proprietary gasoline blends. CW Petroleum Corp is licensed to distribute Diesel Fuel & Gasoline by the States of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, California, Colorado, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Arizona.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    Certain statements in this press release may contain “forward-looking statements” regarding future events and our future results. All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed to be forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the oil and gas markets, energy markets, and other markets in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “endeavors,” “strives,” “may,” or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict, estimate, or verify. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include those factors described in the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 1-K, which may be amended or supplemented by subsequent semiannual reports on Form 1-SA or other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements. For more information, please refer to the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

    No Offer or Solicitation

    This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

    The MIL Network –

    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI: Old National Bancorp Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results and Names New President and COO

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    EVANSVILLE, Ind., July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

    Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ: ONB) reports 2Q25 net income applicable to common shares of $121.4 million, diluted EPS of $0.34; $190.9 million and $0.53 on an adjusted1basis, respectively.


    CEO COMMENTARY
    :

    “Old National’s impressive second quarter results were achieved through a strong focus on the fundamentals: Growing our balance sheet, expanding our fee-based businesses, and controlling expenses,” said Chairman and CEO Jim Ryan. “Additionally, with the successful closing of our partnership with Bremer on May 1, 2025, Old National is well-positioned for the remainder of the year, benefiting from a larger balance sheet and a stronger capital position.”

    “We are thrilled to welcome Tim Burke as Old National’s President and Chief Operating Officer,” said Chairman and CEO Jim Ryan. “Tim brings nearly 30 years of extensive banking expertise to this critical role. I am confident that his infectious energy, strong strategic vision, and collaborative leadership approach will ensure that Old National continues to exceed client expectations for years to come, while also working to strengthen the communities we serve.”


    SECOND
    QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS2:

    Net Income
    • Net income applicable to common shares of $121.4 million; adjusted net income applicable to common shares1 of $190.9 million
    • Earnings per diluted common share (“EPS”) of $0.34; adjusted EPS1 of $0.53
       
    Net Interest Income/NIM
    • Net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis1 of $521.9 million
    • Net interest margin on a fully taxable equivalent basis1 (“NIM”) of 3.53%, up 26 basis points (“bps”)
       
    Operating Performance
    • Pre-provision net revenue1 (“PPNR”) of $269.6 million; adjusted PPNR1 of $289.9 million
    • Noninterest expense of $384.8 million; adjusted noninterest expense1 of $343.6 million
    • Efficiency ratio1 of 55.8%; adjusted efficiency ratio1 of 50.2%
       
    Deposits and Funding
    • Period-end total deposits of $54.4 billion, up $13.3 billion; core deposits up $11.6 billion
      • Period-end core deposits up 0.8% annualized excluding deposits assumed from Bremer Financial Corporation (“Bremer”)
    • Granular low-cost deposit franchise; total deposit costs of 193 bps, up 2 bps
       
    Loans and Credit Quality
    • End-of-period total loans3 of $48.0 billion, up $11.5 billion
      • End-of-period loans3 up 3.7% annualized excluding loans acquired from Bremer
    • Provision for credit losses4 (“provision”) of $106.8 million; $31.2 million excluding $75.6 million of current expected credit loss (“CECL”) Day 1 non-purchased credit deteriorated (“non-PCD”) provision expense5
    • Net charge-offs of $26.5 million, or 24 bps of average loans; 21 bps excluding purchased credit deteriorated (“PCD”) loans that had an allowance at acquisition
    • 30+ day delinquencies of 0.30% and nonaccrual loans of 1.24% of total loans
     
    Return Profile & Capital
    • Return on average tangible common equity1 (“ROATCE”) of 12.0%; adjusted ROATCE1 of 18.1%
    • Preliminary regulatory Tier 1 common equity to risk-weighted assets of 10.74%, down 88 bps
       
    Notable Items
    • Closing of Bremer partnership on May 1, 2025
    • $75.6 million of pre-tax CECL Day 1 non-PCD provision expense5
    • $41.2 million of pre-tax merger-related charges
    • $21.0 million of pre-tax pension plan gain6

    1 Non-GAAP financial measure that management believes is useful in evaluating the financial results of the Company – refer to the Non-GAAP reconciliations contained in this release 2 Comparisons are on a linked-quarter basis, unless otherwise noted 3 Includes loans held-for-sale 4 Includes the provision for unfunded commitments 5 Refers to the initial increase in allowance for credit losses required on acquired non-PCD loans, including unfunded loan commitments, through the provision for credit losses 6 Includes a gain associated with freezing benefits of the Bremer pension plan

    TIM BURKE TO JOIN OLD NATIONAL AS PRESIDENT AND COO
    Timothy M. Burke, Jr. will join Old National Bancorp (“Old National”) on July 22, 2025 as President and Chief Operating Officer, assuming the role previously held by Mark Sander who announced his retirement earlier this year. Mr. Burke most recently served as Executive Vice President of the Central Region and Field Enablement for the Commercial Bank for a large Midwestern super-regional bank, where he was responsible for the full range of commercial banking in 12 Midwestern markets including those in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.

    Mr. Burke’s nearly 30-year banking career has centered on serving clients and communities in the Midwest. His prior leadership experience includes roles as Northeast Ohio Market President for the same regional institution, where he was responsible for driving collaboration across all business lines including Retail, Business Banking, Commercial, Private Banking and Mortgage.

    “I’m truly thrilled to join a team that’s so deeply committed to relationship banking and making a real impact on our communities,” said Burke. “Old National’s core values and mission strongly align with my personal values, positioning me well to jump into the role, take care of clients and deliver standout products and services consistently across all of our markets.”

    As President and COO, Burke will be responsible for guiding the success of Old National’s Commercial, Community and Wealth segments, and Credit and Marketing teams. He and his family will reside in Evansville, Ind., and he will maintain offices in Evansville and Chicago.

    RESULTS OF OPERATIONS2
    Old National Bancorp reported second quarter 2025 net income applicable to common shares of $121.4 million, or $0.34 per diluted common share.

    Included in second quarter results were $75.6 million of pre-tax CECL Day 1 non-PCD provision expense related to the allowance for credit losses established on acquired non-PCD loans (including unfunded loan commitments), pre-tax charges of $41.2 million for merger-related expenses, and a $21.0 million pre-tax gain associated with freezing benefits of the Bremer pension plan. Excluding these items and realized debt securities losses from the current quarter, adjusted net income1 was $190.9 million, or $0.53 per diluted common share.

    DEPOSITS AND FUNDING
    Growth in core deposits driven by Bremer including public fund and business checking increases partly offset by normal seasonal outflows of retail deposits.

    • Period-end total deposits were $54.4 billion, up $13.3 billion; core deposits up $11.6 billion; includes $11.5 billion of period-end core deposits assumed in the Bremer transaction.
      • Period-end core deposits up 0.8% annualized excluding Bremer.
    • On average, total deposits for the second quarter were $49.8 billion, up $9.3 billion.
    • Granular low-cost deposit franchise; total deposit costs of 193 bps, up 2 bps.
    • A loan to deposit ratio of 88%, combined with existing funding sources, provides strong liquidity.

    LOANS
    Loan growth driven by Bremer and strong commercial loan production; pipeline increasing.

    • Period-end total loans3 were $48.0 billion, up $11.5 billion; includes $11.2 billion of period end loans acquired in the Bremer transaction.
      • Excluding loans3 acquired in the Bremer transaction, period-end total loans were up 3.7% annualized.
    • Commercial loans, excluding Bremer, grew 4.6% annualized
      • Total commercial loan production in the second quarter was $2.3 billion; period-end commercial pipeline totaled $4.8 billion, up approximately 40%.
    • Average total loans in the second quarter were $44.1 billion, an increase of $7.8 billion.

    CREDIT QUALITY
    Resilient credit quality continues to be a hallmark of Old National.

    • Provision4 expense was $106.8 million; $31.2 million excluding $75.6 million of CECL Day 1 non-PCD provision expense5 related to the allowance for credit losses established on acquired non-PCD loans (including unfunded loan commitments) in the Bremer transaction, consistent with the prior quarter.
    • Net charge-offs were $26.5 million, or 24 bps of average loans, consistent with the prior quarter.
      • Excluding PCD loans that had an allowance for credit losses established at acquisition, net charge-offs to average loans were 21 bps.
    • 30+ day delinquencies as a percentage of loans were 0.30% compared to 0.22%.
    • Nonaccrual loans as a percentage of total loans were 1.24% compared to 1.29%.
    • The allowance for credit losses, including the allowance for credit losses on unfunded loan commitments, stood at $594.7 million, or 1.24% of total loans, compared to $424.0 million, or 1.16% of total loans, reflecting $75.6 million of CECL Day 1 non-PCD provision expense5 related to acquired non-PCD loans (including unfunded loan commitments) and $90.4 million of allowance related to acquired PCD loans.

    NET INTEREST INCOME AND MARGIN
    Higher reflective of larger balance sheet and higher asset yields.

    • Net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis1 increased to $521.9 million compared to $393.0 million, driven by Bremer, loan growth, higher asset yields and more days in the quarter, partly offset by higher funding costs.
    • Net interest margin on a fully taxable equivalent basis1 increased 26 bps to 3.53%.
    • Cost of total deposits was 1.93%, increasing 2 bps and the cost of total interest-bearing deposits increased 6 bps to 2.52%.

    NONINTEREST INCOME
    Increase driven by Bremer and organic growth of fee-based businesses.

    • Total noninterest income was $132.5 million, $111.6 million excluding a $21.0 million pre-tax gain associated with the freezing of benefits of the Bremer pension plan, compared to $93.8 million.
    • Excluding the pension plan gain and realized debt securities losses, noninterest income was up 18.8% driven by Bremer revenue as well as higher wealth fees, mortgage fees, and capital markets revenue.

    NONINTEREST EXPENSE
    Higher reflective of Bremer, disciplined expense management drives efficiency ratio lower.

    • Noninterest expense was $384.8 million and included $41.2 million of merger-related charges.
    • Excluding merger-related charges, adjusted noninterest expense1 was $343.6 million, compared to $262.6 million, driven primarily by elevated operating costs and additional intangibles amortization, both related to the Bremer transaction.
    • The efficiency ratio1 was 55.8%, while the adjusted efficiency ratio1 was 50.2% compared to 53.7% and 51.8%, respectively.

    INCOME TAXES

    • Income tax expense was $30.3 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 19.5% compared to 20.3%. On an adjusted fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”) basis, the effective tax rate was 24.6% compared to 22.5%.
      • The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2025 was impacted by the Bremer transaction and the first quarter of 2025 was impacted by a $1.2 million benefit for the vesting of employee stock compensation.
    • Income tax expense included $5.8 million of tax credit benefit compared to $5.3 million.

    CAPITAL
    Capital ratios remain strong.

    • Preliminary total risk-based capital down 109 bps to 12.59% and preliminary regulatory Tier 1 capital down 103 bps to 11.20%, as strong retained earnings were more than offset by the Bremer transaction and loan growth.
    • Tangible common equity to tangible assets was 7.26%, down 6.4%.

    CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST
    Old National will host a conference call and live webcast at 9:00 a.m. Central Time on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, to review second quarter financial results. The live audio webcast link and corresponding presentation slides will be available on the Company’s Investor Relations website at oldnational.com and will be archived there for 12 months. To listen to the live conference call, dial U.S. (800) 715-9871 or International (646) 307-1963, access code 9394540. A replay of the call will also be available from approximately noon Central Time on July 22, 2025 through August 5, 2025. To access the replay, dial U.S. (800) 770-2030 or International (647) 362-9199; Access code 9394540.

    ABOUT OLD NATIONAL
    Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ: ONB) is the holding company of Old National Bank. As the fifth largest commercial bank headquartered in the Midwest, Old National proudly serves clients primarily in the Midwest and Southeast. With approximately $71 billion of assets and $38 billion of assets under management, Old National ranks among the top 25 banking companies headquartered in the United States. Tracing our roots to 1834, Old National focuses on building long-term, highly valued partnerships with clients while also strengthening and supporting the communities we serve. In addition to providing extensive services in consumer and commercial banking, Old National offers comprehensive wealth management and capital markets services. For more information and financial data, please visit Investor Relations at oldnational.com. In 2025, Points of Light named Old National one of “The Civic 50” – an honor reserved for the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States.

    USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
    The Company’s accounting and reporting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and general practices within the banking industry. As a supplement to GAAP, the Company provides non-GAAP performance results, which the Company believes are useful because they assist investors in assessing the Company’s operating performance. Where non-GAAP financial measures are used, the comparable GAAP financial measure, as well as the reconciliation to the comparable GAAP financial measure, can be found in the tables at the end of this release.

    The Company presents EPS, the efficiency ratio, return on average common equity, return on average tangible common equity, and net income applicable to common shares, all adjusted for certain notable items. These items include CECL Day 1 non-PCD provision expense, merger-related charges associated with completed and pending acquisitions, a pension plan gain, debt securities gains/losses, separation expense, distribution of excess pension assets expense, and FDIC special assessment expense. Management believes excluding these items from EPS, the efficiency ratio, return on average common equity, and return on average tangible common equity may be useful in assessing the Company’s underlying operational performance since these items do not pertain to its core business operations and their exclusion may facilitate better comparability between periods. Management believes that excluding merger-related charges from these metrics may be useful to the Company, as well as analysts and investors, since these expenses can vary significantly based on the size, type, and structure of each acquisition. Additionally, management believes excluding these items from these metrics may enhance comparability for peer comparison purposes.

    Income tax expense, provision for credit losses, and the certain notable items listed above are excluded from the calculation of pre-provision net revenues, adjusted due to the fluctuation in income before income tax and the level of provision for credit losses required. Management believes adjusted pre-provision net revenues may be useful in assessing the Company’s underlying operating performance and their exclusion may facilitate better comparability between periods and for peer comparison purposes.

    The Company presents adjusted noninterest expense, which excludes merger-related charges associated with completed and pending acquisitions, separation expense, distribution of excess pension assets expense, and FDIC special assessment expense, as well as adjusted noninterest income, which excludes a pension plan gain and debt securities gains/losses. Management believes that excluding these items from noninterest expense and noninterest income may be useful in assessing the Company’s underlying operational performance as these items either do not pertain to its core business operations or their exclusion may facilitate better comparability between periods and for peer comparison purposes.

    The tax-equivalent adjustment to net interest income and net interest margin recognizes the income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets. Interest income and yields on tax-exempt securities and loans are presented using the current federal income tax rate of 21%. Management believes that it is standard practice in the banking industry to present net interest income and net interest margin on a fully tax-equivalent basis and that it may enhance comparability for peer comparison purposes.

    In management’s view, tangible common equity measures are capital adequacy metrics that may be meaningful to the Company, as well as analysts and investors, in assessing the Company’s use of equity and in facilitating comparisons with peers. These non-GAAP measures are valuable indicators of a financial institution’s capital strength since they eliminate intangible assets from stockholders’ equity and retain the effect of accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders’ equity.

    Although intended to enhance investors’ understanding of the Company’s business and performance, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from those used by other financial institutions to assess their business and performance. See the following reconciliations in the “Non-GAAP Reconciliations” section for details on the calculation of these measures to the extent presented herein.

    FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
    This earnings release contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”), Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 175 promulgated thereunder, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 3b-6 promulgated thereunder, notwithstanding that such statements are not specifically identified as such. In addition, certain statements may be contained in our future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), in press releases, and in oral and written statements made by us that are not statements of historical fact and constitute forward‐looking statements within the meaning of the Act. These statements include, but are not limited to, descriptions of Old National’s financial condition, results of operations, asset and credit quality trends, profitability and business plans or opportunities. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “guidance,” “intend,” “may,” “outlook,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should,” “would,” and “will,” and other words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements express management’s current expectations or forecasts of future events and, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those in such statements, including, but not limited to: competition; government legislation, regulations and policies, including trade and tariff policies; the ability of Old National to execute its business plan; unanticipated changes in our liquidity position, including but not limited to changes in our access to sources of liquidity and capital to address our liquidity needs; changes in economic conditions and economic and business uncertainty which could materially impact credit quality trends and the ability to generate loans and gather deposits; inflation and governmental responses to inflation, including increasing interest rates; market, economic, operational, liquidity, credit, and interest rate risks associated with our business; our ability to successfully manage our credit risk and the sufficiency of our allowance for credit losses; the expected cost savings, synergies and other financial benefits from the merger (the “Merger”) between Old National and Bremer not being realized within the expected time frames and costs or difficulties relating to integration matters being greater than expected; potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the completion of the Merger; the impact of purchase accounting with respect to the Merger, or any change in the assumptions used regarding the assets acquired and liabilities assumed to determine their fair value and credit marks; the potential impact of future business combinations on our performance and financial condition, including our ability to successfully integrate the businesses, the success of revenue-generating and cost reduction initiatives and the diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities; failure or circumvention of our internal controls; operational risks or risk management failures by us or critical third parties, including without limitation with respect to data processing, information systems, cybersecurity, technological changes, vendor issues, business interruption, and fraud risks; significant changes in accounting, tax or regulatory practices or requirements; new legal obligations or liabilities; disruptive technologies in payment systems and other services traditionally provided by banks; failure or disruption of our information systems; computer hacking and other cybersecurity threats; the effects of climate change on Old National and its customers, borrowers, or service providers; the impacts of pandemics, epidemics and other infectious disease outbreaks; other matters discussed in this earnings release; and other factors identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and other filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and estimates, which although believed to be reasonable, may turn out to be incorrect. Old National does not undertake an obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or conditions after the date of this earnings release. You are advised to consult further disclosures we may make on related subjects in our filings with the SEC.

    CONTACTS:    
    Media: Rick Jillson   Investors: Lynell Durchholz
    (812) 465-7267   (812) 464-1366
    Rick.Jillson@oldnational.com   Lynell.Durchholz@oldnational.com
                   
    Financial Highlights (unaudited)
    ($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
                     
      Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
      June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,   June 30, June 30,
        2025     2025     2024     2024     2024       2025     2024  
    Income Statement                
    Net interest income $ 514,790   $ 387,643   $ 394,180   $ 391,724   $ 388,421     $ 902,433   $ 744,879  
    FTE adjustment1,3   7,063     5,360     5,777     6,144     6,340       12,423     12,593  
    Net interest income – tax equivalent basis3   521,853     393,003     399,957     397,868     394,761       914,856     757,472  
    Provision for credit losses   106,835     31,403     27,017     28,497     36,214       138,238     55,105  
    Noninterest income   132,517     93,794     95,766     94,138     87,271       226,311     164,793  
    Noninterest expense   384,766     268,471     276,824     272,283     282,999       653,237     545,316  
    Net income available to common shareholders $ 121,375   $ 140,625   $ 149,839   $ 139,768   $ 117,196     $ 262,000   $ 233,446  
    Per Common Share Data                
    Weighted average diluted shares   361,436     321,016     318,803     317,331     316,461       340,250     304,207  
    EPS, diluted $ 0.34   $ 0.44   $ 0.47   $ 0.44   $ 0.37     $ 0.77   $ 0.77  
    Cash dividends   0.14     0.14     0.14     0.14     0.14       0.28     0.28  
    Dividend payout ratio2   41 %   32 %   30 %   32 %   38 %     36 %   36 %
    Book value $ 20.12   $ 19.71   $ 19.11   $ 19.20   $ 18.28     $ 20.12   $ 18.28  
    Stock price   21.34     21.19     21.71     18.66     17.19       21.34     17.19  
    Tangible book value3   12.60     12.54     11.91     11.97     11.05       12.60     11.05  
    Performance Ratios                
    ROAA   0.77 %   1.08 %   1.14 %   1.08 %   0.92 %     0.91 %   0.95 %
    ROAE   6.7 %   9.1 %   9.8 %   9.4 %   8.2 %     7.8 %   8.4 %
    ROATCE3   12.0 %   15.0 %   16.4 %   16.0 %   14.1 %     13.4 %   14.5 %
    NIM (FTE)3   3.53 %   3.27 %   3.30 %   3.32 %   3.33 %     3.41 %   3.31 %
    Efficiency ratio3   55.8 %   53.7 %   54.4 %   53.8 %   57.2 %     54.9 %   57.7 %
    NCOs to average loans   0.24 %   0.24 %   0.21 %   0.19 %   0.16 %     0.24 %   0.15 %
    ACL on loans to EOP loans   1.18 %   1.10 %   1.08 %   1.05 %   1.01 %     1.18 %   1.01 %
    ACL4 to EOP loans   1.24 %   1.16 %   1.14 %   1.12 %   1.08 %     1.24 %   1.08 %
    NPLs to EOP loans   1.24 %   1.29 %   1.23 %   1.22 %   0.94 %     1.24 %   0.94 %
    Balance Sheet (EOP)                
    Total loans $ 47,902,819   $ 36,413,944   $ 36,285,887   $ 36,400,643   $ 36,150,513     $ 47,902,819   $ 36,150,513  
    Total assets   70,979,805     53,877,944     53,552,272     53,602,293     53,119,645       70,979,805     53,119,645  
    Total deposits   54,357,683     41,034,572     40,823,560     40,845,746     39,999,228       54,357,683     39,999,228  
    Total borrowed funds   7,346,098     5,447,054     5,411,537     5,449,096     6,085,204       7,346,098     6,085,204  
    Total shareholders’ equity   8,126,387     6,534,654     6,340,350     6,367,298     6,075,072       8,126,387     6,075,072  
    Capital Ratios3                
    Risk-based capital ratios (EOP):                
    Tier 1 common equity   10.74 %   11.62 %   11.38 %   11.00 %   10.73 %     10.74 %   10.73 %
    Tier 1 capital   11.20 %   12.23 %   11.98 %   11.60 %   11.33 %     11.20 %   11.33 %
    Total capital   12.59 %   13.68 %   13.37 %   12.94 %   12.71 %     12.59 %   12.71 %
    Leverage ratio (average assets)   9.26 %   9.44 %   9.21 %   9.05 %   8.90 %     9.26 %   8.90 %
    Equity to assets (averages)   11.38 %   12.01 %   11.78 %   11.60 %   11.31 %     11.66 %   11.31 %
    TCE to TA   7.26 %   7.76 %   7.41 %   7.44 %   6.94 %     7.26 %   6.94 %
    Nonfinancial Data                
    Full-time equivalent employees   5,313     4,028     4,066     4,105     4,267       5,313     4,267  
    Banking centers   351     280     280     280     280       351     280  
    1 Calculated using the federal statutory tax rate in effect of 21% for all periods.          
    2 Cash dividends per common share divided by net income per common share (basic).          
    3 Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the “Non-GAAP Measures” table for reconciliations to GAAP financial measures.
        June 30, 2025 capital ratios are preliminary.
         
    4 Includes the allowance for credit losses on loans and unfunded loan commitments.          
                     
    FTE – Fully taxable equivalent basis ROAA – Return on average assets ROAE – Return on average equity ROATCE – Return on average tangible common equity NCOs – Net Charge-offs ACL – Allowance for Credit Losses EOP – End of period actual balances NPLs – Non-performing Loans TCE – Tangible common equity TA – Tangible assets      
                     
    Income Statement (unaudited)
    ($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
      Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
      June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,   June 30, June 30,
        2025     2025     2024     2024     2024       2025     2024  
    Interest income $ 824,961   $ 630,399   $ 662,082   $ 679,925   $ 663,663     $ 1,455,360   $ 1,259,644  
    Less: interest expense   310,171     242,756     267,902     288,201     275,242       552,927     514,765  
    Net interest income   514,790     387,643     394,180     391,724     388,421       902,433     744,879  
    Provision for credit losses   106,835     31,403     27,017     28,497     36,214       138,238     55,105  
    Net interest income
    after provision for credit losses
      407,955     356,240     367,163     363,227     352,207       764,195     689,774  
    Wealth and investment services fees   35,817     29,648     30,012     29,117     29,358       65,465     57,662  
    Service charges on deposit accounts   23,878     21,156     20,577     20,350     19,350       45,034     37,248  
    Debit card and ATM fees   12,922     9,991     10,991     11,362     10,993       22,913     21,047  
    Mortgage banking revenue   10,032     6,879     7,026     7,669     7,064       16,911     11,542  
    Capital markets income   7,114     4,506     5,244     7,426     4,729       11,620     7,629  
    Company-owned life insurance   6,625     5,381     6,499     5,315     5,739       12,006     9,173  
    Other income   36,170     16,309     15,539     12,975     10,036       52,479     20,506  
    Debt securities gains (losses), net   (41 )   (76 )   (122 )   (76 )   2       (117 )   (14 )
    Total noninterest income   132,517     93,794     95,766     94,138     87,271       226,311     164,793  
    Salaries and employee benefits   202,112     148,305     146,605     147,494     159,193       350,417     308,996  
    Occupancy   30,432     29,053     29,733     27,130     26,547       59,485     53,566  
    Equipment   12,566     8,901     9,325     9,888     8,704       21,467     17,375  
    Marketing   13,759     11,940     12,653     11,036     11,284       25,699     21,918  
    Technology   31,452     22,020     21,429     23,343     24,002       53,472     44,025  
    Communication   5,014     4,134     4,176     4,681     4,480       9,148     8,480  
    Professional fees   21,931     7,919     11,055     7,278     10,552       29,850     16,958  
    FDIC assessment   13,409     9,700     11,970     11,722     9,676       23,109     20,989  
    Amortization of intangibles   19,630     6,830     7,237     7,411     7,425       26,460     12,880  
    Amortization of tax credit investments   5,815     3,424     4,556     3,277     2,747       9,239     5,496  
    Other expense   28,646     16,245     18,085     19,023     18,389       44,891     34,633  
    Total noninterest expense   384,766     268,471     276,824     272,283     282,999       653,237     545,316  
    Income before income taxes   155,706     181,563     186,105     185,082     156,479       337,269     309,251  
    Income tax expense   30,298     36,904     32,232     41,280     35,250       67,202     67,738  
    Net income $ 125,408   $ 144,659   $ 153,873   $ 143,802   $ 121,229     $ 270,067   $ 241,513  
    Preferred dividends   (4,033 )   (4,034 )   (4,034 )   (4,034 )   (4,033 )     (8,067 )   (8,067 )
    Net income applicable to common shares $ 121,375   $ 140,625   $ 149,839   $ 139,768   $ 117,196     $ 262,000   $ 233,446  
                     
    EPS, diluted $ 0.34   $ 0.44   $ 0.47   $ 0.44   $ 0.37     $ 0.77   $ 0.77  
    Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding                
    Basic   360,155     315,925     315,673     315,622     315,585       338,162     303,283  
    Diluted   361,436     321,016     318,803     317,331     316,461       340,250     304,207  
    (EOP)   391,818     319,236     318,980     318,955     318,969       391,818     318,969  
                     
                     
     
    End of Period Balance Sheet (unaudited)
    ($ in thousands)
      June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,
        2025     2025     2024     2024     2024  
    Assets          
    Cash and due from banks $ 637,556   $ 486,061   $ 394,450   $ 498,120   $ 428,665  
    Money market and other interest-earning investments   1,171,015     753,719     833,518     693,450     804,381  
    Investments:          
    Treasury and government-sponsored agencies   2,445,733     2,364,170     2,289,903     2,335,716     2,207,004  
    Mortgage-backed securities   9,632,206     6,458,023     6,175,103     6,085,826     5,890,371  
    States and political subdivisions   1,590,272     1,589,555     1,637,379     1,665,128     1,678,597  
    Other securities   852,687     755,348     781,656     783,079     775,623  
    Total investments   14,520,898     11,167,096     10,884,041     10,869,749     10,551,595  
    Loans held-for-sale, at fair value   77,618     40,424     34,483     62,376     66,126  
    Loans:          
    Commercial   14,662,916     10,650,615     10,288,560     10,408,095     10,332,631  
    Commercial and agriculture real estate   21,879,785     16,135,327     16,307,486     16,356,216     16,016,958  
    Residential real estate   8,212,242     6,771,694     6,797,586     6,757,896     6,894,957  
    Consumer   3,147,876     2,856,308     2,892,255     2,878,436     2,905,967  
    Total loans   47,902,819     36,413,944     36,285,887     36,400,643     36,150,513  
    Allowance for credit losses on loans   (565,109 )   (401,932 )   (392,522 )   (380,840 )   (366,335 )
    Premises and equipment, net   682,539     584,664     588,970     599,528     601,945  
    Goodwill and other intangible assets   2,944,372     2,289,268     2,296,098     2,305,084     2,306,204  
    Company-owned life insurance   1,046,693     859,211     859,851     863,723     862,032  
    Accrued interest receivable and other assets   2,561,404     1,685,489     1,767,496     1,690,460     1,714,519  
    Total assets $ 70,979,805   $ 53,877,944   $ 53,552,272   $ 53,602,293   $ 53,119,645  
               
    Liabilities and Equity          
    Noninterest-bearing demand deposits $ 12,652,556   $ 9,186,314   $ 9,399,019   $ 9,429,285   $ 9,336,042  
    Interest-bearing:          
    Checking and NOW accounts   9,194,738     7,736,014     7,538,987     7,314,245     7,680,865  
    Savings accounts   5,058,819     4,715,329     4,753,279     4,781,447     4,983,811  
    Money market accounts   16,564,125     11,638,653     11,807,228     11,601,461     10,485,491  
    Other time deposits   7,613,377     6,212,898     5,819,970     6,010,070     5,688,432  
    Total core deposits   51,083,615     39,489,208     39,318,483     39,136,508     38,174,641  
    Brokered deposits   3,274,068     1,545,364     1,505,077     1,709,238     1,824,587  
    Total deposits   54,357,683     41,034,572     40,823,560     40,845,746     39,999,228  
               
    Federal funds purchased and interbank borrowings   340,246     170     385     135,263     250,154  
    Securities sold under agreements to repurchase   297,637     290,256     268,975     244,626     240,713  
    Federal Home Loan Bank advances   5,835,918     4,514,354     4,452,559     4,471,153     4,744,560  
    Other borrowings   872,297     642,274     689,618     598,054     849,777  
    Total borrowed funds   7,346,098     5,447,054     5,411,537     5,449,096     6,085,204  
    Accrued expenses and other liabilities   1,149,637     861,664     976,825     940,153     960,141  
    Total liabilities   62,853,418     47,343,290     47,211,922     47,234,995     47,044,573  
    Preferred stock, common stock, surplus, and retained earnings   8,725,995     7,183,163     7,086,393     6,971,054     6,866,480  
    Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax   (599,608 )   (648,509 )   (746,043 )   (603,756 )   (791,408 )
    Total shareholders’ equity   8,126,387     6,534,654     6,340,350     6,367,298     6,075,072  
    Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 70,979,805   $ 53,877,944   $ 53,552,272   $ 53,602,293   $ 53,119,645  
     
                             
    Average Balance Sheet and Interest Rates (unaudited)
    ($ in thousands)
                             
                             
        Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended
        June 30, 2025   March 31, 2025   June 30, 2024
        Average Income1/ Yield/   Average Income1/ Yield/   Average Income1/ Yield/
    Earning Assets:   Balance Expense Rate   Balance Expense Rate   Balance Expense Rate
    Money market and other interest-earning investments   $ 1,424,700   $ 14,791 4.16 %   $ 791,067   $ 8,815 4.52 %   $ 814,944   $ 11,311 5.58 %
    Investments:                        
    Treasury and government-sponsored agencies     2,396,691     20,820 3.47 %     2,318,869     20,019 3.45 %     2,208,935     21,531 3.90 %
    Mortgage-backed securities     8,567,318     87,734 4.10 %     6,287,825     54,523 3.47 %     5,828,225     47,904 3.29 %
    States and political subdivisions     1,596,899     13,402 3.36 %     1,610,819     13,242 3.29 %     1,686,994     14,290 3.39 %
    Other securities     970,581     15,770 6.50 %     770,839     10,512 5.45 %     788,571     12,583 6.38 %
    Total investments     13,531,489     137,726 4.07 %     10,988,352     98,296 3.58 %     10,512,725     96,308 3.66 %
    Loans:2                        
    Commercial     13,240,876     219,446 6.63 %     10,397,991     165,595 6.37 %     10,345,098     183,425 7.09 %
    Commercial and agriculture real estate     20,022,403     316,422 6.32 %     16,213,606     245,935 6.07 %     15,870,809     260,407 6.56 %
    Residential real estate loans     7,792,440     88,852 4.56 %     6,815,091     67,648 3.97 %     6,952,942     67,683 3.89 %
    Consumer     3,049,341     54,787 7.21 %     2,871,213     49,470 6.99 %     2,910,331     50,869 7.03 %
    Total loans     44,105,060     679,507 6.16 %     36,297,901     528,648 5.83 %     36,079,180     562,384 6.24 %
                             
    Total earning assets   $ 59,061,249   $ 832,024 5.64 %   $ 48,077,320   $ 635,759 5.30 %   $ 47,406,849   $ 670,003 5.66 %
                             
    Less: Allowance for credit losses on loans     (404,871 )         (398,765 )         (331,043 )    
                             
    Non-earning Assets:                        
    Cash and due from banks   $ 426,513         $ 372,428         $ 430,256      
    Other assets     6,403,239           5,394,600           5,341,022      
                             
    Total assets   $ 65,486,130         $ 53,445,583         $ 52,847,084      
                             
    Interest-Bearing Liabilities:                        
    Checking and NOW accounts   $ 8,594,591   $ 29,291 1.37 %   $ 7,526,294   $ 23,850 1.29 %   $ 8,189,454   $ 34,398 1.69 %
    Savings accounts     4,968,232     3,777 0.30 %     4,692,239     3,608 0.31 %     5,044,800     5,254 0.42 %
    Money market accounts     15,055,735     110,933 2.96 %     11,664,650     88,381 3.07 %     10,728,156     102,560 3.84 %
    Other time deposits     7,092,124     67,204 3.80 %     5,996,108     56,485 3.82 %     5,358,103     56,586 4.25 %
    Total interest-bearing core deposits     35,710,682     211,205 2.37 %     29,879,291     172,324 2.34 %     29,320,513     198,798 2.73 %
    Brokered deposits     2,530,726     28,883 4.58 %     1,546,756     18,171 4.76 %     1,244,237     17,008 5.50 %
    Total interest-bearing deposits     38,241,408     240,088 2.52 %     31,426,047     190,495 2.46 %     30,564,750     215,806 2.84 %
                             
    Federal funds purchased and interbank borrowings     88,603     953 4.31 %     148,130     1,625 4.45 %     148,835     1,986 5.37 %
    Securities sold under agreements to repurchase     295,948     636 0.86 %     272,961     551 0.82 %     249,939     639 1.03 %
    Federal Home Loan Bank advances     6,037,462     59,042 3.92 %     4,464,590     41,896 3.81 %     4,473,978     44,643 4.01 %
    Other borrowings     828,214     9,452 4.58 %     675,759     8,189 4.91 %     891,609     12,168 5.49 %
    Total borrowed funds     7,250,227     70,083 3.88 %     5,561,440     52,261 3.81 %     5,764,361     59,436 4.15 %
                             
    Total interest-bearing liabilities   $ 45,491,635   $ 310,171 2.73 %   $ 36,987,487   $ 242,756 2.66 %   $ 36,329,111   $ 275,242 3.05 %
                             
    Noninterest-Bearing Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity                      
    Demand deposits   $ 11,568,854         $ 9,096,676         $ 9,558,675      
    Other liabilities     973,525           944,935           980,322      
    Shareholders’ equity     7,452,116           6,416,485           5,978,976      
                             
    Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 65,486,130         $ 53,445,583         $ 52,847,084      
                             
    Net interest rate spread       2.91 %       2.64 %       2.61 %
                             
    Net interest margin (GAAP)       3.49 %       3.23 %       3.28 %
                             
    Net interest margin (FTE)3       3.53 %       3.27 %       3.33 %
                             
    FTE adjustment     $ 7,063       $ 5,360       $ 6,340  
                             
    1 Interest income is reflected on a FTE basis.  
    2 Includes loans held-for-sale.  
    3 Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the “Non-GAAP Measures” table for reconciliations to GAAP financial measures.  
     
                     
    Average Balance Sheet and Interest Rates (unaudited)
    ($ in thousands)
                     
                     
        Six Months Ended   Six Months Ended
        June 30, 2025   June 30, 2024
        Average Income1/ Yield/   Average Income1/ Yield/
    Earning Assets:   Balance Expense Rate   Balance Expense Rate
    Money market and other interest-earning investments   $ 1,109,634   $ 23,606 4.29 %   $ 786,094   $ 21,296 5.45 %
    Investments:                
    Treasury and government-sponsored agencies     2,357,995     40,839 3.46 %     2,285,706     44,797 3.92 %
    Mortgage-backed securities     7,433,868     142,257 3.83 %     5,592,655     86,792 3.10 %
    States and political subdivisions     1,603,821     26,644 3.32 %     1,683,585     28,266 3.36 %
    Other securities     871,262     26,282 6.03 %     779,504     24,756 6.35 %
    Total investments   $ 12,266,946   $ 236,022 3.85 %   $ 10,341,450   $ 184,611 3.57 %
    Loans:2                
    Commercial     11,827,287     385,041 6.51 %     9,942,741     350,688 7.05 %
    Commercial and agriculture real estate     18,128,526     562,357 6.20 %     15,119,590     490,493 6.49 %
    Residential real estate loans     7,306,465     156,500 4.28 %     6,823,378     130,686 3.83 %
    Consumer     2,960,769     104,257 7.10 %     2,777,711     94,463 6.84 %
    Total loans     40,223,047     1,208,155 6.01 %     34,663,420     1,066,330 6.16 %
                     
    Total earning assets   $ 53,599,627   $ 1,467,783 5.48 %   $ 45,790,964   $ 1,272,237 5.56 %
                     
    Less: Allowance for credit losses on loans     (401,835 )         (322,256 )    
                     
    Non-earning Assets:                
    Cash and due from banks   $ 399,620         $ 396,466      
    Other assets     5,901,705           5,151,308      
                     
    Total assets   $ 59,499,117         $ 51,016,482      
                     
    Interest-Bearing Liabilities:                
    Checking and NOW accounts   $ 8,063,393   $ 53,141 1.33 %   $ 7,665,327   $ 59,650 1.56 %
    Savings accounts     4,830,998     7,385 0.31 %     5,035,100     10,271 0.41 %
    Money market accounts     13,369,560     199,314 3.01 %     10,322,808     196,773 3.83 %
    Other time deposits     6,547,143     123,689 3.81 %     5,023,620     104,018 4.16 %
    Total interest-bearing core deposits     32,811,094     383,529 2.36 %     28,046,855     370,712 2.66 %
    Brokered deposits     2,041,459     47,054 4.65 %     1,145,744     30,533 5.36 %
    Total interest-bearing deposits     34,852,553     430,583 2.49 %     29,192,599     401,245 2.76 %
                     
    Federal funds purchased and interbank borrowings     118,202     2,578 4.40 %     108,962     2,947 5.44 %
    Securities sold under agreements to repurchase     284,518     1,187 0.84 %     273,088     1,556 1.15 %
    Federal Home Loan Bank advances     5,255,372     100,938 3.87 %     4,430,236     85,810 3.90 %
    Other borrowings     752,408     17,641 4.73 %     858,727     23,207 5.43 %
    Total borrowed funds     6,410,500     122,344 3.85 %     5,671,013     113,520 4.03 %
                     
    Total interest-bearing liabilities     41,263,053     552,927 2.70 %     34,863,612     514,765 2.97 %
                     
    Noninterest-Bearing Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity              
    Demand deposits   $ 10,339,594         $ 9,408,406      
    Other liabilities     959,309           972,205      
    Shareholders’ equity     6,937,161           5,772,259      
                     
    Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 59,499,117         $ 51,016,482      
                     
    Net interest rate spread       2.78 %       2.59 %
                     
    Net interest margin (GAAP)       3.37 %       3.25 %
                     
    Net interest margin (FTE)3       3.41 %       3.31 %
                     
    FTE adjustment     $ 12,423       $ 12,593  
                     
    1 Interest income is reflected on a FTE.
    2 Includes loans held-for-sale.                
    3 Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. Refer to the “Non-GAAP Measures” table for reconciliations to GAAP financial measures.    
     
                     
    Asset Quality (EOP) (unaudited)
    ($ in thousands)
                     
      Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
      June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,   June 30, June 30,
        2025     2025     2024     2024     2024       2025     2024  
    Allowance for credit losses:                
    Beginning allowance for credit losses on loans $ 401,932   $ 392,522   $ 380,840   $ 366,335   $ 319,713     $ 392,522   $ 307,610  
    Allowance established for acquired PCD loans   90,442     —     —     2,803     23,922       90,442     23,922  
    Provision for credit losses on loans   99,263     31,026     30,417     29,176     36,745       130,289     60,598  
    Gross charge-offs   (29,954 )   (24,540 )   (21,278 )   (18,965 )   (17,041 )     (54,494 )   (31,061 )
    Gross recoveries   3,426     2,924     2,543     1,491     2,996       6,350     5,266  
    NCOs   (26,528 )   (21,616 )   (18,735 )   (17,474 )   (14,045 )     (48,144 )   (25,795 )
    Ending allowance for credit losses on loans $ 565,109   $ 401,932   $ 392,522   $ 380,840   $ 366,335     $ 565,109   $ 366,335  
    Beginning allowance for credit losses on unfunded commitments $ 22,031   $ 21,654   $ 25,054   $ 25,733   $ 26,264     $ 21,654   $ 31,226  
    Provision (release) for credit losses on unfunded commitments   7,572     377     (3,400 )   (679 )   (531 )     7,949     (5,493 )
    Ending allowance for credit losses on unfunded commitments $ 29,603   $ 22,031   $ 21,654   $ 25,054   $ 25,733     $ 29,603   $ 25,733  
    Allowance for credit losses $ 594,712   $ 423,963   $ 414,176   $ 405,894   $ 392,068     $ 594,712   $ 392,068  
    Provision for credit losses on loans $ 99,263   $ 31,026   $ 30,417   $ 29,176   $ 36,745     $ 130,289   $ 60,598  
    Provision (release) for credit losses on unfunded commitments   7,572     377     (3,400 )   (679 )   (531 )     7,949     (5,493 )
    Provision for credit losses $ 106,835   $ 31,403   $ 27,017   $ 28,497   $ 36,214     $ 138,238   $ 55,105  
    NCOs / average loans1   0.24 %   0.24 %   0.21 %   0.19 %   0.16 %     0.24 %   0.15 %
    Average loans1 $ 44,075,472   $ 36,284,059   $ 36,410,414   $ 36,299,544   $ 36,053,845     $ 40,201,289   $ 34,648,292  
    EOP loans1   47,902,819     36,413,944     36,285,887     36,400,643     36,150,513       47,902,819     36,150,513  
    ACL on loans / EOP loans1   1.18 %   1.10 %   1.08 %   1.05 %   1.01 %     1.18 %   1.01 %
    ACL / EOP loans1   1.24 %   1.16 %   1.14 %   1.12 %   1.08 %     1.24 %   1.08 %
    Underperforming Assets:                
    Loans 90 days and over (still accruing) $ 16,893   $ 6,757   $ 4,060   $ 1,177   $ 5,251     $ 16,893   $ 5,251  
    Nonaccrual loans   594,709     469,211     447,979     443,597     340,181       594,709     340,181  
    Foreclosed assets   7,986     6,301     4,294     4,077     8,290       7,986     8,290  
    Total underperforming assets $ 619,588   $ 482,269   $ 456,333   $ 448,851   $ 353,722     $ 619,588   $ 353,722  
    Classified and Criticized Assets:                
    Nonaccrual loans $ 594,709   $ 469,211   $ 447,979   $ 443,597   $ 340,181     $ 594,709   $ 340,181  
    Substandard loans (still accruing)   1,969,260     1,479,630     1,073,413     1,074,243     841,087       1,969,260     841,087  
    Loans 90 days and over (still accruing)   16,893     6,757     4,060     1,177     5,251       16,893     5,251  
    Total classified loans – “problem loans”   2,580,862     1,955,598     1,525,452     1,519,017     1,186,519       2,580,862     1,186,519  
    Other classified assets   43,495     53,239     58,954     59,485     60,772       43,495     60,772  
    Special Mention   1,008,716     828,314     908,630     837,543     967,655       1,008,716     967,655  
    Total classified and criticized assets $ 3,633,073   $ 2,837,151   $ 2,493,036   $ 2,416,045   $ 2,214,946     $ 3,633,073   $ 2,214,946  
    Loans 30-89 days past due (still accruing) $ 128,771   $ 72,517   $ 93,141   $ 91,750   $ 51,712     $ 128,771   $ 51,712  
    Nonaccrual loans / EOP loans1   1.24 %   1.29 %   1.23 %   1.22 %   0.94 %     1.24 %   0.94 %
    ACL / nonaccrual loans   100 %   90 %   92 %   92 %   115 %     100 %   115 %
    Under-performing assets/EOP loans1   1.29 %   1.32 %   1.26 %   1.23 %   0.98 %     1.29 %   0.98 %
    Under-performing assets/EOP assets   0.87 %   0.90 %   0.85 %   0.84 %   0.67 %     0.87 %   0.67 %
    30+ day delinquencies/EOP loans1   0.30 %   0.22 %   0.27 %   0.26 %   0.16 %     0.30 %   0.16 %
                     
    1 Excludes loans held-for-sale.            
                     
                     
    Non-GAAP Measures (unaudited)
    ($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
                     
      Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
      June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,   June 30, June 30,
        2025     2025     2024     2024     2024       2025     2024  
    Earnings Per Share:                
    Net income applicable to common shares $ 121,375   $ 140,625   $ 149,839   $ 139,768   $ 117,196     $ 262,000   $ 233,446  
    Adjustments:                
    CECL Day 1 non-PCD provision expense   75,604     —     —     —     15,312       75,604     15,312  
    Tax effect1   (20,802 )   —     —     —     (3,476 )     (20,802 )   (3,476 )
    CECL Day 1 non-PCD provision expense, net   54,802     —     —     —     11,836       54,802     11,836  
    Merger-related charges   41,206     5,856     8,117     6,860     19,440       47,062     22,348  
    Tax effect1   (11,337 )   (1,089 )   (2,058 )   (1,528 )   (4,413 )     (12,426 )   (5,123 )
    Merger-related charges, net   29,869     4,767     6,059     5,332     15,027       34,636     17,225  
    Pension plan gain   (21,001 )   —     —     —     —       (21,001 )   —  
    Tax effect1   5,778     —     —     —     —       5,778     —  
    Pension plan gain, net   (15,223 )   —     —     —     —       (15,223 )   —  
    Debt securities (gains) losses   41     76     122     76     (2 )     117     14  
    Tax effect1   (11 )   (14 )   (31 )   (17 )   1       (25 )   (3 )
    Debt securities (gains) losses, net   30     62     91     59     (1 )     92     11  
    Separation expense   —     —     —     2,646     —       —     —  
    Tax effect1   —     —     —     (589 )   —       —     —  
    Separation expense, net   —     —     —     2,057     —       —     —  
    Distribution of excess pension assets   —     —     —     —     —   —   —     13,318  
    Tax effect1   —     —     —     —     —   —   —     (3,250 )
    Distribution excess pension assets, net   —     —     —     —     —       —     10,068  
    FDIC special assessment   —     —     —     —     —       —     2,994  
    Tax effect1   —     —     —     —     —       —     (731 )
    FDIC special assessment, net   —     —     —     —     —       —     2,263  
    Total adjustments, net   69,478     4,829     6,150     7,448     26,862       74,307     41,403  
    Net income applicable to common shares, adjusted $ 190,853   $ 145,454   $ 155,989   $ 147,216   $ 144,058     $ 336,307   $ 274,849  
    Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding   361,436     321,016     318,803     317,331     316,461       340,250     304,207  
    EPS, diluted $ 0.34   $ 0.44   $ 0.47   $ 0.44   $ 0.37     $ 0.77   $ 0.77  
    Adjusted EPS, diluted $ 0.53   $ 0.45   $ 0.49   $ 0.46   $ 0.46     $ 0.99   $ 0.90  
    NIM:                
    Net interest income $ 514,790   $ 387,643   $ 394,180   $ 391,724   $ 388,421     $ 902,433   $ 744,879  
    Add: FTE adjustment2   7,063     5,360     5,777     6,144     6,340       12,423     12,593  
    Net interest income (FTE) $ 521,853   $ 393,003   $ 399,957   $ 397,868   $ 394,761     $ 914,856   $ 757,472  
    Average earning assets $ 59,061,249   $ 48,077,320   $ 48,411,803   $ 47,905,463   $ 47,406,849     $ 53,599,627   $ 45,790,964  
    NIM (GAAP)   3.49 %   3.23 %   3.26 %   3.27 %   3.28 %     3.37 %   3.25 %
    NIM (FTE)   3.53 %   3.27 %   3.30 %   3.32 %   3.33 %     3.41 %   3.31 %
                     
    Refer to last page of Non-GAAP reconciliations for footnotes.            
                     
                     
    Non-GAAP Measures (unaudited)
    ($ in thousands)
                     
      Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
      June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,   June 30, June 30,
        2025     2025     2024     2024     2024       2025     2024  
    PPNR:                
    Net interest income (FTE)2 $ 521,853   $ 393,003   $ 399,957   $ 397,868   $ 394,761     $ 914,856   $ 757,472  
    Add: Noninterest income   132,517     93,794     95,766     94,138     87,271       226,311     164,793  
    Total revenue (FTE)   654,370     486,797     495,723     492,006     482,032       1,141,167     922,265  
    Less: Noninterest expense   (384,766 )   (268,471 )   (276,824 )   (272,283 )   (282,999 )     (653,237 )   (545,316 )
    PPNR $ 269,604   $ 218,326   $ 218,899   $ 219,723   $ 199,033     $ 487,930   $ 376,949  
    Adjustments:                
    Pension plan termination gain $ (21,001 ) $ —   $ —   $ —   $ —     $ (21,001 ) $ —  
    Debt securities (gains) losses $ 41   $ 76   $ 122   $ 76   $ (2 )   $ 117   $ 14  
    Noninterest income adjustments   (20,960 )   76     122     76     (2 )     (20,884 )   14  
    Adjusted noninterest income   111,557     93,870     95,888     94,214     87,269       205,427     164,807  
    Adjusted revenue $ 633,410   $ 486,873   $ 495,845   $ 492,082   $ 482,030     $ 1,120,283   $ 922,279  
    Adjustments:                
    Merger-related charges $ 41,206   $ 5,856   $ 8,117   $ 6,860   $ 19,440     $ 47,062   $ 22,348  
    Separation expense   —     —     —     2,646     —       —     —  
    Distribution of excess pension assets   —     —     —     —     —       —     13,318  
    FDIC Special Assessment   —     —     —     —     —       —     2,994  
    Noninterest expense adjustments   41,206     5,856     8,117     9,506     19,440       47,062     38,660  
    Adjusted total noninterest expense   (343,560 )   (262,615 )   (268,707 )   (262,777 )   (263,559 )     (606,175 )   (506,656 )
    Adjusted PPNR $ 289,850   $ 224,258   $ 227,138   $ 229,305   $ 218,471     $ 514,108   $ 415,623  
    Efficiency Ratio:                
    Noninterest expense $ 384,766   $ 268,471   $ 276,824   $ 272,283   $ 282,999     $ 653,237   $ 545,316  
    Less: Amortization of intangibles   (19,630 )   (6,830 )   (7,237 )   (7,411 )   (7,425 )     (26,460 )   (12,880 )
    Noninterest expense, excl. amortization of intangibles   365,136     261,641     269,587     264,872     275,574       626,777     532,436  
    Less: Amortization of tax credit investments   (5,815 )   (3,424 )   (4,556 )   (3,277 )   (2,747 )     (9,239 )   (5,496 )
    Less: Noninterest expense adjustments   (41,206 )   (5,856 )   (8,117 )   (9,506 )   (19,440 )     (47,062 )   (38,660 )
    Adjusted noninterest expense, excluding amortization $ 318,115   $ 252,361   $ 256,914   $ 252,089   $ 253,387     $ 570,476   $ 488,280  
    Total revenue (FTE)2 $ 654,370   $ 486,797   $ 495,723   $ 492,006   $ 482,032     $ 1,141,167   $ 922,265  
    Less: Debt securities (gains) losses   41     76     122     76     (2 )     117     14  
    Less: Pension plan gain   (21,001 )   —     —     —     —       (21,001 )   —  
    Total adjusted revenue $ 633,410   $ 486,873   $ 495,845   $ 492,082   $ 482,030     $ 1,120,283   $ 922,279  
    Efficiency Ratio   55.8 %   53.7 %   54.4 %   53.8 %   57.2 %     54.9 %   57.7 %
    Adjusted Efficiency Ratio   50.2 %   51.8 %   51.8 %   51.2 %   52.6 %     50.9 %   52.9 %
                     
    Refer to last page of Non-GAAP reconciliations for footnotes.            
                     
    Non-GAAP Measures (unaudited)
    ($ in thousands)
                     
      Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
      June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,   June 30, June 30,
        2025     2025     2024     2024     2024       2025     2024  
    ROAE and ROATCE:                
    Net income applicable to common shares $ 121,375   $ 140,625   $ 149,839   $ 139,768   $ 117,196     $ 262,000   $ 233,446  
    Amortization of intangibles   19,630     6,830     7,237     7,411     7,425       26,460     12,880  
    Tax effect1   (4,908 )   (1,708 )   (1,809 )   (1,853 )   (1,856 )     (6,615 )   (3,220 )
    Amortization of intangibles, net   14,722     5,122     5,428     5,558     5,569       19,845     9,660  
    Net income applicable to common shares, excluding intangibles amortization   136,097     145,747     155,267     145,326     122,765       281,845     243,106  
    Total adjustments, net (see pg.12)   69,478     4,829     6,150     7,448     26,862       74,307     41,403  
    Adjusted net income applicable to common shares, excluding intangibles amortization $ 205,575   $ 150,576   $ 161,417   $ 152,774   $ 149,627     $ 356,152   $ 284,509  
    Average shareholders’ equity $ 7,452,116   $ 6,416,485   $ 6,338,953   $ 6,190,071   $ 5,978,976     $ 6,937,161   $ 5,772,259  
    Less: Average preferred equity   (243,719 )   (243,719 )   (243,719 )   (243,719 )   (243,719 )     (243,719 )   (243,719 )
    Average shareholders’ common equity $ 7,208,397   $ 6,172,766   $ 6,095,234   $ 5,946,352   $ 5,735,257     $ 6,693,442   $ 5,528,540  
    Average goodwill and other intangible assets   (2,670,710 )   (2,292,526 )   (2,301,177 )   (2,304,597 )   (2,245,405 )     (2,482,663 )   (2,171,872 )
    Average tangible shareholder’s common equity $ 4,537,687   $ 3,880,240   $ 3,794,057   $ 3,641,755   $ 3,489,852     $ 4,210,779   $ 3,356,668  
    ROAE   6.7 %   9.1 %   9.8 %   9.4 %   8.2 %     7.8 %   8.4 %
    ROAE, adjusted   10.6 %   9.4 %   10.2 %   9.9 %   10.0 %     10.0 %   9.9 %
    ROATCE   12.0 %   15.0 %   16.4 %   16.0 %   14.1 %     13.4 %   14.5 %
    ROATCE, adjusted   18.1 %   15.5 %   17.0 %   16.8 %   17.1 %     16.9 %   17.0 %
                     
    Refer to last page of Non-GAAP reconciliations for footnotes.            
               
    Non-GAAP Measures (unaudited)
    ($ in thousands)
               
      As of
      June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,
        2025     2025     2024     2024     2024  
    Tangible Common Equity:          
    Shareholders’ equity $ 8,126,387   $ 6,534,654   $ 6,340,350   $ 6,367,298   $ 6,075,072  
    Less: Preferred equity   (243,719 )   (243,719 )   (243,719 )   (243,719 )   (243,719 )
    Shareholders’ common equity $ 7,882,668   $ 6,290,935   $ 6,096,631   $ 6,123,579   $ 5,831,353  
    Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets   (2,944,372 )   (2,289,268 )   (2,296,098 )   (2,305,084 )   (2,306,204 )
    Tangible shareholders’ common equity $ 4,938,296   $ 4,001,667   $ 3,800,533   $ 3,818,495   $ 3,525,149  
               
    Total assets $ 70,979,805   $ 53,877,944   $ 53,552,272   $ 53,602,293   $ 53,119,645  
    Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets   (2,944,372 )   (2,289,268 )   (2,296,098 )   (2,305,084 )   (2,306,204 )
    Tangible assets $ 68,035,433   $ 51,588,676   $ 51,256,174   $ 51,297,209   $ 50,813,441  
               
    Risk-weighted assets3 $ 52,517,871   $ 40,266,670   $ 40,314,805   $ 40,584,608   $ 40,627,117  
               
    Tangible common equity to tangible assets   7.26 %   7.76 %   7.41 %   7.44 %   6.94 %
    Tangible common equity to risk-weighted assets3   9.40 %   9.94 %   9.43 %   9.41 %   8.68 %
    Tangible Common Book Value:          
    Common shares outstanding   391,818     319,236     318,980     318,955     318,969  
    Tangible common book value $ 12.60   $ 12.54   $ 11.91   $ 11.97   $ 11.05  
               
    1 Tax-effect calculations use management’s estimate of the full year FTE tax rates (federal + state).
    2 Calculated using the federal statutory tax rate in effect of 21% for all periods.
    3 June 30, 2025 figures are preliminary.

    A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/1e11c9d1-b9ea-4a5c-a250-cb6dc83091a5

    The MIL Network –

    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI: Gilat Awarded Approximately $60 Million to Provide Digital Inclusion Solutions in Peru

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    PETAH TIKVA, Israel, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announced today that its Peruvian subsidiary, Gilat Perú, has been awarded approximately $60 million in orders from Pronatel (Programa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones), Peru’s national telecommunications program. The orders are for upgrading the Regional Broadband infrastructure across the regions of Apurímac, Huancavelica and Ayacucho. Migration is expected to take place over the next 12 months and the service will be delivered over 4 years.

    This major infrastructure modernization will bring high-speed internet of 200 Mbps directly to nearly 800 public institutions, including schools, health centers, and police stations across 280 localities. The award marks a significant step forward in closing the digital divide and empowering rural communities in Peru with the connectivity they need to access education, healthcare, and public services, laying a strong, scalable foundation for future bandwidth growth in rural areas that need it most.

    The project reflects Gilat’s continued partnership with the Peruvian State and long-standing commitment to digital access for all, strengthening public services in some of the most remote areas of Peru.

    “With extensive experience implementing complex connectivity projects throughout Peru, we are uniquely qualified to carry out this critical migration in record time,” said Arieh Rohrstock, Corporate Senior Vice President and President, Gilat Peru. “Together with Pronatel, we’re advancing our shared goal of increasing digital inclusion in the most remote regions of the country by delivering the high-speed infrastructure needed to support essential public services.”

    About Gilat

    Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT) is a leading global provider of satellite-based broadband communications. With over 35 years of experience, we develop and deliver deep technology solutions for satellite, ground, and new space connectivity, offering next-generation solutions and services for critical connectivity across commercial and defense applications. We believe in the right of all people to be connected and are united in our resolution to provide communication solutions to all reaches of the world.

    Together with our wholly owned subsidiaries—Gilat Wavestream, Gilat DataPath, and Gilat Stellar Blu—we offer integrated, high-value solutions supporting multi-orbit constellations, Very High Throughput Satellites (VHTS), and Software-Defined Satellites (SDS) via our Commercial and Defense Divisions. Our comprehensive portfolio is comprised of a cloud-based platform and modems; high-performance satellite terminals; advanced Satellite On-the-Move (SOTM) antennas and ESAs; highly efficient, high-power Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPA) and Block Upconverters (BUC) and includes integrated ground systems for commercial and defense markets, field services, network management software, and cybersecurity services.

    Gilat’s products and tailored solutions support multiple applications including government and defense, IFC and mobility, broadband access, cellular backhaul, enterprise, aerospace, broadcast, and critical infrastructure clients all while meeting the most stringent service level requirements. For more information, please visit: http://www.gilat.com

    Certain statements made herein that are not historical are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “estimate”, “project”, “intend”, “expect”, “believe” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Gilat to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, inability to maintain market acceptance to Gilat’s products, inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications, rapid changes in the market for Gilat’s products, loss of market share and pressure on prices resulting from competition, introduction of competing products by other companies, inability to manage growth and expansion, loss of key OEM partners, inability to attract and retain qualified personnel, inability to protect the Company’s proprietary technology and risks associated with Gilat’s international operations and its location in Israel, including those related to Israel’s preemptive strike against Iran’s nuclear project and the continued hostilities between Israel and Iran, and the hostilities between Israel and Hamas. For additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties associated with Gilat’s business, reference is made to Gilat’s reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.

    Contact:

    Gilat Satellite Networks

    Hagay Katz, Chief Product and Marketing Officer

    hagayk@gilat.com

    Alliance Advisors:

    GilatIR@allianceadvisors.com
    Phone: +1 212 838 3777

    The MIL Network –

    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI Security: Defense News in Brief: AFMAO embodies ‘No Airman left behind’ – Operation Colony Glacier 2025

    Source: United States Airforce

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AFNS) —  

    Forty miles from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, and accessible only by helicopter, U.S. Air Force Capt. Travis Lockwood stands on Colony Glacier. Before him lies a wide, unforgiving landscape scattered with debris from a long-ago tragedy that has become a mission of recovery and reunion, 73 years later.

    Colony Glacier is a large glacier that is home to the debris of a C-124 Globemaster that crashed into the side of Mount Gannett. Originally taking off from McChord Air Force Base, Washington, Nov. 22, 1952, en route to Elmendorf AFB, the aircraft never made it to its destination. The accident took the lives of 52 passengers and crew members. As of June 2025, 49 of 52 passengers have been identified. The recovery mission has taken place annually since 2012, when the contents of the crash were discovered.

    Lockwood, who is the Operation Colony Glacier ground forces commander and recovery team lead, as well as an Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations mortuary affairs deputy chief, travels from Dover AFB, Delaware, twice a summer for both phases of the operation, spending multiple weeks upon the blue ice, searching for key pieces of human remains, personal effects and identifiable information from the fallen aircraft passengers.

    Working with a team of joint partners including Armed Forces Medical Examiner System personnel, the Alaska Army National Guard, and JB Elmendorf-Richardson volunteers, Lockwood is able to bring pieces of bones, soft tissue, clothing articles, fully intact ID cards and large parts of the now retired C-124 back to Dover AFB where they will be sent to AFMES. 

    Lockwood describes a day on the ice as rewarding, despite being physically challenging. Safety is one of Lockwood’s priorities as the team lead.

    “The glacier is hard-packed ice covered in loose rock. Everything from gravel to large boulders. It’s not flat; there are steep inclines, crevasses, and hidden obstacles everywhere,” Lockwood explains, eyes scanning his cold surroundings, hearing the constant sound of rushing water pouring from the melting surfaces.

    “Temperature-wise, it ranges from the low 40s to mid-30s, with a lot of wind. And the glacier is constantly changing, it is melting, shifting, moving, so every day we reassess the area we’re working in.”

    The team, usually consisting of about seven crew members, begins their day with a 20-minute flight on an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk, where skilled Army pilots are able to land the aircraft on small, uneven surfaces upon the ice for a brief, hot unloading. The recovery team is highly trained and carries a days worth of gear, with them preparing for the mission by attending mountaineering school in order to be able to navigate the rough terrain and have the ability to reach deeply into the glacial crevasses.

    Every day is a new day on Colony, due to the landscape constantly melting and revealing more debris underneath. The team moves miles down the glacier every year. Lockwood explains that oftentimes the surfaces are unrecognizable, so it is important they discover as much as they can because nothing will be in the same place tomorrow. The operation is split into two phases each summer, in order to let new parts of the landscape melt down to expose more content to search through. Weather conditions on the glacier are monitored by the 3rd Wing, JB Elmendorf-Richardson, who provide an on-site weather team. 

    Despite the challenging daily challenges on the glacier, the team is able to stay focused on the mission due to strong team bonds that can only truly be felt by those who have touched the ice and mission, according to Lockwood.

    “There’s a unique bond out here, one that only those who’ve been on this mission understand,” he explains. “You can’t explain what it’s like until you’re standing on the ice, finding human remains and personal effects. That experience creates a deep, unspoken connection among the team. We’re united by the mission and by our commitment to each other.”

    Returning personal effects to family members is one of the largest goals of Operation Colony Glacier. AFMAO and AFMES members recently were able to meet with children, cousins, nieces and nephews and friends of the fallen service members at an event in Dover. Families sharing memories of the fallen members highlighted the impact of the mission, and how their hard work to bring home and identify every member does not go unnoticed.

    Finding personal effects such as wallets, clothing, and safety equipment can be emotionally painful.

    Lockwood highlights one of the more emotional recoveries he made, a wallet belonging to a passenger and a father’s belongings.

    “Last year, we found a couple of wallets, one of which had contents like business cards and money. One wallet had a printed paper that said ‘mom’s sizes’ — her dress and shoe sizes. It was November, so maybe he was planning to buy her a Christmas present,” explains Lockwood. “I also found a family photo, and behind it, folded up, was a birth certificate for a daughter who was two months old. This individual had a brand new baby and was carrying her birth certificate at the time of the crash … that really puts a personal touch on things and makes (the mission) emotional, knowing these people left families behind and lost their lives coming up here.”

    During phase one of 2025, the team was able to find another completely intact wallet that included a fully preserved ID card, photos, mess hall pass, taxi receipt and TDY orders.

    With the personal effects and human remains that are found by the on-ice team, AFMES is able to do DNA processing, fingerprint examination and other identification processes.

    A key team member in this process is an Operation Colony Glacier veteran, Carlos Colon. Colon is an AFMES medicolegal death investigator and the operations subject matter expert. Colon has returned to the glacier every year for eight years, consistently bringing back and selecting the best viable specimens, submitting them to the DNA lab for processing, with identification usually happening within a year. On the ice, Colon organizes and numbers the samples, helping the team identify what would be suitable specimen to send back. Every day, he visits the morgue on JB Elmendorf-Richardson and oversees the process of storing the remains before they are brought to Dover AFB.

    Colon, originally from Puerto Rico, served in the U.S. Army as a mortuary affairs specialist, where he would discover and process remains, helping to send them to Dover AFB. He became interested in AFMES and the medical side of the process after witnessing a pathologist, photographer and investigator in Iraq, leading him to pursue a career in forensic investigation. 

    Combining his army and civilian experience, Colon has made many impacts to families and to fallen service members, helping them with dignity, honor and respect. Carlos highlights the importance of the mission, emphasizing the promise to bring service members back to their families.

    “We won’t leave you behind. For me, it’s a cool reminder, especially for the guys in combat arms, infantry, or combat engineers, that the DoD really does this. Having them participate is special. A lot of them say, ‘Wow, I can’t believe we’re still doing this after all these years.’ That’s my favorite part. I’ve seen a lot of deaths in my career, so I also find it rewarding to create an environment where it’s easier for people to process what’s happening, so they’re not as affected.”

    Colon explains that what keeps him motivated on the ice is how determined everyone is to make all 52 identifications. He shares that one of his favorite memories was when a fellow team member brought a speaker to the glacier, playing music from the 1950s that would have been popular in the time of the crash while they searched.

    “I wish people knew many people are involved in this mission,” Colon says. “How many organizations, how many individuals and how invested everybody is to see it through.”

    At the end of the mission each year, AFMAO organizes a dignified departure for the remains before transporting the remains to Dover AFB. The long, demanding days, unwavering motivation and commitment to service from all team members and units make this accomplishment possible.

    Colony Glacier is a one-of-a-kind mission that is authentically able to represent the Air Force’s commitment to never leaving an Airman behind.

    “We will never leave somebody behind. We’ve made a commitment to the fallen and their families that we will bring them home,” Lockwood said. “The lengths we go to do that are very special … we will care for your Airmen, your Soldiers, your Marines. From the time they join until the time they leave, or until they are brought home. They are not forgotten.”

    MIL Security OSI –

    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-Evening Report: View from The Hill: How much can Jim Chalmers get out of the economic reform roundtable?

    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

    We’re now less than a month away from the start of the Albanese government’s “economic reform” (aka “productivity”) roundtable, but it has become quite hard to get a fix on exactly what this gathering will amount to.

    The guest list for the August 19-21 summit is obviously tight, given the government decided it wanted the meeting to fit into the cabinet room (so avoiding a more extensive “talkfest”).

    But excluding the states and territories from a meeting that discusses deregulation and taxation means major players in these policy areas are not in the room (the NSW treasurer, Daniel Mookhey, chair of the board of treasurers, is the only state government representative invited). Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he will meet state treasurers beforehand, but that doesn’t quite cover their omission.

    The government has flagged that industrial relations isn’t on the table, although the unions will be at that table. Yet IR is a major issue in productivity, so that excludes a central area from discussion. The unions are being given a level of protection other players potentially do not have.

    Tax reform is a central topic at the roundtable, the themes of which are productivity, budget sustainability and economic resilience. But the scope of what is up for serious consideration is limited.

    The government is not willing to consider changing the GST, even if it is not formally ruling out it being canvassed.

    When it was put to him that he opposed altering the GST, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the ABC this week what he would not do was “go to an election and secure a majority because our government concentrated on cost-of-living measures in our first term […] and immediately we get elected and we say, we’re going to put up the price of everything that you buy.

    “That is not something that’s tenable. That’s something which would have represented a breach of trust upon which we were elected on May 3rd.”

    Rejecting an overhaul of the GST kyboshes, for better or worse, a major tax switch from our over-reliance on personal income tax to putting more of the tax burden on indirect tax. This is a change many tax experts advocate.

    Despite the hype around the pre-roundtable discussion of broad tax reform, what appears likely to find favour with the government are tax changes affecting wealth (but excluding the family home) and the resources sector.

    It remains unclear to what extent Chalmers will seek to define the outcome beforehand. That is: will he, after reviewing the submissions, go into the roundtable with a firm idea of what he wants to get out of it, and then see how much he can get over the “consensus” line?

    Helpfully for everyone at the roundtable, the Productivity Commission is about to release a series of reports on various aspects of productivity, which will provide data and ideas.

    These cover economic resilience, improving workforce skills and adaptability, harnessing digital technology, improving care delivery, and investing in the net zero transformation.

    Meanwhile business, which felt it was made something of a patsy in the 2022 jobs and skills summit, with the government using that meeting to gain traction for what it already wanted to do, is being cautious this time.

    Even before the formal announcement of the roundtable, it set up a group following the government’s nomination of productivity as a central priority for this term. The umbrella body’s first meeting was attended by more than 20 groups representing businesses of all sizes, universities and the investment community. This body is ongoing. It includes the Business Council of Australia, the Australian Industry Group, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Minerals Council of Australia and the Council of Small Business Organisations.

    The umbrella body will put forward a suite of recommendations for the roundtable including on investment, innovation, reducing red tape, planning and approval processes, tax, education and employment.

    We now have the full list of roundtable participants. It’s interesting for who’s there and who’s not. Ken Henry, of the seminal Henry taxation report – of which Chalmers has vivid memories from his days as a staffer of former treasurer Wayne Swan – will be present. Henry last week gave a strong presentation at the National Press Club about the pressing need for reform of the environment protection regime.

    Also scoring an invitation is teal crossbencher Allegra Spender, who made tax reform one of her core issues last term. Spender is holding her own “tax reform roundtable” on Friday, with a who’s who of experts.

    But left off the Treasurer’s invitation list list was the Minerals Council of Australia. This despite the fact that tax changes in the resources area seem a ripe area for discussion.

    Michelle Grattan 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. View from The Hill: How much can Jim Chalmers get out of the economic reform roundtable? – https://theconversation.com/view-from-the-hill-how-much-can-jim-chalmers-get-out-of-the-economic-reform-roundtable-261095

    MIL OSI Analysis – EveningReport.nz –

    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Electric vehicle imports lose charge as volumes drop – Stats NZ media and information release: Overseas merchandise trade: June 2025

    Electric vehicle imports lose charge as volumes drop – media release

    22 July 2025

    Imports of fully electric vehicles fell over 50 percent in value during the 12 months to June 2025, compared with the year ended June 2024, according to data released by Stats NZ.

    The total value of passenger motor vehicle imports for the 12 months to June 2025 was $4.9 billion, down 23 percent ($1.4 billion) from the previous year.

    “Electric vehicle imports saw the largest decline, down by $518 million,” international accounts spokesperson Viki Ward said.

    Values of imports of most reduced-emission propulsion vehicles saw changes:

    • electric vehicle imports decreased by 57 percent, totalling $395 million
    • plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) also saw a 38 percent fall, to $234 million
    • hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) imports increased by 3.8 percent, reaching $1.6 billion.

    Visit our website to read this news story and information release:

    • Electric vehicle imports lose charge as volumes drop
    • Overseas merchandise trade: June 2025
    • Overseas merchandise trade datasets

    MIL OSI New Zealand News –

    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI: PAXMINING has launched a compliant and secure cloud mining platform, supporting daily ETH/XRP payouts, AI-optimized hash power, and global device access anytime.

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    London, UK, July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In the rapidly evolving world of cryptocurrency, PAXMINING has emerged as a global leader in cloud mining, providing a secure, compliant, and user-friendly platform that enables users to earn daily yields in Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP). PAXMINING is committed to providing convenience, sustainability, and cutting-edge technology to make cryptocurrency mining accessible to everyone, without the need for expensive hardware or technical expertise. With AI-optimized hashrate, global device access, and a focus on renewable energy, PAXMINING is redefining the future of passive income in cryptocurrency.

    Platform Benefits

    AI-Optimized Hashrate: Proprietary algorithms dynamically allocate hashrate to the highest-yielding cryptocurrencies, maximizing yields in real time. This AI-driven approach ensures users benefit from market fluctuations without human intervention.

    Global Device Access: Whether it’s a smartphone, tablet, or desktop computer, PAXMINING’s intuitive platform is accessible worldwide through its web interface or mobile app (available for iOS and Android). Users can monitor earnings and manage contracts anytime, anywhere.

    Sustainable Mining: PAXMINING operates more than 70 mining farms that use 100% renewable energy (wind, solar and hydroelectric power), combining profitability with environmental responsibility to support global carbon neutrality goals.

    No hardware or technical knowledge required: PAXMINING removes the barriers of traditional mining by handling all back-end operations, including equipment maintenance, cooling systems and power supply. Users only need to select a contract to start making money.

    Multi-currency support: The platform supports mining and withdrawal of multiple cryptocurrencies, including ETH, XRP, BTC, USDT, USDC, SOL, DOGE, LTC and BCH, providing flexibility for diversified portfolios.

    Low barriers and registration bonus: New users can receive a welcome bonus of $15, allowing everyone to participate in mining without any initial investment.

    Transparent pricing: PAXMINING offers clear contracts without any hidden fees, ensuring that users clearly understand the fees they pay and the benefits they receive.

    Mining Contracts and Daily Returns

    PAXMINING offers a range of flexible mining contracts that can be tailored to different budgets and investment goals, with daily payouts in ETH or XRP. Each contract is designed to achieve predictable returns and return the principal in full upon contract expiration. The following is a detailed analysis of PAXMINING’s contract options based on available information:

    Contract Project Investment Amount The term Total revenue
    WhatsMiner M50S+ $100 2days $100+$6
    Canaan Avalon miner A14 $500 7days $500+$43.40
    WhatsMiner M60S+ $1,300 15days $1,300+$253.5
    ALPH Miner AL1 $3,500 30days $3,500+$948‬
    Bitcoin Miner S21 XP Imm  $8,000 35days $8,000+$4424
    Bitcoin Miner S21 XP Hyd $12,800 40 days $12,800+$8,601

    Observação: Os lucros estão disponíveis no dia seguinte à compra do contrato e podem ser sacados para sua carteira ou usados para comprar outros contratos. (A plataforma oferece vários contratos de retorno estável; visite o site da PAXMINING para mais detalhes.)

    How it works

    Choose a contract: Select a mining plan that fits your budget and goals, ranging from short-term (1 day) to long-term (54 days).

    Start earning: Track your daily profits in real time and withdraw your earnings in ETH, XRP or other supported cryptocurrencies.

    Why PAXMINING?

    PAXMINING’s blend of AI-driven optimization, global accessibility, and sustainable practices make it an excellent choice for cloud mining. The platform is committed to transparency, security, and ease of use, ensuring that users can confidently participate in the crypto economy without the complexities of traditional mining. With over 8 million users from over 190 countries and a proven track record since 2017, PAXMINING is your reliable partner for generating passive income with ETH and XRP.

    For more information or to get started with your mining contract, visit:

    https://paxmining.com or (click to download the mobile app)

    For direct inquiries, contact: info@paxmining.com

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    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI NGOs: Nepal: Failures over right to housing leaves marginalized groups facing forced evictions and homelessness – New Report

    Source: Amnesty International –

    The Nepalese government’s failure to establish a regulatory framework for the Right to Housing Act, coupled with local authorities’ blatant disregard for the law, has resulted in forced evictions that have left hundreds homeless, Amnesty International said in a new report.

    The report, “’Nowhere to go’: Forced evictions in Nepal”, highlights the devastating impact on already marginalized communities, including Dalits and Indigenous Peoples, which are disproportionately affected by the forced evictions. It also reveals the authorities’ failure to uphold legal safeguards and address gaps in regulations needed to implement provisions in the Constitution and the 2018 Right to Housing Act that are aimed at preventing forced eviction.

    “There is an ever-widening gap between the legal protections promised in Nepal’s constitution and the reality for marginalized communities in the country, who continue to live in fear of being evicted with no due process, no regard for their precarious circumstances and no hope of compensation to help rebuild their lives elsewhere,” said Nirajan Thapaliya, Director at Amnesty International Nepal.

    “The authorities are failing in their legal duty to protect the rights of the landless, some of the most vulnerable in society.”

    The report focuses on emblematic cases of forced evictions between 2020 and 2024 that took place across Nepal including in Kathmandu, Siraha, Sunsari, Jhapa and Kailali districts. Together they represent diverse regions and types of eviction. In some cases, evictions took place as a result of development projects in urban settings, in others forced evictions were carried out in conservation areas in community forests and national parks.

    The authorities are failing in their legal duty to protect the rights of the landless, some of the most vulnerable in society.

    Nirajan Thapaliya, Director at Amnesty International Nepal

    Due process failures

    In the cases documented, the authorities showed complete disregard for Nepal’s human rights obligations under national and international law. The cases highlight the failure of authorities to put in place human rights safeguards against forced evictions, including consultations with the affected communities to explore alternatives to eviction and provision of adequate notice for their removal.

    On 23 June 2024, households living in the Purano Airport area in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City, Kailali were forcibly evicted and their homes were demolished by bulldozers even though there was a process underway by the Land Issue Resolving Commission to confirm the status of the residents, an essential step towards guaranteeing security of tenure. Local authorities ignored the outcome of the verification process, including temporary certificates of land occupation that had been issued to residents by the Commission. They later admitted that nine of the 13 families evicted should not have been forced out, as they were entitled to special legal protection against homelessness.

    “We have land possession documents, electricity bills, etc. — yet none of these safeguarded us from eviction,” said a member of one of the affected communities.

    Other government failures include the failure to uphold specific protections for groups vulnerable to discrimination and marginalization, such as older people, children and persons with disabilities. In addition, authorities failed to follow procedures stipulated by the Lands Act relating to the identification and verification of landless Dalits and residents of informal settlements.

    Moreover, authorities also failed to engage the affected communities in a process of genuine consultations prior to the evictions and provide them with adequate notice, requirements set forth both in Nepal’s Right to Housing Actand international human rights standards.

    ‘We have nowhere to go… How will we survive?’

    Many residents described the dehumanizing way in which they were forced from their home without even being given a chance to gather their clothing, medicine, their children’s books or important legal identity documents.

    “Our homes were bulldozed from all sides. Now, we have nowhere to go and nothing to eat. How will we survive?” said one of the victims of forced evictions in Bhajani Municipality, Kailali.

    At least three eviction sites included some of the most vulnerable – older people, pregnant women, and newborns.

    Bishnu Nepali*, a 23-year-old mother from Bhajani, said: “I just had a baby, and now we have no roof, no electricity, and no mosquito net. Living like this is unbearable.”

    In Dhangadhi, a young woman who had just given birth said she had already been uprooted once before: “We didn’t come here out of greed. We were forced to move after a landslide destroyed our home. But the authorities treated us as if we have committed a crime just for seeking refuge in this land.”

    The report highlights the severe emotional, physical, and psychological impact caused by forced evictions, loss of property, lack of access to food and water, loss of livelihood, lack of access to education.

    Homelessness was apparent in all three of the eviction sites visited by Amnesty International. This is in clear violation of international law, which obligates states to protect all people from forced evictions regardless of land tenure status and to refrain from rendering individuals homeless.

    Communities that were evicted in most of the cases documented in the report did not receive any compensation or where they did, it was wholly inadequate. When resettlement was offered, it was without prior consultation with the affected community and without due consideration for their needs, such as the size of the family or the provision of essential services.

    Without urgent and coordinated action to implement the right to adequate housing and establish regulatory frameworks, the cycle of forced evictions and human rights violations will persist in Nepal.

    Nirajan Thapaliya

    Systemic gaps enabling forced evictions

    Without the necessary regulatory framework to implement many of the provisions of the Right to Housing Act, legal protections are left largely ineffective. The failure to harmonize conflicting earlier legislation with more recent Nepali laws to protect fundamental rights has further undermined enforcement, while a lack of coordination and cooperation between federal and local governments has worsened the situation.

    Oversight mechanisms have also been largely ineffective. For instance, the National Human Rights Commission has monitored some eviction incidents and issued recommendations for redress. However, its response has fallen short of the seriousness of these violations. With adequate resources, the Commission could play a stronger role by documenting systemic patterns of forced evictions and conducting independent investigations.

    “The Nepali authorities must safeguard the right to adequate housing, end the practice of forced eviction and ensure due process when evictions are deemed necessary. Without urgent and coordinated action to implement the right to adequate housing and establish regulatory frameworks, the cycle of forced evictions and human rights violations will persist in Nepal,” said Nirajan Thapaliya.

    *Names changed to protect identity

    MIL OSI NGO –

    July 22, 2025
  • MIL-OSI NGOs: Iran: Deliberate Israeli attack on Tehran’s Evin prison must be investigated as a war crime 

    Source: Amnesty International –

    The Israeli military’s deliberate air strikes on Evin prison in Tehran on 23 June 2025 constitute a serious violation of international humanitarian law and must be criminally investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said today, following an in-depth investigation. 

    Verified video footage, satellite imagery and interviews with eyewitnesses, prisoners’ families and human rights defenders indicate that the Israeli military carried out multiple air strikes on Evin prison, killing and injuring scores of civilians and causing extensive damage and destruction in at least six locations across the prison complex. The attack took place during the working day, at a time when many parts of the prison were packed with civilians. Hours later, the Israeli military confirmed it had attacked the prison and senior Israeli officials boasted about it on social media. According to the Iranian authorities, at least 80 civilians – 79 men and women and a five-year-old boy – were killed.  

    Under international humanitarian law, a prison or place of detention is presumed a civilian object and there is no credible evidence in this case that Evin prison constituted a lawful military objective. 

    The evidence establishes reasonable grounds to believe that the Israeli military brazenly and deliberately attacked civilian buildings.

    Erika Guevara Rosas, Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns. 

    “The evidence establishes reasonable grounds to believe that the Israeli military brazenly and deliberately attacked civilian buildings. Directing attacks at civilian objects is strictly prohibited under international humanitarian law. Carrying out such attacks knowingly and deliberately constitutes a war crime,” said Erika Guevara Rosas, Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns. 

    It is believed that Evin prison held around 1,500-2,000 prisoners at the time of the attack, including arbitrarily detained human rights defenders, protesters, political dissidents, members of persecuted religious minorities, and dual and foreign nationals frequently held for diplomatic leverage. At any given time, there were also hundreds of other civilians in the prison complex. The attack took place during prison visitation hours. 

    “The Israeli forces should have known that any air strikes against Evin prison could result in significant civilian harm. Prosecution authorities around the world must ensure that all those responsible for this deadly attack are brought to justice, including through use of the principle of universal jurisdiction. The Iranian authorities must also grant the International Criminal Court jurisdiction over all Rome Statute crimes committed on or perpetrated from its territory, said Erika Guevara Rosas. 

    An overview of Evin prison, with the exterior walled perimeter marked in orange. The six yellow circles highlight areas with the most significant destruction, indicating these were the locations where the munitions landed. The blasts and resulting damage extended beyond the six areas. 
    A map of Evin prison indicating building names or functions based on Amnesty International’s interviews with former prisoners. 
    Scores of civilians killed and injured  

    Between 11am to 12pm Tehran time on 23 June 2025, Israeli air strikes hit multiple locations over 500 metres apart inside Evin prison, destroying or damaging numerous buildings and other structures within the prison complex, as well as nearby residential buildings outside the complex.  

    Evin prison is located in a populated area with residential buildings to its east and south. A nearby resident described the scene following the attack to Amnesty International: 

    “I suddenly heard a terrible sound. I looked out of the window and realised that smoke and dust were rising from Evin prison. Both the sound of the explosion and the appearance of the dust and smoke were horrific… I had thought our home would be safe [as] we are near a prison… I couldn’t believe it.” 

    The authorities have so far named 57 civilians who were killed in the attack including five female social workers, 13 young men performing mandatory national service as prison guards or administrators, and 36 other prison staff – 30 men and six women – and the child of one of the social workers. After drawing public criticism for failing to disclose the identities of prisoners, their relatives and nearby residents killed, the authorities published a report on 14 July 2025 revealing two names: a nearby resident – Mehrangiz Imanpour – and a woman volunteering to help raise funds for debt prisoners – Hasti Mohammadi. Amnesty International had already verified the name of Mehrangiz Imanpour, as well as the names of one prisoner, Masoud Behbahani, a prisoner’s relative, Leila Jafarzadeh, and a passerby Aliasghar Pazouki, who were also killed. 

    Israeli officials’ self-incriminating admissions  

    Within hours of the attack, senior Israeli officials boasted about it on social media, framing it as a “targeted strike” against a “symbol of oppression for the Iranian people.” 

    Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, said on X that Israeli forces were attacking with “unprecedented force regime targets and government repression bodies in the heart of Tehran including…Evin prison.” 

    Minutes later, Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa’ar posted on X: “We warned Iran time and again: stop targeting civilians! They continued, including this morning. Our response: [Long live freedom…].” Alongside this post was a video purporting to show CCTV footage of the prison gate being blown up. Analysis of the video by Amnesty International indicates the footage was digitally manipulated likely using an old photograph of the prison gate. The video was first posted on Persian-language Telegram channels, but Amnesty International could not trace its original source. 

    Later the same day, the Israeli military confirmed in a statement that they had carried out “a targeted strike” on “the notorious Evin Prison”. The statement appeared to justify the attack by saying that “enemies of the regime” were held and tortured there and alleging that “intelligence operations against the State of Israel, including counter espionage” were carried out in the prison. However, the interrogation of detainees accused of spying for Israel or the presence of intelligence officials within the prison compound would not render the penal facility itself a legitimate military objective under international humanitarian law. 

    Entrance gate and prosecution office in the south 

    Before and after false-colour, near infrared satellite imagery from 10 April 2025 and 30 June 2025 reveals the destruction in four distinct locations in the south and central parts of Evin prison where munitions likely landed (shown with yellow circles) and signs of burning (visible in near-infrared in dark black hues) in many areas, likely from vehicles that caught fire and spread to buildings in the area.  

    In the south of the prison, the main entrance gate, along with the adjoining wall and the visitor information building to the east of the gate were destroyed. The building to the west of the gate and the adjoining Shahid Moghaddas prosecution office were extensively damaged. Further inside the southern part of the prison, the car park and a building next to the Quarantine section were damaged. 

    An informed source told Amnesty International that a woman named Leila Jafarzadeh, 35, was killed while visiting the prosecution office to post bail to secure the release of her imprisoned husband. 

    The destruction of the entrance gate and its surroundings was captured in a verified video showing rescue workers carrying at least one injured person on a stretcher amid scenes of destruction and extensive rubble on the ground. 

    Footage published by state media and verified by Amnesty International also shows structural damage to the prosecution office’s walls and building framework, indicating that the force of the blast penetrated deep into the building. 

    Satellite imagery from 30 June 2025 reveals a location (shown with a yellow circle) where munitions likely landed. Ground images (right) geolocated to the north and south areas of the southern entrance gate show major destruction. 
    Administrative building and quarantine section housing prisoners  

    Deeper inside the southern area of the prison, the administrative building and a smaller adjoining building which, according to a former prisoner, contained an office of the prison’s security force called the Protection Cohort, were significantly impacted, while several nearby structures were destroyed. 

    Satellite imagery from 30 June 2025 shows significant damage to part of the roof on the west side of the Protection Cohort building. Satellite imagery further shows that to the east of the building, an internal gate, perimeter wall and two small structures – likely guard posts – were all destroyed in the strike. 

    The two identified locations are consistent with the analysis of video footage and information received from two former prisoners of conscience Atena Daemi and Hossein Razagh.  

    Verified videos also depict destroyed windows, collapsed walls and extensive rubble on both the western and eastern sides of the administrative building. The first floor appears to be largely obliterated, with missing structural walls visible in multiple sections. 

    An image published by state media and verified by Amnesty International shows what appears to be a crater inside the west side of the administrative building showing the first floor collapsed downward. 

    According to a state media report on 6 July 2025, at least nine women, one man and a child were killed in the administrative building. Shargh Daily and Hammihan, two prominent newspapers in Iran, named three of the victims in reports published on 25 June and 1 July 2025, respectively. They included social worker Zahra Ebadi, 52, who was killed along with her five-year-old son, Mehrad Kheiri; and an administrative staff member, Hamid Ranjbari, 40. 

    Satellite imagery (left) from 30 June 2025 reveals two locations (shown with yellow circles) where munitions likely landed. Ground images (right) show extensive damage to the administrative building. 

    Analysis of a verified video footage also shows that the quarantine section housing newly admitted prisoners, located near the administrative building, also sustained damage. 

    Medical clinic, kitchen and sections housing prisoners in the central part 

    In the central part of the prison, the medical clinic, central kitchen, section 4 housing male prisoners, section 209 which consists of solitary confinement cells where female and male prisoners are detained by the Minister of Intelligence, and the women’s section were extensively damaged. 

    Satellite imagery shows significant damage to structures adjacent to the medical clinic, while verified videos reveal damage to the clinic from the blast and burning cars.  

    A verified video shows the outside of the medical clinic covered in black soot and black smoke billowing from the windows. Another video shows significant destruction inside, with shattered windows, beds and medical equipment overturned and extensive rubble. 

    Satellite imagery (left) from 30 June 2025 reveals two locations (shown with yellow circles) where munitions likely landed. Geolocated photos and videos (right) show that the vehicle entrance gate collapsed. The clinic’s interior was significantly damaged, with walls and windows blown out, while the exterior shows severe fire damage and smoke.  

    The verified video evidence supports accounts from human rights defenders Narges Mohammadi and Sepideh Gholian, both based in Iran, who told Amnesty International that multiple eyewitnesses in Evin prison described to them extensive damage to the medical clinic. Narges Mohammadi shared that male prisoners in section 4, which is opposite the medical clinic, informed her the prison’s ambulance was destroyed, an account supported by video showing nearby vehicles reduced to wreckage. She also said the prisoners told her they witnessed an individual with extensive burns on their body walking out of the medical clinic and collapsing on the ground. 

    Two prisoners – Abolfazl Ghodiani and Mehdi Mahmoudian – who survived the Evin prison attack and were transferred to Greater Tehran Penitentiary wrote in a letter from inside prison published online on 1 July 2025: 

    “Evin prison shook with several consecutive explosions. Two or three blasts occurred near Section 4 and when prisoners exited the section’s door, they saw the medical clinic burning… Prisoners recovered the bodies of around 15-20 people, including medical clinic personnel, prisoners, warehouse staff, guards and agents from beneath the rubble.” 

    Saeedeh Makarem, a doctor volunteering in Evin prison who was injured, including with burns, described in a series of posts on Instagram in July 2025 how prisoners helped her:  

    “They dragged me to the corner of the wall. I was half-conscious. They brought me water and a blanket, put a splint in my leg, wiped the blood from my face… They could have left, but they didn’t… They saved me.” 

    Political dissident Hossein Razagh also told Amnesty International that section 4 prisoners described to him how prisoners were thrown against the walls due to the force of the blast and sustained head and face injuries. 

    These testimonies are corroborated by a verified video showing extensive damage to the front parts of sections 4 and 209. External doors and windows of sections 4 and 209 appear to have been shattered, with parts of the roof structure collapsed and large piles of rubble visible in the road.Multiple vehicles are destroyed and burned out, with black smoke damage on the surrounding building walls, indicating some of the fire may have originated from the cars. Satellite imagery from 30 June 2025 shows the burned buildings and black scorch marks from the cars The blast also appears to have affected the roof of the prison kitchen and damaged its windows. 

    According to Amnesty International’s research, the blast also affected section 209 staff offices, trapping some agents and guards under the rubble. Authorities have provided no information about the fate and whereabouts of prisoners held in solitary confinement in section 209, raising concerns about possible deaths or injuries. 

    Image showing the road with Section 209 on one side (left) and the vehicle entrance gate on the opposite side (right). 

    Amnesty International confirmed through an informed source the name of a prisoner in section 4, Masoud Behbahani, aged 71, who was killed. He suffered a heart attack when the blast threw him onto a chair and several prisoners fell on him. According to the source, instead of transferring him to a hospital, authorities transferred him to Greater Tehran Penitentiary where he died two days later after a second heart attack. 

    Amnesty International also analysed an image taken from inside the Women’s section showing visible damage to the ceiling and electrical infrastructure. 

    Entrance gate, judicial complex, visitation building and sections housing prisoners in the North 

    Before and after false-colour, near infrared imagery from 10 April 2025 and 27 June 2025 reveals the destruction in two distinct locations where munitions likely landed in the northern part of Evin prison (shown with yellow circles): the internal security walls and road in front of sections 240 and 241 and the north entrance gate in front of the visitation building and Shaheed Kachouyee judicial complex. 

    In the northern part of the prison, as visible in satellite imagery and verified videos, the entrance gate and adjacent wall were destroyed; the front part of the building containing the Shahid Kachouyee judicial complex and visitation building were extensively damaged; and two internal walls near sections 240 and 241 housing prisoners were destroyed. 

    Verified video and photographs also show blast-related damage to nearby high-rise residential buildings and vehicles outside the northern area of Evin prison. One video captures dozens of distressed people in Ahmadpour Street, at least one of whom appears to be injured. 

    An informed source described to Amnesty International how a nearby resident, Mehrangiz Imanpour, a 61-year-old painter who lived in Ahmadpour Street, was killed on her way home. 

    Shargh Daily reported that another passerby, Ali Asghar Pazouki, 69, was killed in front of the judicial complex and visitation building. 

    State media published videos and photographs which show blast damage in this area.  

    Satellite imagery (left) from 30 June 2025 reveals a location (shown with a yellow circle) where munitions likely landed. Geolocated images and videos (right) show extensive damage to the exterior and interior of the visitation building with windows shattered and parts of the roof and facade collapsed.  

    Satellite imagery analysed by Amnesty International indicates that a road and two security walls deeper within the northern part of the prison, near a building containing sections 240 and 241, were also destroyed. These sections are known to contain hundreds of solitary confinement cells, but no images showing the condition of the building have emerged and the authorities have not released any information about the fate of prisoners held there. 

    Amnesty International received accounts from prisoners’ families indicating that section 8, near sections 240 and 241, was damaged. Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh told Amnesty International that her arbitrarily imprisoned husband, human rights defender, Reza Khandan, and other prisoners, were injured when rubble was propelled into the courtyard. 

    Political dissident Mohammad Nourizad, who was in section 8, called his family while the air strikes were ongoing. A recording of his call was published online on 24 June: 

    “They are dropping bombs on us. Some people are injured, the windows have broken, and everyone has scattered… They just hit again. I don’t know, it seems intentional… but bombing a prison is incompatible with any logic or code of conduct…They [prison authorities] closed the doors on us and we have no news.” 

    International law and standards 

    Under international humanitarian law, direct attacks on civilians and civilian objects are prohibited. Attacks may only be directed at combatants and military objectives. Military objectives are limited to those objects which by their nature, location, purpose or use make an effective contribution to military action and whose partial or total destruction, capture or neutralization, in the circumstances ruling at the time, offers a definite military advantage.  

    Attacking forces have an obligation to do everything feasible to protect civilians including by distinguishing between military targets and civilian objects; verifying whether their intended target is a military objective and canceling an attack if there is doubt; choosing means and methods of attack that will avoid, or in any event, minimize civilian harm; and providing effective advance warning to civilians unless circumstances do not permit. Even when targeting a legitimate military objective, an attack must not be carried out which may cause civilian harm that would be disproportionate in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated. If distinguishing between civilian objects and military targets is not feasible, the attack must not proceed. 

    States responsible for violations of international humanitarian law are required to make full reparations for the loss or injury caused. The UN Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law enshrine the duty of states to provide effective remedies, including reparation to victims, including restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition. 

    Methodology 

    Amnesty International’s Evidence Lab analyzed satellite images from before and after the strikes and verified 22 videos and 59 photographs, which show extensive damage and destruction to six areas in the south, central, and northern parts of Evin prison complex.  

    Additionally, Amnesty International reviewed statements by Israeli and Iranian authorities and interviewed 23 people inside and outside Iran, including seven prisoners’ relatives; a nearby resident who witnessed the attack; two sources with information about two victims killed; two journalists; and 11 former prisoners including dissidents and human rights defenders who received information from prisoners, prisoners’ families, prison staff and emergency services attending the site. The organization also obtained from a source the recordings of four telephone calls between four prisoners and their families hours after the attack. 

    Amnesty International sent questions regarding the attack to the Israeli Minister of Defence on 3 July. At the time of publication, no response had been received. 

    Background 

    During the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran, at least 1,100 people were killed in Iran, including 132 women and 45 children, according to Iran’s Foundation for Martyrs and Veterans Affairs. At least 29 people, including women and children, were killed in Israel, according to the Israeli Health Ministry. 

    As part of Amnesty International’s ongoing investigations into violations of international humanitarian law and other human rights violations in the context of the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran, the organization will also publish findings relating to attacks by the Iranian authorities against Israel. 

    MIL OSI NGO –

    July 22, 2025
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