Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp Announces Definitive Business Combination with REEcycle Holdings, Inc.

Transaction Creates the First Publicly Listed U.S. Rare Earth Recycling Company — Onshoring Critical Mineral Supply Chains and Eliminating America’s Dependence on China

NEW YORK, June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp. (“HCAC”), a Nasdaq-listed special purpose acquisition company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive business combination agreement (the “BCA”) with REEcycle Holdings, Inc. (“REEcycle”), a pioneering U.S.-based rare earth element recycling company. Upon closing of the BCA (the “Closing”), the combined company to be named REEcycle Inc., is expected to be listed on Nasdaq and would currently be the only publicly traded pure-play rare earth recycling platform in the United States.

The transaction contemplated by the BCA (the “Transaction”) represents a direct response to one of America’s most urgent national security and industrial imperatives: the establishment of a domestic, China-independent supply chain for rare earth elements (“REEs”) — materials that are indispensable to electric vehicles, advanced defense systems, consumer electronics, and next-generation clean energy infrastructure.

TRANSACTION HIGHLIGHTS

  • The Transaction values REEcycle at a total equity value of US$400 million, of which US$50 million is contingent
    upon achieving an annualised run rate of 50 metric tonnes per annum of mixed rare earth oxide
  • The combined company is expected to be well-capitalised at the Closing, with a minimum of US$40 million in unrestricted cash available to drive the development and commercialisation of REEcycle’s rare earth recycling operations
  • Upon the Closing, REEcycle is expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market, providing access to U.S. capital markets and enhanced profile with institutional and strategic investors 
  • The BCA and the Transaction have been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both HCAC and REEcycle
  • HCAC currently holds approximately US$207 million in trust, providing a substantial capital base from which to fund the Closing and support the combined company’s growth strategy

WHY REECYCLE — WHY NOW

REEs are the lifeblood of modern civilization. Neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, and terbium — the core constituents of high-performance permanent magnets — power the electric motors in every EV, the actuators in precision-guided munitions, the rotors in wind turbines, and the drives in advanced radar and sonar systems. Today, the United States sources the overwhelming majority of separated and refined rare earth materials from China, a supply dependency that the Department of War, the Department of Energy, and successive administrations have identified as a critical national security vulnerability.

The scale of the problem is significant and accelerating. Demand for REEs is forecast to nearly triple by 2035, driven by EV adoption, wind energy buildout, and defense modernisation — while supply, dominated by Chinese state-controlled producers, is expected to fall materially short.1 The global REE market is already in structural deficit, a gap projected to widen considerably through the next decade. Recycling is not an alternative to mining — it is the only near-term domestic solution capable of closing that gap at speed.

REEcycle offers a transformative solution: recovering REEs from end-of-life permanent magnets — the same high-performance NdFeB magnets found in discarded hard drives, decommissioned defense equipment, EV motors, and industrial machinery. Rather than mining virgin ore, REEcycle closes the loop, creating a domestic circular economy for critical minerals that is sustainable, cost-competitive, and entirely within U.S. control.

THE STRATEGIC CASE: ONSHORING AMERICA’S CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAIN

The United States currently has no meaningful domestic rare earth separation and refining capacity at commercial scale outside of Chinese-controlled entities or joint ventures. REEcycle’s technology directly addresses this gap by:

  • Recovering REEs from domestic waste streams, reducing reliance on Chinese imports at every stage of the supply chain — from mining through to final magnet production
  • Supplying high-purity rare earth material to U.S. defense primes, EV manufacturers, and technology companies under increasing regulatory and reputational pressure to de-risk Chinese mineral exposure
  • Qualifying as a domestic source supplier under the Defense Production Act and Buy American provisions increasingly governing Pentagon procurement
  • Generating a measurable environmental benefit — recycling permanent magnets uses a fraction of the energy, water, and land of conventional rare earth mining, with no radioactive tailings

REEcycle has already demonstrated its credibility as a government partner, having been awarded US$5.1 million in non-dilutive funding from the Department of War, with US$4.3 million remaining and disbursed monthly against spend. The company is well-positioned to access further federal support through the Inflation Reduction Act, Defense Production Act, and Department of War funding mechanisms as it scales to commercial production.

With China controlling approximately 85–90% of global rare earth processing — and demonstrating increasing willingness to use mineral exports as a geopolitical tool — the passage of time has only amplified the urgency. REEcycle’s moment is now.

TECHNOLOGY: A UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON INNOVATION, COMMERCIALIZED

REEcycle’s core intellectual property is grounded in rigorous academic research at the University of Houston, one of the nation’s leading engineering and materials science institutions. The company’s process uses innovative hydrometallurgical technique to selectively dissolve, separate, and recover REEs from complex magnet alloys at high yield and purity — producing market-grade rare earth oxides and salts that can feed directly into magnet alloy manufacturing.

Key technological differentiators include:

  • Feedstock flexibility: ability to process NdFeB scrap from multiple sources, including hard drives, EV drive units, wind turbine generators, and defense hardware
  • Closed-loop reagent recovery: process design that minimizes chemical waste and reduces operating costs versus conventional solvent extraction
  • Scalable modular design: process units that can be deployed at distributed locations near feedstock concentrations, reducing logistics costs
  • Proprietary IP portfolio: protected technology creating defensible competitive moats as the market grows

REEcycle’s demonstration plant, currently being commissioned at a co-location site in Oklahoma leveraging existing infrastructure and permitting, is designed to produce 6–8 tonnes of rare earth oxide per year, validating the commercial-scale process ahead of full plant rollout. A final engineering study for the first commercial-scale facility, targeting 100 tonnes per annum of production by 2027, is being led by DRA Global with completion expected in Q2 2026. The company has already produced and independently verified market-grade mixed rare earth oxide across multiple laboratory analyses, with purity exceeding third-party requirements. Feedstock procurement is active and tracking below target cost, with strong inbound interest from U.S. and European rare earth refiners on offtake, and a successful pilot of REEcycle’s proprietary Drive Disassembly Machine completed with a large data centre partner in Q4 2025.

REEcycle is not a concept-stage technology — it is a rigorously developed, patent-protected process backed by peer-reviewed science, with product proven at pilot scale and a clear, fully-engineered pathway to commercial production.

MANAGEMENT: PROVEN OPERATORS WITH THE EXPERIENCE TO EXECUTE

The combined company will be led by a leadership team that brings together exceptional depth in critical minerals, industrial technology, capital markets, and defense-adjacent industries — anchored by one of the most accomplished operational executives in global mining and resources.

Mick McMullen — Executive Chairman

Mick McMullen has served as Executive Chairman of REEcycle Holdings since its acquisition in 2022 and will continue in that role as Executive Chairman of the combined publicly listed company upon the Closing — a clear signal of strategic continuity and commitment to the mission. Mr. McMullen is an Australian-born geologist and mining executive with over 30 years of leadership experience across global mining and capital markets, and a track record of creating transformative shareholder value in complex, activist-driven situations. He is widely regarded as one of the most respected turnaround operators and dealmakers in the natural resources industry.

Most recently, Mr. McMullen served as CEO of MAC Copper Ltd. (NYSE: MTAL; ASX: MAC), which he built around the high-grade CSA copper mine in Cobar, New South Wales — acquired from Glencore for US$1.1 billion in 2023. Under his leadership, MAC was dual-listed on the NYSE and ASX in a landmark A$325 million IPO, before being acquired by Harmony Gold Mining Company (NYSE: HMY; JSE: HAR) for US$1.03 billion in October 2025, delivering a 32% premium to shareholders. Prior to MAC Copper, Mr. McMullen served as President and CEO of Detour Gold Corporation, where he executed a rapid operational and cultural transformation that grew Detour’s market capitalisation from approximately C$2.1 billion to C$4.9 billion in just seven months, culminating in its C$4.9 billion acquisition by Kirkland Lake Gold. Before Detour, Mr. McMullen led Stillwater Mining Company through a turnaround that doubled its market capitalisation, resulting in its US$2.2 billion acquisition by Sibanye Gold. Mr. McMullen is also Executive Chair at Metals Acquisition II, a NYSE listed SPAC that recently raised $230m of cash in trust.

Mr. McMullen’s personal investment in REEcycle and his hands-on leadership since 2022 reflect deep conviction that recycling-led onshoring is the fastest and most capital-efficient path to building a secure U.S. rare earth supply chain — and that REEcycle is the vehicle to make it happen.

MARKET OPPORTUNITY

The global rare earth market was valued at approximately US$19 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach ~US$36.7 billion by 2034, with recycling expected to grow at an accelerated rate as demand for domestically sourced materials increases.2 This is driven by EV adoption, wind energy expansion, and increasing defense procurement. The addressable market for recycled rare earth content from end-of-life permanent magnets in the U.S. alone is estimated to reach hundreds of thousands of metric tons of NdFeB scrap per year by the early 2030s as first-generation EV and wind installations reach end-of-life.

The U.S. federal government has committed billions of dollars through the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and Department of Defense funding mechanisms to build out domestic critical mineral supply chains. REEcycle is positioned to capture a significant share of this public and private investment as the only scalable, domestic, technology-proven rare earth recycling platform approaching public company status.

REEcycle’s commercial plant design is modular and capital-efficient, with each facility estimated to cost approximately US$40 million to construct. The company’s near-term business plan targets the deployment of 3–4 commercial plants across the United States, followed by expansion into Europe and other strategic markets facing similar supply chain dependencies on China.

TRANSACTION STRUCTURE

The Transaction is structured as a merger of HCAC’s wholly owned subsidiary, HCAC Star Merger Sub, Inc., with and into REEcycle Holdings, Inc. Prior to the Closing, HCAC will complete a domestication from a Cayman Islands exempted company to a Delaware corporation in accordance with applicable law (the “Domestication”).

Aggregate consideration to REEcycle equityholders will be paid entirely in shares of the combined company’s common stock, providing REEcycle shareholders with full upside participation in the public company. REEcycle equityholders will also be entitled to receive an earnout of up to 5,000,000 additional shares upon achievement of the commercial production milestone, further aligning stakeholder incentives with long-term value creation.

In addition, HCAC may enter into on or more agreements to issue up to an aggregate of 6,125,000 shares to such recipients and in such amounts as HCAC determines, subject to applicable lockup periods (“Additional HCAC Shares”). HCAC will also reserve up to 2,625,000 shares for issuance between the date of Closing and thirty (30) days after the expiration of the lock-up period, to such recipients as the combined company’s board of directors determines subject to applicable lockup periods (“Additional REEcycle Shares”; and together with the Additional HCAC Shares, the “Additional Shares”; and the recipients of the Additional Shares, the “Additional Share Recipients”). If the commercial production milestone is reached, the Additional Share Recipients shall be eligible for an aggregate one-time issuance of 1,250,000 shares (collectively, the “Deferred Shares”). The Deferred Shares will be allocated 70% to the persons and in the amounts, as HCAC identifies in writing before the Closing with the remaining 30% allocated to the persons designated by the combined company’s board between Closing and before the occurrence of a Milestone Event.

Shares held by HCAC’s sponsor entity and REECycle legacy shareholders will be subject to lock-up for six months post-listing, subject to certain early release conditions — a meaningful alignment of insider interests with those of incoming public shareholders.

Subject to shareholder approval at HCAC’s shareholders’ meeting, the combined company intends to adopt a market-standard equity incentive plan to attract, retain, and align the interests of management and employees as the business scales toward commercial production.

The Transaction is expected to close following receipt of HCAC shareholder approval, effectiveness of the registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”), to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which will include preliminary and definitive proxy statements to be distributed to HCAC’s shareholders in connection with HCAC’s solicitation of proxies for the shareholder vote in connection with the Transaction, the prospectus relating to the offer of securities to be issued in connection with the Transaction, and other matters to be described in the Registration Statement, and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.

STATEMENTS FROM LEADERSHIP

Alex Bono, Chief Executive Officer, Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp:

“REEcycle represents a rare combination of proprietary technology, experienced leadership, and direct alignment with U.S. critical minerals strategy. We see this as a platform capable of becoming a meaningful domestic supplier, and we are excited to bring that opportunity to public investors. The dependence of U.S. defense and technology industries on Chinese rare earth processing is a vulnerability that must be addressed — REEcycle has the technology, the team, and the feedstock strategy to be a central part of the solution.”

Mick McMullen, Executive Chairman, REEcycle Holdings, Inc.:

“We are addressing a critical U.S. supply gap with a faster and more capital-efficient solution than traditional mining, scalable across the U.S. and globally. This is both a technology opportunity and a national security priority. This business combination provides REEcycle with the capital, the platform, and the public market credibility to scale our technology and execute on the enormous opportunity in front of us. Every end-of-life electric vehicle motor, every decommissioned hard drive array, every retired defense system contains REEs that should be recovered and recycled in America — not discarded or exported. We are building the infrastructure to make that happen.”

ADVISORS

Hall Chadwick is acting as exclusive corporate advisor, joint financial advisor and joint capital markets advisor to Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp in connection with this transaction. Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of Cohen & Company Securities, LLC, is acting as joint financial advisor, joint capital markets advisor and placement agent to Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp.

Empire Capital Partners Pty Ltd acted as exclusive corporate advisor to REEcycle Holdings, Inc. in connection with the Transaction. Empire Capital Partners was instrumental in originating and structuring the acquisition of REEcycle in 2022 and its business combination with Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp in 2026. Duane Morris LLP is acting as legal counsel to Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp. Perkins Coie LLP served as legal counsel to REEcycle Holdings, Inc.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT

The Transaction will be submitted to HCAC’s shareholders for their consideration and approval. HCAC and REEcycle intend to file the Registration Statement. After the Registration Statement has been filed and declared effective by the SEC, HCAC will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus/ consent, solicitation statement and other relevant documents to its shareholders as of the record date established for voting on the Transaction. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, HCAC’S SHAREHOLDERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES ARE URGED TO READ, WHEN AVAILABLE, THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH HCAC’S SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FOR THE SHAREHOLDERS MEETING TO BE HELD TO APPROVE THE BCA, THE TRANSACTION, AND OTHER MATTERS AS DESCRIBED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECAUSE THESE DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT HCAC, REECYCLE, AND THE TRANSACTION. Shareholders and other interested parties may obtain a copy of these documents, without charge, at the SEC’s website located at www.sec.gov or by directing a written request to HCAC, Attn: Corporate Secretary, 1 North Bridge Road #18-06 High Street Centre Singapore, 179094.

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

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events, including, without limitation, statements regarding the anticipated timing and benefits of the Transaction, the entry into agreements related to the Transaction, and HCAC’s or REEcycle’s future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. In addition, these forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding HCAC’s and REEcycle’s expectations with respect to future performance and anticipated financial impacts of the Transaction, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the BCA, and the timing of the completion of the the BCA and the Transaction. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond the control of REEcycle and/or HCAC), and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by HCAC and its management, and REEcycle and its management, as the case may be, are inherently uncertain. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, without limitation: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the BCA or other definitive agreements; (2) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against REEcycle, HCAC or others following the announcement of the BCA and any definitive agreements; (3) the inability to complete the Transaction due to the failure to obtain consents and approvals of the shareholders of HCAC or the SEC’s declaration of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; (4) failure to obtain financing to complete the transactions or to satisfy other conditions to closing; delays or failures to obtain necessary regulatory approvals required to complete the transactions; (5) changes to the proposed structure of the Transaction as a result of applicable laws, regulations or conditions; (6) the ability of HCAC to meet applicable listing standards following the consummation of the Transaction; (7) the risk that the Transaction disrupts current plans and operations of REEcycle as a result of the announcement and consummation of the BCA; (8) projections, estimates and forecasts of revenue and other financial and performance metrics; (9) projections about industry trends and market opportunity; expectations relating to the demand for REEcycle’s services; (9) REEcycle’s ability to scale and grow its business; (10) the cash position of REEcycle following the closing; (11) the risk that the Transaction disrupt current plans and operations of REEcycle as a result of the announcement and consummation of the Transaction; (12) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Transaction, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of REEcycle to successfully commercialize its business, and REEcycle’s ability to source and maintain key relationships with management and key employees; (13) the ability of the combined company to grow and manage growth profitably, continue developing its properties, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers, and retain its management and key employees; (14) costs related to the BCA and the Transaction; (15) risks relating to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty regarding the classification and management of nuclear energy resources, including evolving environmental standards, permitting requirements, and potential changes in applicable laws or regulations; changes in applicable laws and regulations; political and economic developments and market volatility; (16) the possibility that REEcycle and/or its related entities may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (17) risks relating to REEcycle’s anticipated operations and business; (18) the risk that REEcycle does not ever enter into any definitive agreements in connection with commercialization of its technology; (19) the risk that REEcycle is pursuing an emerging market; (20) the amount of redemption requests made by the HCAC public shareholders; and (21) other risks and uncertainties set forth under “Risk Factors” and other documents filed, or to be filed, with the SEC by HCAC and/or REEcycle, including the Registration Statement, and HCAC’s other filings with the SEC, as well as any further risks and uncertainties to be contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus filed after the date of this press release. In addition, there may be additional risks that neither HCAC or REEcycle presently know, or that HCAC or REEcycle currently believe are immaterial, that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Nothing in this press release should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Except as may be required by law, neither HCAC nor REEcycle undertakes any duty to update these forward-looking statements. The inclusion of any statement in this communication does not constitute an admission by HCAC, REEcycle, or any other person that the events or circumstances described in such statement are material.

PARTICIPANTS IN SOLICITATION

REEcycle, HCAC, and their respective directors, executive officers, management and employees, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in a solicitation of proxies of HCAC’s shareholders in connection with the BCA and the Transaction. Investors and shareholders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations, and interests of HCAC’s directors and executive officers in its filings with the SEC, including HCAC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on April 15, 2026. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of HCAC’s shareholders in connection with the BCA and the Transaction will be set forth in the Registration Statement, along with information concerning the interests of REEcycle’s and HCAC’s participants in the solicitation. Such interests may in some cases be different from those of REEcycle’s or HCAC’s equity holders generally. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents as described above.

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 before registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This communication is not, and under no circumstances is to be construed as, a prospectus, an advertisement or a public offering of the securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus filed with the SEC meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or exemptions therefrom. Investors should consult with their counsel as to the applicable requirements for a purchaser to avail itself of any exemption under the Securities Act.

CONTACTS

Investor Relations Contact:

REEcycle
Sandy Noyes
[email protected]

HCAC
Alex Bono
[email protected]

Media Contact:

REEcycle

Sandy Noyes

[email protected]

HCAC

Mike Willesee

[email protected]

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1
McKinsey & Company, “Rare Earth Elements: The Strategic Metals of the Energy Transition,” 2023.
2 Grand Research Store, “Rare Earth Market Report,” 2025



MicroCloud Hologram Inc. Launches Customizable Quantum Simulation Dedicated Architecture

SHENZHEN, China, June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO), (“HOLO” or the “Company”), a technology service provider, announces that, through dedicated processor hardware constructed using pure classical logic gates, it has successfully achieved efficient simulation of quantum algorithms. This will completely change the paradigm of quantum computing research, allowing researchers to verify complex algorithms in a much shorter time and paving the way for the development of future practical quantum hardware.

HOLO, as a technology enterprise focused on quantum information processing and hardware acceleration, has accumulated multiple patents in the fields of quantum simulation and quantum algorithm optimization. The dedicated hardware design technology released this time is precisely based on many years of profound accumulation in classical digital circuit design and parallel computing architecture. The core of this technology lies in abandoning the serial execution mode of traditional software simulation and instead adopting customizable dedicated processor hardware to directly simulate the execution process of quantum algorithms. This hardware is entirely built upon classical logic gates, including basic units such as AND gates, OR gates, NOT gates, adders, and multipliers, yet it can accurately reproduce the quantum state evolution and measurement processes, thereby overcoming the inherent limitations of software simulators in parallelism and real-time performance.

The proposal of this technology originates from a profound insight into the essence of quantum computing simulation. The execution of quantum algorithms is essentially the multiplication of quantum state vectors and unitary matrices, as well as the final probabilistic measurement sampling. In traditional software simulators, these operations rely on instruction sequences of general-purpose CPUs or GPUs, facing issues such as memory access latency, computational resource contention, and serial bottlenecks, resulting in exponential growth in simulation time for systems exceeding 20 qubits. In contrast, HOLO’s new hardware design transforms quantum simulation into a purely parallel and pipelined execution mode on classical hardware. This mode utilizes the close collaboration of dedicated registers, memory, and computing units to achieve unobstructed data flow along the hardware data path, thereby improving simulation efficiency by several orders of magnitude. The entire architecture was comprehensively modeled using HDL hardware description language, and functional verification was completed on the FPGA platform, proving its effectiveness and stability in actual quantum operation execution.

In the core design of the hardware architecture, the quantum state memory plays a crucial role. It is responsible for storing the individual states of qubits and the group states after multi-qubit entanglement. Unlike the memory management of general-purpose computers, this memory adopts a dedicated address mapping mechanism to compactly store quantum state vectors in complex number form (real part and imaginary part) in a high-speed SRAM array. For n qubits, the storage capacity precisely corresponds to 2^n complex amplitude values, with each amplitude value represented in fixed-point or floating-point format to balance precision and hardware resource consumption. The memory internally integrates multi-port access logic, utilizing classical decoders and multiplexers to achieve the ability to simultaneously read multiple quantum state components. This design ensures that when performing tensor product operations, data can be loaded in parallel into the computing units, avoiding the frequent cache miss problems common in software. In addition, the quantum state memory also supports a state normalization module, which uses classical adders and multipliers to compute the sum of squared amplitudes in real time and applies a normalization factor, thereby maintaining the physical consistency of the quantum state.

The control unit, serving as the brain of the entire system, adopts a microprogrammed design approach to manage and coordinate the operation of various functional units. It pre-compiles the gate sequences of quantum algorithms into micro-instruction sequences, which are stored in the control memory. Each micro-instruction specifies the selection of the data path, the activation of the operation type, and the bus arbitration strategy. For example, when executing the Grover search algorithm, the control unit first issues micro-instructions to load the initial uniform superposition state, then cyclically executes the matrix multiplication of the Oracle operator and the diffusion operator, and finally activates the measurement unit for result sampling. The flexibility of the microprogram allows users to dynamically load control codes for different quantum algorithms through external interfaces, thereby achieving hardware customizability. This microcode control logic is entirely built upon classical state machines and decoders, ensuring the correct timing of the data path and avoiding any clock domain crossing issues. In its design, HOLO also incorporates an error detection mechanism that uses parity checks and redundant computing units to monitor operational consistency in real time, further enhancing the reliability of the hardware.

The data communication of the entire hardware architecture is efficiently coordinated through a carefully designed bus system. According to the frequency of information exchange, a wide-bit-width dedicated bus is adopted between the quantum state memory and the computing units, supporting burst mode transmission; the measurement unit and the control unit share a low-speed bus for status reporting; the temporary memory and the operator memory are connected through a crossbar network to achieve dynamic routing of arbitrary operators. This bus architecture draws on the experience of classical multi-processor systems but has been optimized for the characteristics of quantum simulation — high-frequency operation data paths are given priority, reducing arbitration overhead. Simulation verification results show that when processing systems containing 30 qubits, the hardware’s gate execution speed is two orders of magnitude faster than software simulators, and power consumption is also controlled within one-fifth of that of traditional GPU simulators.

Looking to the future, HOLO will continue to deepen the research of this technology. The R&D team is exploring the integration of neural network accelerators with quantum simulation units to form a hybrid classical-quantum hardware architecture, further improving the training efficiency of variational algorithms. At the same time, to meet the needs of noise simulation, the team plans to integrate programmable noise injection logic into the measurement unit to more realistically reproduce the characteristics of NISQ devices. It is believed that through continuous innovation, quantum simulation driven by classical logic gates will accelerate the arrival of quantum advantage and inject new momentum into the progress of human science and technology.

About MicroCloud Hologram Inc.

MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO) is committed to the research and development and application of holographic technology. Its holographic technology services include holographic light detection and ranging (LiDAR) solutions based on holographic technology, holographic LiDAR point cloud algorithm architecture design, technical holographic imaging solutions, holographic LiDAR sensor chip design, and holographic vehicle intelligent vision technology, providing services to customers offering holographic advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS). MicroCloud Hologram Inc. provides holographic technology services to global customers. MicroCloud Hologram Inc. also provides holographic digital twin technology services and owns proprietary holographic digital twin technology resource libraries. Its holographic digital twin technology resource library utilizes a combination of holographic digital twin software, digital content, space data-driven data science, holographic digital cloud algorithms, and holographic 3D capture technology to capture shapes and objects in 3D holographic form. MicroCloud Hologram Inc. focuses on developments such as quantum computing and quantum holography, with cash reserves exceeding 3 billion RMB, and plans to invest more than 400 million in USD from the cash reserves to engage in blockchain development, quantum computing technology development, quantum holography technology development, and derivatives and technology development in frontier technology fields such as artificial intelligence AR. MicroCloud Hologram Inc.’s goal is to become a global leading quantum holography and quantum computing technology company.

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HII’s ROMULUS USV Advances to U.S. Navy Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel At-Sea Testing Phase

MCLEAN, Va., June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Statement by Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of HII’s Mission Technologies division, on the U.S. Navy’s selection of HII’s ROMULUS Unmanned Surface Vessel to advance to the at-sea testing phase of the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program:

“HII is proud that ROMULUS USV has advanced to the U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel evaluation phase, a milestone that reflects HII’s longstanding track record for delivering mission-ready autonomous capabilities that support the U.S. Navy’s evolving operational requirements.

“At the core of the ROMULUS USV is HII’s extensive experience as a global leader in autonomous unmanned maritime systems, combined with HII’s Odyssey Autonomous Control Solutions, a proven autonomy software suite and a key differentiator of our solution. Demonstrated across programs supporting the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, and allied partners, Odyssey enables intuitive command and control of autonomous platforms and swarms across domains, enhancing fleet lethality, survivability, and operational effectiveness.

A photo accompanying this news release is available at https://www.hii.com/newsroom

“ROMULUS brings together advanced autonomy, scalable platform design, and efficient manufacturing in a production-ready solution engineered to meet the demands of distributed maritime operations and integrated manned-unmanned teaming. Its endurance, flexibility, and payload capacity provide the operational versatility required for future naval missions.

“We appreciate the U.S. Navy’s confidence in ROMULUS and look forward to demonstrating the platform’s maturity, reliability, and operational effectiveness in support of the service’s vision for autonomous maritime operations.”

About HII’s Odyssey Advanced Autonomy Solutions®

HII’s Odyssey Autonomous Control Solutions (ACS) is currently deployed on REMUS unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel (USV) platforms in 30 countries, transforming vehicles into intelligent robotic systems. Through flexible vehicle-, module-, and algorithm-level implementations across diverse platforms, sensors, payloads, and mission profiles, Odyssey Advanced Autonomy Solutions deliver multi-vehicle collaborative autonomy, sensor fusion, and advanced perception capabilities.

About the
ROMULUS Unmanned Surface Vessel

The ROMULUS family of Unmanned Surface Vessels is designed to meet the current and emerging requirements of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, joint forces, and allies. They deliver high-endurance, sustained open-ocean autonomy with a focus on lethality, cost, efficiency and scalability.

The ROMULUS family of USVs will support missions including intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; counter-unmanned air systems; mine countermeasures; strike; and the launch and recovery of unmanned underwater vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).

Paired with HII’s REMUS UUVs, ROMULUS extends undersea reach and supports a scalable dual-domain force package built for distributed maritime operations.

About HII

HII is America’s largest shipbuilder, delivering the world’s most powerful ships and all-domain mission technologies, including unmanned systems, to U.S. and allied defense customers. HII is the largest producer of unmanned underwater vehicles for the U.S. Navy and the world. With a more than 140-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII builds and integrates defense capabilities extending from the core fleet to C6ISR, AI/ML, EW and synthetic training. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s workforce is 44,000 strong. For more information, visit:



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Keysight Advances Realistic Channel Modeling and Wireless Simulation for 6G in Collaboration with NTT DOCOMO and NTT

Keysight Advances Realistic Channel Modeling and Wireless Simulation for 6G in Collaboration with NTT DOCOMO and NTT

Collaboration helps improve realism, repeatability, and scalability in evaluating next-generation wireless architectures

SANTA ROSA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) is collaborating with NTT DOCOMO, Inc. and NTT, Inc. to accelerate realistic 6G channel modeling and wireless communication simulation. The work is part of the companies’ ongoing memorandum of understanding (MoU) focused on 6G wireless communications design, testing, and measurement technologies. Initial milestones include progress in measurement‑driven channel modeling and distributed Multiple‑Input Multiple‑Output (MIMO) simulation, helping researchers evaluate next‑generation wireless concepts with greater confidence.

As 6G research progresses, the industry is placing greater emphasis on understanding how wireless systems perform in complex real-world environments, including urban areas, indoor venues, and transportation corridors. Accurately reproducing these conditions remains challenging. Field testing can be expensive and difficult to repeat, while simplified lab models may not fully capture propagation effects that influence beamforming, mobility, and reliability. More realistic channel modeling and scalable simulation are becoming increasingly important for evaluating next-generation wireless architectures with greater confidence before deployment.

In the collaboration, Keysight and DOCOMO are refining channel models using real‑world radio propagation measurements, including channel impulse response (CIR) data, to better represent complex environments in laboratory-based wireless simulation. At the same time, Keysight and NTT are advancing the simulation-based evaluation of distributed MIMO systems, where geographically distributed antennas cooperate to improve coverage, capacity, and reliability. By combining high‑fidelity channel models with advanced ray‑based propagation techniques, the teams aim to support more scalable and repeatable evaluation of next-generation 6G architectures. Initial results will be presented at EuCNC & 6G Summit 2026 in Malaga, Spain.

Peng Cao, Vice President and General Manager, Wireless Test Group, Keysight, said: “Keysight is helping the 6G ecosystem accelerate innovation with greater confidence. By combining real‑world measurement data with advanced modeling and simulation, this collaboration enables more repeatable validation of next‑generation architectures and helps reduce the risk of transitioning from research to deployment.”

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About Keysight Technologies

At Keysight (NYSE: KEYS), we inspire and empower innovators to bring world-changing technologies to life. As an S&P 500 company, we’re delivering market-leading design, emulation, and test solutions to help engineers develop and deploy faster, with less risk, throughout the entire product life cycle. We’re a global innovation partner enabling customers in communications, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, automotive, semiconductor, and general electronics markets to accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world. Learn more at Keysight Newsroom and www.keysight.com.

Keysight Media Contacts

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Asia

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Europe

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Adobe to Announce Q2 FY2026 Earnings Results on June 11, 2026

Adobe to Announce Q2 FY2026 Earnings Results on June 11, 2026

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Today, Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE), the global technology leader that unleashes creativity, productivity and customer experiences through innovative tools and platforms, announced it will release its second quarter fiscal year 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, June 11, 2026, followed by a conference call with investors from 2-3 p.m. Pacific Time. The conference call will be streamed live on the Adobe Investor Relations Site. Following the call, a recording and related materials will be available on the site.

Adobe uses its website as a channel of distribution of material company information. Financial, product and other material information regarding the company is routinely posted on and accessible at www.adobe.com/ADBE.

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Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) empowers everyone to create through industry-leading platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. For more information, visit www.adobe.com.

© 2026 Adobe. All rights reserved. Adobe and the Adobe logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Caesars Entertainment Investor Alert: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates Adequacy of Price and Process in Proposed Sale of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. – CZR

Caesars Entertainment Investor Alert: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates Adequacy of Price and Process in Proposed Sale of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. – CZR

NEW YORK & NEW ORLEANS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Former Attorney General of Louisiana Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq. and the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) are investigating the proposed sale of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NasdaqGS: CZR) to Fertitta Entertainment, Inc. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, shareholders of Caesars will receive $31.00 in cash for each share of Caesars that they own. KSF is seeking to determine whether this consideration and the process that led to it are adequate, or whether the consideration undervalues the Company.

If you believe that this transaction undervalues the Company and/or if you would like to discuss your legal rights regarding the proposed sale, you may, without obligation or cost to you, e-mail or call KSF Managing Partner Lewis S. Kahn ([email protected]) toll free at any time at 855-768-1857, or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nasdaqgs-czr/ to learn more.

To learn more about KSF, whose partners include the Former Louisiana Attorney General, visit www.ksfcounsel.com.

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BRODSKY & SMITH SHAREHOLDER UPDATE: Notifying Investors of the Following Investigations: Avanos Medical, Inc. (NYSE – AVNS), Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (NYSE – GBTG), LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (NYSE – RAMP), Equity Residential (NYSE – EQR)

BALA CYNWYD, Pa., June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brodsky & Smith reminds investors of the following investigations. If you own shares and wish to discuss the investigation, contact Jason Brodsky ([email protected]) or Marc Ackerman ([email protected]) at 855-576-4847. There is no cost or financial obligation to you.

Avanos Medical, Inc. (NYSE – AVNS)

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Avanos will be acquired by American Industrial Partners for $25.00 per share in cash in a deal with an enterprise value of approximately $1.272 billion. The investigation concerns whether the Avanos Board breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair process, including whether the proposed transaction is paying fair value to shareholders of the Company.

Additional information can be found at visit https://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/avanos-medical-inc-nyse-avns-2/.

Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (NYSE – GBTG)

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Amex GBT (which operates American Express Global Business Travel) will be acquired by Long Lake Management for $9.50 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $6.3 billion. The investigation concerns whether the Amex GBT Board breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair process, including whether the proposed transaction is paying fair value to shareholders of the Company.

Additional information can be found at https://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/global-business-travel-group-inc-nyse-gbtg/.

Equity Residential (NYSE – EQR)

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Equity Residential will merge with AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE – AVB) whereby AvalonBay shareholders will receive 2.793 shares of Equity Residential common stock for each share of AvalonBay common stock owned. Upon closing, AvalonBay shareholders will own approximately 51.2% and Equity Residential shareholders will own approximately 48.8% of the combined company on a fully diluted basis. The investigation concerns whether the Equity Residential Board breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair process, including whether the proposed transaction is paying fair value to shareholders of the Company.

Additional information can be found at https://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/equity-residential-nyse-eqr/.

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (NYSE – RAMP)

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, LiveRamp will be acquired by Publicis Groupe for a total enterprise value of $2.167 billion in an all-cash transaction, based on an acquisition price of $38.50 per share. The investigation concerns whether the LiveRamp Board breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair process, including whether the proposed transaction is paying fair value to shareholders of the Company.

Additional information can be found at https://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/liveramp-holdings-inc-nyse-ramp/.

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Interactive Brokers Group Reports Brokerage Metrics and Other Financial Information for May 2026, includes Reg.-NMS Execution Statistics

Interactive Brokers Group Reports Brokerage Metrics and Other Financial Information for May 2026, includes Reg.-NMS Execution Statistics

GREENWICH, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: IBKR) an automated global electronic broker, today reported its Electronic Brokerage monthly performance metrics for May.

Brokerage highlights for the month included:

  • 4.969 million Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs)1, 47% higher than prior year and 17% higher than prior month.

  • Ending client equity of $937.3 billion, 49% higher than prior year and 8% higher than prior month.

  • Ending client margin loan balances of $100.9 billion, 65% higher than prior year and 11% higher than prior month.

  • Ending client credit balances of $180.1 billion, including $6.4 billion in insured bank deposit sweeps2, 34% higher than prior year and 3% higher than prior month.

  • 4.995 million client accounts, 32% higher than prior year and 3% higher than prior month.

  • 216 annualized average cleared DARTs1 per client account.

  • Average commission per cleared Commissionable Order3 of $2.60 including exchange, clearing and regulatory fees. Key products:

May 2026  

Average

Average Commission per

 

Order Size

Cleared Commissionable Order

Stocks  

664 shares

$2.10

Equity Options  

6.4 contracts

$3.77

Futures  

3.0 contracts

$4.15

Futures include options on futures. We estimate exchange, clearing and regulatory fees to be 56% of the futures commissions.

Other financial information for Interactive Brokers Group:

  • GLOBAL4: The value of the GLOBAL, reported in U.S. dollars, decreased by 0.14% in May.

In the interest of transparency, we quantify our IBKR PRO clients’ all-in cost of trade execution below.

For the full multimedia release with graph see link:

https://www.interactivebrokers.com/MonthlyMetrics

  • Average U.S. Reg-NMS stock trade was $23,083 in May (dividing 2c by 1a in table below).

  • In May, IBKR PRO clients’ total cost of executing and clearing U.S. Reg.-NMS stocks through IB was about 3.0 basis points of trade money5, as, measured against a daily VWAP6 benchmark (2.2 basis points net cost for the rolling twelve months).

IBKR PRO Clients’ Reg.-NMS Stock Trading Expense Detail
All amounts are in millions, except %
                          Previous
  June ’25   July ’25   Aug ’25   Sep ’25   Oct ’25   Nov ’25   Dec ’25   Jan ’26   Feb ’26   Mar ’26   Apr ’26   May ’26   12 Months
#1a – Number of orders  
Buys  

12.36

 

13.94

 

13.28

 

14.80

 

19.06

 

13.73

 

11.92

 

15.26

 

13.79

 

14.99

 

14.67

 

17.82

 

175.62

Sells  

9.57

 

10.51

 

9.75

 

11.09

 

14.10

 

9.80

 

8.74

 

10.84

 

9.77

 

11.16

 

11.47

 

13.20

 

130.00

Total  

21.94

 

24.45

 

23.03

 

25.89

 

33.16

 

23.54

 

20.66

 

26.10

 

23.56

 

26.15

 

26.14

 

31.02

 

305.62

                           
#1b – Number of shares purchased or sold  
Shares bought  

5,422

 

6,915

 

5,755

 

6,343

 

8,692

 

5,535

 

4,959

 

6,028

 

5,216

 

6,037

 

5,811

 

6,255

 

72,967

Shares sold  

5,100

 

6,444

 

5,493

 

6,025

 

8,226

 

5,329

 

4,633

 

5,651

 

5,039

 

5,884

 

5,508

 

5,897

 

69,227

Total  

10,522

 

13,358

 

11,247

 

12,368

 

16,918

 

10,864

 

9,592

 

11,679

 

10,254

 

11,921

 

11,318

 

12,152

 

142,194

                           
#2 – Trade money including price, commissions and fees  
2a Buy money  

$222,050

 

$242,089

 

$243,723

 

$269,595

 

$346,785

 

$269,238

 

$235,591

 

$288,332

 

$284,291

 

$316,467

 

$320,426

 

$363,252

 

$3,401,840

2b Sell money  

$219,444

 

$237,255

 

$238,138

 

$263,885

 

$340,246

 

$266,447

 

$231,495

 

$280,262

 

$281,352

 

$323,751

 

$313,084

 

$352,785

 

$3,348,144

2c Total  

$441,494

 

$479,345

 

$481,861

 

$533,479

 

$687,031

 

$535,685

 

$467,087

 

$568,594

 

$565,644

 

$640,218

 

$633,510

 

$716,036

 

$6,749,983

                           
#3 – Trade value at Daily VWAP  
3a Buy value  

$222,033

 

$241,994

 

$243,696

 

$269,551

 

$346,696

 

$269,135

 

$235,484

 

$288,158

 

$284,342

 

$316,462

 

$320,476

 

$363,334

 

$3,401,362

3b Sell value  

$219,540

 

$237,248

 

$238,200

 

$263,939

 

$340,324

 

$266,503

 

$231,527

 

$280,198

 

$281,478

 

$323,858

 

$313,282

 

$353,079

 

$3,349,176

3c Total  

$441,573

 

$479,242

 

$481,896

 

$533,490

 

$687,020

 

$535,638

 

$467,010

 

$568,356

 

$565,820

 

$640,320

 

$633,759

 

$716,413

 

$6,750,538

                           
#4 – Total trade expense, including commissions and fees, relative to Daily VWAP  
4a Buys (2a-3a)  

$17.0

 

$95.3

 

$26.8

 

$43.3

 

$89.0

 

$102.5

 

$107.4

 

$174.5

 

($51.1)

 

$5.1

 

($49.7)

 

($82.3)

 

$477.7

4b Sells (3b-2b)  

$96.5

 

($7.6)

 

$61.6

 

$54.2

 

$78.2

 

$56.1

 

$31.2

 

($63.7)

 

$125.6

 

$106.9

 

$198.9

 

$294.0

 

$1,031.8

4c Total trade expense  

$113.5

 

$87.7

 

$88.3

 

$97.5

 

$167.2

 

$158.6

 

$138.6

 

$110.8

 

$74.5

 

$112.0

 

$149.2

 

$211.7

 

$1,509.5

                           
Trade expense as percentage of trade money  
4c/2c  

0.026%

 

0.018%

 

0.018%

 

0.018%

 

0.024%

 

0.030%

 

0.030%

 

0.019%

 

0.013%

 

0.017%

 

0.024%

 

0.030%

 

0.022%

                           
#5 – Trade expense categories  
5a Total commissions & fees  

$41.5

 

$51.4

 

$46.4

 

$51.0

 

$69.2

 

$46.1

 

$39.2

 

$48.4

 

$43.4

 

$48.6

 

$53.1

 

$60.4

 

$598.7

5b Execution cost (4c-5a)  

$72.0

 

$36.3

 

$41.9

 

$46.5

 

$97.9

 

$112.5

 

$99.4

 

$62.4

 

$31.1

 

$63.4

 

$96.1

 

$151.2

 

$910.7

                           
#6 – Trade expense categories as percentage of trade money  
Total commissions & fees (5a/2c)  

0.010%

 

0.010%

 

0.010%

 

0.010%

 

0.010%

 

0.009%

 

0.009%

 

0.009%

 

0.008%

 

0.008%

 

0.009%

 

0.009%

 

0.009%

Execution cost (5b/2c)  

0.016%

 

0.008%

 

0.008%

 

0.008%

 

0.014%

 

0.021%

 

0.021%

 

0.010%

 

0.005%

 

0.009%

 

0.015%

 

0.021%

 

0.013%

Net Expense to IB Clients  

0.026%

 

0.018%

 

0.018%

 

0.018%

 

0.024%

 

0.030%

 

0.030%

 

0.019%

 

0.013%

 

0.017%

 

0.024%

 

0.030%

 

0.022%

The above illustrates that the rolling twelve months’ average all-in cost of an IBKR PRO client U.S. Reg.-NMS stock trade was 2.2 basis points.

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Note 1: Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) – customer orders divided by the number of trading days in the period.

Note 2: FDIC insured client bank deposit sweep program balances with participating banks. These deposits are not reported in the Company’s statement of financial condition.

Note 3: Commissionable Order – a customer order that generates commissions.

Note 4: In connection with our currency diversification strategy, we have determined to base our net worth in GLOBALs, a basket of 10 major currencies in which we hold our equity. The total effect of the currency diversification strategy is reported in Comprehensive Income and the components are reported in (1) Other Income and (2) Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) on the balance sheet. The effect of the GLOBAL on our comprehensive income can be estimated by multiplying the total equity for the period by the change in the U.S. dollar value of the GLOBAL during the same period.

Note 5: Trade money is the total amount of money clients spent or received, including all commissions and fees.

Note 6: Consistent with the clients’ trading activity, the computed VWAP benchmark includes extended trading hours.

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More information, including historical results for each of the above metrics, can be found on the investor relations page of the Company’s corporate web site, www.interactivebrokers.com/ir.

About Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.:

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR) is a member of the S&P 500. Its affiliates provide automated trade execution and custody of securities, commodities, foreign exchange, and prediction markets around the clock on over 170 markets in numerous countries and currencies from a single unified platform to clients worldwide. We serve individual investors, hedge funds, proprietary trading groups, financial advisors and introducing brokers. Our four decades of focus on technology and automation have enabled us to equip our clients with a uniquely sophisticated platform to manage their investment portfolios. We strive to provide our clients with advantageous execution prices and trading, risk and portfolio management tools, research facilities and investment products, all at low or no cost, positioning them to achieve superior returns on investments. Interactive Brokers has consistently earned recognition as a top broker, garnering multiple awards and accolades from respected industry sources such as Barron’s, Investopedia, Stockbrokers.com, and many others.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

The foregoing information contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect the company’s current views with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to the company’s operations and business environment which may cause the company’s actual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed or implied, in these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to the company on the date of this release. The company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any statements expressed or implied therein will not be realized. Additional information on risk factors that could potentially affect the company’s financial results may be found in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Contacts for Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Media: Katherine Ewert, [email protected]

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$HAREHOLDER ALERT: The M&A Class Action Firm Announces An Investigation of Taylor Morrison Home Corp. (NYSE: TMHC) 

NEW YORK, June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Class Action Attorney Juan Monteverde with Monteverde & Associates PC (the “M&A Class Action Firm”), has recovered millions of dollars for shareholders and is recognized as a Top 50 Firm in the 2025 ISS Securities Class Action Services Report. The firm is headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City and is investigating Taylor Morrison Home Corp. (NYSE: TMHCrelated to its sale to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, Taylor Morrison shareholders are expected to receive $72.50 per share in cash. Is it a fair deal?

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Our firm litigates and has recovered money for shareholders…and we do it from our offices in the Empire State Building. We are a national class action securities firm with a successful track record in trial and appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. 

No one is above the law. If you own common stock in the above listed company and have concerns or wish to obtain additional information free of charge, please visit our website or contact Juan Monteverde, Esq. either via e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone at (212) 971-1341.

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B&G Foods Announces Proposed Private Offering of $475 Million of Senior Notes due 2031

B&G Foods Announces Proposed Private Offering of $475 Million of Senior Notes due 2031

PARSIPPANY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $475.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2031 in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The senior notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain domestic subsidiaries of B&G Foods.

B&G Foods intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility, to redeem all $509.3 million aggregate principal amount of B&G Foods’ outstanding 5.25% senior notes due 2027 and pay related fees and expenses. However, there can be no assurances that the offering of the senior notes will be completed as described herein or at all.

The senior notes and related guarantees will be offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on an exemption from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and to certain non-U.S. persons in transactions outside of the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The senior notes and the related guarantees have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, any state securities laws or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. Accordingly, the senior notes and the related guarantees may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction.

This press release does not constitute a redemption notice with respect to the 5.25% senior notes due 2027 and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the senior notes and the related guarantees, nor shall there be any sale of the senior notes and the related guarantees in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About B&G Foods, Inc.

Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, College Inn, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash,Green Giant, KitchenBasics, Las Palmas, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for everyone.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute “forward-looking statements.” The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, statements related to B&G Foods’ intention to offer senior notes due 2031 and the use of proceeds of such senior notes offering, including the redemption of all of the 5.25% senior notes due 2027. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of B&G Foods to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “assumes,” “could,” “should,” “estimates,” “potential,” “seek,” “predict,” “may,” “will” or “plans” and similar references to future periods to be uncertain and forward-looking. Factors that may affect actual results include, without limitation: B&G Foods’ substantial leverage, which may impact B&G Foods’ ability, among other things, to fund capital expenditures, working capital needs, dividend payments and acquisitions, and to obtain refinancing or additional financing; B&G Foods’ ability to comply with the ratios or tests under its long-term debt agreements, including the maximum consolidated leverage ratio and minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio under its credit agreement, which may be affected not only by B&G Foods’ operating performance but also by events beyond B&G Foods’ control, including prevailing economic, financial and industry conditions, and changes in interest rates; the effects of international trade disputes, tariffs, quotas, and other import or export restrictions on B&G Foods’ procurement, sales and operations (including recent U.S. tariffs imposed or threatened to be imposed on China, Canada and Mexico and other countries and retaliatory actions taken or threatened to be taken by such countries); the effects of rising costs for and/or decreases in supply of B&G Foods’ commodities, ingredients, packaging, other raw materials, distribution and labor; crude oil prices and their impact on distribution, packaging and energy costs; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully implement sales price increases and cost saving measures to offset any cost increases; intense competition, changes in consumer preferences, demand for B&G Foods’ products and local economic and market conditions; B&G Foods’ continued ability to promote brand equity successfully, to anticipate and respond to new consumer trends, to develop new products and markets, to broaden brand portfolios in order to compete effectively with lower priced products and in markets that are consolidating at the retail and manufacturing levels and to improve productivity; the ability of B&G Foods and its supply chain partners to continue to operate manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and other work locations without material disruption, and to procure ingredients, packaging and other raw materials when needed despite disruptions in the supply chain or labor shortages; the impact pandemics or disease outbreaks, may have on B&G Foods’ business, including among other things, B&G Foods’ supply chain, manufacturing operations or workforce and customer and consumer demand for B&G Foods’ products; B&G Foods’ ability to recruit and retain senior management and a highly skilled and diverse workforce at B&G Foods’ corporate offices, manufacturing facilities and other work locations despite a very tight labor market and changing employee expectations as to fair compensation, an inclusive and diverse workplace, flexible working and other matters; the risks associated with the possible expansion of B&G Foods’ business through acquisitions or reduction in size through divestitures; B&G Foods’ possible inability to successfully complete divestitures of non-core businesses, including the pending divestiture of B&G Foods’ Green Giant and Le Sieur frozen and shelf-stable business in Canada, to sharpen its focus, improve margins, reduce costs and reduce its long-term debt, and, if completed, B&G Foods’ possible inability to achieve the expected margin improvements, cost savings and debt reduction; B&G Foods’ possible inability to identify new acquisitions or to integrate recent or future acquisitions or B&G Foods’ failure to realize anticipated revenue enhancements, cost savings or other synergies from recent or future acquisitions, including the College Inn and Kitchen Basics acquisition; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully complete the integration of recent or future acquisitions into B&G Foods’ enterprise resource planning (ERP) system; tax reform and legislation, including the effects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and any future tax reform or legislation; B&G Foods’ ability to access the credit markets and B&G Foods’ borrowing costs and credit ratings, which may be influenced by credit markets generally and the credit ratings of B&G Foods’ competitors; unanticipated expenses, including, without limitation, litigation or legal settlement expenses; the effects of currency movements of the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso as compared to the U.S. dollar; future impairments of B&G Foods’ goodwill, other intangible assets, and tangible assets, such as property, plant, equipment or inventory, which impairments may be triggered if operating results for any of B&G Foods’ brands deteriorate at rates in excess of its current projections, B&G Foods’ market capitalization declines or discount rates change, even if due to macroeconomic factors, or may be triggered by divestitures, if divestiture proceeds are less than the book value of the assets being divested; B&G Foods’ ability to protect information systems against, or effectively respond to, a cybersecurity incident, other disruption or data leak; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully implement B&G Foods’ sustainability initiatives and achieve B&G Foods’ sustainability goals, and changes to environmental laws and regulations; B&G Foods’ ability to successfully adopt and utilize new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, including machine learning and generative artificial intelligence; and other factors that affect the food industry generally, including: recalls if products become adulterated or misbranded, liability if product consumption causes injury, ingredient disclosure and labeling laws and regulations and the possibility that consumers could lose confidence in the safety and quality of certain food products; competitors’ pricing practices and promotional spending levels; fluctuations in the level of B&G Foods’ customers’ inventories and credit and other business risks related to B&G Foods’ customers operating in a challenging economic and competitive environment; and the risks associated with third-party suppliers and co-packers, including the risk that any failure by one or more of B&G Foods’ third-party suppliers or co-packers to comply with food safety or other laws and regulations may disrupt B&G Foods’ supply of raw materials or certain finished goods products or injure B&G Foods’ reputation. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in B&G Foods’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in B&G Foods’ most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. B&G Foods undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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