CIRCLE GROUP: 1H 2026 HIGHLIGHTS ARE APPROVED

PRESS RELE ASE

CIRCLE GROUP: 1H 2026 HIGHLIGHT S ARE APPR OVED

CONSOLID ATED VALUE OF PRODUC TION EQUAL TO EUR 15.8 MILLION, WITH

DOUBLE -DIGIT

GROWTH

(UP

34%

YoY)

EXCELLENT PERF ORMANCE OF PROPRIET ARY SOFTW ARE PRODUC TS (UP 11% YoY) AND

MILOS®

FEDERA TIVE

SERVICE S

(UP

75%

YoY)

SOLID AND STILL-GR OWING BACKLOG STANDS AT EUR 36.7 MILLION

SIGNIFICANT IMPR OVEMENT IN NET FINANCIAL POSITION (CASH POSITIVE) AMOUNTING

TO

EUR

4.8

MILLION

FIRST HALF SHO WS GROWTH, A SOLID BUSINE SS MODEL , WITH EXCELLENT OUTL OOK FOR

THE

SECOND

HALF

Milan, September 14, 2026 CIRCLE S.p.A. ("CIRCLE" or “the Compan y”) - Inno vative SME listed on the Euronext Growth Milan mark et at the head of the Group of the same name specializing in the process,

analy sis

and

the

developmen t

of

solutions

for

the

digit alization

of

the

port

and

intermodal

logis tics

sectors

and

in

interna tional

consult ancy

on

the

Green

Deal

and

ener gy

transition

issues

-

announces

that

the

Boar d

of

Directors

today

appr oved

the

select ed

unaudit ed

financial

data

for

the

first

half

of

2026

.

The figur es for the first half of 2026 reflect the positiv e performance of the business;

specific ally:

● Consolida ted Value of Production totaled Eur 15.8 million, up 34% compar ed to the

first

half

of

2025

(Eur

11.8

million);

● Proprie tary Softw are Products, also offered in SaaS (Softw are as a Service) mode on a

cloud

platform,

shows

an

increase

equal

to

11%

compar ed

to

the

first

half

of

2025;

● Milos® Feder ative Services recorded a 75% increase compar ed to the first half of

2025;

● Backlog as of the end of June 2026 amoun ted to Eur 36.7 million (Eur 34.1 million at the

end

of

2025),

calcula ted

based

on

oper ational

data

and

with

visibility

through

31.12.2027

(with

the

exception

of

European

projects,

until

their

expiration

dates);

●

Net

Financial

Position

(cash

positiv e)

impr oved

signific antly,

reaching

Eur

4.8

million

(cash

positiv e

by

Eur

2.6

million

as

of

31.12.2025).

The table belo w shows a comparison with the first half of 2025.

EUR 30.06.2025 30.06.2026 Chang e % Group Value of Production 11,777,275 15,780,326 34% Proprie tary Softw are Products 4,096,549 4,552,900 11% Milos® Feder ative Services 901,242 1,576,272 75%

The results for the first half of 2026 reflect the positiv e business perf ormance, thank s in

part

to

the

residual

contribution

from

contracts

related

to

the

National

Recovery

and

Resilience

Plan

(PNRR),

which

were

comple ted

during

the

period

and

helped

further

acceler ate

revenue

growth,

along

with

growth

in

core

activities

and

the

progressiv e

developmen t

of

the

Group’ s

integrated

solutions

.

This

increase

was

accompanied

by

further

growth

in

solid

profitability

levels

,

confirming

CIRCLE

Group’ s

ability

to

combine

growth,

oper ational

efficiency ,

and

a

high-quality

business

mix.

In

this

context,

the

Group

continued

to

implemen t

its

“

Connect

4

Agile

Growth

”

strategy,

further

strengthening

its

position

in

the

digitiz ation

and

inno vation

of

logis tics

and

transport ation.

In light of the results achie ved in the first half of 2026 and the Group’ s positiv e oper ational and

commer cial

performance,

CIRCLE

will

therefore

signific antly

exceed

the

forecasts

for

Value

of

Production

for

fiscal

year

2026.

Please

note

that

the

guidance

for

2026

regarding

the Value of Production was Eur 27.2-28.8 million as announced by the Compan y (press release).

Luca Abatello, Presiden t & CEO of CIRCLE Group, commen ted: “The first half of 2026

confirms

the

CIRCLE

Group’ s

growth

traject ory

and

the

strength

of

our

business

model,

building on the positive results of the first quart er. The second half of the year has begun

with

equally

encouraging

signs,

support ed

by

positive

operational

and

commercial

performanc e,

which

confirms

a

growth

traject ory

that

is

increasingly

independen t

of

the

drivers

of

PNRR-relat ed

contracts.

In

the

first

few

mon ths

of

the

year ,

we

continued

to

secure

new

contracts

on

a

consis tent

basis,

and

we

are

working

to

bring

all

services

to

full

operational

capacity ,

which

will

generat e

signific ant

recurring

revenue.

At

the

same

time,

the

continuation

of

European

projects

and

the

new

Inno vation

Agreemen t

provide

us

with

multi- year

visibility

into

investmen t

planning

for

the

next

three

years,

further

strengthening

the

conditions

to

support

the

Group’ s

growth

and

developmen t

in

the

medium

to

long

term.

Another strategic elemen t concerns our in-house artificial intelligenc e division, which is

already

operational

and

has

been

signific antly

strengthened

over

the

course

of

the

year ,

both

in

terms

of

expertise

and

project

capabilities.

This

initiative

has

led

to

the

developmen t

of

a

new

product

(MIL OS

SINAPSE),

curren tly

being

tested

with

select

clien ts,

whose

evolution

will

continue

in

the

coming

mon ths

and

will

reach

a

major

developmen t

miles tone

by

the

first

quart er

of

2027.

At the same time, M&A activities are continuing in line with the Group’ s strategic growth

guidelines,

and

we

expect

to

provide

further

updat es

on

these

in

the

coming

mon ths,

both

regarding

federat ed

services

and

international

growth.”

*** Circle Group announces that on September 30, it will participa te in the European MidCap

Event

in

Paris

alongside

Integrae

SIM,

and

on

October

5,

2026

at

11.30

am,

an

Investor

Day

will

be

held

at

Integrae

SIM

during

which

consolida ted

results

for

the

first

half

of

2026

will

be

presen ted

to

the

mark et.

A

“save-the-da te”

with

full

details

will

be

sent

in

the

coming

days.

For

further

informa tion

and

to

attend

the

event,

please

write

to:

ir@cir cletouch.eu

*** This press release is available at www.circlegroup.eu in the Investor Relations section and www.1info.it. ***

Founded in Genoa in 2012, Circle S.p.A. is the Innovative SME heading Circle Group, listed on Euronext

Growth

Milan

since

2018

and

specialised

in

process

analysis

and

the

development

of

solutions

for

the

innovation

and

digitalisation

of

the

port

and

intermodal

logistics

sectors,

as

well

as

in

international

consulting

on

Green

Deal

and

energy

transition

matters.

The Group includes the software houses Info.era, NEXT Freight, eXyond, Cargo Start, QMap, the consulting

firms

Magellan

Circle

and

Magellan

Circle

Italy

,

NEXT

Customs

,

and

the

associate

company

ACCUDIRE

.

In the field of digital innovation, the Milos® Intelligence platform integrates advanced AI, simulation and

Digital

Twin

technologies

to

support

decision-making

processes

and

systems

digitalisation,

with

solutions

such

as

the

Extended

Port

Community

System

,

MasterSPED®

,

Milos®

TOS,

Milos®

MTO,

Milos®

TFP,

Milos®

Global

Supply

Chain

Visibility

and

StarTracking

.

Complementing

the

offer,

Federated

Services

(cloud-based)

enable

a

more

efficient

migration

towards

digital

business

models.

Through Magellan Circle and Magellan Circle Italy, the Group operates in Brussels and across Europe in

advocacy

activities

with

European

Institutions,

supporting

public

bodies

and

companies

with

Strategic

Communication

and

Advocacy

and

EU

Funding

Accelerator

services,

with

a

focus

on

the

Green

Deal

and

energy

transition.

With Cargo Start, specialised in technology solutions for air cargo, Circle has strengthened its offering in a

segment

that

is

strategic

to

the

Connect

4

Agile

Growth

industrial

plan.

With

eXyond

,

the

Group

is

active

in

advanced

infomobility

services

(InfoBluNewGen)

and

telematics

solutions

for

the

logistics,

transport

and

insurance

sectors

(Kmaster).

Circle also holds a 20% stake in the innovative start-up ACCUDIRE, which provides a collaborative platform for

document

management

along

global

supply

chains,

starting

from

e-CMR

and

e-DDT

(electronic

consignment

notes).

With

NEXT

Customs

,

the

Group

develops

digital

customs

optimisation

services,

contributing

to

process

harmonisation

in

line

with

the

strategic

directions

of

Connect

4

Agile

Growth.

Circle S.p.A. has been listed on the Euronext Growth Milan market of Borsa Italiana since 26 October 2018

(alphanumeric

code:

CIRC;

ordinary

share

ISIN

code:

IT.

0005344996).

*** For further information Circle S.p.A. Registered office Via Giovanni Battista Pergolesi 26, 20124 Milano Operational headquarters Piazza Borgo Pila 40 (Torre A interno 46), 16129 Genova Investor Relations EMail: ir@circletouch.eu | Mobile: +39 348 3067877 Media Relations: Image Building Via Privata Maria Teresa, 11 20123 – Milano Email: circle@imagebuilding.it | Phone: +39 02 89011300 Euronext Growth Advisor: Integrae SIM S.p.A. Piazza Castello 24, 20121 Milano Email: info@integraesim.it | Phone: 02.80.50.61.60