AR9 Awarded US/EU Alliance Contract & Provides US DOD Update

• NC Protect selected to safeguard member nation data for secure collaboration across transatlantic allied defence operations
• Initial contract award of approximately A$416,000 with two subsequent option years totalling approximately A$805,000 for a total potential award of approximately A$1,220,000
• Continued progress with a key U.S. DoD contract, including deployment and integration into multiple live environments

archTIS Limited (ASX:AR9, OTCQB:ARHLF) has been awarded a contract by a U.S. and European military alliance to safeguard the data of member nations for secure collaboration across transatlantic allied defence operations. The initial contract award is for 2,500+ users for approximately A$416,000, with two subsequent option years totalling approximately A$805,000, for a total potential award of approximately A$1,220,000. NC Protect will operate across multiple civil-military security domains from dozens of allied nations, providing fine-grained attribute-based access control (ABAC) for SharePoint through native integration, centralised policy administration, and real-time enforcement. The solution's operational effectiveness was validated through a funded pilot and confirmed alignment with the customer's enterprise collaboration and data security requirements. The company also reconfirmed continued progress with the U.S. DoD as it works towards the second-stage deployment of NC Protect licenses across the U.S. DoD environment. Additionally, archTIS has secured an increase in its bank financing facilities from $2,000,000 to a total of $8,000,000 to support working capital cycles, product investment, and ongoing contract execution.

This award represents a significant milestone for archTIS, being selected as the preferred policy enforcement data-centric security control for another multi-national defence environment. The selection reflects growing demand for the company's data-centric security capabilities, enabling secure, policy-based information sharing that preserves national control, data sovereignty, and compliance while supporting coalition operations. Strategically, this win strengthens archTIS' position in priority defence and allied markets, expands its footprint within large-scale enterprise environments, and provides a strong reference for additional coalition and government opportunities.