Key Highlights

• $973,685 received from the exercise of Warrants 

• $395,600 deposit received from Critical Metals Corp. (NASDAQ: CRML) 

 

Vancouver, BC – TheNewswire - February 17, 2026 – Critical Infrastructure Technologies Ltd. (CSE: CTTT) (OTC: CITLF) (FRA: X9V) (“CiTech” or the “Company”), a leading developer of autonomous, high-capacity mobile communications and security platforms, is pleased to a significant strengthening of its financial position following the successful exercise of company warrants and a deposit received from Critical Metals Corp. (NASDAQ: CRML) relating to the sale of a Nexus 20 platform.

A total of 3,245,619 warrants has been exercised at $0.30, resulting in $973,685 in new funds received by CiTech.

In addition, CiTech has received $395,600, representing a 30% deposit, for the sale of a Nexus 20 platform to Critical Metals Corp (NASDAQ: CRML). The unit will be deployed to Critical Metals Corp’s Tanbreez Project in Greenland.

CiTech Chief Executive Officer Brenton Scott said the injection of capital strengthens the company’s ability to accelerate current production and international growth initiatives.

“With the injection of these funds, we are financially well placed to complete the build of the five Nexus units currently under construction and escalate our international expansion,” said Mr Scott.

The additional capital will support CiTech’s manufacturing program, fulfilment of existing customer demand, and continued global market development for its autonomous telecommunications and surveillance platforms.

 

On Behalf of the Board of Directors:

Brenton Scott
Director & Chief Executive Officer
Critical Infrastructure Technologies Ltd.
📧 Brenton.s@citech.com.au
📞 +61 411 751 191

 

About Critical Metals Corp.

Critical Metals Corp (NASDAQ: CRML) is a leading mining development company focused on critical metals and minerals, and producing strategic products essential to electrification and next-generation technologies for Europe and its Western world partners. Its flagship project, Tanbreez, is one of the world’s largest, rare earths deposits and is located in Southern Greenland. The deposit is expected to have access to key transportation outlets as the area features year-round shipping access via deep water fjords that lead directly to the North Atlantic Ocean.

Another key asset is the Wolfsberg Lithium Project located in Carinthia, 270km south of Vienna, Austria. The Wolfsberg Lithium Project is the first fully permitted mine in Europe and is strategically located with access to established road and rail infrastructure and is expected to be the next major producer of key lithium products to support the European market. Wolfsberg is well positioned with offtake and downstream partners to become a unique and valuable asset in an expanding geostrategic critical metals portfolio. With this strategic asset portfolio, Critical Metals Corp.is positioned to become a reliable and sustainable supplier of critical minerals essential for defense applications, the clean energy transition, and next-generation technologies in the western world.

www.criticalmetalscorp.com

  

About Critical Infrastructure Technologies Ltd.

Listed on the CSE with operations in Perth, Western Australia, CiTech is creating autonomous, high capacity, rapidly deployable technology that delivers essential services to where they are needed most. CiTech is targeting the mining, defence, border security/surveillance and emergency services sectors in relation to its first product release, the Nexus 16, which aims to provide critical mobile telecommunications for such sectors. Using patented technologies, CiTech’s self-deploying platform (SDP) provides a solution for two of the greatest limitations of current rapidly deployable communication solutions, strength of the tower and ability to rapidly self-deploy and operate, in numerous situations. The SDP is designed to support radio equipment including LTE (Long Term Evolution) and several other technological payloads, such as surveillance and anti-drone systems. CiTech has completed the research and development phase and is currently commercialising the first of many products that will be released. To learn more about the Company, visit www.citech.com.au.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

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Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analysis and opinions of management made in light of its experience and perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, and other factors that management believes are relevant and reasonable in the circumstances at the date such statements are made. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. All forward-looking information herein is qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement, and the Company disclaims any obligation to revise or update any such forward-looking information or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to any of the forward-looking information contained herein to reflect future results, events or developments, except as required by law.