Critical Infrastructure Technologies: Financial Position Strengthened

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KeyHighlights

• $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 ofautonomous, high-capacity mobile communications and securityplatforms, is pleased to a significantstrengthening of its financial position following the successfulexercise of company warrants and a deposit received from CriticalMetals Corp. (NASDAQ: CRML) relating to the sale of a Nexus 20platform.

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, representinga 30% deposit, for the sale of a Nexus 20 platform to Critical MetalsCorp (NASDAQ: CRML). The unit will be deployed to Critical MetalsCorp’s Tanbreez Project in Greenland.

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

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

The additional capital will support CiTech’smanufacturing program, fulfilment of existing customer demand, andcontinued global market development for its autonomoustelecommunications and surveillance platforms.

On Behalf of the Board ofDirectors:

Brenton Scott
Director & Chief Executive Officer
Critical Infrastructure Technologies Ltd.
¿¿Brenton.s@citech.com.au
¿¿ +61 411 751191

About Critical Metals Corp.

Critical Metals Corp (NASDAQ: CRML) is a leading miningdevelopment company focused on critical metals and minerals, andproducing strategic products essential to electrification andnext-generation technologies for Europe and its Western worldpartners. Its flagship project, Tanbreez, is one of the world’slargest, rare earths deposits and is located in Southern Greenland.The deposit is expected to have access to keytransportation outlets as the area features year-round shipping accessvia deep water fjords that lead directly to the North AtlanticOcean.

Another key asset is the Wolfsberg Lithium Projectlocated in Carinthia, 270km south of Vienna, Austria. The WolfsbergLithium Project is the first fully permitted mine in Europe and isstrategically located with access to established road and railinfrastructure and is expected to be the next major producer of keylithium products to support the European market. Wolfsberg is wellpositioned with offtake and downstream partners to become a unique andvaluable asset in an expanding geostrategic critical metals portfolio.With this strategic asset portfolio, Critical Metals Corp.ispositioned to become a reliable and sustainable supplier of criticalminerals essential for defense applications, the clean energytransition, and next-generation technologies in the westernworld.

www.criticalmetalscorp.com

About Critical InfrastructureTechnologies Ltd.

Listed on the CSE with operations in Perth, WesternAustralia, CiTech is creating autonomous, high capacity, rapidlydeployable technology that delivers essential services to where theyare needed most. CiTech is targeting the mining, defence, bordersecurity/surveillance and emergency services sectors in relation toits first product release, the Nexus 16, which aims to providecritical mobile telecommunications for such sectors. Using patentedtechnologies, CiTech’s self-deploying platform (SDP) provides asolution for two of the greatest limitations of current rapidlydeployable communication solutions, strength of the tower and abilityto rapidly self-deploy and operate, in numerous situations. The SDP isdesigned to support radio equipment including LTE (Long TermEvolution) and several other technological payloads, such assurveillance and anti-drone systems. CiTech has completed the researchand development phase and is currently commercialising the first ofmany products that will be released. To learn more about the Company,visit www.citech.com.au.

Neither the CSE nor its RegulationServices Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE)accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of thisrelease.

FORWARD-LOOKINGINFORMATION

This news release contains“forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements”(collectively, “forward-looking information”) within the meaning of applicablesecurities laws. Forward-looking information is generally identifiableby use of the words “believes,” “may,” “plans,”“will,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “could”,“estimates”, “expects”, “forecasts”, “projects” andsimilar expressions, and the negative of such expressions.Forward-looking information in this news release.

Forward-looking information issubject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factorsthat may cause the Company’s actual results, level of activity,performance or achievements to be materially different from thoseexpressed 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 itsexperience and perception of trends, current conditions and expecteddevelopments, and other factors that management believes are relevantand reasonable in the circumstances at the date such statements aremade. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factorsthat could cause actual results to differ materially from thosecontained in forward-looking information, there may be other factorsthat cause results not to be as anticipated. There can be no assurancethat such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results andfuture events could differ materially from those anticipated in suchinformation. All forward-looking information herein is qualified inits entirety by this cautionary statement, and the Company disclaimsany obligation to revise or update any such forward-lookinginformation or to publicly announce the result of any revisions to anyof the forward-looking information contained herein to reflect futureresults, events or developments, except as required by law.

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