The Fort Worth Press - ZTEST Electronics Inc. Announces the Grant of Stock Options to CEO and Directors

In conjunction with his appointment as President and CEO, Mr. Barnett was granted Options to purchase 600,000 common shares at an exercise price of $0.45 per share, being the closing price of the Company's common shares on the CSE on August 21, 2026, the last trading day prior to the date of grant. The Options are exercisable for a period of five years from the date of grant, expiring August 24, 2031, and vest as follows:

The Company also granted Options to purchase 150,000 common shares to each of its four other directors, at the same exercise price of $0.45 per share and on the same five-year term,vesting as to 50% after 6 months and the balance after 1 year.

"This grant, and in particular the performance-based component tied to a sustained increase in our share price for our newly appointed President and CEO, directly aligns management's incentives with the returns we aim to deliver for shareholders," said Bill Johnstone, Corporate Secretary and a director of the Company. "The Board believes this structure rewards long-term value creation rather than the passage of time alone."

About ZTEST Electronics Inc.
ZTEST Electronics Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Permatech Electronics Corporation ("Permatech"), offers Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) to a wide range of customers. Permatech's offering includes Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Assembly, Materials Management and Testing services. Permatech operates from an ISO 9001:2015 certified facility in North York, Ontario, Canada. Permatech is a contract assembler of complex circuit boards, serving customers in the Medical, Power, Computer, Telecommunications, Wireless, Industrial, Trucking, Wearables and Consumer Electronics markets. It specializes in servicing customers who are looking for high yield and require high quality and rapid-turnaround on low and mid-volume production of high complexity products.

For more information contact: Dave Barnett 604-897-9663 email: [email protected]

Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains forward looking statements, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management's current expectations and assumptions. Such forward looking statements reflect management's current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. These forward looking statements are made as of the date hereof and, except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and by those made in our filings with SEDAR+ in Canada (available at www.sedarplus.com).

SOURCE: ZTEST Electronics Inc.

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N.Patterson--TFWP