Circle Group

Regulatory Filings • Aug 12, 2025

PRESS RELEASE

Circle GROUP signs contract extension for the evolution of the MILOS® MTO and TFP platforms, worth €200,000.

Milan, August 12, 2025

Circle S.p.A. ("CIRCLE" or the "Company") - an Innovative SME listed on the Euronext Growth Milan market, heading the Group specialized in the process analysis and the development of solutions for the digitalisation of the port and intermodal logistics sectors, as well as in the international consultancy on Green Deal and energy transition topics – announces the signing of a contract extension with a major intermodal transport operator, lasting 9 months, for the evolution of the MILOS® MTO and TFP platforms, worth approximately €200,000.

The agreement involves a significant evolution of the MILOS® MTO (Multimodal Transport Operator) and MILOS® TFP (Transport Federative Platform) platforms, which are central tools in the digital ecosystem developed by Circle for the optimisation and automation of intermodal logistics activities.

By enhancing advanced functionalities for interconnection between supply chain players, integrated operational management and real-time visibility of operations, the project aims to strengthen the operator's ability to manage complex processes in a more efficient, transparent and sustainable manner.

The MILOS® MTO platform will be enhanced with intelligent tools for monitoring and optimising intermodal transport flows, while MILOS® TFP will continue its evolution as a federated digital environment for logistics data integration and secure information sharing between partners.

The initiative is part of the Group's strategy to support key players in the sector in the progressive digitalisation of their activities, in line with European guidelines on interoperability, document dematerialisation and environmental sustainability.

'The further extension of the contract for the use of the MILOS® MTO and TFP platforms confirms the market's confidence in our solutions and their strategic importance for the digital transformation of intermodal logistics,' commented Luca Abatello, President and CEO of

Circle Group. 'In an extremely dynamic and constantly evolving context, our Group continues to invest in making our technologies increasingly connected, intelligent and capable of generating concrete value for our customers, pursuing the objectives of the 'Connect 4 Agile Growth' business plan.'

Founded in Genoa in 2012, Circle S.p.A. is the Innovative SME at the head of the CIRCLE Group, the Group specialising in the analysis and development of products for the innovation and digitalisation of the port and intermodal logistics sectors and in the international consultancy on topics concerning the Green Deal and energy transition.

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In addition to Circle, the Group includes the software houses Info.era, NEXT Freight (formerly 'Adele Project') and Cargo Start, acquired at the end of 2017, July 2019 and December 2022 respectively, the consulting companies Magellan Circle and Magellan Circle Italy, the NewCo NEXT Customs, as well as the subsidiary ACCUDIRE.

The synergies between the individual components of the CIRCLE Group have made it possible to expand the portfolio of solutions offered in the areas of IoT, Optimisation, Digital Twin, Big Data and Process Automation, and to strengthen the software products: Milos® - a suite aimed at all players in intermodal logistics such as inland terminals, port terminals, ports, MTOs and maritime agencies -, the Extended Port Community System, the Master SPED® and Milos® Global Supply Chain Visibility solutions, dedicated respectively to freight forwarding and logistics and to trade and industry, as well as Star Tracking®, an airport-to-airport tracking solution.

To complete the offer in the Supply Chain area, the so-called 'Federative Services' able to make the migration of customers towards a digital business model more efficient and offered in cloud mode.

Through Magellan Circle (with offices in Porto and Brussels) and Magellan Circle Italy, Circle operates in the field of advocacy at European Institutions, supporting Public Bodies and Companies by identifying their positioning at a European level (Strategic Communication and Advocacy) and funding opportunities (Eu Funding Accelerator), with a vertical focus on Green Deal and energy transition issues.

The acquisition of the 51% of shares of Cargo Start in December 2022, a company specialising in the development and sale of innovative technological products and services for air cargo, allowed Circle to strengthen its offering in a rapidly expanding segment that is strategic to the Connect 4 Agile Growth industrial path.

Circle leads the Log@Sea business network, which is instrumental in enhancing the offer of advanced Gate Automation solutions aimed at port and intermodal nodes.

In December 2023, Circle subscribed to a capital increase equal to 20% of the share capital of ACCUDIRE, an Innovative Startup from Veneto that provides a Collaborative Digital Platform capable of helping players along global Supply Chains in the exchange of information and in the management of document flows accompanying goods shipments, starting first and foremost with the e-CMR (or electronic waybill, part of an international standard and transposition law just approved by the Italian Parliament).

Finally, in February 2024 Circle established the NewCo NEXT Customs, dedicated to digital customs optimisation services and functional to the continuation of initiatives aimed at the harmonisation of customs processes, a highly strategic area for the evolution of the Connect 4 Agile Growth path.

Circle S.p.A. has been listed on the Euronext Growth Milan market of Borsa Italiana since October 26, 2018 (alphanumeric code: CIRC; ISIN code ordinary shares: 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 Mail: ir@circletouch.eu | Mobile: +39 348 3067877

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