Circle Group

Business and Financial Review • Jun 4, 2025

PRESS RELEASE

Circle GROUP signs a new EUR 100,000 contract for the management of PCS services at a Mediterranean Port supporting the evolution of port and intermodal logistics.

Milan, June 4, 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 digitalization of the port and intermodal logistics sectors, as well as in the international consultancy on Green Deal and energy transition topics – announcesthe signing of a new contract for the maintenance of Port Community System ("PCS") at a major Mediterranean port.

The contract, worth about EUR 100,000 and lasting about 12 months, involves the management of the PCS services platform, an advanced digital solution developed to support the evolution of port and intermodal logistics. Among other benefits, the platform offers fully digitalised management of the movement of goods and vehicles - by ship, train or truck ensuring traceability, operational efficiency and compliance with national and international customs and security regulations.

In addition, thanks to its "single window" approach, the platform simplifies port access procedures, automates administrative flows and enables the generation of digital declarations for all port community actors. PCS services integrate international systems and standards, offering interoperability and the possibility of both aggregated and detailed statistical analysis.

'This new contract confirms the strategic value of the solutions proposed by our Group for the digitalisation of Mediterranean ports, in line with the "Connect 4 Agile Growth" industrial plan,' said Luca Abatello, CEO of CIRCLE Group. 'PCS services are increasingly proving to be a flexible platform suitable for complex contexts, capable of responding concretely to the needs for interoperability, efficiency and transparency in the port and intermodal supply chain.'

With this new supply, CIRCLE Group confirms the increasing deployment of its technology solutions for the digitalisation of Mediterranean ports and strengthens its position as a strategic partner in the digital transition of the port-logistics sector.

This press release is available in the Investor Relations section of the website www.circlegroup.eu and .

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 international consultancy on Green Deal and energy transition issues.

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The Group includes the software houses Info.era, NEXT Freight, Cargo Start, eXyond, Circle Garage, the consulting companies Magellan Circle and Magellan Circle Italy, NEXT Customs, as well as the subsidiaries ACCUDIRE.

The main products are the different Milos® suites for various targets, the Extended Port Community System, the MasterSPED® and Milos® Global Supply Chain Visibility solutions for shipping, logistics, trade and industry, respectively, as well as StarTracking®, an airport-to-airport tracking solution. Completing the Supply Chain offering are 'Federative Services', offered in cloud mode, which can make customers' migration to a digital business model more efficient.

In the Circle Group's sphere of innovation activities, Milos® Intelligence offers a series of advanced solutions that exploit AI technologies for optimisation, simulation and the Digital Twin to support the transformation of decision-making processes by promoting the digitalisation of systems.

Through Magellan Circle and Magellan Circle Italy, the Group operates in the field of advocacy at European institutions, working alongside public bodies and companies, identifying their positioning at European level (Strategic Communication and Advocacy) and funding opportunities (Eu Funding Accelerator), with a vertical focus on Green Deal and energy transition issues.

With the acquisition of Cargo Start, a company specialised in the development and sale of innovative technological products and services for air cargo, Circle has also strengthened its offer in a rapidly expanding and strategic segment with respect to the Connect 4 Agile Growth industrial plah.

Through its subsidiary eXyond (92%), is active in offering advanced Gate Automation solutions for port and intermodal nodes, in advanced traffic monitoring and management services on the Italian road and motorway network (Infomobility), and in the provision of telematic services (TrucK), based on proprietary technology platforms, to companies operating in the logistics, transport and insurance sectors.

Circle also owns 21% of the share capital of ACCUDIRE, an innovative startup from Verona that provides a Collaborative Digital Platform capable of helping players along the global supply chain in the exchange of information and the management of document flows, starting with the e-CMR (or electronic waybill) and e-DDT.

Finally, through NEXT Customs, active in customs optimisation digital services and functional to the continuation of initiatives aimed at the harmonisation of customs processes, Circle has entered a strongly strategic sphere 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).

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