Circle Group

Regulatory Filings • Jun 12, 2025

PRESS RELEASE

Circle GROUP: new EUR 200,000 contract for the evolution of the Extended Port Community System and the enhancement of port interoperability

Milan, June 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 digitalization 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 new contract worth a total of EUR 200,000. The assignment, which will last about 12 months, is part of the ongoing activities to strengthen the interoperability and digital evolution of the national port system.

The project concerns the development and enhancement of the Extended Port Community System, an advanced digital platform that connects in real time all players in the logistics chain - ports, inland terminals, transport operators and public authorities - improving the integrated management of information and goods flows.

Through innovative solutions for advance notice management, real-time tracking, application interoperability and cybersecurity compliancy, Circle Group supports Italian ports in the transformation towards a safer, sustainable and efficient logistics, in line with the latest European regulations, including the NIS2 Directive.

'With this new assignment we confirm Circle Group's strategic role as a facilitator of digitalisation in the port sector,' said Luca Abatello, CEO of Circle Group. "Interoperability, IT security and resilience are today essential elements to guarantee the competitiveness of Italian logistics. We are proud to contribute concretely to the adaptation of the port system to the most advanced European standards, as per the "Connect 4 Agile Growth" business plan.'

The new contract strengthens Circle Group's positioning as a reference partner in the digital transition of Mediterranean ports, supporting the development of interconnected, federated and operationally efficient logistics.

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

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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.

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).

Per ulteriori informazioni 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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