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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswi e / Octobe 1, 2026 / Hillc est E e gy Tech ologies (CSE:HEAT)(OTCQB:HLRTF)(FSE:7HI) (“Hillc est” o the “Compa y”) today a ou ced that Do Cu ie, Chief Executive Office , will p ese t at the Ca tech I vestme t Co fe e ce o Thu sday, Octobe 8, 2026, at the A cadia Loft, 401 Bay St eet, To o to.

P ese tatio Details

Eve t: Ca tech I vestme t Co fe e ce 2026

Date: Thu sday, Octobe 8, 2026

P ese tatio time: 4:30 p.m. ET, T ack 3

Fo mat: 20-mi ute compa y p ese tatio followed by 5 mi utes of Q&A

Ve ue: A cadia Loft, 8th Floo , 401 Bay St eet, To o to, ON

Regist atio : https://co fe e ce.ca techlette .com/sig -up/

P ese tatio Focus

M . Cu ie will eview the ece t comme cial a d tech ical mome tum of Hillc est’s ze o-voltage-switchi g (ZVS) powe co ve sio tech ology ac oss fou ma kets. I i dust ial d ives, the Compa y sig ed a Lette of I te t with Le ze SE to evaluate ZVS i teg atio i to Le ze’s high-powe i dust ial i ve te platfo ms0F^[1]. I EV powe t ai , a Lette of I te t with Equipmake plc establishes a f amewo k fo a joi tly fu ded, milesto e-gated joi t developme t p og am to i teg ate ZVS i to a Equipmake powe t ai li e1F^[2]. I e e gy sto age a d AI data ce te s, a ag eeme t i p i ciple with AI Hub of I ovatio (AHI) p ovides fo a batte y e e gy sto age system (BESS) pilot at AHI’s Albe ta campus, alo g with access to AHI’s data ce te te a t a d ve do etwo k2F^[3]. These ag eeme ts a e compleme ted by the Compa y’s ece tly published white pape o si gle-stage ZVS a chitectu e fo AI data ce te powe co ve sio 3F^[4].

M . Cu ie will also be available fo o e-o -o e meeti gs with i vesto s a d a alysts du i g the co fe e ce. Meeti g equests ca be made th ough the co fe e ce o ga ize s o by co tacti g Hillc est I vesto Relatio s at [email p otected].

Hillc est at IEEE ECCE 2026

O the same day, Hillc est will also be at the IEEE E e gy Co ve sio Co g ess a d Expo (ECCE 2026) i Va couve , whe e D . Ema uel Se ba , Vice P eside t of E gi ee i g, will p ese t a pee – eviewed pape o the Compa y’s ZVS tech ology. Fo details, see the Compa y’s ews elease dated Septembe 29, 2026: ews elease li k

Ma ageme t Comme ta y

“I a si gle mo th, we ope ed comme cial evaluatio pathways with i dust y pa t e s i i dust ial d ives, EV powe t ai a d e e gy sto age fo AI data ce te s,” said Do Cu ie, CEO of Hillc est E e gy Tech ologies. “Ca tech gives us the oppo tu ity to walk i vesto s th ough how those ag eeme ts fit togethe , a d how ou tech ical publicatio s suppo t the case fo ZVS ac oss each of these ma kets.”

About the Ca tech I vestme t Co fe e ce

The Ca tech I vestme t Co fe e ce is a a ual eve t i To o to that b i gs togethe eme gi g Ca adia tech ology compa ies with i vesto s, a alysts a d ba ke s th ough compa y p ese tatio s a d o e-o -o e meeti gs. Mo e i fo matio : https://co fe e ce.ca techlette .com/

About Hillc est E e gy Tech ologies

Hillc est E e gy Tech ologies Ltd. is a Ca adia clea tech ology compa y developi g adva ced powe co ve sio tech ologies a d digital co t ol systems fo ext-ge e atio e e gy applicatio s, i cludi g AI datace te s, e e gy sto age, i dust ial moto d ives, mic og ids, a d elect ic-vehicle powe t ai s. The PCS1000 is Hillc est’s ewest p oduct platfo m, cu e tly i the A-Sample p ototype stage. Fo mo e i fo matio : https://hillc este e gy.tech/

CONTACT INFORMATION

I vesto Relatio sDo Cu ie[email p otected]O: +1 604-609-0006Toll-f ee: 1-855-609-0006

Public Relatio sJamie L. Hogue[email p otected]O: +1 602-793-9481

NEITHER THE CANADIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER HAS REVIEWED OR ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Cautio a y Stateme t Rega di g “Fo wa d-Looki g” I fo matio

Some of the stateme ts co tai ed i this ews elease a e fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a d i fo matio withi the mea i g of applicable secu ities laws. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a d i fo matio ca be ide tified by the use of wo ds such as “expects,” “i te ds,” “is expected,” “pote tial,” “suggests” o va iatio s of such wo ds o ph ases, o stateme ts that ce tai actio s, eve ts o esults “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “might” o “will” be take , occu o be achieved. This fo wa d-looki g i fo matio is p ovided as of the date of this ews elease. The fo wa d-looki g i fo matio eflects ou cu e t expectatio s a d assumptio s a d is subject to a umbe of k ow a d u k ow isks, u ce tai ties a d othe facto s, which may cause actual esults, pe fo ma ce o achieveme ts to be mate ially diffe e t f om a y a ticipated futu e esults, pe fo ma ce o expectatio s exp essed o implied by the fo wa d-looki g i fo matio . No assu a ce ca be give that these assumptio s will p ove co ect. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a d i fo matio a e ot histo ical facts a d a e subject to a umbe of isks a d u ce tai ties beyo d the Compa y’s co t ol. I vesto s a e advised to co side the isk facto s u de the headi g “Risks a d U ce tai ties” i the Compa y’s MD&A fo the yea e ded Dec. 31, 2025, available at https://www.seda plus.ca/ fo a discussio of the facto s that could cause the Compa y’s actual esults, pe fo ma ce a d achieveme ts to be mate ially diffe e t f om a y a ticipated futu e esults, pe fo ma ce o achieveme ts exp essed o implied by the fo wa d-looki g i fo matio . Acco di gly, eade s should ot place u due elia ce o fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. The Compa y u de takes o obligatio to update publicly o othe wise evise a y fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, except as may be equi ed by law.

[1] As a ou ced by the Compa y o Ju e 22, 2026.

[2] As a ou ced by the Compa y o July 9, 2026.

[3] As a ou ced by the Compa y o July 22, 2026.

[4] As a ou ced by the Compa y o July 20, 2026.

SOURCE: Hillc est E e gy Tech ologies Ltd.