Above Food Ingredients Inc. Reporting Update

Regina, Saskatchewan--(Newsfile Corp. - February 17, 2026) - Above Food Ingredients Inc. (NASDAQ: ABVE) (the "Company") today announced that on February 3, 2026, in accordance with expectations, it received a staff determination letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") indicating that the Company is not currently in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(2) due to the delay in filing its interim financial statements for the six-month period ended July 31, 2025.

The interim financial statements for the six-month period ended July 31, 2025 have already been completed, and will be filed within one week following the filing of the audited annual financial statements included in the Company's Form 20-F.

The Company is in the final stages of the audit process and anticipates filing the Form 20-F imminently, after which the interim financial statements will be filed without delay, bringing the Company to full compliance with all Nasdaq requirements.

The receipt of this determination letter does not have any immediate effect and the Company appreciates the continued patience and engagement of its shareholders as it completes its filing processes. Management remains committed to ensuring that its filings are thorough, accurate and fully aligned with applicable regulatory requirements.

About Above Food Ingredients Inc.

Above Food Ingredients Inc. (NASDAQ: ABVE) is an agricultural and food technology company whose vision is to create a healthier world - breaking the cycle of world hunger, one seed, one field, and one bite at a time. Above's robust chain of custody of plant proteins and proprietary seed development capabilities, leverage the power of artificial intelligence-driven genomics and agronomy, and together with Palm's financial technologies will help to break the global cycle of hunger.

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