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Aegis Strengthens Market Presence with New Strategic Agreement
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 17, 2026) - Aegis Critical Energy Defence Corp. (CSE: QESS) (OTCQB: QESSF) (FSE: JG6) ("Aegis" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a marketing services agreement (the "Agreement") dated February 9, 2026 with Outside The Box Capital Inc. ("OTB Capital"), an Ontario-based marketing firm specializing in investor awareness and digital community engagement.Pursuant to the terms of Agreement, OTB Capital will provide
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[{"type":"text","content":"Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 17, 2026) - Aegis Critical Energy Defence Corp. (CSE: QESS) (OTCQB: QESSF) (FSE: JG6) ("Aegis" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a marketing services agreement (the "Agreement") dated February 9, 2026 with Outside The Box Capital Inc. ("OTB Capital"), an Ontario-based marketing firm specializing in investor awareness and digital community engagement.","length":480,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Pursuant to the terms of Agreement, OTB Capital will provide digital marketing and investor awareness services, including, among other things, strategic planning, social media and community engagement, distribution of Company-approved materials, introduction of Company updates to new audiences, and featuring the Company in influencer-based content and highlight/Q&A videos (collectively, the "Services"), on such platforms as Reddit, Discord, Stocktwits, Yahoo Finance conversations, X (Twitter), Telegram and YouTube. There are no performance factors contained in the Agreement.","length":595,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The initial term of the Agreement with OTB Capital shall commence on February 17, 2026 and end on August 9, 2026 (the "Initial Term"), unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms. In consideration for the Services, the Company has agreed to pay OTB Capital a total cash fee of US$250,000, payable as follows: (i) US$125,000 on the effective date of the Agreement; and (ii) US$125,000 on the four-month anniversary of the effective date.","length":457,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"In addition, the Company has granted OTB Capital options to purchase up to 425,000 common shares of the Company (the "Options"). The Options shall be exercisable at a price equal to the higher of (a) the closing market price on the grant date and (b) the closing market price on the trading day immediately prior to the grant date, and shall expire one year from the date of issuance. The Options will vest in four equal tranches of 106,250 Options on May 9, 2026, August 9, 2026, November 9, 2026, and February 9, 2027, respectively, provided OTB Capital continues to provide services under the Agreement on each applicable vesting date. The Options remain su...