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T3 Defense CEO Converts $2.14 Million of Debt into Equity, Reducing Outstanding Debt and Strengthening Balance Sheet
Conversion removes near-term cash obligations and increases CEO equity ownershipNEW YORK and NETANYA, Israel, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- T3 Defense Inc. (Nasdaq: DFNS) (“T3 Defense” or the “Company”), a defense technology holding company that acquires and operates mission-critical defense companies, today announced that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Menachem Shalom, has voluntarily converted promissory notes held by him in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $2.14
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