{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"68238","rtpr_id":"nPn3JX6B5a","ticker":"BTQ","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["BTQ"],"title":"BTQ TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES AT-THE-MARKET EQUITY PROGRAM","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-06-18T20:43:15.401Z","article_body":"BTQ TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES AT-THE-MARKET EQUITY PROGRAM\n\nPR Newswire\n\nVANCOUVER, BC, June 18, 2026\n\nVANCOUVER, BC, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - BTQ Technologies Corp. (\"BTQ\" or\nthe \"Company\") (Nasdaq: BTQ) (CBOE CA: BTQ), a global quantum technology\ncompany focused on securing mission-critical networks, today announced its\nat-the-market equity program (the \"ATM Program\") to offer and sell up to\nC$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) of its common shares\n(\"Common Shares\").\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2997389/BTQ_Technologies_Corp__BTQ_TECHNOLOGIES_ANNOUNCES_AT_THE_MARKET.html)\n\nSales of Common Shares, if any, are anticipated to be made pursuant to the\nterms of a Controlled Equity Offering(SM) Sales Agreement (the \"Sales\nAgreement\") dated June 18, 2026, among the Company, Cantor Fitzgerald Canada\nCorporation (the \"Canadian Agent\"), and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (the \"U.S.\nAgent\" and together with the Canadian Agent, the \"Agents\") in transactions\nthat are deemed to be \"at-the-market distributions\" as defined in National\nInstrument 44-102 — Shelf Distributions or \"at-the-market offerings\" as\ndefined in Rule 415 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended,\ninvolving sales made by the Canadian Agent directly on Cboe Canada Inc. (\"Cboe\nCanada\"), and/or sales made by the U.S. Agent directly on the Nasdaq Global\nMarket (\"Nasdaq\"), and/or on any other marketplace for Common Shares in Canada\nor the United States or as permitted pursuant to the Sales Agreement.\n\nThe ATM Program is being established pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated\nJune 18, 2026 (the \"Canadian Prospectus Supplement\") to the Company's short\nform base shelf prospectus dated April 29, 2025, as amended on September 22,\n2025, (the \"Canadian Base Shelf Prospectus\") filed with the securities\nregulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, and\npursuant to a prospectus supplement dated June 18, 2026 (the \"U.S. Prospectus\nSupplement\") to the Company's U.S. base prospectus (the \"U.S. Base Shelf\nProspectus\") included in its registration statement on Form F-10 under the\nSecurities Act of 1933, as amended, with the United States Securities and\nExchange Commission (the \"SEC\") on and dated as of September 25, 2025 and\ndeclared effective on September 29, 2025 (Registration No. 333-290517) (the\n\"Registration Statement\" and collectively with the Canadian Prospectus\nSupplement, Canadian Base Shelf Prospectus, U.S. Prospectus Supplement, and\nU.S. Base Shelf Prospectus, the \"Offering Documents\").\n\nAs outlined in the Offering Documents, the Company intends to use the net\nproceeds from the ATM Program for working capital purposes and to strengthen\nthe position of its balance sheet. The net proceeds from the ATM Program are\nexpected to provide the Company with flexibility with respect to its\noperations and potential future acquisitions.\n\nThe Agents are not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of\nCommon Shares but will use their commercially reasonable efforts to sell, on\nthe Company's behalf, all of the Common Shares requested to be sold by the\nCompany. The Company may instruct the Agents not to sell Common Shares if the\nsales cannot be achieved at or above the price designated by the Company.\nThere is no minimum amount of funds that must be raised under the Offering.\nThis means that the ATM Program may terminate after only raising a small\nportion of the ATM Program amount set out above, or none at all. There can be\nno assurance that the Company will issue and sell any Common Shares under the\nATM Program. The volume and timing of sales under the ATM Program, if any,\nwill be determined at the Company's sole discretion at the market price\nprevailing at the time of each sale, and, as a result, sale prices may vary.\n\nThe ATM Program will be effective until the earliest of (a) the issuance and\nsale of all of the Common Shares issuable pursuant to the ATM Program, (b) the\ndate that the ATM Program is otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of the\nSales Agreement or (c) the expiry of the Canadian Base Shelf Prospectus.\n\nPotential investors should read the Offering Documents (including the\ndocuments incorporated by reference therein) and the Sales Agreement for more\ncomplete information about the Company and the ATM Program, including the\nrisks associated with investing in BTQ. Cboe Canada and Nasdaq have been\nnotified of the ATM Program. Listing of the Common Shares sold pursuant to the\nATM Program on Cboe Canada and/or the Nasdaq will be subject to fulfilling all\napplicable listing requirements.\n\nAbout BTQ\n\nBTQ Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: BTQ | Cboe CA: BTQ) is a quantum technology\ncompany focused on accelerating the transition from classical networks to the\nquantum internet. Backed by a broad patent portfolio and deep technical\nexpertise, BTQ is developing a full-stack, neutral-atom quantum computing\nplatform spanning hardware, middleware, and post-quantum security solutions\nfor finance, telecommunications, logistics, life sciences, and defense.\n\nON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS\n\nOlivier Roussy Newton\nCEO, Chairman\n\nCboe Canada does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of\nthis release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory\nauthority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. This\npress release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an\noffer to buy securities, nor will there be any sale of the securities in any\nprovince, territory, state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation\nor sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the\nsecurities laws of any such province, territory, state or jurisdiction. Any\noffer, solicitation or sale will be made only by means of the Canadian\nProspectus Supplement and the U.S. Prospectus Supplement.\n\nCopies of Offering Documents\n\nThe Canadian Prospectus Supplement, the Canadian Base Shelf Prospectus and the\nSales Agreement are available at www.sedarplus.ca\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4715135-1&h=2492144935&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedarplus.ca%2F&a=www.sedarplus.ca)\nand the U.S. Prospectus Supplement, the U.S. Base Shelf Prospectus and the\nRegistration Statement are available at www.sec.gov\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4715135-1&h=892754092&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3749851-1%26h%3D941851982%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.sec.gov%252F%26a%3Dwww.sec.gov&a=www.sec.gov)\n. Alternatively, the Agents will send copies of the Canadian Prospectus\nSupplement and the Canadian Base Shelf Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus\nSupplement and the U.S. Base Shelf Prospectus, as applicable, upon request by\ncontacting:\n\nCantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation\nAttention: Equity Capital Markets, 181 University Avenue, Suite 1500, Toronto,\nON, M5H 3M7, via email at ecmcanada@cantor.com (mailto:ecmcanada@cantor.com)\n \n\nCantor Fitzgerald & Co.\nAttention: Capital Markets, 110 East 59th Street, 6th floor, New York, New\nYork 10022, via email at prospectus@cantor.com (mailto:prospectus@cantor.com)\n \n\nForward-looking Statements:\n\nCertain statements herein contain forward-looking statements and\nforward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws.\nSuch forward-looking statements or information include but are not limited to\nstatements or information with respect to the business plans of the Company,\nincluding: the anticipated sale and distribution of the Common Shares under\nthe ATM Program, if any, the volume and timing of the sale and distribution of\nCommon Shares under the ATM Program; the expected use of the net proceeds from\nthe ATM Program; and receipt of Cboe approval for the listing of the Common\nShares issued under the ATM Program. Forward-looking statements or information\noften can be identified by the use of words such as \"anticipate\", \"intend\",\n\"expect\", \"plan\" or \"may\" and the variations of these words are intended to\nidentify forward-looking statements and information. The Company has made\nnumerous assumptions including among other things, assumptions about general\nbusiness and economic conditions, the development of post-quantum algorithms\nand quantum vulnerabilities, and the quantum computing industry generally. The\nforegoing list of assumptions is not exhaustive.\n\nAlthough management of the Company believes that the assumptions made and the\nexpectations represented by such statements or information are reasonable,\nthere can be no assurance that forward-looking statements or information\nherein will prove to be accurate. Forward-looking statements and information\nare based on assumptions and involve known and unknown risks which may cause\nactual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed\nor implied, by such forward-looking statements or information. These factors\ninclude risks relating to: the Company's ability to continue as a going\nconcern; business and economic conditions in the post-quantum and encryption\ncomputing industries generally; the speculative nature of the Company's\nresearch and development programs; the supply and demand for labour and\ntechnological post-quantum and encryption technology; unanticipated events\nrelated to regulatory and licensing matters and environmental matters; changes\nin market conditions; the value of the Company's intangible assets, completing\nproof of concept studies; protecting intangible assets rights; timing and\navailability of external financing on acceptable terms or at all; the\npossibility that future results will not be consistent with the Company's\nexpectations;  increases in costs; changes in general economic conditions or\nconditions in the financial markets; changes in laws (including regulations\nrespecting blockchains); and other risk factors as detailed from time to time.\nThe forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in\nthis news release are made as of the date of this news release, and the\nCompany does not undertake to update any forward-looking information or\nforward-looking statements, except in accordance with applicable securities\nlaws. Other factors which could materially affect such forward-looking\nstatements are described in the risk factors in the Company's most recent\nannual management's discussion and analysis and annual information form, the\nCompany's most recent quarterly management's discussion and analysis, the\nCanadian Prospectus Supplement, the U.S. Prospectus Supplement and the\nCompany's other filings with securities regulators which are available under\nthe Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4715135-1&h=3089799899&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedarplus.ca%2F&a=www.sedarplus.ca)\nand on EDGAR at www.sec.gov\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4715135-1&h=1873134383&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov%2F&a=www.sec.gov)\n.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/btq-technologies-announces-at-the-market-equity-program-302804891.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/btq-technologies-announces-at-the-market-equity-program-302804891.html)\n\nSOURCE BTQ Technologies Corp.\n\n\n\nFor further information: E: desk@btq.tech\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2997389/BTQ_Technologies_Corp__BTQ_TECHNOLOGIES_ANNOUNCES_AT_THE_MARKET.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn3JX6B5a","title":"BTQ TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES AT-THE-MARKET EQUITY PROGRAM","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"BTQ","created":"2026-06-18T20:43:15.401Z","tickers":["BTQ"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"BTQ TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES AT-THE-MARKET EQUITY PROGRAM\n\nPR Newswire\n\nVANCOUVER, BC, June 18, 2026\n\nVANCOUVER, BC, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - BTQ Technologies Corp. (\"BTQ\" or\nthe \"Company\") (Nasdaq: BTQ) (CBOE CA: BTQ), a global quantum technology\ncompany focused on securing mission-critical networks, today announced its\nat-the-market equity program (the \"ATM Program\") to offer and sell up to\nC$150,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) of its common shares\n(\"Common Shares\").\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2997389/BTQ_Technologies_Corp__BTQ_TECHNOLOGIES_ANNOUNCES_AT_THE_MARKET.html)\n\nSales of Common Shares, if any, are anticipated to be made pursuant to the\nterms of a Controlled Equity Offering(SM) Sales Agreement (the \"Sales\nAgreement\") dated June 18, 2026, among the Company, Cantor Fitzgerald Canada\nCorporation (the \"Canadian Agent\"), and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (the \"U.S.\nAgent\" and together with the Canadian Agent, the \"Agents\") in transactions\nthat are deemed to be \"at-the-market distributions\" as defined in National\nInstrument 44-102 — Shelf Distributions or \"at-the-market offerings\" as\ndefined in Rule 415 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended,\ninvolving sales made by the Canadian Agent directly on Cboe Canada Inc. (\"Cboe\nCanada\"), and/or sales made by the U.S. Agent directly on the Nasdaq Global\nMarket (\"Nasdaq\"), and/or on any other marketplace for Common Shares in Canada\nor the United States or as permitted pursuant to the Sales Agreement.\n\nThe ATM Program is being established pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated\nJune 18, 2026 (the \"Canadian Prospectus Supplement\") to the Company's short\nform base shelf prospectus dated April 29, 2025, as amended on September 22,\n2025, (the \"Canadian Base Shelf Prospectus\") filed with the securities\nregulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, and\npursuant to a prospectus supplement dated June 18, 2026 (the \"U.S. Prospectus\nSupplement\") to the Company's U.S. base prospectus (the \"U.S. Base Shelf\nProspectus\") included in its registration statement on Form F-10 under the\nSecurities Act of 1933, as amended, with the United States Securities and\nExchange Commission (the \"SEC\") on and dated as of September 25, 2025 and\ndeclared effective on September 29, 2025 (Registration No. 333-290517) (the\n\"Registration Statement\" and collectively with the Canadian Prospectus\nSupplement, Canadian Base Shelf Prospectus, U.S. Prospectus Supplement, and\nU.S. Base Shelf Prospectus, the \"Offering Documents\").\n\nAs outlined in the Offering Documents, the Company intends to use the net\nproceeds from the ATM Program for working capital purposes and to strengthen\nthe position of its balance sheet. The net proceeds from the ATM Program are\nexpected to provide the Company with flexibility with respect to its\noperations and potential future acquisitions.\n\nThe Agents are not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of\nCommon Shares but will use their commercially reasonable efforts to sell, on\nthe Company's behalf, all of the Common Shares requested to be sold by the\nCompany. The Company may instruct the Agents not to sell Common Shares if the\nsales cannot be achieved at or above the price designated by the Company.\nThere is no minimum amount of funds that must be raised under the Offering.\nThis means that the ATM Program may terminate after only raising a small\nportion of the ATM Program amount set out above, or none at all. There can be\nno assurance that the Company will issue and sell any Common Shares under the\nATM Program. The volume and timing of sales under the ATM Program, if any,\nwill be determined at the Company's sole discretion at the market price\nprevailing at the time of each sale, and, as a result, sale prices may vary.\n\nThe ATM Program will be effective until the earliest of (a) the issuance and\nsale of all of the Common Shares issuable pursuant to the ATM Program, (b) the\ndate that the ATM Program is otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of the\nSales Agreement or (c) the expiry of the Canadian Base Shelf Prospectus.\n\nPotential investors should read the Offering Documents (including the\ndocuments incorporated by reference therein) and the Sales Agreement for more\ncomplete information about the Company and the ATM Program, including the\nrisks associated with investing in BTQ. Cboe Canada and Nasdaq have been\nnotified of the ATM Program. Listing of the Common Shares sold pursuant to the\nATM Program on Cboe Canada and/or the Nasdaq will be subject to fulfilling all\napplicable listing requirements.\n\nAbout BTQ\n\nBTQ Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: BTQ | Cboe CA: BTQ) is a quantum technology\ncompany focused on accelerating the transition from classical networks to the\nquantum internet. Backed by a broad patent portfolio and deep technical\nexpertise, BTQ is developing a full-stack, neutral-atom quantum computing\nplatform spanning hardware, middleware, and post-quantum security solutions\nfor finance, telecommunications, logistics, life sciences, and defense.\n\nON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS\n\nOlivier Roussy Newton\nCEO, Chairman\n\nCboe Canada does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of\nthis release. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory\nauthority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. This\npress release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an\noffer to buy securities, nor will there be any sale of the securities in any\nprovince, territory, state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation\nor sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the\nsecurities laws of any such province, territory, state or jurisdiction. Any\noffer, solicitation or sale will be made only by means of the Canadian\nProspectus Supplement and the U.S. Prospectus Supplement.\n\nCopies of Offering Documents\n\nThe Canadian Prospectus Supplement, the Canadian Base Shelf Prospectus and the\nSales Agreement are available at www.sedarplus.ca\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4715135-1&h=2492144935&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedarplus.ca%2F&a=www.sedarplus.ca)\nand the U.S. Prospectus Supplement, the U.S. Base Shelf Prospectus and the\nRegistration Statement are available at www.sec.gov\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4715135-1&h=892754092&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3749851-1%26h%3D941851982%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.sec.gov%252F%26a%3Dwww.sec.gov&a=www.sec.gov)\n. Alternatively, the Agents will send copies of the Canadian Prospectus\nSupplement and the Canadian Base Shelf Prospectus or the U.S. Prospectus\nSupplement and the U.S. Base Shelf Prospectus, as applicable, upon request by\ncontacting:\n\nCantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation\nAttention: Equity Capital Markets, 181 University Avenue, Suite 1500, Toronto,\nON, M5H 3M7, via email at ecmcanada@cantor.com (mailto:ecmcanada@cantor.com)\n \n\nCantor Fitzgerald & Co.\nAttention: Capital Markets, 110 East 59th Street, 6th floor, New York, New\nYork 10022, via email at prospectus@cantor.com (mailto:prospectus@cantor.com)\n \n\nForward-looking Statements:\n\nCertain statements herein contain forward-looking statements and\nforward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws.\nSuch forward-looking statements or information include but are not limited to\nstatements or information with respect to the business plans of the Company,\nincluding: the anticipated sale and distribution of the Common Shares under\nthe ATM Program, if any, the volume and timing of the sale and distribution of\nCommon Shares under the ATM Program; the expected use of the net proceeds from\nthe ATM Program; and receipt of Cboe approval for the listing of the Common\nShares issued under the ATM Program. Forward-looking statements or information\noften can be identified by the use of words such as \"anticipate\", \"intend\",\n\"expect\", \"plan\" or \"may\" and the variations of these words are intended to\nidentify forward-looking statements and information. The Company has made\nnumerous assumptions including among other things, assumptions about general\nbusiness and economic conditions, the development of post-quantum algorithms\nand quantum vulnerabilities, and the quantum computing industry generally. The\nforegoing list of assumptions is not exhaustive.\n\nAlthough management of the Company believes that the assumptions made and the\nexpectations represented by such statements or information are reasonable,\nthere can be no assurance that forward-looking statements or information\nherein will prove to be accurate. Forward-looking statements and information\nare based on assumptions and involve known and unknown risks which may cause\nactual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed\nor implied, by such forward-looking statements or information. These factors\ninclude risks relating to: the Company's ability to continue as a going\nconcern; business and economic conditions in the post-quantum and encryption\ncomputing industries generally; the speculative nature of the Company's\nresearch and development programs; the supply and demand for labour and\ntechnological post-quantum and encryption technology; unanticipated events\nrelated to regulatory and licensing matters and environmental matters; changes\nin market conditions; the value of the Company's intangible assets, completing\nproof of concept studies; protecting intangible assets rights; timing and\navailability of external financing on acceptable terms or at all; the\npossibility that future results will not be consistent with the Company's\nexpectations;  increases in costs; changes in general economic conditions or\nconditions in the financial markets; changes in laws (including regulations\nrespecting blockchains); and other risk factors as detailed from time to time.\nThe forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in\nthis news release are made as of the date of this news release, and the\nCompany does not undertake to update any forward-looking information or\nforward-looking statements, except in accordance with applicable securities\nlaws. Other factors which could materially affect such forward-looking\nstatements are described in the risk factors in the Company's most recent\nannual management's discussion and analysis and annual information form, the\nCompany's most recent quarterly management's discussion and analysis, the\nCanadian Prospectus Supplement, the U.S. Prospectus Supplement and the\nCompany's other filings with securities regulators which are available under\nthe Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4715135-1&h=3089799899&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedarplus.ca%2F&a=www.sedarplus.ca)\nand on EDGAR at www.sec.gov\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4715135-1&h=1873134383&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov%2F&a=www.sec.gov)\n.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/btq-technologies-announces-at-the-market-equity-program-302804891.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/btq-technologies-announces-at-the-market-equity-program-302804891.html)\n\nSOURCE BTQ Technologies Corp.\n\n\n\nFor further information: E: desk@btq.tech\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2997389/BTQ_Technologies_Corp__BTQ_TECHNOLOGIES_ANNOUNCES_AT_THE_MARKET.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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