ZTEST Electronics Inc. Announces the Grant of Stock Options to CEO and Directors
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ZTEST Electronics (CSE:ZTE, OTC:ZTSTF) granted incentive stock options to purchase an aggregate of 1,200,000 common shares to President and CEO Dave Barnett and the company’s four other directors, under its stock option plan and subject to Canadian Securities Exchange policies.
According to ZTEST, Mr. Barnett received 600,000 options at an exercise price of $0.45, the August 21, 2026 CSE closing price. The options have a five-year term to August 24, 2031. Of these, 300,000 time-vested options vest in three equal tranches on the first, second and third anniversaries. The remaining 300,000 performance options vest in full once the 30‑day VWAP reaches $0.675 (150% of the exercise price) before expiry.
Each of the four other directors was granted 150,000 options at $0.45 on the same five-year term, vesting 50% after six months and the balance after one year.
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- CEO grant of 600,000 options with time-based and performance-based vesting
- Performance options vest only if 30-day VWAP reaches $0.675 (150% of exercise price)
- Directors receive 150,000 options each at $0.45 with staged vesting over one year
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- None.
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NORTH YORK, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 24, 2026 / ZTEST Electronics Inc. ("ZTEST" or the "Company") (CSE:ZTE)(OTCID:ZTSTF) announces that it has granted incentive stock options (the "Options") to purchase an aggregate of 1,200,000 common shares of the Company to Dave Barnett, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, and to each of the Company's four other directors, in accordance with the terms of the Company's stock option plan (the "Plan") and subject to the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange (the "CSE").
In conjunction with his appointment as President and CEO, Mr. Barnett was granted Options to purchase 600,000 common shares at an exercise price of
300,000 Options (the "Time-Vested Options") vest as to one-third on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant; and
300,000 Options (the "Performance Options") vest in full on the first date that the 30-day volume-weighted average trading price ("VWAP") of the Company's common shares on the CSE equals or exceeds
$0.675 per share, representing150% of the exercise price, at any time prior to the expiry of the Options.
The Company also granted Options to purchase 150,000 common shares to each of its four other directors, at the same exercise price of
"This grant, and in particular the performance-based component tied to a sustained increase in our share price for our newly appointed President and CEO, directly aligns management's incentives with the returns we aim to deliver for shareholders," said Bill Johnstone, Corporate Secretary and a director of the Company. "The Board believes this structure rewards long-term value creation rather than the passage of time alone."
About ZTEST Electronics Inc.
ZTEST Electronics Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Permatech Electronics Corporation ("Permatech"), offers Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) to a wide range of customers. Permatech's offering includes Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Assembly, Materials Management and Testing services. Permatech operates from an ISO 9001:2015 certified facility in North York, Ontario, Canada. Permatech is a contract assembler of complex circuit boards, serving customers in the Medical, Power, Computer, Telecommunications, Wireless, Industrial, Trucking, Wearables and Consumer Electronics markets. It specializes in servicing customers who are looking for high yield and require high quality and rapid-turnaround on low and mid-volume production of high complexity products.
For more information contact: Dave Barnett 604-897-9663 email: davebarnett@ztest.com
Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains forward looking statements, which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management's current expectations and assumptions. Such forward looking statements reflect management's current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. These forward looking statements are made as of the date hereof and, except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements and by those made in our filings with SEDAR+ in Canada (available at www.sedarplus.com).
SOURCE: ZTEST Electronics Inc.
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