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Fellow Shareholders,Over the past several months, Lunai Bioworks (NASDAQ:LNAI) has continued to execute its strategy of building a next-generation biotechnology company

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<p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Fellow Shareholders,</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Over the past several months, Lunai Bioworks (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/LNAI">LNAI</a>) has continued to execute its strategy of building a next-generation biotechnology company at the intersection of artificial intelligence, and national security and biology. I would like to update you on developments that have substantially strengthened our position and created multiple pathways for shareholder value creation.</p><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" id="prni_dvprnejpg51b9left" dir="ltr" style="width: 100%; text-align: left;"><img xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" id="prnejpg51b9left" title="Lunai Bioworks Inc." src="https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2814530/Lunai_Logo.jpg" alt="Lunai Bioworks Inc." align="middle"></img></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A RARE STRATEGIC POSITION: THE NATIONAL SECURITY BIODEFENSE PLATFORM</b></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In April 2026, we secured our first revenue-generating, multi-year defense collaboration through BioSymetrics to deploy our AI-enabled platform for chemical threat assessment. This contract represents not a research relationship but an active commercial engagement with the U.S. government.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Beyond that initial contract, we have established the Pathfinder Consortium—a national alliance of leading institutions including Harvard University, Brigham and Women&#39;s Hospital (led by Dr. Calum MacRae), the University of Utah, Purdue University, and the University of Colorado. These partnerships reflect the scientific rigor and national security relevance of our approach.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Looking forward to the second half of 2026 we believe our Augusta platform which combines Contingent AI, large toxicity databases, and in vivo testing aligns with the priorities outlined in the 2027 Defense Authorization Bill published this month. It specifically calls for the nation &#34;to develop a strategy to leverage artificial intelligence-enabled and high-throughput biological screening approaches in support of identifying and characterizing potential chemical neurotoxic threat agents&#34;. This is precisely what we are doing under our current contract and further involves the capabilities we now have with the Pathfinder Consortium.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">PRECISION NEUROLOGY: A COMPLEMENTARY GROWTH ENGINE</b></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In parallel, Lunai continues to advance its precision neurology pipeline through our Augusta&#x2122; AI platform in Epilepsy, Parkinsons, and Alzheimer&#39;s. We recently announced and are advancing collaborations including a partnership with BrainStorm Therapeutics supported by foundation funding, and we continue to benefit from NIH-supported research initiatives, including a Phase I/II STTR grant ($1.85 million awarded to BioSymetrics) for alcohol use disorder research. These partnerships represent external validation of our biology-first discovery approach.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Neurological diseases remain among the most challenging and costly medical conditions, affecting millions of patients worldwide. By combining large-scale patient datasets with advanced AI analytics and validated with in vivo testing, we are identifying therapeutic opportunities that conventional methods miss. This work represents a significant long-term value driver for Lunai, and one that is independent of our biodefense activities.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">THE CONVERGENCE: AI, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND THE FULL SPECTRUM OF BIOLOGICAL THREATS</b></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The strategic importance of biodefense is increasingly recognized by governments, scientists, and technology leaders worldwide.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Recently, the chief executives of Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Microsoft AI, alongside numerous leaders from biotechnology and national security organizations, signed a public letter supporting enhanced safeguards around synthetic DNA and nucleic acid synthesis technologies. The letter highlights a fundamental concern: advances in artificial intelligence are rapidly reducing barriers to the design and engineering of biological agents.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">This is not theoretical. The risks are dual: engineered biological threats from state and non-state actors, and the accelerating risk of novel pandemics—whether natural or human-engineered. The line between public health preparedness and national security has blurred entirely. COVID demonstrated the global health and economic cost of a biological event. The prospect of deliberate bioweapon creation through synthetic biology represents an equally grave but far less recognized threat.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Governments are responding. The recognition that the next biological crisis—pandemic or weaponized—could originate from either natural evolution or deliberate engineering is driving substantial investment in detection, identification, and countermeasure development at speeds and scales previously reserved for kinetic warfare.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Lunai&#39;s current biodefense activities focus on chemical threat assessment through our first revenue-generating defense contract and the Pathfinder Consortium. However, our AI-driven platform for threat identification, phenotypic screening, and countermeasure discovery is directly applicable across the full spectrum of biological threats—both pandemic and weaponized. We are actively exploring partnerships and opportunities to expand our biodefense capabilities into biological threat detection and countermeasure development. Given the government&#39;s growing recognition of both pandemic and bioweapon risks, and our existing partnerships with leading scientific institutions and federal agencies, we believe we are well-positioned to participate in what will become a major national security and public health priority.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">PROTECTING SHAREHOLDER VALUE: LITIGATION AS VALUE UNLOCK</b></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">As we continue to execute and announce meaningful milestones, we have observed trading activity that does not reflect the progress being achieved by Lunai.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In May 2026, we initiated legal action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against unidentified parties <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">alleged</span> to have engaged in naked short selling and related manipulative trading. The evidence was substantial: anomalous failing-to-deliver of 29.6 million shares (81.6% of all outstanding shares), with peak trading volumes on March 17, 2026, reaching 554 million shares—15.3 times all outstanding shares in a single day.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Critically, the Court found good cause for expedited discovery and established a prima facie basis for our claims. This rule permits us to obtain trading records from broker-dealers, custodians, and market participants to identify those responsible. We are now in the discovery process.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The purpose of this litigation is straightforward: identify the parties engaged in improper market activity, hold them accountable, and restore shareholder value that has been artificially suppressed. Litigation discovery will force disclosure of positions, trading records, and brokerage relationships that shorts depend on keeping hidden. As those identities emerge, regulatory scrutiny of the short positions themselves becomes inevitable—and expensive to maintain.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">We intend to pursue this matter vigorously. In our view, protecting shareholder interests and pursuing accountability for market manipulation is not a distraction, it is a core responsibility of management.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">LOOKING FORWARD</b></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Lunai today is substantially different from the company it was a year ago. We have established the first revenue-generating defense contract, assembled a national network of world-class scientific and military partners, continued to validate our AI-driven approach in both biodefense and precision neurology, and initiated legal action to address market manipulation artificially suppressing our stock price.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The convergence of AI, biotechnology, and national security is creating a rare strategic opportunity. Through our biodefense platform and precision neurology pipeline, we are building a company positioned to address some of the largest and most important markets, backed by government partners and validated by leading scientific institutions.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">As we move through the second half of 2026, our focus remains clear: advancing and expanding our biodefense platform, neurology programs, executing our litigation strategy, and continuing to validate our platform across both healthcare and national security applications. Now that the company has achieved compliance with the NASDAQ listing requirements we are positioned to build long term value for our shareholders.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">I would like to thank you for your continued support.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Sincerely,</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">David Weinstein <br xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"></br>Chief Executive Officer <br xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"></br>Lunai Bioworks, Inc.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> </p>



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LUNAI BIOWORKS: CEO LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

Lunai Bioworks advances defense revenue, consortium progress, and litigation

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    <h3>Information</h3>
    <p>SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --
Fellow Shareholders,Over the past several months, Lunai Bioworks (NASDAQ:LNAI) has continued to execute its strategy of building a next-generation biotechnology company</p>
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  <section data-block="ai-summary-paragraph">
    <h3>AI Summary</h3>
    <p>Lunai Bioworks disclosed its first revenue-generating defense contract with BioSymetrics and announced the Pathfinder Consortium with top universities. The Augusta AI platform targets biodefense and precision neurology, aligning with 2027 defense priorities and NIH-supported studies. The company is also pursuing naked short selling litigation with expedited discovery, a potential near-term catalyst if manipulators are identified.</p>
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  <section data-block="ai-summary-bullets">
    <h3>Key Points</h3>
    <ul><li>Lunai Bioworks reports its first revenue-generating defense contract with BioSymetrics.</li><li>Formed the Pathfinder Consortium with Harvard, Brigham and Women’s, Utah, Purdue, Colorado.</li><li>Augusta AI platform targets chemical threat assessment; aligns with 2027 defense priorities.</li><li>Lunai pursues naked short selling litigation; expedited discovery underway.</li><li>NASDAQ listing compliance achieved; company seeks to unlock long-term shareholder value.</li></ul>
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  <section data-block="companies-mentioned">
    <h3>Companies Mentioned</h3>
    <ul><li><strong>Lunai Bioworks (LNAI)</strong>: CEO letter outlines milestones in biodefense and neurology; cites NASDAQ compliance progress.</li><li><strong>BioSymetrics (N/A)</strong>: Defense-contract partner enabling Lunai&#039;s AI-enabled chemical threat assessment platform.</li><li><strong>BrainStorm Therapeutics (N/A)</strong>: Partnership highlighted with foundation funding; external validation of Lunai&#039;s precision neurology work.</li></ul>
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  <section data-block="category">
    <h3>Legal</h3>
    <p>This is a Corporate Developments narrative with a Legal element, reflecting strategic partnerships and a high-stakes litigation effort that could influence valuation and sentiment for LNAI.</p>
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    <h3>Market-Moving</h3>
    <ul><li>BioSymetrics defense contract provides near-term revenue visibility.</li><li>Pathfinder Consortium reinforces government-aligned growth.</li><li>Naked short selling litigation could unlock value via discovery.</li><li>NASDAQ listing compliance reduces regulatory overhang.</li></ul>
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    <h3>Key Facts</h3>
    <ul><li>April 2026: first revenue-generating, multi-year defense contract with BioSymetrics.</li><li>May 2026: Lunai filed Delaware lawsuit over naked short selling.</li><li>29.6 million shares FTDs; 81.6% of outstanding shares alleged.</li><li>March 17, 2026: peak trading volume 554 million shares.</li><li>NIH STTR grant to BioSymetrics: $1.85 million for alcohol use disorder.</li></ul>
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    <h3>Trading Thesis</h3>
    <p>Bullish over 6–12 months as defense revenue scales and discovery exposes market manipulation.</p>
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<p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="legendSpanClass">SACRAMENTO, Calif.</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="legendSpanClass">June 17, 2026</span> /PRNewswire/ --</p>
<p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Fellow Shareholders,</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Over the past several months, Lunai Bioworks (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/LNAI">LNAI</a>) has continued to execute its strategy of building a next-generation biotechnology company at the intersection of artificial intelligence, and national security and biology. I would like to update you on developments that have substantially strengthened our position and created multiple pathways for shareholder value creation.</p><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" id="prni_dvprnejpg51b9left" dir="ltr" style="width: 100%; text-align: left;"><img xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" id="prnejpg51b9left" title="Lunai Bioworks Inc." src="https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2814530/Lunai_Logo.jpg" alt="Lunai Bioworks Inc." align="middle"></img></div><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A RARE STRATEGIC POSITION: THE NATIONAL SECURITY BIODEFENSE PLATFORM</b></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In April 2026, we secured our first revenue-generating, multi-year defense collaboration through BioSymetrics to deploy our AI-enabled platform for chemical threat assessment. This contract represents not a research relationship but an active commercial engagement with the U.S. government.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Beyond that initial contract, we have established the Pathfinder Consortium—a national alliance of leading institutions including Harvard University, Brigham and Women&#39;s Hospital (led by Dr. Calum MacRae), the University of Utah, Purdue University, and the University of Colorado. These partnerships reflect the scientific rigor and national security relevance of our approach.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Looking forward to the second half of 2026 we believe our Augusta platform which combines Contingent AI, large toxicity databases, and in vivo testing aligns with the priorities outlined in the 2027 Defense Authorization Bill published this month. It specifically calls for the nation &#34;to develop a strategy to leverage artificial intelligence-enabled and high-throughput biological screening approaches in support of identifying and characterizing potential chemical neurotoxic threat agents&#34;. This is precisely what we are doing under our current contract and further involves the capabilities we now have with the Pathfinder Consortium.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">PRECISION NEUROLOGY: A COMPLEMENTARY GROWTH ENGINE</b></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In parallel, Lunai continues to advance its precision neurology pipeline through our Augusta&#x2122; AI platform in Epilepsy, Parkinsons, and Alzheimer&#39;s. We recently announced and are advancing collaborations including a partnership with BrainStorm Therapeutics supported by foundation funding, and we continue to benefit from NIH-supported research initiatives, including a Phase I/II STTR grant ($1.85 million awarded to BioSymetrics) for alcohol use disorder research. These partnerships represent external validation of our biology-first discovery approach.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Neurological diseases remain among the most challenging and costly medical conditions, affecting millions of patients worldwide. By combining large-scale patient datasets with advanced AI analytics and validated with in vivo testing, we are identifying therapeutic opportunities that conventional methods miss. This work represents a significant long-term value driver for Lunai, and one that is independent of our biodefense activities.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">THE CONVERGENCE: AI, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND THE FULL SPECTRUM OF BIOLOGICAL THREATS</b></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The strategic importance of biodefense is increasingly recognized by governments, scientists, and technology leaders worldwide.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Recently, the chief executives of Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Microsoft AI, alongside numerous leaders from biotechnology and national security organizations, signed a public letter supporting enhanced safeguards around synthetic DNA and nucleic acid synthesis technologies. The letter highlights a fundamental concern: advances in artificial intelligence are rapidly reducing barriers to the design and engineering of biological agents.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">This is not theoretical. The risks are dual: engineered biological threats from state and non-state actors, and the accelerating risk of novel pandemics—whether natural or human-engineered. The line between public health preparedness and national security has blurred entirely. COVID demonstrated the global health and economic cost of a biological event. The prospect of deliberate bioweapon creation through synthetic biology represents an equally grave but far less recognized threat.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Governments are responding. The recognition that the next biological crisis—pandemic or weaponized—could originate from either natural evolution or deliberate engineering is driving substantial investment in detection, identification, and countermeasure development at speeds and scales previously reserved for kinetic warfare.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Lunai&#39;s current biodefense activities focus on chemical threat assessment through our first revenue-generating defense contract and the Pathfinder Consortium. However, our AI-driven platform for threat identification, phenotypic screening, and countermeasure discovery is directly applicable across the full spectrum of biological threats—both pandemic and weaponized. We are actively exploring partnerships and opportunities to expand our biodefense capabilities into biological threat detection and countermeasure development. Given the government&#39;s growing recognition of both pandemic and bioweapon risks, and our existing partnerships with leading scientific institutions and federal agencies, we believe we are well-positioned to participate in what will become a major national security and public health priority.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">PROTECTING SHAREHOLDER VALUE: LITIGATION AS VALUE UNLOCK</b></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">As we continue to execute and announce meaningful milestones, we have observed trading activity that does not reflect the progress being achieved by Lunai.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In May 2026, we initiated legal action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against unidentified parties <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">alleged</span> to have engaged in naked short selling and related manipulative trading. The evidence was substantial: anomalous failing-to-deliver of 29.6 million shares (81.6% of all outstanding shares), with peak trading volumes on March 17, 2026, reaching 554 million shares—15.3 times all outstanding shares in a single day.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Critically, the Court found good cause for expedited discovery and established a prima facie basis for our claims. This rule permits us to obtain trading records from broker-dealers, custodians, and market participants to identify those responsible. We are now in the discovery process.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The purpose of this litigation is straightforward: identify the parties engaged in improper market activity, hold them accountable, and restore shareholder value that has been artificially suppressed. Litigation discovery will force disclosure of positions, trading records, and brokerage relationships that shorts depend on keeping hidden. As those identities emerge, regulatory scrutiny of the short positions themselves becomes inevitable—and expensive to maintain.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">We intend to pursue this matter vigorously. In our view, protecting shareholder interests and pursuing accountability for market manipulation is not a distraction, it is a core responsibility of management.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><b xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">LOOKING FORWARD</b></p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Lunai today is substantially different from the company it was a year ago. We have established the first revenue-generating defense contract, assembled a national network of world-class scientific and military partners, continued to validate our AI-driven approach in both biodefense and precision neurology, and initiated legal action to address market manipulation artificially suppressing our stock price.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The convergence of AI, biotechnology, and national security is creating a rare strategic opportunity. Through our biodefense platform and precision neurology pipeline, we are building a company positioned to address some of the largest and most important markets, backed by government partners and validated by leading scientific institutions.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">As we move through the second half of 2026, our focus remains clear: advancing and expanding our biodefense platform, neurology programs, executing our litigation strategy, and continuing to validate our platform across both healthcare and national security applications. Now that the company has achieved compliance with the NASDAQ listing requirements we are positioned to build long term value for our shareholders.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">I would like to thank you for your continued support.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Sincerely,</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">David Weinstein <br xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"></br>Chief Executive Officer <br xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"></br>Lunai Bioworks, Inc.</p><p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> </p>



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Lunai Bioworks disclosed its first revenue-generating defense contract with BioSymetrics and announced the Pathfinder Consortium with top universities. The Augusta AI platform targets biodefense and precision neurology, aligning with 2027 defense priorities and NIH-supported studies. The company is also pursuing naked short selling litigation with expedited discovery, a potential near-term catalyst if manipulators are identified.

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