Announcement PDF ASX ANNOUNCEMENT 28 April 2026 HITIQ Appoints NRL Star Jamal Fogarty as Brand Ambassador Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Halfback and Minor Premiership-Winning Playmaker to Champion PROTEQT™ Platform Across NRL Season 2026. Key Highlights • Elite NRL Profile: Jamal Fogarty is a current NRL halfback for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, having led the Canberra Raiders to the 2025 NRL Minor Premiership before signing a three-year deal with Manly for the 2026 season • Indigenous Representative: Fogarty has represented the Indigenous All Stars and the Prime Minister's XIII, bringing broad community reach and cultural significance to HITIQ's ambassador program • Active Season Platform: The appointment covers the 2026 NRL season through to 31 October 2026, with scope to extend, providing HITIQ with ongoing visibility across one of the NRL's highest-profile clubs • Content & Advocacy: Fogarty will participate in media activities, social content, and brand promotion, supporting HITIQ's athlete safety messaging across the rugby league community • NRL Compliance: Agreement has been structured in accordance with NRL Third Party Agreement Standard Terms, with all required approvals obtained prior to execution Ambassador Appointment HITIQ Limited (ASX: HIQ) is pleased to announce the appointment of NRL halfback Jamal Fogarty as a Brand Ambassador for the 2026 NRL season. Fogarty joins HITIQ's growing network of elite athlete advocates with a shared mission: making sport safer at every level, from grassroots junior rugby league through to the elite game. Fogarty is one of the NRL's most experienced and respected playmakers. A halfback for the Manly- Warringah Sea Eagles in 2026, he previously led the Canberra Raiders to the 2025 NRL Minor Premiership — his most successful season in the competition — before signing a three-year deal with Manly heading into the new season. He stepped into the Sea Eagles' No.7 jersey vacated by club legend Daly Cherry-Evans, one of the most demanding roles in the NRL. Born in Beaudesert, Queensland, Fogarty is a member of the Mununjali clan of the Yugambeh people and has represented both the Indigenous All Stars and the Australian Prime Minister's XIII throughout his career. Having come through junior rugby league in regional Queensland, Fogarty has a deep personal connection to grassroots sport and a genuine passion for ensuring young athletes and community clubs have access to the same athlete safety tools available at the elite level. Fogarty's appointment reflects HITIQ's commitment to bridging the gap between elite technology and community participation — ensuring the head impact monitoring capabilities used at the highest levels of the game are accessible to junior athletes, parents, and clubs across Australia. Role and Deliverables Under the agreement, Fogarty will participate in PR and media activities, produce social media content including a minimum of three promotional posts and one professional media shoot with HITIQ, and serve as a named brand ambassador on HITIQ's digital platforms. The Company has agreed to issue Fogarty with 250,000 Ordinary Fully Paid Shares in the Company in consideration for the services described above. HITIQ retains full usage rights to all content produced under the agreement for marketing and promotional purposes. HITIQ will provide Fogarty with comprehensive briefing and educational materials to support authentic communication of the PROTEQT™ platform's capabilities in head impact monitoring, brain health measurement, and athlete safety. The agreement has been structured in accordance with NRL Third Party Agreement Standard Terms, with all required club and NRL Salary Cap Auditor approvals obtained prior to execution. Leadership Commentary Earl Eddings, Executive Chair, HITIQ: "Jamal Fogarty embodies exactly what HITIQ stands for. He's an elite NRL halfback who genuinely cares about making sport safer for the next generation coming through. His roots in grassroots Queensland rugby league, combined with his profile at the highest level of the game, make him a powerful voice for athlete safety across the entire rugby league community. We're proud to have him in the HITIQ family." Jamal Fogarty, HITIQ Brand Ambassador: "I grew up playing junior footy in regional Queensland and I know how much those clubs and those kids love the game. The thing is, the risk of head knocks doesn't start in the NRL — it starts at grassroots level, and that's where I want to help make a difference. I wish I'd had access to technology like PROTEQT™ from the very beginning of my career. If we can get this into junior clubs and give parents and coaches the information they need to protect their kids, that's something I'm genuinely passionate about being part of." About PROTEQT™ PROTEQT™, co-developed with Shock Doctor, is HITIQ's concussion management and athlete safety solution that delivers real-time head impact data through an instrumented mouthguard and analytics platform. About HITIQ HITIQ Limited (ASX: HIQ) develops concussion management and athlete safety technology for sport, clinical, and research applications worldwide. The company combines smart mouthguards and analytics platforms to deliver data-driven safety solutions. To learn more about this announcement please visit the HITIQ Investor Hub by clicking HERE Authorised for release by the Board of HITIQ Limited For further information, contact: investors@hitiq.com Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer This announcement may contain forward-looking statements. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual outcomes to differ materially. HITIQ does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements, except as required by law.