BIO-key Q1 Bottom-Line Improves on 34% Rise in Revenue; Expects Q2 Profitability on 65% Revenue Increase; Investor Call Today at 10am ET

<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/styles/gnw_nitf.css" /> <p align="justify">HOLMDEL, N.J., May 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=js7cAfYQjbYPk8wJqUs4Mbl6SDaYfuX-kMU9hzQ3cV_9UEStki2EWwCuErD6CWOUwGjLYqYfQf0XX4Bv57mOO8LrMV2TYuGb4mFPL_IV8oA=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">BIO-key<sup>®</sup> International, Inc.</a> (OTC Markets: BKYI), a global leader in Identity and Access Management (IAM) and biometric authentication technologies, announced its first quarter (Q1'26) results and first half of 2026 (1H'26) outlook. BIO-key will host an investor call today at 10:00am ET (details below).</p> <p align="justify"><strong>Financial Highlights: </strong></p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom:8pt; text-align:justify;">Q1'26 revenues increased 34% to $2.15M vs. Q1'25 and 74% vs. Q4'25</li> <li style="margin-bottom:8pt; text-align:justify;">Q1'26 net loss improved to $(165K) vs. $(737K) in Q1'25 and $(1.722M) in Q4'25</li> <li style="margin-bottom:8pt; text-align:justify;">Q1'26 ending cash and cash equivalents position of $2.24M</li> <li style="margin-bottom:8pt; text-align:justify;">Q1'26 ending shares outstanding of 1.08M<br /><br /></li> </ul> <p align="justify"><strong>Outlook:</strong></p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom:8pt; text-align:justify;">Q2'25 revenues expected to rise 65% to approx. $2.8M vs. $1.7M in