Illinois Certifies WRAP’s Operational De-escalation Curriculum, Recognizing 5.5 Hours of State-Mandated Officer Training

Fi st state ce tificatio adva ces WRAP’s pla ed t a sitio f om device sales to ecu i g t ai i g p og ams, suppo ti g a scalable hyb id model combi i g W apTactics digital lea i g, i -pe so p oficie cy a d c ede tiali g

MIAMI, Nov. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — W ap Tech ologies, I c. (Nasdaq: WRAP) (“WRAP,” the “Compa y” o “we”) today a ou ced that the Illi ois Law E fo ceme t T ai i g a d Sta da ds Boa d (ILETSB) has ce tified the Compa y’s te -hou BolaW ap® 150 CIT Rescue Tool Level 1 Law E fo ceme t Use Cou se fo i -se vice t ai i g, ecog izi g 5.5 hou s ac oss five catego ies of ma dated law e fo ceme t t ai i g.

We believe this ce tificatio ep ese ts a impo ta t milesto e i WRAP’s st ategic t a sitio f om selli g i dividual devices to delive i g ope atio alized de-escalatio as a i teg ated p og am, suppo ted by doct i e, sta da dized cu iculum, digital lea i g, c ede tialed i st ucto s a d o goi g office p oficie cy.

Illi ois is the fi st state to ecog ize a cu iculum developed u de the WRAP No -Lethal System Doct i e, the Compa y’s gove i g f amewo k fo delive i g o -lethal espo se as a p ofessio al law e fo ceme t capability.

We believe the p og essio eflects a ce t al eleme t of WRAP’s comme cial st ategy: establish the doct i e, t a slate that doct i e i to a sta da dized cu iculum, secu e ecog itio withi state t ai i g f amewo ks, a d e able age cies to i stitutio alize the capability withi thei office s’ co ti ui g p ofessio al developme t.

The cu iculum also i co po ates WRAP’s W apTactics Lea i g Ma ageme t System (LMS) as a digital delive y pathway, allowi g pa ticipati g age cies to complete two hou s of sta da dized fou datio al i st uctio o li e befo e atte di g the equi ed i -pe so po tio of the cou se.

WRAP believes this hyb id digital a d physical t ai i g a chitectu e ca help suppo t scalable p og am adoptio , expa d the Compa y’s ecu i g t ai i g a d c ede tiali g oppo tu ities, a d st e gthe lo g-te m elatio ships with law e fo ceme t custome s.

State Recog itio Co ects WRAP’s P og am to Existi g Office T ai i g Requi eme ts

The Illi ois ce tificatio ecog izes 5.5 hou s of WRAP’s te -hou cu iculum ac oss five ma dated i -se vice t ai i g catego ies:

• 2.5 hou s: De-escalatio Tech iques a d Role Play
• 1.5 hou s: Office Safety Tech iques
• 0.5 hou s: De-Escalatio
• 0.5 hou s: De-Escalatio Tech iques
• 0.5 hou s: Laws Co ce i g Stops, Sea ches a d Use of Fo ce

By c editi g po tio s of the cu iculum towa d existi g p ofessio al t ai i g equi eme ts, Illi ois p ovides pa ticipati g age cies with a oppo tu ity to i teg ate WRAP’s o -lethal espo se p og am i to established office developme t a d co ti ui g educatio st uctu es.

Rathe tha t eati g BolaW ap i st uctio solely as a additio al p oduct-specific t ai i g equi eme t, depa tme ts ca i co po ate ecog ized po tio s of the cu iculum i to thei b oade ma dated t ai i g p og ams, subject to applicable state a d age cy equi eme ts.

WRAP believes this alig me t st e gthe s p oduct-ma ket fit by co ecti g its tech ology a d t ai i g di ectly to established p ofessio al obligatio s, c eati g value beyo d the i itial equipme t pu chase.

F om Doct i e to Cu iculum to State Recog itio

The Compa y believes WRAP’s No -Lethal System Doct i e adva ces the Compa y’s f amewo k fo ope atio alizi g de-escalatio , p ovidi g office s with a st uctu ed methodology fo assessi g esista ce, ide tifyi g lawful espo se optio s, maki g deployme t decisio s, t a sitio i g to co t ol a d custody, a d mai tai i g accou tability th oughout a e cou te .

F om that doct i e, WRAP has developed a sta da dized cu iculum desig ed to co ve t ope atio al p i ciples i to measu able office p oficie cy.

Illi ois’ ce tificatio ma ks the fi st state-level ecog itio of that cu iculum a d, the Compa y believes, illust ates how eleme ts of WRAP’s doct i e-de ived t ai i g ca alig with fo mal state-ma dated law e fo ceme t educatio equi eme ts.

“We a e fu dame tally cha gi g what WRAP delive s to law e fo ceme t,” said Ja ed Novick, P eside t of WRAP Tech ologies. “We a e movi g f om selli g devices to delive i g ope atio alized de-escalatio as a complete p og am. That sta ts with doct i e. F om doct i e comes sta da dized cu iculum, a d f om cu iculum comes c ede tiali g, p oficie cy a d i stitutio al adoptio . Illi ois is the fi st state to ecog ize that cu iculum withi its ma dated t ai i g f amewo k, a d that is a impo ta t validatio of the di ectio we a e taki g.”

Novick co ti ued, “Whe office s ca eceive c edit towa d thei existi g p ofessio al t ai i g equi eme ts while developi g p oficie cy i ou o -lethal espo se system, we believe we c eate value that exte ds well beyo d the i itial pu chase of a device. By combi i g scalable digital i st uctio with ha ds-o ce tificatio a d o goi g p oficie cy, we believe we have a oppo tu ity to become pa t of a age cy’s ecu i g eadi ess a d p ofessio al developme t. We believe that is how we deepe custome elatio ships a d build a mo e du able, ecu i g busi ess model.”

W apTactics E ables a Scalable Hyb id Digital a d I -Pe so T ai i g Model

A ce t al compo e t of WRAP’s evolvi g busi ess model is the i teg atio of its W apTactics Lea i g Ma ageme t System with t aditio al i st ucto -led t ai i g a d p actical p oficie cy validatio .

U de the Illi ois-ce tified cu iculum, the fi st two hou s of fou datio al i st uctio may be completed digitally befo e office s a ive fo eside t t ai i g. Alte atively, age cies may elect to delive those modules i a class oom, with the same lea i g objectives a d assessme t equi eme ts.

The emai i g eight hou s a e delive ed i pe so a d i clude equipme t ha dli g, decisio -maki g exe cises, p actical tech iques, sce a io-based i st uctio a d ce tificatio testi g.

This app oach combi es the scalability a d co siste cy of digital lea i g with the ha ds-o validatio ecessa y fo field eadi ess.

Th ough W apTactics, WRAP i te ds to p ovide a commo i st uctio al fou datio that ca be delive ed to office s ac oss multiple age cies a d geog aphic locatio s without equi i g eve y eleme t of the t ai i g p og am to be epeated i a t aditio al class oom.

Pa ticipati g age cies ca the build o that i st uctio th ough autho ized i st ucto s who co duct p actical t ai i g, assess office pe fo ma ce a d suppo t completio of the equi ed ce tificatio p ocess.

The hyb id a chitectu e is desig ed to suppo t th ee compleme ta y busi ess objectives:

1. Scalable i st uctio : Delive co siste t fou datio al educatio digitally to la ge populatio s of office s without a p opo tio al i c ease i class oom esou ces.
2. Repeatable impleme tatio : Combi e digital cou sewo k with c ede tialed, i -pe so i st uctio a d p oficie cy validatio to suppo t age cy adoptio .
3. Recu i g custome e gageme t: Establish oppo tu ities fo o goi g lea i g, ef eshe educatio , i st ucto c ede tiali g a d p oficie cy ma ageme t th oughout a age cy’s elatio ship with WRAP.

The Compa y believes this model ca suppo t a t a sitio f om p ima ily poi t-i -time equipme t t a sactio s towa d lo ge -du atio custome elatio ships built a ou d ecu i g t ai i g, digital lea i g a d ope atio al eadi ess.

Buildi g Recu i g Value Th ough P ofessio al Readi ess

WRAP’s Level 1 cu iculum is desig ed to teach the BolaW ap 150 as pa t of a complete de-escalatio a d subject-co t ol methodology athe tha as a sta dalo e piece of equipme t.

Office s a e t ai ed to assess co ditio s, commu icate effectively, dete mi e whethe i te ve tio is app op iate, make lawful deployme t decisio s a d t a sitio to custody a d ca e.

Impo ta tly, the cu iculum evaluates the decisio ot to deploy o the same footi g as the decisio to deploy.

The p og am i co po ates w itte exami atio s, p actical skills assessme ts a d sce a io-based evaluatio s emphasizi g demo st ated p oficie cy athe tha atte da ce alo e.

The ce tified cou se is the fi st of fou WRAP c ede tial levels. WRAP’s sepa ate i st ucto c ede tiali g a d ece tificatio f amewo k is i te ded to suppo t co ti ui g i st uctio al p oficie cy, while autho ized t ai i g u its a d pa ticipati g age cies emai espo sible fo delive y u de applicable state equi eme ts.

This st uctu e is desig ed to e able age cies to develop a d sustai the capability i te ally while mai tai i g a o goi g elatio ship with WRAP th ough its t ai i g i f ast uctu e, i st uctio al sta da ds a d c ede tiali g p og ams.

Fo the Compa y, the disti ctio is impo ta t: the objective is ot simply to place additio al equipme t i to depa tme ts, but to establish a capability that becomes pa t of how office s a e t ai ed, evaluated a d p epa ed th oughout thei ca ee s.

Expa di g a Repeatable Model Ac oss States

Illi ois ep ese ts the fi st step i WRAP’s b oade effo t to achieve ecog itio of its doct i e-based cu iculum withi additio al state t ai i g systems.

The Compa y has submitted cu iculum mate ials fo co side atio i seve al othe states a d i te ds to co ti ue pu sui g ce tificatio th ough each ju isdictio ‘s established eview p ocess.

“Eve y state defi es its ow t ai i g equi eme ts, but the eed fo office s to make sou d decisio s u de p essu e is u ive sal,” said Joh Chapma , Vice P eside t of T ai i g a d Missio s of WRAP. “Ou goal is to c eate a system that age cies ca adopt a d sustai , with sta da dized digital i st uctio , qualified i st ucto s a d p actical p oficie cy equi eme ts. Illi ois demo st ates how a comp ehe sive o -lethal espo se cu iculum ca fit withi the p ofessio al t ai i g st uctu es age cies al eady use.”

WRAP believes the ecog itio of its cu iculum withi established state t ai i g equi eme ts is a mea i gful i dicato of p og ess i its p og am-based comme cial st ategy.

As WRAP adva ces additio al state submissio s, expa ds its W apTactics digital lea i g capabilities a d develops its i st ucto c ede tiali g etwo k, the Compa y i te ds to make ope atio alized de-escalatio a sustai ed compo e t of age cy eadi ess athe tha a o e-time equipme t acquisitio .

The Compa y believes this app oach ca c eate oppo tu ities fo b oade adoptio , mo e co siste t office p oficie cy a d expa ded ecu i g eve ue st eams while deepe i g its elatio ships with law e fo ceme t custome s.

WRAP’s lo g-te m objective is to delive ot simply the tech ology office s ca y, but the doct i e, digital educatio , ha ds-o t ai i g a d o goi g p oficie cy that suppo t how office s espo d.

About WRAP Tech ologies, I c.

WRAP Tech ologies, I c. (NASDAQ: WRAP) is a public safety tech ology compa y developi g No -Lethal Respo se solutio s a d eme gi g secu ity tech ologies. Th ough its i teg ated p oducts, t ai i g, se vices a d st ategic tech ology i itiatives, WRAP is committed to Ope atio alizi g De-Escalatio a d expa di g capabilities fo public safety a d atio al-secu ity p ofessio als.

T adema k I fo matio

WRAP, the W ap logo, BolaW ap®, No -Lethal Respo se, W apReality, W apShield, W apTactics, W apto MX a d W ap T ai i g Academy a e t adema ks of WRAP Tech ologies, I c., some of which a e egiste ed i the U.S. a d ab oad. All othe t ade ames used he ei a e eithe t adema ks o egiste ed t adema ks of thei espective holde s.

Fo wa d-Looki g Stateme ts

This p ess elease co tai s “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts” withi the mea i g of the “safe ha bo ” p ovisio s of the P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995, Sectio 27A of the Secu ities Act of 1933, as ame ded, a d Sectio 21E of the Secu ities Excha ge Act of 1934, as ame ded. All stateme ts othe tha stateme ts of histo ical fact a e fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Wo ds such as “expect,” “a ticipate,” “should,” “believe,” “ta get,” “p oject,” “goals,” “estimate,” “pote tial,” “p edict,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “i te d,” “pla ,” “seek,” “co ti ue,” “desig ed to,” a d va iatio s of these te ms o the egative of these te ms a d simila exp essio s a e i te ded to ide tify these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i clude, amo g othe s, stateme ts ega di g the Compa y’s st ategy to t a sitio f om device sales towa d ecu i g t ai i g, c ede tiali g a d p og am-based offe i gs; the expected be efits of the ILETSB ce tificatio of the BolaW ap® 150 CIT Rescue Tool Level 1 Law E fo ceme t Use Cou se, i cludi g whethe a d to what exte t age cies will adopt the cou se o apply it towa d ma dated t ai i g equi eme ts; the Compa y’s pe di g a d pla ed cu iculum submissio s i othe states; the developme t, scalability a d expected be efits of the W apTactics Lea i g Ma ageme t System a d the Compa y’s hyb id digital a d i -pe so t ai i g model; the developme t of the Compa y’s i st ucto c ede tiali g etwo k a d additio al c ede tial levels; the developme t, timi g, a d expected be efits of subsc iptio -based a d ecu i g- eve ue p og ams a d tech ology se vices; the Compa y’s app oach of delive i g No -Lethal Respo se as a i teg ated p og am of tech ology, t ai i g, a d o goi g custome suppo t; the scali g of BolaW ap® deployme ts, custome o boa di g, t ai i g, ce tificatio , a d suppo t; the Compa y’s st ategy of scali g its co e No -Lethal Respo se busi ess while develop`i g ext-ge e atio W apShield tech ologies, capabilities, a d pa t e ships; the size of the Compa y’s ma ket oppo tu ity a d the dema d of law e fo ceme t age cies fo the Compa y’s offe i gs; a d the a ticipated adoptio of the Compa y’s p oducts, t ai i g, a d tech ologies by law e fo ceme t, public safety, a d atio al-secu ity age cies. These stateme ts a e based o cu e t expectatio s a d assumptio s a d a e subject to isks a d u ce tai ties, i cludi g but ot limited to the Compa y’s ability to i teg ate ew leade ship a d ealize the a ticipated be efits of its o ga izatio al cha ges; the pace of custome a d age cy adoptio ; the Compa y’s ability to execute its t a sitio towa d subsc iptio -based a d ecu i g- eve ue p og ams; cha ges i law e fo ceme t budgets, policies, p ocu eme t p actices, a d use-of-fo ce sta da ds; the availability a d te ms of tech ology a d t ai i g pa t e ships, i cludi g the Compa y’s ability to mai tai its lice se with F e el Imagi g Ltd.; the Compa y’s ability to develop, achieve comme cial eadi ess fo , ma ufactu e, sell, a d suppo t its p oducts, t ai i g solutio s, a d eme gi g tech ologies, i cludi g the diffe e ce betwee developme t-stage i itiatives a d comme cially available p oducts; supply-chai a d ma ufactu i g co st ai ts; competitive co ditio s; the Compa y’s ability to att act a d etai qualified pe so el; ge e al eco omic a d ma ket co ditio s; a d cha ges i law, egulatio , o age cy policy. ATF Ruli g 2026-2 add esses the classificatio of the BolaW ap® 150 o ly, a d o assu a ce ca be give that a y simila classificatio will apply to W apShield, cou te -u ma ed ai c aft systems, o a y othe p oduct. The Compa y’s actual esults could diffe mate ially f om those stated o implied i fo wa d-looki g stateme ts due to a umbe of facto s, i cludi g the isk facto s desc ibed u de “Risk Facto s” i the Compa y’s most ece t A ual Repo t o Fo m 10-K, subseque t Qua te ly Repo ts o Fo m 10-Q, a d othe fili gs with the Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio . These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e made as of the date of this elease a d a e based o cu e t expectatio s, estimates, fo ecasts, a d p ojectio s as well as the beliefs a d assumptio s of ma ageme t. Reade s a e cautio ed ot to place u due elia ce o these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Except as equi ed by applicable law, WRAP u de takes o obligatio to update o evise a y fo wa d-looki g stateme t.

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