ScanTech AI Addresses Recent Market Volatility

Atlanta, GA, Feb. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ScanTech AI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: STAI) (the “Company” or “ScanTech AI”), a publicly-traded innovator of next-generation checkpoint security scanning solutions, today reaffirmed its commitment to transforming the security screening industry through AI-driven technologies amid strong operational fundamentals and global tailwinds. The is addressing what its CEO Dolan Falconer believes may be “short-sighted trading activity by certain market participants, together with potential high-volume short activity” that has pressured the Company’s share price in recent weeks.

“ScanTech AI closed its deSPAC on January 2, 2025 and has experienced typical deSPAC volatility since that time,” said Mr. Falconer.  While this is emblematic of broader market dynamics for these types of transactions the Company believes market factors unrelated to its core business fundamentals have impacted trading activity.  These factors include, but are not limited to, misconceptions about the Company’s business model, deSPAC arbitrageurs, and short term trading activity. These factors are not reflective of the Company’s long-term business fundamentals.

Mr. Falconer added, “These issues do no relate to the core value of our intellectual property and trade secret portfolio, our unique business model, or our continually growing competitive edge and revenue pipeline in an $100+billion global market with only a few key competitors.

We are trading at a substantial discount to our announced merger value. I am confident in the value we are building for our shareholders and the market will soon recognize that our current share price understates our enterprise value.”

Focus on Innovation and Long-Term Value

The Company remains laser-focused on executing its core strategy, which is built on a robust foundation of innovation, operational excellence while penetrating multiple market verticals for security screening. 

ScanTech AI’s scanning equipment can instantly identify many types of weapons, explosives, drugs, and other contraband with minimal maintenance downtime, and at a fraction of the cost of traditional CT scanners. 

Mr. Falconer also acknowledged the Company’s commitment to continued investor communication. “At ScanTech AI, we are committed to transparency in everything we do. We are committed to continued transparency into our business model and fundamentals.”

About ScanTech AI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: STAI)

ScanTech AI is an innovator of next-generation “fixed-gantry” checkpoint security scanners for use at airports, border checkpoints, public events, and for parcel and cargo screening. ScanTech AI scanners are already safeguarding Canada’s largest nuclear power plants and have been deployed for operational testing by the TSA at Philadelphia International and San Diego International Airports. ScanTech AI’s checkpoint scanners instantly and automatically detect many conventional and advanced weapons, explosives, drugs, cash, and other hazardous materials and contraband without the potential for human error or the need to open bags, parcels, or containers.

While similar in appearance to existing checkpoint scanners, ScanTech AI’s solutions leverage CT-grade detection capabilities and imaging—without the moving parts, reliability issues, and expense of traditional CT scanners. Low acquisition and maintenance costs, faster throughput, and AI-driven threat detection are core benefits for government agencies and private-sector customers seeking to leave liquids and electronics in bags while maintaining the highest security standards.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), including statements regarding ScanTech AI’s management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions, plans, prospects or strategies regarding the future, including possible business combinations, revenue growth and financial performance, product expansion and services. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Additionally, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “target,” “seek” or the negative or plural of these words, or other similar expressions that are predictions or indicate future events or prospects, may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on the current expectations and beliefs made by the management of ScanTech AI, in light of their respective experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments and their potential effect on ScanTech AI, as well as other factors they believe are appropriate under the circumstances. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting ScanTech AI will be those that it has anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond the control of the parties) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including product and service acceptance, regulatory oversights, research and development success, and that ScanTech AI will have sufficient capital to operate as anticipated. Should one or more of these risks of uncertainties materialize, or should any of the assumptions of ScanTech AI prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ are discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” and in other sections of the filings of ScanTech AI (and its predecessor, Mars) with the SEC, and in the current and periodic reports filed or furnished by ScanTech AI (and its predecessor, Mars) from time to time with the SEC. All forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, based on the information available to ScanTech AI as of the date hereof, and ScanTech AI assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may otherwise be required under applicable securities laws.

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