In the news release, Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. Announces Year-End Results of Operations, issued 21-Apr-2026 by Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that an incorrect release was sent out which is a duplicate version of a release already distributed. The complete, corrected release follows:

Chicago Rivet and Machine Co. Announces Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Provides Update on its Annual Report Filing

WARRENVILLE, Ill. , April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (NYSE American: CVR) (the "Company") announces that its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Sheraton Lisle Hotel, 3000 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois, 60532 on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 10:00 AM (CDT). Meeting materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders were mailed to shareholders on or about April 7, 2026.

The Company also announces that, as previously disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the "10-K"), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2026, the Company's audited consolidated financial statements include an audit opinion from Cherry Bekaert LLP that contains a "going concern" qualification. See Note 11 to the Company's consolidated financial statements included in the 10-K for further information. This announcement is being made pursuant to NYSE American LLC Company Guide Section 610(b), which requires public announcement of the receipt of an audit opinion containing a going concern qualification, and does not represent any change or amendment to the Company's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, or its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (the "Company") was incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois in December 1927 as the successor to the business of Chicago Rivet & Specialty Co. The Company operates in the United States through two reportable segments, defined by the nature of their products. The Fastener segment includes the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, H&L Tool Company Inc., along with the Company's other fastener operations. This segment manufactures and sells rivets, cold formed fasteners and components, as well as screw machine products. The Assembly Equipment segment is primarily engaged in the manufacture of automatic rivet setting machines and related parts, components, and tools used in such machines.

Forward-Looking Statements

This discussion contains certain "forward-looking statements" which are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events to differ materially from those discussed herein. Factors which may cause such differences in events include those disclosed under "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the other filings we make with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These factors include among other things: conditions in the domestic automotive industry upon which we rely for sales revenue, the intense competition in our markets, the concentration of our sales with major customers, risks related to export sales, the price and availability of raw materials, supply chain disruptions, labor relations issues, losses related to product liability, warranty and recall claims, costs relating to environmental laws and regulations, information systems disruptions, the loss of the services of our key employees and difficulties in achieving cost savings. Many of these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publish revised forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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