certified: JLG, Jerr-Dan, AUSA, Hinowa, Pierce, Maxi-Metal, Oshkosh Airport Products, McNeilus, Frontline Communications and Pratt Miller. The Company has a team of employees dedicated to leading the implementation of the Company’s simplification initiatives. The team is comprised of members with diverse backgrounds in quality, lean, data analytics, product and process engineering, and culture change management. Simplification includes lean tools to eliminate waste and provide better value for customers. It also guides customer satisfaction assessments to help identify opportunities to improve the customer experience. Within the Company’s facilities, simplification projects have contributed to manufacturing efficiency gains, reduced cycle times, materials management improvements and quality enhancements. Simplification projects have also improved manufacturing capacity to support production increases. Engineering, Research and Development The Company is an industrial technology leader, designing and delivering purpose-built vehicles and equipment that empower everyday heroes – those who build, serve and protect communities around the world. The Company's global technology and product development teams include more than 1,850 engineers with deep expertise across vehicle design, simulation, software, electronics and emerging technologies. With extensive research and development capabilities, the Company is united by a relentless focus on creating safe, productive vehicles and equipment that redefine performance in the most demanding environments. The Company leverages disruptive technologies — including autonomy, artificial intelligence, connectivity and electrification — to unlock step-change improvements in safety, productivity, sustainability and the total cost of ownership. Every innovation is rooted in a clear understanding of customer needs. By listening closely to operators and business partners, observing their environments and identifying both spoken and unspoken challenges, the Company engineers target purpose- built solutions that solve real-world problems. This customer-first mindset helps ensure that technology is not abstract; it is practical, intuitive and built for measurable value. The Company advances innovation across airports, neighborhoods and job sites of the future through new product development, structured ideation and partnerships that accelerate breakthrough thinking. The Company’s open innovation ecosystem includes leading technology partners, startup accelerators, strategic acquisitions and top academic institutions. The acquisition of Pratt Miller — a leader in advanced mobility, autonomy and connected systems — further expanded the Company’s innovation capability and fueled early access to next-generation technologies. Backed by more than a century of engineering excellence, the Company believes it is well-positioned to transition technologies at speed across its businesses, scaling proven architecture, components and software through harmonized technology stacks. These shared technology platforms — combined with enterprise Centers of Excellence — allow the Company to develop once, deploy broadly and create meaningful differentiation in the markets it serves. Recent product launches demonstrate this capability in action. Highlights include the JLG AG619 agriculture telehandler, engineered to help farmers maneuver and lift with ease in tight spaces; the Oshkosh AeroTech Tempest-si Deicer, enabling compact, high-performance aircraft de-icing; the JLG Micro-Sized Scissor Lift, redefining mobility in congested work environments; the McNeilus Volterra ZSL and ZFL, North America’s first fully integrated electric refuse and recycling collection vehicles; the NGDV, built to enhance safety, sustainability and operational efficiency; the JLG ClearSky Smart Fleet connected technology, a two-way digital ecosystem delivering real-time intelligence; and the Pierce Volterra, the first electric fire truck in North America. Each of these launches showcases our ability to transform end markets through technologies that aid safety, unlock productivity and elevate the operator experience. Intellectual Property Patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and licenses are important to the operation of the Company's business. The Company expects to continue growing its intellectual property portfolio as it pursues advanced innovations in autonomy, artificial intelligence, connectivity and electrification. The Company believes its collection of patented and patent-pending technologies is important to the operation of its business and its competitive position. The Company leverages technology across its businesses and segments to bring innovative solutions to customers around the world. Certain Oshkosh Corporation
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