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HUT 8和USBTC宣布完成业务合并

Hut 8 Corp.普通股预计将于12月4日在纳斯达克和多伦多证交所开始交易,股票代码为“Hut”。

交易的完成创造了一个强大、多元化且基础设施丰富的组织,拥有一系列绿地和棕地商机

多伦多和迈阿密,2023年11月30日(环球网)-Hut 8矿业公司(纳斯达克|多伦多证券交易所股票代码:HUT),(“Hut 8”或“公司”) 北美最大、最具创新性的数字资产挖掘先驱和高性能计算基础设施提供商之一 自豪地宣布其业务合并完成,据此Hut 8与美国数据挖掘集团有限公司(USBTC)合并为全股票对等合并(以下简称“交易”)。合并后的公司名为“Hut 8 Corp.”。(“新小屋”),是在美国注册的实体。

New Hut首席执行官Jaime Leverton表示:“这项业务合并是我们行业有史以来最大的一笔并购交易,代表着两家优势互补的组织的高度战略联盟,这两家组织的优势加在一起将被证明超过了它们各部分的总和。”我们很高兴能够继续前进并继续增长,拥有一系列绿地和棕地机会,整个采矿业价值链的整合,领先的运营杠杆和专业知识,以及多样化和不相关的法定收入流。

作为交易的结果,Hut 8普通股 将于2023年12月4日开盘前在纳斯达克和多伦多证券交易所(多伦多证券交易所)停止交易。 自2023年12月4日开盘起,新Hut普通股将在纳斯达克和多伦多证券交易所交易,股票代码为 “HUT”。Hut 8的股东每持有一股Hut 8股票,就会获得0.2股新Hut普通股,这实际上导致了Hut 8股票以5比1的比例整合。USBTC的股东每持有一股USBTC股本,将获得0.6716股New Hut普通股。

New Hut的总裁阿瑟·基诺特表示:“加强后的New Hut团队将共同致力于推动经济型采矿业务、高性能计算、广泛的托管业务以及我们开创性的 托管服务业务的增长:能源基础设施合作伙伴关系的端到端企业模式,涵盖从设计和站点建设到能源和物业管理的方方面面。”“新小屋专注于提高效率和提高我们所有业务的效率,以确保我们在接近减半或更高的目标时处于有利地位,并具有独特的灵活性。”

New Hut通过自挖掘、托管和托管服务运营,可在六个站点获得约825兆瓦的总能源:

·该公司在六个目前拥有自采业务的地点拥有7.5EH/S的自采能力 :AB的梅迪辛哈特、AB的德鲁姆赫勒、纽约州的尼亚加拉瀑布、北卡罗来纳州的科尔尼、德克萨斯州的格兰伯里和德克萨斯州的国王山。1.7EH/S在德克萨斯州国王山安装的自采生产由国王山合资企业拥有 ,Hut 8与一家领先的能源合作伙伴(“国王山合资企业”)拥有50%的会员权益。

·New Hut将在德克萨斯州的King Mountain站点管理220兆瓦的托管基础设施,由风能和核能等混合能源提供动力,支持多个客户,包括一些行业最大的矿商。主办公司归国王山合资公司所有。

·New Hut将在其托管服务部门下管理680兆瓦的能源,能源来自多种能源,包括科尔尼、北卡罗来纳州、格兰伯里和德克萨斯州金山市的可再生能源和零排放能源。这一独特的尖端服务使比特币矿场所有者有机会让专家使用专门构建的场馆管理软件管理所有日常运营、托管、场址管理和维护。

此外,New Hut将在其位于温哥华和不列颠哥伦比亚省基洛纳以及加拿大安大略省大多伦多地区的五个高性能计算数据中心为企业客户提供云、主机托管、人工智能和机器学习服务。

Jaime Leverton将担任New Hut首席执行官,Bill Wong将担任New Hut董事会主席,Asher Genot将担任New Hut的总裁,Mike Ho将担任New Hut的首席战略官,谢里夫·维斯拉姆将担任New Hut的首席财务官。

顾问

Bennett Jones LLP和Skadden,Arps,Slate,Meagher&Flom LLP担任Hut 8的法律顾问,Stifel GMP担任Hut 8的财务顾问。

Stikeman Elliott LLP和Greenberg Traurig担任USBTC的法律顾问,Needham&Company担任USBTC的财务顾问。

分析师 电话

New Hut 将在上午10点主持一次网络直播电话会议,宣布交易结束的详细信息。美国东部时间2023年12月4日星期一。此次电话会议向分析师、媒体和投资者开放,他们可以通过以下链接加入:https://ow.ly/pggV50Q9XgM

关于小屋8公司。

通过创新,想象力和激情,Hut 8 Corp.其经验丰富的管理团队看好通过比特币挖矿和托管、开创性的托管服务、能源套利、运营传统 数据中心,以及利用人工智能和机器学习等新兴技术,在基础设施和能源的交叉点创造价值。总部位于佛罗里达州迈阿密的Hut 8公司的 基础设施组合包括11个站点:位于不列颠哥伦比亚省和安大略省的5个高性能计算数据中心 ,提供云、共址、人工智能、机器学习和VFX渲染计算解决方案,以及位于艾伯塔省、纽约州、内布拉斯加州和德克萨斯州的6个比特币挖矿、托管和托管服务站点。Hut 8 Corp.因其独特的财资策略而长期闻名 ,在全球上市公司中拥有最高的自采比特币库存 。欲了解更多信息,请访问www.example.com并在X(以前称为Twitter)上关注我们的@ Hut8Mining。

关于前瞻性信息的警示注意事项

This press release includes "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian securities laws and United States securities laws, respectively (collectively, "forward-looking information"). All information, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that Hut 8 and New Hut expect or anticipate will or may occur in the future, including such things as future business strategy, competitive strengths, goals, expansion and growth of the business, operations, plans and other such matters is forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is often identified by the words "may", "would", "could", "should", "will", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "allow", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "predict", "can", "might", "potential", "predict", "is designed to", "likely" or similar expressions. Specifically, such forward-looking information included in this press release includes statements relating to the anticipated complementary strengths of the parties to the Transaction, combined valuation of New Hut and the expectation that it will exceed the sum of its parts, pipeline of greenfield, brownfield and integration opportunities, trading of New Hut, and future growth in economical mining operations, high performance computing, extensive hosting operations, and the managed services business.

Statements containing forward-looking information are not historical facts, but instead represent management's expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events based on certain material factors and assumptions at the time the statement was made. While considered reasonable by Hut 8 and New Hut as of the date of this press release, such statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to, the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the Transaction or implement the business plan for New Hut, including as a result of difficulty in integrating the businesses of the companies involved (including the retention of key employees); the ability to realize synergies and cost savings, and to the extent, anticipated; the potential impact of the Transaction on mining activities; the potential impact of the announcement of consummation of the Transaction on relationships, including with regulatory bodies, employees, suppliers, customers, competitors and other key stakeholders; security and cybersecurity threats and hacks; malicious actors or botnet obtaining control of processing power on the Bitcoin network; further development and acceptance of the Bitcoin network; changes to Bitcoin mining difficulty; loss or destruction of private keys; increases in fees for recording transactions in the Blockchain; internet and power disruptions; geopolitical events; uncertainty in the development of cryptographic and algorithmic protocols; uncertainty about the acceptance or widespread use of digital assets; failure to anticipate technology innovations; climate change; currency risk; lending risk and recovery of potential losses; litigation risk; business integration risk; changes in market demand; changes in network and infrastructure; system interruption; changes in leasing arrangements; failure to achieve intended benefits of power purchase agreements; potential for interrupted delivery, or suspension of the delivery, of energy to mining sites; failure of the Celsius transaction to receive the necessary legal approvals or failure of the Celsius transaction to otherwise close; failure to achieve the intended benefits of the Celsius transaction; failure to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations; and failure to identify and realize additional opportunities and other risks related to the digital asset mining and data centre business. For a complete list of the factors that could affect New Hut, please see the “Risk Factors” section of New Hut’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated November 7, 2023, available under New Hut’s EDGAR profile at www.sec.gov, in addition to the “Risk Factors” section of Hut 8’s Annual Information Form dated March 9, 2023, and Hut 8 Mining Corp.’s other continuous disclosure documents which are available under Hut 8 SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca and under Hut 8 Mining Corp.’s EDGAR profile at www.sec.gov.

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