DGAP-News: Northern Data AG / Key word(s): Strategic Company Decision PRESS RELEASE / IR RELEASE Northern Data AG successfully closed the sale of its Texas data center to Riot Blockchain, Inc. Frankfurt am Main – May 27, 2021 – Northern Data AG (XETRA: NB2, ISIN: DE000A0SMU87) a leading infrastructure supplier for Bitcoin mining and other HPC infrastructure solutions, successfully completed the sale of its U.S. subsidiary Whinstone US, Inc., which operates a high-performance data center facility based in Rockdale, Texas, to Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ: “RIOT“). The consideration for the transaction consists of approximately EUR 67 million in cash and 11.8 million shares of common stock of Riot Blockchain, Inc. As a result of the transaction, Northern Data AG holds approximately 12% of the total outstanding common stock of Riot Blockchain, Inc. “Today marks an important milestone in Northern Data’s young history and its ambition to build a versatile multi-site infrastructure network of efficient high-performance computing sites. With the successful sale and the resulting proceeds thereof Northern Data can further invest in its global asset base focused on providing efficient, fast, green and climate-neutral high-performance computing solutions,” says Aroosh Thillainathan, CEO of Northern Data AG. Greenhill served as exclusive financial adviser, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP acted as legal counsel to Northern Data AG. About Northern Data: Investor Relations: 27.05.2021 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP – a service of EQS Group AG. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. |
Language: | English |
Company: | Northern Data AG |
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60322 Frankfurt/Main | |
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Phone: | +49 69 34 87 52 25 |
E-mail: | info@northerndata.de |
Internet: | www.northerndata.de |
ISIN: | DE000A0SMU87 |
WKN: | A0SMU8 |
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