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Hut 8 Fully Commercializes 1 GW Beacon Point AI Data Center Campus with Second 352 MW IT Lease, Bringing Campus-Level Base-Term Contract Value to $19.6 Billion
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15-year, 352 MW IT lease doubles the existing high-investment-grade tenant’s contracted capacity to 704 MW
Total contracted IT capacity across Hut 8’s AI data center portfolio rises to 949 MW, supported by 1,330 MW of utility capacity, with aggregate base-term contract value of $26.6 billion and average annual NOI of more than $1.75 billion
100% of Hut 8’s contracted AI data center capacity is leased to or backstopped by investment-grade counterparties
Renewal options increase potential campus-level contract value to $50.2 billion
MIAMI, July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Hut 8 Corp. (Nasdaq, TSX: HUT) (“Hut 8” or the “Company”), an energy infrastructure platform integrating power, digital infrastructure, and compute at scale to fuel next-generation, energy-intensive technologies, today announced the commercialization of the second phase of its one-gigawatt Beacon Point data center campus in Nueces County, Texas through a second 15-year, $9.8 billion lease (the “Agreement”) for 352 megawatts (MW) of IT capacity (the “Transaction”). The tenant, the high-investment-grade company that executed the Phase 1 lease, has doubled its contracted IT capacity at the campus to 704 MW. The Transaction fully commercializes the Beacon Point campus against its 1,000 MW of utility capacity, secured under an interconnection agreement with AEP Texas for electric delivery service.
Transaction Highlights
Lease Structure: Triple net (NNN) lease executed on substantially the same terms as the Phase 1 lease.Tenant Profile: High-investment-grade company; the Phase 1 tenant.Compute Architecture: Hut 8 to deliver a second 352 MW AI factory designed to NVIDIA’s DSX reference architecture for gigawatt-scale AI infrastructure supported by 500 MW of utility capacity.Base-Term Contract Value: $9.8 billion over a 15-year base lease term, inclusive of a 3.0% annual base rent escalator; base-term contract value for the full 1,000 MW campus rises to $19.6 billion.NOI Contribution: Expected cumulative NOI contribution of $9.8 billion over the base term, or an average of $655 million per year upon stabilization; average annual NOI for the full 1,000 MW campus rises to $1.31 billion.Upside Economics: Three 5-year renewal options per lease increase potential campus-level contract value to $50.2 billion if all options are exercised.Delivery Timeline: Initial Phase 2 data hall delivery expected in Q2 2028.
Full Commercialization Driven by Power-First Development Model
With the Transaction, Beacon Point becomes Hut 8’s first fully commercialized AI data center campus. The Company secured the site, contracted the campus in full with investment-grade cash flows, financed Phase 1 with investment-grade debt, and commenced construction. Together, these stages demonstrate structural features of the Company’s disciplined, power-first development model, from origination through delivery:
Power-first underwriting preserves optionality across end markets: Initially underwritten on a speed-to-power thesis to serve Hut 8’s affiliated customer, American Bitcoin Corp., Beacon Point is now fully contracted under two 15-year AI leases to a high-investment-grade counterparty.First-principles approach to design and partnership supports efficient commercialization: Hut 8 has designed the campus around its tenant’s evolving requirements throughout development, including a redesign of the first data hall for Phase 1 to NVIDIA’s DSX reference architecture, enabling 57% more IT capacity within the same land and utility footprint. With this second lease, the tenant doubled its contracted capacity on substantially the same terms.Partnership-driven execution model mitigates execution risk: The campus’s full 1,000 MW of utility capacity is secured under an interconnection agreement with AEP Texas for electric delivery service, and no incremental capacity is required to serve the Phase 2 lease. Hut 8 will implement the partnership-driven model first implemented at River Bend and Beacon Point Phase 1 to deliver the site. Site preparation is underway, and long-lead critical equipment has been procured. Initial energization remains on schedule for Q1 2027.
Asher Genoot, CEO of Hut 8, said, “The real test of our power-first approach is what our partners are willing to commit against it. Our tenant at Beacon Point chose to double its footprint at the site, the strongest validation an asset can receive. We took this greenfield site from first lease to full commercialization in just months. That speaks to the quality of the sites we originate, the credibility of our delivery, and the long-term orientation of our partnerships. The opportunity ahead of us is to apply the same model across our development pipeline.”
Contracted Portfolio Highlights
Contracted Capacity: Total contracted IT capacity across Hut 8’s AI data center portfolio of 949 MW, comprising 704 MW at Beacon Point and 245 MW at River Bend.Contract Value and NOI Contribution: Cumulative base-term contract value across Hut 8’s AI data center portfolio of $26.6 billion, with expected average annual NOI of more than $1.75 billion.Counterparty Credit: 100% of Hut 8’s AI data center portfolio is leased to or backstopped by investment-grade counterparties.
Stock Repurchase Program
On December 4, 2024, as part of its capital management strategy, the Company launched a $250.0 million stock repurchase program (the “Stock Repurchase Program”) with respect to its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). Under the Stock Repurchase Program, the Company may repurchase up to 6,159,439 shares of Common Stock (representing 5.0% of the current issued and outstanding Common Stock) in the next twelve months. The Company expects that any repurchases will be made through the facilities of Nasdaq at prevailing market prices, in accordance with applicable securities laws.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes a non-GAAP financial measure, expected net operating income (NOI) contribution, which the Company defines as expected lease revenue for a particular lease less any non-reimbursable operating expenses attributable to the leased property. The Company’s management team uses expected NOI contribution to measure the expected operating performance of a particular lease. Operating income is the GAAP measure most directly comparable to expected NOI contribution. In evaluating expected NOI contribution, you should be aware that in the future the Company may incur non-reimbursable lease operating expenses that are not currently known. The Company’s presentation of expected NOI contribution should not be construed as an inference that its future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Expected NOI contribution has important limitations as an analytical tool and you should not consider expected NOI contribution in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of results as reported under GAAP. For example, expected NOI contribution excludes the impact of selling, general and administrative expenses and depreciation and amortization, which have real economic effect and could materially impact the Company’s consolidated financial results. Other companies, including Real Estate Investment Trusts, may calculate expected NOI contribution differently than the Company does and, accordingly, the Company’s expected NOI contribution may not be comparable to similar measures published by such companies. No reconciliation of expected NOI contribution is included in this press release because the Company is unable to quantify certain amounts that would be required to be included in operating income without unreasonable efforts as such quantification would imply a degree of precision that would be confusing or misleading to investors.
Additional Transaction Information and Upcoming Communications
Hut 8 has made available on its website an investor presentation with further details regarding the Transaction.
For important news and information regarding the Company, including investor presentations and timing of future investor conferences, visit the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website, hut8.com/investors, and its social media accounts, including on X and LinkedIn. The Company uses its website and social media accounts as primary channels for disclosing key information to its investors, some of which may contain material and previously non-public information.
About Hut 8
Hut 8 is an energy infrastructure platform integrating power, digital infrastructure, and compute at scale to fuel next-generation, energy-intensive technologies such as AI, high-performance computing, and ASIC compute. The Company develops, commercializes, and operates industrial-scale energy and data center infrastructure through a power-first, innovation-driven approach. For more information, visit hut8.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
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 expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including statements relating to the terms, value, and expected benefits of the Transaction and the Agreement, including expected contract value, NOI contribution, and potential value from renewal options, the timing of development, construction, energization, and delivery of the Beacon Point campus, the expected capacity of the campus, the Company’s development pipeline, and the Company’s future business strategy, competitive strengths, expansion, and growth of the business and operations more generally, 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,” “is designed to,” “likely,” or similar expressions.
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 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, risks relating to the construction of new data centers, including cost overruns, delays, supply chain issues, permitting or regulatory hurdles, unexpected technical challenges, and dependency on contractors; risks relating to the financing of new data centers, including the potential dilutive impact of equity issuances (if any), access to capital markets, timing and cost of financing, and market conditions such as increases in interest rates, declining equity valuations, volatility in credit markets, or tightening lending standards; risks impacting our ability to expand the power capacity at the River Bend campus, such as limitations of transmission and/or generation resources; failure of critical systems; geopolitical, social, economic, and other events and circumstances; competition from current and future competitors; risks related to power requirements; cybersecurity threats and breaches; hazards and operational risks; changes in leasing arrangements; Internet-related disruptions; dependence on key personnel; having a limited operating history; attracting and retaining customers; entering into new offerings or lines of business; price fluctuations and rapidly changing technologies; predicting facility requirements; strategic alliances or joint ventures; operating and expanding internationally; failing to grow hashrate; purchasing miners; relying on third-party mining pool service providers; uncertainty in the development and acceptance of the Bitcoin network; Bitcoin halving events; competition from other methods of investing in Bitcoin; concentration of Bitcoin holdings; hedging transactions; potential liquidity constraints; legal, regulatory, governmental, and technological uncertainties; physical risks related to climate change; involvement in legal proceedings; trading volatility; and other risks described from time to time in Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see the Company’s recent and upcoming annual and quarterly reports and other continuous disclosure documents, which are available under the Company’s EDGAR profile at sec.gov and SEDAR+ profile at sedarplus.ca.
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Mitsubishi Electric India Inaugurates Centre of Excellence at CGC Landran to Nurture Industry-Ready Engineering Talent
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• Centre to provide hands-on training in Factory Automation technologies and strengthen industry-academia collaboration
• First of its kind to be established by Mitsubishi Electric in North India
MOHALI, India, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Mitsubishi Electric India Pvt. Ltd. inaugurated a Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Chandigarh Group of Colleges (CGC), Landran, Mohali, to provide engineering students with practical exposure to industrial automation technologies and strengthen industry-academia collaboration.
The CoE was inaugurated by Mr. Atsushi Takase, Managing Director, Mitsubishi Electric India along with senior representatives from Mitsubishi Electric India and CGC Landran. Parampal Singh Dhillon, Vice Chairman, CGC Landran; Dr. Rajdeep Singh, Campus Director, CGC Landran; Dr. Sukhpreet Kaur, Director Principal, CEC-CGC Landran; Dr. Vinay, HoD, ECE Department; Dr. Ashok Kumar, Director Academics, along with Directors and Deans from the institution were also present on the occasion.
Established in collaboration with the Factory Automation & Industrial Division of Mitsubishi Electric India, the Centre will enable students at CGC Landran to undertake additional learning modules on Mitsubishi Electric’s Factory Automation technologies alongside their academic curriculum.
The CoE is equipped with training systems covering Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), AC Servo Systems, Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), Industrial Robotics, Collaborative Robots (COBOTs), Computer Numerical Control (CNC) and other Factory Automation and Industry 4.0 technologies. Mitsubishi Electric India will also train CGC Landran faculty members on these technologies, enabling them to further impart practical knowledge to students and support sustained, application-oriented learning at the institution.
Speaking at the inauguration, Mr. Atsushi Takase, Managing Director, Mitsubishi Electric India, said, “Technology moves fast, but it is people who turn technology into progress. At Mitsubishi Electric, we believe in nurturing talent through practical learning, curiosity and continuous improvement. This Centre of Excellence is a meaningful step in bringing industry and academia closer and giving young engineers the opportunity to learn with the technologies they may work with tomorrow. We are proud to partner with CGC Landran in building this foundation for the next generation of engineers.”
Dr. Rajdeep Singh, Campus Director, CGC Landran, said, “This Centre of Excellence brings advanced industrial technologies closer to our students and strengthens the link between academic learning and industry practice. Our collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric brings advanced Factory Automation technologies into the classroom and gives our students the opportunity to learn from industry-standard systems. This Centre of Excellence reinforces CGC Landran’s commitment to developing skilled engineers equipped for the demands of modern manufacturing.”
The Centre of Excellence is the first of its kind established by Mitsubishi Electric in North India, marking an important step in the company’s engagement with the region’s academic ecosystem. Through the initiative, the company aims to contribute to the development of industry-ready talent while creating greater awareness and understanding of Factory Automation technologies among the next generation of engineers.
The partnership also reflects the growing importance of practical, application-oriented learning as Indian manufacturing adopts automation, robotics and digital technologies. By bringing industry-standard equipment and training into an academic environment, the Centre will provide students with an opportunity to understand how automation technologies are applied to real-world manufacturing and industrial processes.
The establishment of the Centre forms part of Mitsubishi Electric India’s broader engagement with educational institutions and its efforts to support skill development in India. As industries increasingly adopt advanced manufacturing technologies, initiatives that bridge the gap between academic knowledge and practical application will play an important role in preparing engineers for evolving workplace requirements.
Through its collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric India, CGC Landran continues to advance its mission of delivering skill-focused, industry-relevant education in line with the objectives of the National Education Policy (NEP 2020). The partnership further strengthens the institution’s efforts to bridge the industry-academia gap by providing students with exposure to advanced technologies, practical learning and evolving industry requirements.
About Mitsubishi Electric India:
Guided by its corporate philosophy, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) places sustainability at the core of its operations and values stakeholder trust—encompassing society, customers, shareholders and employees. In pursuing profitability, capital efficiency and growth, Mitsubishi Electric works closely alongside customers to develop value-added solutions that address today’s complex challenges while enhancing the company’s sustainable corporate value.
Founded in 1921, Mitsubishi Electric has over a century of experience in delivering reliable, high-quality products and solutions. With over 200 group companies and approximately 150,000 employees worldwide, the company is a recognized global leader in manufacturing, marketing and selling electrical and electronic equipment and systems across a broad range of sectors, including public utility systems, energy systems, defense and space systems, factory automation systems, automotive equipment, building systems, air conditioning systems & home products, digital innovations, and semiconductor & devices. Mitsubishi Electric recorded consolidated revenue of 5,894.7 billion yen (U.S.$ 36.8 billion*) in the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2026.
Mitsubishi Electric in India has grown to become a company offering a wide range of innovative and high-quality products for the Indian market. This includes products and solutions for Air Conditioners, Factory Automation and Industrial Systems, and Semiconductors & Devices. For more information visit: http://in.MitsubishiElectric.com/en/
For more information, please visit www.MitsubishiElectric.com *JPY 160=USD 1, the approximate rate on the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on March 31, 2026
About CGC Landran
Chandigarh Group of Colleges CGC Landran, established in 2001, is a leading higher education institution in Mohali, Punjab. Spread across over 40-acres, the campus hosts around 15,000 students from across India and offers 55+ undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Engineering, Business Management & Commerce, Biotechnology, Pharmacy and Hotel Management. The institution has secured NAAC A+ ranking and is also recognized by NBA, NIRF, QS I-Gauge and IIC. Supported by state-of-the-art labs, 60-plus global academic alliances, a 55,000 alumni network and the Atal Community Innovation Centre (ACIC) RISE Association, backed by NITI Aayog, which has incubated close to 150 startups thus far, the institution continues to drive excellence in education, research and entrepreneurship.
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University School of Business at Chandigarh University organizes India’s First Corporate Crisis Championship ‘CEO Under Fire X’
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CHANDIGARH, India, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — To equip students with applicable insights and practical skills for crisis management, Chandigarh University (CU) hosted ‘CEO Under Fire X’, India’s first ultimate corporate crisis championship, bringing together management students from about 150 institutions across the country for an immersive platform to act as CEOs managing simulated high-stakes business emergencies designed and test their critical thinking, strategic decision-making, problem solving, collaboration, leadership and business communication skills under pressure in a dynamic corporate environment.
The dignitaries who graced the launch of ‘CEO Under Fire X’, organized by CU’s University School of Business (USB), included Sham Kumar, Co-Founder & COO – Aerial Telecom Solutions; Gaurav Malik, President, Homeland Group; Asit Prakash Sharma, Vice President – CX Capability & Presales Leader, Tech Mahindra; Zubair Chaudhary, Founder & CEO, Einstellen.AI; Vatsalya Chaturvedi, Director & CEO – MintSteer; Rohit Gupta, Director Grant Thornton; Prof (Dr) Satbir Singh Sehgal, Vice-Chancellor, Chandigarh University and Prof (Dr) Nilesh Arora, Executive Director, Management, Chandigarh University.
As a part of the ‘CEO Under Fire X’, CU’s University School of Business (USB) also hosted ‘CXO Summit 2026’, bringing together Startup Founders, CEOs, Co-Founders and Managing Directors from various business domains including finance, telecom, real-estate and human resource to share their perspectives on leadership, strategic excellence, digital innovation and measurable business outcomes. On the occasion, the University School of Business (USB), Chandigarh University, unveiled its Centre of Excellence ‘AURA’ – Centre for AI-Driven Universal Business Re-engineering & Analytics and also launched its first professional skill certification programme ‘Generative and Agentic AI for Business Applications’ in collaboration with Grant Thornton, as a part operational launch of the CoE.
The first round of ‘CEO Under Fire X’ titled ‘Shock Wave – Face the Crises’ witnessed participation from around 150 teams representing institutions across Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir and other parts of the country. The prominent institutions represented in the championship included Amity University, Bennett University, Thapar Institute, Graphic Era University, Rayat Bahra University, Indira Global School of Business, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Panipat Institute of Engineering & Technology (PIET) and University of Jammu.
In second round of the championship, ‘Decision Under Pressure’ at CU Campus, top 50 teams assumed roles of various stakeholders such as investors, board members, regulators and business partners, creating a realistic corporate crisis boardroom experience before the judging panel. Top 10 teams worked on live corporate crisis situations in limited time during the final round ‘CEO Verdict: Grand Finale – CEO Hot Seat’ in which participants assumed the role of a CEO and defended the team’s decision before the judges.
On the basis of performance in rapid-fire questioning, decisive leadership, judgement and communication under pressure, Indira Global School of Business Pune team ‘Boardroom Wizards’ secured first position while the second and third position was bagged by Amity University’s team ‘Business Mavericks’ and Chandigarh University team ‘Titans’ respectively.
Participating in a panel discussion on ‘Leading Through AI, Market Disruption & the Future of Business’, Sham Kumar, Co-Founder & COO, Aerial Telecom Solutions urged the youth to embrace and learn new technologies like AI which help in resolving customer problems, reduces costs, boosts productivity. He said, “AI will affect mundane jobs, so adding AI as a skill set can also create jobs. Anyone not accepting AI may find it difficult but somebody who adds AI as a skill set to his knowledge base can definitely prosper and do better jobs. This applies both to organisations and individuals.”
Asit Prakash Sharma, Vice President, CX Capability and Presales Leader, Tech Mahindra said, “Today’s generation is fortunate to have been born in the digital era. I have witnessed three generations of technology: the first, when there was no technology or AI; the second, characterized by digitization and basic automation; and the third, the current era of Generative AI and Agentic AI. This shift is transforming consumer and buyer behavior. Companies are no longer seeking mere optimization or incremental improvements; they are asking to reimagine and transform entire processes. Whether it involves deploying 20 AI agents alongside 10 people or utilizing 100 AI agents without any human intervention, what matters to the customer is the outcome. So it’s not about increment and improvement, it’s about the leap of faith which companies are forced to take. There is no escape from AI.”
Gaurav Malik, President, Homeland Group said, “AI can enhance and accelerate the learning process but cannot replace human experience. AI can provide data, charts, and recommendations, the tasks of engaging with people in the market, making decisions, and taking responsibility for their outcomes remain inherently human. In the real estate sector, AI is being utilized to better understand and optimize market dynamics, customer needs, competitor activities, and business operations; however, the final decision rests with the customer. Building a trustworthy and transparent relationship with the customer, maintaining clarity regarding products and future goals, and fulfilling one’s obligations are aspects that cannot be fully digitized or automated. AI will prove to be extremely beneficial for the real estate industry, but it cannot fully replace years of experience.”
Zubair Chaudhary, Founder & CEO – Einstellen.AI said, “Even since AI has come into the picture, we are still catching up with the way the technology is evolving. As a startup ecosystem, technology is secondary as our main priority should be the problem that needs to be solved. So, we should not wait for technology to evolve and rather focus on what are the business problems that we are solving as a startup ecosystem. When you go out in the market, identify a problem, solve it and there is somebody that is going to pay for it.”
Vatsalya Chaturvedi, Director & CEO – MintSteer said, “AI platforms can enhance a user’s capability to provide solutions in a better way but core skills matter the most in a business. AI can only help you, you know, enjoy the dish, but you have to prepare the dish for which you should know the ingredients. You should know what your skills are bringing to the table to help the customer and how can your core skills enhance it with AI.”
In his welcome address, Prof (Dr) Satbir Singh Sehgal, Vice-Chancellor, Chandigarh University said, “Chandigarh University integrates experiential learning through hands-on workshops, industry collaborations, and real-world projects which bridge the gap between theory and practice. In line with this, ‘CEO Under Fire X’, India’s First Corporate Crisis Championship, is an excellent opportunity for management students to hone their leadership skills and put to practice all the classroom learning. I am sure the hands-on learning experience gained during this championship will equip students with applicable insights and practical skills for navigating critical moments during a real-world corporate crisis.”
About Chandigarh University
Chandigarh University is a NAAC A+ Grade University and QS World Ranked University. This autonomous educational institution is approved by UGC and is located near Chandigarh in the state of Punjab. It is the youngest university in India and the only private university in Punjab to be honoured with A+ Grade by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council). CU offers more than 109 UG and PG programs in the field of engineering, management, pharmacy, law, architecture, journalism, animation, hotel management, commerce, and others. It has been awarded as The University with Best Placements by WCRC.
Website address: https://www.cuchd.in/
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Invitation to the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, 2 November 2026
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BIRKIRKARA, Malta, Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ —
1 October 2026
Dear Shareholder,
Invitation to the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, 2 November 2026
Gentoo Media Inc. (‘Gentoo’ or the ‘Company’) would like to invite its shareholders to an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (the “EGM”). The meeting will take place at Nybrogatan 12, 114 39 Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday, 2 November 2026, at 10:00 CET.
The formal Notice for the meeting is enclosed with the following agenda:
Presentation of the business of the meetingVoting on the resolutions specified in the Notice
The meeting is called to consider and approve: (A) amendments to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the Company’s authorised share capital and to create a new class of Class Z Common Stock; (B) an increase in the size of the Board of Directors; and (C) following the recommendation of the Nomination Committee, the election of a new member of the Board of Directors.
The following documents are enclosed with this invitation:
Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, 2 November 2026Information on resolutions related to agenda itemsAttendance and Proxy forms for the Extraordinary General Meeting of ShareholdersThe Nomination Committee’s reasoned statement (enclosed to this Notice)
Shareholders wishing to attend the EGM in person must notify the Company of their attendance no later than the deadline applicable to the register in which their shares are held, as set out in the Notice — shareholders who do not register by the applicable deadline will not be permitted to attend in person. Shareholders are, in any event, encouraged to vote in advance by proxy — including shareholders planning to attend in person — by completing and signing the enclosed proxy form and returning it to reach the relevant addressee no later than the applicable deadline. Please note there are different addressees and deadlines depending on whether the shares are registered in Norway or in Sweden. Proxy forms are also available on www.gentoomedia.com/shareholder-meetings.
The Notice of the EGM is being sent to all shareholders registered in the Euronext Securities Oslo registry (VPS) or in the Euroclear Nordics AB registry as of the 1 October 2026 and will be sent to all shareholders as of the Record Date.
Shareholders wishing to obtain further information relating to the resolutions may make a written request to the Company via email: ir@g2m.com or to Gentoo Media, Nannasgade 28, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
Yours sincerely,
Mikael Harstad
Chairman
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
GENTOO MEDIA INC.
c/o The Corporation Trust Company,
1209 Orange St, Wilmington,
Delaware 19801, USA
The shareholders of Gentoo Media Inc. are hereby invited to an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Monday, 2 November 2026 at 10:00 CET at Nybrogatan 12, 114 39 Stockholm, Sweden.
Proposed Agenda
The Board of Directors propose that the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders conducts the following business:
Opening of the Meeting;Election of Chairman of the Extraordinary General Meeting;Preparation and approval of the voting list;Approval of the agenda;Election of person/s to verify the minutes;Determination as to whether the meeting has been duly convened;Resolution to approve the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Gentoo Media Inc;Resolution regarding the number of members of the Board of Directors;Resolution regarding the election of Lukasz Wojciak to the Board of Directors;Closing of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.
The Company’s share register is with the Euronext Securities Oslo registry. Only holders of Common Stock of Gentoo Media Inc. as registered in this registry, either directly or through nominee or custody accounts including Euroclear Nordics AB, are entitled to notice of and to vote at this meeting and any adjournments of this meeting.
Right to attendance and voting
Shareholders (determined as of the 23 October Record Date) of Gentoo who wish to attend and/or vote at the EGM must:
(i) be registered in the Euronext Securities Oslo registry in Norway, or in the Euroclear Nordics AB registry, depending on where the shares are held, no later than close of business on 23 October 2026. Shareholders with shares registered in nominee accounts with Euroclear Nordics AB, must contact their custodian bank or broker to have their shares registered in their own name to vote and/or attend the EGM by the 23 October 2026. Such re-registration procedure must be carried out by the custodian bank or broker by close of business 27 October 2026. Voting right registrations completed after this date may not be taken into account when preparing the register, at the sole discretion of the Chairman of the Meeting.
(ii) notify their attendance to Euroclear Nordics AS in writing by submitting the attached attendance form no later than 17:00 CET on 28 October 2026 (applicable to shareholders whose shares are registered in Euroclear Nordics AB), or 17:00 CET on 29 October 2026 (shareholders with shares registered in Euronext Securities Oslo (VPS) Norway, via Equro). Shareholders who do not notify their attendance by the applicable deadline above will not be permitted to attend the EGM in person. Shareholders attending the meeting are encouraged to vote by Proxy in advance.
(iii) shareholders who are not attending the EGM in person — and shareholders who are attending in person but wish to vote in advance in any event — may vote by proxy by submitting the enclosed proxy forms no later than 17:00 CET on 28 October 2026 (applicable to shareholders whose shares are registered in Euroclear Nordics AB), or 17:00 CET on 29 October 2026 (shareholders with shares registered in Euronext Securities Oslo (VPS) Norway, via Equro).
Address for notification under (ii) and (iii) above for shareholders with shares registered in Norway: info@equro.com or Equro Issuer Services AS, Billingstadsletta 13, 1396 Billingstad, Norway, tel: +47 66773730. Address for shareholders with shares registered in Sweden: generalmeetingservice@euroclear.com or Gentoo EGM, c/o Euroclear Nordics AB, Box 191, 101 23 Stockholm, Sweden, tel: +46 8 402 92 23. Shareholders may also notify the Company by email: ir@g2m.com.
As of the date of this Notice, the Company has issued 134,707,976 shares of Common Stock, and at the EGM each share carries one vote. Holders of Common Stock of Gentoo Media registered as of close of trading on the Record Date, 23 October 2026, are entitled to attend and/or vote at this meeting and any adjournments of this meeting. Beginning ten (10) days prior to the meeting, a list of shareholders will be available for examination during regular business hours, by any shareholder, or the shareholder’s attorney agent, at the Company’s principal place of business Level 15, Q4, the Quad Mriehel Business Centre, Central Business District, Malta.
Yours sincerely,
Mikael Harstad
Chairman
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
GENTOO MEDIA INC.
2 November 2026
Information on resolutions related to agenda items
The Board of Directors, and, in relation to agenda items 2, 8, and 9, the Nomination Committee, set out below further information on the resolutions proposed for adoption by the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. The Nomination Committee’s full reasoning in relation to agenda items 8 and 9 has been enclosed in this Notice.
(a) Agenda Item 2 – Chairman of the meeting
The Nomination Committee proposes that the Chairman of the Board, Mikael Harstad, is appointed as Chairman of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.
(b) Agenda Item 7 – Resolution to approve the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Gentoo Media Inc;
The Board of Directors proposes that the EGM resolves to approve the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Gentoo Media Inc to:
(i) increase the number of authorized shares of the Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), from 200,000,000 shares to 250,000,000 shares, and (ii) authorize an additional class of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company, to be designated “Class Z Common Stock,” consisting of an additional 100,000,000 shares.
Following the proposed amendment, the Company’s authorised share capital will be composed of 250,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 100,000,000 shares of Class Z Common Stock. For the elimination of doubt, the number of shares of Class Z Common Stock in issue will at no time exceed the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as the shares in the new class are expected, following a mandatory lock-in period, to be converted to shares of Common Stock.
The amendment is proposed to create sufficient authorised, unissued share capital — including the new Class Z Common Stock class — to accommodate a directed issue of new unlisted shares which the Board of Directors is intends to carry out, subject to EGM approval and other regulatory approvals. The share issue will be fully underwritten by (i) MJ Foundation Fundacja Rodzinna (“MJF”), (ii) Fundacja Zbigniewa Juroszka Fundacja Rodzinna (“ZJF”) and (iii) Betplay Capital Fundacja Rodzinna (“Betplay”), each acting directly and/or through a designated affiliate (each a “Backstop Provider” and together the “Backstop Providers”), who have undertaken to subscribe for the pro-rate number of subscription rights allocated to them and further to any shares not taken up by other eligible shareholders. The Backstop Providers are amongst the Company’s largest shareholders, and 2 members of the Board of the Company are affiliated with them. The 2 members of the Board have not taken any part in the negotiations or deliberations with the Backstop Providers related to their underwriting commitment of a prospective share issue.
The rationale for the Company proposing that Class Z Common Stock be unlisted and subject to a mandatory lock-up period of 12 months is to comply with Regulation S exemption under U.S. securities law.
(c) Agenda Item 8 — Number of members of the Board of Directors
Following the recommendation of the Nomination Committee, the Board of Directors proposes that the EGM resolves to increase the number of members of the Board of Directors from four (4) to five (5), for the period until the end of the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The Nomination Committee’s reasoned statement is enclosed to this Notice and is also available here: https://www.gentoomedia.com/shareholder-meetings/
(d) Agenda Item 9 — Election of a new member of the Board of Directors
Following the recommendation of the Nomination Committee, the Board of Directors proposes that the EGM resolves to elect Łukasz Wójciak as a new member of the Board of Directors, to serve for the period until the end of the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mikael Harstad is proposed to continue as Chairman of the Board.
Information concerning Mr Wójciak, including his background and the Nomination Committee’s assessment of his independence in relation to the Company and its major shareholders, is set out in the Nomination Committee’s reasoned statement enclosed to this Notice which is also available here: https://www.gentoomedia.com/shareholder-meetings/. Information concerning the Company’s existing Board members proposed to continue in office is available on the Company’s website at www.gentoomedia.com/board-of-directors/.
Gentoo Media Inc.
NOTIFICATION OF ATTENDANCE
Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
The shareholder below is hereby notifying the Company of its participation and exercising the voting rights for all of the shareholder’s shares in Gentoo Media Inc. at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on 2 November 2026.
Name of Shareholder
Number of shares (if left blank, all my shares)
Phone number
Place and date
Signature*
Clarification of signature
* If signing for a company, a clarification of signature shall be included above and an up to date certificate of incorporation (or the equivalent) shall be enclosed with the completed form.
Please mark, sign, date and return this attendance form promptly to reach the addressee no later than 17:00 CET on 28 October 2026 (shareholders with shares registered in Sweden, via Euroclear Nordics AB) or 17:00 CET on 29 October 2026 (shareholders with shares registered with Euronext Securities Oslo (VPS). Shareholders who do not notify their attendance by the applicable deadline will not be permitted to attend the meeting in person.
For shareholders with shares registered with Euronext Securities Oslo (VPS), please send this form to Equro Issuer Services AS, email: info@equro.com or Billingstadsletta 13, 1396 Billingstad, Norway.
For shareholders with shares registered with Euroclear Nordics AB, please send this form to: generalmeetingservice@euroclear.com or Gentoo EGM, c/o Euroclear Nordics AB, Box 191, 101 23 Stockholm, Sweden.
Please note that to be considered a valid vote, shares of shareholders must be registered with Euronext Securities Oslo or with Euroclear Nordics AB no later than the close of business on 23 October 2026 and voting re-registration by custodian banks or brokers must be completed by close of business on 27 October 2026.
Despite your intention to attend the EGM in person, it is encouraged that you submit a proxy nonetheless with your votes.
Gentoo Media Inc.
Proxy for Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
The undersigned shareholder of Gentoo Media Inc. (“Gentoo” or the “Company”) hereby appoints ______________________________ (if left blank, the chairman of the meeting) with full power of substitution, as attorney and proxy of the undersigned to appear at Gentoo’s Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on 2 November 2026 at 10:00 CET at Nybrogatan 12, 114 39 Stockholm, Sweden, and at any and all adjournments thereof, and to act at such meeting for the undersigned and vote all ______________________________ (if left blank, all my shares) shares of Common Stock of Gentoo owned by the undersigned, with all the power the undersigned would possess if personally present at the meeting, as follows:
Proposal*
For
Against
Abstain
2.
To elect the Chairman of the Board, Mikael Harstad, as chairman of the meeting
4.
Approve the agenda
5.
Election of person/s to verify the minutes
7.
To approve the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Gentoo Media Inc;
8.
To increase the number of members of the Board of Directors from four to five
9.
To elect Łukasz Wójciak as a new Director of the Board
*If a ✖ is not placed in one of the boxes for any resolution, it will be considered a vote FOR that resolution.
The undersigned shareholder may revoke this proxy at any time before the votes are cast by delivering a written revocation of the proxy or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date. This Proxy shall expire immediately following the end of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and any adjournments thereof, but not later than one month from the date hereof. The undersigned shareholder hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.
Please mark, sign, date and return this proxy promptly to reach the addressee no later than 17:00 CET on 28 October 2026 (shareholders with shares registered with Euroclear Noridcs AB) or 17:00 CET on 29 October 2026 (shareholders with shares registered with Euronext Securities Oslo (VPS)).
For shareholders with shares registered with Euronext Securities Oslo (VPS), please send this proxy to Equro Issuer Services AS, email: info@equro.com or Billingstadsletta 13, 1396 Billingstad, Norway.
For shareholders with shares registered with Euroclear Nordics AB, please send this proxy to: generalmeetingservice@euroclear.com or Gentoo EGM, c/o Euroclear Nordics AB, Box 191, 101 23 Stockholm, Sweden.
Please note that to be considered a valid vote, shares of shareholders must be registered with Euronext Securities Oslo or with Euroclear Nordics AB no later than the close of business on 23 October 2026 and voting re-registration by custodian banks or brokers must be completed by close of business on 27 October 2026.
This Proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors
Date: ________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Registered holder / Name in block letters
________________________________________________________________
Signature of Signatory / Full Name in block letters
When signing as executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, attorney-in-fact or other fiduciary, please give title as such. When signing as a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by the President or other authorised officer. If you sign for a partnership, please sign in the partnership name by an authorised person.
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https://mb.cision.com/Main/15972/4403124/4296665.pdf
2026.10.01 – Notice of EGM final
https://mb.cision.com/Public/15972/4403124/b5576890048130f8.pdf
Third AR Certificate of Incorporation
https://mb.cision.com/Public/15972/4403124/b6080b4acdb6b341.pdf
Proposal from the Nomination Committee
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