Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On
There are no arrangements or understandings between
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Item 8.01 Other Events
The Company also announced today updates on its business and liquidity position.
As previously disclosed, the Company's operating performance and liquidity have
been severely impacted by the prolonged decrease in the price of bitcoin, the
increase in electricity costs, the increase in the global bitcoin network hash
rate and the litigation with
In light of the foregoing, the Company is in the process of exploring a number
of potential strategic alternatives with respect to the Company's capital
structure, including hiring strategic advisers, raising additional capital or
restructuring its existing capital structure. Specifically, the Company has
engaged
As of
On
It is very difficult to estimate our future liquidity requirements. The Company anticipates that existing cash resources will be depleted by the end of 2022 or sooner. Depending on the Company's assumptions regarding the timing and ability to achieve more normalized levels of operating revenue, the estimates of amounts of required liquidity vary significantly. Similarly, it is very difficult to predict when or if bitcoin prices will recover or energy costs will abate.
Given the uncertainty regarding the Company's financial condition, substantial doubt exists about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.
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In connection with the transactions described above, the Company is filing the updated risk factors attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 (together with the other risk factors referred to therein, the "Risk Factors"), which is incorporated herein by reference.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this Form 8-K may constitute "forward-looking statements" for purposes of the federal securities laws. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our and our management team's expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intends," "may," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this Form 8-K may include, for example, statements about our ability to:
• meet future liquidity requirements and comply with covenants in our indebtedness; • effectively respond to general economic and business conditions, including the price of bitcoin; • maintain the listing on, or to prevent the delisting of our securities from, Nasdaq or another national securities exchange; • obtain additional capital, whether equity or debt, or exist or remain as a going concern; • enhance future operating and financial results; • successfully execute expansion plans; • attract and retain employees, officers or directors; • anticipate rapid changes in laws, regulations and technology; • execute its business strategy, including enhancement of the profitability of services provided; • realize the benefits expected from the acquisition of Blockcap, including any related synergies; • anticipate the uncertainties inherent in the development of new business strategies; • anticipate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including variant strains of COVID-19, and its effect on business and financial conditions; • manage risks associated with operational changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the emergence of variant strains of COVID-19; • increase brand awareness; • upgrade and maintain effective business controls and information technology systems; • acquire and protect intellectual property; • comply with laws and regulations applicable to its business, including tax laws and laws and regulations related to data privacy and the protection of the environment; • stay abreast of modified or new laws and regulations applicable to its business or withstand the impact of any new laws and regulations related to its industry; • anticipate the impact of, and response to, new accounting standards; • anticipate the significance and timing of contractual obligations; • maintain key strategic relationships with partners and distributors; • respond to uncertainties associated with product and service development and market acceptance;
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• anticipate the impact of changes inU.S. federal income tax laws, including the impact on deferred tax assets; and • successfully defend litigation, including matters in the Celsius chapter 11 proceedings.
These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this Form 8-K, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
You should read this Form 8-K with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
In addition, statements that "we believe" and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this Form 8-K and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and such statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain, and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 99.1Core Scientific, Inc. Additional Risk Factors. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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