DGAP-News: Northern Data AG / Key word(s): Strategic Company Decision 
Northern Data AG successfully closed the sale of its Texas data center to Riot Blockchain, Inc. 
2021-05-27 / 10:35 
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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: 
Northern Data AG develops and operates global infrastructure solutions in the field of High-Performance Computing 
(HPC). With its customer-specific solutions, the company provides the infrastructure for various HPC applications in 
areas such as bitcoin mining, artificial intelligence, blockchain, big data analytics, IoT or rendering. The 
internationally active company is today a leading provider of HPC solutions worldwide. Northern Data offers its HPC 
solutions both in large, stationary data centers and in mobile high-tech data centers that can be set up at any 
location worldwide. The company combines self-developed software and hardware with intelligent concepts for a 
sustainable energy supply. The Northern Data group currently employs around 200 people. 
Investor Relations: 
Jens-Philipp Briemle 
Head of Investor Relations 
An der Welle 3 
60322 Frankfurt am Main 
E-Mail: jens-philipp.briemle@northerndata.de 
Telefon: +49 171 557 6989 
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Language:     English 
Company:      Northern Data AG 
              An der Welle 3 
              60322 Frankfurt/Main 
              Germany 
Phone:        +49 69 34 87 52 25 
E-mail:       info@northerndata.de 
Internet:     www.northerndata.de 
ISIN:         DE000A0SMU87 
WKN:          A0SMU8 
Listed:       Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich (m:access), 
              Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange 
EQS News ID:  1201410 
 
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