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Hut 8 executes Support Agreement with Macquarie
TORONTO, Aug. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Hut 8 Mining Corp. (Nasdaq: HUT) (TSX: HUT), ("Hut 8" or the "Company") one of North America's largest,
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[{"type":"text","content":"TORONTO, Aug. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Hut 8 Mining Corp. (Nasdaq: HUT) (TSX: HUT), (\"Hut 8\" or the \"Company\") one of North America's largest, innovation-focused digital asset mining pioneers and high performance computing infrastructure provider, today announced it has entered into a transaction support agreement (the \"Support Agreement\") with Macquarie Equipment Finance Ltd. (\"Macquarie\") a subsidiary of Macquarie Group Limited, a global financial services group, in support of an opportunity to potentially acquire certain assets of Validus Power Corp. (\"Validus\") and Validus' subsidiaries (collectively, the \"Validus Entities\"). Validus was previously a supplier of energy to the Company's mining facility in North Bay, Ontario. Macquarie is a secured creditor of the Validus Entities under an existing secured lease and participation agreement.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nPursuant to an order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) (the \"Court\") issued on August 10, 2023, on application by Macquarie, KSV Restructuring Inc. (\"KSV\"), a licensed insolvency trustee with extensive experience in receivership mandates, has been appointed as receiver of the property, assets, and undertakings of the Validus Entities (KSV in such capacity, the \"Receiver\").\nSubject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, under the terms of the Support Agreement, a stalking horse bid (the \"Stalking Horse Bid\") is to be submitted to the Receiver in support of a proposed sale and investment solicitation process to be carried out in respect of the Validus Entities.\nA Stalking Horse Bid, if ultimately successful, is expected to result in the full and final resolution of all litigation claims and counterclaims currently pending between Hut 8 and certain Validus Entities. Further details in respect of any Stalking Horse Bid will be provided if and as conditions warrant and subject to, among other things, the acceptance of a Stalking Horse Bid by the Receiver and approval of the Court. \nAbout Hut 8Through innovation, imagination, and passion, Hut 8's seasoned executive team is bullish on building and operating computing infrastructure that powers Bitcoin mining, traditional data centres, and emerging technologies like AI and machine learning. Hut 8's infrastructure portfolio includes seven sites: five high performance comput...