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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024
OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to ________

POWER & DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUISITION CORP.

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 001-40046
Core Scientific, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware001-4004686-1243837

Delaware86-1243837
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(IRSI.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

321 North Clark Street, Suite 2440
Chicago, IL 60654

60654

(Address Of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

(312) 262-5642

Registrant’s

838 Walker Road
Suite 21-2105
Dover, Delaware
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
19904
(Zip Code)
(512) 402-5233
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Units,Common stock, par value $0.00001 per shareCORZThe Nasdaq Global Select Market
Warrants, each consisting ofwhole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock $0.0001 par value, and one-fourthat an exercise price of one redeemable warrant$6.81 per share         XPDIUCORZWThe Nasdaq CapitalGlobal Select Market
Class AWarrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of common stock included as partat an exercise price of the units$0.01 per shareXPDICORZZThe Nasdaq CapitalGlobal Select Market
Redeemable warrants included as part of the unitsXPDIWThe Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrantregistrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),reports and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☐   No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company



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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. YesNo

As of May 24, 2021, 34,500,000 Class A common3, 2024, 177,783,480 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 8,625,000 Class B common shares, par value $0.0001 per share,$0.00001, were issued and outstanding, respectively.

outstanding.



POWER & DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUISITION CORP.

Form 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2021


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Financial Statements (Unaudited)

POWER & DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUISITION CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

  March 31,
2021
(Restated)
  December 31,
2020
 
  (Unaudited)    
Assets:      
Current assets:      
Cash $2,054,082  $- 
Prepaid expenses  678,255   - 
Total current assets  2,732,337   - 
Investments held in Trust Account  345,010,287   - 
Deferred offering costs  -   15,000 
Total Assets $347,742,624  $15,000 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable $86,179  $- 
Accrued expenses  692,220   400 
Franchise tax payable  49,217   - 
Total current liabilities  827,616   400 
Derivative warrant liabilities  16,866,670   - 
Deferred underwriting commissions  12,075,000   - 
Total liabilities  29,769,286   400 
         
Commitments and Contingencies        
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 31,317,383 shares subject to possible redemption at $10.00 per share  312,973,330   - 
         
Stockholders’ Equity:        
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding  -   - 
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 3,182,617 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 31,317,383 shares subject to possible redemption)  320   - 
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 8,625,000 shares issued and outstanding  863   719 
Additional paid-in capital  46,352   24,281 
Accumulated deficit  4,952,473   (10,400)
Total stockholders’ equity  5,000,008   14,600 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $347,742,624  $15,000 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.


POWER & DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUISITION CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

General and administrative expenses$341,986
General and administrative expenses - related party40,000
Franchise tax expenses48,817
Loss from operations(430,803)
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities6,160,830
Offering costs associated with derivative warrant liabilities(777,440)
Income from investments held in Trust Account10,286
Earnings before income taxes4,962,873
Income tax expense-
Net income$4,962,873
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, basic and diluted30,731,669
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A common stock subject to possible redemption$0.00

Weighted average shares outstanding of ordinary shares of Class A common stock, basic and diluted

10,109,776

Basic and diluted net income per share of ordinary shares of Class A common stock

$0.49

The accompanying notes are an integral part

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

POWER & DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUISITION CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

  Common Stock  Additional     Total 
  Class A  Class B  Paid-In  Accumulated  Stockholders’ 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
Balance - December 31, 2020  -  $-   8,625,000  $863  $24,137  $(10,400) $14,600 
Sale of shares in initial public offering, less allocation to derivative warrant liabilities, gross  34,500,000   3,450   -   -   331,369,051   -   331,372,501 
Offering costs  -   -   -   -   (18,376,636)  -   (18,376,636)
Common stock subject to possible redemption  (31,297,333)  (3,130)  -   -   (312,970,200)  -   (312,973,330)
Net income  -   -   -   -   -   4,962,873   4,962,873 
Balance - March 31, 2021  3,202,667  $320   8,625,000  $863  $46,352  $4,952,473  $5,000,008 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.


POWER & DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUISITION CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:   
Net income $4,962,873 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:    
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities  (6,160,830)
Offering costs associated with derivative warrant liabilities  777,440 
Income from investments held in Trust Account  (10,287)
General and administrative expenses paid by related party under promissory note  144 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Prepaid expenses  (678,255)
Accrued expenses  243,837 
Accounts payable  86,179 
Franchise tax payable  48,817 
Net cash used in operating activities  (730,082)
     
Cash Flows from Investing Activities    
Cash deposited in Trust Account  (345,000,000)
Net cash used in investing activities  (345,000,000)
     
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:    
Proceeds received from initial public offering, gross  345,000,000 
Proceeds received from private placement  9,400,000 
Repayment of note payable to related party  (90,035)
Offering costs paid  (6,525,801)
Net cash provided by financing activities  347,784,164 
     
Net change in cash  2,054,082 
Cash - beginning of the period  -   
Cash - end of the period $2,054,082 
     
Supplemental disclosure of noncash activities:    
Offering costs included in accrued expenses $448,383 
Offering costs included paid by related party under promissory note $89,891 
Deferred underwriting commissions in connection with the initial public offering $12,075,000 
Initial value of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption $307,196,340 
Change in value of Class A common shares subject to possible redemption $5,776,990 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.


Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations

Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in DelawareThis Quarterly Report on December 29, 2020. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (the “Business Combination”). The Company is an emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies.

The CompanyForm 10-Q may pursue targets in any industry for purposes of consummating a Business Combination.

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from December 29, 2020 (inception) through March 31, 2021 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) described below, and subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for a Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.

The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.

The Company’s sponsor is XPDI Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on February 9, 2021. On February 12, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 34,500,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A common stock included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), including the exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase 4,500,000 additional Units (the “Over-Allotment Units”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $345.0 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $19.2 million, of which approximately $12.1 million in deferred underwriting commissions (Note 6).

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 6,266,667 warrants (each, a “Private Placement Warrant” and collectively, the “Private Placement Warrants”), at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, to the Sponsor and to certain qualified institutional buyers or institutional accredited investors, including certain funds and accounts managed by subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc. (the “Anchor Investors”), generating proceeds of $9.4 million (Note 5).

Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, $345.0 million ($10.00 per Unit) of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) located in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and will be invested only in U.S. “government securities,”contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16)27A of the Investment CompanySecurities Act of 1940,1933, as amended (the “Investment Company“Securities Act”), having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below.

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete one or more initial Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable by us on the income earned on the trust account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial Business Combination. However, the Company only intends to complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.


The Company will provide the holders (the “Public Stockholders”) of the Public Shares with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Public Stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then held in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $10.00 per Public Share). The per-share amount to be distributed to Public Stockholders who redeem their Public Shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to the underwriters (as discussed in Note 6). These Public Shares will be recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”). If the Company seeks stockholder approval, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if a majority of the outstanding shares are voted by the stockholders at a stockholders’ meeting to approve the Business Combination, unless applicable law, the Company’s corporate governing documents or applicable stock exchange rules require a different vote, in which case the Company will complete its Business Combination only if such requisite vote is received. The Company will not redeem the Public Shares in connection with a Business Combination in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. If a stockholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the transaction is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or legal reasons, the Company will offer to redeem the Public Shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. Additionally, each Public Stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the initial stockholders (as defined below) agreed to vote their Founder Shares (as defined below in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of a Business Combination. In addition, the initial stockholders agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and Public Shares in connection with the completion of a Business Combination.

The Certificate of Incorporation provides that a Public Stockholder, together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 1321E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will. Forward-looking statements may be restricted from redeemingidentified by the use of words such as “aim,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “goal,” “intend,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target” or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding projections, estimates and forecasts of revenue and other financial and performance metrics, projections of market opportunity and expectations, the Company’s ability to scale and grow its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15%business, source clean and renewable energy, the advantages and expected growth of the Public Shares, withoutCompany and the prior consent ofCompany’s ability to source and retain talent. These statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and on the Company.

The holders of the Founder Shares (the “initial stockholders”) agreed not to propose an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (A) to modify the substance or timingcurrent expectations of the Company’s obligationmanagement. These forward-looking statements are not intended to provide holdersserve, and must not be relied on by any investor, as a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of shares of Class A common stockfact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with a Business Combination or to redeem 100%control of the Public SharesCompany.

These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, known or unknown, that could cause actual results to vary materially from those indicated or anticipated. These risks, assumptions and uncertainties include those described in Item 1A. — “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materializes, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that the Company doescould not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period (as defined below)presently know or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of Class A common stock, unlessthat the Company providescurrently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the Public Stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment.

If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, or February 12, 2023 (the “Combination Period”), andforward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s stockholders have not amended the Certificateexpectations, plans or forecasts of Incorporation to extend such Combination Period, the Company will (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expensesfuture events and which interest shall be net of taxes payable by us), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any); and (3) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.


The initial stockholders and Anchor Investors agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the initial stockholders and Anchor Investors acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters agreed to waive their rights to the deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be only $10.00. In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party (except for the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement (a “Target”), reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (i) $10.00 per Public Share or (ii) the lesser amount per Public Share held in the Trust Accountviews as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and should not be relied upon as representing the liquidationCompany’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the Trust Account duedate of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause the Company’s assessments to reductionschange. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or Target that executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (other than the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with whichfuture, the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waivingspecifically disclaims any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in orobligation to monies held in the Trust Account.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had approximately $2.1 million in its operating bank account and working capital of approximately $2.2 million.

The Company’s liquidity needs to date have been satisfied through a payment of $25,000 from the Sponsor to cover for certain offering costs in exchange for issuance of the Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5), the loando so except as required under the Note of approximately $90,000 (as defined in Note 5), and the net proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placementapplicable securities laws. Accordingly, you should not held in the Trust Account. The Company fully repaid the Noteplace undue reliance on February 15, 2021. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with an Initial Business Combination, the Company’s officers, directors and initial stockholders may, but are not obligated to, provide the Company Working Capital Loans (see Note 6). As of March 31, 2021, there were no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loans.

Based on the foregoing, management believes that the Company will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of an Initial Business Combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, the Company will be using these funds for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective Initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Initial Business Combination.

Risks and Uncertainties

Management is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinableforward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made.

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Table of these financial statement. The financial statement does not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

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Part I - Financial Information

Note 2 —Restatement of Previously Issued

Item 1. Financial Statements

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Core Scientific, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except par value)

March 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Assets(Unaudited)
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$98,125 $50,409 
Restricted cash16,151 19,300 
Accounts receivable1,107 1,001 
Digital assets— 2,284 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets27,937 24,022 
Total Current Assets143,320 97,016 
Property, plant and equipment, net575,969 585,431 
Operating lease right-of-use assets77,766 7,844 
Intangible assets, net2,136 2,247 
Other noncurrent assets14,777 19,618 
Total Assets$813,968 $712,156 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable$16,165 $154,751 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities68,221 179,636 
Deferred revenue9,250 9,830 
Operating lease liabilities, current portion2,619 77 
Finance lease liabilities, current portion3,018 19,771 
Notes payable, current portion23,333 124,358 
Contingent value rights, current portion15,539 — 
Total Current Liabilities138,145 488,423 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion69,022 1,512 
Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion1,170 35,745 
Convertible and other notes payable, net of current portion556,573 684,082 
Contingent value rights, net of current portion29,062 — 
Warrant liabilities327,465 — 
Other noncurrent liabilities11,040 — 
Total liabilities not subject to compromise1,132,477 1,209,762 
Liabilities subject to compromise— 99,335 
Total Liabilities1,132,477 1,309,097 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders’ Deficit:
Preferred stock; $0.00001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding— — 
Common stock; $0.00001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 182,237 and 386,883 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively36 
Additional paid-in capital1,891,011 1,823,260 
Accumulated deficit(2,209,522)(2,420,237)
Total Stockholders’ Deficit(318,509)(596,941)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit$813,968 $712,156 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Core Scientific, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Revenue:
Digital asset mining revenue$149,959 $98,026 
Hosting revenue from customers29,332 18,909 
Hosting revenue from related parties— 3,720 
Total revenue179,291 120,655 
Cost of revenue:
Cost of digital asset mining81,564 72,676 
Cost of hosting services20,081 16,198 
Total cost of revenue101,645 88,874 
Gross profit77,646 31,781 
Gain from sales of digital assets543 1,064 
Impairment of digital assets— (1,056)
Change in fair value of energy derivatives(2,218)— 
Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment(3,820)— 
Operating expenses:
Research and development1,799 1,415 
Sales and marketing982 1,008 
General and administrative14,143 21,764 
Total operating expenses16,924 24,187 
Operating income55,227 7,602 
Non-operating (income) expenses, net:
Loss (gain) on debt extinguishment50 (20,761)
Interest expense, net14,087 157 
Reorganization items, net(111,439)31,559 
Change in fair value of warrant and contingent value rights(60,114)— 
Other non-operating expense (income), net1,746 (3,069)
Total non-operating (income) expenses, net(155,670)7,886 
Income (loss) before income taxes210,897 (284)
Income tax expense206 104 
Net income (loss)$210,691 $(388)
Net income (loss) per share (Note 12):
Basic$0.91 $— 
Diluted$0.78 $— 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic230,954 375,419 
Diluted282,531 375,419 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Core Scientific, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Common StockAdditional
Paid-In Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Total
Stockholders’
Deficit
SharesAmount
Balance at January 1, 2024386,883 $36 $1,823,260 $(2,420,237)$(596,941)
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2023-08, Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets
— — — 24 24 
Balance at January 1, 2024, adjusted386,883 36 1,823,260 (2,420,213)(596,917)
Net income— — — 210,691 210,691 
Stock-based compensation— — (1,060)— (1,060)
Cancellation of common stock in connection with emergence(386,883)(36)36 — — 
Issuance of new common stock in connection with emergence152,497 296,494 — 296,496 
Issuance of new common stock under the Equity Rights Offering15,649 — 55,000 — 55,000 
Issuance of new common stock for the Equity Rights Offering backstop commitment2,111 — 5,475 — 5,475 
Issuance of new common stock for Bitmain obligation10,735 — 27,839 — 27,839 
Conversion premium on the issuance of the New Secured Convertible Notes— — 33,202 — 33,202 
Issuance of warrants— — (345,856)— (345,856)
Exercise of stock options— — — 
Restricted stock awards issued, net of tax withholding obligations1,285 — (3,388)— (3,388)
Restricted stock awards forfeited(40)— — — — 
Balance at March 31, 2024182,237 $$1,891,011 $(2,209,522)$(318,509)

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 Common StockAdditional
Paid-In Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Total
Stockholders’
Deficit
 SharesAmount
Balance at January 1, 2023375,225 $36 $1,764,368 $(2,173,750)$(409,346)
Net loss— — — (388)(388)
Stock-based compensation— — 12,273 — 12,273 
Restricted stock awards issued, net of shares withheld for tax withholding obligations2,616 — — — — 
Balance at March 31, 2023377,841 $36 $1,776,641 $(2,174,138)$(397,461)
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Cash flows from Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)$210,691 $(388)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization28,996 20,094 
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets770 195 
Stock-based compensation(1,060)12,273 
Digital asset mining revenue(149,959)(98,026)
Loss (gain) on debt extinguishment50 (20,761)
Change in fair value of energy derivatives(797)— 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities(18,390)— 
Change in fair value of contingent value rights(41,724)— 
Amortization of debt discount660 — 
Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment3,820 — 
Impairment of digital assets— 1,056 
Gain on sale of digital assets(543)(1,064)
Non-cash reorganization items(143,791)— 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net(106)61 
Accounts receivable from related parties— 21 
Digital assets152,810 98,758 
Deposits for equipment— — 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(5,989)1,152 
Accounts payable(9,735)16,408 
Accrued expenses and other(10,351)(906)
Deferred revenue(580)(8,629)
Other noncurrent assets and liabilities, net7,402 (302)
Net cash provided by operating activities22,174 19,942 
Cash flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment(31,894)(1,539)
Other(76)(330)
Net cash used in investing activities(31,970)(1,869)
Cash flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock55,000 — 
Proceeds from draw from exit facility20,000 — 
Principal repayments of finance leases(3,554)— 
Principal payments on debt(13,702)(1,021)
Restricted stock tax holding obligations(3,390)— 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options— 
Net cash provided by provided by (used in) financing activities54,363 (1,021)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash44,567 17,052 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—beginning of period69,709 52,240 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash—end of period$114,276 $69,292 
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Supplemental disclosure of other cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest$2,811 $317 
Income tax refunds$(1)$(300)
Cash paid for reorganization items$53,835 $— 
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:
Change in accrued capital expenditures$(8,484)$45,721 
Decrease in equipment related to debt extinguishment— 17,849 
Decrease in notes payable in exchange for equipment— (38,610)
Reduction in plant, property, and equipment basis related to Bitmain purchase(26,101)— 
Reclass of other current and non-current assets to plant, property, and equipment8,890 — 
Decrease in right-of-use assets due to lease termination(6,560)— 
Increase in right-of-use assets due to lease commencement70,690 — 
Increase in lease liability due to lease commencement70,690 — 
Extinguishment of convertible notes upon emergence(559,902)— 
Extinguishment of accounts payable, accrued expenses, finance lease liability, and notes payable upon emergence(321,773)— 
Cancellation of common stock in connection with emergence(37)— 
Issuance of new common stock in connection with emergence296,494 — 
Issuance of new common stock for Bitmain obligation27,839 — 
Issuance of new common stock for the Equity Rights Offering backstop commitment5,475 — 
Issuance of contingent value rights86,325 — 
Issuance of warrants345,856 — 
Issuance of new secured convertible notes260,000 — 
Issuance of secured notes, net of discount149,520 — 
Issuance of Exit Credit Agreement including $1.2 million paid in kind upfront fee41,200 — 
Issuance of miner equipment lender facility loans52,947 — 
 Issuance of notes related to settlement9,092 — 
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2023-08, Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets24 — 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Core Scientific, Inc. (“Core Scientific” or the “Company”) is an operator of dedicated, purpose-built facilities for digital asset mining and a premier provider of digital infrastructure, software solutions and services to our third-party customers. The Company currently focuses primarily on digital asset mining. We employ our own large fleet of computers (“miners”) to earn digital assets for our own account and provide hosting services for large customers at our seven operational data centers in Georgia (2), Kentucky (1), North Carolina (1), North Dakota (1) and Texas (2). We derive the majority of our revenue from earning bitcoin for our own account (“self-mining”).

We operate in two segments: “Mining,” consisting of digital asset mining for our own account, and “Hosting,” consisting of our digital infrastructure and third-party hosting business for digital asset mining and specialized Graphics Processing Unit (“GPU”) cloud compute customers.
Our hosting business provides a full suite of services to our digital asset mining and GPU cloud compute customers. We provide deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, optimization and maintenance of our customers’ digital asset mining equipment and provide necessary electrical power, repair and other infrastructure services necessary for our customers to operate, maintain and efficiently mine digital assets and offer specialized cloud services, as applicable.
We believe our experience in digital asset mining can be applied favorably to the design, development and operation of large-scale data centers configured to optimize the performance of specialized computers for other specific, high-value applications such as cloud computing, machine learning and artificial intelligence. We intend to look for opportunities to expand our business into these areas using our knowledge, experience and existing infrastructure where favorable market opportunities exist.
Chapter 11 Filing and Emergence from Bankruptcy
On April 12, 2021,December 21, 2022, the Acting DirectorCompany and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”) seeking relief under Chapter 11 of the Division of Corporation Finance and Acting Chief Accountant of the SEC together issued a statement regarding the accounting and reporting considerations for warrants issued by special purpose acquisition companies entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”)”United States Code (the “SEC Statement”). Specifically, the SEC Statement focused on certain settlement terms and provisions related to certain tender offers following a business combination, which terms are similar to those contained in the warrant agreement governing the Company’s warrants. As a result of the SEC Statement, the Company reevaluated the accounting treatment of (i) the 8,625,000 redeemable warrants (the “Public Warrants”) that were included in the units issued by the Company in its initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) and (ii) the 6,266,667 redeemable warrants that were issued to the Company’s sponsor in a private placement that closed concurrently with the closing of the Initial Public Offering (together with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”“Bankruptcy Code”). The Company previously accounted forChapter 11 Cases were jointly administered under Case No. 22-90341. The Debtors continued to operate their business and manage their properties as “debtors-in-possession” (“DIP”) under the Warrants as components of equity.

In further considerationjurisdiction of the guidanceBankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. For detailed discussion about the Chapter 11 Cases, refer to Note 3 — Chapter 11 Filing and Emergence from Bankruptcy.

On January 15, 2024, the Debtors filed the Fourth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Core Scientific, Inc. and its Debtor Affiliates (with Technical Modifications) (the “Plan of Reorganization”) with the Bankruptcy Court. On January 16, 2024, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (the “Confirmation Order”) among other things, confirming the Plan of Reorganization. On January 23, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), the conditions to the effectiveness of the Plan of Reorganization were satisfied or waived and the Company emerged from bankruptcy.
The Company was not required to apply fresh start accounting based on the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC 815”)852, Reorganizations, since the Company concluded that a provision in the warrant agreement related to certain tender or exchange offers precludes the Warrants from being accounted for as components of equity. As the Warrants meet the definition of a derivative as contemplated in ASC 815, the Warrants should be recorded as derivative liabilities on the balance sheet and measured at fairentity’s reorganization value at inception (onimmediately before the date of confirmation is more than the Initial Public Offering)total of all its post-petition liabilities and at each reporting dateallowed claims.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Refer to the significant accounting policies described in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, with changes in fair value recognized in the Statements of Operations in the period of change.

In accordance with ASC Topic 340, Other Assets and Deferred Costs, as a result of the classification of the Warrants as derivative liabilities, the Company expensed a portion of the offering costs originally recorded as a reduction in equity. The portion of offering costs that was expensed was determined based on the relative fair value of the Public Warrants and shares of Class A common stock included in the Units.

The Company’s accounting for the Warrants as components of equity instead of as derivative liabilities did not have any effect on the Company’s previously reported cash.

The following tables summarize the effect of the revision on each financial statement line item as of the date indicated:

  As of February 12, 2020 
  As Previously  Restatement    
  Reported  Adjustments  As Restated 
          
Balance Sheet         
Total assets $348,644,865  $-  $348,644,865 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity            
Total current liabilities $1,346,020  $-  $1,346,020 
Deferred underwriting commissions  12,075,000   -   12,075,000 
Derivative warrant liabilities  -   23,027,500   23,027,500 
Total liabilities  13,421,020   23,027,500   36,448,520 
Class A common shares, $0.0001 par value; shares subject to possible redemption  330,223,840   (23,027,500)  307,196,340 
Stockholders’ equity            
Prefered shares- $0.0001 par value  -   -   - 
Class A common shares - $0.0001 par value  148   230   378 
Class B common shares - $0.0001 par value  863   -   863 
Additional paid-in-capital  5,032,602   777,210   5,809,812 
Accumulated deficit  (33,608)  (777,440)  (811,048)
Total stockholders’ equity  5,000,005   -   5,000,005 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $348,644,865  $-  $348,644,865 


Note 32 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

to the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in Part II, Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed

Our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023, which was derived from our audited consolidated financial statements, are presentedand our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements provided herein have been prepared in U.S. dollarsaccordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in conformityfinancial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”("GAAP") for financial information andhave been condensed or omitted pursuant to the
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, they do not include all ofU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). However, in our opinion, the disclosures made therein are adequate to make the information and footnotes required by GAAP. Inpresented not misleading. We believe the unaudited interim financial statements herein furnished reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for theto present a fair statement of the balances and results for the interim periods presented. OperatingAll of these adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The interim consolidated results for the period for the three months ended March 31, 2021of operations and cash flows are not necessarily indicative of the consolidated results of operations and cash flows that maymight be expected through December 31, 2021.

Thefor the entire year. These consolidated financial statements and the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statementsnotes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Currentour Annual Report on Form 8-K and10-K for the final prospectus filed byyear ended December 31, 2023.

Debtor-in Possession
On the Effective Date, the Company withemerged from bankruptcy and was no longer considered debtors-in-possession under the SEC on February 19, 2021Bankruptcy Code. For detailed discussion about the Chapter 11 Cases and Februaryour emergence from bankruptcy, refer to Note 3 — Chapter 11 2021, respectively.

In April 2021,Filing and Emergence from Bankruptcy.

Liquidity and Financial Condition
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company identified a misstatement in its accounting treatment for the Warrants as presented in its audited balance sheetgenerated net income of $210.7 million. The Company had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $98.1 million as of February 12, 2021 included in its Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 19, 2021. The Warrants were reflectedMarch 31, 2024, compared to $50.4 million as a component of equity as opposed to liabilities on the balance sheet. Pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, and Staff Accounting Bulletin 99, “Materiality”) (“SAB 99”) issued by the SEC, the Company determined the impact of the error was immaterial. The impact of the error correction is reflected in the unaudited condensed financial statements contained herein which resulted in a $23 million increase to derivative liabilities and offsetting decrease to Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption to the February 12, 2021 balance sheet. There was no impact to the Company’s financial position, net losses or cash flows.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable.December 31, 2023. The Company has elected not to opt outhistorically generated cash primarily from the issuance of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revisedcommon stock and it has different application dates for public or private companies,debt, through sales of digital assets received as digital asset mining revenue and through revenue from contracts with customers. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had net working capital of $5.2 million and a total stockholders’ deficit of $318.5 million.

The Plan of Reorganization at the Effective Date (i) eliminated substantial debt and debt service, (ii) established new debt in the form of a secured credit agreement, publicly traded notes and convertible notes, and debt to equipment lenders secured by mining machines, and (iii) new publicly traded equity and warrants. The settlement of accrued and payable claims through new debt and equity issuance and the extension of debt service to future periods on the Effective Date substantially eliminated the reported working capital deficit at December 31, 2023. When combined with the additional liquidity of the available delayed-draw term loan and the expected cash flows from operations, management has concluded that as of March 31, 2024, the Company’s capital, liquidity and cash flow from operations is sufficient to fund its operations and debt service obligations for at least the next 12 months from the date these consolidated financial statements were issued.
Digital Assets
Currently the Company is required by its existing debt agreements to sell bitcoin it earns within ten days of receipt. Sales of digital assets awarded to the Company through its self-mining activities are classified as cash flows from operating activities.
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-08, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets (“ASU 2023-08”). ASU 2023-08 is intended to improve the accounting for certain crypto assets by requiring an emerging growth company, canentity to measure those crypto assets at fair value each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in net income. The amendments also improve the information provided to investors about an entity’s crypto asset holdings by requiring disclosure about significant holdings, contractual sale restrictions, and changes during the reporting period. ASU 2023-08 is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted.
The Company’s digital assets are within the scope of ASU 2023-08 and the Company elected to early adopt the new or revised standard ateffective January 1, 2024. The transition guidance requires a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the time private companies adoptbeginning of the new or revised standard. This may make comparisoncurrent fiscal year for any difference between the carrying amount of the Company’s financial statement with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible becausedigital assets and fair value. As a result of the potential differencesCompany’s early adoption, the Company recorded a $24 thousand increase to Digital assets and a $24 thousand decrease to Accumulated deficit on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 1, 2024.
The Company did not have any digital asset holdings as of March 31, 2024. The Company’s digital assets have active markets with observable prices and are considered Level 1 fair value measurements. The following table presents a roll-forward of total digital
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
assets for the three months ended March 31, 2024, based on the fair value model under ASU 2023-08, and the three months ended March 31, 2023 (in thousands):

March 31, 2024March 31, 2023
Digital assets, beginning of period$2,284 $724 
Cumulative effect of ASU 2023-08, adopted January 1, 202424 — 
Digital assets, beginning of period, as adjusted2,308 724 
Digital asset mining revenue, net of receivables1
149,644 98,026 
Mining proceeds from shared hosting8,371 — 
Proceeds from sales of digital assets(160,777)(98,384)
Realized gain from sale of digital assets543 1,064 
Impairment of digital assets— (1,056)
Payment of board fee(89)— 
Other— (374)
Digital assets, end of period$— $— 
1 As of March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, there was $2.0 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of digital asset receivable included in accounting standards used.

prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

Digital assets are classified as current assets on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. In accordance with certain of the Company’s credit and note agreements, the Company is currently required to sell its bitcoin within ten days of receipt.
The Company does not have any off-balance sheet holdings of digital assets and does not safeguard digital assets for third parties.
Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statementstatements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, andthe disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statement. Actualstatements, and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Some of the more significant estimates include assumptions used to estimate the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, the valuation of digital assets, other intangible assets and property, plant and equipment, the initial measurement of lease liabilities, the fair value of derivative liabilities, and income taxes. These estimates are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements; therefore, actual results could differ from thosemanagement’s estimates.


Performance Obligations - Hosting Segment    

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company’s performance obligations primarily relate to hosting services, which are described below. The Company considers all short-term investmentshas performance obligations associated with ancommitments in customer hosting contracts for future services that have not yet been recognized in the financial statements. As of March 31, 2024, for contracts with original maturityterms that exceed one year (typically ranging from 15 to 24 months), we expect to recognize approximately $58.3 million of three months or less when purchasedrevenue in the future related to be cash equivalents.performance obligations associated with existing hosting contracts. The Company had noexpects to recognize approximately 89% of this amount over the next 12 months and the remainder thereafter.
Deferred Revenue
The Company records contract liabilities in Deferred revenue on the Consolidated Balance Sheets when cash equivalentspayments are received in advance of performance and recognizes them as revenue when the performance obligations are satisfied. The Company’s total deferred revenue balance as of March 31, 2021.

Investments Held2024 and December 31, 2023, was $9.3 million and $9.8 million, respectively.

In the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recognized $6.4 million of revenue that was included in Trust Account

The Company’s portfolio of investments is comprised solely of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16)deferred revenue balance as of the Investmentbeginning of the year.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
In the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company Act, with a maturityrecognized $11.6 million of 185 days or less, or investments in money market fundsrevenue that invest in U.S. government securities, or a combination thereof. The Company’s investments heldwas included in the Trust Accountdeferred revenue balance as of the beginning of the year.
Advanced payments for hosting services are classified as trading securities. Trading securitiestypically recognized in the following month and are generally recognized within one year.
Convertible and Other Notes Payable
Convertible and other notes payable (“Notes payable”) are accounted for under ASC 470, Debt (“ASC 470”) are presented at their carrying value, which is their remaining par or face amount net of any related unamortized premium, discount and issuance costs. Notes payable are initially recognized at their present value. When cash proceeds are received for the issuance of Notes payable the proceeds are used to establish their present value. When cash proceeds are not received for the issuance of Notes payable their present value is based on the balance sheetconsideration exchanged. This present value generally will be the Notes payable’s cash flows discounted at a market rate when it is more evident than the noncash consideration exchanged. When the present value of Notes payable on issuance varies from its par or face amount, an original discount or premium results and any related issuance costs are used to determine an effective interest rate. Original premium, discount and issuance costs are amortized using the level effective rate interest method. Amortization is recognized as a component of current interest expense.
Notes payable are evaluated at issuance to determine whether or not they have features or terms which would be treated as embedded derivatives that are required to be bifurcated under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). At December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2024, Notes payable did not have any embedded derivatives required to be bifurcated.
Contingent Value Rights Liabilities
As described in Note 7 — Contingent Value Rights and Warrant Liabilities, on the Effective Date, pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, the Company entered into a contingent value rights agreement (the “Contingent Value Rights Agreement”) which provides for the issuance of the contingent value rights (the “CVRs”) to certain creditors and provides for the issuance of CVRs issued to holders of allowed general unsecured claims (“GUC”) (in such capacity, the “GUC Payees”) (the “GUC CVRs”). The CVRs and GUC CVRs are equity-linked instruments which are either only cash settled or in some instances share settled at the Company’s sole discretion. The Company determined that these equity-linked instruments are not indexed to the Company’s stock and are required to be recognized as liabilities which are, initially and subsequently, measured at fair value with changes in value reflected in Net income (loss).
On the Effective Date, the CVRs and GUC CVRs were recognized at their fair value of $86.3 million. As of March 31, 2024, the endCVRs and GUC CVRs were reported at a fair value of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from$44.6 million in Contingent value rights on the consolidated balance sheets. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the change in fair value of these securities is$41.7 million was included in Change in fair value of warrant and contingent value rights on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Warrant Liabilities
As described in Note 7 — Contingent Value Rights and Warrant Liabilities, on the Effective Date, pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, holders of the Company’s previous common stock received warrants. The warrants are equity-linked instruments. The Company determined that these equity-linked instruments are not indexed to the Company’s stock and are required to be recognized as liabilities which are, initially and subsequently, measured at fair value with changes in value reflected in Net income from investments held in Trust Account in(loss).

On the accompanying unaudited condensed statementEffective Date, the warrants were recognized at their fair value of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Coverage limit of $250,000 and investments held in Trust Account.$345.9 million. As of March 31, 2021,2024, the warrants were reported at a fair value of $327.5 million in Warrant liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the change in fair value of $18.4 million was included in Change in fair value of warrant and contingent value rights on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which will improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. This update will be effective for the Company has not experienced lossesduring the annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2025. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU will have on these accountsits consolidated financial statements and management believesrelated disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. Under this ASU, public business entities must annually “(1) disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation and (2) provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold (if the effect of those reconciling items is equal to or greater than 5 percent of the amount computed by multiplying pretax income [or loss] by the applicable statutory income tax rate).” This update will be effective for the Company during the annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2025. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

There are no other new accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements.
3. CHAPTER 11 FILING AND EMERGENCE FROM BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 11
On December 21, 2022 (the “Petition Date”), the Debtors filed the Chapter 11 Cases in the Bankruptcy Court seeking relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Chapter 11 Cases are jointly administered under Case No. 22-90341. The Debtors continued to operate their business and managed their properties as DIP under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court.
On June 20, 2023, the Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy Court (i) a proposed Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Core Scientific, Inc. and its Debtor Affiliates and a related proposed form of Disclosure Statement, and on January 15, 2024, the Debtors filed the Fourth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Core Scientific, Inc. and its Affiliated Debtors (with Technical Modifications) with the Bankruptcy Court.
On January 16, 2024, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Confirmation Order among other things, confirming the Plan of Reorganization. On the Effective Date, the conditions to the effectiveness of the Plan of Reorganization were satisfied or waived and the Company emerged from bankruptcy.
Replacement DIP Credit Agreement
On February 2, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court entered an interim order (the “Replacement Interim DIP Order”) authorizing, among other things, the Debtors to obtain senior secured non-priming super-priority replacement post-petition financing (the “Replacement DIP Facility”). On February 27, 2023, the Debtors entered into a senior secured super-priority replacement debtor-in-possession loan and security agreement governing the Replacement DIP Facility (the “Replacement DIP Credit Agreement”), with B. Riley Commercial Capital, LLC, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the lenders from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Replacement DIP Lender”). Proceeds of the Replacement DIP Facility were used to, among other things, repay amounts outstanding under the original debtor-in-possession facility that was entered into in connection with the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases (the “Original DIP Facility”), including payment of all fees and expenses required to be paid under the terms of the Original DIP Facility. These funds, along with ongoing cash generated from operations, were anticipated to provide the necessary financing to effectuate the planned restructuring, facilitate the emergence from Chapter 11, and cover the fees and expenses of legal and financial advisors.
The Replacement DIP Facility, among other things, provided for a non-amortizing super-priority senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $70 million. Under the Replacement DIP Facility, (i) $35 million was made available following Bankruptcy Court approval of the Interim DIP Order and (ii) $35 million was made available following Bankruptcy Court approval of the Final DIP Order. Loans under the Replacement DIP Facility bore interest at a rate of 10%, which was payable in kind in arrears on the first day of each calendar month. The Administrative Agent received an upfront payment equal to 3.5% of the aggregate commitments under the Replacement DIP Facility on February 3, 2023, payable in kind, and the Replacement DIP Lender received an exit premium equal to 5% of the amount of the loans being repaid, reduced or satisfied, payable in cash.
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
On March 1, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the Replacement DIP Facility on a final basis and the terms under which the Debtors are authorized to use the cash collateral of the holders of their convertible notes (the “Final DIP Order”).
On July 4, 2023, the Debtors, the Administrative Agents and the Replacement DIP Lender entered into the First Amendment to the Replacement DIP Credit Agreement.
In January 2024, the Replacement DIP Facility was repaid in full and terminated on the Effective Date of the Company’s Plan of Reorganization.
Reorganization items, net and Liabilities Subject to Compromise
Effective on December 21, 2022, the Company began to apply the provisions of ASC 852, Reorganizations (“ASC 852”), which is applicable to companies under bankruptcy protection, and requires amendments to the presentation of certain financial statement line items. ASC 852 requires that the financial statements for periods including and after the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases distinguish transactions and events that are directly associated with the reorganization from the ongoing operations of the business. Expenses (including professional fees), realized gains and losses, and provisions for losses that can be directly associated with the reorganization must be reported separately as Reorganization items, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations beginning December 21, 2022, the date of filing of the Chapter 11 Cases. Liabilities that may be affected by the Plan of Reorganization must be classified as liabilities subject to compromise at the amounts expected to be allowed by the Bankruptcy Court, even if they may be settled for lesser amounts as a result of the Plan of Reorganization or negotiations with creditors. The amounts currently classified as liabilities subject to compromise may be subject to future adjustments depending on Bankruptcy Court actions, further developments with respect to disputed claims, determinations of secured status of certain claims, the values of any collateral securing such claims, or other events. Any resulting changes in classification will be reflected in subsequent financial statements. If there is uncertainty about whether a secured claim is undersecured, or will be impaired under the Plan of Reorganization, the entire amount of the claim is included with prepetition claims in liabilities subject to compromise.
As a result of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases on December 21, 2022, the classification of pre-petition indebtedness is generally subject to compromise pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization. Generally, actions to enforce or otherwise effect payment of pre-bankruptcy filing liabilities were stayed. The Bankruptcy Court granted the Debtors authority to pay certain pre-petition claims in designated categories and subject to certain terms and conditions. This relief generally was designed to preserve the value of the Debtors’ businesses and assets. Among other things, the Bankruptcy Court authorized the Debtors to pay certain pre-petition claims relating to employee wages and benefits, taxes and critical vendors. The Debtors are paying and intend to pay undisputed post-petition liabilities in the ordinary course of business. In addition, the Debtors may reject certain pre-petition executory contracts and unexpired leases with respect to their operations with the approval of the Bankruptcy Court. Any damages resulting from the rejection of executory contracts and unexpired leases are treated as general unsecured claims.
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Reorganization items, net incurred as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases presented separately in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Professional fees and other bankruptcy related costs$21,480 $20,107 
Negotiated settlements(2,269)— 
Satisfaction of allowed claims:
Extinguishment of secured and other convertible notes(10,831)— 
Extinguishment of miner equipment lender loans and leases(102,024)— 
Satisfaction of general unsecured creditor claims(31,167)— 
Satisfaction of cures and other claims231 — 
Total satisfaction of allowed claims(143,791)— 
Reimbursed claimant professional fees12,802 — 
Debtor-in-possession financing costs339 11,452 
Reorganization items, net$(111,439)$31,559 
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, there were significant reorganization related gains resulting primarily from satisfaction of allowed claims under the Plan of Reorganization on the Effective Date and negotiated settlements, partially offset by professional fees and other bankruptcy related costs. These reorganization related impacts were classified as Reorganization items, net until the Effective Date. Reorganization costs incurred after the Effective Date have been classified as General and administrative expense.
The accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2023 includes amounts classified as Liabilities subject to compromise, which represented liabilities the Company estimated would be allowed as claims in the Chapter 11 Cases by the Court. These amounts represented the Company's estimate of known or potential obligations to be resolved in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases.
Liabilities subject to compromise consisted of the following (in thousands):
December 31, 2023
Accounts payable$36,678 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities20,300 
Accounts payable, and accrued expenses and other current liabilities$56,978 
Debt subject to compromise$41,777 
Accrued interest on liabilities subject to compromise580 
Leases, debt and accrued interest42,357 
Liabilities subject to compromise$99,335 
Pre-petition unsecured and secured claims which were identified as impaired and subject to compromise during the bankruptcy process were reclassified to Liabilities subject to compromise. Final determination of the value at which liabilities were settled was made when the Plan of Reorganization became effective and the Company emerged from bankruptcy.
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
4. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property, plant and equipment, net as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 consist of the following (in thousands):
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023Estimated Useful Lives
Land and improvements1
$20,583 $21,852 20 years
Building and improvements168,470 164,495 12 to 39 years
Mining and network equipment2
450,921 441,404 1 to 5 years
Electrical equipment3
65,006 64,810 5 to 10 years
Other property, plant and equipment4
2,788 2,935 5 to 7 years
Total707,767 695,496 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization5
320,394 293,974 
Total387,373 401,522 
Add: Construction in progress188,596 183,909 
Property, plant and equipment, net$575,969 $585,431 
1 Estimated useful life of improvements. Land is not exposeddepreciated.
2 Includes finance lease assets of $6.8 million and $46.6 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
3 Includes finance lease assets of $12.7 million and $12.7 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
4 Includes finance lease assets of $0.4 million and $0.4 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
5 Includes accumulated amortization for assets under finance leases of $10.5 million and $43.4 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Depreciation expense, including amortization of finance lease assets, for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, was $28.8 million, and $20.2 million, respectively. Depreciation for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, allocated to costs of revenue was $28.7 million, and $20.2 million, respectively.
Mining and network equipment
We have entered into and facilitated agreements with vendors to supply mining equipment for our digital asset mining operations. The majority of our purchases are made on multi-month contracts with installment payments due in advance of scheduled deliveries. Delivery schedules have ranged from one month to 12 months. As of December 31, 2023, we had two active purchase agreements with Bitmain. The first agreement was for the acquisition of Antminer S19J XP miners with a combined exahash of 4.08 or 28,400 miners, all of which have been delivered as of March 31, 2024. The second agreement was for the acquisition of Antminer S21 miners with a combined exahash of 2.52 or approximately 12,900 miners. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had received approximately 4,790 miners. The remaining miners were received in April 2024. As of the reporting date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have completed all 2024 payments due on miners ordered for deployment this year.
5. LEASES
The Company has entered into non-cancellable operating and finance leases for office, data facilities, computer and networking equipment, electrical infrastructure and office equipment, with lease periods expiring through 2035. In addition, certain leases contain bargain renewal options extending through 2051. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term, which includes any bargain renewal options. The Company recognizes lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease period. In addition to minimum rent, certain leases require payment of real estate taxes, insurance, common area maintenance charges, and other executory costs. Differences between lease expense and rent paid are recognized as adjustments to operating lease right-of-use assets on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. For certain leases, the Company receives lease incentives, such as tenant improvement allowances, and records those as adjustments to operating lease right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortizes the lease incentives on a straight-line basis over the lease term as an adjustment to lease expense.
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The components of operating and finance leases are presented on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows (in thousands):
Financial statement line itemMarch 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Assets:
Operating lease right-of-use assetsOperating lease right-of-use assets$77,766 $7,844 
Finance lease right-of-use assetsProperty, plant and equipment, net$9,374 $16,268 
Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities,
   current portion
Operating lease liabilities,
   current portion
$2,619 $77 
Operating lease liabilities, net
   of current portion
Operating lease liabilities, net
   of current portion
$69,022 $1,512 
Finance lease liabilities, current portionFinance lease liabilities, current portion$3,018 $19,771 
Finance lease liabilities, net of
   current portion
Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion$1,170 $35,745 
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows includes a decrease in lease liability due to lease satisfactions on the Effective Date of $50.7 million presented in Extinguishment of accounts payable, accrued expenses, finance lease liability, and notes payable upon emergence for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
The components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
Financial statement line item20242023
Operating lease expenseGeneral and administrative expenses$1,419 $390 
Short-term lease expenseGeneral and administrative expenses— 365 
Finance lease expense:
Amortization of right-of-use assetsCost of revenue334 3,857 
Interest on lease liabilitiesInterest expense, net1,037 309 
Total finance lease expense1,371 4,166 
Total lease expense$2,790 $4,921 
In determining the discount rate used to initially measure the present value of the right-of-use asset and lease liability, we use rates implicit in the lease, or if not readily available, we use our estimated incremental borrowing rate. Our incremental borrowing rate is based on an estimated secured rate with reference to recent borrowings of similar collateral and tenure, when available. If there are insufficient recent borrowings near the time of lease commencement, we utilize a rate based on published index rates of credit quality similar to ours adjusted for similar collateral and tenure. Estimating an incremental borrowing rate may require significant risksjudgment.
Information relating to the lease term and discount rate is as follows:
March 31, 2024March 31, 2023
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (Years)
Operating leases7.110.7
Finance leases1.32.1
Weighted Average Discount Rate
Operating leases9.3 %6.5 %
Finance leases12.3 %12.4 %

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Information relating to lease payments is as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Lease Payments
Operating lease payments$69 $337 
Finance lease payments1
$4,628 $1,080 
1 Approximately $4.6 million of finance lease liabilities were reinstated pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization. Of the $4.6 million of finance lease payments made during the three months ended March 31, 2024, $3.6 million related to cure payments from emergence on the Effective Date.

The Company’s minimum payments under noncancelable operating and finance leases having initial terms and bargain renewal periods in excess of one year are as follows at March 31, 2024, and thereafter (in thousands):
Operating leasesFinance leases
Remaining 2024$6,094 $2,781 
202513,568 1,862 
202614,365 
202714,721 — 
202815,143 — 
Thereafter35,997 — 
Total lease payments99,888 4,646 
Less: imputed interest28,247 458 
Total$71,641 $4,188 
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6. CONVERTIBLE AND OTHER NOTES PAYABLE
Notes payable as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, consist of the following (in thousands):
Stated Interest RateEffective Interest RatesMaturitiesMarch 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Replacement DIP Credit Agreement1
10.0%10.0%2024$— $4,273 
Exit Credit Agreement9.0%9.0%202761,200 — 
Other Convertible Notes2
10.0%10.0%2025— 322,396 
Secured Convertible Notes3
10.0%10.0%2025— 237,584 
Secured Notes12.5%12.6%2028150,000 — 
New Secured Convertible Notes6.0% - 10.0%10.0%2029260,000 — 
Miner Financing:
Blockfi loan9.7% - 13.1%10.1% - 13.1%2023— 53,913 
Blockfi takeback loan3.0% - 8.0%11.9%202947,734 — 
Liberty/Stonebriar loan10.6%10.6%2024— 6,968 
Liberty/Stonebriar takeback loan3.0% - 8.0%11.9%20296,211 — 
ACM note—%15.0%20255,704 6,519 
Mass Mutual Barings loans9.8% - 13.0%9.8% - 13.0%2025— 63,844 
Anchor Labs loan12.5%12.5%2024— 25,159 
Trinity loan11.0%11.0%2024— 23,356 
Equipment and Settlement:
Bremer loan5.5%5.5%202713,641 18,331 
HMC note5.0%15.0%202613,347 14,208 
Didado note5.0%15.0%202712,294 13,000 
Dalton note5.0%5.0%20244,547 — 
Harper note5.0%15.0%20264,522 4,678 
Trilogy note5.0%15.0%20262,927 2,927 
Unsecured:
B. Riley Bridge Notes7.0%7.0%2023— 41,777 
Other:
First Insurance note7.6%7.6%2024640 2,538 
Stockholder loan10.0%20.0%2023— 10,000 
Kentucky Note5.0%5.0%2023— 529 
Other5.0% - 7.7%7.1% - 15.0%2024 - 20251,246 2,453 
Notes payable, prior to reclassification to Liabilities subject to compromise584,013 854,453 
Less: Notes payable in Liabilities subject to compromise4
— 41,777 
Less: Unamortized discounts - post-petition4,107 4,236 
Total notes payable, net579,906 808,440 
Less: current maturities23,333 124,358 
Convertible and other notes payable, net of current portion$556,573 $684,082 
1 Replacement DIP Credit Agreement, see Note 3 — Chapter 11 Filing and Emergence from Bankruptcy for further information.
2 Other Convertible Notes included principal balance at issuance and PIK interest.
3 Secured Convertible Notes included principal balance at issuance and PIK interest.
2 Other Convertible Notes included principal balance at issuance and PIK interest.
1 Replacement DIP Credit Agreement, see Note 3 — Chapter 11 Filing and Emergence from Bankruptcy for further information.
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4 In connection with the Company's Chapter 11 Cases, $41.8 million of outstanding notes payable were reclassified to Liabilities subject to compromise in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023, at their expected allowed amount. Up to the Petition Date, the Company continued to accrue interest expense in relation to these reclassified debt instruments. As of December 31, 2023, $0.6 million of accrued interest was classified as Liabilities subject to compromise.
On January 4, 2024, the Company pre-paid the outstanding balance of $4.5 million on the Replacement DIP Facility provided by B. Riley Financial, the Company’s DIP lender. The $4.5 million payment included exit fees of approximately $0.2 million. The Replacement DIP Facility was terminated on the Effective Date.
On January 24, 2024, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with Dalton Utilities which resulted in the issuance of an unsecured promissory note with a principal amount of $9.1 million dated December 29, 2023. The note bears interest at a contractual rate of 5.0% per annum and has a maturity date of May 2, 2024. The Company is required to make monthly payments of principal and interest.
On the Effective Date, the obligations of the Company under the Company’s April convertible notes, August convertible notes, replacement debtor-in-possession credit agreement, stock certificates, book entries, and any other certificate, share, note, bond, indenture, purchase right, option, warrant, or other instrument or document, directly or indirectly, evidencing or creating any indebtedness or obligation of or ownership interest in the Debtors giving rise to any claim or interest (except such accounts.

Financial Instruments

certificates, notes or other instruments or documents evidencing indebtedness or obligations of, or interests in, the Debtors that are specifically reinstated pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization) were cancelled, and the duties and obligations of all parties thereto were deemed satisfied in full, canceled, released, discharged, and of no force or effect.

Extinguishments
On the Effective Date, the holders of Secured and Other Convertible Notes received Secured Notes Indenture, New Secured Convertible Notes Indenture, New Common Stock and CVRs. Certain holders of New Secured Convertible Notes also funded and received the Exit Credit Agreement. The exchange and underlying agreements were executed contemporaneously and in contemplation of each other and were analyzed on a combined basis under ASC 470. The Company determined that extinguishment accounting was applicable, as the debt terms in the exchange are substantially different: (a) the present value of the cash flows of the new and remaining instruments differ by more than 10%, (b) the fair value of the conversion option changed by more than 10% of the carrying amount of the original instruments, and (c) a substantive conversion feature was added to the debt terms. The gain on extinguishment is reported in Reorganization items, net.
Two previous miner equipment lender loans were exchanged for Miner Equipment Lender Agreements. The Company determined that extinguishment accounting was applicable, as the loans had original maturities near the exchange on the Effective Date. The remaining miner equipment lender loans and leases were exchanged for New Common Stock. The Company determined that extinguishment accounting was applicable, as the remaining miner equipment lender loans and leases were settled by the issuance of equity-classified shares. The gain on extinguishment is reported in Reorganization items, net.
Issuances
On the Effective Date, pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, the Company issued the following debt instruments, which are defined and described in further detail below (in thousands):

Principal Balance on the Effective Date
Exit Credit Agreement$61,200 
Secured Notes Indenture$150,000 
New Secured Convertible Notes Indenture$260,000 
Miner Equipment Lender Agreements$52,947 
In addition, approximately $15.0 million of debt was reinstated pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization.


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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Exit Credit Agreement
On the Effective Date, under the terms of the Plan of Reorganization, the Company entered into a credit and guaranty agreement, dated as of January 23, 2024 (the “Exit Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, as borrower, the guarantors named therein, the lenders party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent, consisting of an $80 million first-lien credit facility with certain holders of the Company’s April convertible notes and August convertible notes (in such capacity, the “Exit Lenders”) equal to (i) a $40 million term loan comprised of (x) a $20 million initial term loan and (y) a $20 million delayed-draw term loan and (ii) a $40 million roll-up of the outstanding balance of the April convertible notes and August convertible notes (the “Exit Facility”). The Exit Facility will mature on January 23, 2027.

From the Effective Date, cash borrowings under the Exit Facility bear interest at 9.0% per annum, payable on the first business day of each Fiscal Quarter (as defined in the Exit Credit Agreement), commencing on April 1, 2024. The Exit Facility amortizes in equal quarterly installments of $1.25 million beginning on January 1, 2026. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (as such term is defined in the Exit Credit Agreement), the obligations under the Exit Facility shall automatically bear interest at a rate equal to an additional 2.0% per annum over the rate otherwise applicable, with such interest being payable in cash on each interest payment date (unless the administrative agent demands prior payment).
At issuance, the Company identified embedded features in the Exit Facility and evaluated them for potential bifurcation in accordance with ASC 815-15. The identified embedded features were determined to be clearly and closely related to the debt host and not subject to bifurcation.
The present value of the Exit Facility’s cash flows were estimated to be equal to its par amount, therefore no discount or premium was recorded on issuance.

Obligations under the Exit Credit Agreement are secured by a valid and perfected lien and security interest on substantially all assets and property of the Company and the guarantors thereof, including a first-priority lien on all new, unencumbered miner equipment purchased by the Company or any subsidiary thereof other than the following, which are each secured by a second priority lien on, (i) Equipment Priority Collateral (as defined below) and (ii) future financed equipment. Obligations under the Exit Credit Agreement are guaranteed by all direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company.

The Exit Facility provides for affirmative, negative and financial covenants, that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and, in certain cases, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, to incur more indebtedness; pay dividends, redeem stock or make other distributions; make investments; grant or permit certain liens; transfer or sell assets; merge or consolidate; and enter into certain transactions with our affiliates. The Exit Facility also imposes financial maintenance covenants in the form of a maximum leverage ratio and minimum liquidity requirements. The Exit Facility contains certain events of default, including, without limitation, nonpayment of principal, nonpayment of interest, fees or other obligations after three business days, bankruptcy events of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and certain changes of control.
Secured Notes Indenture
On the Effective Date, under the terms of the Plan of Reorganization, the Company issued $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2028 (the “Secured Notes”) pursuant to a secured notes indenture (the “Secured Notes Indenture”) among (i) the Company, as the issuer, (ii) the guarantors named therein and (iii) Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent (the “Secured Notes Agent”).

The maturity date of the Secured Notes is January 23, 2028. The Secured Notes bear interest at a rate of 12.5% per annum, payable on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on June 15, 2024. There is no amortization on the Secured Notes prior to maturity.

The Secured Notes are secured by a valid and perfected second lien and security interest on substantially all assets of the Company and the guarantors thereof, which liens are junior in priority to liens securing the Exit Facility and are subject to the terms of the New Intercreditor Agreement. The Secured Notes are guaranteed by all direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company.
The Company is entitled to prepay the notes prior to maturity. If the notes are prepaid after the first year (including in the event that the notes are accelerated), or if the notes are not paid when due at the stated maturity, the Company is required to pay a premium on the outstanding principal amount equal to: (a) 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding, if the notes are prepaid on or after the first anniversary of the Issue Date (as such term is defined in the Secured Notes Indenture) and prior to the
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second anniversary of the Issue Date, (b) 2.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding, if the notes are prepaid on or after the second anniversary of the Issue Date and prior to the third anniversary of the Issue Date and (c) 3.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding, if the notes are prepaid on or after the third anniversary of the Issue Date or if the notes are not paid when due at maturity, in each case whether such payment is made before or after an event of default or an acceleration (including any acceleration as a result of an insolvency proceeding) of all or part of the notes. No prepayment premium shall be applicable in connection with any prepayment, repayment or refinancing that occurs prior to the first anniversary of the Issue Date.
At issuance, the Company identified embedded features in the Secured Notes and evaluated them for potential bifurcation in accordance with ASC 815-15. The identified embedded features were determined to be clearly and closely related to the debt host and not subject to bifurcation.
The present value of the Secured Notes’ cash flows were estimated to be $149.5 million, the discount is amortized to result in recognition of a level effective interest rate.

The Secured Notes Indenture contains affirmative and negative covenants consistent with those in the Exit Facility and the New Secured Convertible Notes Indenture (as defined below) that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and, in certain cases, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries to incur more indebtedness; pay dividends, redeem stock or make other distributions; make investments; grant or permit certain liens; transfer or sell assets; merge or consolidate; and enter into certain transactions with its affiliates. The Secured Notes Indenture contains certain events of default, including, without limitation, nonpayment of principal, nonpayment of fees, interest or other obligations after three business days, violations of the covenants (subject, in the case of certain affirmative covenants, to certain grace periods), and bankruptcy events of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
New Secured Convertible Notes Indenture
On the Effective Date, under the terms of the Plan of Reorganization, the Company issued $260.0 million aggregate principal amount of secured convertible notes due 2029 (the “New Secured Convertible Notes”) pursuant to a secured convertible notes indenture (the “New Secured Convertible Notes Indenture”) among (i) Core Scientific, Inc., as the issuer, (ii) the guarantors party thereto and (iii) Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and as collateral agent for the New Secured Convertible Notes (in such capacity, the “Secured Convertible Notes Agent”). The New Secured Convertible Notes were issued to holders of the Company’s April convertible notes and August convertible notes.

The maturity date of the New Secured Convertible Notes is January 23, 2029. The New Secured Convertible Notes bear interest payable quarterly on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15, beginning on June 15, 2024, at the Company’s option, (i) in cash at a rate of 10.0% per annum, or (ii) in cash at a rate of 6.0% of per annum and in stock at a rate of 6.0% of per annum (the “Cash/PIK Interest”); provided that the payable-in-stock portion of the Cash/PIK Interest is payable in New Common Stock using a price equal to the volume weighted average price of the New Common Stock for the 20 consecutive trading day period immediately preceding the date that is three business days prior to the applicable interest payment date.

The New Secured Convertible Notes are secured by a valid and perfected third lien and security interest on substantially all assets of the Company and the guarantors thereof, and which liens are junior in priority to liens securing the Exit Facility and Secured Notes and are subject to the terms of the New Intercreditor Agreement. The New Secured Convertible Notes are guaranteed by all direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company.

Upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change (as such term is defined in the New Secured Convertible Notes Indenture), the holders of the New Secured Convertible Notes have the right to require the Company to purchase all or any portion of such holder’s New Secured Convertible Notes at the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest to the repurchase date. Holders may elect to convert the New Secured Convertible Notes into shares of New Common Stock at any time prior to maturity at an initial conversion rate of 171.48 shares of New Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of New Secured Convertible Notes (equal to a conversion price of $5.8317 per share of New Common Stock), which the Company may deliver in cash, New Common Stock or a combination thereof. The conversion price is subject to anti-dilution adjustments upon (among other triggering events) the occurrence of certain dilutive transactions, including share dividends, splits, combinations and reclassification. The New Secured Convertible Notes also automatically convert into New Common Stock if the volume weighted average price for each day for any 20 consecutive trading days is greater than or equal to 133.6% of the as-adjusted conversion price of $7.79.
At issuance, the Company identified embedded features in the New Secured Convertible Notes and evaluated them for potential bifurcation in accordance with ASC 815-15. The conversion feature was determined to be indexed to the Company’s own stock and
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would be classified in equity if it were freestanding meeting a scope exception from derivative accounting under ASC 815. The other identified embedded features were determined to be clearly and closely related to the debt host and not subject to bifurcation.
Convertible debt instruments not specifically addressed in other GAAP are accounted for in accordance with ASC 470-20. Under that guidance a substantial premium is presumed to attributable to the conversion feature. A conversion feature which is not bifurcated as a derivative is initially recognized in equity as additional paid-in capital. The New Secured Convertible Notes were estimated to have a present value of $293.2 million on issuance. $260.0 million was initially recognized as debt and $33.2 million was initially recognized as additional paid-in capital. Under the relevant guidance, neither balance is subject to recognition of recurring remeasurements.

The New Secured Convertible Notes Indenture contains affirmative and negative covenants consistent with those in the Exit Facility and the Secured Notes Indenture that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and, in certain cases, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries to incur more indebtedness; pay dividends, redeem stock or make other distributions; make investments; grant or permit certain liens; transfer or sell assets; merge or consolidate; and enter into certain transactions with its affiliates. The New Secured Convertible Notes Indenture contains certain events of default, including, without limitation, nonpayment of principal, nonpayment of interest, fees or other obligations after three business days, and bankruptcy events of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
Miner Equipment Lender Agreements (BlockFi and Stonebriar)
On the Effective Date, under the terms of the Plan of Reorganization, the Company entered into separate New Miner Equipment Lender Agreements (Election 2) with each holder of an Allowed Miner Equipment Lender Secured Claim that is a Settling Miner Equipment Lender that elected on its ballot to receive and is receiving the Miner Equipment Lender Treatment Election 2 (the “Election 2 Miner Equipment Facility Lenders”), in each case, in the principal amount of eighty percent (80%) of each applicable Holders’ Allowed Miner Equipment Lender Claim as of the Effective Date (the “Miner Equipment Lender Facility”).

The maturity date on the Miner Equipment Lender Facility is January 23, 2029. Loans issued under the Miner Equipment Lender Facility accrue interest (1) from the Effective Date to and including the second anniversary of the Effective Date, (x) if the Company does not deliver an Election Notice (as defined below), at a rate of 13.0% per annum and shall be payable 3.0% in cash interest and 10.0% paid-in-kind, and (y) if the Company delivers a written notice to the Election 2 Miner Equipment Facility Lenders five (5) business days prior to the due date of any interest payment during this period (an “Election Notice”), the Company may elect to have interest accrue at either (a) 12.0% per annum, payable 5.0% in cash and 7.0% paid-in-kind or (ii) 8.0% per annum, payable in cash and (2) following the second anniversary of the Effective Date, at a rate of 10.0% per annum, payable in cash. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (as such term is defined in the New Miner Equipment Lender Agreements (Election 2)), the obligations under the Miner Equipment Lender Facility may, at the option of the Election 2 Miner Equipment Facility Lenders, accrue interest at a rate equal to an additional 2.0% per annum over the rate otherwise applicable, with such interest being payable in cash on demand.

Loans issued under the Miner Equipment Lender Facility are secured by a first-priority, duly-perfected and validly enforceable lien on (i) the collateral securing each Election 2 Miner Equipment Facility Lenders’ existing equipment loan/lease and (ii) new, non-financed miners acquired by the Company after the Effective Date, in an aggregate amount of up to $18,204,559 (collectively, the “Equipment Priority Collateral”).

On the Effective Date, under the terms of the Plan of Reorganization, each Miner Equipment Facility Lender entered into a separate intercreditor agreement with the Secured Convertible Notes Agent, the Secured Notes Agent and the Exit Agent (as defined in the Plan of Reorganization) with respect to the Equipment Priority Collateral.
The present value of the Miner Equipment Lender Facility’s cash flows were estimated to be equal to its par amount, therefore no discount or premium was recorded on issuance.
The Miner Equipment Lender Facility contains customary covenants, representations and warranties.
As of March 31, 2024, the Company believes it was in compliance with the provisions and financial covenants in their respective material debt agreements in all material respects.
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7. CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS AND WARRANT LIABILITIES
Contingent Value Rights Agreement
On the Effective Date, under the terms of the Plan of Reorganization, the Company entered into the Contingent Value Rights Agreement and recorded the liabilities at fair value as of the Effective Date. Pursuant to the Contingent Value Rights Agreement, the Company issued 51,783,625 CVRs to holders of the Company’s April convertible notes and August convertible notes who received New Common Stock (as defined in Note 10 — Stockholders' Deficit) (in such capacity, the “Payees”) in an aggregate amount of 51,783,625 shares of New Common Stock (the “Corresponding New Common Stock”). The CVRs require the Company to make payments to each Payee, of:

(i) at the first testing date, cash equal to such Payee’s pro rata share (the “Year 1 Contingent Payment Obligation”) of the lesser of (a) $43,333,333.33 and (b) the difference between (1) $260,000,000 and (2) the fair market value of the Corresponding New Common Stock (the “First Anniversary Payment Amount”); provided that the Year 1 Contingent Payment Obligation will be extinguished if the fair market value of the Corresponding New Common Stock is equal to or in excess of $260,000,000 with respect to the first testing date;

(ii) at the second testing date, cash or New Common Stock (or a combination of cash and New Common Stock), in the Company’s sole discretion, equal to such Payee’s pro rata share (the “Year 2 Contingent Payment Obligation”) of the lesser of (a) $43,333,333.33 and (b) the difference between (1) $260,000,000 minus the First Anniversary Payment Amount and (2) the fair market value of the Corresponding New Common Stock (the “Second Anniversary Payment Amount”); provided that the Year 2 Contingent Payment Obligation will be extinguished if the fair market value of the Corresponding New Common Stock is equal to or in excess of $260,000,000 minus the First Anniversary Payment Amount, if any, with respect to the second testing date; and

(iii) at the third testing date, cash or New Common Stock (or a combination of cash and New Common Stock), in the Company’s sole discretion, equal to such Payee’s pro rata share (the “Year 3 Contingent Payment Obligation”) of the lesser of (a) $43,333,333.33 and (b) the difference between (1) $260,000,000 minus the sum of the First Anniversary Payment Amount and the Second Anniversary Payment Amount and (2) the fair market value of the Corresponding New Common Stock (the “Third Anniversary Payment Amount”); provided that the Year 3 Contingent Payment Obligation will be extinguished if the fair market value of the Corresponding New Common Stock is equal to or in excess of $260,000,000 minus (1) the First Anniversary Payment amount, if any and (2) the Second Anniversary Payment Amount, if any, with respect to the third testing date.
GUC Contingent Value Rights
On the Effective Date, pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, the Company issued (i) 20,335,491 shares of New Common Stock, to holders of allowed general unsecured claims (the “GUC Equity Distribution”) and (ii) GUC CVRs to holders of allowed general unsecured claims.
Within 45 days of the GUC CVR Testing Date (as defined below), the Company will be required to pay to each GUC Payee New Common Stock in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) such GUC Payee’s pro rata share of the New Common Stock with an aggregate value, based on Plan Value, of $7,100,000 and (ii) the difference between (a) the GUC Equity Distribution at Plan Value and (b) the value of the GUC Equity Distribution as implied by the volume weighted average of the closing price of the GUC Equity Distribution during the 60 trading days prior to the GUC CVR Testing Date; provided that, to the extent that the value of the GUC Equity Distribution, as implied by the volume weighted average of the closing price during any 20 trading days over any consecutive 30 trading day period during the GUC CVR Testing Period, is equal to or in excess of the GUC Equity Distribution at Plan Value, the Company shall not owe any amounts to the GUC Payees and the GUC CVRs shall be immediately extinguished.
The testing period (the “GUC CVR Testing Period”) began on the Effective Date and will end on the date that is 18 months following the Effective Date (the “GUC CVR Testing Date”).
Warrant Agreement
On the Effective Date and pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization and the Confirmation Order, the Company entered into a warrant agreement providing for the issuance of 98,313,313 warrants, each exercisable for one share of New Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.81 per share (the “Tranche 1 Warrants”) and (ii) an aggregate of 81,927,898 warrants, each exercisable for one share of New Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share (the “Tranche 2 Warrants” and, together with the Tranche 1
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Warrants, the “Warrants”). Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, holders of the Company’s previous common stock received, for each share of the Company’s previous stock held, 0.253244 Tranche 1 Warrants and 0.211037 Tranche 2 Warrants.
Each whole Tranche 1 Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one whole share of New Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.81 per share (the “Tranche 1 Exercise Price”). Each whole Tranche 2 Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one whole share of New Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share at any time following the time the volume weighted average price per share of New Common Stock equals or exceeds $8.72 per share on each trading day for 20 consecutive trading days (the “Triggering Event”). At March 31, 2024, the Triggering Event for the Tranche 2 Warrants had not occurred. The Tranche 1 Exercise Price and the price per share used to determine a Triggering Event are subject to adjustment for specific events as set forth in the Warrant Agreement.
The Tranche 1 Warrants will expire on January 23, 2027, and the Tranche 2 Warrants will expire on January 23, 2029, each at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The Warrant Agreement provides that the Warrant Agreement, with respect to the Tranche 1 Warrants or Tranche 2 Warrants, may be amended with the prior written consent of holders holding a majority of the shares then issuable upon exercise of the Tranche 1 Warrants or Tranche 2 Warrants then outstanding, as applicable; provided, however, that any amendment or supplement to the Warrant Agreement that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect any right of a holder of Warrants shall require the written consent of such holder. In addition, the consent of each holder of Warrants affected shall be required for any amendment pursuant to which the applicable exercise price would be increased, the number of shares issuable upon exercise of Warrants would be decreased (other than pursuant to adjustments provided in the Warrant Agreement) or the applicable expiration date would be revised to an earlier date; provided, however, that the Company and the Warrant Agent may amend the Warrant Agreement without the consent of holders of Warrants to (i) to cure any ambiguity; (ii) correct any defective provision; or (iii) make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Warrant Agreement as long as the new provisions do not adversely affect (other than a de minimis adverse effect) the interest of holders of Warrants.
The Warrants may be exercised upon prior written notice of such election, payment of the applicable exercise price (together with any applicable taxes and governmental charges) and, with respect to Warrants held through the book-entry facilities of the Depository (as defined in the Warrant Agreement), surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the settlement date.
The Tranche 2 Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis, pursuant to which the holder shall be entitled to receive a number of shares of New Common Stock equal to one share of New Common Stock multiplied by a fraction equal to (x) the fair market value (as of the business day immediately preceding the date on which the exercise notice was delivered) of one share of New Common Stock, minus the applicable exercise price, divided by (y) such fair market value. Holders of Warrants do not have the rights or privileges of holders of New Common Stock or any voting rights until they exercise their Warrants and receive shares of New Common Stock. After the issuance of shares of New Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants, each holder will be entitled to the same rights as holders of New Common Stock.
Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, holders of Warrants may exercise their Warrants only for a whole number of shares of New Common Stock. If, upon exercise, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, such fractional interest will be rounded to the next higher whole number of the number of shares of New Common Stock to be issued to the holder.
Effective January 24, 2024, the Tranche 1 Warrants and Tranche 2 Warrants began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbols “CORZW” and “CORZZ,” respectively.
8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company measures certain assets and liabilities which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements” approximates the carrying amounts representedat fair value on a recurring or non-recurring basis in the balance sheet.

Fair Value Measurements

certain circumstances. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale ofto sell an asset or paid forto transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tierTo increase the comparability of fair value measures, the following hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:

Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;

Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and

Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

In some circumstances, the inputsvaluation methodologies used to measure fair value:

Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 — Valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
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Level 3 — Valuations based on unobservable inputs reflecting the Company’s own assumptions, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other market participants. These valuations require significant judgment.
The Company uses observable market data when determining fair value might be categorized within different levelswhenever possible and relies on unobservable inputs only when observable market data is not available.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
In October 2023, the Company entered into an energy forward purchase contract to fix a specified component of the energy price related to forecasted energy purchases at the Cottonwood 1 facility from November 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024 (the “Energy Derivatives”). The Energy Derivatives are recognized as derivatives in accordance with ASC 815 initially and subsequently measured at fair value hierarchy. In those instances,with changes in value reflected in Net income (loss). At March 31, 2024 observable Level 2 inputs, such as forward energy prices and discount rates, were available for the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Derivative Warrant Liabilities

energy forward purchase contract.

The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates all of its financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480CVRs, GUC CVRs and FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be classified as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.


The 8,625,000 Public Warrants and the 6,266,667 Private Placement Warrants are recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815-40, “Derivatives815 initially and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Stock.” Accordingly, the Company recognizes the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s statement of operations. The estimated fair value of the Public Warrants issubsequently measured at fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation. The estimated fairwith changes in value ofreflected in Net income (loss). When these instruments were recognized on the Private Placement Warrants is measured at fair value using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.

Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering

Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the Initial Public Offering that were directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs are allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with derivative warrant liabilities are expensed as incurred, presented as non-operating expenses in the statement of operations. Offering costs associated with the Class A common stock were charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.

Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including shares of Class A common stock that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain eventsEffective Date, observable market data was not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity.available. At all other times, Class A common stock are classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A common stock feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, at March 31, 2021, 31,317,383 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption at the redemption amount were presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.

Income Taxes

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2021. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties as of March 31, 2021. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.

Net income per common shares

Net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and private placement to purchase an aggregate of 14,891,667 shares in the calculation of diluted income per share, since the exercise of the warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive.


The Company’s unaudited condensed statement of operations includes a presentation of income per common share for common shares subject to possible redemption in a manner similar to the two-class method of income per common share. Net income per common share, basic and diluted, for Class A common stock subject to possible redemption is calculated by dividing the proportionate share of income on investments held by the Trust Account, net of applicable franchise and income taxes, by the weighted average number of common stock subject to possible redemption outstanding since original issuance.

Net income per share, basic and diluted, for non-redeemable common stock is calculated by dividing the net income, adjusted for income or loss on investments held in the Trust Account attributable to common stock subject to possible redemption, by the weighted average number of non-redeemable common stock outstanding for the period.

Non-redeemable common stock includes Founder Shares and non-redeemable shares of Class A common stock as these shares do not have any redemption features. Non-redeemable common stock participates in the income or loss on investments held in the Trust Account based on non-redeemable shares’ proportionate interest.

The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income per common share:

  For the
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2021
 
Class A Common stock subject to possible redemption    
Numerator: Earnings allocable to Common stock subject to possible redemption    
Income from investments held in Trust Account $9,338 
Less: Company’s portion available to be withdrawn to pay taxes  (9,338)
Net income attributable $- 
Denominator: Weighted average Class A common stock subject to possible redemption    
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding  30,731,669 
Basic and diluted net income per share $- 
     
Non-Redeemable Common Stock    
Numerator: Net Income minus Net Earnings    
Net income $

4,962,873

 
Net income allocable to Class A common stock subject to possible redemption  - 
Non-redeemable net income $4,962,873 
Denominator: weighted average Non-redeemable common stock    
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Non-redeemable common stock  10,109,776 
Basic and diluted net income per share, Non-redeemable common stock $0.49 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (“ASU 2020-06”), which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. The ASU also removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, and it simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 on January2024 observable Level 1 2021. Adoption of the ASU did not impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statement.


Note 4 — Initial Public Offering

On February 12, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 34,500,000 Units, including the exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase 4,500,000 Over-Allotment Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $345.0 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $19.2 million, of which approximately $12.1 million in deferred underwriting commissions. Of the 34,500,000 Units sold, an aggregate of 2,405,700 Units were purchased by the Anchor Investors.

Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock, and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant (each, a “Public Warrant”). Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 8).

Note 5 — Related Party Transactions

Founder Shares

On December 31, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000 to cover for certain offering costs on behalf of the Company in exchange for issuance of 7,187,500 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, (the “Founder Shares”). On February 9, 2021, the Company effected a share capitalization of 1,437,500 shares of Class B common stock, resulting in an aggregate of 8,625,000 shares of Class B common stock outstanding. Up to 1,125,000 Founder Shares were subject to forfeiture to the extent that the over-allotment optionmarket data was not exercised in full by the underwriters, so that the Founder Shares would represent 20.0% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering. On February 12, 2021, the underwriter fully exercised its option to purchase additional; thus, these 1,125,000 Founder Shares were no longer subject to forfeiture.

In February 2021, the Sponsor agreed to sell to the Anchor Investors 1,552,500 Founder Shares and the Anchor Investors agreed to purchase from the Sponsor on the date of the initial business combination an aggregate of 1,552,500 Founder Shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $4,500, or approximately $0.003 per share.

The initial stockholders and the Anchor Investors agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of the initial Business Combination; and (B) subsequent to the initial Business Combination (x) if the last reported sale price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20-trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the initial Business Combination or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property. Any permitted transferees would be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements of the initial stockholders and the Anchor Investors with respect to any Founder Shares.

Private Placement Warrants

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the Private Placement of 6,266,667 Private Placement Warrants, at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, to the Sponsor and the Anchor Investors, generating proceeds of $9.4 million.

Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for one whole share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was added to the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless.

The purchasers of the Private Placement Warrants agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Private Placement Warrants (except to permitted transferees) until 30 days after the completion of the initial Business Combination.


Related Party Loans

On December 31, 2020, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover expenses related to the Initial Public Offering pursuant to a promissory note (the “Note”). This loan was non-interest bearing and payable upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. As of February 12, 2021, the Company borrowed approximately $90,000 under the Note. On February 15, 2021, the Company repaid the Note in full.

In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination or, at the lenders’ discretion, up to $1.5 million of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $1.50 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had no borrowings under the Working Capital Loans.

Administrative Services Agreement

Commencing on the date that the Company’s securities were first listed on the Nasdaq through the earlier of consummation of the initial Business Combination and the Company’s liquidation, the Company agreed to pay affiliates of the Sponsor a total of $20,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 the Company incurred $40,000 of such fees, which are recognized in general and administrative expenses – related party, in the accompanying unaudited condensed statement of operations.

Payments to Insiders

The Sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on the Company’s behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable Business Combinations. The Company’s audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to the Sponsor, directors, officers or the Company’s or any of their affiliates.

Business Combination Payments

The Company may make a cash payment to XMS Capital Partners, LLC (“XMS Capital”) or its affiliates for any financial advisory, placement agency or other similar investment banking services that XMS Capital or its affiliates may provide to the Company, in connection with its initial Business Combination, and reimburse XMS Capital or its affiliates for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with the performance of such services.

Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies

Registration Rights

The holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, if any (and any shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares), were entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. These holders were entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.


Underwriting Agreement

The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the date of the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 4,500,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. On February 12, 2021, the underwriter fully exercised its option to purchase additional Units.

The underwriters did not earn any upfront underwriting commission in connection with 2,760,000 Units, including the 2,405,700 Units sold to the Anchor Investors. Except for those Units, the underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit on 31,740,000 Units, or approximately $6.3 million, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. An additional fee of $0.35 per Unit, or approximately $12.1 million in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Risks and Uncertainties

Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these financial statement. The financial statement does not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Note 7 — Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. As of March 31, 2021, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.

Class A Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of March 31, 2021, there were 3,182,617 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding, excluding 31,317,383 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption.

Class B Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. On December 31, 2020, the Company issued 7,187,500 shares of Class B common stock to the Sponsor for an aggregate price of $25,000. On February 9, 2021, the Company effected a share capitalization of 1,437,500 shares of Class B common stock, resulting in an aggregate of 8,625,000 shares of Class B common stock outstanding. Up to an aggregate of 1,125,000 shares of Class B common stock were subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part, so that the initial stockholders would collectively own 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock after the Initial Public Offering. On February 12, 2021, the underwriter fully exercised its option to purchase additional; thus, these 1,125,000 shares of Class B common stock were no longer subject to forfeiture.

In January 2021, our Sponsor transferred 30,000 shares of our Class B common stock to each of our independent directors.

Common stockholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by stockholders and vote together as a single class, except as required by law; provided, that, prior to the Company’s initial Business Combination, holders of the Class B common stock will have the right to appoint all of the Company’s directors and remove members of the board of directors for any reason, and holders of the Class A common stock will not be entitled to vote on the appointment of directors during such time.

The Class B common stock will automatically convert into Class A common stock at the time of the initial Business Combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and subject to further adjustment as provided herein. In the case that additional shares of Class A common stock, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts issued in the Initial Public Offering and related to the closing of the initial Business Combination, the ratio at which the shares of Class B common stock will convert into shares of Class A common stock will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the Class B common stock agree to waive such anti-dilution adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of all shares of Class B common stock will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of all shares of common stock issued and outstanding upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering plus all shares of Class A common stock and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with the initial Business Combination, excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the initial Business Combination.


Note 8 — Derivative Warrant Liabilities

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had 8,625,000 Public Warrants and the 6,266,667 Private Placement Warrants outstanding.

Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional Public Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Public Warrants will trade. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination or (b) 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering; provided in each case that the Company has an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants and a current prospectus relating to them is available (or the Company permits holders to exercise their Public Warrants on a cashless basis and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act). The Company agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days after the closing of its initial Business Combination, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC and have an effective registration statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock until the warrants expire or are redeemed. If the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants are not registered under the Securities Act in accordance with the above requirements, the Company will be required to permit holders to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis. However, no warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration is available. Notwithstanding the above, if the Company’s shares of Class A common stock are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects, it will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, and in the event the Company does not so elect, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.

The warrants have an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustments, and will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of the initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share of Class A common stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the fundingCVRs and Warrants.

The following presents the levels of the initial Business Combination onfair value hierarchy for the date of the consummation of the initial Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Class A common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates the initial Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, then the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, the $18.00 per share redemption trigger prices described below under “Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00” and “Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $10.00 per share redemption trigger price described below under “Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants will be non-redeemable (except as described below in “Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00”) so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the Sponsor, the Anchor Investors or their respective permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.


Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00:

Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may call the outstanding warrants for redemption (except as described herein with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):

in whole and not in part;

at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and

if, and only if, the last reported sale price of Class A common stock for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders (the “Reference Value”) equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted).

The Company will not redeem the warrants as described above unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock is available throughout the 30-day redemption period. If and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.

Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00:

Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants:

in whole and not in part;

at $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption and receive that number of shares determined by reference to an agreed table based on the redemption date and the “fair market value” (as defined below) of Class A common stock;

if, and only if, the Reference Value equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described herein under the heading “Description of Securities — Warrants — Public Stockholders’ Warrants — Anti-dilution Adjustments”); and

if the Reference Value is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant as described herein under the heading “Description of Securities — Warrants — Public Stockholders’ Warrants — Anti-dilution Adjustments”), the Private Placement Warrants must also concurrently be called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding Public Warrants, as described above.

The “fair market value” of Class A common stock shall mean the volume weighted average price of Class A common stock during the 10 trading days immediately following the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants. In no event will the warrants be exercisable in connection with this redemption feature for more than 0.361 shares of Class A common stock per warrant (subject to adjustment).

If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.


Note 9 — Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that areCompany's derivatives measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2021 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques that the Company utilized to determine such fair value.

Description Quoted Prices in Active Markets
(Level 1)
  Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant Other Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Assets:            
Investments held in Trust Account - Money market fund $345,010,287  $         -  $- 
             
Liabilities:            
Derivative warrant liabilities - Public warrants $-  $-  $9,660,000 
Derivative warrant liabilities - Private placement warrants $-  $-  $7,206,670 

Transfers to/from Levels 1,2024 (in thousands):

March 31, 2024
Fair value hierarchy
Level 1Level 2Level 3Fair value
Energy derivatives liability:
Energy derivatives$— $1,465 $— $1,465 
Total energy derivatives liability— 1,465 — 1,465 
Contingent value rights liabilities:
Contingent value rights41,427 — — 41,427 
GUC contingent value rights— — 3,174 3,174 
Total contingent value rights liabilities41,427 — 3,174 44,601 
Warrants liability:
Warrants327,465 — — 327,465 
Total warrants liability327,465 — — 327,465 
Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis$368,892 $— $3,174 $372,066 
Level 2 and 3 are recognized at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy during the period ended March 31, 2021.

Level 1 instruments include investments in mutual funds invested in government securities. Recurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company uses inputs such as actual trade data, benchmark yields, quoted market prices from dealers or brokers, and other similar sources to determinefollowing table summarizes the fair value of its investments.

the energy forward purchase contract on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands):

Fair Value (Level 2)
Financial statement line itemMarch 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Energy forward purchase contractAccrued expenses and other current liabilities$1,465 $2,262 
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The estimatedCompany recorded the following gains/(losses) related to the energy forward purchase contract on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
Financial statement line item20242023
Energy forward purchase contractChange in fair value of energy derivatives$(2,218)$— 
Level 3 Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The following presents a rollforward of the activity for the GUC CVRs liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs as of March 31, 2024 (in thousands):
GUC CVRs
(Level 3)
Balance at December 31, 2023$— 
Issuances3,950 
Unrealized gains(776)
Balance at March 31, 2024$3,174 
The CVRs and warrants had no balance at December 31, 2023, on the Effective Date they were measured using Level 3 inputs as no market existed for them at that time. Since the Effective Date active markets have developed for those instruments and the Company uses Level 1 quoted market prices for their valuation at March 31, 2024.
All transfers into and out of Level 3 are assumed to occur at the beginning of the quarterly reporting period in which they occur. As of December 31, 2023, there were no Level 3 financial instruments.
The fair value of the Public Warrants is measured at fair valueGUC CVRs was estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation. The estimated fair value of the Private Placement Warrants is measured at fair value using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.

The estimated fair value of the Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherentsimulated Company stock price paths in a Monte Carlo simulation and a Black-Scholesmodel. The inputs into the simulation model are assumptions relatedsimilar to expected stock-price volatility, expected term, risk-free interest ratethose used in Black-Scholes option models. They include the Company’s stock price and dividend yield.yield, risk-free rate, term and estimated volatility. The Company estimatesestimated volatility is considered to be a significant unobservable input into the volatility of its warrants based on historical and implied volatility of select peer companies. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve onsimulation model. At March 31, 2024, the valuation date for a maturity commensurate withtechnique has not changed during the expected remaining life ofperiod since the warrants. The expected term of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates remaining at zero.

Effective Date.

The following table provides quantitative information regardingpresents significant Level 3 fair value measurementsunobservable inputs at their measurement dates:

  February 12,
2021
  March 31,
2020
 
Exercise price $11.50  $11.50 
Stock price $10.87  $9.74 
Volatility  20.0%  20.0%
Term  5.0   5.0 
Risk-free rate  0.50%  0.92%

The change inused to measure the fair value of derivative liabilities,GUC CVRs as of March 31, 2024 (dollars in thousands):
Fair valueUnobservable InputMeasure
GUC contingent value rights$3,174 Estimated Volatility120.0 %

There is inherent uncertainty in an estimate of fair value from the use of significant unobservable inputs. An increase in the estimated volatility used in the model would be expected to increase the fair value of the GUC CVRs.
Nonrecurring fair value measurements
The Company’s non-financial assets, including property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets are measured at estimated fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These assets are adjusted to fair value only when an impairment is recognized, or the underlying asset is held for sale.
No non-financial assets were classified as Level 3 as of March 31, 2024 or December 31, 2023.
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Fair value of financial instruments

The Company’s financial instruments, that are not subject to recurring fair value measurements, include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, net, accounts payable, leases, notes payable and certain accrued expenses and other liabilities. Except for the Convertible Notes, the carrying amount of these financial instruments materially approximate their fair values. At March 31, 2024 the fair value of the Convertible Notes using Level 3 inputs,1 active market price was $230.4 million.
9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Commitments
In October 2023, the Company entered into a purchase agreement to acquire S21 miners with a combined exahash of 2.52 or approximately 12,900 miners from Bitmain for approximately $50.4 million, of which $28.2 million was paid as of March 31, 2024, $15.1 million was satisfied with the use of coupons, and $7.1 million was included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had received approximately 4,790 miners. The remaining miners were received in April 2024.
Legal Proceedings—The Company is subject to legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company accrues losses for a legal proceeding when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. However, the uncertainties inherent in legal proceedings make it difficult to reasonably estimate the costs and effects of resolving these matters. Accordingly, actual costs incurred may differ materially from amounts accrued and could materially adversely affect the Company’s business, cash flows, results of operations, financial condition and prospects. Unless otherwise indicated, the Company is unable to estimate reasonably possible losses in excess of any amounts accrued.
Purported Shareholder Class Action (“Pang”)
On November 14, 2022, Plaintiff Mei Pang filed a purported class-action complaint against Core Scientific, Inc., its former chief executive officer, Michael Levitt, and others in the United States District Court, Western District (Austin) of Texas asserting that the Company violated the Securities and Exchange Act by allegedly failing to disclose to investors that – among other things – the Company was vulnerable to litigation given its decision to pass power costs to its customers, that certain clients had breached their contracts, and that this impacted the Company’s profitability and ability to continue as a going concern. The complaint seeks monetary damages. Core filed a notice of suggestion of bankruptcy stating that its petition for bankruptcy—filed on December 21, 2022—operates as a stay to the continuation of this matter. Plaintiff subsequently withdrew its claims against Core.
On April 14, 2023, the Court appointed lead plaintiff for the purported class in Pang, individually and on behalf of a class of claimants, filed proofs of claim against the Company in its Chapter 11 Cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District (Houston) of Texas based upon the allegations set forth in Pangand Core filed an objection to the proofs of claim.
On December 7, 2023, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston, sustained the Company’s objection to the filed class proof of claim without prejudice to re-file a proof of claim on an individual basis by December 20, 2023; and denied plaintiff’s Motion for Class Treatment under Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7023. No individual proof of claim was filed by any of the class representatives of the purported class action by December 20, 2023, and a separately filed objection to confirmation of Debtors’ Fourth Amended Chapter 11 Plan and Disclosure Statement was overruled by the Bankruptcy Court on January 16, 2024. On January 29, 2024, plaintiff filed a notice of appeal of the order confirming the Company’s Plan of Reorganization.
Following Core’s motion to dismiss in the District Court case, the Court dismissed without prejudice the 10(b) claim in its entirety for failure to plead scienter and loss causation and all but a single statement under Section 11 and Section 14 of the Exchange Act. The Court also held that none of the Defendants other than Michael Levitt were control persons under Section 15 (even though Mr. Levitt was not even named as a Defendant under Section 15). Core filed a motion for reconsideration of the Court’s failure to dismiss the remaining Section 11 claim and filed an answer to the Plaintiff’s remaining claim.
On April 22, 2024, the Court granted the Company’s motion for reconsideration and dismissed without prejudice all remaining claims contained in the plaintiff’s complaint.
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Purported Shareholder Class Action (“Ihle”)
On July 24, 2023, Plaintiff Brad Ihle filed a purported class action complaint against certain officers and directors of Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. (the former name of the current corporate entity operating our business, or “XPDI”) and XMS Sponsor LLC et al, in the Court of Chancery State of Delaware. The complaint alleges breach of fiduciary duties arising out of the merger of XPDI and the entity that conducted our business operations prior to the merger (“Legacy Core”) and the marketing and solicitation of shareholders pursuant to that merger agreement dated July 20, 2021. Certain of the defendants have notified the Company of their intention to seek defense and indemnification in this matter pursuant to Delaware law and the Company’s bylaws.
Employment Claim
On September 30, 2022, Harlin Dean, a former executive of Blockcap, Inc. (n/k/a Core Scientific Acquired Mining, LLC) sent a demand letter to the Company, seeking approximately $9.8 million. Along with the demand letter, Mr. Dean enclosed a complaint that had been filed in the 419th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas, which asserted the following causes of action: (1) breach of employment agreement; (2) quantum meruit; (3) promissory estoppel; (4) conversion; (5) declaratory relief; (6) equitable relief/specific performance; (7) imposition of constructive trust; (8) accounting; and (9) attorneys’ fees and costs. According to Mr. Dean, the Company failed to honor the terms of his employment agreement upon his resignation.
Following the Company’s filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, Mr. Dean filed proofs of claim in the Chapter 11 Cases alleging the Company breached Mr. Dean’s employment agreement and various equity award agreements. Mr. Dean seeks a total recovery of approximately $8 million. The Debtors filed an objection to Mr. Dean’s proofs of claim on September 19, 2023. Mr. Dean filed a reply in support of his claim and moved for summary judgment on October 19. Adjudication of the validity and value of Mr. Dean’s proof of claim is pending. As a general unsecured creditor under the Plan of Reorganization, any amount determined to be owed to plaintiff will be paid in common shares of the Company as provided in the Plan of Reorganization.
Contract Claims
GEM Mining 1, LLC, GEM Mining 2, LLC, GEM Mining 2B, LLC, and GEM Mining 4, LLC (together “GEM”) have filed proofs of claim in the Chapter 11 Cases alleging the Company breached its hosting agreements with GEM and are seeking to recover approximately $4.1 million. The Debtors filed an initial objection to GEM’s proofs of claim on May 4, 2023, and filed a supplemental objection on May 6, 2023. GEM filed a response in opposition to Debtors’ objections on September 6, 2023. Additionally, GEM 1 and GEM 4 filed proofs of claim in the Chapter 11 Case asserting approximately $8 million in rejection damages. The Debtors are currently preparing an objection to these claims along with a reply to GEM’s response to the Debtors’ earlier filed objections. As a general unsecured creditor under the Plan of Reorganization, any amount determined to be owed to plaintiff will be paid in common shares of the Company as provided in the Plan of Reorganization.
In November 2022, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. filed a complaint against the Company in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging breach of contract for failing to pay when due certain payments allegedly owing under a contract for construction entered into between the parties. The case has been stayed as a result of the Company’s filing of a petition for relief under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. On January 18, 2024, the Bankruptcy Court entered the McCarthy Order approving the parties’ agreement to settle all claims and release all liens of McCarthy against the Company.
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were no other material loss contingency accruals for legal matters.
Leases—See Note 5 — Leases for additional information.
10. STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Equity Rights Offering
On November 20, 2023, the Company commenced an equity rights offering (the “Equity Rights Offering”) of common shares of the reorganized Company (the “ERO Shares”) in an aggregate amount of $55 million. On the Effective Date, the Company issued 15,648,896 shares on account of the Equity Rights Offering in exchange for the cash proceeds. Also, on November 16, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Backstop Commitment Letter”) with the parties named therein (the “Commitment Parties”), pursuant to which the Commitment Parties agreed to severally and not jointly backstop $37.1 million of the Equity Rights Offering (the “Backstop Commitment”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Backstop Commitment Letter. The subscription period for the ERO expired on January 5, 2024. The Equity Rights Offering was oversubscribed and the aggregate subscriptions (including over
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subscriptions) exceeded the number of ERO Shares offered to be purchased as part of the Equity Rights Offering. The results of the Equity Rights Offering rendered the previously arranged Backstop Commitment unnecessary however on the Effective Date the Company issued 2,111,178 New Common Stock shares on account of the underlying backstop fee associated with the Backstop Commitment.
Emergence from Bankruptcy
As disclosed in Note 1 — Organization and Description of Business, on December 21, 2022, the Debtors filed the Chapter 11 Cases in the Bankruptcy Court seeking relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
On January 15, 2024, the Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy Court the Plan of Reorganization, and on January 16, 2024, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Confirmation Order.
On the Effective Date, the Plan of Reorganization became effective in accordance with its terms and the Debtors emerged from the Chapter 11 Cases. On the Effective Date, in connection with the effectiveness of, and pursuant to the terms of, the Plan of Reorganization and the Confirmation Order, the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately before the Effective Date was canceled and is of no further force or effect, and the new organizational documents of the Company became effective, authorizing the issuance of shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “New Common Stock”). In accordance with the foregoing, on the Effective Date, the Company, as reorganized on the Effective Date and in accordance with the Plan of Reorganization, issued the: (i) New Common Stock, (ii) Warrants, (iii) CVRs, (iv) New Secured Convertible Notes, (v) Secured Notes and (vi) the GUC CVRs (each, as defined below). Such securities, rights, or interests were issued in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) provided by section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code.
On the Effective Date, all equity interests in the Company that existed immediately prior to the Effective Date were cancelled, including the Company’s then-existing common stock and warrants, and the Company issued or caused to be issued the New Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Plan of Reorganization.
On the Effective Date, pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, the Company issued or held in reserve as issuable:
176,266,782 shares of New Common Stock;
4,725,091 shares of New Common Stock held in reserve for disputed claims;
180,241,211 Warrants, composed of 98,313,313 Tranche 1 Warrants and 81,927,898 Tranche 2 Warrants;
51,783,625 CVRs; and
GUC CVRs.
The 4,725,091 shares of New Common Stock held in reserve for disputed claims will be distributed in settlement of previously disputed claims which become allowed by the Court. On the one year anniversary from the Effective Date, or at such earlier date as all disputed claims are considered resolved, any reserved shares not distributed in settlement of previously disputed claims which become allowed will be issued to holders of the common stock immediately prior to the Effective Date. As these shares will be issued and only the recipient is contingent, the Company accounts for these shares as outstanding in its Consolidated Balance Sheets and in the Basic and Diluted Weighted average shares outstanding in its Consolidated Statements of Operations as of the Effective Date. Shares estimated by the Company to be issued to disputed claims are included in the gain on satisfaction of the GUC claims reported in Reorganization items, net.
New Common Stock and Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000,000 shares of New Common Stock and 2,000,000,000 shares of preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”), each having a par value of $0.00001 per share. The rights and preferences of the New Common Stock shall at all times be subject to the rights of the Preferred Stock as may be set forth in one or more certificates of designations filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware from time to time in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Charter.
The Charter authorized the Board of Directors to provide for the issuance of a share or shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series and to fix for each such series (i) the number of shares constituting such series and the designation of such series, (ii) the voting powers (if any) of the shares of such series, (iii) the powers, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of
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the shares of each such series, and (iv) the qualifications, limitations, and restrictions thereof. The authority of the Board of Directors with respect to the Preferred Stock shall include, but not be limited to, determination of (i) the number of shares constituting any series, (ii) the dividend rate or rates on the shares of any series, (iii) the voting rights, if any, of such series and the number of votes per share, (iv) conversion privileges, (v) whether the shares of any series shall be redeemable, (vi) whether any series shall have a sinking fund for the redemption or purchase of shares of such series, (vii) the rights of the shares in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company and (viii) any other powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of any series.
Management Incentive Plan
In accordance with the Plan of Reorganization, the Board of Directors adopted an equity-based management incentive plan (the “Management Incentive Plan”), under which up to ten percent of the New Common Stock issued and outstanding, on a fully diluted basis, on the date of the Effective Date may be issued to members of the Company’s management. The Confirmation Order authorized and approved any (i) necessary action with respect to the Management Incentive Plan and (ii) reservation for issuance or share issuances pursuant to the Management Incentive Plan.
The Board of Directors adopted the Management Incentive Plan on April 26, 2024. The participants in the Management Incentive Plan, the timing and allocations of the awards to participants, and the other terms and conditions of such awards (including, but not limited to, vesting, exercise prices, base values, hurdles, forfeiture, repurchase rights and transferability) shall be determined by the Board of Directors in its discretion.

Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense relates primarily to expense for restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”), and stock options. As of March 31, 2024, we had unvested or unexercised stock-based awards outstanding representing approximately 2.5 million shares of our common stock, consisting of approximately 1.1 million RSAs and RSUs with a weighted average per share fair value of $28.63, and options to purchase approximately 1.5 million shares of our common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $81.91.
During the three months ended March 31, 2021 is summarized as follows:

Derivative warrant liabilities at February 12, 2021 (inception) $- 
Issuance of Public and Private Warrants  23,027,500 
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities  (6,160,830)
Derivative warrant liabilities at March 31, 2021 $16,866,670 

Note 10 — Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the balance sheet was available for issuance. Based upon this review, except as noted above,2024, the Company did not identifygrant any subsequent events thatstock options, RSUs or RSAs.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, 0.8 million stock options were cancelled, and 1.3 million RSAs and RSUs were forfeited, respectively.
Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, is included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Cost of revenue$959 $597 
Research and development204 442 
Sales and marketing421 505 
General and administrative(2,644)10,729 
Total stock-based compensation expense1
$(1,060)$12,273 
1Includes reversal of stock-based compensation expense due to $6.1 million in forfeitures incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2024. Stock-based compensation expense excluding the impact of these forfeitures would have required adjustmentbeen approximately $5.1 million.
As of March 31, 2024, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options was immaterial. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had approximately $15.6 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to RSAs and RSUs, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average time period of 2.1 years, and an additional $7.1 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs for which some or disclosureall of the requisite service had been provided under the service conditions but had performance conditions that had not yet been achieved.
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
11. INCOME TAXES
Current income tax expense represents the amount expected to be reported on the Company’s income tax returns, and deferred tax expense or benefit represents the change in net deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities as measured by the enacted tax rates that will be in effect when these differences reverse. Valuation allowances are recorded as appropriate to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount considered likely to be realized.
The income tax expense and effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
(in thousands, except percentages)
Income tax expense$206 $104 
Effective income tax rate0.1 %(36.6)%
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded $0.2 million of income tax expense which consisted of discrete state taxes. The Company's estimated annual effective income tax rate without consideration of discrete items is 0.0%, compared to the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21.0% due to projected changes in the valuation allowance (16.7)%, state taxes 0.1%, fair market value adjustments to the warrant liability (6.0)% and other items 1.6%. The Company has a full valuation allowance on its net deferred tax asset as the evidence indicates that it is not more likely than not expected to realize such asset.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded $0.1 million of income tax expense. The Company's estimated annual effective income tax rate was (36.6)%, compared to the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21.0% due to a change in the valuation allowance 43.8%, state taxes (7.1)%, non-deductible transaction costs (58.8)% and other items (0.1)%. The Company has a full valuation allowance on its net deferred tax asset as the evidence indicates that it is not more likely than not expected to realize such asset.
12. NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth reconciliations of the numerators and denominators used to compute basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Numerator:
Net income (loss)$210,691 (388)
Add: Interest expense related to convertible notes, net of tax8,392 — 
Diluted net income (loss)$219,083 $(388)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic230,954 375,419 
Effect of dilutive securities:
Convertible notes50,738 — 
Restricted stock units839 — 
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted282,531 375,419 
Net income (loss) per share - basic$0.91 $— 
Net income (loss) per share - diluted$0.78 $— 
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Potentially dilutive securities include securities not included in the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share because to do so would be anti-dilutive. Potentially dilutive securities are as follows (in common stock equivalent shares, in thousands):
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20242023
Stock options1,172 22,724 
Tranche 1 Warrants98,313 14,892 
Restricted stock and restricted stock units1,040 40,438 
Convertible Notes— 69,997 
SPAC Vesting Shares— 1,725 
Total potentially dilutive securities100,525 149,776 
13. SEGMENT REPORTING
The Company’s operating segments are aggregated into reportable segments only if they exhibit similar economic characteristics and have similar business activities.
The Company has two operating segments: “Mining”, consisting of digital asset mining for its own account; and “Hosting”, which consists primarily of its digital infrastructure and third-party hosting business for digital asset mining and specialized GPU cloud compute customers. The Mining segment generates revenue from operating owned computer equipment as part of a pool of users that process transactions conducted on one or more blockchain networks. In exchange for these services, the Company receives digital assets. The hosting business generates revenue through the sale of consumption-based contracts for its hosting services which are recurring in nature.
The primary financial statements.

measures used by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to evaluate performance and allocate resources are revenue and gross profit. The CODM does not evaluate performance or allocate resources based on segment asset or liability information; accordingly, the Company has not presented a measure of assets by segment. The segments’ accounting policies are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company excludes certain operating expenses and other expenses from the allocations to operating segments.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
The following table presents revenue and gross profit by reportable segment for the periods presented (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Mining Segment(in thousands, except percentages)
Digital asset mining revenue$149,959 $98,026 
Cost of digital asset mining81,564 72,676 
Mining gross profit$68,395 $25,350 
Mining gross margin46 %26 %
Hosting Segment
Hosting revenue$29,332 $22,629 
Cost of hosting services20,081 16,198 
Hosting gross profit$9,251 $6,431 
Hosting gross margin32 %28 %
Consolidated
$179,291 $120,655 
Consolidated cost of revenue$101,645 $88,874 
Consolidated gross profit$77,646 $31,781 
Consolidated gross margin43 %26 %
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, cost of revenue included depreciation expense of $27.5 million and $19.9 million, respectively for the Mining segment. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, cost of revenue included depreciation expense of $1.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively for the Hosting segment.
Concentrations of Revenue and Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. Credit risk with respect to accounts receivable is concentrated with a small number of customers. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with major financial institutions, which management assesses to be of high credit quality, in order to limit the exposure to credit risk. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, all of the Company’s fixed assets were located in the United States. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, all of the Company’s revenue was generated in the United States. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, 84% and 81%, respectively, of the Company’s total revenue was generated from digital asset mining of bitcoin from one customer, which is subject to extreme price volatility.

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the concentration of customers comprising 10% or more of the Company’s Mining and Hosting segment revenue were as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
2024202320242023
Percent of Mining segment revenue:Percent of Hosting segment revenue:
Customer
G100 %100 %N/AN/A
FN/AN/A52 %N/A
HN/AN/A25 %N/A
IN/AN/A10 %N/A
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
A reconciliation of the reportable segment gross profit to loss before income taxes included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, is as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Reportable segment gross profit$77,646 $31,781 
Gain from sales of digital assets543 1,064 
Impairment of digital assets— (1,056)
Change in fair value of energy derivatives(2,218)— 
Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment(3,820)— 
Operating expenses:
Research and development1,799 1,415 
Sales and marketing982 1,008 
General and administrative14,143 21,764 
Total operating expenses16,924 24,187 
Operating income55,227 7,602 
Non-operating (income) expenses, net:
Loss (gain) on debt extinguishment50 (20,761)
Interest expense, net14,087 157 
Reorganization items, net(111,439)31,559 
Change in fair value of warrant and contingent value rights(60,114)— 
Other non-operating expense (income), net1,746 (3,069)
Total non-operating (income) expenses, net(155,670)7,886 
Income (loss) before income taxes$210,897 $(284)
14. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In the ordinary course of business, the Company from time to time has entered into various transactions with related parties.
The Company had agreements to provide hosting services to various entities that are managed and invested in by individuals who were directors and executives of Core Scientific during fiscal year 2023. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, there were no related-party transactions. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized hosting revenue of $3.7 million from the contracts with related-parties.
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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

References

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this section to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” “Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp.,“Core Scientific,“Power & Digital,” “our,” “us” or “we”“Core” refer to Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. Core Scientific, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
The following discussionManagement's Discussion and analysisAnalysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to promote understanding of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations and financial condition. This MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, theour unaudited condensedconsolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhereaccompanying Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements (Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q) as well as the financial and other information included in this report. Certain information containedour Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2024. This section generally discusses the results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 compared to March 31, 2023.
As discussed in the section titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” the following discussion and analysis set forth below includescontains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933,uncertainties, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties andwell as assumptions about us that, mayif they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our actual results levels of activity, performance or achievements to bediffer materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievementsthose expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Such statements include, but are not limited to, possible business combinations and the financing thereof, and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q. Factors that mightcould cause or contribute to such a discrepancydifferences include, but are not limited to, those describedidentified below, and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” under Part I, Item 1A in our other SEC filings.

Overview

We are a blank check company incorporated in DelawareAnnual Report on December 29, 2020. We were formedForm 10-K for the purposeyear ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2024.

Overview
Core Scientific is a best-in-class large-scale operator of effectingdedicated, purpose-built facilities for digital asset mining and a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”premier provider of digital infrastructure, software solutions and services to assist our customers in transforming energy into high-value compute. We employ our own large fleet of computers (“miners”), primarily manufactured by Bitmain Technologies Limited (“Bitmain”), to produce bitcoin for our own account and provide hosting services for large bitcoin mining and Graphics Processing Unit (“GPU”) cloud compute customers at our seven operational data centers in Georgia (2), Kentucky (1), North Carolina (1), North Dakota (1) and Texas (2). We derive the majority of our revenue from earning bitcoin for our own account (“self-mining”). We are an emerging growth companybegan digital asset mining at scale in 2018 and as such, we are subject to allin 2020 became one of the risks associated with emerging growth companies. Our sponsor is XPDI Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”).

The registration statementlargest North American providers of hosting services primarily for our Initial Public Offering was declared effective on February 9, 2021. On February 12, 2021, we consummated its Initial Public Offering of 34,500,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A common stock included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), including the exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase 4,500,000 additional Units (the “Over-Allotment Units”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $345.0 million, and incurring offering coststhird-party mining customers. We had an average hourly operating power demand of approximately $19.2 million, of which approximately $12.1 million in deferred underwriting commissions.

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the private placement660 megawatts (“Private Placement”MW”) of 6,266,667 warrants (each, a “Private Placement Warrant” and collectively, the “Private Placement Warrants”), at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, to the Sponsor and to certain qualified institutional buyers or institutional accredited investors, including certain funds and accounts managed by subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc. (the “Anchor Investors”), generating proceeds of $9.4 million.

Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, $345.0 million ($10.00 per Unit) of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) located in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and will be invested only in U.S. “government securities,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by us, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below.


Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that we will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. We complete one or more initial Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable by us on the income earned on the trust account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial Business Combination. However, we only intend to complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.

If we are unable to complete a Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, or February 12, 2023, (the “Combination Period”) and our stockholders have not amended the Certificate of Incorporation to extend such Combination Period, we will (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable by us), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any); and (3) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2021, we had approximately $2.1 million in its operating bank account, and working capital of approximately $2.2 million.

Our liquidity needs to date have been satisfied through a payment of $25,000 from the Sponsor to cover for certain offering costs in exchange for issuance of the Founder Shares (as defined below), the loan under a promissory note with our Sponsor of approximately $90,000, and the net proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement not held in the Trust Account. We fully repaid the promissory note on February 15, 2021. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with an Initial Business Combination, our officers, directors and initial stockholders may, but are not obligated to, provide us Working Capital Loan. As of March 31, 2021, there were no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loans.

Based on the foregoing, management believes that we will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity from our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, we will be using these funds for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.

Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on our financial position, results of our operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Results of Operations

Our entire activity since inception up to March 31, 2021 was in preparation for our formation, the Initial Public Offering and, subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for a Business Combination. We will not be generating any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial Business Combination.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, we had net income of approximately $5.0 million, which primarily consisted of approximately $6.2 million of non-operating gain from changes in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities and approximately $10,000 of income from investments held in Trust Account, partially offset by approximately $382,000 of general and administrative expenses, approximately $49,000 of franchise tax expenses and a non-operating expense of approximately $777,000 related to offering costs for derivative warrant liabilities.


Contractual Obligations

Administrative Services Agreement

Commencing on the effective date of the registration statement for the Initial Public Offering through the earlier of consummation of the initial Business Combination and the Company’s liquidation, the Company agreed to pay affiliates of the Sponsor a total of $20,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services. We incurred approximately $40,000 in general and administrative expenses – related party in the accompanying unaudited condensed statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021,2024. We had secured approximately 1,198 MW of contracted power capacity at our sites as of March 31, 2024. We also owned and managed the largest infrastructure asset base of publicly listed miners in North America of 745 MW and improved our average self-mining fleet energy efficiency to 26.85 joules per terahash.

Our total revenue was $179.3 million and $120.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. We had operating income of $55.2 million and $7.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. We had net income of $210.7 million and net loss of $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Our adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) was $88.0 million and $40.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Key Business Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measure” below for our definition of, and additional information related to such services.

RegistrationAdjusted EBITDA.

Recent Developments
Emergence from Bankruptcy
On January 15, 2024, the Company and certain of its affiliates filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”) the Fourth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Core Scientific, Inc. and its Affiliated Debtors (with Technical Modifications) (the “Plan of Reorganization”). On January 16, 2024, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming the Plan of Reorganization. On January 23, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), the conditions to the effectiveness of the Plan of Reorganization were satisfied or waived and the Company emerged from bankruptcy.
On the Effective Date, a new Board of Directors was constituted and the Company, in accordance with the Plan of Reorganization satisfied and extinguished claims in the Chapter 11 cases through the issuance of (i) new common stock (“New Common Stock”), (ii) new warrants (“New Warrants”), (iii) contingent value rights (“CVRs”), (iv) new secured convertible notes due 2029 (“New Secured Convertible Notes”), and (v) new secured notes due 2028 (“New Secured Notes”). For more detailed information regarding our emergence from bankruptcy, refer to Notes 3 — Chapter 11 Filing and Emergence from Bankruptcy, 6 — Convertible and Other Notes Payable, 7 — Contingent Value Rights

The holders and Warrant Liabilities and 10 — Stockholders' Deficit to our consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and warrantsPart I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Halving
On April 19, 2024, bitcoin underwent its fourth halving event at block 840,000, when the reward was reduced to its current level of 3.125 bitcoin per block from the previous level of 6.25 bitcoin per block. During a halving, we expect that it could have a negative impact on our revenue as the reward for each bitcoin mined will be reduced. However, the impact of halving on revenue may be issued upon conversionoffset by a rise in the price of Working Capital Loans, if any (and any sharesbitcoin due to fewer miners after the halving event.
Our Business Model
Business Overview
As a large-scale bitcoin digital asset miner, provider of common stock issuable uponblockchain solutions and leader in transforming energy into high-value compute with high efficiency at scale, we believe that we are well positioned to serve customers in a rapidly expanding market for digital asset mining and blockchain solutions. We believe that the exerciseadoption and mainstream use of bitcoin and the blockchain technology on which it is based has accelerated the demand for bitcoin and other digital currencies. Further, as noted in the “Strategic Investments” section below, we believe that opportunities for growth exist in various applications of our data centers for third party customers focused on cloud computing as well as machine learning and artificial intelligence.
As one of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversionlargest owner operators of infrastructure for digital asset mining in North America, we focus primarily on mining bitcoin and selling the Working Capital Loansbitcoin generated for cash and upon conversionactivities directly related to growing our mining capabilities (increasing the number of bitcoin mined) and enhancing efficiencies in our operations (reducing our cost to mine).Our rapidly growing digital asset mining operation is focused on the Founder Shares), were entitledgeneration of digital assets by solving complex cryptographic algorithms to registration rights pursuantvalidate transactions on specific digital asset network blockchains, which is commonly referred to as “mining.” Our digital asset self-mining activity competes with myriad mining operations throughout the world to complete new blocks in the blockchain and earn the reward in the form of an established unit of a registration rights agreement signed upon the consummationdigital asset. The terms of the Initial Public Offering. These holders were entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights. However, the registration rights agreement providesour debt agreements currently require that we will not be requiredsell our digital assets as we receive them, and we typically use the proceeds to effectfund our growth strategies or permit any registration or cause any registration statementfor general corporate purposes.
Our existing, completed facilities lever our specialized construction proficiency by employing high-density, low-cost engineering and power designs. Our proprietary thermodynamic system manages heat and airflow to become effective until terminationdeliver best-in-class uptime and, ultimately, increasing mining rewards to us and our customers. We continually evaluate our mining performance, including our ability to access additional megawatts of the applicable lock-up period. We will bear the expenses incurredelectric power and to expand our total self-mining and customer and related party hosting hash rates. In addition to exploring additional mining facilities and mining arrangements, we may also explore additional uses of our current and future data centers to take advantage of high value compute in connection with our short-, medium- and long-term strategic planning.
Strategic Investments
Our business strategy is to grow our revenue and profitability by increasing the filingcapacity and efficiency of anyour self-mining fleet and by enhancing our third-party hosting business. We intend to strategically develop the infrastructure necessary to support business growth and profitability and pursue adjacent high-value compute opportunities that lever our mining expertise and capabilities. For example, in February 2024, we entered into a multi-year lease agreement for a data center in Austin, Texas with a current operating capacity of 12 MW (the “Austin Lease”) within which to perform colocation hosting services for CoreWeave, Inc. to supply up to 16 MW of data center infrastructure to support its GPU cloud compute workloads. We expect this facility to be operational in the second fiscal quarter of 2024.
We believe our expertise in digital asset mining can be applied favorably to the design, development and operation of large-scale data centers configured to optimize the performance of specialized computers for other specific, high-value applications such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

as cloud computing, as well as machine learning and artificial intelligence. We grantedintend to look for opportunities to expand our business into these areas using our knowledge, expertise and existing infrastructure where favorable market opportunities exist.

Segments
We have two operating segments: “Mining,” consisting of bitcoin self-mining, and “Hosting,” consisting of our third-party hosting business. Our Mining operation segment generates revenue from operating our own mining computers as part of a pool of users that process transactions conducted on one or more blockchain networks. In exchange for this activity, we receive digital assets in the underwritersform of bitcoin. Our Hosting operation segment generates revenue through the sale of electricity-based consumption contracts for our hosting services, which are recurring in nature.
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Mining Equipment
We own and host specialized computers (“miners”) configured for the purpose of validating transactions on multiple digital asset network blockchains (referred to as, “mining”), predominantly the Bitcoin network. Substantially all of the miners we own and host were manufactured by Bitmain and incorporate application-specific integrated circuit (“ASIC”) chips specialized to solve blocks on the bitcoin blockchains using the 256-bit secure hashing algorithm (“SHA-256”) in return for bitcoin digital asset rewards.
We have entered into and facilitated agreements with vendors to supply mining equipment for our digital asset mining operations. The majority of our purchases are made on multi-month contracts with installment payments due in advance of scheduled deliveries. Delivery schedules have ranged from one month to 12 months. As of December 31, 2023, we had two active purchase agreements with Bitmain. The first agreement was for the acquisition of Antminer S19J XP miners with a 45-day option fromcombined exahash of 4.08 or 28,400 miners, all of which have been delivered as of March 31, 2024. The second agreement was for the acquisition of Antminer S21 miners with a combined exahash of 2.52 or approximately 12,900 miners. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had received approximately 4,790 miners. The remaining miners were received in April 2024. As of the reporting date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have completed all 2024 payments due on miners ordered for deployment this year.
The tables below summarize the final prospectus relatingtotal number of self- and hosted miners in operation as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (miners in thousands):

Bitcoin Miners in Operation as of March 31, 2024
Mining EquipmentHash rate (EH/s)Number of Miners
Self-miners19.3 172.8 
Hosted miners6.2 51.1 
Total mining equipment25.5 223.9 
Bitcoin Miners in Operation as of December 31, 2023
Mining EquipmentHash rate (EH/s)Number of Miners
Self-miners16.9158.0
Hosted miners6.351.1
Total mining equipment23.2209.1
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Summary of Digital Asset Activity
Activity related to our digital asset balances for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, were as follows (in thousands):
March 31, 2024March 31, 2023
Digital assets, beginning of period$2,284 $724 
Cumulative effect of ASU 2023-08, adopted January 1, 20241
24 — 
Digital assets, beginning of period, as adjusted2,308 724 
Digital asset mining revenue, net of receivables2
149,644 98,026 
Mining proceeds from shared hosting8,371 — 
Proceeds from sales of digital assets(160,777)(98,384)
Realized gain from sale of digital assets543 1,064 
Impairment of digital assets— (1,056)
Payment of board fee(89)— 
Other— (374)
Digital assets, end of period$— $— 
1 Reflects the impact of the Company’s adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-08, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets (“ASU 2023-08”) effective January 1, 2024.
2 As of March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, there was $2.0 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of digital asset receivable included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
Performance Metrics
Hash Rate
Miners perform computational operations in support of digital asset blockchains measured in “hash rate” or “hashes per second.” A “hash” is the computation run by mining hardware in support of the blockchain; therefore, a miner’s “hash rate” refers to the Initial Public Offeringrate at which it is capable of solving such computations. The equipment originally employed for mining bitcoin used the Central Processing Unit (“CPU”) of a computer to purchase upmine various forms of digital assets. Due to 4,500,000 additional Unitsperformance limitations, CPU mining was rapidly replaced by the GPU, which offers significant performance advantages over CPUs. General purpose chipsets like CPUs and GPUs have since been replaced as the standard in the mining industry by ASIC chips such as those found in the miners we and our customers use to cover over-allotments, if any,mine bitcoin (although they continue to have uses in other industries). These ASIC chips are designed specifically to maximize the rate of hashing operations.
Network Hash Rate
In digital asset mining, hash rate is a measure of the processing speed at the Initial Public Offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. On February 12, 2021, the underwriter fully exercisedwhich a mining computer operates in its optionattempt to purchase additional Units.

The underwriters did not earn any upfront underwriting commissionsecure a specific digital asset. A participant in connection with 2,760,000 Units, including the 2,405,700 Units solda blockchain network’s mining function has a hash rate equivalent to the Anchor Investors. Excepttotal of all its miners seeking to mine a specific digital asset. System-wide, the total network hash rate reflects the sum total of all miners seeking to mine each specific type of digital asset. A participant’s higher total hash rate relative to the system-wide total hash rate generally results in a corresponding higher success rate in digital asset rewards over time as compared to mining participants with relatively lower total hash rates.

However, as the relative market price for those Units,a digital asset, such as bitcoin, increases, more users are incentivized to mine for that digital asset, which increases the underwriters were entitlednetwork’s overall hash rate. As a result, a mining participant must increase its total hash rate in order to an underwriting discountmaintain its relative possibility of $0.20 per Unit soldsolving a block on the network blockchain. Achieving greater hash rate power by deploying increasingly sophisticated miners in the Initial Public Offering on 31,740,000 Units, or approximately $6.3 million, paid upon the closingever greater quantities has become one of the Initial Public Offering. An additional feebitcoin mining industry’s great sources of $0.35 per Unit sold incompetition. Our goal is to deploy a powerful fleet of self- and hosted-miners, while operating as energy-efficiently as possible.
Key Factors Affecting Our Financial Performance
Market Price of Digital Assets
Our business is heavily dependent on the Initial Public Offering,spot price of bitcoin, as well as other digital assets. The prices of digital assets, specifically bitcoin, have experienced substantial volatility, meaning that high or approximately $12.1 million in the aggregate, willlow prices may have little or no relationship to
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identifiable market forces, may be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the termsrapidly changing investor sentiment, and may be influenced by factors such as technology, regulatory void or changes, fraudulent actors, manipulation, and media reporting. Bitcoin (as well as other digital assets) may have value based on various factors, including their acceptance as a means of the underwriting agreement.

Critical Accounting Policies

This management’s discussionexchange by consumers and analysis ofothers, scarcity, and market demand.

Our financial performance and continued growth depend in large part on our ability to mine for digital assets profitably and to attract customers for our hosting services. Increases in power costs, inability to mine digital assets efficiently and to sell digital assets at favorable prices will reduce our operating margins, impact our ability to attract customers for our services, may harm our growth prospects and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operationsoperations. Over time, we have observed a positive trend in the total market capitalization of digital assets, which suggests increased adoption. However, historical trends are not indicative of future adoption, and it is basedpossible that the adoption of digital assets and blockchain technology may slow, take longer to develop, or never be broadly adopted, which would negatively impact our business and operating results.
Network Hash Rate
Our business is not only impacted by the volatility in digital asset prices, but also by increases in the competition for digital asset production. For bitcoin, this increased competition is described as the network hash rate resulting from the growth in the overall quantity and quality of miners working to solve blocks on the bitcoin blockchain, and the difficulty index associated with the secure hashing algorithm employed in solving the blocks.
Difficulty
The increase in bitcoin’s network hash rate results in a regular increase in the cryptographic complexity associated with solving blocks on its blockchain, or its difficulty. Increased difficulty reduces the mining proceeds of the equipment proportionally and eventually requires bitcoin miners to upgrade their mining equipment to remain profitable and compete effectively with other miners. Similarly, a decline in network hash rate results in a decrease in difficulty, increasing mining proceeds and profitability.
Transaction Fees
Bitcoin miners receive a transaction fee in the form of a portion of bitcoin for validating transactions on the Bitcoin network. The transaction fee can vary in value over time, with higher fees prioritizing certain transactions over those with lower fees. An increase in Bitcoin network transactions could represent a more significant component of miner revenue if their value increases over time.
The table below provides a summary of the impact to revenue from the increase or decrease in the market price of bitcoin, difficulty and our hash rate. The impact to revenue in each scenario assumes only one driver increases or decreases and all others are held constant.
Impact to Revenue
DriverIncrease in DriverDecrease in Driver
Market Price of BitcoinFavorableUnfavorable
Core Scientific Hash RateFavorableUnfavorable
DifficultyUnfavorableFavorable
Transaction FeesFavorableUnfavorable
Halving
Further affecting the industry, and particularly for the bitcoin blockchain, the digital asset reward for solving a block is subject to periodic incremental halving. Halving is a process designed to control the overall supply and reduce the risk of inflation in digital assets using a proof-of-work consensus algorithm. At a predetermined block, the mining reward is reduced by half, hence the term “halving.” A reduction in the number of bitcoins rewarded per block would result in a reduction of revenue to those mining bitcoin, barring any increase in the spot price of bitcoin or decrease in Bitcoin network hash rate or difficulty. Historically, the network hash rate has tended to decline, for a period of time, post-halving as less efficient mining servers become less profitable to operate and their operators discontinue or limit their use.
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For bitcoin, our most significant digital asset to which our mining power is devoted, the reward was initially set at 50 bitcoin rewards per block. The bitcoin blockchain has undergone halving four times since its inception, as follows: (1) on November 28, 2012, at block 210,000; (2) on July 9, 2016 at block 420,000; (3) on May 11, 2020 at block 630,000, when the reward was reduced to 6.25 bitcoin per block; and (4) on April 19, 2024 at block 840,000, when the reward was reduced to its current level of 3.125 bitcoin per block. The next halving for the bitcoin blockchain is anticipated to occur in 2028 at block 1,050,000. This process will repeat until the total amount of bitcoin rewards issued reaches 21 million and the theoretical supply of new bitcoin is exhausted, which is expected to occur around the year 2140. Many factors influence the price of bitcoin and the other digital assets we may mine for, and potential increases or decreases in prices in advance of or following a future halving are unknown.
Electricity Costs
Electricity cost is the major operating cost for the mining fleet, as well as for the hosting services provided to customers and related parties. The cost and availability of electricity are affected primarily by changes in seasonal demand, with peak demand during the summer months driving higher costs and increased curtailments to support grid operators. Severe winter weather can increase the cost of electricity and the frequency of curtailments when it results in damage to power transmission infrastructure that reduces the grid’s ability to deliver power. Geopolitical and macroeconomic factors, such as overseas military or economic conflict between states, can adversely affect electricity costs by raising the cost of power generation inputs such as natural gas. Other events out of our control can also impact electricity costs and availability. In certain power markets, financial hedging can be employed to protect buyers from the financial impact of significant increases in power prices.
Equipment Costs
Increases in the market value of digital assets increases the demand for new miners, which can result in a scarcity in the supply of, and increases in the price of, those miners. Declines in the market value of digital assets can result in excess supply of miners and a general decline in their prices. As a result, the cost of new miners can be unpredictable and could be significantly different than our historical cost for new miners.
Our Customers
In addition to factors underlying our mining business growth and profitability, our success greatly depends on our ability to retain and develop opportunities with our existing customers and to attract new customers.
Our business environment is constantly evolving, and digital asset miners can range from individual enthusiasts to professional mining operations with dedicated data centers. The Company competes with other enterprises that focus all or a portion of their activities on mining activities at scale. We face significant competition in every aspect of our business, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of new miners, the ability to raise capital, obtaining low-cost electricity, obtaining access to energy sites with reliable sources of power, and evaluating new technology developments in the industry.
Presently, the information concerning the activities of these enterprises may not be readily available as the vast majority of the participants in this sector do not publish information publicly, or the information may be unreliable. Published sources of information include “bitcoin.org” and “blockchain.info;” however, the reliability of that information and its continued availability cannot be assured.
Based on available data we believe that, an increase in the scale and sophistication of competition in the digital asset mining industry has continued to increase network hash rate, with new entrants and existing competitors increasing the number of miners mining for bitcoin.
Despite this trend, we believe we have continued to maintain a competitive hash rate capacity among both public and private bitcoin miners. However, to remain competitive in our evolving industry, both against new entrants into the market and existing competitors, we anticipate that we will need to continue to expand our existing miner fleet by purchasing new and available used miners, as well as innovating to develop and implement new technologies and mining solutions.
We believe that our integrated services portfolio, as well as our differentiated customer experience and technology, are keys to retaining and growing revenue from existing customers and to acquiring new customers. For example, we believe our significant build-out and ready power combined with our MinderTM fleet management software layer represent meaningful competitive advantages favorable to our business.
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Differentiation, Innovation and Expansion of Our Platform
Our investments in research and development drive differentiation of our service offerings, core technology innovation and our ability to bring new products to market.
We believe that we differentiate ourselves by offering premium products and services, including our ability to manage our electricity sourcing, construct proprietary passive cooled data centers. Our existing, completed facilities lever our specialized construction proficiency by employing high-density, low-cost engineering and power designs. Our proprietary thermodynamic system manages heat and airflow to deliver best-in-class uptime and, ultimately, increases mining rewards to us and our customers. Our facilities are designed to maximize not only mining equipment efficiency but mining equipment life. We have accumulated expertise in the installation, operation, optimization and repair of digital mining equipment. We continue to refine and develop our data center design and technology solutions to optimize our data center and mining operations with the knowledge gained from our considerable digital asset mining experience, including optimizing the location of miners in our data centers to increase profitability. Our approach to data center design enables us to deliver efficiency at scale.
We intend to continue to invest judiciously in research and development activities to extend our platform management and software solutions in order to manage our mining fleet more efficiently and productively.
Regulation
Due to the relatively short history of digital assets, and their emergence as a new asset class, government regulation of blockchain and digital assets is constantly evolving, with increased interest expressed by U.S. and internal regulators. In October 2020, the Cyber-Digital Task Force of the U.S. Department of Justice published a report entitled “Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework” that detailed the Department’s view with respect to digital assets and the tools at the Department’s disposal to deal with threats posed by digital assets. In February 2021, representatives of the government of Inner Mongolia, China announced plans to ban digital asset mining within the province due to the energy and rare earth mineral demands of the industry. In March 2021, the nominee for Chair of the SEC expressed the need for investor protection along with promotion of innovation in the digital asset space. In March 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order outlining an “whole-of-government” approach to addressing the risks and harnessing the potential benefits of digital assets and its underlying technology. The executive order lays out a national policy for digital assets over six highlighted priorities. In January 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives created a new congressional subcommittee focused on digital assets, the Subcommittee of Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, operating under the House Financial Services Committee.
In addition to the activities of the United States federal government and its various agencies and regulatory bodies, government regulation of blockchain and digital assets is also under active consideration by similar entities in other countries and transnational organizations, such as the European Union. State and local regulations within the United States also may apply to our activities and other activities in which we may participate in the future. Other governmental or semi-governmental regulatory bodies have shown an interest in regulating or investigating companies engaged in blockchain or digital asset businesses. For instance, the SEC has taken an active role in regulating the use of public offerings of proprietary coins (so-called “initial coin offerings”) and has made statements and official promulgations as to the status of certain digital assets as “securities” subject to regulation by the SEC.
Key Business Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to our financial statements,results, we use the following business metrics and non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, and make strategic decisions. For a definition of these key business metrics, see the sections titled “Self-Mining Hash Rate” and “Adjusted EBITDA” (below).
March 31,
20242023
Self-Mining Hash rate (Exahash per second)19.3 16.1 
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Adjusted EBITDA (in millions)$88.0 $40.3 
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Self-Mining Hash Rate
We operate mining hardware which performs computational operations in support of the blockchain measured in “hash rate” or “hashes per second.” A “hash” is the computation run by mining hardware in support of the blockchain; therefore, a miner’s “hash rate” refers to the rate at which the hardware is capable of solving such computations. Our hash rate represents the hash rate of our miners as a proportion of the total bitcoin network hash rate and drives the number of digital asset rewards that will be earned by our fleet. We calculate and report our hash rate in exahash per second (“EH/s”). One exahash equals one quintillion hashes per second.
We measure the hash rate produced by our mining fleet through our management software MinderTM, which consolidates the reported hash rate from each miner. The method by which we measure our hash rate may differ from how other operators present such a measure.
Our self-mining hash rate was 19.3 EH/s and 16.1 EH/s as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively representing a 20% increase year over year.

Our combined self-mining and customer and related party hosting hash rate increased 17%, to 25.5 EH/s as of March 31, 2024, from 21.8 EH/s as of March 31, 2023.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as our net income or (loss), adjusted to eliminate the effect of (i) interest income, interest expense, and other income (expense), net; (ii) provision for income taxes; (iii) depreciation and amortization; (iv) stock-based compensation expense; (v) Reorganization items, net; (vi) unrealized changes in fair value of energy derivatives; (vii) change in the fair value of warrant and contingent value rights and (viii) certain additional non-cash or non-recurring items, that do not reflect the performance of our ongoing business operations. For additional information, including the reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA, please refer to the table below. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure because it allows management, investors, and our Board of Directors to evaluate and compare our operating results, including our return on capital and operating efficiencies, from period-to-period by making the adjustments described above. In addition, it provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations, as well as provides a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business, as it removes the effect of net interest expense, taxes, certain non-cash items, variable charges, and timing differences. Moreover, we have beenincluded Adjusted EBITDA in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q because it is a key measurement used by our management internally to make operating decisions, including those related to operating expenses, evaluate performance, and perform strategic and financial planning.
The above items are excluded from our Adjusted EBITDA measure because these items are non-cash in nature or because the amount and timing of these items are not related to the current results of our core business operations which renders evaluation of our current performance, comparisons of performance between periods and comparisons of our current performance with our competitors less meaningful. However, you should be aware that when evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, we may incur future expenses similar to those excluded when calculating this measure. Our presentation of this measure should not be construed as an inference that its future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Further, this non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA on a supplemental basis. Our computation of America. Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures computed by other companies because not all companies calculate this measure in the same fashion. You should review the reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA below and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.
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The preparationfollowing table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
20231
Adjusted EBITDA
Net income (loss)$210,691 $(388)
Adjustments:
Interest expense, net14,087 157 
Income tax expense206 104 
Depreciation and amortization28,996 20,094 
Stock-based compensation expense(1,060)12,273 
Unrealized fair value adjustment on energy derivatives(797)— 
Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment3,820 — 
Advisor fees1,687 — 
Loss (gain) on debt extinguishment50 (20,761)
Reorganization items, net(111,439)31,559 
Change in fair value of warrant and contingent value rights(60,114)— 
Other non-operating expenses (income), net1,746 (3,069)
Other123 368 
Adjusted EBITDA$87,996 $40,337 
1 Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation.
Components of Results of Operations
Revenue
Our revenue consists primarily of digital asset mining income, and fees from our hosting operations, including the sales of mining equipment to be hosted in our data centers.
Digital asset mining revenue. We operate a digital asset mining operation using specialized computers equipped with ASIC chips (known as “miners”) to solve complex cryptographic algorithms in support of the bitcoin blockchain (in a process known as “solving a block”) in exchange for digital asset rewards (primarily bitcoin). The Company participates in “mining pools” organized by “mining pool operators” in which we share our mining power (known as “hash rate”) with the hash rate generated by other miners participating in the pool to earn digital asset rewards. The mining pool operator provides a service that coordinates the computing power of the independent mining enterprises participating in the mining pool. The pool uses software that coordinates the pool members’ mining power, identifies new block rewards, records how much hash rate each participant contributes to the pool, and assigns digital asset rewards earned by the pool among its participants in proportion to the hash rate each participant contributed to the pool in connection with solving a block. Revenues from digital asset mining are impacted by volatility in bitcoin prices, as well as increases in the bitcoin blockchain’s network hash rate resulting from the growth in the overall quantity and quality of miners working to solve blocks on the bitcoin blockchain and the difficulty index associated with the secure hashing algorithm employed in solving the blocks.
Hosting revenue from customers and related parties. Hosting revenue from customers and related parties is based on electricity-based consumption contracts with our customers and related parties. Most contracts are renewable, and our customers are generally billed on a fixed and recurring basis each month for the duration of their contract, which vary from one to three years in length. During the second quarter of 2023, we initiated our first new digital asset mining customer contracts based on proceed sharing. Under these new contracts, customers pay for the cost of hosting and infrastructure, and we share the proceeds that are generated.
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Cost of revenue
The Company’s cost of hosting services and cost of digital asset mining primarily consist of electricity costs, salaries, stock-based compensation, depreciation of property, plant and equipment used to perform hosting services and mining operations and other related costs.
Gain from sales of digital assets
Gain from sales of digital assets consist of gain on sales of digital assets. Gains are recorded when realized upon sale(s). In determining the gain to be recognized upon sale, we calculate the difference between the sales price and carrying value of the digital assets sold immediately prior to sale

Impairment of digital assets
The Company adopted ASU 2023-08 effective January 1, 2024. Under ASU 2023-08 the Company is required to measure digital assets at fair value each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in net income. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-08, digital assets, which were initially recognized and measured at fair value, were remeasured only when an impairment is recognized. Impairment existed when the current carrying amount exceeded its current fair value. Impairment was measured using quoted prices of the digital asset at the time its fair value was being assessed. Quoted prices, including intraday low prices, were collected and utilized in impairment testing and measurement on a daily basis. To the extent that an impairment loss was recognized, the loss established the new costs basis and carrying value of the digital asset.
Prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-08 effective January 1, 2024, impairment losses were recognized in the period in which the impairment was identified. The impaired digital assets were written down to their fair value at the time of impairment and this new carrying value would not be adjusted upward for any subsequent increase in fair value.
Change in fair value of energy derivatives
The Change in fair value of energy derivatives represents changes in the fair value of the derivative liability related to the energy forward purchase contract described in more detail in “Energy Forward Purchase Contract” in Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment
Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment are measured as the differences between the carrying value of the property, plant and equipment disposed of and fair value of the consideration received upon disposal.
Operating expenses
Operating expenses consist of research and development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses. Each is outlined in more detail below.
Research and development. We invest in research and development to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our mining operations and hosting services and to support our efforts to capture business opportunities in adjacent high-value compute markets. Research and development costs include compensation and benefits, stock-based compensation, other personnel related costs and professional fees.
Sales and marketing. Sales and marketing expenses consist of marketing expenses, trade shows and events, professional fees, compensation and benefits, stock-based compensation and other personnel related costs.
General and administrative. General and administrative expenses include compensation and benefits expenses for employees who are not part of the research and development and sales and marketing organization, professional fees, and other personnel-related expenses. Also included are stock-based compensation, professional fees, business insurance, auditor fees, bad debt, amortization of intangibles, franchise taxes, and bank fees.
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Non-operating (income) expenses, net:
Non-operating expenses, net includes (gain) loss on debt extinguishment, interest expense, net, reorganization items, net, fair value adjustments of warrants and contingent value rights, and other non-operating (income) expenses, net. Reorganization items, net consists of costs directly associated with the reorganization during the bankruptcy period, including professional fees (including reimbursed third-party professional fees) and other bankruptcy related costs, negotiated settlements, satisfaction of allowed claims, and debtor-in-possession finance fees.
Income tax expense
Income tax expense consists of U.S. federal and state income taxes. We maintain a full valuation allowance against our U.S. federal and state net deferred tax assets as realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income, the timing and amount of which are uncertain and therefore have concluded it is not more likely than not that we will realize our net deferred tax assets.
Income tax expense consists of federal and state tax expense on our operating activity, and changes to our deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability.
Deferred income tax expense consists of income taxes recorded using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial statements requiresreporting and tax bases of existing assets and liabilities. These differences are measured using the enacted tax rates that are expected to be in effect when these differences are anticipated to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent management believes it is not more likely than not to be realized.
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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
The following table sets forth our selected Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the periods indicated.
Three Months Ended March 31,Period over Period Change
20242023DollarPercentage
Revenue:(in thousands, except percentages)
Digital asset mining revenue$149,959 $98,026 $51,933 53 %
Hosting revenue from customers29,332 18,909 10,423 55 %
Hosting revenue from related parties— 3,720 (3,720)NM
Total revenue179,291 120,655 58,636 49 %
Cost of revenue:
Cost of digital asset mining81,564 72,676 8,888 12%
Cost of hosting services20,081 16,198 3,883 24%
Total cost of revenue101,645 88,874 12,771 14%
Gross profit77,646 31,781 45,865 144%
Gain from sales of digital assets543 1,064 (521)(49)%
Impairment of digital assets— (1,056)1,056 NM
Change in fair value of energy derivatives(2,218)— (2,218)NM
Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment(3,820)— (3,820)NM
Operating expenses:
Research and development1,799 1,415 384 27%
Sales and marketing982 1,008 (26)(3)%
General and administrative14,143 21,764 (7,621)(35)%
Total operating expenses16,924 24,187 (7,263)(30)%
Operating income55,227 7,602 47,625 NM
Non-operating (income) expenses, net:
Loss (gain) on debt extinguishment50 (20,761)20,811 NM
Interest expense, net14,087 157 13,930 NM
Reorganization items, net(111,439)31,559 (142,998)NM
Change in fair value of warrant and contingent value rights(60,114)— (60,114)NM
Other non-operating expense (income), net1,746 (3,069)4,815 NM
Total non-operating (income) expenses, net(155,670)7,886 (163,556)NM
Income (loss) before income taxes210,897 (284)211,181 NM
Income tax expense206 104 102 98%
Net income (loss)$210,691 $(388)$211,079 NM
NM - Not Meaningful
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Revenue
Three Months Ended March 31,Period over Period Change
20242023DollarPercentage
Revenue:(in thousands, except percentages)
Digital asset mining revenue$149,959 $98,026 $51,933 53 %
Hosting revenue from customers29,332 18,909 10,423 55 %
Hosting revenue from related parties— 3,720 (3,720)NM
Total revenue$179,291 $120,655 $58,636 49 %
Percentage of total revenue:
Digital asset mining revenue84 %81 %
Hosting revenue from customers16 %16 %
Hosting revenue from related parties— %%
Total revenue100 %100 %
Total revenue increased by $58.6 million or 49%, to $179.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $120.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as a result of the factors described below.
Digital asset mining revenue increased by $51.9 million or 53%, to $150.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $98.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The year over year increase in mining revenue was driven primarily by an increase in the price of bitcoin and an increase in our self-mining hash rate, which was due to an approximate increase of 18,000 mining units deployed. The increase in mining revenue was partially offset by a 34% decrease in bitcoin mined. Our self-mining hash rate increased by 20%, to 19.3 EH/s for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from 16.1 EH/s for the same period in the prior year. The total number of bitcoins self-mined for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was 2,825 compared to 4,299. Although our self-mining hash rate increased 20%, the global hash rate increased approximately 73%, leading to a 34% decrease in bitcoin received from self-mining. The average price of bitcoin for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was $53,579 as compared to $22,877 for the same period in the prior year, a 134% increase.
Total hosting revenue from customers increased by $10.4 million or 55%, to $29.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $18.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in hosting revenue from customers was primarily driven by the onboarding of new clients since March 31, 2023, under proceeds sharing arrangements.
Total hosting revenue from related parties decreased by $3.7 million or 100%, to nil for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $3.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. There were no related-party transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Cost of revenue
Three Months Ended March 31,Period over Period Change
20242023DollarPercentage
(in thousands, except percentages)
Cost of revenue$101,645 $88,874 $12,771 14 %
Gross profit77,646 31,781 45,865 144 %
Gross margin43 %26 %
Cost of revenue increased by $12.8 million or 14%, to $101.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $88.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. As a percentage of total revenue, cost of revenue totaled 57% and 74% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The increase in cost of revenue was primarily attributable to increased depreciation expense of $8.6 million driven by the increase in the number of miners in service, increased proceeds sharing costs of $2.6 million associated with the Company entering proceed sharing contracts with digital asset mining customers beginning in the second fiscal quarter of 2023, a $1.1 million increase in payroll and benefits primarily related to salary adjustments, and a $0.5 million increase in power costs.
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Gain from sales of digital assets
 Three Months Ended March 31,Period over Period Change
 20242023DollarPercentage
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Gain from sales of digital assets$543 $1,064 $(521)(49)%
Percentage of total revenue— %%
Gain from sales of digital assets decreased by $0.5 million to $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from a gain of $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the carrying value of our digital assets sold was $160.2 million and proceeds were $160.8 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the carrying value of our digital assets sold was $97.3 million and the sales price was $98.4 million.
Impairment of digital assets
 Three Months Ended March 31,Period over Period Change
 20242023DollarPercentage
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Impairment of digital assets$— $(1,056)$1,056 NM
Percentage of total revenue— %(1)%
Impairment of digital assets decreased by $1.1 million to nil for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Upon the Company’s adoption of ASU 2023-08 effective January 1, 2024, the Company measures digital assets at fair value each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in net income. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-08, impairment existed when the carrying amount exceeded its fair value. Impairment was measured using quoted prices of the digital asset at the time its fair value was being assessed. Quoted prices, including intraday low prices, were collected and utilized in impairment testing and measurement on a daily basis. If the then current carrying value of a digital asset exceeded the fair value so determined, an impairment loss occurred with respect to those digital assets in the amount equal to the difference between their carrying value and the price determined. The carrying value of our digital assets amounted to nil as of March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023.
Change in fair value of energy derivatives
 Three Months Ended March 31,Period over Period Change
 20242023DollarPercentage
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Change in fair value of energy derivatives$(2,218)$— $(2,218)NM
Percentage of total revenue(1)%— %
Change in fair value of energy derivatives, which is related to the change in fair value of the derivative liability of the energy forward purchase contract entered into in October 2023, was $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, The $2.2 million decrease in fair value consisted of a realized loss of $3.0 million partially offset by an unrealized gain of $0.8 million.
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Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment
 Three Months Ended March 31,Period over Period Change
 20242023DollarPercentage
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment$(3,820)$— $(3,820)NM
Percentage of total revenue(2)%— %
Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment increased by $3.8 million to $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from nil for the three months ended March 31, 2023. This loss was due to the disposal of mining equipment.
Operating Expenses
 Three Months Ended March 31,Period over Period Change
 20242023DollarPercentage
Operating expenses:(in thousands, except percentages)
Research and development$1,799 $1,415 $384 27 %
Sales and marketing982 1,008 (26)(3)%
General and administrative14,143 21,764 (7,621)(35)%
Total operating expenses$16,924 $24,187 $(7,263)(30)%
Percentage of total revenue%20 %
Total operating expenses decreased $7.3 million or 30%, to $16.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $24.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Research and development expenses increased $0.4 million or 27%, to $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase was driven by a $0.5 million increase in payroll and benefits expense primarily driven by higher salaries, partially offset by lower stock-based compensation expenses.
Sales and marketing expenses decreased nominally for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from the three months ended March 31, 2023.
General and administrative expenses decreased $7.6 million to $14.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from $21.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease was primarily driven by $13.3 million lower stock-based compensation due to forfeitures during the current quarter and no new equity awards granted during fiscal year 2023, partially offset by a $3.4 million increase in payroll and benefits expense primarily driven by increased bonuses and higher salaries, and by $1.7 million increase during the current quarter in advisor fees related to the reorganization incurred after the Effective Date.
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Non-operating (income) expenses, net
 Three Months Ended March 31,Period over Period Change
 20242023DollarPercentage
Non-operating (income) expenses, net:(in thousands, except percentages)
Loss (gain) on debt extinguishment$50 $(20,761)$20,811 NM
Interest expense, net14,087 157 13,930 NM
Reorganization items, net(111,439)31,559 (142,998)NM
Change in fair value of warrant and contingent value rights(60,114)— (60,114)NM
Other non-operating expense (income), net1,746 (3,069)4,815 NM
Total non-operating (income) expenses, net$(155,670)$7,886 $(163,556)NM
Total non-operating expenses, net decreased by $163.6 million, to total non-operating income, net of $155.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, from total non-operating expenses, net of $7.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease in total non-operating expenses, net was primarily driven by:
a $143.0 million gain in Reorganization items, net related to a $143.8 million gain associated with the satisfaction of allowed claims, a $11.1 million decrease in debtor-in-possession financing costs, partially offset by a $12.8 million increase in reimbursed claimant professional fees, and a $60.1 million increase in change in fair value of warrant and contingent value rights, partially offset by,
a $20.8 million gain on extinguishment of debt recognized during the same period in the prior year and a $13.9 million increase in Interest expense, net resulting from the Bankruptcy Court ordered stay on payment of pre-petition obligations, including interest during the same period in 2023.
Income tax expense
Three Months Ended March 31,Period over Period Change
20242023DollarPercentage
(in thousands, except percentages)
Income tax expense$206 $104 $102 98 %
Percentage of total revenue— %— %
Income tax expense consists of U.S. federal, state and local income taxes. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, our income tax expense was $0.2 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, our income tax expense was $0.1 million. The Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was lower than the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to a valuation allowance on the Company’s deferred tax assets and certain non-deductible expenses.
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Segment Total Revenue and Gross Profit
The following table presents total revenue and gross profit by reportable segment for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended March 31,Period over Period Change
20242023DollarPercentage
Mining Segment(in thousands, except percentages)
Digital asset mining revenue$149,959$98,026$51,933 53 %
Cost of digital asset mining81,56472,6768,888 12 %
Mining gross profit$68,395$25,350$43,045 NM
Mining gross margin46 %26%
Hosting Segment
Hosting revenue$29,332$22,629$6,703 30 %
Cost of hosting services20,08116,1983,883 24 %
Hosting gross profit$9,251$6,431$2,820 44 %
Hosting gross margin32 %28 %
Consolidated
Consolidated total revenue$179,291$120,655$58,636 49 %
Consolidated cost of revenue$101,645$88,874$12,771 14 %
Consolidated gross profit$77,646$31,781$45,865 144%
Consolidated gross margin43%26%
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, cost of revenue included depreciation expense of $27.5 million for the Mining segment and $1.3 million for the Hosting segment. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, cost of revenue included depreciation expense $19.9 million for the Mining segment and $0.2 million for the Hosting segment.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the top three hosting customers accounted for approximately 86% and 73%, respectively, of the Hosting’s segment total revenue.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, gross profit in the Mining segment increased $43.0 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023, due to a higher Mining segment gross margin of 46% for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to 26% for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in the Mining segment gross profit was primarily due to a 53% increase in mining revenue driven by a 134% increase in the price of bitcoin and an increase in our self-mining hash rate driven by an increase in the number of mining units deployed, partially offset by the 34% decrease in bitcoin mined. The increase in the Mining segment gross profit was partially offset by an increase in depreciation expense as a percentage of segment revenues, which was driven primarily by an approximate increase of 18,000 miners placed in service. Our self-mining hash rate was 19.3 EH/s for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to 16.1 EH/s for the three months ended March 31, 2023, an increase of 20%.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, gross profit in the Hosting segment increased $2.8 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023, reflecting a Hosting segment gross margin of 32% for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to a gross margin of 28% for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in Hosting segment gross margin for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily due to an increase in revenue of $6.7 million driven by the onboarding of new clients under proceeds sharing arrangements, partially offset by increased proceeds sharing costs of $2.6 million associated with the Company entering proceed sharing contracts with customers beginning in the second fiscal quarter of 2023 and increased depreciation expense of $1.1 million.
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A reconciliation of the reportable segment gross profit to income (loss) before income taxes included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, is as follows:
 Three Months Ended March 31,Period over Period Change
 20242023DollarPercentage
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Reportable segment gross profit$77,646 $31,781 $45,865 144%
Gain from sales of digital assets543 1,064 (521)(49)%
Impairment of digital assets— (1,056)1,056 NM
Change in fair value of energy derivatives(2,218)— (2,218)NM
Losses on exchange or disposal of property, plant and equipment(3,820)— (3,820)NM
Operating expenses:
Research and development1,799 1,415 384 27 %
Sales and marketing982 1,008 (26)(3)%
General and administrative14,143 21,764 (7,621)(35)%
Total operating expenses16,924 24,187 (7,263)(30)%
Operating income55,227 7,602 47,625 NM
Non-operating (income) expenses, net:
Loss (gain) on debt extinguishment50 (20,761)20,811 NM
Interest expense, net14,087 157 13,930 NM
Reorganization items, net(111,439)31,559 (142,998)NM
Change in fair value of warrant and contingent value rights(60,114)— (60,114)NM
Other non-operating expense (income), net1,746 (3,069)4,815 NM
Total non-operating (income) expenses, net(155,670)7,886 (163,556)NM
Income (loss) before income taxes$210,897 $(284)$211,181 NM

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
Historically, we have financed our operations primarily through sales of equity securities, debt issuances, equipment financing arrangements and cash generated from operations, including sales of self-mined bitcoin. In January 2024, the Replacement DIP Facility was repaid in full and terminated on the Effective Date of the Company’s Plan of Reorganization. On the Effective Date, we entered into a new$80.0 million credit and guaranty agreement (the “Exit Credit Agreement”), and currently have $20.0 million of undrawn borrowing capacity under that facility. We continue to monitor the impact of the fourth halving event in April 2024, on our liquidity.
Refer to “Recent Developments — Emergence from Bankruptcy” above for more information on our emergence from bankruptcy and the effect on our liquidity.
Operating and Capital Resources
Historically, a substantial portion of our liquidity needs arose from debt service on our outstanding indebtedness and from funding the costs of operations, working capital and capital expenditures. Following our Chapter 11 filing, our level of capital expenditures was reduced, and we expect them to remain at a reduced level now that we have emerged from Chapter 11.
We have assessed our current and expected operating and capital expenditurerequirements and our current and expected sources of liquidity, and have determined, based on our forecasted financial results and financial condition as of March 31, 2024, that our operating cash flows, existing cash balances, and access to the Exit Credit Agreement will be adequate to finance our working capital requirements, fund capital expenditures and make our required debt interest and principal payments, pay taxes and make other payments due under the Plan of Reorganization. We believe that our current liquidity and expected funding requirements will allow us to operate for at least the next 12 months.
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, Cash Requirements and Cash Flows
Cash and cash equivalents include all cash balances and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition.

March 31,December 31,Period over Period Change
20242023DollarPercentage
(in thousands, except percentages)
Cash and cash equivalents$98,125 $50,409 $47,716 95 %
Restricted cash16,151 19,300 (3,149)(16)%
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$114,276 $69,709 $44,567 64 %
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, restricted cash of $16.2 million and $19.3 million, consisted of cash held in escrow under the Original DIP Credit Agreement and to pay for construction and development activities.
The following table summarizes our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash flows for the periods indicated.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
(in thousands)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – beg. of period$69,709 $52,240 
Net cash provided by (used in)
Operating activities22,174 19,942 
Investing activities(31,970)(1,869)
Financing activities54,363 (1,021)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of period$114,276 $69,292 
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Our principal uses of cash in recent periods have been funding our operations and investing in capital expenditures.
Operating Activities
Changes in net cash from operating activities results primarily from cash received from hosting customers payments for power fees and equipment purchases. Other drivers of the changes in net cash from operating activities include research and development costs, sales and marketing costs and general and administrative expenses (including personnel expenses and fees for professional services) and interest payments on debt.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $22.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and $19.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to a increase in net income of $211.1 million, a $26.9 million increase in working capital components, a $20.8 million decrease in gain on debt extinguishment, and a $8.9 million increase in depreciation and amortization. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities was offset by a $144 million increase in non-cash reorganization items, a $51.9 million increase in digital asset mining income, a $41.7 million increase in fair value adjustment on contingent value rights, a $18.4 million increase in fair value adjustment on warrant liabilities, and a $13.3 million decrease in stock-based compensation.
Investing Activities
Our net cash used in investing activities consists primarily of purchases of property, plant and equipment. Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, was $32.0 million and $1.9 million, respectively. The increase in net cash used in investing activities was driven primarily by a $30.4 million increase in purchases of property, plant and equipment.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities consists of proceeds from stock issuances, issuances of debt, net of issuance costs and principal payments on debt, including notes payable and finance leases.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $54.4 million. Net cash used by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $1.0 million. The change was due primarily to $55.0 million from the issuance of common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and a $20.0 million draw from the Exit Facility, partially offset by an increase in principal payments on debt of $12.7 million, an increase in principal payments on finance leases of $3.6 million, and an increase in restricted stock tax holding obligations of $3.4 million.
Future Commitments and Contractual Obligations
For a discussion of Commitments and Contractual Obligations, refer to Note 9 — Commitments and Contingencies to our unaudited consolidated financial statements.
Related Party Transactions
We had agreements to provide hosting services to various entities that are either managed and invested in by individuals who were directors and executives of Core Scientific during fiscal year 2023. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, there were no related-party transactions. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we recognized hosting revenue of $3.7 million from the contracts with related-parties.
Foreign Currency and Exchange Risk
The vast majority of our cash generated from revenue is denominated in U.S. dollars.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Critical accounting policies and estimates are those accounting policies and estimates that are both the most important to the portrayal of our net assets and results of operations and require the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates and judgmentsabout the effect of matters that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in our financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate ourare inherently uncertain. These estimates and judgments, including those related to fair value of financial instruments and accrued expenses. We base our estimatesare developed based on historical experience known trends and events and various other factorsassumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances,circumstances. Critical accounting estimates are
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accounting estimates where the resultsnature of which form the basisestimates are material due to the levels of subjectivity and judgment necessary to account for making judgments abouthighly uncertain matters or the carrying valuessusceptibility of such matters to change and the impact of the estimates on financial condition or operating performance is material.
Preparation of our unaudited consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of certain assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, as well as related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities thatliabilities. Except for the accounting and estimates relating to the issuance of Convertible and Other Notes Payable, Contingent Value Rights Obligations and Warrant Liabilities, as discussed below, there have been no material changes to the critical accounting policies and estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared to those disclosed in our “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on March 13, 2024.
Convertible and Other Notes Payable
Convertible and other notes payable (“Notes payable”) are accounted for under ASC 470, Debt (“ASC 470”) are presented at their carrying value, which is their remaining par or face amount net of any related unamortized premium, discount and issuance costs. Notes payable are initially recognized at their present value. When cash proceeds are received for the issuance of Notes payable the proceeds are used to establish their present value. When cash proceeds are not readily apparentreceived for the issuance of Notes payable their present value is based on the consideration exchanged. This present value generally will be the Notes payable’s cash flows discounted at a market rate when it is more evident than the consideration received. When the present value of Notes payable on issuance varies from other sources. Actualits par or face amount, an original discount or premium results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The Company has identified the following as its critical accounting policies:

Derivative Warrant Liabilities

We do not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. Management evaluates all of the Company’s financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants,and along with any related issuance costs are used to determine if such instrumentsan effective interest rate. Original premium, discount and issuance costs are derivativesamortized using the level effective rate interest method. Amortization is recognized as a component of current interest expense.

Notes payable are evaluated at issuance to determine whether or containnot they have features that qualifyor terms which would be treated as embedded derivatives that are required to be bifurcated under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (ASC 815). At December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2024 Notes payable did not have any embedded derivatives required to be bifurcated.
Contingent Value Rights Liabilities
On the Effective Date, pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board’sthe Plan of Reorganization, the Company entered into a contingent value rights agreement which provides for the issuance of the CVR to certain creditors and provides for the issuance of CVRs issued to holders of allowed general unsecured claims (“FASB”GUC”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”(in such capacity, the “GUC Payees”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”(the “GUC CVRs”). The CVRs and FASB ASC Topic 815, “DerivativesGUC CVRs are equity-linked instruments which are either only cash settled or in some instances share settled at the Company’s sole discretion. The Company determined that these equity-linked instruments are not indexed to the Company’s stock and Hedging.” The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments shouldare required to be classifiedrecognized as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.


The 8,625,000 warrants issued in the Initial Public Offering (“Public Warrants”)which are, initially and the 6,266,667 Private Placement Warrants are recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Stock.” Accordingly, the Company recognizes the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s statement of operations. The estimated fair value of the Public Warrants issubsequently, measured at fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation. The estimated fairwith changes in value reflected in Net income (loss).

Warrant Liabilities
On the Effective Date, pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, holders of the Private Placement Warrants isCompany’s previous common stock received warrants. The warrants are equity-linked instruments. The Company determined that these equity-linked instruments are not indexed to the Company’s stock and are required to be recognized as liabilities which are, initially and subsequently, measured at fair value using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.

Class A common shares subject to possible redemption

We account for its Class A common stock subject to possible redemptionwith changes in accordance with the guidancevalue reflected in ASC 480. Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including shares of Class A common stock that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Class A common stock are classified as stockholders’ equity. Our Class A common stock feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, at March 31, 2021, 31,317,383 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption at the redemption amount were presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of our balance sheet.

Net income per common shares

Net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. We have not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and private placement to purchase an aggregate of 14,891,667 shares in the calculation of diluted income per share, since the exercise of the warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive.

The Company’s unaudited condensed statement of operations includes a presentation of income per common share for common shares subject to possible redemption in a manner similar to the two-class method of income per common share. Net income per common share, basic and diluted, for Class A common stock subject to possible redemption is calculated by dividing the proportionate share of income on investments held by the Trust Account, net of applicable franchise and income taxes, by the weighted average number of common stock subject to possible redemption outstanding since original issuance.

Net income per share, basic and diluted, for non-redeemable common stock is calculated by dividing the net income, adjusted for income or loss on investments held in the Trust Account attributable to common stock subject to possible redemption, by the weighted average number of non-redeemable common stock outstanding for the period.

Non-redeemable common stock includes Founder Shares and non-redeemable shares of Class A common stock as these shares do not have any redemption features. Non-redeemable common stock participates in the income or loss on investments held in the Trust Account based on non-redeemable shares’ proportionate interest.

(loss).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (“ASU 2020-06”), which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. The ASU also removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, and it simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2021. Adoption

For a discussion of the ASU did not impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective,new accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effectrelevant to our business, refer to Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on the accompanying financial statement.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2021, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangementsForm 10-Q.

Emerging Growth Company
We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

JOBS Act

Thethe Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”) contains provisions that, among other things, relaxor the JOBS Act. We may take advantage of certain exemptions from various public company reporting requirements, including not being required to have our internal control over financial reporting audited by our independent registered public accounting firm under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive

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compensation and any golden parachute payments. We may take advantage of these exemptions for qualifying public companies. We qualify asup to five years or until we are no longer an emerging growth company, whichever is earlier. In addition, the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” and under the JOBS Act are allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing tocan delay the adoption ofadopting new or revised accounting standards and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accountinguntil those standards onapply to private companies. We have elected to use the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As a result,extended transition period under the JOBS Act. Accordingly, our financial statements may not be comparable to the financial statements of public companies that comply with such new or revised accounting pronouncements as of publicstandards.
We will remain an emerging growth company effective dates.


Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth inunder the JOBS Act if, as an “emerging growth company,” we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our systemuntil the earliest of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404, (ii) provide all(1) the last day of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies underfiscal year (a) following February 12, 2026, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisonsfifth anniversary of the CEO’s compensationdate of the first sale of common equity securities of the Company in a registered offering, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion or (c) in which we are deemed to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply forbe a period of five years followinglarge accelerated filer, which means the completionmarket value of our Initial Public Offeringcommon stock that is held by non-affiliates meets or untilexceeds $700.0 million as of the prior June 30th and (2) the date on which we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.

have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The following discussion about our market risk exposures involves forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in our forward-looking statements. For more information regarding the forward-looking statements used in this section and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, see the section titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
Risk Regarding the Price of Bitcoin
Our business and development strategy is focused on maintaining and expanding our bitcoin Mining operations to maximize the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.amount of new bitcoin rewards we earn. As of March 31, 2021,2024, we weredid not subjecthave any bitcoin holdings.
We cannot predict the future market price of bitcoin and, as such, we cannot predict future changes in the carrying value of our bitcoin assets based on future market prices. The future value of bitcoin will affect the amount of revenue recognized from our operations, and any changes in the future value of bitcoin while we hold it in our account would also be reported in our net income (or loss), either of which could have a material adverse effect on the market price for our securities.
Bitcoin prices for the three months ended March 31, 2024 ranged from a low of $39,507 to any marketa high of $73,084, with an average price of $53,579. A hypothetical 10% increase or interest rate risk. Thedecrease in the price of bitcoin produced during the three months ended March 31, 2024, would have increased or decreased net proceedsincome by approximately $15.0 million.
Commodity Price Risk
There have been no material changes to the Company’s commodity price risk as described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. For a discussion of the Initial Public Offering, including amounts in the Trust Account, will be invested in U.S. government securities with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds that meet certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. DueCompany’s exposure to commodity price risk, refer to the short-term natureCompany’s commodity price risk disclosures set forth in Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material exposure to interest rate risk.

We have not engaged in any hedging activities since our inception and we do not expect to engage in any hedging activities with respect to the market risk to which we are exposed.

2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Item 4.Controls and Procedures

Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and

Our management, with the participation of our management, includingChief Executive Officer and our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness ofChief Financial Officer, have evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021, as such term is(as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act. Act of 1934, as amended) prior to the filing of this quarterly report.
Based on thisthat evaluation, our principal executive officerChief Executive Officer and principal financial officerour Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, duringas of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, certain of our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of March 31, 2024, due solely to the following material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as described below in “Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.” In light of this material weakness, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the period presented.

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Material Weakness

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies,weaknesses in internal control over financial reportingreporting.

i.The Company did not design and implement program change management controls for certain financially relevant systems to ensure that IT program and data changes affecting the Company’s (i) financial IT applications, (ii) digital currency mining equipment, and (iii) underlying accounting records, are identified, tested, authorized and implemented appropriately to validate that data produced by its relevant IT system(s) were complete and accurate. Automated process-level controls and manual controls that are dependent upon the information derived from such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. On April 12, 2021, the staff of the SEC (the “SEC Staff”) issued a public statement entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”)” (the “Statement”). In the Statement, the SEC Staff expressed its view that certain terms and conditions common to SPAC warrants may require the warrantsfinancially relevant systems were also determined to be classifiedineffective as liabilities on the SPAC’s balance sheet as opposed to equity. In light of the Statement, the Company’s management reevaluated the terms of the Warrants, and determined that the Warrants should be classified as liabilities measured at fair value upon issuance, with subsequent changes in fair value reported in earnings each reporting period. As a result of this reevaluation, management identified a material weakness in oursuch deficiency.
ii.The Company did not design and/or implement user access provisioning controls to ensure appropriate segregation of duties that would adequately restrict user access to the financially relevant systems and data to the appropriate Company personnel.
iii.The Company’s internal controlcontrols over financial reporting relateddid not operate effectively at all times to ensure transactions were recorded timely and in accordance with GAAP. Appropriate segregation of duties was also not maintained at all times during the accounting for the Warrants.

year.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There

Other than the ongoing remediation efforts described below, during the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there was no change in ourCore Scientific, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during(as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021 covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QExchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Remediation Efforts to Address Disclosed Material Weaknesses
Our management, with oversight from our Audit Committee, has taken steps to implement the following remediation actions to address the previously disclosed material weakness and continue to improve our internal control over financial reporting.

reporting, primarily through:
increasing the depth and experience within our accounting and finance organization;
enhancing documentation and coordination among our accounting and financial reporting department and expanded cross-functional involvement and input into period-end disclosures;
implementing additional internal reporting procedures, including enhancing the analytical procedures used to assess period-end balances, to add depth to our review process and improve our segregation of duties; and
developing IT general controls to manage access and program changes across our key systems.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, we continued to assess the design of existing controls and implement new controls as needed to remediate the previously identified material weakness. We have yet to complete the testing and evaluation of the design and operating effectiveness of controls which are actively in process.

PART

Limitations on Controls
Our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Our management recognizes that any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, is based upon certain judgments and assumptions and cannot provide absolute assurance that its objectives will be met. Similarly, an evaluation of controls cannot provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.
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Part II - OTHER INFORMATION

Other Information
Item 1.Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are involved in lawsuits and other contingencies in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of such contingencies cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe that the liabilities arising from these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, to the extent the liability arising from the ultimate resolution of any matter exceeds our estimates reflected in the recorded reserves relating to such matter, we could incur additional charges that could be significant. For a description of our material pending legal proceedings, please see Note 9 — Commitments and Contingencies, to our unaudited consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Please refer to the discussions contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 within Item 1. – “Business” under the subtitle “Emergence from Bankruptcy”; Item 1A. — “Risk Factors”; Item 5. — “Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities; and Item 7. — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the subtitles “Recent Developments” and “Chapter 11 Filing and Other Related Matters - Pre-Emergence”; our Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q; as well as elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 for further information regarding the commencement of the aforementioned Company’s emergence from bankruptcy and satisfaction and extinguishment of claims in the Chapter 11 Cases.
Item 1A.Risk Factors

As

Item 1A. Risk Factors
For a discussion of our risk factors, see Part 1A “Risk Factors” of the date of this QuarterlyCompany’s Annual Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our final prospectus10-K for fiscal year December 31, 2023, which was filed with the SECUnited States Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2021, except for the below risk factors. We may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.

We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. This material weakness could continue to adversely affect our ability to report our results of operations and financial condition accurately and in a timely manner.

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Our management is likewise required, on a quarterly basis, to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls and to disclose any changes and material weaknesses identified through such evaluation in those internal controls. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

As described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting related to the accounting for the Warrants we issued in connection with our initial public offering. As a result of this material weakness, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of March 31, 2021 with respect to financial reporting relating to the Warrants.

13, 2024.

Any failure to maintain such internal control could adversely impact our ability to report our financial position and results from operations on a timely and accurate basis. If our financial statements are not accurate, investors may not have a complete understanding of our operations. Likewise, if our financial statements are not filed on a timely basis, we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the stock exchange on which our common stock is listed, the SEC or other regulatory authorities. In either case, there could result a material adverse effect on our business. Failure to timely file will cause us to be ineligible to utilize short form registration statements on Form S-3 or Form S-4, which may impair our ability to obtain capital in a timely fashion to execute our business strategies or issue shares to effect an acquisition. Ineffective internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our stock.

We can give no assurance that any additional material weaknesses or restatements of financial results will not arise in the future due to a failure to implement and maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting or circumvention of these controls. In addition, even if we are successful in strengthening our controls and procedures, in the future those controls and procedures may not be adequate to prevent or identify irregularities or errors or to facilitate the fair presentation of our financial statements.

Our Warrants are accounted for as liabilities and the changes in value of our Warrants could have a material effect on our financial results.

On April 12, 2021, the staff of the SEC issued the Statement, which focused on certain settlement terms and provisions related to certain tender offers following a business combination, which terms are similar to those contained in the warrant agreement governing our Warrants. As a result of the SEC Statement, we reevaluated the accounting treatment of our 8,625,000 Public Warrants and 6,266,667 Private Placement Warrants, and determined to classify the Warrants as derivative liabilities measured at fair value, with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings.

As a result, included on our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2021 contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report are derivative liabilities related to embedded features contained within our Warrants. Accounting Standards Codification 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), provides for the remeasurement of the fair value of such derivatives at each balance sheet date, with a resulting non-cash gain or loss related to the change in the fair value being recognized in earnings in the statement of operations. As a result of the recurring fair value measurement, our consolidated financial statements and results of operations may fluctuate quarterly, based on factors, which are outside of our control. Due to the recurring fair value measurement, we expect that we will recognize non-cash gains or losses on our Warrants each reporting period and that the amount of such gains or losses could be material.

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Simultaneously with

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On April 9, 2024, the closingCompany issued 79,403 shares of its common stock to the holders of convertible debt claims on the Effective Date. The shares were issued to claim holders pro rata based on the total debt claim held by each holder on the Effective Date of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the Private PlacementPlan of 6,266,667 Private Placement Warrants, at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant,Reorganization pursuant to the Sponsor“OGE Shortfall” provision of the Plan of Reorganization. The Company relied upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for transactions not involving a public offering and the Anchor Investors, generatingreceived no proceeds of $9.4 million.

Inin connection with the Initial Public Offering, our Sponsor had agreed to loan us an aggregate of up to $300,000 pursuant to a promissory note. This loan is non-interest bearing and payable on the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. We borrowed approximately $90,000 under a promissory note and fully repaid the promissory note on February 15, 2021.

Of the gross proceeds received from the Initial Public Offering and the full exercise of the option to purchase additional Shares, $345,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account. The net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain proceeds from the Private Placement are invested in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 180 days or less and in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations.

We paid a total of approximately $7.1 million in underwriting discounts and commissions related to the Initial Public Offering. In addition, the underwriters agreed to defer $12.1 million in underwriting discounts and commissions.

this issuance.

Item 3.Defaults upon Senior Securities

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information
Trading Arrangements
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

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Item 6. Exhibits
Item 5.
Exhibit No.Other Information.

None.

Item 6.Exhibit DescriptionExhibits.

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These certifications are
Certain of the exhibits and schedules to these exhibits have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5).
The registrant agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request.
#Certain information has been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(a)(6) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.upon its request.
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SIGNATURE



SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 24, 2021POWER & DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUISITION CORP.

CORE SCIENTIFIC, INC.
Date: May 8, 2024By:/s/ Denise Sterling
By:/s/ Patrick C. EilersDenise Sterling
Name:Patrick C. EilersChief Financial Officer
Title:Chief Executive(Duly Authorized Officer & Principal Financial Officer)

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