---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-100752"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HSCS"
cik: "0001468492"
company_name: "HeartSciences Inc."
filed_at: "2026-09-17T12:01:19+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-17T12:05:12.705561+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton named Fortitude CEO; HSCS merger close seen in Q4 2026

## Summary
- Jaime Leverton, ex-Hut 8 CEO, appointed Fortitude CEO and board member effective Sept 21, 2026; Andrea Childs steps down as CEO, becomes COO.
- Leverton expected to be CEO of combined Fortitude Mining Group post-merger; combined entity to trade on Nasdaq under ticker TUDE.
- Fortitude mined 72,696 ZEC in H1 2026 (~28% of network output); Q2 2026 revenue $20.9M.
- Operating power portfolio exceeds 60 MW across 7 sites in SD, NE, TX and NY; Bitmain order for 9,000 Z15 Pro units (~7.56 GSol/s) ships Q4 2026.
- Merger with HeartSciences, announced June 23, 2026, targets Q4 2026 close, subject to HSCS shareholder approval.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-100752
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HSCS
- cik: 0001468492
- company_name: HeartSciences Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-09-17T12:01:19+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468492/000121390026100752/0001213900-26-100752-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468492/000121390026100752/ea0305802-8k_heart.htm

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