Core Scientific to acquire Polaris DS for ~$421M; Muskogee campus expansion to 1.5 GW

On May 5, 2026, Core Scientific, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Polar Merger Sub, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), Polaris DS LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Target”), Top Access Enterprises Limited, a company organized under the laws of Hong Kong and sole owner of the Target (“Seller”), and solely for the purposes of Article XI (and Article I and Article VII to the extent relating thereto) of the Merger Agreement, Altair LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company (“Parent Sub”), pursuant to which at the effective time of the statutory merger contemplated thereby, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Target (the “Acquisition”), with the Target surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.