Hut 8 Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 16, 2025, Hut 8 Mining Corp., a British Columbia corporation (the “Borrower”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hut 8 Corp. (the “Company”) entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the “Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) between the Borrower, as borrower, and Coinbase Credit, Inc. (“Coinbase”), as lender, collateral agent, and administrative agent. The Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amended and restated the Company’s existing credit agreement with Coinbase, dated as of June 26, 2023 and subsequently amended and restated on January 12, 2024 and June 17, 2024 (the “Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”).
The Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amends and restates the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to, among other things: (i) extend the final maturity date to June 16, 2026; (ii) increase the principal amount by up to $65,000,000 of additional borrowings, if any, resulting in a total principal amount of up to $130,000,000; (iii) modify the interest rate such that amounts that are borrowed will bear interest at a rate equal to 9.0%; (iv) improve the limited recourse structure as described below; and (v) remove the right for Coinbase to receive an early termination fee for any repayment or prepayment by the Borrower prior to the final maturity date. The remaining material terms in the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, including payment terms and acceleration provisions, remained in line with the terms included in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
The funds made available pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are expected to be used for general corporate purposes. The Borrower’s obligations under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are secured by the Borrower’s interest in certain Bitcoin held in the custody of Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC (“Coinbase Custody”) and Coinbase’s recourse is limited to such Bitcoin held in the custody of Coinbase Custody. Coinbase Custody will not charge the Borrower any custodial fees for such Bitcoin collateral.
The foregoing description of the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 18, 2025, the Company held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to consider and vote upon five proposals, which are described in greater detail in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”). A total of 64,605,942 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum for all matters presented at the Annual Meeting. The final voting results are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The stockholders elected each of the persons named below to serve as directors until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The results of such vote were as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |
Joseph Flinn | 46,451,582 | 506,111 | 156,833 | 17,491,416 |
Asher Genoot | 46,786,099 | 176,633 | 151,794 | 17,491,416 |
Michael Ho | 46,785,583 | 173,308 | 155,635 | 17,491,416 |
E. Stanley O’Neal | 42,508,955 | 4,431,168 | 174,403 | 17,491,416 |
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Carl J. (Rick) Rickertsen | 45,839,580 | 1,116,068 | 158,878 | 17,491,416 |
Mayo A. Shattuck III | 45,566,553 | 1,384,830 | 163,143 | 17,491,416 |
William Tai | 42,667,059 | 4,286,997 | 160,470 | 17,491,416 |
Amy Wilkinson | 39,326,194 | 7,539,979 | 248,353 | 17,491,416 |
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section and related compensation tables of the Proxy Statement. The results of such vote were as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
46,324,595 | 568,772 | 221,159 | 17,491,416 |
Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers to be every “one year.” The results of such vote were as follows:
One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstentions |
42,788,889 | 78,215 | 4,034,113 | 213,309 |
Proposal 4: Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025. The results of such vote were as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions |
62,047,443 | 2,395,793 | 162,706 |
Proposal 5: Approval of an Amendment to the Hut 8 Corp. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan
The stockholders approved the amendment to the Hut 8 Corp. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The results of such vote were as follows:
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
43,996,254 | 2,862,830 | 255,442 | 17,491,416 |
No other matters were presented for consideration or stockholder action at the Annual Meeting.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description |
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10.1 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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.
HUT 8 CORP. | |||
(Registrant) | |||
Date: June 23, 2025 | |||
By: | /s/ Victor Semah | ||
Name: | Victor Semah | ||
Title: | Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary |
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