Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

January 25, 2024

SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP


Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Minnis Matt

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O CORE SCIENTIFIC, INC.
838 WALKER ROAD, SUITE 21-2105

(Street)
DOVER DE 19904

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Core Scientific, Inc./tx [ CORZ ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/23/2024
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 01/23/2024 D 29,111,651 D (1)(2) 0 I See Footnote(4)
Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share 01/23/2024 A 29,111,651 A (2) 29,111,651 I See Footnote(4)
Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share 01/23/2024 A 341,429 A (3) 29,453,080 I See Footnote(4)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. On December 21, 2022, Core Scientific, Inc. (the "Issuer") 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 Title 11 of the United States Code. On January 16, 2024, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming the Debtors' Fourth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Core Scientific, Inc. and its Affiliated Debtors (with Technical Modifications) (the "Plan"), dated as of January 15, 2024. On January 23, 2024 (the "Effective Date"), the Plan became effective in accordance with its terms and the Debtors emerged from the Chapter 11 Cases.
2. On the Effective Date, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the Issuer's common stock outstanding immediately before the Effective Date, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Old Common Stock"), was canceled and is of no further force or effect, and in exchange all holders of Old Common Stock received their pro rata share of new common stock, par value $0.00001 per share ("New Common Stock") representing, in the aggregate, approximately 21% of the shares of the reorganized Issuer (subject to dilution by awards issuable under a new management incentive plan and shares of New Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of certain secured convertible notes, warrants, contingent value rights and settlement shares issued as part of the reorganization). The receipt of the New Common Stock in exchange for Old Common Stock was involuntary, without consideration and in accordance with the Plan approved by the Bankruptcy Court.
3. In accordance with the Plan, holders of the Issuer's Old Common Stock as of November 16, 2023 were granted the right to participate in a rights offering (the "Rights Offering") for the purchase, on a pro rata basis, of up to $55 million of New Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Plan. The Reporting Person purchased 284,524 shares of New Common Stock pursuant to the Rights Offering. In addition, certain members of the Issuer's board of directors and management, including the Reporting Person, committed to purchase a portion of any New Common Stock not otherwise subscribed for in the Rights Offering pursuant to a backstop commitment letter (the "Backstop Commitment Letter"). The Reporting Person did not purchase any New Common Stock under the Backstop Commitment Letter, but received a commitment premium of 56,905 shares of New Common Stock as consideration for entering into the Backstop Commitment Letter.
4. The shares are held by MPM Life LLC, which the Reporting Person serves as its managing member.
Remarks:
/s/ Todd DuChene, as Attorney-in-Fact 01/25/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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