424B3: Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Published on July 21, 2022
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-262596
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 2
(To the Prospectus dated May 13, 2022)
Up to 230,923,357 Shares of Common Stock
Up to 14,891,667 Shares of Common Stock Issuable Upon Exercise of Warrants
Up to 9,466,973 Warrants to Purchase Common Stock
This prospectus supplement supplements the prospectus, dated May 13, 2022 (the Prospectus), which forms a part of our registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-262596). This prospectus supplement is being filed to update and supplement the information in the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2022 (the Current Report). Accordingly, we have attached the Current Report to this prospectus supplement. The Prospectus and this prospectus supplement relate to the issuance by us of an aggregate of up to 14,891,667 shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the common stock), which consists of (i) up to 6,266,667 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants (the Private Placement Warrants) originally issued in a private placement to XPDI Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Sponsor), and certain funds and accounts managed by subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc. in connection with the initial public offering of Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. (XPDI) and (ii) up to 8,625,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants (the Public Warrants and, together with the Private Placement Warrants, the Warrants) originally issued in the initial public offering of XPDI.
The Prospectus and this prospectus supplement also relate to the offer and sale from time to time by the selling securityholders named in this prospectus or their permitted transferees (the selling securityholders) of (i) up to 230,923,357 shares of common stock consisting of (a) up to 8,625,000 Founder Shares issued at approximately $0.003 per share in a private placement in connection with the initial public offering of XPDI, (b) up to 6,266,667 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, which Private Placement Warrants were originally purchased at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, (c) up to 135,138,675 shares of common stock (including shares issuable upon the exercise of convertible securities) held by certain affiliates of our company (including (1) 87,344,633 shares of common stock issued pursuant to the merger agreement (as defined below) in connection with the Business Combination (as defined below) as merger consideration at an acquiror share value of $10.00 per share, (2) 3,200,306 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of Core assumed warrants, which Core assumed warrants have an exercise price of $0.84 per share after giving effect to the Business Combination, (3) 24,962,264 shares of common stock issuable upon the settlement of restricted stock units, which were assumed by Core and converted into restricted stock units for Core common stock in connection with the Business Combination based on an acquiror share value of $10.00 per share, (4) 811,917 shares of common stock underlying restricted stock awards, which were assumed by Core and converted into restricted stock awards for Core common stock in connection with the Business Combination based on an acquiror share value of $10.00 per share, and (5) 18,819,555 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options, which have a weighted average exercise price of $9.41 per share), (d) up to 80,893,015 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of certain Convertible Notes, which were initially issued by Legacy Core (as defined below) in an aggregate principal amount of $514.8 million and are convertible into Core common stock at $8.00 per share, and (ii) up to 9,466,973 warrants to purchase common stock consisting of (a) up to 6,266,667 Private Placement Warrants, which were originally issued at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, and (b) up to 3,200,306 warrants initially issued by Legacy Core held by certain affiliates of our company, which Core assumed warrants have an exercise price of $0.84 per share after giving effect to the Business Combination.
Our common stock and Public Warrants are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbols CORZ and CORZW, respectively. On July 20, 2022, the last reported sales price of our common stock was $2.02 per share and the last reported sales price of our Public Warrants was $0.42 per warrant.
This prospectus supplement should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus, including any amendments or supplements thereto, which is to be delivered with this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement is qualified by reference to the Prospectus, including any amendments or supplements thereto, except to the extent that the information in this prospectus supplement updates and supersedes the information contained therein.
This prospectus supplement is not complete without, and may not be delivered or utilized except in connection with, the Prospectus, including any amendments or supplements thereto.
We are an emerging growth company as defined under U.S. federal securities laws and, as such, have elected to comply with reduced public company reporting requirements. The Prospectus complies with the requirements that apply to an issuer that is an emerging growth company.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should review carefully the risks and uncertainties described in the section titled Risk Factors beginning on page 7 of the Prospectus, and under similar headings in any amendments or supplements to the Prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities, or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus supplement or the Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Prospectus Supplement dated July 21, 2022
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 8, 2022
CORE SCIENTIFIC, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-40046 | 86-1243837 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
210 Barton Springs Road Suite 300 Austin, Texas |
78704 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(425) 998-5300
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | CORZ | The Nasdaq Global Select Market | ||
Warrants, exercisable for shares of common stock | CORZW | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
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. ☐
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Restricted Stock Unit Amendment
On June 8, 2022, the compensation committee (the Compensation Committee) of the board of directors (the Board) of Core Scientific, Inc. (the Company) approved an amendment to the Companys award agreement for the restricted stock units (RSUs) outstanding under the Mineco Holdings, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the 2018 Plan), to provide for the waiver and elimination of the requirement that the Company undergo a change in control or a public offering for full vesting of the previously outstanding time-vested award (the RSU Amendment). The Board ratified the RSU Amendment on June 14, 2022. Although the mergers that the Company underwent did not satisfy the event-based vesting requirement, they significantly reduced the possibility of the requirement being met as contemplated under the 2018 Plan. The RSU Amendment was authorized and approved by the Board and the Compensation Committee as necessary, desirable and in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders. As a result of the RSU Amendment, all outstanding RSUs under the 2018 Plan are subject only to time-based vesting, of which RSUs covering approximately 50 million shares of Common Stock (as defined below) will be net settled, with approximately 17 million shares of Common Stock to be canceled and forfeited to satisfy tax withholding obligations. The Company registered (i) 90,350,332 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (Common Stock), issuable upon settlement of RSUs outstanding under the 2018 Plan on its Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on April 20, 2022 and (ii) 24,962,264 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the settlement of restricted stock units, which were assumed by the Company and converted into RSUs in connection with the previously disclosed business combination, on its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (as amended), declared effective by the Commission on May 11, 2022.
The foregoing description of the RSU Amendment does not purport to be a complete statement of the terms of the RSU Amendment and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2022.
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.
Core Scientific, Inc. | ||||||
Dated: June 14, 2022 | ||||||
By: | /s/ Todd M. DuChene |
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Name: | Todd M. DuChene | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary |