Press Release: Atlantic HPC Group Inc Appoints Leo Lin as Chief Executive Officer

Irvine and Los Angeles, CA, Oct. -based digital infrastructure company that develops and operates power-intensive bitcoin mining and computing facilities across Oklahoma, Arkansas, Ohio and following the Valley Oasis acquisition, Tennessee, today announced that the board of directors of Atlantic has appointed Leo Lin as Atlantic's Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2026. Lin is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience in helping companies scale their operations and achieve rapid growth. Lin succeeds Jacqueline Jiang, who has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer and will continue to serve as a member of Atlantic's board of directors.

Since 2023, Lin has been a consultant for tech start-ups and early-stage companies on business plan development, financial planning and fund-raising efforts. , a food technology company in the plant-based egg and cultured meat business, from September 2021 to June 2022. He served as Vice President of Global Finance and then Chief Financial Officer of Karma Automotive LLC, a luxury electric vehicle company, from July 2019 to September 2021. Lin was the Chief Financial Officer of Red Digital Cinema LLC, a high-end brand of cinematography cameras, and the Chief Financial Officer of Red Hydrogen, a new-generation smart phone maker, from March 2019 to July 2019.

, a company engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of electric vehicles, from 2015 to March 2019. , a consumer electronics company, from 2006 to 2015. Lin received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English & Maritime Commerce from Shanghai Maritime University; his MBA in Finance & International Business from the University of San Francisco; and completed the Harvard Business School's Executive Program on Corporate Strategies. "Leo brings a wealth of experience to Atlantic.

With a track record of building businesses from early-stage to key development milestones, Leo's expertise in executive leadership and management, strategy, operations and project management is invaluable as Atlantic continues to build out its high-performance computing infrastructure. Additionally, Leo's background in structuring debt and equity financing, which he has built through repeat executive financial roles, is a strong asset for Atlantic's site development efforts. We welcome Leo to the Atlantic team, " said Atlantic CFO Benson Liu. "I am excited to join Atlantic at an important point in its development.

The team has built a solid foundation in power procurement and operations, and I look forward to working with the board and the Atlantic team to advance Atlantic's high-performance computing infrastructure strategy. I also look forward to helping prepare Atlantic to operate as a public company following the closing of the proposed business combination with Aperture," said Leo Lin, Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic. "Leo's experience preparing high-growth companies for the public markets strengthens Atlantic's capabilities to both execute and finance its growth strategy, as well as to support management best practices.

We are pleased that he has joined the Atlantic team," said Aperture Chief Executive Officer Calvin Kung. -based digital infrastructure company that develops and operates power-intensive bitcoin mining and computing facilities across Oklahoma, Arkansas, Ohio and, following the Valley Oasis acquisition, Tennessee. Atlantic is currently primarily engaged in cryptocurrency mining operations, including self-mining and cryptocurrency mining colocation services, and substantially all of Atlantic's revenue to date has been generated from bitcoin mining.

Building on its expertise in power procurement and high-performance operations, Atlantic is expanding into AI infrastructure through its Ohio AI Campus, for which utility-approved power capacity has been contracted, subject to the approved usage terms of the applicable utility agreements and additional infrastructure upgrades required prior to full commercial operation.

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In connection with the Proposed Business Combination, Aperture and Atlantic intend to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4, which will include a definitive proxy statement to be mailed to Aperture shareholders and a prospectus for the registration of Aperture securities in connection with the Proposed Business Combination (as amended from time to time, the "Registration Statement"). A full description of the terms of the Proposed Business Combination will be provided in the Registration Statement.

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