Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSE American: GPUS), a diversified
holding company (“
Hyperscale Data,” or the
“
Company”), today issued a letter from its Chief
Executive Officer to its valued stockholders.
Dear Stockholders,
As Chief Executive Officer of the Company, I
wish to share the latest updates and insights into the Company’s
strategic direction.
Hyperscale Data has achieved many milestones
during 2024, and we believe those achievements will drive long term
growth and shareholder value. In September of this year, we changed
our name to Hyperscale Data and alerted the market of our intention
to focus on the development of our Michigan data center (the
“Data Center”). This is a strategic departure from
our historical operations in which we focused on multiple
industries as a diversified holding company. However, by year-end,
we will have completed a one-time dividend of Series F Exchangeable
Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) to all
common stockholders and holders of our Series C Convertible
Preferred Stock (the “Dividend”). The Dividend is
important because our stockholders retain ownership of valuable
businesses as we separate our non-core businesses held by Ault
Capital Group, Inc. (“ACG”) from our data center
business.
The Dividend was structured to provide holders
of the Preferred Stock with an efficient means to exchange their
shares into common stock of ACG. ACG is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Hyperscale Data whose subsidiaries presently comprise all of
Hyperscale Data’s subsidiaries, other than those entities that own
or operate our Data Center. Specifically, the ACG entities, among
other businesses, include our crane rental business, lending
business, and hotel and real estate business. The completion of
this dividend and the subsequent exchange into common stock of ACG,
which we expect will be substantially completed by December 2025,
is central to our corporate reorganization because Hyperscale Data
will become a pure play organization focused solely on data center
operations, and better situated to fully develop the Data
Center.
The Data Center, a 617,000 square foot facility
located on a 34.5-acre site, was acquired in January 2021 by our
wholly owned subsidiary, Alliance Cloud Services, LLC. Since we
acquired the Data Center, we have increased the power load from 1.5
megawatts (“MW”) to approximately 30 MW and the utility company
that serves the Data Center has indicated that it has the ability
to expand the capacity up to approximately 300 MW. Initial
development included establishing an approximate 100,000 square
foot section of the building following Uptime Institute’s Tier III
guidance for primary electrical systems, a focus on physical
security utilizing various surveillance techniques, multi-layered
access and 24x7 onsite manned operations, and implementing
multi-carrier geographically diverse routing for network
connectivity.
We are currently in discussions with the utility
and a top tier national real estate developer to both expand the
power load of the Data Center and develop a plan for infrastructure
upgrades necessary to support the growing demands of
high-performance computing (“HPC”) services
powering Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) solutions.
This will be a multi-year project that could cost between $5
million and $10 million per MW of critical load required to support
the operations of mission critical data center equipment, which we
estimate would be around 200 MW, assuming a total power load of 300
MW, which includes power for support infrastructure and
non-critical administrative systems. At the high end of our range,
a build out project of this scale could cost $2 billion and likely
require us to partner with a top-tier real estate developer and
well capitalized customers to justify an investment of this
magnitude. We believe the scarcity of available power presents a
significant opportunity for the data center business. We are
encouraged by our current discussions with potential partners, and
we expect to execute a non-binding term sheet with a nationally
recognized commercial real estate company for development of the
Data Center and we ultimately expect to host HPC services for a
well-capitalized hyperscaler.
Bolstered by rapid advancements and demand for
next generation technologies that power large-language models, such
as ChatGPT, the energy demand from data centers is expected to
nearly double by 2030 and AI will be the largest driver.
Importantly, we are at the inception phase of this AI movement,
much like the Internet during the 1990’s. In 1990, few recognized
the opportunity that the Internet would provide to small companies
to capitalize on online commerce, personalization and the capacity
to expand knowledge. Yet, by 1999, we had witnessed small companies
overcome large, entrenched companies because they were more
adaptive and able to leverage the Internet in such a way as to
create new customer experiences and forge long-term
relationships.
We intend to emulate this proven strategy and
focus on long-term relationships and a market leadership position.
Given the amount of capital necessary for our development plans and
the long-term nature of the hosting arrangements we expect to
consummate, we will primarily pursue relationships with well
capitalized companies and in that regard, we are currently in
discussions to lease the data center under long-term leases, with
our emphasis initially on the existing 30 MW. Once we have
consummated leases for the existing power capacity, we will turn to
the entire expected available capacity of 300 MW.
Stockholders can review comparable transactions,
such as the contract that Core Scientific, Inc. announced in June
of this year, for more information on what potential contracts will
mean for Hyperscale Data. The long-term hosting agreement announced
by Core Scientific is expected to generate total aggregate revenue
of more than $3.5 billion during the initial 12-year contract term
on approximately 200 MW of critical power to host HPC services. We
are seeking to enter into similar agreements and expect these
agreements would result in significant revenue increases over the
next 8-12 years. We are excited about replicating such success with
our Michigan facility, which we believe will house a major
hyperscaler customer in the foreseeable future. Inquiries for our
Michigan facility span top-tier companies looking to establish
long-term leases, leveraging the site’s potential to support AI
advancements.
Our strategy is not without risk, it requires
significant investment and the ability to attract well capitalized
companies to partner with us. Currently, we have not yet entered
into a non-binding term sheet for the development of the Data
Center. Further, if our discussions result in the execution of a
non-binding term sheet, consummation of a transaction would still
be subject to execution of definitive documents, customary due
diligence and approvals of the parties, which may not occur. Our
development of the Data Center will also be subject to the
Company’s receipt of state regulatory approvals, which it may or
may not obtain. Lastly, our success will ultimately reside in our
ability to attract a credit-worthy customer to contract for our HPC
services, assuming we successfully develop the Data Center as we
plan. While we are optimistic, we recognize these are significant
challenges. During 2025, we will face well-funded competition,
development challenges and the risk of execution. However, the HPC
data center market should prove to be a very large market capable
of supporting a number of companies and we believe that Hyperscale
Data will be one of the companies that benefit. I am optimistic
about the future and remain committed to maximizing stockholder
value. We appreciate your continued support as we forge ahead in
this promising landscape.
Thank you for your steadfast trust and
commitment to our shared future.
Regards,
William B. Horne, Chief Executive Officer
For more information on Hyperscale Data and its
subsidiaries, Hyperscale Data recommends that stockholders,
investors, and any other interested parties read Hyperscale Data’s
public filings and press releases available under the Investor
Relations section at https://hyperscaledata.com/ or available at
www.sec.gov.
About Hyperscale Data, Inc.
Hyperscale Data is transitioning from a
diversified holding company pursuing growth by acquiring
undervalued businesses and disruptive technologies with a global
impact to becoming solely an owner and operator of data centers to
support high performance computing services. Through its wholly and
majority-owned subsidiaries and strategic investments, Hyperscale
Data owns and operates a data center at which it mines Bitcoin and
offers colocation and hosting services for the emerging artificial
intelligence ecosystems and other industries. It also provides,
through its wholly owned subsidiary, Ault Capital Group, Inc.,
mission-critical products that support a diverse range of
industries, including a social gaming platform, equipment rental
services, defense/aerospace, industrial, automotive,
medical/biopharma and hotel operations. In addition, Hyperscale
Data is actively engaged in private credit and structured finance
through a licensed lending subsidiary. Hyperscale Data’s
headquarters are located at 11411 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite
240, Las Vegas, NV 89141.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements generally
include statements that are predictive in nature and depend upon or
refer to future events or conditions, and include words such as
“believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “estimates,”
“expects,” “intends,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “may,”
“will,” “should,” “could,” “potential,” or similar expressions.
Statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs
and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to
update any of them publicly in light of new information or future
events. Actual results could differ materially from those contained
in any forward-looking statement as a result of various factors.
More information, including potential risk factors, that could
affect the Company’s business and financial results are included in
the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, including, but not limited to, the Company’s Forms
10-K, 10-Q and 8- K. All filings are available at www.sec.gov and
on the Company’s website at www.hyperscaledata.com.
Hyperscale Data Investor
Contact:IR@hyperscaledata.com or 1-888-753-2235
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