Bitdeer Announces Acquisition of Desiweminer in an All-Stock Transaction
SINGAPORE, June 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR) (“Bitdeer” or the “Company”), a world-leading technology company for blockchain and high-performance computing, today announced that it entered into a share purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) with FreeChain Inc. (“Desiweminer”), a fabless crypto ASIC design company, on June 3, 2024 to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Desiweminer for a consideration of 20 million Class A ordinary shares of the Company (the “Bitdeer Shares”). A portion of the Bitdeer Shares to be issued pursuant to the Agreement will vest in equal instalments over a period of five or seven years, subject to the terms and conditions therein. Additionally, 50% of the Bitdeer Shares issued to certain sellers under the Agreement cannot be transferred for a period of six months following the closing, and the remaining 50% of the Bitdeer Shares issued to such sellers cannot be transferred for a period of twelve months following the closing.