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) May 19, 2025
| BIT DIGITAL, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Cayman Islands | 001-38421 | 98-1606989 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 31 Hudson Yards, Floor 11, New York, NY | 10001 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 463-5121
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered | ||
| Ordinary Shares, $.01 par value | BTBT | Nasdaq Capital Market |
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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
The disclosure contained in Item 2.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On May 20, 2025, White Fiber, Inc., the wholly-owned HPC subsidiary of Bit Digital, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the previously announced acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of an industrial/manufacturing building together with the underlying land located in Madison, North Carolina (the “Property”). The Acquisition was made pursuant to an Amendment to Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of May 19, 2025 (the “Amendment”) between Unifi Manufacturing Inc. (UMI) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Unifi Inc and Enovum NC-1 Bidco, LLC a Delaware limited liability company and indirect subsidiary of the Company (“Buyer”). A copy of the Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Form 8-K.
Strategically located in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad, the Facility sits within a 115 mile radius of Charlotte, Raleigh, Winston-Salem and Greensboro, and sits approximately 13 miles from the Virginia border. The region is home to numerous existing hyperscalers. The Company is in active negotiations with multiple potential HPC data center tenants. Moreover, its proximity to multiple metro areas supports AI inference workloads.
Based on initial capital investment projections, the project has been confirmed as a qualifying data center in the State of North Carolina and will therefore be eligible for certain sales and use tax exemptions. Additionally, the Company has worked closely with local governments to negotiate a framework for local tax incentives based on meeting certain capital investment and job creation thresholds. Throughout the site selection process, the Company has worked closely with local and state officials, economic development agencies, and utility partners whose collaboration has been instrumental in advancing the project.
The Company used cash on hand to close the purchase, and expects to engage in a commercial mortgage financing process for the site.
The Amendment provided that the Company’s subsidiary Enovum Data Centers Corp., a Canadian corporation, assigned all of its right, title and interest to the Agreement to the Buyer. The Agreement had provided that the closing (“Closing”) of the Acquisition was conditioned upon the receipt of an Energy Study from Duke Energy verifying that within four (4) years of the Closing, Duke Energy will be able to supply 100 MW to the Property (the “Energy Study Contingency”). Buyer represented that the Energy Study Contingency had not been satisfied. Buyer therefore requested certain modifications to the Agreement before it agreed to waive the Energy Study Contingency which UMI agreed to make in exchange for Buyer eliminating the Energy Study Contingency. The Amendment provided for a Purchase Price of $45 million reduced from $53.2 million.
Separately, the Buyer entered into a Letter Agreement for the Purchase of Electric Power with Duke Energy dated May 16, 2025 (the “Capacity Agreement”). Pursuant to the Capacity Agreement, Duke Energy agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to achieve 24 MW of service to the Property by September 1, 2025, 40 MW by April 2026 and 99 MW within four years of the effective date of the Capacity Agreement. Management believes based upon discussions that the Property may receive up to 200 MW of electrical supply over an extended period of time, subject to infrastructure upgrades including new substations and other conditions.
Under the Amendment, the Buyer agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as possible an Electric Services Agreement (“ESA”) with Duke Energy which provides for at least 99 MW of service within two years of the Closing. In the event Duke Energy provides an ESA on commercially reasonable terms within two years of the Closing without unreasonable infrastructure costs requiring contribution from the Buyer and pricing consistent with comparable filed rates for similarly situated data centers for 99 MW, or if the Property is actually receiving 99 MW, the Buyer agrees to pay UMI $8 million. If an ESA is provided within three years, or the Property is actually receiving 99 MW, the Buyer agrees to pay UMI $5 million. If an ESA is provided for power in excess of 99 MW within four years of the Closing, or the Property is actually receiving greater than 99 MW, the Buyer agrees to pay UMI $200,000 per MW over 99 MW up to a maximum of $5,000,000.
UMI received the right to remain in possession and continue to occupy a portion of the Property in order to wind down UMI’s operations, and to remove all personal properties purchased by Buyer.
There were not any material relationships, other than in respect of the transactions contemplated by the Amendment between the Buyer and the UMI or any of its affiliates, or any director or officer of the Company, or any associate of any such director or officer.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of such agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by reference with confidential or immaterial terms, provisions, and information redacted. Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein, shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Amendment.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly provided by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: May 23, 2025 | Bit Digital, Inc. | |
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Sam Tabar | |
| Name: | Sam Tabar | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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Exhibit 10.2
AMENDMENT TO
REAL ESTATE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO REAL ESTATE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of May 19, 2025 (the “Amendment Effective Date”), between UNIFI MANUFACTURING, INC., a North Carolina corporation (“Seller”), and ENOVUM NC-1 BIDCO, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”) (Buyer and Seller are referred to herein individually as a “Party” and, together, as the “Parties”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, Seller and ENOVUM DATA CENTERS CORP., a Canadian corporation (“Original Buyer”) entered into that certain Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated April 10, 2025. Unless otherwise provided herein, capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement, and all references herein to the Agreement shall mean the Agreement as hereby amended;
WHEREAS, Original Buyer assigned all of its right, title and interest as Buyer under the Agreement to Buyer, and Buyer assumed all of Original Buyer’s obligations as Buyer under the Agreement, pursuant to that certain Assignment of Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement dated May 16, 2025 (the “Assignment”). In accordance with Section 9.3 of the Agreement, the Assignment did not release Original Buyer of its obligations under the Agreement.
WHEREAS, Section 13 of the Agreement states that the obligation of the Buyer to close the transactions contemplated by the Agreement are conditioned on the receipt of an Energy Study from Duke Energy verifying that within four (4) years from the Closing Date, Duke Energy will be able to supply 100 megawatts to the Property (the “Energy Study Contingency”);
WHEREAS, Buyer has received a draft Letter Agreement for the Purchase of Electric Power dated May 16, 2025 (the “Letter Agreement”) whereby Duke Energy has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to achieve 24 megawatts of service to the Property by September 1, 2025, 40 megawatts of service to the Property by April 1, 2026 and 99 megawatts of service to the Property within four (4) years of the effective date of the Letter Agreement, subject to the terms set forth in the Letter Agreement;
WHEREAS, Buyer has represented that the Energy Study Contingency has not been satisfied; and
WHEREAS, Buyer has requested certain modifications to the Agreement before it will agree to waive the Energy Study Contingency, and Seller has agreed to make such modifications in exchange for Buyer waiving the Energy Study Contingency, proceeding to Closing on May 20, 2025, and agreeing to certain other modifications, all of which agreed to modifications are set forth in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the covenants and agreements herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Schedule 1.2. Schedule 1.2 of the Agreement is amended to indicate that item 388 (AIR COMPRESSOR, 350-HP, 1600-CFM, 100-PSIG, SKID MOUNT, TOTALLY ENCLOSED, W/ 2010 INGERSOLL-RAND NVC2400A40N AIR DRYER, 2000-CFM AT 200-PSIG, S/N 508005) is Excluded rather than Included.
2. Purchase Price/Earnout.
(a) Section 2 of the Agreement is amended to indicate that the Purchase Price shall be Forty Five Million and no/100 Dollars (USD $45,000,000.00).
(b) A new Section 2.4 is added which reads as follows:
| 2.4 | Promptly after the Closing Date, Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as possible an Electric Services Agreement (an “ESA”) with Duke Energy which provides for at least 99 megawatts of service to the Property to be provided within two (2) years of the Closing Date (as defined herein). Buyer further agrees that Seller shall be entitled to communicate directly with Duke Energy concerning the foregoing and shall provide to Duke Energy whatever authorization Duke Energy may require to allow direct communications between Seller and Duke Energy. Buyer and Seller agree that they will cooperate with each other in all reasonable respects with the efforts of Buyer to obtain increased electrical capacity for the Property from Duke Energy. Seller will not take any action that would hamper or interfere with the efforts of Buyer to obtain increased electrical capacity at any time; provided, however, that Seller taking action to procure electrical capacity for Seller’s other facilities shall not be considered a violation of this obligation. |
| 2.4.1 | Buyer agrees that if either (A) Buyer defaults in its obligations to use commercially reasonable efforts as set forth in the preceding paragraph, or (B) by no later than two (2) years after the Closing Date: (i) Duke Energy provides an ESA on commercially reasonable terms without unreasonable infrastructure costs requiring contribution from Buyer and pricing consistent with comparable filed rates that similarly situated data center electric customers would accept for the provision of 99 megawatts to the Property within such two (2) year period of the Closing Date; or (ii) the Property is actually receiving 99 megawatts, Buyer shall pay to Seller the amount of Eight Million and No/100 Dollars (USD $8,000,000.00) within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of any of (A) through (B) above. |
| 2.4.2 | Buyer agrees that if neither of the events described in (A) or (B) of Section 2.4.1 occurs within the two (2) year period immediately following the Closing Date, and thereafter but not later than three (3) years after the Closing Date (x) Duke Energy provides an ESA on commercially reasonable terms without unreasonable infrastructure costs requiring contribution from Buyer and pricing consistent with comparable filed rates that similarly situated data center electric customers would accept for the provision of 99 megawatts to the Property within three (3) years of the Closing Date; or (y) the Property is actually receiving 99 megawatts, Buyer shall pay to Seller the amount of Five Million and No/100 Dollars (USD $5,000,000.00) within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of (x) or (y) above. In the event that none of the conditions described in Sections 2.4.1 and 2.4.2 have occurred within three (3) years from the Closing Date, the Buyer shall have no obligation to pay any amounts to the Seller under Sections 2.4.1 or 2.4.2. |
| 2.4.3 | Buyer agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain electric service beyond the 99 megawatts contemplated in the preceding paragraphs. Buyer agrees that for each additional megawatt of service above 99 megawatts to the Property (x) for which Duke Energy provides an ESA on commercially reasonable terms without unreasonable infrastructure costs requiring contribution from Buyer and pricing consistent with comparable filed rates that similarly situated data center electric customers would accept; or (y) which the Property is actually receiving, in each case on or before four (4) years after the Closing Date, Buyer shall pay to Seller Two Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars (USD $200,000.00) per megawatt over 99 megawatts, up to a maximum payment pursuant to this paragraph of Five Million and No/100 Dollars (USD $5,000,000) (the “Bonus Cap”). Such amount(s) shall be payable within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of (x) or (y) above (it being understood that Buyer may have to make multiple payments over the course of the four (4) year duration of this Section 2.4.3 if there are multiple occurrences of the events described in (x) and (y) above). Buyer shall have no obligation to pay any amounts to Seller: (i) for capacity over 99 megawatts that is not achieved as provided in this Section 2.4.3 within four (4) years of the Closing Date; or (ii) in excess of the Bonus Cap. The obligations of Buyer to Seller under this Section 2.4.3 are independent of the obligations under Sections 2.4.1 and 2.4.2. |
| 2.4.4 | The obligations set forth in this Section 2.4 shall survive the Closing. |
3. Closing Date. Section 5.1 of the Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: “The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place on May 20, 2025 (the “Closing Date”).”
4. Assignment Does Not Release Buyer. The last sentence of Section 9.3 of the Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: “Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall not be released of its obligations hereunder as a result of any assignment”.
5. Waiver of Energy Study Contingency. The Buyer hereby waives the Energy Study Contingency. Accordingly, Section 12.2 and the second paragraph of Section 13 of the Agreement are deleted in their entirety.
6. Occupancy Termination Date. Section 14 of the Agreement is amended to change the Occupancy Termination Date to [*****]. The Parties further agree that the Occupancy Agreement shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
7. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment will bind and inure to the benefit of each Party and their respective permitted successors, assigns, and delegates.
8. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of a facsimile or electronic copy of this Amendment executed by a Party hereto shall be deemed to constitute delivery of an original hereof executed by such Party. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina.
9. Affirmation of Agreement. Except as modified by this Amendment, all of the other terms, conditions and requirements of the Agreement are ratified and affirmed by each of Buyer and Seller.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller and Buyer have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the Amendment Effective Date.
| SELLER: | UNIFI MANUFACTURING, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Edmund M. Ingle | |
| Name: | Edmund M. Ingle | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| BUYER: | ENOVUM NC-1 BIDCO, LLC | |
| By: | Enovum NC-1 Midco, LLC, its sole member | |
| By: | Enovum NC-1 Topco, Inc., its sole member | |
| By: | /s/ Billy Krassakopoulos | |
| Billy Krassakopoulos, President | ||
The undersigned Original Buyer consents to the terms of this Amendment and agrees that it is bound by all of the obligations of Buyer under the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
| ORIGINAL BUYER: | ENOVUM DATA CENTERS CORP. | |
| By: | /s/ Billy Krassakopoulos | |
| Billy Krassakopoulos, Chief Executive Officer | ||
EXHIBIT A
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