ZeroStack acquires $1 billion in MemeCore tokens, warrant vote to decide 167% dilution
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ZeroStack completed a $1 billion acquisition of 925.9 million MemeCore tokens on Aug. 19, paid in shares and warrants. The deal requires shareholder approval for 36.2 million warrant shares, equal to 167.4% of the company's outstanding stock. A resale registration filed Aug. 21 covers 54.6 million shares held by seven groups.
Key Facts
- ZeroStack acquired 925,925,926 MemeCore tokens in exchange for 3.5 million common shares and pre-funded warrants covering approximately 36.2 million additional shares, according to its Form 8-K.
- The parties valued the tokens at $1.08 each and the aggregate consideration at about $1 billion.
- The 36,198,294 warrant shares equal about 167.4% of ZeroStack's 21,624,341 common shares outstanding as of Aug. 19.
- A resale registration filed Aug. 21 covers 54,609,992 shares held by seven groups, including Puple AI, Blockcat, CEO Daniel Reis-Faria, Executive Chairman Michael Heinrich, CFO Dany Vaiman, Hack VC Management-related funds, and Zero Gravity Labs.
- Only the warrant shares, not the initial 3.5 million shares, are subject to a lockup of up to 10 years, which ZeroStack says can be waived, released or renegotiated by mutual written consent.
The MemeCore Acquisition
ZeroStack completed the transaction on Aug. 19, acquiring 925,925,926 MemeCore M tokens in exchange for 3.5 million common shares and pre-funded warrants covering approximately 36.2 million additional shares, according to its Form 8-K. The parties valued the tokens at $1.08 each and the aggregate consideration at about $1 billion. The deal delivered tokens, rather than $1 billion in cash. ZeroStack reported 21,624,341 common shares outstanding as of Aug. 19. The S-3’s 36,198,294 warrant shares equal about 167.4% of that base.
Shareholder Vote and Dilution
Those warrant shares cannot be issued until shareholders approve issuance above a 19.99% share cap under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635. The filings do not set a date for that vote. If shareholders authorize the issuance and every warrant share is issued, outstanding shares would rise to 57,822,635 before accounting for other options, warrants, repurchases or issuances. The Aug. 19 base would then represent about 37.4% of the pro forma total. That is not a forecast that every share will be issued.
Resale Registration and Holders
The 54,609,992-share filing is broader than the MemeCore transaction. It covers 10,028,935 private-placement shares issued across March 31, July 20 and Aug. 19; 5,954,743 shares issued to CEO Daniel Reis-Faria after earlier pre-funded warrants were exercised; 2,428,020 shares underlying executive stock options; and the 36,198,294 MemeCore warrant shares. The seven named holder groups span Puple AI and Blockcat; company insiders Reis-Faria, Executive Chairman Michael Heinrich and CFO Dany Vaiman; plus Hack VC Management-related funds and Zero Gravity Labs. Puple AI and Blockcat are each registered for up to 19,849,147 shares, comprising 1.75 million issued shares and 18,099,147 approval-gated warrant shares. A second filing mismatch sits inside the seller table: it lists a 4,608,684-share maximum for Zero Gravity Labs, while the same filing says the holder owns 4,608,575 shares and no other convertible securities.
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ZeroStack acquires $1 billion in MemeCore tokens, warrant vote to decide 167% dilution
