Ekso Bionics Announces Transformational Acquisition, 38x Dilution, and Change of Control to Applied Digital Cloud

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Ekso Bionics announced a business combination with Applied Digital Cloud Corporation, leading to extreme dilution for existing shareholders and a change of control, alongside dire preliminary financial results and significant governance changes.

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• Transformational Business Combination Announced

  Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc. entered into a Contribution and Exchange Agreement to acquire Applied Digital Cloud Corporation. Post-closing, Ekso will change its name to ChronoScale Corporation.

• Extreme Share Dilution and Change of Control

  The transaction involves issuing 138,216,820 new shares to the Contributor (APLD ChronoScale HoldCo LLC), which is expected to result in the Contributor owning approximately 97% of the combined company. This represents an approximate 38.8x dilution for existing shareholders.

• New Equity Incentive Plan Authorizes Significant Shares

  The Board approved a new 2026 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, authorizing 22,500,000 shares of common stock for issuance, subject to stockholder approval. This represents substantial additional dilution for existing shareholders.

• Deteriorating Preliminary Financial Results

  Preliminary Q4 2025 results show total revenue of $3.0M-$3.1M (down from $5.1M in Q4 2024), estimated cash of $1.2M as of Dec 31, 2025 (excluding a recent $5.3M private placement), and $4.3M net cash used in operations for the quarter, indicating a precarious financial position.

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This filing details a highly dilutive business combination where Ekso Bionics will acquire Applied Digital Cloud Corporation, resulting in existing Ekso shareholders owning a tiny fraction of the combined entity. The transaction is driven by Ekso's deteriorating financial position, as evidenced by preliminary Q4 2025 results showing a sharp revenue decline, critically low cash, and increased cash burn. The extensive governance changes, including a new equity plan authorizing millions of shares and charter amendments that entrench the new controlling shareholder (Applied Digital) while significantly reducing minority shareholder rights, fundamentally alter the investment thesis for current shareholders.